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Ethane and Ethylidene Dicarboxylates from the Ruthenium( II )‐Catalyzed “Disproportionative Addition” of Carboxylic Acids to Ethene
Author(s) -
Funaioli Tiziana,
Marchetti Fabio,
Fachinetti Giuseppe
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20021018)41:20<3905::aid-anie3905>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , ruthenium , alkyl , medicinal chemistry , catalytic cycle , carboxylic acid , organic chemistry
The reaction of an ethene‐coordinated Ru II complex with carboxylic acids is catalytic and produces equimolar amounts of ethane and 1,1′‐diesters. The intermediate of the catalytic cycle is the alkyl complex [RuL n {CHCH 3 (OC(O)C 2 H 5 )}(CO) 2 ] (1− n )+ (L=RCOO − , CF 3 SO 3 − ), which was isolated in the dinuclear form.