Friedel–Crafts acylation of benzene

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:application synthesis of aromatic ketones
gptkbp:byproduct hydrogen chloride
gptkbp:catalyzes gptkb:AlCl3
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1877
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Friedel–Crafts acylation of benzene
gptkbp:limitation deactivated by strong electron-withdrawing groups
does not work with nitrobenzene
polyacylation is less likely than in alkylation
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction formation of acylium ion
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Crafts
gptkb:Charles_Friedel
gptkbp:product aryl ketone
gptkbp:reactant gptkb:aluminum_chloride
benzene
acyl chloride
gptkbp:solvent dichloromethane
gptkbp:type gptkb:electrophilic_aromatic_substitution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friedel–Crafts_reaction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7