Electrochemically promoted Friedel–Crafts acylation of aromatic compounds

…, K Kulangiappar, F Marken, MA Kulandainathan

Index: Karthik; Kulangiappar; Marken, Frank; Kulandainathan, M. Anbu Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 16 p. 2625 - 2627

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Abstract

Friedel–Crafts acylation is carried out with several aromatic substrates in the presence of an electrochemically active aluminium anode to minimize the inorganic reagents. Only a catalytic amount of AlCl3 (5mol%) is required to enable the anodic polarization of the aluminium electrode to promote continuous acylation. This process typically gave products in good yields (70–96%).