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p-Phenylbenzyl is developed as a new 'PMB' like protecting group. p-Phenylb
enzyl (PPB) ethers were prepared from alcohols with PPBBr-NaH or p-phenylbe
nzyl trichloroacetimidate-TfOH and subjected to oxidative deprotection usin
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