Chemistry–A European Journal

Versatile Friedel–Crafts??Type Alkylation of Benzene Derivatives Using a Molybdenum Complex/ortho??Chloranil Catalytic System

Y Yamamoto, K Itonaga

Index: Yamamoto, Yoshihiko; Itonaga, Kouhei Chemistry - A European Journal, 2008 , vol. 14, # 34 p. 10705 - 10715

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Abstract

Abstract A variety of molybdenum complexes catalyze Friedel–Crafts-type alkylation reactions of benzene derivatives with alkenes and alcohols in the presence of an organic oxidant, o-chloranil. The utilization of [Mo (CO) 6] and two equivalents of o-chloranil catalytically furnished the hydroarylation product of norbornene with p-xylene at 80 C, whereas [Cr (CO) 6] and [W (CO) 6] failed to catalyze the same reaction, thus indicating ...