The present invention provides novel fluorophilic compounds having structure VII
wherein Q is a carbonyl group, a protected carbonyl group, a hydroxy methine group, or a protected hydroxy methine group; R
1
is a C
1
-C
20
aliphatic, C
2
-C
20
cycloaliphatic, or C
2
-C
20
aromatic radical comprising at least one functional group susceptible to reaction with nucleophilic fluoride ion or an electrophilic fluorinating agent; R
2
is hydrogen or a C
1
-C
10
aliphatic radical; and R
3
is hydrogen or a C
1
-C
10
aliphatic radical. The fluorophilic compounds are provided in both racemic and enantiomerically enriched forms and are useful as intermediates in the preparation of novel PET imaging agents and probes useful in the discovery and performance assessment of PET imaging agents. The fluorophilic compounds are particularly useful in the preparation of PET imaging agents and probes having a high affinity for VMAT-2, a biomarker implicated in human diabetes and other illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
本发明提供了具有结构VII的新型亲
氟化合物,其中Q是羰基基团,受保护的羰基基团,羟基甲基基团或受保护的羟基甲基基团;R1是C1-C20脂肪族,C2-C20环烷基或C2-C20芳香基,包括至少一个易于与亲核
氟离子或亲电
氟化试剂反应的官能团;R2是氢或C1-C10脂肪基;R3是氢或C1-C10脂肪基。这些亲
氟化合物以外消旋和对映富集的形式提供,并且可用作新型PET成像剂和探针的中间体,这些成像剂和探针可用于发现和评估PET成像剂的性能。这些亲
氟化合物在制备对VMAT-2具有高亲和力的PET成像剂和探针方面特别有用,VMAT-2是与人类糖尿病和帕
金森病等疾病相关的
生物标志物。