Divalent transition metal ion-exchanged faujasites as mild, efficient, heterogeneous Friedel-Crafts benzylation catalysts

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-111

  Kumarraja, M ^a   Pitchumani, K ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arenes; Benzylation; Lewis acidity of zeolites; Substituted benzylchlorides

Indexed keywords

BENZYL CHLORIDE; COPPER ION; FAUJASITE; LEWIS ACID; METAL ION; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; BENZYLATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; ION EXCHANGE; METAL BINDING; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0037276918     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120015565     Document Type: Article

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