A decarboxylative traceless linker strategy for the cleavage of resin-bound
quinazolines has been developed using hydroxymethylpolystyrene (HMPS) resi
n derivatised as the ethyl oxalate. Methods for the solid phase synthesis o
f the linker, quinazoline formation, functionalisation and cleavage are des
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