ARYLATION METHYLATION AND CARBOXYALKYLATION OF OLEFINS BY GROUP 8 METAL DERIVATIVES

Aryl, methyl, and carboxyalkyl derivatives of group VIII metal salts, particularly palladium, rhodium, and ruthenium salts, react with olefins to produce aryl-, methyl-, or carboxyalkyl-substituted olefins, and reduced metal salt or metal. The reaction may be made catalytic with respect to the metal salt by employing cupric chloride or cupric chloride, air, and hydrogen chloride as reoxidants. The reaction is insensitive to oxygen and water and, therefore, provides an extremely convenient method for the synthesis of a wide variety of olefinic compounds. © 1968, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.