Abstract
Peptides of importance to both academia and industry are mostly synthesized in the solid-phase mode using a two-dimensional scheme. The so-called Fmoc/tBu strategy, where the groups are removed by piperidine and TFA, respectively, is currently the method of choice for peptide synthesis. However, as the molecular diversity of cyclic and branched peptides becomes a challenging interest, a high level of orthogonal dimensionality is required, such as through triorthogonal protection schemes. Here we present a fourth category of orthogonal protecting groups that are stable under cleavage conditions, including the TFA treatment that removes the tBu-based groups. At the end of the synthetic process and upon some chemical manipulation, the groups in this fourth category were removed with TFA. This new concept of protecting groups could facilitate the synthesis and manipulation of difficult peptides.
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