Novel silyl linkers for solid-phase synthesis

The syntheses of two silyl chloride resins, 2 and 10 are described starting from Merrifield resin, 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol and diphenyldichlorosilane or dimethyldichlorosilane, respectively. The silyl chloride resin 2 was used for the attachment of 1° alcohols, 2° alcohols and phenols to the solid phase. A preliminary study of the stability of the diphenylsiloxane linker towards certain reaction conditions was also carried out. A more reactive silyl chloride resin 10 was found to be suitable for the attachment of 3° alcohols to the solid phase.