Carboxylation of Alkylboranes by N??Heterocyclic Carbene Copper Catalysts: Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids from Terminal Alkenes and Carbon Dioxide

T Ohishi, L Zhang, M Nishiura…

Index: Zhang, Liang; Cheng, Jianhua; Ohishi, Takeshi; Hou, Zhaomin Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2010 , vol. 49, # 46 p. 8670 - 8673

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Abstract

The use of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a C1 building block for CÀ C bond-formation reactions such as carboxylation has recently received much attention.[1–4] Among the most promising and attractive substrates for the carboxylation reaction with CO2 are alkylboron ...