Patent ID: 6861544

Claim:
A method of carrying out a reaction comprising the steps of: mixing at least one organic reaction component with a fluorous reaction component having the formula: X 1 Sn(R) n [Rs(Rf)] 3-n , X 1 X 2 Sn[Rs(Rf)] 2 or O═Sn[Rs(Rf)] 2 wherein n is 1 or 2, R is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, X 1 and X 2 are independently, the same or different, H, F, Cl, Br, I, N 3 , OR 1 , OOR 1 , SR 1 , SeR 1 , CN, NC, NR 1 R 2 , an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbons, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, —C(O)R 3 , M((Rs′)(Rf′)) 3 , OM((Rs′)(Rf′)) 3 or OOM((Rs′)Rf′)) 3 , wherein M is Si, Ge, or Sn, and wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently the same or different H, an alkyl group, —SO 2 R 3 or —C(O)R 3 , wherein R 3 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and wherein Rs and Rs′ are each independently the same or different a spacer group, and wherein Rf and Rf′ are each independently the same or different a fluorous group; carrying out a reaction to produce an organic product; and after producing the organic product, separating any excess of the fluorous reaction component and any fluorous byproduct of the fluorous reaction component using a fluorous separation technique.