I know that I've read many a paper about the Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reaction using aluminum metal as the catalyst in the Journal of Chemical Education.
1. GC/MS experiments for the organic laboratory: II. Friedel-Crafts alkylation of p-xylene (MODLAB).
Novak, Michael; Heinrich, Julie. 1993, 70, A150
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2. A simple preparation of 1,4-di-tert-butylbenzene without AICI3: An undergraduate organic chemistry experiment.
Castrillon, Jose. 1991, 68, 793
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3. Friedel-Crafts alkylation products (LTE).
Kolb, Kenneth E.; Field, Kurt W. 1991, 68, 86
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4. Friedel Crafts acylation and alkylation with acid chlorides.
Jarret, Ronald M.; Keil, Nora; Allen, Susan; Cannon, Lisa; Coughlan, Julie; Cusumano, Leonarda; Nolan, Brian. 1989, 66, 1056
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5. Friedel Crafts alkylation using elemental aluminum catalyst: An undergraduate laboratory experiment.
Meeks, B. Spencer; Lucas, Anita R. 1989, 66, 176
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6. Alkylation of chlorobenzene: An experiment illustrating kinetic versus thermodynamic control.
Kolb, Kenneth E.; Standard, Jean M.; Field, Kurt W. 1988, 65, 367
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7. The synthesis of 4,4'-di-tertbutyl biphenyl: a sophomore organic chemistry experiment.
Horne, Deane A. 1983, 60, 246
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8. Acylation of ferrocene: Effect of temperature on reactivity as measured by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography.
McKone, Harold T. 1980, 57, 380
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9. Friedel-Crafts acylation: An experiment incorporating spectroscopic structure determination.
Schatz, Paul F. 1979, 56, 480
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10. Acetylation of ferrocene: Monitoring a chemical reaction by high pressure liquid chromatography.
Haworth, D. T.; Liu, T. 1976, 53, 730
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11. The Friedel-Crafts pathway to diarylcyclopropenones. An undergraduate organic experiment.
Agranat, Israel; Tapuhi, Yitzhak. 1976, 53, 531
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12. Stereospecific thermal cycloadditions and catalyzed isomerizations: An organic laboratory project.
Pasto, D. J.; Duncan, J. A.; Silversmith, E. F. 1974, 51, 277
13. Acetylation of ferrocene: A chromatography experiment for elementary organic laboratory.
Bozak, Richard E. 1966, 43, 73
14. The Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene: A first year organic laboratory experiment.
Dunathan, H. C. 1964, 41, 278
15. Friedel-Crafts alkylation (TE).
Marsi, Kenneth L.; Wilen, Samuel H. 1963, 40, 214
16. Apparatus for the Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Kremer, Chester B.; Wilen, Samuel H. 1961, 38, 306
17. The Friedel-Crafts reaction in elementary organic laboratories.
Wright, Oscar L.; Fuhlhage, Donald; Sheridan, Earl. 1952, 29, 620
18. A new Friedel-Crafts synthesis for the beginning student.
Hart, Harold. 1950, 27, 398
19. Friedel-Crafts reactions for the elementary organic laboratory.
Dermer, O. C. 1938, 15, 268