title: Direct involvement of the acetato ligand in the reductive elimination step of rhodium-catalyzed methanol carbonylation.
abstract: For the last step of rhodium-catalyzed methanol carbonylation, high-pressure NMR, and kinetic and experimental data supported by density functional theory calculations are consistent with substitution of I(-) by an AcO(-) ligand on the [RhI(3)(COCH(3))(CO)(2)](-) species followed by reductive elimination of acetic anhydride, which immediately reacts with water to afford acetic acid.
authors: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC), UPR CNRS 8241, ENSIACET, Université de Toulouse, UPS-INP-LCC, 4 allée Emile Monso, BP 44362, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
authors: Nicolas
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authors: Lassauque
authors: Thomas
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authors: Davin
authors: Duc Hanh
authors: DH
authors: Nguyen
authors: Romain J
authors: RJ
authors: Adcock
authors: Yannick
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authors: Coppel
authors: Carole
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authors: Le Berre
authors: Philippe
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authors: Serp
authors: Laurent
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authors: Maron
authors: Philippe
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