Hydrazinolysis of Dde group is troublesome in the presence of Aloc pro
tected peptides. We elucidate that reduction of the Aloc double bond o
ccurs both in solution and on solid support preventing the subsequent
Aloc deprotection and resulting in mixtures difficult to purify. We re
port here that addition of allyl alcohol as scavenger circumvents this
side reaction and provides a complete orthogonality between Dde and A
loc in solution and solid phase peptide synthesis. (C) 1998 Elsevier S
cience Ltd. All rights reserved.