A model study on carbonylative dimerization of butyl acrylate was described here. With [RhCp*Cl₂]₂ as the catalyst and Ac-Gly-OH as the acidic additive, dibutyl (E)-4-oxohept-2-enedioate (2) and dibutyl 4-oxoheptanedioate (3) were synthesized.

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铑催化丙烯酸丁酯的羰基二聚化：模型研究

本文描述了丙烯酸丁酯羰基化二聚的模型研究。以[RhCp * Cl ₂ ] ₂为催化剂，Ac-Gly-OH为酸性添加剂，合成了（E）-4-氧庚二-2-烯二酸二丁酯（2）和4-氧庚二酸二丁酯（3）。