Synlett 2015; 26(14): 2006-2008
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1381117
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Ultrasound-Assisted Methyl Esterification of Carboxylic Acids ­Catalyzed by Polymer-Supported Triphenylphosphine

Subin Jaita
Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand   Email: mookdap55@gmail.com
,
Wong Phakhodee
Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand   Email: mookdap55@gmail.com
,
Mookda Pattarawarapan*
Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand   Email: mookdap55@gmail.com
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Publication History

Received: 16 April 2015

Accepted after revision: 09 June 2015

Publication Date:
09 July 2015 (online)


Abstract

A convenient and efficient sonochemical method for methyl esterification of carboxylic acids catalyzed by polymer-supported tri­phenylphosphine (PS-Ph3P) is reported. In the presence of 1:0.1:2 molar ratio of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine/PS-Ph3P/Na2CO3, methyl esters of various carboxylic acids bearing reactive hydroxyl groups as well as ­acid- or base-labile functionalities could be rapidly prepared (within 10–20 min) in good to excellent yields without necessity to pre-activate the acids. Using the polymer-bound phosphine also allows easy isolation of the products which, in most of the cases, were obtained in high purities without column chromatography.