New Reaction of Aluminum Phenoxide with Terpene Alcohols

摘要

Alkylation is one of the main methods for building the carbon skeleton of a molecule and, therefore, this reaction is of large importance for the organic synthesis of new materials and compounds. Lewis acids, mineral acids, zeolites, and transition metal complexes are known to be used as catalysts in the alkylation of phenols with alcohols. The reaction is carried out in gas and liquid phases under pressure at 80-400° C [1-4]. It is impossible to suggest a single mechanism covering all variations of alkylation reaction because the electrophilic agent can be involved into a polarized complex or react as a carbocation [5-7].