A novel ligand for CuAAC has been developed, which demonstrates not only superior catalytic efficiency but also the ease of removing toxic copper species. Additionally, no transchelation was observed while applying this ligand in the preparation of radio-metal based radiopharmaceutics.
We present the modification of the outer protein shell of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) with linear and strained alkyne groups for post-functionalization by click chemistry.