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Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Alkoxycarbonylation of Alkenes with Paraformaldehyde as a Carbon Monoxide Substitute
Author(s) -
Liu Qiang,
Wu Lipeng,
Jackstell Ralf,
Beller Matthias
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201402304
Subject(s) - paraformaldehyde , carbonylation , catalysis , carbon monoxide , chemistry , formaldehyde , ruthenium , yield (engineering) , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy
Abstract The first efficient use of paraformaldehyde in the alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes is reported. Using a combination of readily available [Ru 3 (CO) 12 ] and PCy 3 (Cy=cyclohexyl) as catalyst, industrially important esters are produced in good to high yield (up to 90 %) at relatively low temperature. This new method is applicable to a series of alkenes and alcohols. Moreover, the use of formaldehyde as the carbonyl source provides the potential to avoid both reliance on CO in carbonylation reactions, and the requirement for special high‐pressure reactors.