Facile Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrocarboxylation of Olefins without External CO Gas

Yang Wang, Wenlong Ren, Jingfu Li, Haining Wang, Yian Shi

Organic Letters · 2014 · 77 citations · 42 references

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Abstract

An effective Pd-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of olefins with phenyl formate and formic acid is described. A variety of carboxylic acids are obtained in good yields with high regioselectivities under operationally simple conditions without the use of toxic CO gas.

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