Fig. 2: Exploration of reaction conditions.
From: Copper-catalyzed photoinduced carbonylation of C1-C3 gaseous alkanes
a Optimization of the reaction conditions with ethane and substrate 2a under blue light irradiation in the presence of CO, (b) Investigating the effect of catalyst loading on yield and TON, (c) Proposed mechanisms. a Ethane (1 bar), 2a (0.2 mmol), CuCl2 (5 mol%), tBuCOCl (1.5 equiv.), TBACl (10 mol%), MeCN (0.1 M), CO (49 bar), 40 W blue LEDs, r.t., 20 h. b Ethane (20 bar), CO (40 bar). TON turnover numbers, TBACl tetrabutyl ammonium chloride, PBC 4-bromobenzoyl chloride.
