Novel Application of a Solid Super Acid, Sulfated Zirconia, as a Catalyst for Koch Carbonylation Reaction.

H Mori, A Wada, Q Xu, Y Souma

Index: Mori, Hajime; Wada, Aya; Xu, Qiang; Souma, Yoshie Chemistry Letters, 2000 , # 2 p. 136 - 137

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Abstract

A solid superacid, sulfated zirconia, worked well in the Koch reaction. Under optimized conditions, tertiary alcohols were selectively transformed to the corresponding carboxylic acids (34-72%), while primary alcohols were transformed to the corresponding ethers (58- 72%).