[2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement of Enantiomerically Enriched 3-Substituted 1-Propenyloxy-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-yl Carbanions: Effect of Heteroatoms and Conjugating Groups on Planarization of an α-Oxy-Benzylcarbanion through a Double Bond
Don't get trapped: The effect of conjugating electron‐withdrawing groups and α‐anion‐stabilizing heteroatom substituents on configurational stability of chiral carbanions through a double bond was examined on the basis of extent of chirality transfer in intramolecular trapping in [2,3]‐Wittig rearrangement of chiral 3‐substituted 1‐propenyloxy‐1‐phenyl‐2‐propen‐1‐yl carbanions (see scheme).