Wang Resin

Wang resin is commonly used in solid phase peptide synthesis for preparing peptides with Fmoc amino acids. As a standard support it can be used for the solid phase immobilization of acids and phenols for SPOS. The ester linkage may be achieved, which has good stability to a variety of reaction conditions, but can be readily removed with the moderate acid treatment, generally with trifluoroacetic acid. For the immobilization of amines, Wang resin also can be readily converted into solid phase equivalents of standard urethane-based protecting groups by reaction with phosgene or activated carbonates, such as carbonyl diimidazole or bis(p-nitrophenyl)-carbonate.