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  • Palladium-catalyzed esterification of aryl halides using aryl formates without the use of external carbon monoxide.

Palladium-catalyzed esterification of aryl halides using aryl formates without the use of external carbon monoxide.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-07-10)
Tetsuaki Fujihara, Tomoya Hosoki, Yuko Katafuchi, Tomohiro Iwai, Jun Terao, Yasushi Tsuji
PMID22773157
ABSTRACT

Aryl formates are efficient carbon monoxide sources in palladium-catalyzed esterification of aryl halides. The carbonylation readily proceeds at ambient pressure without the use of external carbon monoxide to afford the corresponding esters in high yields.