A mixed resin bed for the quenching and purification of tetrabutylammonium fluoride mediated desilylating reactions

A polymer-bound calcium sulfonate resin is prepared and used to sequester tetrabutylammonium fluoride. The simultaneous use of the calcium sulfonate resin with a sulfonic acid resin is used for the quenching and purification of desilylating reactions involving tetrabutylammonium fluoride as the reagent. Employment of this resin workup technique eliminates the need for a liquid-phase extractive protocol allowing the procedure to be easily automated.