Department of Chemistry, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord(115), Iran
Abstract:
Silica gel supported aluminium trichloride (SiO2-AlCl3) has been shown to be a mild, efficient, and chemoselective heterogeneous Lewis acid catalyst for the acylation of aromatic compounds with acid chlorides. The catalyst can be reused up to five times after simple washing with ether and is stable (as a bench top catalyst).