Research Article

Acetylation of Phenols, Anilines, and Thiols Using Silica Sulfuric Acid under Solvent-Free Conditions

Table 2

Acylation of 4-chloroaniline (A) by different acylating reagents (B) with SSA under solvent-free conditions at room temperature.

EntryReagentA : B (mole ratio)Time (min)Yield %

1CH3CO2Et1.0 : 2.0100
2CH3CO2H1.0 : 2.0100
3Vinyl acetate1.0 : 2.01020
4CH3COCl1.0 : 2.01095
5(CH3CO)2O1.0 : 2.0398