An inexpensive and convenient procedure for chloromethylation of aromatic hydrocarbons by phase transfer catalysis in aqueous media

• YU LIN HU ^[1] ; MING LU ^[1] ; QIANG GE ^[1] ; PENG CHENG WANG ^[1] ; SHENG BIN ZHANG ^[1] ; TING TING LU ^[1]
  1. [1] Nanjing University of Science and Technology Chemical Engineering College
• Localización: Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society (Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena de Química), ISSN-e 0717-6309, ISSN 0366-1644, Vol. 55, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 97-102
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Reaction of aromatic hydrocarbons catalyzed by a novel catalytic system consisting of zinc chloride, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and PEG-800 in aqueous media under PTC conditions results in chloromethylation in good to excellent yield.