Protecting groups Flashcards
Alcohol protecting groups
Silyl Alkyl ester THP Benzyl ethers (Bn and PMB) Methyl ether MOM ether Alloc
Amine protecting groups
Boc Cbz Benzyl Sulfonyl Fmoc Phthalamide
Carboxyl protecting groups
Tert-butyl ester
Benzyl ester
Alloc
Carbonyl protecting groups
Acyclic acetal
Cyclic acetal
Thioacetal
Silyl group
Introduction: R3SiCl + base
Removal: TBAF (nBu4NF)
Alkyl ester
Introduction: Acid chloride/anhydride
Removal: Acid/base, H2O
THP acetal
Introduction: DHP, acid
Removal: acid, H2O
Benzyl (Bn) ether
Introduction: BnBr, base (NaH)
Removal: Pd/C, H2
PMB ether
Introduction: ArCH2Br, base (NaH)
Removal: DDQ or CAN
Methyl ether
Introduction: MeI, NaH
Removal: BBr3
MOM ether
Introduction: MeOCH2Cl, base
Removal: HCl
Alloc ether
Introduction: Alloc2O or Alloc-Cl
Removal: Pd(PPh3)4
Boc
Introduction: Boc2O, base
Removal: TFA
Cbz
Introduction: Cbz-Cl, base
Removal: Pd/C and H2 or HBr, AcOH
Benzyl
Introduction: BnBr, base OR PhCHO, NaBH4
Removal: Pd/C and H2