The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Carbonylation in strong acid. Lactones from allylic derivatives

EP Woo, FCW Cheng

Index: Woo, Edmund P.; Cheng, Frank C.W. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 , vol. 51, # 19 p. 3706 - 3707

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Abstract

The carbonylation of organic compounds with carbon monoxide in the presence of a soluble transition-metal catalyst, particularly of group VIII, has been an area of great interest and has provided access to many valuable Droducts. 2 However. carbonvlation in strong acid has