Divalent Transition Metal Ion-Exchanged Faujasites as Mild, Efficient, Heterogeneous Friedel–Crafts Benzylation Catalysts

Abstract

Ni²⁺-, Cu²⁺-, and Zn²⁺-exchanged faujasite (MY) zeolites efficiently catalyze the Friedel–Crafts benzylation of arenes in a clean and simpler method.

Keywords:

• Benzylation
• Arenes
• Substituted benzylchlorides
• Lewis acidity of zeolites

Acknowledgment

Financial support from Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi is gratefully acknowledged.