A new convenient Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds with secondary alcohol methanesulfonates in the presence of scandium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid as the catalyst

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 603-606

  Kotsuki, Hiyoshizo ^a   Ohishi, Takeshi ^a   Inoue, Motoshi ^a   Kojima, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Friedel Crafts alkylation; Scandium(III) triflate; Secondary alcohol methanesulfonates; Triflic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCANDIUM(III) TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE; SECONDARY ALCOHOL METHANESULFONATE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032917310     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-3436     Document Type: Article

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