Question

In the witting reaction an aldehyde or ketone is converted to a n alkene, the reagent used is

Answer 1

Answer:

➡ triphenylphosphine oxide

The Wittig reaction or Wittig olefination is a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide (often called a Wittig reagent) to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.✔✔

Answer 2

The Wittig reaction is a popular method for the synthesis of alkenefrom ketones and aldehydes.  In a so-called Tandem Oxidation-WittigProcess the aldehyde is formed in situ by oxidation of the corresponding alcohol. As mentioned above, theWittig reagent itself is usually derived from a primary alkyl halide.