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Rhodium(I)‐Catalyzed C–H Carboxylation of Benzoic Acids and Benzamides with CO2 †

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Comprehensive Summary The production of chemicals using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the one‐carbon source is a sustainable strategy for organic synthesis. Herein, we report an unprecedented rhodium‐catalyzed, carboxyl‐directed aryl C−H carboxylation of benzoic acids with CO2 under redox‐neutral conditions to afford valuable phthalic acids. In addition, this method could be modified for benzamides by using a different N‐heterocyclic carbene ligand to produce phthalimides, demonstrating the versatility of this protocol.

Source: Chinese Journal of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.70091

Authors: Lei Fu, Raolin Huang, Shangda Li, Yuzhen Gao, Chunlin Zhou, Meng Zhang, Lei Yang, Lei Cai, Gang Li

Institutions: Fujian Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, China National Petroleum Corporation (China), Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Language: English

Topic: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Subfield: Process Chemistry and Technology

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Awards: 铑催化的二氧化碳插入惰性碳氢键的羧基化反应, G2035658304, G426935910, G5693160968, G792390762

OpenAlex ID: W4410827279

FWCI: 0.843

Cites: 72

Cited by: 3

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