Formic acid promotion of transition-metal catalysed isomerization of methyl formate

1 January 1995

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 15,p. 1557-1558
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39950001557

Abstract

Mel–HCO₂H is an extremely effective promoter/solvent combination for the transition-metal catalysed conversion of methyl formate to acetic acid in the absence of initial carbon monoxide pressure.

Keywords

EXTREMELY
TRANSITION
INITIAL CARBON
CATALYSED ISOMERIZATION
PROMOTER/SOLVENT COMBINATION
ACETIC ACID
FORMIC ACID
FORMATE MEL
CATALYSED CONVERSION
CARBON MONOXIDE

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