(1) Departament de Quίmica Fίsica i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel.li Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Abstract:
The palladium catalysed hydroesterification of linear alkenes to obtain carboxylic esters in supercritical carbon dioxide
is studied for the first time. Palladium complexes with phosphines containing –CF3 groups are used as catalyst precursors. For 1-hexene, conversions into the corresponding methyl esters up to 67% were obtained
using PdCl2(PhCN)2]/P(3,5-CF3C6H4)3.