Environmentally Friendly Arylmethylation of Aromatics with Benzyl Halides Using Envirocat EPZ10 as the Catalyst

摘要

The Friedel-Crafts arylmethylation of aromatics with benzyl halides or bis-(bromomethyl)-benzene in the presence of Envirocat EPZ10 affords selectively para-arylmethylated products in good yields. Isoaltion of pure products involing an eco-friendly procedure and recyclability of the catalyst are important features of this method.