Tetrahedron Letters

Electrogenerated acid catalyzed acylation of electron-rich aromatics

N Gatti

Index: Gatti, Norberto Tetrahedron Letters, 1990 , vol. 31, # 27 p. 3933 - 3936

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Abstract

Abstract The acylation of electron-rich aromatic compounds was achieved in good yields under very mild conditions using an electrogenerated acid catalyst. M (ClO 4) n dissolved in an organic anhydride (optionally mixed with a polar aprotic solvent) is useful for the