preparation of peptidethioesters by Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is described. Condensation of Fmoc-aminoacyl fluoride and N-ethyl-S-triphenylmethylcysteine allyl ester, readily prepared from known S-triphenylmethylcysteine allyl ester, was efficiently promoted in CH2Cl2 under high-pressure (800 MPa). When the reaction was performed with the additive DIEA, considerable epimerization at the chiral