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Friedel–Crafts Alkylation of Aromatics with Benzyl Alcohol over Gold‐Modified Silica
Author(s) -
Taylor Sarah F. R.,
Sá Jacinto,
Hardacre Christopher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201000337
Subject(s) - alkylation , benzyl alcohol , friedel–crafts reaction , catalysis , ionic liquid , chemistry , alcohol , organic chemistry
Supports illustrated: Supported gold catalysts are shown to be active and selective for the alkylation of aromatics using benzyl alcohol for the first time. The catalysts are prepared using an ionic liquid deposition method which leads to alkylation reactions, whereas the conventional wet impregnation leads predominantly to oxidation products.