Transformation of nickelalactones to methyl acrylate: On the way to a catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide

S. Y.Tina Lee, Mirza Cokoja, Markus Drees, Yang Li, János Mink, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn

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Abstract

Mu-nick: The methyl iodide-mediated ring opening of nickelalactones, which can be formed by oxidative coupling of carbon dioxide and ethylene at Ni 0 complexes, induces β-H elimination, producing methyl acrylate in yields of up to 56 %. This reaction is found to be very sensitive to the ligands coordinated to the central nickel atom.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1275-1279
Number of pages5
JournalChemSusChem
Volume4
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Sep 2011

Keywords

  • acrylic acid
  • carbon dioxide fixation
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • ligand effects
  • nickel

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