Putting a new twist on an old favorite of organic chemistry, researchers have unveiled the phospha-bora-Wittig reaction. It offers a relatively straightforward way to prepare phosphaalkenes, which ...

The reaction is widely used — a literature search for “Wittig reactions” generates over 16,000 references, with new examples still appearing at the rate of 350–400 papers per year.

"The reaction we developed is faster than traditional methods such as the Wittig reaction and the corresponding ester-type HWE reaction, and the applicable compounds can be used in an extremely ...