Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Synthesis of 2-decenedioic acid (royal jelly acid) by sequential carbonylation of butadiene catalyzed by a palladium—phosphine complex and dicobalt octacarbonyl

J Tsuji, H Yasuda

Index: Tsuji,J.; Yasuda,H. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1977 , vol. 131, p. 133 - 135

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Abstract

Abstract Carbonylation of butadiene in t-butyl alcohol catalyzed by a palladium complex gave t-butyl-3, 8-nonadienoate (I). Further carbonylation of I in methanol with Co 2 (CO) 8 afforded t-butylmethyl-3-decenedioate (II) as the main product. Hydrolysis and base- catalyzed isomerization of II produced E-2-decenedioic acid.