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Oxidatively induced carbonyl insertion and nucleophilic cleavage reactions of alkylmetal carbonyl compounds

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1973

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Abstract

Oxidation of several alkylmetal carbonyl compounds by cerium(IV) ion in methanol takes place extremely rapidly to give the methyl ester of the next higher homologous carboxylic acid, in some cases in quantitative yield.