Heteropoly acid as a novel efficient catalyst for Fries rearrangement.
Heteropoly acid H3PW12O40 is a very efficient and environmentally benign catalyst for the Fries rearrangement of phenyl acetate in homogeneous or heterogeneous liquid-phase systems at 100-150 degrees C.
Kozhevnikova
Elena F
EF
Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK L69 7ZD. kozhev@liverpool.ac.uk
Derouane
Eric G
EG
Kozhevnikov
Ivan V
IV