3,6-Substituted-1,2,4,5-tetrazines: Tuning reaction rates for staged labeling applications
Cycloaddition reactions involving tetrazines have proven to be powerful bioorthogonal tools for various applications. Conceivably, sequential and selective labeling using tetrazine-based reactions can be achieved by tuning the reaction rate. By varying th
A general and efficient entry to asymmetric tetrazines for click chemistry applications
The importance of click chemistry is widely recognized. Among all the known click reactions, those involving tetrazines represent the fastest click reactions reported and are generating a great deal of interest. However, there is no efficient entry to asymmetric tetrazines and those with strong electron withdrawing groups, which limits the development of this field. Herein, we report a general and efficient entry to asymmetric tetrazines with strongly electron withdrawing groups.