Interpretation:
A mechanism for the given reaction (sulphur ylides react with ketone to give
Concept introduction:
The functional group in the
Electrophile: It is positively charged species which seeks for negative charge and hence accepts pair of electrons from negatively charged species (Nucleophiles) which results in the formation of
Nucleophile: It is negatively charged species which seeks for positive charge and hence donate pair of electrons to positively charged species (electrophiles) which results in the formation of chemical bond.
Mechanism of the reaction is the step-by-step description of the process by which reactants are changed into products.
Curved arrows show the bonds that are formed and the bonds that are broken in a reaction.
Curved arrows used to understand a reaction mechanism.
Curved arrows are drawn to show how the electrons move as new covalent bonds are formed existing covalent bonds are broken.
Wittig reaction is a reaction in which a nucleophilic elimination occurs after nucleophilic addition reaction. In this reaction an aldehyde or ketone reacts with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide (Wittig reagent) to give an
The reaction can be represented as shown below,
Mechanism:
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