Edge-selectively grafted graphite (EGG) with poly(ether-ketone) was prepared by the Friedel-Crafts acylation in a mild polyphosphoric acid (PPA)-phosphorous pentoxide (P(2)O(5)) mixture. The homogeneous reaction dope was coagulated in air moisture at different temperatures. The morphology of expanded EGG was changed from balls, balls/rods and rods with respect to coagulation temperatures of 80,...

3- or 4-Aroylfurans have been prepared selectively and in high yields from a common precursor by simple tuning of reaction conditions in Friedel-Crafts acylation promoted by triflic anhydride. The formation of products can be explained on the basis of the ring-chain tautomerism occurring in compounds equipped with two neighbouring carboxylic functions. Since 4-aroylfuran derivatives show a typi...

Biotin is one of the most useful tags in (bio)analytical science due to its specific interaction with avidin, but is not easy to convert because of its low solubility in most solvents. Friedel-Crafts acylation of biotin acid chloride in triflic acid was examined, and the synthesized derivatives had stronger affinity to avidin than biotin in a binding assay using 2-(4'-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic a...

We describe the synthesis of two positional isomers and a desfluoro impurity of Voriconazole starting with Friedel-Crafts acylation of mono- and difluorobenzene. These isomers are the crucial components in determining the quality of Voriconazole during its manufacturing from the key raw material, 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethan-1-one. All the prepared impurities were chara...

An unexpected N-glycosidation reaction of anthracen-1-amine with glycals was identified, and its use in the synthesis of C1' N-linked analogues of natural product marmycin A was explored. The structures of all these products were determined by 1D and 2D NMR, CD spectra, and X-ray crystal analysis. These products were then subjected to Friedel-Crafts acylation, Dess-Martin oxidation and nucleoph...

A concise route for the synthesis of Fingolimod is reported. Starting from n-octylbenzene and 3-nitropropionic acid, a sequence of reactions consisting of Friedel-Crafts acylation, reduction, and double Henry reaction, followed by hydrogenation were applied to prepare Fingolimod with a yield of 31%, and an overall atom economy of 82.7%. Graphical AbstractStarting from 3-nitropropanyl chloride, ...