Abstract
The palladium-catalyzed decarbonylation of bio-derived carboxylic acids to alkyl acrylates, styrene, and acrylonitrile is reported. The olefins were isolated by continuous distillation in yields up to 87% by heating a neat, equimolar mixture of pivalic anhydride with the appropriate carboxylic acid to 190 °C in the presence of a Pd-phosphine catalyst.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 490-494 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Green Chemistry |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 2012 |