Aniline–terephthalaldehyde resin p-toluenesulfonic acid (ATRT) salt as efficient mild polymeric solid acid catalyst

Aniline–terephthalaldehyde resin p-toluenesulfonic acid (ATRT) salt was easily prepared by the reaction of aniline with 1.25 equiv of terephthalaldehyde in the presence of 1.0 equiv of p-toluenesulfonic acid at 75 °C for 24 h in EtOH. ATRT efficiently catalyzed the tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols and deprotection of tetrahydropyranyl (THP), triethylsilyl (TES), and tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers. Deprotection of dodecyl THP ether and dodecyl TBDMS ether catalyzed by ATRT proceeded faster than those by pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS). ATRT was reused without significant loss of activities.