CARBOXYLATION OF ALCOHOLS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE SUPERSATURATED IN STRONG ACID. FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 2,2-BIS(4-HALOPHENYL)ACETIC, -PROPIONIC, AND RELATED ACIDS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.1733

Using 97percent H2SO4 supersaturated with carbon monoxide, bis(4-halophenyl)methanols, 1,1-bis(4-halophenyl)ethanols and related alcohols were transformed to the carboxylic acids in 60-95percent yields.