“…3 However, selective cleavage of the di-t-butylimidodicarbonate, oftenly found as valuable intermediates in Mitsunobu 4 and Gabriel type 5 processes towards the synthesis of several bio-active molecules, protected α-amino acids to mono-Boc compounds still lacks efficient and milder methods. Numerous methods are available for the removal of the Bocgroup, 7 including trifluoroacetic acid, 8 trimethylsilyl iodide, 9 hydrochloric acid in ethyl acetate, 10 ceric ammonium nitrate, 11 tin tetrachloride, 12 tetrabutylammonium fluoride, 13 zinc bromide, 14 boron trifluoride, 15 thermolytic removal 16 etc. However, there are very few methods for the selective cleavage 17a-f of the di-Boc protected α-amino acids to mono-Boc compounds.…”