Rhodium-Catalyzed Formylation of Aryl Halides with CO2 and H2

Zhenghui Liu, Zhenzhen Yang, Bo Yu, Xiaoxiao Yu, Hongye Zhang, Yanfei Zhao, Peng Yang, Zhimin Liu

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Abstract

The reductive formylation of aryl iodides/bromides to aryl aldehydes using CO2/H2 is presented for the first time. It was realized over a catalytic system composed of RhI3 or RhI3/Pd(dppp)Cl2 (dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenyphosphino)propane) and PPh3 in the presence of Ac2O/Et3N at 100 °C, affording aromatic aldehydes in good to excellent yields, together with good functional-group tolerance and broad substrate scope. The reaction proceeds through three cascade steps, involving HCOOH formation, CO release, and formylation of aryl halides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5130-5134
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume20
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21673256 and 21533011) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDY-SSW-SLH013-2).

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China21673256, 21533011
Chinese Academy of SciencesQYZDY-SSW-SLH013-2

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