Solution-phase chemical library synthesis using polymer-assisted purification techniques

During the past few years, polymer-assisted solution-phase synthesis has become a prevalent method for the parallel synthesis of chemical libraries. This methodology allows for intermediate and final product purification by various resin-based sequestration techniques, which allow for the removal of excess reactants, by-products or side products from solution-phase reactions. The methodology has continued to expand, providing the practitioner with a broad range of ingenious purification methods, allowing single-step transformations as well as multistep syntheses to be performed in solution. The polymer-assisted solution-phase technology is currently being utilized for both the synthesis of lead generation and lead optimization libraries in the pharmaceutical arena and has also expanded into other disciplines.