FLUORIDE SALTS ON ALUMINA AS REAGENTS FOR ALKYLATION OF PHENOLS AND ALCOHOLS.

Abstract

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALKALI METAL FLUORIDES IMPREGNATED ON ALUMINA AS A REAGENT FOR PROMOTING ALKYLATION WAS OPTIMIZED WITH RESPECT TO THE METAL CATION, THE AMOUNT OF IMPREGNATION, AND THE REACTION SOLVENT. POTASSIUM OR CAESIUM FLUORIDE ONALUMINA IN ACETONITRILE OR 1,2-DIMETHOXYETHANE WAS CONCLUDED TO BE THE BEST REACTION SYSTEM FOR GENERAL USE. O-ALKYLATION OF SUBSTITUTED PHENOLS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ALCOHOLS, AND A GLYCOL WAS CARRIED OUT MOSTLY IN GOOD YIELDS UNDER MILDCONDITIONS WITH SIMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES.