Fluorous 4‐<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>‐Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) Salts as Simple Recyclable Acylation Catalysts

Abstract

Pass the salt please! A simple fluorous salt of 4-N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (C7F15CO2H⋅DMAP) that acts as an effective recyclable organocatalyst for esterification under solvent- and base-free conditions is reported. This catalyst is readily accessible, easy to handle and to recover, and constitutes an attractive alternative for cleaner and safer acylation reactions (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.