Preparation of Peptide Thioesters through Fmoc-Based Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis by Using Amino Thioesters

An effective procedure for the synthesis of peptide alkyl thioesters by 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) solid-phase peptide synthesis was developed. The free C terminus of a fully protected peptide was coupled in solution with the free amino group of an amino thioester. This furnished the fully protected peptide thioester, which was globally deprotected to afford the desired unprotected peptide thioester. The method is compatible with labile groups such as phosphoryl and glycosyl moieties.