An efficient and one-step synthesis of indolizine-1-carbaldehydes from phenylpropiolaldehyde and pyridiniumylides was developed. The elegant methodology afforded functionalized indolizines with easy operation under mild reaction conditions and with wide substrate scope.
A new and distinct
Phalaenopsis
plant named ‘Joyride’ particularly characterized by flowers which are purple/violet with thin white edges and a purple labellum; plants which may be propagated economically and uniformly using tissue culture; plants which produce more than one inflorescence; long and sturdy inflorescences; and relatively short, dark-green foliage.