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Chemoselective Modification of Viral Surfaces via Bioorthogonal Click Chemistry
Published on: August 19, 2012
Chemoselective formation of successive triazole linkages in one pot: "click-click" chemistry
Vincent Aucagne1, David A Leigh
1School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK. aucagne@cnrs-orleans.fr
Abstract:
A methodology for the successive regiospecific "clicking" together of three components in one pot via two triazole linkages is reported. The protocol utilizes copper(I)-mediated alkyne-azide cycloaddition reactions combined with a silver(I)-catalyzed TMS-alkyne deprotection under mild hydroalcoholic conditions. We exemplify the approach with peptide-based components to illustrate its compatibility with polyfunctionalized biomolecules. The method constitutes a promising tool for peptide ligation. We also provide a procedure for directly using TMS-alkynes as the cycloaddition partner in classical "click" chemistry.
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