Rasta resin as support for TBD in base-catalyzed organic processes

Although its intriguing features, such as uniform functionalization through the entire beads and a very high-loading capacity are suitable candidates for solid-phase synthesis and reagent-scavenging, the use of Rasta resin as support for organocatalysis has been little explored. In this contribution, Rasta polymer has been used to preparation of high-loading Rasta-TBD. This catalyst has been able to efficiently promote several organic transformations with constantly good and promising results. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.