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Acylation of Np-toluenesulfonylpyrrole under Friedel–Crafts conditions: evidence for organoaluminum intermediates

JW Huffman, VJ Smith, LW Padgett

Index: Huffman, John W.; Smith, Valerie J.; Padgett, Lea W. Tetrahedron, 2008 , vol. 64, # 9 p. 2104 - 2112

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Abstract

The Friedel–Crafts acylation of Np-toluenesulfonylpyrrole under Friedel–Crafts conditions has been reinvestigated. Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that when AlCl3 is used as the Lewis acid, acylation proceeds via reaction of an organoaluminum ...