Friedel–Crafts acylation. He wants to know how to perform the reaction.
Well, mbart, I could write you the procedure for making acetophenone. But I don't know the procedure for other Rs.
Reaction conditions for small amounts of reactants (semimicro) is 90 °C (water bath) during 45 minutes.
The whole synthesis lasts for three hours and requires some hefty glassware. Few test tubes won't do.
[Edited on 19-9-2011 by Endimion17] |