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Synthesis 1987; 1987(12): 1118-1119
DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-28191
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A Selective Electrocatalytic Cleavage of the Benzyloxycarbonyl Group from Peptides

M. Antonietta Casadei* , D. Pletcher
  • *lnstituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Università "La Sapienza", P. le Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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20 August 2002 (online)

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An electrosynthetic procedure for the cleavage of the benzyloxycarbonyl group from protected amino acids and peptides is described. It is based on the use of a high surface area palladium cathode in methanol/acetic acid and gives an excellent selectivity under very mild conditions.