Susan Coyle, Geofrey T. Young
1976
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Journal of The Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Abstract
The diphenyl-4-pyridylmethyl group provides acid-stable protection of the thiol group of cysteine and the imidazole-nitrogen of histidine; it is removed by reductive methods (including electrolytic reduction) and from thiols by mercury(II) acetate and by iodine.