Improved syntheses of the PET radioligands, [11C]FLB 457, [11C]MDL 100907 and [11C]β-CIT-FE, by the use of [11C]methyl triflate
作者:Camilla Lundkvist、Johan Sandell、Kjell Någren、Victor W. Pike、Christer Halldin
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1099-1344(199806)41:6<545::aid-jlcr99>3.0.co;2-7
日期:1998.6
The highly reactive labelling agent,[C-11]methyl triflate, was used to synthesise three recently developed PET radioligands. The labelling reactions were C-11-methylations of phenols for the preparations of the D-2 receptor radioligand, [C-11]FLB 457, and the 5-MT2A receptor radioligand, [C-11]MDL 100907, and C-11-methylation of a carboxylic acid for the preparation of the dopamine transporter radioligand, [C-11]beta-CIT-FE. The synthesis of the 5-MT1A receptor radioligand, [O-methyl-C-11]WAY-100635, was used to establish general reaction conditions for the methylation of phenols with [C-11]methyl triflate. Compared to the previous use of [C-11]methyl iodide in these radiosyntheses, [C-11]methyl triflate demanded less precursor, allowed faster reactions and improved radiochemical yields. Normal-phase HPLC was used to speed up product purifications (except for [C-11]beta-CIT-FE). Hence, preparation times were shorter, resulting in radioligands with higher specific radioactivity.