<b>Vinyltriphenylphosphonium salt-mediated preparation of thiophene-containing electron-poor alkenes from acetylenic esters, 2-thienylmethanol and triphenylphosphine</b>

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ABSTRACT ABSTRACT. Protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates, produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and alkyl acetylenecarboxylates (methyl acetylenecarboxylate, ethyl acetylenecarboxylate and ethyl phenylacetylenecarboxylate) by 2-thienylmethanol leads to vinyltriphenylphosphonium salts, which undergo an addition-elimination reaction in CH2Cl2 at room temperature to produce the corresponding O-vinylated alkenes via thiophene-containing phosphorus ylides intermediates in fairly high yields. The structural analysis of all products indicated that the reactions are regio-and stereoselective. KEY WORDS KEY WORDS KEY WORDS