The synergistic copper/ppm Pd-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of alkynes with formic acid as a CO surrogate as well as a hydrogen source: an alternative indirect utilization of CO<sub>2</sub>
Shumei Xia, Zhi‐Wen Yang, Xiangyang Yao, Kaihong Chen, Liqi Qiu, Liang‐Nian He
Abstract
Dual Cu/ppm Pd catalysis is established that enables highly efficient hydrocarboxylation of alkynes with HCOOH as the hydrogen source and CO surrogate via copper hydride, to deliver various ( E )-acrylic derivatives.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidChemistryCatalysisCopperHydrogenHydrideCombinatorial chemistryAcrylic acidOrganic chemistryCopolymerPolymerCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic Alkyne Reactions