What is the mechanism of the following Witting reaction?

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I'm supposed to demonstrate the mechanism of the following Witting reaction for the lab. However, I can't seem to find the right product. Can someone tell me what's wrong here, or how it should react further?

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JenerDerBleibt
JenerDerBleibt
2 years ago

So I can't draw you any more, but if that's supposed to be a whiskey reaction, a ylid should be created first. Maybe this will help you.

And another tip: the NaH isn't there for a reason.

After all, I noticed that the cheese was. I guess that's when OC is too long. Never mind. In any case, it is not a Wittig reaction, because your phosphorus compound cannot cause a ylidene. This is a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction. Here you can see the mechanism: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons-Reaction

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