A new and cost-effective linker for the generation of carboxylic acid end g
roups on Multipin supports (SynPhase(TM) crowns) has been developed. Synthe
sis of the linker was based on modification of grafted polystyrene (PS) cro
wns to generate a hydroxyethyl moiety which is acid labile in 10-20% triflu
oroacetic acid (TFA) in dichloromethane (DCM). Solid-phase syntheses of mod
el decapeptides using this Linker are described. Copyright (C) 2000 Europea
n Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.