Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination

Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination

- Primary References
- Horner, L.; Hoffmann, H.; Wippel, J.H.G.; Klahre, G. Ber., 1959, 92, 2499.
- Wadsworth Jr., W.S.; Emmons, W.D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1961, 83, 1733.
Recent Examples
- Denmark, S.E.;* Middleton, D.S. J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 1604-1618.
- Murata, T.; Ishikawa, M.; Nishimaki, R.; Tadano, K.* SynLett, 1997, 1291-1293.

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