The invention relates to new compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8)-alkyl or optionally substituted (C.sub.6 -C.sub.14)-aryl, R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or an amino acid residue which is protected by an amino protective group which can be cleaved off with weak acid or base, R.sup.3 denotes hydrogen or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl, and Y.sup.1 -Y.sup.9 denote identical or different radicals hydrogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkoxy or -O-(CH.sub.2).sub.n -COOH (with n=1 to 6), one of these radicals being -O-(CH.sub.2).sub.n -COOH. A process for the preparation thereof and the synthesis of peptide amides by means of a solid phase method using these new compounds (spacers) are described.