Oxidative addition of methyl lodide to dicarbonylrhodium(I) complexes
Abstract
Oxidative addition of Mel to [Rh(CO)2l2]– in aprotic solvents, the ‘rate-determining’ step in the carbonylation of methyl acetate and methyl halides(to acetic anhydride and acyl halides, respectively), is substantially promoted by iodide and bases (L, e.g. 1-methylimidazole).