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Nickel‐Catalyzed Direct Carboxylation of Olefins with CO 2 : One‐Pot Synthesis of α,β‐Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Salts
Author(s) -
Huguet Núria,
Jevtovikj Ivana,
Gordillo Alvaro,
Lejkowski Michael L.,
Lindner Ronald,
Bru Miriam,
Khalimon Andrey Y.,
Rominger Frank,
Schunk Stephan A.,
Hofmann Peter,
Limbach Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201405528
Subject(s) - carboxylation , catalysis , chemistry , nickel , carboxylic acid , ethylene , turnover number , carbon dioxide , salt (chemistry) , sodium , organic chemistry
The nickel‐catalyzed direct carboxylation of alkenes with the cheap and abundantly available C 1 building block carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the presence of a base has been achieved. The one‐pot reaction allows for the direct and selective synthesis of a wide range of α,β‐unsaturated carboxylates (TON>100, TOF up to 6 h −1 , TON=turnover number, TOF=turnover frequency). Thus, it is possible, in one step, to synthesize sodium acrylate from ethylene, CO 2 , and a sodium salt. Acrylates are industrially important products, the synthesis of which has hitherto required multiple steps.