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Chemical Protecting Groups

Protecting groups are used in the synthesis of complex organic molecules to ensure the survival of certain functional groups in the end product. Use Wolfram|Alpha to find out about protecting groups and how they behave under specific conditions.
Chemical Protecting Groups

Learn about different protecting groups.

Get information about a protecting group:

MOM ether

Find behavior under specified conditions:

FMOC amide under reducing conditions
stability of FMOC amide + zinc

Find conditions under which a certain behavior is exhibited:

conditions where cinnamyl carbamate is reactive
oxidizing conditions where benzylidene acetal is stable
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