
%0 Journal Article
%A Camp, D 
%A Jenkins, ID 
%T The Use of a Phosphine Containing a Basic Group in the Mitsunobu Esterification Reaction
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1998/12/01
%V 41
%N 12
%P 1835-1839
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9881835
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9881835 
%X Use of diphenyl (2-pyridyl) phosphine instead of triphenylphosphine in the Mitsunobu  esterification reaction facilitates isolation of the desired ester. The resulting phosphine oxide is readily removed by a dilute acid wash. 31P n.m.r , investigations of the mechanism suggest that the pyridylphosphine behaves in an analogous manner to triphenylphosphine. 
