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Synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted benzils via the Friedel-Crafts reaction of arenes with α-chloro-α-(methylthio)acetophenones
Ishibashi,Matsuoka,Ikeda
, p. 1854 - 1856 (1991)
Lewis acid-promoted reactions of arenes with α-chloro-α-(methylthio)acetophenones gave the Friedel-Crafts reaction products, which were then treated with 3 molar eq of cupric chloride in aqueous acetone to afford the unsymmetrically substituted benzils.
