Alkylation of anthracene by tert-butyl alcohol

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7005440

Pozdnyakovich, Y V

The alkylation of anthracene by tert-butyl alcohol in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid or Lewis acids leads to the formation of 2-tert-butylanthracene and 2,6-and 2,7-di-tert-butylanthracenes. The ratio of 2,6- and 2,7-di-tert-butylanthracenes formed in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid and titanium tetrachloride is close to 75:25 and is determined by the relative alkylation rates of 2-tert-butylanthracene at positions 6 and 7. In the presence of aluminum chloride the ratio of the isomeric di-tert-butylanthracenes is 50:50 and is established as a result of the disproportionation and isomerization of the alkylation products.

• Research Organization: Rubezhnoe Branch, Sci-Res. Institute of Organic Intermediates
• OSTI ID: 7005440
• Journal Information: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 22:3,PT.2; ISSN JOCYA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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ACETIC ACID
ALCOHOLS
ALKYLATION
ALUMINIUM CHLORIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ANTHRACENE
AROMATICS
BUTANOLS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
ISOMERIZATION
KINETICS
LEWIS ACIDS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
QUANTITY RATIO
REACTION KINETICS
TIME DEPENDENCE
TITANIUM CHLORIDES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YIELDS
ZINC CHLORIDES
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC HALIDES