Synonym(s): (Carbomethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane; (Methoxycarbonylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane
Formula: (C6H5)3P=CHCO2CH3
Formula Weight: 334.35
CAS No.: 2605-67-6
Purity: 98%
Application: Wittig reagent for the two-carbon homologation of aldehydes to α,β-unsaturated esters. Also used in an efficient synthesis of pyrazoles via reaction with methyl diazoacetate in the presence of triethylamine.
Packaging: 25, 100 g in poly bottle
Beilstein Registry Number: 618430
EC No.: 220-018-4
Melting Point: 168-172°C(lit.)
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H10S2