Synthesis of unsaturated acids by 1,2-addition of formic acid to conjugated dienes catalyzed by palladium on carbon in the presence of mono and bidentate phosphines

  • Giuseppe Vasapollo*
  • , Anoma Somasunderam
  • , Bassam El Ali
  • , Howard Alper
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Di-, and trisubstituted 1,3-dienes are converted to γ,δ-unsaturated acids by use of formic acid, carbon monoxide, and catalytic quantities of PdC / PPh3 / Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2 in 1,2-dimethoxyethane. A β,γ-unsaturated acid was obtained when the monosubstituted diene, isoprene, was used as the reactant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6203-6206
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume35
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Aug 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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