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 (5 mol %) 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%). (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2625-2627 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |