Carboxylation of alcohols with carbon monoxide supersaturated in strong acid. Facile synthesis of 2, 2-bis (4-halophenyl) acetic,-propionic, and related acids.
... FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 2,2-BIS(4-HALOPHENYL)ACETIC,-PROPIONIC, AND RELATED ACIDS Yukio TAKAHASHI,* Norihiko YONEDA,+ and Hiroshi NAGAI Department of Industrial Chemistry, Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami 090 + Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060 ... 1734 Chemistry Letters, 1985 (4-halophenyl) ethanols reacted with CO and gave the corresponding propionic acids ...
