The radiochemical synthesis of (+/-)-exo-2-(2-[F-18]fluoro-5-pyridyl)-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1] heptane ([F-18]1) was accomplished by Kryptofix(R) 222 assisted nucleophilic no-carrier-added [F-18]fluorination of (+/-)-exo-2-(2-bromo-5-pyridyl)-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1] heptane (3a). The average radiochemical yield of the final product was 10% and the average specific activity was greater than >2000 mCi/mu mol, calculated at end-of-synthesis. The stable fluorine ligand ([F-19]1) was prepared by Kryptofix(R) 222 assisted nucleophilic fluorination of (+/-)-exo-2-(2-bromo-5-pyridyl)-7-methoxycarbonyl-7-azabicyclo [2.2.1]heptane (3b) followed by acid deprotection.
Synthesis of [18F]norchlorofluoroepibatidine and its N-methyl derivative: new PET ligands for mapping nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
作者:Y.-S. Ding、F. Liang、J. S. Fowler、M. J. Kuhar、F. I. Carroll
Fluorine-18 labeled norchlorofluoroepibatidine (NFEP), a high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand, was prepared by a one-pot, two-step synthesis: nucleophilic heteroaromatic substitution of a tert-Boc protected precursor (7-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-exo-2-(2'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium-5'-pyridinyl)-7-[2.2.1]heptane iodide) using no-carrier-added [F-18]fluoride followed by deprotection with trifluoroacetic acid. Subsequent reductive N-methylation with formaldehyde and sodium cyanoborohydride afforded fluorine-lb labeled N-methyl-norchlorofluoroepibatidine (N-methyl-NFEP). The unusually high radiochemical yield for the first step (70%) and the quantitative conversions in the deprotection and N-methylation steps afforded overall radiochemical yields of 55-65% (decay corrected based on starting [F-18]fluoride) for [F-18]NFEP (synthesis time 65 min) and 45-55% for [F-18]N-methyl-NFEP (synthesis time 75 min), with a specific activity of 2-9 Ci/mu mole (EOB).
Dolci; Dolle; Valette, Journal of labelled compounds and radiopharmaceuticals, 1999, vol. 42, # SUPPL. 1, p. S502-S503