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

Tetsuaki Fujihara, Tomoya Hosoki, Yuko Katafuchi, Tomohiro Iwai, Jun Terao, Yasushi Tsuji

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 48 , 8012, (2012)

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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.