Solid-phase synthesis is gaining more importance since its scope has been extended from the preparation of peptide compounds, as originally pioneered by Merrifield, to the synthesis of small organic molecules. 1 The development of new synthetic procedures suited to solid-phase synthesis continues to be a major focus for chemistry. The methods amenable to automation for the parallel production of compounds are of particular value. ... A small library of 3-hydroxymethyl-4,5- ...