• Amines and other N-functions can be protected as 4-methoxybenzenesufonyl (PMBS, Mps) derivatives: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 29, 2592 (1981), useful for the imidazole in histidines, stable to TFA and HBr/AcOH: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 47, 3146 (1974); J. Org. Chem., 45, 547 (1980); deprotection in TFA is promoted by dimethyl sulfide: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 955 (1979). For deprotection of PMBS-indoles using Mg in methanol, see: J. Org. Chem., 62, 6519 (1997).
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Also used for protection of the guanidino function of arginine residues in peptide synthesis. The sulfonamide is cleaved by triflic acid under less drastic conditions than tosyl groups: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 24, 1568 (1976). Compare also 4-Methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyl chloride, L11829. See Appendix 6.