title: An atom-economic approach to carboxylic acids via Pd-catalyzed direct addition of formic acid to olefins with acetic anhydride as a co-catalyst.
abstract: An effective Pd-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of olefins using formic acid with acetic anhydride as a co-catalyst is described. A variety of carboxylic acids are obtained in good yields with high regioselectivities under mild reaction conditions without the use of toxic CO gas.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Center for Multi-molecular Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China. Yian.Shi@colostate.edu.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenlong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Yian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000089:Acetic Anhydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000089:Acetic Anhydrides; D000475:Alkenes; D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; C031800:acetic anhydride; D010165:Palladium