2-(2-Hydroxyethyl)pyridine

2-Pyridineethanol

Used to protect 5'-phosphate of nucleotides as the 2-pyridylethyl esters. The protecting group is stable to mild base but can be cleaved by methoxide ion. Also used to protect carboxyl groups of amino acids which are stable to both mild base and mild acid

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