A new t-butyl-based acid-labile protecting group for the guanidine function of Nα-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-arginine
Abstract
Bis(o-t-butoxycarbonyltetrachlorobenzoyl) groups effectively protect the guanidino group of arginine during peptide synthesis; they are cleaved in a two-stage process by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid and then with very dilute acid.