Zinc chloride as a Friedel-Crafts catalyst?

First published at 01:28 UTC on June 16th, 2018.
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We perform an experiment to see if anhydrous zinc chloride can also work as a Friedel-Crafts acylation catalyst, in place of the more usual but hard to obtain anhydrous aluminium chloride.

CategoryScience & Technology
SensitivityNormal - Content that is suitable for ages 16 and over
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