Blanc chloromethylation

Blanc chloromethylation
Named after Gustave Louis Blanc
Reaction type Substitution reaction
Identifiers
Organic Chemistry Portal blanc-reaction

The Blanc chloromethylation (also called the Blanc reaction) is the chemical reaction of aromatic rings with formaldehyde and hydrogen chloride to form chloromethyl arenes. The reaction is catalyzed by Lewis acids such as zinc chloride. The reaction was discovered by Gustave Louis Blanc (1872-1927) in 1923.

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