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.
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