A facile synthesis of acetals and aldehydes from allylic ethers catalyzed by cobalt compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(94)05277-I

Octacarbonyldicobalt has been found to be a very effective catalyst for both converting allylic ethers to their corresponding acetals in the presence of an alcohol and hydrolyzing allylic ethers to aldehydes.High yields (> 95percent) were obtained in a very short reaction time under mild carbon monoxide pressure.Iron pentacarbonyl was also found to be an active catalyst but less effective than Co2(CO)8Keywords: Cobalt; Acetal; Aldehyde; Allyl; Carbonylation; Ether