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Chemistry · L5 · Click Chemistry and Bioorthogonal Labeling
The Cu(I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC): how the copper catalyst turns a slow, unselective cycloaddition into a fast, regioselective 'click' reaction, and how azide/alkyne tags enable bioorthogonal labeling of specific biomolecules inside living cells.