88364-54-9Relevant articles and documents
CATALYTIC PHASE TRANSFER CARBONYLATION OF BENZYL HALIDES WITH IRON PENTACARBONYL.
Tanguy, Guy,Weinberger, Berndt,Abbayes, Herve des
, p. 4005 - 4008 (1983)
Benzyl halides are readily carbonylated to arylacetic acids in a two-phase system (aqueous sodium hydroxide (1M), tetrabutylammonium sulfate ; organic phase (CH2Cl2 or C6H6 or C6H5CH3)), using a catalytic amount of the cheap, easy to handle iron pentacarbonyl under carbon monoxide atmosphere.