friedel-crafts acylation
Friedel-Crafts acylation is a chemical reaction that involves the introduction of an acyl group (R-C=O) onto an aromatic compound using a Lewis acid catalyst, typically aluminum chloride.
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- acid-catalyzed reactions
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- aldehydes
- aldol condensation
- aldol condensation of ketones
- aldol reactions
- alkylation of esters followed by decarboxylation
- catalytic hydrogenation of alkyl nitriles
- cross-coupling reactions
- formylation reactions
- friedel-crafts acylation reaction
- friedel-crafts alkylation
- reductive amination
- synthetic reactions
- α-halogenation of ketones