Pd-Catalyzed Highly Chemo- and Regioselective Hydrocarboxylation of Terminal Alkyl Olefins with Formic Acid

An efficient Pd-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of alkenes with HCOOH is described. A wide variety of linear carboxylic acids bearing various functional groups can be obtained with excellent chemo- and regioselectivities under mild reaction conditions. The reaction process is operationally simple and requires no handling of toxic CO.