An efficient and easily-accessible ligand for Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition bioconjugation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Nov 19;56(92):14401-14403. doi: 10.1039/d0cc06348g.

Abstract

A novel ligand (6) for copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) in bioconjugation has been developed. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments indicate that 6 is more efficient and less cytotoxic than the canonical CuAAC ligands. Besides, 6 is easily accessible and can be prepared at gram scale. Our study reveals that 6 might be an ideal CuAAC ligand for bioconjugations.