Catalytic Polymer-Supported Potassium Thiophenolate in Methanol as a Method for the Removal of Ester, Amide, and Thioacetate Protecting Groups

Rachel N. MacCoss; Dara J. Henry; Christopher T. Brain; Steven V. Ley

doi:10.1055/s-2004-817786

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Catalytic Polymer-Supported Potassium Thiophenolate in Methanol as a Method for the Removal of Ester, Amide, and Thioacetate Protecting Groups

Rachel N. MacCoss^a, Dara J. Henry^a, Christopher T. Brain^b, Steven V. Ley*^a
^a Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
e-Mail: svl1000@cam.ac.uk;
^b Novartis Institute for Medical Sciences, 5 Gower Place, London, WC1E 6BS, UK

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Abstract

Polymer-supported potassium thiophenolate to remove ester, activated amide, and thioacetate protecting groups catalytically in the presence of methanol is reported.

Key words

polymer-supported - thiophenolate - deprotection

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General Procedure: Protected compound (1.0 equiv) was dissolved in MeOH/THF (1:1) in a sealed vial and stirred with thiophenolate resin 1 (1.45 mmol/g, 0.2 equiv). The reaction was heated as described herein. When reaction was complete, the resin was removed by filtration and washed with THF. The combined washings were dried in vacuo. If starting material remained, the product was isolated by standard column chromatography.

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Thiophenolate Resin: Polymer-supported thiophenol was shaken at r.t. under argon with potassium trimethylsilanolate in THF. After 2 d, the resin was rinsed with THF and dried in vacuo (1.45 mmol/g).

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All compounds gave satisfactory spectroscopic data identical to those reported in the literature.

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Resin was filtered, washed with CH₂Cl₂ three times, and dried in vacuo before reusing.