A. D. Wentworth, Jr. † Paul Wentworth, and U. Faruk Mansoor
Jan 22, 2000
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Abstract
[reaction: see text] The high-yielding synthesis and application of the first example of a polymer-supported reagent for the preparation of trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) is described. This new reagent efficiently triflates aryl alcohols and lithium enolates in high yield (>90%). A simple precipitation and filtration to remove the excess reagent and byproduct facilitate purification of the triflate products. The PEG-supported approach is highly efficient, as the PEG-supported byproduct can be quantitatively recovered and recycled into reagent 1.