The present invention relates to a process for producing an organic compound comprising an 18F atom. The compounds comprising an 18F can be useful as PET ligands for use in diagnostics and/or scanning. The process of the invention comprises treating an organoboron compound, which organoboron compound comprises a boron atom bonded to an sp2 hybridised carbon atom, with (i) 18F – and (ii) a copper compound. The invention also provides the use of an organoboron compound, which organoboron compound comprises a boron atom bonded to an sp2 hybridised carbon atom, in a process for producing an organic compound comprising an 18F atom, which process comprises treating the organoboron compound with (i) 18F – and (ii) a copper compound. The invention also provides a compound of formula (XXXVII): wherein: each PGA is independently H or an alcohol protecting group; PGB is H or a carboxylic acid protecting group; each PGC is independently an amine protecting group; Z is a group selected from a boronic ester group, a boronic acid group, a borate group, and a trifluoroborate group; and a is an integer from 0 to 4.
本发明涉及一种制备含有18F原子的有机化合物的方法。含有18F的化合物可用作PET
配体,用于诊断和/或扫描。该发明的方法包括处理一种含有有机
硼化合物,该有机
硼化合物包括与sp2杂化碳原子键合的
硼原子,与(i)18F-和(ii)
铜化合物。该发明还提供了一种有机
硼化合物的用途,该有机
硼化合物包括与sp2杂化碳原子键合的
硼原子,在制备含有18F原子的有机化合物的方法中,该方法包括处理该有机
硼化合物与(i)18F-和(ii)
铜化合物。该发明还提供了一种化合物的公式(XXXVII):其中:每个
PGA独立地为H或醇保护基;
PGB为H或
羧酸保护基;每个
PGC独立地为胺保护基;Z为从
硼酯基团、
硼酸基团、
硼酸盐基团和三
氟硼酸盐基团中选择的基团;a为0到4之间的整数。