Bis-alkoxycarbonylation of styrene by pyridinimine palladium catalysts

…, HM Lee, G Mantovani, A Meli, W Oberhauser

Index: Bianchini, Claudio; Hon, Man Lee; Mantovani, Giuseppe; Meli, Andrea; Oberhauser, Werner New Journal of Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 26, # 4 p. 387 - 397

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Abstract

Pyridinimine-modified Pd (II) complexes of general formulae (NN′) Pd (Y) 2 catalyze the methoxycarbonylation of styrene to give dimethyl phenylsuccinate as the largely major product [NN′= py-2-C (R) N (2, 6-R′ C6H3), R= H, Me; R′= Me, i-Pr; 6-Mepy-2-C (H) N [2, 6-(i-Pr) 2C6H3]; py-2-C (H) N (C6H5); Y= acetate, trifluoroacetate]. The influence of various catalytic parameters on the overall conversion of styrene to carbonylated products ...