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Mono- and di-nitroaromatic compounds react with carbon monoxide in ben
zene containing methanol, with catalytic quantities of 1,3-bis(dipheny
lphosphino)propanepalladium dichloride and potassium carbonate as the
base, to give urethanes in reasonable yields.