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Structural and theoretical studies of the methoxycarbonylation of higher olefins catalysed by (Pyrazolyl‐ethyl)pyridine palladium (II) complexes
Author(s) -
Zulu Siyabonga,
Alam Mohd.G.,
Ojwach Stephen O.,
Akerman Matthew P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.5175
Subject(s) - chemistry , palladium , pyridine , catalysis , denticity , phosphine , ligand (biochemistry) , steric effects , medicinal chemistry , selectivity , carbonylation , solvent , metal , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , carbon monoxide , biochemistry , receptor
(Pyrazolyethyl)pyridine palladium (II)complexes have been structurally characterized and found to give active catalysts in themethoxycarbonylation of higher olefins to mainly linear esters. The catalyticactivities of the complexes were mainly controlled by nature of the acidpromotor, phosphine derivative and olefin chain length. DFT studies establishedthe formation of monophosphine‐palladium hydride intermediate as the activespecies.