The greatest news of the week was that the Nobel Prize 2022 was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”   

Of course, we couldn’t stay away from such a hot topic, because as the largest supplier of small molecules Chemspace has a lot to offer for your click reactions.

Check out our azides and acetylenes compound sets, a lot of compounds can be shipped out in two days!   

The primary reaction of click chemistry, azide-alkyne cycloaddition catalyzed by copper ions, was originally presented by Morten Mendal and Barry Sharpless. However, Carolyn Bertozzi took it to a completely new level. The bioorthogonal reactions she is working on are used directly in the cells for cancer treatment.  

Besides that, click chemistry is widely used in synthesis, materials chemistry, and a lot of other fields.  

Because such a lot of attention was drawn to this topic by the Nobel Prize, we are expecting some big improvements in this technology from scientists all over the world.

Looking forward to new amazing achievements!