Issue 30, 2015
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Chemical Communications

Zirconocene-catalyzed sequential ethylcarboxylation of alkenes using ethylmagnesium chloride and carbon dioxide†‡

Peng Shao,a   Sheng Wang,a   Chao Chena  and  Chanjuan Xi*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
E-mail: cjxi@tsinghua.edu.cn

b State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Abstract

The zirconocene-catalyzed sequential ethylcarboxylation of alkenes using ethylmagnesium chloride and carbon dioxide has been developed. A range of alkenes were transformed into the corresponding carboxylic acids in high yields.

Graphical abstract: Zirconocene-catalyzed sequential ethylcarboxylation of alkenes using ethylmagnesium chloride and carbon dioxide

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC01153A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Feb 2015
Accepted
05 Mar 2015
First published
05 Mar 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 6640-6642

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Zirconocene-catalyzed sequential ethylcarboxylation of alkenes using ethylmagnesium chloride and carbon dioxide

P. Shao, S. Wang, C. Chen and C. Xi, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6640 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01153A

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