A two-step one-pot radiosynthesis of the potent dopamine D<sub>2</sub>/D<sub>3</sub>agonist PET radioligand [<sup>11</sup>C]MNPA
作者:C. Steiger、S. J. Finnema、L. Raus、M. Schou、R. Nakao、K. Suzuki、V. W. Pike、H. V. Wikström、C. Halldin
DOI:10.1002/jlcr.1583
日期:2009.5.15
(R)-(−)-2-[11C]Methoxy-N-n-propylnorapomorphine ([11C]MNPA ([11C]2)) is an agonist radioligand of interest for imaging D2/D3 receptors in vivo. Here we sought to develop an improved radiosynthesis of this radioligand. Reference 2 was synthesized in nine steps with an overall yield of about 5%, starting from codeine. Trimethylsilyldiazomethane proved to be a practical improvement in comparison to diazomethane in the penultimate methylation step. A protected precursor for radiolabeling ((R)-(−)-2-hydroxy-10,11-acetonide-N-n-propylnoraporphine, 4) was prepared from (R)-(−)-2-hydroxy-N-n-propylnorapomorphine (1) in 30% yield. [11C]2 was prepared from 4 via a two-step one-pot radiosynthesis. The first step, methylation of 4 with [11C]methyl triflate, occurred in quantitative radiochemical yield. The second step, deprotection of the catechol moiety with HCl and heat, yielded 60–90% of [11C]2 giving an overall incorporation yield from [11C]methyl triflate of 60–90%. In a typical run more than 1 GBq of [11C]2, was produced from carbon-11 generated from a 10-min proton irradiation (16 MeV; 35 µA) of nitrogen–hydrogen target gas. The radiochemical purity of [11C]2 was > 99% and specific radioactivity at the time of injection was 901±342 GBq/µmol (n=10). The total synthesis time was 35–38 min from the end of radionuclide production. The identity of [11C]2 was confirmed by comparing its LC-MS/MS spectrum with those of reference 2 and (R)-(−)-10-methoxy-2,11-dihydroxy-N-n-propylnoraporphine. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
(R)-(-)-2-[11C]甲氧基-N-正丙基去甲吗啡([11C]MNPA ( [11C]2))是一种激动剂放射性配体,可用于体内 D2/D3 受体成像。在此,我们试图开发一种改进的放射性配体的放射合成方法。参考 2 由可待因开始,分九步合成,总产率约为 5%。在倒数第二个甲基化步骤中,与重氮甲烷相比,三甲基硅基重氮甲烷被证明是一种切实可行的改进。用于放射性标记的受保护前体((R)-(-)-2-羟基-10,11-丙酮-N-正丙基去甲吗啡,4)是由(R)-(-)-2-羟基-N-正丙基去甲吗啡(1)制备的,收率为 30%。[11C]2是通过两步一步放射合成法从4制备的。第一步,用[11C]甲基三酸酯对 4 进行甲基化,放射性化学收率为定量。第二步,用盐酸和加热对儿茶酚分子进行脱保护,可获得 60-90% 的 [11C]2 ,因此[11C]三氯甲烷的总掺入率为 60-90%。在一次典型的运行中,通过对氮氢靶气进行 10 分钟质子辐照(16 MeV; 35 µA)产生的碳-11,生成了超过 1 GBq 的[11C]2。[11C]2的放射化学纯度大于99%,注入时的比放射性为901±342 GBq/µmol(n=10)。从放射性核素生产结束算起,总合成时间为 35-38 分钟。通过比较[11C]2 与参考 2 和(R)-(-)-10-甲氧基-2,11-二羟基-N-正丙基去甲吗啡的 LC-MS/MS 图谱,确认了[11C]2 的身份。Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.