Ni-Catalyzed Regioselective Hydrocarboxylation of Alkynes with CO2 by Using Simple Alcohols as Proton Sources
Xueqiang Wang, Masaki Nakajima and Ruben Martin*
*Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain, Email: rmartinromoiciq.es
X. Wang, M. Nakajima, R. Martin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 8924-8927.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b05513
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Abstract
A mild and user-friendly Ni-catalyzed regioselective hydrocarboxylation enables a regioselective conversion of a broad range of alkynes with CO2 (1 bar) while obviating the need for sensitive organometallic species and using simple alcohols as proton sources.
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Key Words
α,β-unsaturated compounds, manganese
ID: J48-Y2015