Rituparna Kundu and Zachary T. Ball
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 4166-4168
DOI:
10.1039/C2CC37323H,
Communication
A simple rhodium(II) complex catalyzes cysteine modification with diazo reagents. The reaction is marked by clean cysteine selectivity and mild reaction conditions. The resulting linkage is significantly more stable in human plasma serum, when compared to common maleimide reagents.