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Friedel-Crafts Arylmethylation of Aromatics with Bis(chloromethyl)benzenes Catalysed by Zinc Chloride Supported on Silica Gel
Kodomari, Mitsuo,Taguchi, Shinkichi
, p. 240 - 241 (2007/10/03)
In the Friedel Crafts arylmethylation of aromatics with bis(chloromethyl)benzenes using strong Lewis acids (e.g. AlCl3, FeCl3), many side reactions such as transalkylation, dealkylation and polymerization are generally difficult to avoid; however, a similar reaction using silica gel-supported zinc chloride selectively gives a monoarylmethylated compound in high yield.
Convenient preparation of 1,4-dibenzylbenzene using zinc chloride in the presence of polar solvents
Hayashi,Furukawa,Takahashi,Itoh,Yoneda
, p. 2029 - 2036 (2007/10/02)
1,4-Dibenzylbenzene was successfully synthesized by the Friedel-Crafts benzylation of benzene with 1,4-bis(chloromethyl)benzene using zinc chloride in the presence of polar solvents. In particular, zinc chloride dissolved in primary alcohols or ketones with a molar ratio of 1 was a highly effective catalytic system in the reaction.
