Ruth A. M. Robertson, A. Poole, M. Payne
2000
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Journal of The Chemical Society-dalton Transactions
Abstract
In the presence of rhodium complexes of triethylphosphine, CO and ethene react in methanol to give pentan-3-one with selectivities up to 85%; model studies and deuterium labelling suggest that the mechanism involves hydroxycarbene and η2-3-oxopentyl derivatives.