Studies on Peptides. Application of Trifluoromethanesulphonic Acid as a Deblocking Reagent to the Synthesis of Neurotensin

Abstract
Neurotensin, a bovine hypothalamic principle, was synthesized in a conventional manner, after removing three different protecting groups employed ; tosyl (Tos), benzyl (Bzl) and benzyloxycarbonyl (Z), by trifluoromethanesulphonic acid.