Rhodium (III)??Catalyzed Dimerization of Aldehydes to Esters

C Tejel, MA Ciriano, V Passarelli

Index: Tejel, Cristina; Ciriano, Miguel A.; Passarelli, Vincenzo Chemistry - A European Journal, 2011 , vol. 17, # 1 p. 91 - 95

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Abstract

In response to the increasing social demand for clean and environmental friendly procedures, recent years have witnessed a dramatic growth in the search for selective chemical processes with 100% atom economy. Among them, the catalyzed coupling of aldehydes to the corresponding esters (Tishchenko reaction, Scheme 1) is key for the synthesis of these valuable chemicals.[1] This reaction and the related dismutation of ...