tert-Butoxycarbonylation (Boc) Reagents [Protecting Reagents]

　tert-Butoxycarbonyl (Boc) group is one of the most commonly used protective groups for amino groups in peptide synthesis. It is also used for the protection of hydroxy groups. It is stable under basic hydrolysis conditions and catalytic reduction conditions, and is inert against various nucleophiles. It is deprotected under acidic conditions commonly with trifluoroacetic acid.