Tetrahedron letters

Phase managed organic synthesis 2. A new polymer assisted synthesis of acid anhydrides.

WK Fife, Z Zhang

Index: Fife, Wilmer K.; Zhang, Zhi-dong Tetrahedron Letters, 1986 , vol. 27, # 41 p. 4933 - 4936

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Abstract

Abstract A solid-phase copolymer of 4-vinylpyridine is shown to be a highly effective reagent/catalyst for the synthesis of acid anhydrides from mixtures containing equimolar quantities of carboxylic acids and acid chlorides. The process may be carried out in batch or column mode.