Issue 12, 2000
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Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions

Selective formation of pentan-3-one from carbon monoxide and ethene in methanol

Ruth A. M. Robertson,a   Andrew D. Poole,b   Marc. J. Paynec  and  David J. Cole-Hamilton*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, UK
E-mail: djc@st-and.ac.uk

b BP-Amoco Chemicals, Salt End, Hull, UK

c BP-Amoco Chemicals, Sunbury Research Centre, Chertsey Rd., Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, UK

Abstract

In the presence of rhodium complexes of triethylphosphine, CO and ethene react in methanol to give pentan-3-one with selectivities up to 85%; model studies and deuterium labelling suggest that the mechanism involves hydroxycarbene and η2-3-oxopentyl derivatives.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B002629H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Apr 2000
Accepted
05 May 2000
First published
24 May 2000

J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2000, 1817-1819

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R. A. M. Robertson, A. D. Poole, Marc. J. Payne and D. J. Cole-Hamilton, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2000, 1817 DOI: 10.1039/B002629H

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