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Solid Phase Synthesis

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Solid phase synthesis is a method in which the initial substrate is covalently attached through a cleavable linker to an insoluble polymeric or inorganic support, and subsequent transformations are performed on the support-bound intermediate. Reagents are normally supplied in solution and may be used in excess; after each reaction, unconsumed reagents and soluble by-products are removed by filtration and washing rather than by isolating the growing molecule [1]. A complete cycle therefore comprises support loading, reaction, washing, and, when required, temporary protecting-group removal, followed eventually by cleavage from the support. Merrifield peptide synthesis established the defining iterative form of the method, while solid-phase organic synthesis extends the same support-and-linker logic beyond peptides [2]. The concept excludes simple heterogeneous catalysis because the product-forming substrate, not merely a catalyst, is immobilized, and it excludes adsorption without a designed covalent attachment and cleavage strategy.

solid phase synthesis polymer support cleavable linker iterative synthesis
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  1. R. B. Merrifield; Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis. I. The Synthesis of a Tetrapeptide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1963, 85, 2149-2154. [CrossRef]
  2. Andrew R. Vaino; Kim D. Janda; Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis: A Critical Understanding of the Resin. J. Comb. Chem. 2000, 2, 579-596. [CrossRef]
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