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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The term was coined by <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_R._Bertozzi" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolyn R. Bertozzi">Carolyn R. Bertozzi</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Doiarz_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doiarz-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since its introduction, the concept of the bioorthogonal reaction has enabled the study of biomolecules such as <a href="/wiki/Glycan" title="Glycan">glycans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">proteins</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Lipid" title="Lipid">lipids</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in real time in living systems without cellular toxicity. A number of <a href="/wiki/Chemical_ligation" title="Chemical ligation">chemical ligation</a> strategies have been developed that fulfill the requirements of bioorthogonality, including the <a href="/wiki/1,3-dipolar_cycloaddition" class="mw-redirect" title="1,3-dipolar cycloaddition">1,3-dipolar cycloaddition</a> between <a href="/wiki/Azide" title="Azide">azides</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyclooctyne" title="Cyclooctyne">cyclooctynes</a> (also termed <a href="/wiki/Copper-free_click_chemistry" title="Copper-free click chemistry">copper-free click chemistry</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-Doipnas_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doipnas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> between <a href="/wiki/Nitrone" title="Nitrone">nitrones</a> and cyclooctynes,<sup id="cite_ref-Doianie_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doianie-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Oxime" title="Oxime">oxime</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hydrazone" title="Hydrazone">hydrazone</a> formation from <a href="/wiki/Aldehyde" title="Aldehyde">aldehydes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ketone" title="Ketone">ketones</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Tetrazine" title="Tetrazine">tetrazine</a> ligation,<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_a_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija_a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Isocyanide" title="Isocyanide">isocyanide</a>-based click reaction,<sup id="cite_ref-DoiCOBJ_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoiCOBJ-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and most recently, the <a href="/wiki/Quadricyclane" title="Quadricyclane">quadricyclane</a> ligation.<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_b_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija_b-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg/220px-Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg/330px-Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg/440px-Bioorthogonal_cell_labeling.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="997" data-file-height="168" /></a><figcaption>Shown here is a bioorthogonal ligation between biomolecule X and reactive partner Y. To be considered bioorthogonal, these reactive partners cannot perturb other chemical functionality naturally found within the cell.</figcaption></figure> <p>The use of bioorthogonal chemistry typically proceeds in two steps. First, a cellular substrate is modified with a bioorthogonal functional group (chemical reporter) and introduced to the cell; substrates include <a href="/wiki/Metabolite" title="Metabolite">metabolites</a>, enzyme inhibitors, etc. The chemical reporter must not alter the structure of the substrate dramatically to avoid affecting its bioactivity. Secondly, a probe containing the complementary functional group is introduced to react and label the substrate. </p><p>Although effective bioorthogonal reactions such as <a href="/wiki/Copper-free_click_chemistry" title="Copper-free click chemistry">copper-free click chemistry</a> have been developed, development of new reactions continues to generate orthogonal methods for labeling to allow multiple methods of labeling to be used in the same biosystems. <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_R._Bertozzi" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolyn R. Bertozzi">Carolyn R. Bertozzi</a> was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</a> in 2022 for her development of <a href="/wiki/Click_chemistry" title="Click chemistry">click chemistry</a> and bioorthogonal chemistry.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word bioorthogonal comes from Greek <i>bio-</i> "living" and <i>orthogōnios</i> "right-angled". Thus literally a reaction that goes perpendicular to a living system, thus not disturbing it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Requirements_for_bioorthogonality">Requirements for bioorthogonality</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Requirements for bioorthogonality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To be considered bioorthogonal, a reaction must fulfill a number of requirements: </p> <ul><li><b>Selectivity:</b> The reaction must be selective between endogenous functional groups to avoid side reactions with biological compounds</li> <li><b>Biological inertness:</b> Reactive partners and resulting linkage should not possess any mode of reactivity capable of disrupting the native chemical functionality of the organism under study.</li> <li><b>Chemical inertness:</b> The covalent link should be strong and inert to biological reactions.</li> <li><b>Kinetics:</b> The reaction must be rapid so that covalent ligation is achieved prior to probe metabolism and clearance. The reaction must be fast, on the time scale of cellular processes (minutes) to prevent competition in reactions which may diminish the small signals of less abundant species. Rapid reactions also offer a fast response, necessary in order to accurately track dynamic processes.</li> <li><b>Reaction biocompatibility:</b> Reactions have to be non-toxic and must function in biological conditions taking into account pH, aqueous environments, and temperature. <a href="/wiki/Pharmacokinetics" title="Pharmacokinetics">Pharmacokinetics</a> are a growing concern as bioorthogonal chemistry expands to live animal models.</li> <li><b>Accessible engineering:</b> The chemical reporter must be capable of incorporation into <a href="/wiki/Biomolecule" title="Biomolecule">biomolecules</a> via some form of metabolic or protein engineering. Optimally, one of the functional groups is also very small so that it does not disturb native behavior.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staudinger_ligation">Staudinger ligation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Staudinger ligation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Staudinger_ligation" class="mw-redirect" title="Staudinger ligation">Staudinger ligation</a> is a reaction developed by the Bertozzi group in 2000 that is based on the classic <a href="/wiki/Staudinger_reaction" title="Staudinger reaction">Staudinger reaction</a> of azides with triarylphosphines.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It launched the field of bioorthogonal chemistry as the first reaction with completely abiotic functional groups although it is no longer as widely used. The Staudinger ligation has been used in both live cells and live mice.<sup id="cite_ref-Doiarz_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doiarz-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bioorthogonality">Bioorthogonality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Bioorthogonality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The azide can act as a soft <a href="/wiki/Electrophile" title="Electrophile">electrophile</a> that prefers soft nucleophiles such as <a href="/wiki/Phosphine" title="Phosphine">phosphines</a>. This is in contrast to most biological nucleophiles which are typically hard nucleophiles. The reaction proceeds selectively under water-tolerant conditions to produce a stable product. </p><p>Phosphines are completely absent from living systems and do not reduce disulfide bonds despite mild reduction potential. Azides had been shown to be biocompatible in FDA-approved drugs such as azidothymidine and through other uses as cross linkers. Additionally, their small size allows them to be easily incorporated into biomolecules through cellular metabolic pathways. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mechanism">Mechanism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Off_topic plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>may contain material <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_writing_better_articles#Stay_on_topic" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles">not related to the topic of the article</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit">improve this section</a> or discuss this issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Bioorthogonal_chemistry" title="Talk:Bioorthogonal chemistry">talk page</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Classic_Staudinger_reaction">Classic Staudinger reaction</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Classic Staudinger reaction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Staudingerreactionmech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The mechanism of the Staudinger reaction"><img alt="The mechanism of the Staudinger reaction" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Staudingerreactionmech.png/600px-Staudingerreactionmech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Staudingerreactionmech.png/900px-Staudingerreactionmech.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Staudingerreactionmech.png 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="326" /></a></span> </p><p>The nucleophilic phosphine attacks the azide at the electrophilic terminal nitrogen. Through a four-membered transition state, N<sub>2</sub> is lost to form an aza-ylide. The unstable <a href="/wiki/Ylide" title="Ylide">ylide</a> is hydrolyzed to form phosphine oxide and a primary amine. However, this reaction is not immediately bioorthogonal because hydrolysis breaks the covalent bond in the aza-ylide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Staudinger_ligation_2">Staudinger ligation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Staudinger ligation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Staudingerligmech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The mechanism of the Staudinger ligation using a modified triarylphosphine"><img alt="The mechanism of the Staudinger ligation using a modified triarylphosphine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Staudingerligmech.png/600px-Staudingerligmech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Staudingerligmech.png/900px-Staudingerligmech.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Staudingerligmech.png 2x" data-file-width="1014" data-file-height="401" /></a></span> </p><p>The reaction was modified to include an ester group ortho to the phosphorus atom on one of the aryl rings to direct the aza-ylide through a new path of reactivity in order to outcompete immediate hydrolysis by positioning the ester to increase local concentration. The initial nucleophilic attack on the azide is the rate-limiting step. The ylide reacts with the electrophilic ester trap through intramolecular cyclization to form a five-membered ring. This ring undergoes hydrolysis to form a stable <a href="/wiki/Amide" title="Amide">amide</a> bond. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Limitations">Limitations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Limitations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The phosphine reagents slowly undergo air oxidation in living systems. Additionally, it is likely that they are metabolized <i>in vitro</i> by <a href="/wiki/Cytochrome_P450" title="Cytochrome P450">cytochrome P450</a> enzymes. </p><p>The kinetics of the reactions are slow with second order rate constants around 0.0020&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>•s<sup>−1</sup>. Attempts to increase nucleophilic attack rates by adding electron-donating groups to the phosphines improved kinetics, but also increased the rate of air oxidation. </p><p>The poor kinetics require that high concentrations of the phosphine be used which leads to problems with high background signal in imaging applications. Attempts have been made to combat the problem of high background through the development of a fluorogenic phosphine reagents based on <a href="/wiki/Fluorescein" title="Fluorescein">fluorescein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luciferin" title="Luciferin">luciferin</a>, but the intrinsic kinetics remain a limitation.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Copper-free_click_chemistry">Copper-free click chemistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Copper-free click chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Copper-free_click_chemistry" title="Copper-free click chemistry">Copper-free click chemistry</a></div> <p><b>Copper-free click chemistry</b> is a bioorthogonal reaction first developed by Carolyn Bertozzi as an activated variant of an <a href="/wiki/Azide_alkyne_Huisgen_cycloaddition" class="mw-redirect" title="Azide alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition">azide alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition</a>, based on the work by <a href="/wiki/Karl_Barry_Sharpless" title="Karl Barry Sharpless">Karl Barry Sharpless</a> et al. Unlike CuAAC, Cu-free click chemistry has been modified to be bioorthogonal by eliminating a cytotoxic copper catalyst, allowing reaction to proceed quickly and without live cell toxicity. Instead of copper, the reaction is a strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (<b>SPAAC</b>). It was developed as a faster alternative to the Staudinger ligation, with the first generations reacting over sixty times faster. The bioorthogonality of the reaction has allowed the Cu-free click reaction to be applied within cultured cells, live zebrafish, and mice. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clickscheme.png" class="mw-file-description" title="click chemistry labeling"><img alt="click chemistry labeling" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Clickscheme.png/600px-Clickscheme.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Clickscheme.png 1.5x" data-file-width="777" data-file-height="210" /></a><figcaption>click chemistry labeling</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copper_toxicity">Copper toxicity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Copper toxicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The classic copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition has been an extremely fast and effective click reaction for bioconjugation, but it is not suitable for use in live cells due to the toxicity of Cu(I) ions. Toxicity is due to oxidative damage from reactive oxygen species formed by the copper catalysts. Copper complexes have also been found to induce changes in cellular metabolism and are taken up by cells. </p><p>There has been some development of ligands to prevent biomolecule damage and facilitate removal in <i>in vitro</i> applications. However, it has been found that different ligand environments of complexes can still affect metabolism and uptake, introducing an unwelcome perturbation in cellular function.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bioorthogonality_2">Bioorthogonality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Bioorthogonality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The azide group is particularly bioorthogonal because it is extremely small (favorable for cell permeability and avoids perturbations), metabolically stable, and does not naturally exist in cells and thus has no competing biological side reactions. Although azides are not the most reactive 1,3-dipole available for reaction, they are preferred for their relative lack of side reactions and stability in typical synthetic conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Alkyne" title="Alkyne">alkyne</a> is not as small, but it still has the stability and orthogonality necessary for <i>in vivo</i> labeling. Cyclooctynes are traditionally the most common cycloalkyne for labeling studies, as they are the smallest stable alkyne ring. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mechanism_2">Mechanism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spaac.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The mechanism proceeds through a standard 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition."><img alt="The mechanism proceeds through a standard 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Spaac.png/350px-Spaac.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Spaac.png/525px-Spaac.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Spaac.png/700px-Spaac.png 2x" data-file-width="742" data-file-height="321" /></a></span> </p><p>The reaction proceeds as a standard 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, a type of asynchronous, concerted <a href="/wiki/Pericyclic" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericyclic">pericyclic</a> shift. The <a href="/wiki/Ambivalence" title="Ambivalence">ambivalent</a> nature of the 1,3-dipole should make the identification of an electrophilic or nucleophilic center on the azide impossible such that the direction of the cyclic electron flow is meaningless. [p] However, computation has shown that the electron distribution amongst nitrogens causes the innermost nitrogen atom to bear the greatest negative charge.<sup id="cite_ref-Doijow_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doijow-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regioselectivity">Regioselectivity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Regioselectivity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the reaction produces a regioisomeric mixture of triazoles, the lack of <a href="/wiki/Regioselectivity" title="Regioselectivity">regioselectivity</a> in the reaction is not a major concern for most current applications. More regiospecific and less bioorthogonal requirements are best served by copper-catalyzed Huisgen cycloaddition, especially given the synthetic difficulty (compared to the addition of a terminal alkyne) of synthesizing a strained cyclooctyne. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development_of_cyclooctynes">Development of cyclooctynes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Development of cyclooctynes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Cyclooctyne </th> <th>Second order rate constant (M<sup>−1</sup>s<sup>−1</sup>) </th></tr> <tr> <td>OCT </td> <td>0.0024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ALO </td> <td>0.0013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MOFO </td> <td>0.0043 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DIFO </td> <td>0.076 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DIBO </td> <td>0.057 </td></tr> <tr> <td>BARAC </td> <td>0.96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DIBAC (ADIBO) </td> <td>0.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DIMAC </td> <td>0.0030 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cyclooctynes.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Strained cyclooctynes developed for copper-free click chemistry"><img alt="Strained cyclooctynes developed for copper-free click chemistry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Cyclooctynes.png/450px-Cyclooctynes.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Cyclooctynes.png/675px-Cyclooctynes.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Cyclooctynes.png/900px-Cyclooctynes.png 2x" data-file-width="1145" data-file-height="545" /></a><figcaption>Strained cyclooctynes developed for copper-free click chemistry</figcaption></figure> <p><b> OCT</b> was the first cyclooctyne developed for Cu-free click chemistry. While linear alkynes are unreactive at physiological temperatures, OCT was able readily react with azides in biological conditions while showing no toxicity. However, it was poorly water-soluble, and the kinetics were barely improved over the Staudinger ligation. <b>ALO</b> (aryl-less octyne) was developed to improve water solubility, but it still had poor kinetics. </p><p>Monofluorinated (<b>MOFO</b>) and difluorinated (<b>DIFO</b>) cyclooctynes were created to increase the rate through the addition of electron-withdrawing fluorine substituents at the <a href="/wiki/Propargylic" class="mw-redirect" title="Propargylic">propargylic</a> position. <a href="/wiki/Fluorine" title="Fluorine">Fluorine</a> is a good electron-withdrawing group in terms of synthetic accessibility and biological inertness. In particular, it cannot form an electrophilic <a href="/wiki/Michael_acceptor" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael acceptor">Michael acceptor</a> that may side-react with biological nucleophiles.<sup id="cite_ref-Doipnas_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doipnas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <b>DIBO</b> (dibenzocyclooctyne) was developed as a fusion to two aryl rings, resulting in very high strain and a decrease in distortion energies. It was proposed that biaryl substitution increases ring strain and provides conjugation with the alkyne to improve reactivity. Although calculations have predicted that mono-aryl substitution would provide an optimal balance between steric clash (with azide molecule) and strain,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> monoarylated products have been shown to be unstable. </p><p><b>BARAC</b> (biarylazacyclooctynone) followed with the addition of an amide bond which adds an sp<sup>2</sup>-like center to increase rate by distortion. Amide <a href="/wiki/Resonance" title="Resonance">resonance</a> contributes additional strain without creating additional unsaturation which would lead to an unstable molecule. Additionally, the addition of a heteroatom into the cyclooctyne ring improves both solubility and pharmacokinetics of the molecule. BARAC has sufficient rate (and sensitivity) to the extent that washing away excess probe is unnecessary to reduce background. This makes it extremely useful in situations where washing is impossible as in real-time imaging or whole animal imaging. Although BARAC is extremely useful, its low stability requires that it must be stored at 0&#160;°C, protected from light and oxygen.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baracsynthesis.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Baracsynthesis.png/220px-Baracsynthesis.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Baracsynthesis.png/330px-Baracsynthesis.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Baracsynthesis.png/440px-Baracsynthesis.png 2x" data-file-width="1061" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption>The synthesis was designed by the Bertozzi group as a modular route to facilitate future modifications in SAR analysis. The first step is Fischer indole synthesis. The product is alkylated with allyl bromide as a handle for future probe attachment; TMS is then added. Oxidation opens the central rings to form a cyclic amide. The ketone is treated as an enolate to add a triflate group. Reaction of the <a href="/wiki/Terminal_alkene" title="Terminal alkene">terminal alkene</a> generates a linker for conjugation to a molecule. The final reaction with CsF introduces the strained alkyne at the last step.</figcaption></figure> <p>Further adjustments variations on BARAC to produce <b>DIBAC/ADIBO</b> were performed to add distal ring strain and reduce sterics around the alkyne to further increase reactivity. Keto-DIBO, in which the hydroxyl group has been converted to a ketone, has a three-fold increase in rate due to a change in ring conformation. Attempts to make a difluorobenzocyclooctyne (<b>DIFBO</b>) were unsuccessful due to the instability. </p><p>Problems with DIFO with <i>in vivo</i> mouse studies illustrate the difficulty of producing bioorthogonal reactions. Although DIFO was extremely reactive in the labeling of cells, it performed poorly in mouse studies due to binding with serum <a href="/wiki/Albumin" title="Albumin">albumin</a>. Hydrophobicity of the cyclooctyne promotes sequestration by membranes and serum proteins, reducing bioavailable concentrations. In response, <b>DIMAC</b> (dimethoxyazacyclooctyne) was developed to increase water solubility, polarity, and pharmacokinetics,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although efforts in bioorthogonal labeling of mouse models is still in development. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reactivity">Reactivity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Reactivity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Computational efforts have been vital in explaining the thermodynamics and kinetics of these cycloaddition reactions which has played a vital role in continuing to improve the reaction. There are two methods for activating alkynes without sacrificing stability: decrease transition state energy or decrease reactant stability. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CyclooctyneReactivity.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/CyclooctyneReactivity.png/220px-CyclooctyneReactivity.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/CyclooctyneReactivity.png/330px-CyclooctyneReactivity.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/CyclooctyneReactivity.png/440px-CyclooctyneReactivity.png 2x" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="391" /></a><figcaption>The red arrow shows the direction of energy change. Black arrows show the difference in <a href="/wiki/Activation_energy" title="Activation energy">activation energy</a> before and after the effects.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Decreasing reactant stability:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Houk" title="Kendall Houk">Houk</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> has proposed that differences in the energy (E<sub>d</sub><sup> ‡</sup>) required to distort the azide and alkyne into the transition state geometries control the barrier heights for the reaction. The activation energy (E<sup> ‡</sup>) is the sum of destabilizing distortions and stabilizing interactions (E<sub>i</sub><sup> ‡</sup>). The most significant distortion is in the azide functional group with lesser contribution of alkyne distortion. However, it is only the cyclooctyne that can be easily modified for higher reactivity. Calculated barriers of reaction for phenyl azide and <a href="/wiki/Acetylene" title="Acetylene">acetylene</a> (16.2 kcal/mol) versus cyclooctyne (8.0 kcal/mol) results in a predicted rate increase of 10<sup>6</sup>. The cyclooctyne requires less distortion energy (1.4 kcal/mol versus 4.6 kcal/mol) resulting in a lower activation energy despite smaller interaction energy. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Energies.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Energies.png/220px-Energies.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Energies.png/330px-Energies.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Energies.png/440px-Energies.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="571" /></a><figcaption>Relationship between activation energy, distortion energy, and interaction energy</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Decreasing transition state energy:</b> Electron withdrawing groups such as fluorine increase rate by decreasing <a href="/wiki/LUMO" class="mw-redirect" title="LUMO">LUMO</a> energy and the HOMO-LUMO gap. This leads to a greater charge transfer from the azide to the fluorinated cyclooctyne in the transition state, increasing interaction energy (lower negative value) and overall activation energy.<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The lowering of the LUMO is the result of <a href="/wiki/Hyperconjugation" title="Hyperconjugation">hyperconjugation</a> between alkyne π donor orbitals and CF σ* acceptors. These interactions provide stabilization primarily in the transition state as a result of increased donor/acceptor abilities of the bonds as they distort. NBO calculations have shown that transition state distortion increases the interaction energy by 2.8 kcal/mol. </p><p>The hyperconjugation between out-of-plane π bonds is greater because the in-plane π bonds are poorly aligned. However, transition state bending allows the in-plane π bonds to have a more antiperiplanar arrangement that facilitates interaction. Additional hyperconjugative interaction energy stabilization is achieved through an increase in the electronic population of the σ* due to the forming CN bond. Negative hyperconjugation with the σ* CF bonds enhances this stabilizing interaction.<sup id="cite_ref-Doijow_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doijow-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regioselectivity_2">Regioselectivity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Regioselectivity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although <a href="/wiki/Regioselectivity" title="Regioselectivity">regioselectivity</a> is not a great issue in the current imaging applications of copper-free click chemistry, it is an issue that prevents future applications in fields such as drug design or peptidomimetics.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently most cyclooctynes react to form regioisomeric mixtures. [m] Computation analysis has found that while gas phase regioselectivity is calculated to favor 1,5 addition over 1,4 addition by up to 2.9 kcal/mol in activation energy, solvation corrections result in the same energy barriers for both regioisomers. While the 1,4 isomer in the cycloaddition of DIFO is disfavored by its larger dipole moment, solvation stabilizes it more strongly than the 1,5 isomer, eroding regioselectivity.<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bicyclenonyne.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Bicyclenonyne.png" decoding="async" width="149" height="233" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="149" data-file-height="233" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Symmetrical cyclooctynes such as <a href="/wiki/Bicyclononyne" title="Bicyclononyne">BCN</a> (bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne) form a single regioisomer upon cycloaddition<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and may serve to address this problem in the future. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Applications">Applications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most widespread application of <a href="/wiki/Copper-free_click_chemistry" title="Copper-free click chemistry">copper-free click chemistry</a> is in biological imaging in live cells or animals using an azide-tagged biomolecule and a <a href="/wiki/Cyclooctyne" title="Cyclooctyne">cyclooctyne</a> bearing an imaging agent. </p><p>Fluorescent keto and oxime variants of DIBO are used in fluoro-switch click reactions in which the fluorescence of the cyclooctyne is quenched by the triazole that forms in the reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the other hand, <a href="/wiki/Coumarin" title="Coumarin">coumarin</a>-conjugated cyclooctynes such as <b>coumBARAC</b> have been developed such that the alkyne suppresses fluorescence while triazole formation increases the fluorescence <a href="/wiki/Quantum_yield" title="Quantum yield">quantum yield</a> by ten-fold.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coumbarac.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coumbarac.png/220px-Coumbarac.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coumbarac.png/330px-Coumbarac.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coumbarac.png/440px-Coumbarac.png 2x" data-file-width="919" data-file-height="244" /></a><figcaption>coumBARAC fluorescence increases with reaction</figcaption></figure> <p>Spatial and temporal control of substrate labeling has been investigated using photoactivatable cyclooctynes. This allows equilibration of the alkyne prior to reaction in order to reduce artifacts as a result of concentration gradients. Masked cyclooctynes are unable to react with azides in the dark but become reactive alkynes upon irradiation with light.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Light causes a radical reaction that unmasks the alkyne which can then undergo cycloaddition with an azide"><img alt="Light causes a radical reaction that unmasks the alkyne which can then undergo cycloaddition with an azide" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png/600px-Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png/900px-Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Photoinduciblecyclooctyne.png 2x" data-file-width="1009" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </p><p>Copper-free click chemistry is being explored for use in synthesizing <a href="/wiki/PET_imaging" class="mw-redirect" title="PET imaging">PET imaging</a> agents which must be made quickly with high purity and yield in order to minimize isotopic decay before the compounds can be administered. Both the high rate constants and the bioorthogonality of SPAAC are amenable to PET chemistry.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_bioorthogonal_reactions">Other bioorthogonal reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Other bioorthogonal reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nitrone_dipole_cycloaddition">Nitrone dipole cycloaddition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Nitrone dipole cycloaddition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Copper-free click chemistry has been adapted to use nitrones as the 1,3-dipole rather than azides and has been used in the modification of peptides.<sup id="cite_ref-Doianie_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doianie-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nitronemech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Cycloaddition between a nitrone and a cyclooctyne"><img alt="Cycloaddition between a nitrone and a cyclooctyne" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Nitronemech.png/450px-Nitronemech.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Nitronemech.png/675px-Nitronemech.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Nitronemech.png 2x" data-file-width="833" data-file-height="381" /></a></span> </p><p>This cycloaddition between a nitrone and a cyclooctyne forms N-alkylated isoxazolines. The reaction rate is enhanced by water and is extremely fast with second order rate constants ranging from 12 to 32&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>•s<sup>−1</sup>, depending on the substitution of the nitrone. Although the reaction is extremely fast, it faces problems in incorporating the nitrone into biomolecules through metabolic labeling. Labeling has only been achieved through post-translational peptide modification. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norbornene_cycloaddition">Norbornene cycloaddition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Norbornene cycloaddition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1,3 dipolar cycloadditions have been developed as a bioorthogonal reaction using a <a href="/wiki/Nitrile_oxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Nitrile oxide">nitrile oxide</a> as a 1,3-dipole and a <a href="/wiki/Norbornene" title="Norbornene">norbornene</a> as a dipolarophile. Its primary use has been in labeling DNA and RNA in automated oligonucleotide synthesizers,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and polymer crosslinking in the presence of living cells.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Norbornenecycloaddnmech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Cycloaddition between a norbornene and a nitrile oxide"><img alt="Cycloaddition between a norbornene and a nitrile oxide" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Norbornenecycloaddnmech.png/600px-Norbornenecycloaddnmech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Norbornenecycloaddnmech.png 1.5x" data-file-width="832" data-file-height="151" /></a></span> </p><p>Norbornenes were selected as dipolarophiles due to their balance between strain-promoted reactivity and stability. The drawbacks of this reaction include the cross-reactivity of the nitrile oxide due to strong electrophilicity and slow reaction kinetics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oxanorbornadiene_cycloaddition">Oxanorbornadiene cycloaddition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: Oxanorbornadiene cycloaddition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Oxanorbornadiene" title="Oxanorbornadiene">oxanorbornadiene</a> cycloaddition is a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition followed by a retro-<a href="/wiki/Diels_Alder" class="mw-redirect" title="Diels Alder">Diels Alder</a> reaction to generate a triazole-linked conjugate with the elimination of a <a href="/wiki/Furan" title="Furan">furan</a> molecule.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Preliminary work has established its usefulness in peptide labeling experiments, and it has also been used in the generation of <a href="/wiki/SPECT" class="mw-redirect" title="SPECT">SPECT</a> imaging compounds.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> More recently, the use of an oxanorbornadiene was described in a catalyst-free room temperature "iClick" reaction, in which a model amino acid is linked to the metal moiety, in a novel approach to bioorthogonal reactions.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oxanorbmech.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Oxanorbmech.png/600px-Oxanorbmech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Oxanorbmech.png 1.5x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="248" /></a></span> </p><p>Ring strain and electron deficiency in the oxanorbornadiene increase reactivity towards the cycloaddition rate-limiting step. The retro-Diels Alder reaction occurs quickly afterwards to form the stable 1,2,3 triazole. Problems include poor tolerance for substituents which may change electronics of the oxanorbornadiene and low rates (second order rate constants on the order of 10<sup>−4</sup>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tetrazine_ligation">Tetrazine ligation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22" title="Edit section: Tetrazine ligation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>tetrazine ligation</b> is the reaction of a trans-cyclooctene and an s-<a href="/wiki/Tetrazine" title="Tetrazine">tetrazine</a> in an inverse-demand Diels Alder reaction followed by a retro-Diels Alder reaction to eliminate nitrogen gas.<sup id="cite_ref-row_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-row-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The reaction is extremely rapid with a second order rate constant of 2000&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>–s<sup>−1</sup> (in 9:1 methanol/water) allowing modifications of biomolecules at extremely low concentrations. </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tetrazinemech.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Tetrazinemech.png/600px-Tetrazinemech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Tetrazinemech.png 1.5x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="163" /></a></span> </p><p>Based on computational work by Bach, the strain energy for Z-cyclooctenes is 7.0 kcal/mol compared to 12.4 kcal/mol for cyclooctane due to a loss of two transannular interactions. E-cyclooctene has a highly twisted double bond resulting in a strain energy of 17.9 kcal/mol.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As such, the highly strained trans-cyclooctene is used as a reactive <a href="/wiki/Dienophile" class="mw-redirect" title="Dienophile">dienophile</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Diene" title="Diene">diene</a> is a 3,6-diaryl-s-tetrazine which has been substituted in order to resist immediate reaction with water. The reaction proceeds through an initial cycloaddition followed by a reverse Diels Alder to eliminate N<sub>2</sub> and prevent reversibility of the reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_a_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija_a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Not only is the reaction tolerant of water, but it has been found that the rate increases in aqueous media. Reactions have also been performed using norbornenes as dienophiles at second order rates on the order of 1&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>•s<sup>−1</sup> in aqueous media. The reaction has been applied in labeling live cells<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and polymer coupling.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="[4+1]_Cycloaddition"><span id=".5B4.2B1.5D_Cycloaddition"></span>[4+1] Cycloaddition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23" title="Edit section: [4+1] Cycloaddition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This isocyanide click reaction is a [4+1] cycloaddition followed by a retro-Diels Alder elimination of N<sub>2</sub>.<sup id="cite_ref-DoiCOBJ_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoiCOBJ-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4plus1mech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Red shows undesirable side reactions when primary or secondary isonitriles are used."><img alt="Red shows undesirable side reactions when primary or secondary isonitriles are used." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/4plus1mech.png/550px-4plus1mech.png" decoding="async" width="550" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/4plus1mech.png/825px-4plus1mech.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/4plus1mech.png 2x" data-file-width="836" data-file-height="446" /></a></span> </p><p>The reaction proceeds with an initial [4+1] cycloaddition followed by a reversion to eliminate a thermodynamic sink and prevent reversibility. This product is stable if a tertiary amine or isocyanopropanoate is used. If a secondary or primary isocyanide is used, the produce will form an <a href="/wiki/Imine" title="Imine">imine</a> which is quickly hydrolyzed. </p><p>Isocyanide is a favored chemical reporter due to its small size, stability, non-toxicity, and absence in mammalian systems. However, the reaction is slow, with second order rate constants on the order of 10<sup>−2</sup>&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>•s<sup>−1</sup>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tetrazole_photoclick_chemistry">Tetrazole photoclick chemistry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: Tetrazole photoclick chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Photoclick chemistry utilizes a photoinduced cycloelimination to release N<sub>2</sub>. This generates a short-lived 1,3 nitrile imine intermediate via the loss of nitrogen gas, which undergoes a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with an alkene to generate pyrazoline cycloadducts.<sup id="cite_ref-DoiCOBJ_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoiCOBJ-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photoclick.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Photoinduced cycloaddition of an alkene to a tetrazole"><img alt="Photoinduced cycloaddition of an alkene to a tetrazole" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Photoclick.png/650px-Photoclick.png" decoding="async" width="650" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Photoclick.png/975px-Photoclick.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Photoclick.png 2x" data-file-width="1049" data-file-height="179" /></a></span> </p><p>Photoinduction takes place with a brief exposure to light (wavelength is tetrazole-dependent) to minimize photodamage to cells. The reaction is enhanced in aqueous conditions and generates a single regioisomer. </p><p>The transient nitrile imine is highly reactive for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition due to a bent structure which reduces distortion energy. Substitution with electron-donating groups on phenyl rings increases the HOMO energy, when placed on the 1,3 nitrile imine and increases the rate of reaction. </p><p>Advantages of this approach include the ability to spatially or temporally control reaction and the ability to incorporate both alkenes and tetrazoles into biomolecules using simple biological methods such as genetic encoding.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additionally, the tetrazole can be designed to be fluorogenic in order to monitor progress of the reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quadricyclane_ligation">Quadricyclane ligation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bioorthogonal_chemistry&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25" title="Edit section: Quadricyclane ligation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>quadricyclane ligation</b> utilizes a highly strained quadricyclane to undergo [2+2+2] cycloaddition with π systems.<sup id="cite_ref-Doija_b_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doija_b-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quadmech.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Cycloaddition between a quadricyclane and a bis(dithiobenzil)nickel(II) species. Diethyldithiocarbamate is used to prevent photoinduced reversion to a norbornadiene."><img alt="Cycloaddition between a quadricyclane and a bis(dithiobenzil)nickel(II) species. Diethyldithiocarbamate is used to prevent photoinduced reversion to a norbornadiene." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Quadmech.png/600px-Quadmech.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Quadmech.png 1.5x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="324" /></a></span> </p><p>Quadricyclane is abiotic, unreactive with biomolecules (due to complete saturation), relatively small, and highly strained (~80 kcal/mol). However, it is highly stable at room temperature and in aqueous conditions at physiological pH. It is selectively able to react with electron-poor π systems but not simple alkenes, alkynes, or cyclooctynes. </p><p>Bis(dithiobenzil)nickel(II) was chosen as a reaction partner out of a candidate screen based on reactivity. To prevent light-induced reversion to norbornadiene, diethyldithiocarbamate is added to chelate the nickel in the product. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quadnireagent.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Quadnireagent.png/250px-Quadnireagent.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Quadnireagent.png/375px-Quadnireagent.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Quadnireagent.png 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="290" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>These reactions are enhanced by aqueous conditions with a second order rate constant of 0.25&#160;M<sup>−1</sup>•s<sup>−1</sup>. 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