+ PhCOBr OMe PhCO inorganic solid benzene, reflux ... Graphite as an effective catalyst for Friedel–Crafts acylation ... Mitsuo Kodomari,* Yoshitada Suzuki and Kouji Yoshida Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan ... Graphite is found to promote Friedel–Crafts acylation of aromatic compounds such as anisole, toluene and o-xylene with acyl halides to give the ...