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The first examples of selective carbonylation of n-butane and n-pentane

I Akhrem, A Orlinkov, L Afanas' eva, P Petrovskii, S Vitt

Index: Akhrem, Irena; Orlinkov, Alexander; Afanas'eva, Lyudmila; Petrovskii, Pavel; Vitt, Sergei Tetrahedron Letters, 1999 , vol. 40, # 32 p. 5897 - 5900

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Abstract

The polyhalomethane based superelectrophilic systems allowed us to accomplish the first efficient and selective carbonylation of n-butane and n-pentane with CO. Depending on the nature of the superelectrophilic system, Me3CCOOR or EtCH (Me) COOR (R= H, Alk) can be obtained at− 20° C, 1 atm from n-butane and CO after water (or alcohol) treatment in≈ 90% yield based on the superelectrophilic system. Pentane reacts with CO in the presence of ...