ChemInform Abstract: Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Synthesis of Aryl Formates under Mild Conditions

Aryl formates have been extensively applied as CO sources in CO-free carbonylation reactions. However, there are no catalytic synthetic procedures for their preparation. In this manuscript, we developed a convenient palladium-catalyzed procedure for the synthesis of aryl formates. Good yields were achieved under mild reaction conditions with formic acid as the formyl source.