Halide Ions as a Highly Efficient Promoter in the Ru-Catalyzed Hydroesterification of Alkenes and Alkynes
Eun Ju Park, Ji Min Lee, Hoon Han and Sukbok Chang*
*Center for Molecular Design and Synthesis (CMDS), Department of Chemistry and School of Molecular Science (BK21), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea, Email: sbchangkaist.ac.kr
E. J. Park, J. M. Lee, H. Han, S. Chang, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 4355-4358.
DOI: 10.1021/ol061753e
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Abstract
The presence of catalytic amounts of halide salts enhanced dramatically the reaction efficiency in the Ru-catalyzed hydroesterification of alkenes and alkynes using a chelating 2-pyridylmethyl formate.
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ID: J54-Y2006-2820