Remarkable Improvement Achieved by Imidazole Derivatives in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydroesterification of Alkenes Using Formates

Hideyuki Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ueda, Takashi Muto, and Kei Manabe

Org. Lett., 2012, 14 (18), pp 4722–4725

DOI: 10.1021/ol301850y