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. 2019 Nov 4;25(68):15483–15487. doi: 10.1002/chem.201903909

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Schematic representation of one‐step synthesis of caged compounds. Unprotected precursor molecules are treated with an in situ generated benzylic coumarin triflate reagent which reacts with phosphate and carboxylate groups in the presence of unprotected hydroxy groups, thus circumventing lengthy synthetic routes and improving availability of caged compounds for cell biological applications.