ChemInform Abstract: Triphenylphosphine/Triethylamine-Mediated Decarboxylation of -Oxocarboxylic Acids and Application in a One-Pot Synthesis of Deuterated Aldehydes.
A broad range of functionalized aryl α-oxocarboxylic acids as well as hetaryl and alkyl substituted analogues serve as effective synthons for aldehydes which may be isolated in moderate to high yields.