Tetrazines: A World of New Molecules Emerging from Old Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

Research into the chemistry of tetrazines has been soaring since the beginning of this century,  mainly due to two major discoveries. The first is the “bio click” chemistry, which essentially qualifies as a new type of inverse demand Diels–Alder reaction which is extremely specific and tolerant and, in particular, compatible with biological conditions (hence the name). The second is the tetrazine fluorescence, which is very specific, and has given birth to several specific and original applications. However, even besides these major fields, the field of tetrazine chemistry is gaining popularity, driven by the steadily increasing relative growth of heterocyclic chemistry in comparison with other research fields. For the Special Issue “Tetrazines: A World of New Molecules Emerging from Old Chemistry”, papers devoted to all fields of tetrazine chemistry will be welcome, with an emphasis on original contributions on modern click chemistry, and detailing outstanding optical properties like fluorescence and electrofluorochromism. Review articles are also welcome. A classical blind review process will be applied to all submitted contributions.

Professor Pierre Audebert
Professor Jean-Cyrille Hierso
Guest Editors