Treatment of a free amino acid ester with CO2 followed by exposure to a chl
orosilane-containing polystyrene results in its attachment to the solid sup
port. The newly formed silyl carbamate can be employed to build polypeptide
s at the carboxyl terminus. Cleavage of the (poly)peptide using aqueous HF
in CH3CN leads to its free amine form which is isolated as a Boc derivative
. The polymer support can be easily recycled. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd
. All rights reserved.