A mild, efficient and inexpensive detritylation method is reported that use
s trifluoroacetic acid on a silica gel column to obtain pure, detritylated
compounds in one-step. This method is applicable to acid stable as well as
acid sensitive compounds with only slight alterations in the procedure. Nin
eteen examples are given. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserve
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