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Cobalt carbonyl-catalyzed polycarbonylation of polychlorobenzenes could be easily achieved in NaOMe/MeOH under photostimulation. Moreover, under the present conditions, the carbonylation at ortho position(to another halogen atom or carboxyl group) proceeds in high selectivity(>84%).
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Kashimura et al. (1986) studied this question.
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