title: The effect of mechanistic pathway on activity in the Pd and Pt catalysed methoxycarbonylation of ethene.
abstract: All the intermediates involved in the platinum catalysed methoxycarbonylation of ethene have been characterised by in situ NMR; the low activity of platinum catalysts in this reaction is shown to be due to trapping of the active intermediates by carbon monoxide at every step in the catalytic cycle and to the ready reversibility of the product forming reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Donnan and Robert Robinson Laboratories, University of Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool, UK L69 7ZD.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolowska
authors.forename: Graham R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Eastham
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Iggo
authors.forename: Chacko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whyman