Aromatics

Si/Al pairs^a

Product

Isolated yield^b/%

ethylbenzene

Ph₃SiCl

ethylbenzoic acid

81

m-xylene

Me₃SiCl

dimethylbenzoic acid

87

m-xylene

Ph₃SiCl

dimethylbenzoic acid

73

mesitylene

Me₃SiCl

2,4,6-trismethylbenzoic acid

89

mesitylene

Ph₃SiCl

2,4,6-trismethylbenzoic acid

97

benzene

Ph₃SiCl

benzoic acid

20