Processes are disclosed for the preparation of a compound having the formula: (I) and intermediate compounds wherein M is a single-photon-emission tomography imageable radiometal and/or a paramagnetic metal, R is hydrogen or a halogen provided that at least one R is halogen and Y is selected from ortho, meta or para O(CH
2
)
n
C
2
HB
9
H
10
or O(CH
2
)
n
C
2
HB
10
H
10
wherein n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 20 and O(CH
2
)
n
C
2
HB
9
H
10
is nido ortho-, meta- or para-carborane and O(CH
2
)
n
C
2
HB
10
H
10
is ortho-, meta- or para-carborane.
披露了制备具有公式(I)的化合物及中间体化合物的过程,其中M是单光子发射断层扫描成像放射性
金属和/或顺磁
金属,R是氢或卤素,但至少有一个R是卤素,Y选择自邻、间或对位的O(
CH2)nC2H
B9H10或O( )nC2HB10H10,其中n为0或1到20的整数,O( )nC2H
B9H10是nido邻、间或对位的碳
硼烷,O( )nC2HB10H10是邻、间或对位的碳
硼烷。