1: isobutyl triphenylphosphonium bromide With n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran; hexane
T=-78°C; 2 h;
2: 3-phenyl-propionaldehyde in tetrahydrofuran; hexane
T=20°C; Wittig olefination; 6 h; Title compound not separated from byproducts;
Aitken, R. Alan; Burns, Graham
Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1994 , # 17 p. 2455 - 2460
