Intramolecular tetrazine-acryloyl cycloaddition: chemistry and applications† † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental protocols, compound characterizations, NMR spectra. CCDC 2193153. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc04331a
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ABSTRACT: An unprecedented intramolecular [4 + 2] tetrazine-olefin cycloaddition with α,β-unsaturated substrates was discovered. The reaction produces unique coumarin-dihydropyridazine heterocycles that exhibited strong fluorescence with large Stokes shifts and excellent photo- and pH-stability. This property can be used for reaction analysis. The rate of cycloaddition was found to be solvent dependent and was determined using experimental data with a kinetic modeling software (COPASI) as well as DFT calculations (k1 = 0.64 ± 0.019 s−1 and 4.1 s−1, respectively). The effects of steric and electronic properties of both the tetrazine and α,β-unsaturated carbonyl on the reaction were studied and followed the known trends characteristic of the intermolecular reaction. Based on these results, we developed a “release-then-click” strategy for the ROS triggered release of methylselenenic acid (MeSeOH) and a fluorescent tracer. This strategy was demonstrated in HeLa cells via fluorescence imaging. Tetrazines rapidly react with tethered acrylates/acrylamides to produce fused coumarin derivatives. This template can be used in prodrug designs by depleting toxic α,β-unsaturated byproducts while also producing an imaging agent.
SUBMITTER: Hamsath A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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