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The role of acetyl complexes in the cobalt-catalyzed homologation of methanol
Martin, Jeffrey T.,Baird, Michael C.
, p. 1073 - 1078 (1983)
It is shown that stoichiometric hydrogenation of MeCOCo(CO)3PMePh2 in methanol yields a product distribution similar to that obtained during the homologation of methanol catalyzed by [Co(CO)3PMePh2]2. The result suggests that the acetyl compound is an intermediate during the catalytic reaction.
