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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Rudolf Faust, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/46 (2006.01); C07C 2/86 (2006.01); C07C 37/18 (2006.01); B01J 31/00 (2006.01); B01J 31/22 (2006.01); B01J 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/46 (2013.01); B01J 31/143 (2013.01); B01J 31/2213 (2013.01); C07C 2/86 (2013.01); C07C 37/18 (2013.01); B01J 2231/44 (2013.01); B01J 2531/31 (2013.01); C07C 2531/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of alkylating or acylating an arene includes reacting the arene with an organic halide in the presence of an aprotic solvent and a catalyst of formula (I)MRX.Z(R)(R)  (I)wherein M is Al, Ga, or Fe; Ris C-Calkyl; m is 0 or 1; Rand Rare each independently unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl; each occurrence of X is independently a halogen; n is 2 or 3; the sum of m and n is 3; and Z is S or O. When M is Al, then m is 1, n is 2, and Rand Rare each independently substituted with at least one electron-withdrawing group. When M is Ga or Fe, then m is 0 and n is 3.