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Zinc Choride Catalyzed Decomposition of 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene at 165 deg C. A Coal-Related Model Compound Study
Beishline, Robert R.,Gould, Brian,Walker, Edward B.,Stuart, Douglas K.,Schultzski, Joanna,et al.
, p. 1668 - 1673 (1982)
The zinc chloride catalyzed decomposition of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene (1) at 165 deg C produces dimers of 1, tetralin, and naphthalene.Zinc chloride functions as a Friedel-Crafts type catalyst by coordinating with a hydroxyl from a water molecule and releasing a proton which initiates a carbonium ion reaction.The stoichiometric role of water has been established by measuring the activity of the zinc chloride-water complex as a function of the degree of hydration of the zinc chloride.The activity maximum occurs at a zinc chloride/water mole ratio of 1:1.Deuterium tracer experiments corroborate the role of water and also verify that the reaction occurs by a carbonium ion mechanism.The carbonium ion nature of the reaction is also inferred by the structures of the products.The 300-MHz 1H NMR spectra of the dimer products are consistent with the previously reported structures of the compounds.
Direct alkylation of aromatics using alcohols in the presence of NaHSO 4/SiO2
Sato, Yuta,Aoyama, Tadashi,Takido, Toshio,Kodomari, Mitsuo
scheme or table, p. 7077 - 7081 (2012/08/28)
Simple and efficient procedure for alkylation of aromatics from alcohols in the presence of NaHSO4/SiO2 was developed. Various triaryl methanes were obtained in good yields in short reaction time. For instance the reaction of mesitylene with benzhydrol in the presence of NaHSO4/SiO2 gave the corresponding triaryl methane in a quantitative yield. NaHSO4/SiO2 was regenerated by simple treatment and could be recycled eight times without activity loss.
