Scope and Limitations of Sodium and Potassium Trimethylsilanolate as Reagents for Conversion of Esters to Carboxylic Acids

Sodium or potassium trimethylsilanolate act as versatile and very powerful reagents for conversion of a wide variety of esters to carboxylic acids. The reactions were performed in tetrahydrofuran under mild reaction conditions with high to quantitative yields.