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Promoters for Iridium Catalysed Carbonylation

BP Chemicals

Promoters

• Carbonyl complexes of:

Ru Os Re W

e.g. [Ru(CO)4I2]

• Simple iodides of:

Zn Cd Hg Ga In

e.g. InI3

All are Lewis acids or can form Lewis acids by CO loss

[Ru(CO)4I2]

[Ru(CO)3I2]

[Ru(CO)3I3]–

InI3

InI4–

– CO

I–

I–

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