We describe the development of methodology which allows for the introduction of a second disulfidebond into a molecular framework with a pre-existing disulfide linker system. Compounds which containan
S-9-fluorenylmethyl-protected thiol and an additional disulfide linkage are deprotected
in situ andtrapped with an activated thiophile. This methodology allowed for the synthesis of the first moleculepossessing two different biologically active agents covalently attached to a folate receptor targeting ligandunit
via two disulfide-based release systems.