An oxidation-labile traceless linker for solid-phase synthesis

Traceless release of biaryls, acetylenes, alkenes, heterocycles, thioethers, and secondary amines from different solid supports can be achieved under very mild conditions by using a hydrazide group. This group, which is converted into an acyl diazene by oxidation and subsequently cleaved by a nucleophile (see scheme), is thus an attractive new linker for solid-phase synthesis and combinatorial chemistry.