Versatile friedel-crafts-type alkylation of benzene derivatives using a molybdenum complex/ortho-chloranil catalytic system

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 10705-10715

  Yamamoto, Yoshihiko ^a   Itonaga, Kouhei ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Br nsted acid catalysts; Carbenium ions; Chloranil; Friedel Crafts alkylation; Molybdenum

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM; HYDROCARBONS; MOLYBDENUM; OLEFINS; STYRENE; XYLENE;

ALKYLATION REACTIONS; ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BENZYLIC; CARBENIUM IONS; CATALYTIC SYSTEMS; CHLORANIL; CYCLOHEXENES; CYCLOPENTADIENYL; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION; HYDROARYLATION; MARKOVNIKOV SELECTIVITIES; MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES; MOLYBDENUM SOURCES; NORBORNENE; SUBSTITUTION MECHANISMS;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

2 CHLORANIL; 2-CHLORANIL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORANIL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; ALKENES; ALKYLATION; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CATALYSIS; CHLORANIL; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 56749091498     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801105     Document Type: Article

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