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The Wittig reaction allows the conversion of a carbonyl compound to an alkene using a Wittig reagent. The Wittig reagent contains a phosphorus atom bonded to three phenyl groups and an alkyl group, making it a carbon nucleophile. The nucleophile adds to the carbonyl carbon and elimination of triphenylphosphine oxide produces the alkene. The Wittig reaction provides a single alkene product and the position of the double bond is unambiguously defined. A major disadvantage is the potential formation of E and Z

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