Rapid formal hydrolysis of peptide-αthioesters?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2012-11-29 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC38229F

Abstract

In the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol peptide-αthioesters undergo smooth conversion to their corresponding peptide-αcarboxylates. This general and operationally simple reaction extends the utility of a promising new strategy for cleaving resin-bound Boc/benzyl-protected peptides without the use of hydrogen fluoride.

Graphical abstract: Rapid formal hydrolysis of peptide-αthioesters
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