title: RNA synthesis using 2'-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl) protection.
abstract: This chapter enables the reader to carry out the solid-phase synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA) using beta-cyanoethyl phosphoramidite chemistry combined with tert-butyldimethylsilyl protection of the ribose 2'-hydroxyl group. Phosphoramidite monomers are activated with 5-benzylmercapto-1H-tetrazole enabling fast and highly efficient coupling to the 5'-hydroxyl group of the support-bound oligonucleotide. On completion of the synthesis, the stepwise deprotection of the nucleobase, phosphate, and ribose protecting groups is carried out using optimized protocols. Subsequently the various high-pressure (performance) liquid chromatography (HPLC) procedures are described enabling the purification and analysis of the RNA. For this purpose anion-exchange and reversed-phase HPLC are used singly or in combination according to the final purity requirement of the RNA.
authors.affiliation: RNA-TEC, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sproat
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D012313:RNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012821:Silanes; D012313:RNA