ACTIVATION OF POLYHALOALKANES BY PALLADIUM CATALYST. PREPARATION OF γ-TRICHLORO ESTERS BY COADDITION. REACTION OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE TO OLEFINS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86976-2

Pd(OAc)2 combined with PPh3 catalyzed the coaddition reaction of CCl4 and CO to olefins in ethanol to afford ethyl 2-alkyl-4,4,4-trichlorobutanoates.The best yields were obtained when the reaction was carried out in the presence of K2CO3 at low temperature.