Acetylation of anthracene by the Friedel??crafts reaction using ethylene chloride as the solvent

HF Bassilios, M Shawky…

Index: Bassilios,H.F. et al. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, 1963 , vol. 82, p. 298 - 301

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Abstract

Abstract Acetylation of anthracene by the Friedel-Crafts Reaction using ethylene chloride as the solvent leads to a high yield of 1-acetylanthracene. Diacetylation gives a mixture of 1, 5- and 1, 8-diacetylanthtacene. Oxidation to the corresponding acetylanthraquinones and carboxylic acids is described.