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Georg Wittig (June 16, 1897 - August 26, 1987) reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979.
CH3C(-)H-P-Ph3 + PhCHO ---> PhCH=CHCH3 + Ph3PO
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