102002-13-1Relevant articles and documents
Benzylation of arenes with benzyl halides synergistically promoted by in situ generated superacid boron trifluoride monohydrate and tetrahaloboric acid
Huang, Ruofeng,Zhang, Xiaohui,Pan, Jing,Li, Jiaqiang,Shen, Hang,Ling, Xuege,Xiong, Yan
supporting information, p. 1540 - 1546 (2015/03/04)
To examine the assembly methodology of diarylmethanes, a benzylation of (hetero)arenes with benzyl halides has been developed and various diarylmethanes were furnished with yields of up to 98% and regioselectivities of up to >99%. The complexation of the by-product halogen hydride with BF3·OEt2 generated the Bronsted acid BF3·HX (HBF3X, X=Cl or Br) in situ to synergistically promote the benzylation.