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Drying TBAF

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Edcon Chang

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Jun 12, 1993, 4:29:09 PM6/12/93
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Hi:

I am interested in doing an alkylation reaction using tetrabutylammonium fluoride
on a silylenolether. Could someone give me some pointers as to how best to remove
water from this extremely hygroscopic compound? I have tried azeoptropically distill
away the water using 1:1 toluene:THF; but that doesn't seem to work too well (at
least not dry enough for my reaction to work.) Is stirring it in THF with activated
molecular sieves effective? Thanks in advance for your advice.

Edcon Chang


lwit...@gmail.com

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Jun 30, 2014, 11:13:23 AM6/30/14
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that's a good way to make THF polymer and contaminate everything

dlzc

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Jun 30, 2014, 2:49:04 PM6/30/14
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Dear lwit...:

On Monday, June 30, 2014 8:13:23 AM UTC-7, lwit...@gmail.com wrote:
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> that's a good way to make THF polymer and
> contaminate everything

Why do you reply to a 21 year old thread?

David A. Smith

Poutnik

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Jun 30, 2014, 2:59:39 PM6/30/14
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Dne 30.6.2014 20:49, dlzc napsal(a):
He may have not noticed.
It appeared to me today as unread as if being new one.

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