Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Abstract
The Friedel–Crafts alkylation of mandelic acid to diarylacetic acids is achieved without the need for super-stoichiometric acids or inert conditions, and the selectivity is shown to be highly zeolite framework dependent.
Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Metals and Alloys,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,General Chemistry,Ceramics and Composites,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Catalysis