aluminium trichloride; nitromethane in benzene T=25°C; 2 h;

aluminium trichloride; nitromethane in benzene T=25°C; 2 h;

iodine in benzene T=60°C; 6 h;

1: 54 percent / KOH / ethanol 2: m-CPBA / CHCl3 3: 73 percent / 500 °C / 3 Torr 4: 79 percent / AlCl3-CH3NO2 / benzene / 2 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 61 percent / KOH / benzene; ethanol 2: 97 percent / m-chloroperbenzoic acid / CHCl3 / 48 h / Ambient temperature 3: 77 percent / 500 °C / 2 - 3 Torr 4: 91 percent / I2 / benzene / 6 h / 60 °C / other 13-substituted 5-tert-butyl-8-methoxy<2.2>methacyclophanes, various reaction times and iodine molar concentrations View Scheme

chloro-trimethyl-silane; sodium iodide in dichloromethane; acetonitrile 24 h; Ambient temperature;

1: 73 percent / 500 °C / 3 Torr 2: 79 percent / AlCl3-CH3NO2 / benzene / 2 h / 25 °C View Scheme

aluminium trichloride; nitromethane in benzene T=25°C; variety of mol ratios and temperature; Product distribution;

1: 98 percent / AlCl3-CH3NO2 / benzene / 2 h / Ambient temperature 2: 83 percent / DDQ / benzene / 4 h / Heating View Scheme