Jie Dai, Wenlong Ren, Jingfu Li and Yian Shi
Org. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 561-565
DOI:
10.1039/C7QO00726D,
Research Article
An effective Pd(0)-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of substituted stilbenes with formic acid and HCOOPh is described. A variety of aryl-substituted propanoic acids are obtained in good yields without using external toxic CO gas.