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Published on: July 30, 2017
Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions between Ar-X and carbon nucleophiles
Xiao-Feng Wu1, Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller
1Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universitüt Rostock Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.
Abstract:
Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions of aromatic halides and related compounds have undergone a rapid development during recent years. Nowadays, a plethora of palladium catalysts are available for the synthesis of ketones, alkynones, chalcones, etc., which are important intermediates in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and other industrial products. In this critical review, we summarize the development of these carbonylative transformations with carbon nucleophiles (136 references).
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