Carboxylation of Phenols with CO2 at Atmospheric Pressure

Junfei Luo*, Sara Preciado, Pan Xie, Igor Larrosa

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    Abstract

    A convenient and efficient method for the ortho-carboxylation of phenols under atmospheric CO2 pressure has been developed. This method provides an alternative to the previously reported Kolbe-Schmitt method, which requires very high pressures of CO2. The addition of a trisubstituted phenol has proved essential for the successful carboxylation of phenols with CO2 at standard atmospheric pressure, allowing the efficient preparation of a broad variety of salicylic acids.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6798-6802
    Number of pages5
    JournalChemistry - A European Journal
    Volume22
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2016

    Keywords

    • carbon dioxide
    • Kolbe-Schmitt reaction
    • phenols
    • salicylic acids
    • synthetic methods

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