Carbonylation reactions of acetylenes

Carbonylation of the parent acetylene via stoichiometric or catalytic reactions involving transition-metal carbonyl complexes has been extensively studied. Various types of carbonylation reactions of acetylene were discovered. In 1968, Pino et al. [30] reported on the synthesis of hydroquinone via a Ru3(CO)12-cat-alyzed carbonylation of acetylene with H2 or H20. The product formally consisted of two molecules of acetylene and CO, and one molecule of H2 (Eq. 14). To achieve a good yield of hydroquinone, the H2 pressure must be kept under... 

Carbonylation reactions of acetylenes and olefins are used in the preparation of acids, esters, amides, and other compounds ... 

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