Nickel-catalysed hydroalkoxylation reaction of 1,3-butadiene: ligand controlled selectivity for the efficient and atom-economical synthesis of alkylbutenyl ethers

Sandra Bigot; Mohammed Samir Ibn El Alami; Alexis Mifleur; Yves Castanet; Isabelle Suisse; André Mortreux; Mathieu Sauthier

doi:10.1002/chem.201300633

Nickel-catalysed hydroalkoxylation reaction of 1,3-butadiene: ligand controlled selectivity for the efficient and atom-economical synthesis of alkylbutenyl ethers

Chemistry. 2013 Jul 22;19(30):9785-8. doi: 10.1002/chem.201300633. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

Authors

Sandra Bigot¹, Mohammed Samir Ibn El Alami, Alexis Mifleur, Yves Castanet, Isabelle Suisse, André Mortreux, Mathieu Sauthier

Affiliation

¹ UCCS (Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide), Université Lille Nord de France-ENSCL, BP 90108, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.

PMID: 23852957
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300633

Abstract

The nickel-catalysed hydroalkoxylation of butadiene is promoted by a nickel(0)/dppb catalyst (dppb = 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane; see scheme). By following this new synthetic procedure, alkylbutenyl ethers are readily obtained from an alcohol and 1,3-butadiene with exclusion of dimerisation and telomerisation products.

Keywords: butadiene; ethers; homogeneous catalysis; hydroalkoxylation; nickel.