Simple anf Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Iodoxyarenes in Water under Mild Conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00070a008

Iodoxyarenes (ArIO2) readily react with CO (1 atm) in water, in the presence of Na2 (0.1percent) and Na2CO3 at 40-50 deg C, to give the corresponding carboxylic acids, ArCOOH, in 55-89percent isolated yield.Particulary attractive features of the reaction are that, unlike most iodoarenes, ArIO2 can be carbonylated in aqueous media without any organic solvents, due to their solubility in water and high reactivity.