The first member of a novel class of chemoselective reagents, glycosyl methanedithiosulfonates, has been synthesized, identified and employed in the first examples of chemical, site-selective construction of a trisulfide-modified protein with complete conversion.

Macrocyclic Organo-Peptide Hybrids (MOrPHs) can be prepared from genetically encoded polypeptides via a chemoselective and catalyst-free reaction between a trifunctional oxyamino/amino-thiol synthetic precursor and an intein-fusion protein incorporating a bioorthogonal keto group.

The CoI2(PPh3)2/Zn system effectively catalyzes the [2 + 2 + 2] ene-diyne cycloaddition of 1,6-heptadiynes with allenes in a highly regio- and chemoselective fashion to yield substituted benzene derivatives in good to excellent yields.

Chemoselective cross-coupling reactions were demonstrated for C-S bonds in the BODIPY dyes 1 and 4, and similar reactions were applied to make the two-dye cassette system 11.

Using bakers' yeast as a biocatalyst, the chemoselective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds bearing electron-withdrawing groups gave the corresponding hydroxylamines with good to excellent conversion under mild conditions.

New multivalent RGD-containing macromolecules were designed by exploiting two orthogonal chemoselective ligations. They were next applied to a competitive cell adhesion assay and used for the non invasive optical imaging of tumour in small animals.

Controlled site-selective glycosylation can be achieved by combining site-directed cysteine mutagenesis with chemical modification of the introduced thiol; a new class of more efficient chemoselective reagents, glycosyl phenylthiosulfonates, allow rapid glycosylations of representative simple thiols, peptides and proteins.

The first Lewis base-catalysed chemoselective asymmetric N-allylic alkylation of enamides with Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates has been developed, which affords multifunctional products in moderate to high enantioselectivity (up to 92% ee).

Earth-abundant metal catalysts are critically needed for sustainable chemical synthesis. Here we report a simple, cheap and effective strategy of producing novel earth-abundant metal catalysts at metal-organic framework (MOF) nodes for broad-scope organic transformations. The straightforward metalation of MOF secondary building units (SBUs) with cobalt and iron salts affords highly active and r...

We present the application of two-photon fluorescence (TPF) imaging to monitor intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) production in brain cells. For selective imaging of H₂O₂ over other reactive oxygen species, we employed small-molecule fluorescent probes that utilize a chemoselective boronate deprotection mechanism. Peroxyfluor-6 acetoxymethyl ester detects global cellular H₂O₂ and mitochondr...