Kawahara S, Wada T, Sekine M
Department of Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
Nucleic Acids Symp Ser. 1995(34):29-30.
A new and convenient method for removal of the TBDMS group as a protecting group for the 2' hydroxyl function in chemical synthesis of RNA under mild acidic conditions by use of diluted acetic acid solutions and 0.01 M hydrochloric acid (pH 2.0) was developed.