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Palladium(<scp>II</scp>) complex-catalysed formation of α-keto acids via double carbonylation of organic halides

Masato Tanaka, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Toshiyasu Sakakura

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1985 · 38 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Organic halides are doubly carbonylated in the presence of water using the PdCl2(PPh3)2 catalyst leading to the formation of α-keto acids.