Issue 6, 2017

Cyclopropenes: a new tool for the study of biological systems

Abstract

The development of novel bioorthogonal reagents for biological applications has increased considerably in the last decade. Of these tools, the modification of biological entities by metabolic labelling strategies employing chemical mini-tags has allowed the study of these entities within biological samples. Following this strategy, apart from azides, cyclopropene units have recently emerged as potential alternative mini-tags that react quickly in tetrazine and photoclick ligation reactions. Herein the most recent advances in bioorthogonal chemistry, covering the synthesis, stability and reactivity of cyclopropenes, as well its applications in biological systems, are reviewed.

Graphical abstract: Cyclopropenes: a new tool for the study of biological systems

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
19 jan 2017
Accepted
12 mar 2017
First published
16 mar 2017

Org. Chem. Front., 2017,4, 1167-1198

Cyclopropenes: a new tool for the study of biological systems

J. M. J. M. Ravasco, C. M. Monteiro and A. F. Trindade, Org. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 1167 DOI: 10.1039/C7QO00054E

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