Exploring a benzyloxyaniline linker utilizing ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a cleavage reagent: solid-phase synthesis of N-unsubstituted beta-lactams and secondary amides.

[figure: see text] A novel benzyloxyaniline linker that uses ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a cleavage reagent is described. Its application in the solid-phase synthesis of N-unsubstituted beta-lactams and secondary amides furnishes compounds in moderate to excellent yield (45-91%) and high purity (93-99%).