Abstract
A series of 2-butoxycarbonyl-1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadienes and 2-cyano-1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadienes are synthesized by one pot reaction of 2-butoxycarbonyl or 2-cyanoethenylphosphonate with aromatic aldehyde and tributylphosphine.
Acknowledgments
This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation of China (29972024).