Several new protecting groups were introduced at the N-in-position of
tryptophan, and their reactivities were examined under the conditions
used for peptide synthesis by Boc-strategy. Among them, the cyclohexyl
oxycarbonyl (Hoc) group was found to be the most suitable in terms of
stability during elongation of the peptide chain and removability at t
he final HF reaction without resorting to the use of thiols. Copyright
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