title: Mechanically induced solid-state generation of phosphorus ylides and the solvent-free Wittig reaction.
abstract: We describe the nearly quantitative preparation of phosphorus ylides and the Wittig reaction occurring in the solid sate during high-energy mechanochemical processing. Initial insights into the details of the discovered chemical transformations indicate that high-energy mechanical processing supports the interaction of reacting centers by breaking crystallinity of the reactants and by providing mass transfer without a solvent.
authors.affiliation: Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA. balema@ameslab.gov
authors.forename: Viktor P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Balema
authors.forename: Jerzy W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wiench
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruski
authors.forename: Vitalij K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Pecharsky