Tetrahedron

An efficient method for aromatic Friedel–Crafts alkylation, acylation, benzoylation, and sulfonylation reactions

RP Singh, RM Kamble, KL Chandra, P Saravanan…

Index: Singh, Ravi P; Kamble, Rajesh M; Chandra, Kusum L; Saravanan; Singh, Vinod K Tetrahedron, 2001 , vol. 57, # 1 p. 241 - 247

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Abstract

Aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions such as alkylation, acylation, benzoylation, and sulfonylation were studied in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cu (OTf) 2 and Sn (OTf) 2. Cu (OTf) 2 was very efficient for alkylation, acylation, and benzoylation reactions. However, in case of sulfonylation reactions, Sn (OTf) 2 gave better results.