Abstract
A wide range of unidentate phosphines have been studied as ligands for the palladium-catalysed methoxycarbonylation of ethene in the presence of methanesulfonic acid using methanol as the solvent. At high phosphine to Pd ratios, methyl propanoate is formed at a low rate. However, at P-Pd ratios of 4 : 1, some unidentate phosphines promote the formation of polyketone with moderate rates. Analysis of all the phosphines shows that good electron donating power, combined with small size, favours polyketone formation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 872-877 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Dalton Transactions |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- CATALYZED ALTERNATING COPOLYMERIZATION
- CARBON-MONOXIDE
- PALLADIUM(II)-CATALYZED COPOLYMERIZATION
- METHYL PROPANOATE
- OLEFINS
- LIGANDS
- ALKENES