Merck, 707066, DCA Deblock (0.36M dichloroacetic acid in toluene)

General description
Deblock solution, containing dichloroacetic acid (DCA) in dichloromethane or Toluene, removes the dimethoxytrityl (DMT) protecting the group from the 5′ hydroxyl moiety of nucleotides already incorporated into the growing nucleic acid, prior to the addition of the next phosphoramidite. Removal of the DMT allows the unprotected 5′ hydroxyl moiety to react with a new phosphoramidite in a subsequent extension reaction.
Application
DCA Deblock (0.36M dichloroacetic acid in toluene) is suitable for the removal of 4,4Adimethoxytrityl (DMTr) protecting groups for the synthesis of antisense oligonucleotides in high yield and purity.