We describe a modular activation strategy for cyclopropene-tetrazine ligation. This activation strategy uses chemically diverse enzyme- or photolabile protecting groups as cyclopropene reactivity cages. The linkages between the caging groups and …
As a neurotransmitter, the amino acid glutamate has been the subject of efforts to generate structural analogs with unique properties. Here we report a practical, half-gram synthesis of two cyclopropene-containing glutamate analogs. These analogs are …
Activatable cyclopropenes are unreactive toward their inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction partner (e.g., s-tetrazines) until they are activated. The activation strategy is highly modular due to the cyclopropene's ability to be caged by …
The bioorthogonal reaction toolbox contains approximately two-dozen unique chemistries that permit selective tagging and probing of biomolecules. Over the past two decades, significant effort has been devoted to optimizing and discovering …
Lipidated cyclopropenes serve as useful bioorthogonal reagents for imaging cell membranes due to the cyclopropene's small size and ability to ligate with pro-fluorescent tetrazines. Previously, the lipidation of cyclopropenes required modification at …
Bioorthogonal ligations have been designed and optimized to provide new experimental avenues for understanding biological systems. Generally, these optimizations have focused on improving reaction rates and orthogonality to both biology and other …
Cyclic enamines are important synthons for many synthetic and pharmacological targets. Here, we report an inexpensive, catalyst-free, multigram-scale synthesis for cyclic enamines with exocyclic double bonds and four- to seven-membered rings. This …