Amp. Koskinen et Pm. Koskinen, IMPROVED HORNER-WADSWORTH-EMMONS OLEFINATION OF BASE SENSITIVE GAMMA-CHIRAL BETA-KETOPHOSPHONATES, Synlett, (7), 1993, pp. 501-502
A new modification for the Homer-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction, utilizing
K2CO3/MeCN as the base/solvent system, has been developed. The modific
ation is particularly advantageous with base labile chiral phosphonate
s, exemplified by 1 derived from L-serine.