Synthetic communications

An Efficient and Inexpensive Catalyst System for Friedel??Crafts Alkylation of Aromatic Compounds with Benzyl and Allyl Alcohols

JH Li, WJ Liu, DL Yin

Index: Li, Jin-Heng; Liu, Wen-Jie; Yin, Du-Lin Synthetic Communications, 2004 , vol. 34, # 17 p. 3161 - 3165

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Abstract

Abstract An new strategy that uses Ce2 (SO4) 3 as an effective catalyst for Friedel??Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds with benzyl and allyl alcohols is presented. In the presence of 1 to 10 mol% of Ce2 (SO4) 3, Friedel??Crafts alkylation with both benzyl