"Wolf and lamb" reactions: Equilibrium and kinetic effects in multipolymer systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00415a034

Two reagents reacting avidly with each other in solution are rendered mutually inactive by attaching each to a separate batch of insoluble polymer. Two-stage reactions in which a soluble reagent reacts first with one polymeric reagent and the product with the second polymeric reagent afford advantages over analogous reactions in solution. In acylation reactions of carbon acids, the simultaneous use of a polymeric strong base and a polymeric acylating reagent proved to be superior to the use of soluble reagents, both for bringing about quantitative acylations and for coping with undesirable side reactions. New polymeric strong bases were prepared: polymeric trityllithium, para-substituted trityllithium polymers, and polymeric lithium diisopropylamide. Active esters of polymeric o-nitrophenol and N-1-hydroxybenzotriazole were used as acylation reagents. The scope and limitation of these reactions and their application to general multiphase systems are discussed.