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Synthesis 1989; 1989(1): 37-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-1989-27139
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A Simple Method for Amide Formation from Protected Amino Acids and Peptides

Shui-Tein Chen* , Shih-Hsiung Wu, Kung-Tsung Wang
  • *Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, and Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, P.O. Box 23-106, Taipei 10098, Taiwan, Republic of China
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27 September 2002 (online)

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Amide formation from protected amino acids and peptides is directly and simply achieved by using 1-hydroxybenzotriazole as activating agent and treating the intermediate O-(benzotriazol-1-yl) derivative ("active ester") in situ with 25% ammonium hydroxide solution.

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