Chemist no. 60 of 350 · Organic

Georg Wittig

1897-1987GermanyNobel Chemistry 1979

Wittig reaction

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The Wittig Reaction: Turning Aldehydes and Ketones into Alkenes with Precision

Understand the Wittig reaction: phosphonium ylide, oxaphosphetane mechanism, E/Z selectivity, vitamin A synthesis and exam points for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET and GATE.

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Biography

Georg Wittig: The German Chemist Who Replaced C=O with C=C

Biography of Georg Wittig: early life in Berlin, studies at Marburg, benzyne, Wittig rearrangement, Wittig reaction, Nobel Prize 1979 and legacy.

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