Scandium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate-catalysed reductive Friedel–Crafts benzylation of aromatic compounds using arenecarbaldehydes and propane-1,3-diol
Abstract
Scandium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate catalyses the Friedel–Crafts benzylation of aromatic compounds with arenecarbaldehydes and propane-1,3-diol to produce, through a clean redox process, diarylmethanes in high to excellent yields.