Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1986, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (7): 645.

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A Lewis Acid Catalyst Supported by Polymer: Polystyrene AlCl3/TiCl4 Complex

Ran Ruicheng, Pei Weiwei, Jia Xinru, Shen Ji, Jiang Shuojian   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing
  • Received:1985-04-08 Online:1986-07-24 Published:1986-07-24

Abstract: Polystyrene-divinylbenzenc (4%) copolymer beads is combined with anhydrous aluminium chloride and titanium tetrachloride ( 1:1) in CS2 to form a complex containing11.4% of chlorine,in which the ratio of the metal aluminum to the metal titanium approach to 2 :1 (Al/Ti=2/1) It correspond to (6.42×10-4mol A1C13 + 3.21×10-4mol TiCl4)/ 1 g complex beads.The complex is a strong solid Lewis acid and is very stable in air.The polystyrene-AlCl3/TiCl4 complex (PS-Al/Ti) can be uscd to catalyze a lot of organic synthesis reactions in high yield,such as esterifications,acetal formations,kclal formations,ethcrications and the Friedel-Crafts alkylations.The fact that dibasic metal complex (PS-Al/Ti) is more reactive than the polystyrene-AiCl3 complex and the polystyrenc-TiCl4 complex is confirmed in many reactions.It is important that the complex (PS-Al/Ti) as a catalyst can be used repeatedly at least 7 times with high yield.

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