Ferrario reaction

Several name reactions are promoted by AICI3. For example, the Darzens-Nenitzescu reaction is simply the acylation of alkenes. The Ferrario reaction generates phenoxathiins from diphenyl ethers (eq 19) The rearrangement of acyloxy aromatic systems is known as the Fries rearrangement (eq 20). Aryl aldehydes are produced by the Gatterman aldehyde synthesis (eq 21). The initial step of the Haworth phenanthrene synthesis makes use of a Friedel-Crafts acylation. The acylation of phenolic cort tounds is called the Houben-Hoesch reaction (eq 22). The Leuckart amide s)oithesis generates aryl amides from isocyanates (eq 23). ... 

Enolizable compounds can be used for Meerwein reactions provided that the keto-enol equilibrium is not too far on the side of the ketone for example, P-dicar-bonyl compounds such as acetylacetone are suitable (Citterio and Ferrario, 1983). The arylation of enol esters or ethers (10.12) affords a convenient route for arylating aldehydes and ketones at the a-carbon atom (Scheme 10-48). Silyl enol ethers [10.12, R = Si(CH3)3] can be used instead of enol ethers (Sakakura et al., 1985). The reaction is carried out in pyridine. 

D. Laria, G. Ciccotti, M. Ferrario, andR. Kapral,/. Chem. Phys., 97,378 (1992).Molecular Dynamics Study of Adiabatic Proton Transfer Reactions in Solution. 

D. A. Zichi, G. Ciccotti, J. T. Hynes, and M. Ferrario, Molecular dynamics simulations of electron-transfer reaction in solution. J. Phys. Chem., 93 (1989), 6261-6265. 

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