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Ruthenium-catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes with carbon dioxide

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  • Lipeng Wu

    (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock)

  • Qiang Liu

    (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock)

  • Ivana Fleischer

    (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock)

  • Ralf Jackstell

    (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock)

  • Matthias Beller

    (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock)

Abstract

Alkene carbonylations represent a major technology for the production of value-added bulk and fine chemicals. Nowadays, all industrial carbonylation processes make use of highly toxic and flammable carbon monoxide. Here we show the application of abundantly available carbon dioxide as C1 building block for the alkoxycarbonylations of industrially important olefins in the presence of a convenient and inexpensive ruthenium catalyst system. In our system, carbon dioxide works much better than the traditional combination of carbon monoxide and alcohols. The unprecedented in situ formation of carbon monoxide from carbon dioxide and alcohols permits an efficient synthesis of carboxylic acid esters, which can be used as detergents and polymer-building blocks. Notably, this transformation allows the catalytic formation of C–C bonds with carbon dioxide as C1 source and avoids the use of sensitive and/or expensive reducing agents (for example, Grignard reagents, diethylzinc or triethylaluminum).

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  • Lipeng Wu & Qiang Liu & Ivana Fleischer & Ralf Jackstell & Matthias Beller, 2014. "Ruthenium-catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes with carbon dioxide," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms4091
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4091
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    1. Yushu Jin & Joaquim Caner & Shintaro Nishikawa & Naoyuki Toriumi & Nobuharu Iwasawa, 2022. "Catalytic direct hydrocarboxylation of styrenes with CO2 and H2," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Sergio Sanz-Navarro & Marta Mon & Antonio Doménech-Carbó & Rossella Greco & Jorge Sánchez-Quesada & Estela Espinós-Ferri & Antonio Leyva-Pérez, 2022. "Parts–per–million of ruthenium catalyze the selective chain–walking reaction of terminal alkenes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.

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