Fast and pH-Independent Elimination of trans-Cyclooctene by Using Aminoethyl-Functionalized Tetrazines
The inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder/pyridazine elimination tandem reaction, in which the allylic substituent on trans-cyclooctene is eliminated following reaction with tetrazines, is gaining interest as a versatile bioorthogonal process. One potential shortcoming of such currently used reactions is their propensity to proceed faster and more efficiently at lower pH, a feature caused by the nature of the tetrazines used. Here, we present aminoethyl-substituted tetrazines as the first pH-independent reagents showing invariably fast elimination kinetics at all biologically relevant pH values.
Sarris, Alexi J. C.,Hansen, Thomas,de Geus, Mark A. R.,Maurits, Elmer,Doelman, Ward,Overkleeft, Herman S.,Codée, Jeroen D. C.,Filippov, Dmitri V.,van Kasteren, Sander I.