
%0 Journal Article
%A Stewart, FHC 
%T Comparative acidic cleavage experiments with methyl-substituted benzyl esters of amino acids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1967/10/01
%V 20
%N 10
%P 2243-2249
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9672243
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9672243 
%X The action of trifluoroacetic acid and hydrogen bromide in acetic acid, respectively, on the benzyl, p-methylbenzyl, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl, and penta-methylbenzyl esters of some amino acid derivatives has been investigated by thin-layer chromatography. Methyl substitution greatly enhances the lability of the ester groups. The possible bearing of the results on solid-phase peptide synthesis is discussed. 
