Aluminum dodecatungstophosphate (AIPW12O40) as a non-hygroscopic Lewis acid catalyst for the efficient Friedel-Crafts acylation of aromatic compounds under solvent-less conditions

Stable and non-hygroscopic aluminum dodecatungstophosphate (AlPW12O40), which is prepared easily from cheap and commercially available compounds was found to be an effective catalyst for Friedel-Crafts acylation reactions using carboxylic acids, acetic anhydride and benzoyl chloride in the absence of solvent under mild reaction conditions. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.