The aldehyde group readily reacts with primary amines, aminooxy and hydrazide. After a hydrazine deprotection, the free oxyamine group that can react with an aldehyde to form a reversible oxime bond. If reduced, the oxime can be converted to a stable carbon-N bond. The PEG spacer increase the solubility of the resulting complex in aqueous media.
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