Soluble and reusable poly(norbornene) supports with high loading capacities for peptide synthesis.

Poly(norbornene) supports comprising solubilizing ethylene glycol units and multiple amino acid attachment sites have been developed for peptide synthesis. A variety of amino acids have been efficiently loaded (0.6-1.1 mmol/g) onto the support in high yields (83-98%). Several tripeptides have been synthesized in moderate-to-good overall yields (41-66%) using only 1.2 equiv of coupling reagents/amino acids, and the support could be efficiently recycled up to 3 times.