Transformation of Nickelalactones to Methyl Acrylate: On the Way to a Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

S. Y. Tina Lee, Mirza Cokoja, Markus Drees, Yang Li, János Mink, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

62 Scopus citations

Abstract

Mu-nick: The methyl iodide-mediated ring opening of nickelalactones, which can be formed by oxidative coupling of carbon dioxide and ethylene at Ni 0 complexes, induces β-H elimination, producing methyl acrylate in yields of up to 56 %. This reaction is found to be very sensitive to the ligands coordinated to the central nickel atom. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1275-1279
Number of pages5
JournalChemSusChem
Volume4
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 26 2011
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Transformation of Nickelalactones to Methyl Acrylate: On the Way to a Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this