An alternative dimethoxytrityl-on (dmt-on) method is described to puri
fy hydrophobic oligodeoxyribonucleoside methylphosphonates (OM) with a
phosphodiester linkage at the 5' end, instead of the conventional dmt
-off method using a DEAE ion-exchange column. This method is modified
from the reverse-phase method for purification of normal oligonucleoti
des.