A general and efficient aldehyde decarbonylation reaction by using a palladium catalyst?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2012-02-28 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31144E

Abstract

A facile decarbonylation reaction of aldehydes has been developed by employing Pd(OAc)2. A wide variety of substrates are decarbonylated, without using any exogenous ligand for palladium as well as CO-scavenger.

Graphical abstract: A general and efficient aldehyde decarbonylation reaction by using a palladium catalyst
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