Ligand-directed reaction products in the nickel-catalyzed electrochemical carboxylation of terminal alkynes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80330-9

The influence of a series of N and P ligands in the nickel-catalyzed electrochemical carboxylation of 1-octyne has been studied.Different carboxylic acids are obtained depending on the nature of the ancillary ligand, and results afford an example of high ligand-directed product specificity.