title: Ni-catalyzed direct carboxylation of benzyl halides with CO2.
abstract: A novel Ni-catalyzed carboxylation of benzyl halides with CO(2) has been developed. The described carboxylation reaction proceeds under mild conditions (atmospheric CO(2) pressure) at room temperature. Unlike other routes for similar means, our method does not require well-defined and sensitive organometallic reagents and thus is a user-friendly and operationally simple protocol for assembling phenylacetic acids.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: Arkaitz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009532:Nickel; C021292:benzyl chloride; C038682:benzyl bromide