Tetrahedron

Friedel-crafts cyclisation—IV: Intramolecular vs intermolecular acylation with β-aryl derivatives of propionyl chloride in aromatic substrates

KM Johnston, RG Shotter

Index: Johnston,K.M.; Shotter,R.G. Tetrahedron, 1974 , vol. 30, p. 4059 - 4064

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Citation Number: 13

Abstract

Studies on the aluminium chloride-catalysed behaviour of β-phenylpropionyl, β, β- diphenylpropionyl, and β, β, β-triphenylpropionyl chlorides in anisole and some other aromatic stubstrates under standardised conditions are discussed. β, β-Diphenylpropionyl chloride gave yields of up to 27% 3-phenylindan-1-one in anisole and is one of the most easily cyclised acid chlorides so far reported. β, β, β-Triphenylpropionyl is less easily ...