Sc. Shim et al., CARBONYLATION OF PROTECTED OR NON-PROTECTED 2-BROMOBENZALDEHYDE CATALYZED BY COBALT CARBONYL, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 15(9), 1994, pp. 772-774
The cobalt catalyzed carbonylation of bromobenzene having protected al
dehyde group gives the corresponding eater in good yields, but 2-bromo
benzaldehyde gives 3-alkoxyphthalide in the noticeable yield instead o
f alkyl 2-formylbenzoates.