Mono-and bi-metallic catalysed formate–halide carbonylation reactions

C Buchan, N Hamel, JB Woell, H Alper

Index: Buchan, Caroline; Hamel, Nathalie; Woell, James B.; Alper, Howard Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1986 , # 2 p. 167 - 168

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Citation Number: 13

Abstract

Benzylic, aryl, and alkyl halides react with formate esters and carbon monoxide, in the presence of the dimer of chloro (hexa-1, 5-diene) rhodium (I),[1, 5-HDRhCl] 2, to give carboxylic esters; bimetallic catalysis {ie, Pd (PPh3) 4/[1, 5-HDRhCl] 2} is particularly beneficial when an aromatic halide is used as the substrate.