The carbonylation of methyl iodide and methanol to methyl acetate catalysed by palladium and platinum iodides
Abstract
Palladium(II) salts catalyse the carbonylation of methyl iodide in methanol to methyl acetate (5 atm CO, 140 °C) in the presence of a large excess of iodide, even without amine or phosphine co-ligands; platinum(II) salts show similar reactions but are a little less effective.