Wittig & McMurry olefinations

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the organic-chemistry subtree

Wittig: Ph₃P=CR₂ + R'CHO → alkene; McMurry: TiCl₃/Zn pinacol coupling of ketones; both give defined C=C geometry.

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