Ryuta Shioi, Lu Xiao, Linglan Fang and Eric T. Kool
Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 232-235
DOI:
10.1039/D3CC05123D,
Communication
Despite the broad utility of ketones in bioconjugation, few methods exist to introduce them into RNA. Here we develop highly reactive 2′-OH acylating reagents containing strained-ring ketones, and employ them as versatile labeling handles for RNA.