Benzene → (2,4-Dimethylphenyl)-(3-methylphenyl)methanone

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A mixture of 15.46 g (0.1 mole) of m-toluoyl chloride, 24.6 ml (0.2 mole) of p-xylene, and 2 g of MoS2 was stirred and refluxed. After 24 hours no more HCl evolved. The mixture was diluted with 100 ml of benzene, filtered from 2 g of MoS2, and distilled to obtain 12.5 g boiling at 245°-250° C./200 of 2,4,3'-trimethylbenzophenone, 82.6 mole % yield.

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