Chemical Communications 2012-06-25

Silver(I)-catalyzed carboxylation of arylboronic esters with CO2.

Xiao Zhang, Wen-Zhen Zhang, Ling-Long Shi, Chun-Xiao Guo, Ling-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Bing Lu

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 48(50) , 6292-4, (2012)

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Abstract

A variety of arylboronic esters were efficiently carboxylated with CO(2) using a simple AgOAc/PPh(3) catalyst, affording the corresponding carboxylic acids in good yield. This simple and efficient silver(i) catalytic system showed wide functional group compatibility.