Chemical glossary page iconMartin Markovic, Pavol Lopatka, Peter Koóš and Tibor GraczaChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 2454-2457Publication Date: 12 July 2016

A new protocol for the generation of carbon monoxide by the dehydration of glyoxylic acid has been developed. Glyoxylic acid was applied as an environmentally friendly and cheap substitute for toxic and gaseous CO in the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reactions providing industrially interesting products in good to excellent yields.

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