Greener Friedel-Crafts Acylation Using Microwave-Enhanced Reactivity of Bismuth Triflate in the Friedel-Crafts Benzoylation of Aromatic Compounds with Benzoic Anhydride

摘要

An efficient and facile bismuth trifluoromethanesulfonatecatalyzed benzoylation of aromatic compounds using benzoic anhydride under solvent-free microwave irradiation has been developed. The microwave-assisted Friedel-Crafts benzoylation results in good yields within short reaction times. Bismuth triflate is easily recovered and reused for several times without significant loss of catalytic activity.