Y. Bessard et R. Crettaz, The preparation of pyridinecarboxylates from chloropyridines by the palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation, HETEROCYCLE, 51(11), 1999, pp. 2589-2602
The preparation of pyridinecarboxylates and pyridinedicarboxylates by alkox
ycarbonylation of chloropyridines with carbon monoxide in the presence of p
alladium acetate and 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene is described. The
process uses readily available starting materials and affords pyridinecarb
oxylates in good to very good yields.