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Synthesis of 4-([18F]fluoromethyl)-2-chlorophenylisothiocyanate: A novel bifunctional 18F-labelling agent
Published 2004 · F. Wüst, M. Müller, R. Bergmann
Radiochimica Acta
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Abstract
Abstract The one-step radiosynthesis of 4-([18F]fluoromethyl)-2-chlorophenylisothiocyanate 18F-7 as a novel bifunctional 18F-labelling agent is described. Optimised reaction conditions in a remotely controlled synthesis module gave isothiocyanate 18F-7 in radiochemical yields of 45% (decay-corrected) within 40 min and high radiochemical purity of >95% after solid-phase-extraction. Coupling of compound 18F-7 with the primary amine benzylamine as a model reaction afforded the corresponding ((4-[18F]fluoromethyl)-2-chloro-phenyl)-benzyl thiourea 18F-8 in a high radiochemical yield of >90%. Stability studies of thiourea 18F-8 in terms of radiodefluorination showed appreciable buffer stability at pH 7.4, whereas significant radiodefluorination was observed when 18F-8 was incubated in buffers at pH 3.6 and pH 9.4. Preliminary dynamic PET studies with thiourea 18F-8 in male Wistar rats showed high bone accumulation, indicative of high in vivo radiodefluorination.
The one-step radiosynthesis of 4-([18F]fluoromethyl)-2-chlorophenylisothiocyanate 18F-7 provides a novel bifunctional 18F-labelling agent with high radiochemical purity and stability, promising potential for radiodefluorination-free imaging.
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