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Palladium‐catalysed cyclocarbonylation reactions in dimethyl carbonate, an eco‐friendly solvent and ring‐opening reagent
Author(s) -
Vasapollo Giuseppe,
Mele Giuseppe,
Maffei Annamaria,
Sole Roberta Del
Publication year - 2003
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.543
Subject(s) - chemistry , dimethyl carbonate , reagent , solvent , phenol , ring (chemistry) , environmentally friendly , palladium , organic chemistry , catalysis , carbonate , ecology , biology
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is used as an alternative and eco‐friendly solvent for selective cyclocarbonylation reactions of allyl phenol derivatives for the synthesis of lactones; in some cases, depending on the reaction condition, DMC behaves as a ring‐opening reagent producing methoxycarbonyl compounds. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.