An efficient and easily-accessible ligand for Cu(i)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition bioconjugation†
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.