Mechanistic approach of the difference in hydrolysis rate between the 2- and 4-isomers of no-carrier-added [18F]fluoromethyl-L-phenylalanine
作者:Ken Kersemans、John Mertens、Frank De Proft、Paul Geerlings
DOI:10.1002/jlcr.1852
日期:2011.4
No-carrier-added (n.c.a.) 2-[18F]fluoromethyl-l-phenylalanine (2-[18F]FMP) was found to be very sensitive to hydrolysis in aqueous solutions. In this paper, the defluorination reaction was studied in detail to elucidate its mechanism. Therefore, besides 2-[18F]FMP and 4-[18F]FMP, 2-[18F]fluoromethyl-phenethylamine (2-[18F]FMPAM) and 4-[18F]FMPAM were synthesized, both ‘mimetic’ molecules of the decarboxylated amino acid analogues. Radiosynthesis, using a customized Scintomics automatic synthesis hotboxthree module, resulted in a high overall yield and a radiochemical purity of >99%. The defluorination rates of all compounds were studied by HPLC. The defluorination rate of 2-[18F]FMLP at 50°C was approximately 300 times faster than that of n.c.a. 4-[18F]FMLP. The defluorination rate of 2-[18F]FMPAM is somewhat lower than of 2-[18F]FMP but still very high in comparison with 4-[18F]FMPAM, which is virtually stable. It allowed to elucidate the reaction mechanism ruled by two distinct intramolecular interactions. First, the hydrogen bond interaction between the amine and the benzylic fluorine weakening the carbon–fluorine bond. Secondly, the formation of a second hydrogen bond between the carboxyl oxygen atom and one of the benzylic hydrogen atoms rendering the benzyl fluoride group even more susceptible to hydrolysis. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
无载体添加(n.c.a.)的2-[18F]氟甲基-L-苯丙氨酸(2-[18F]FMP)在水溶液中对水解非常敏感。本文对去氟反应进行了详细研究,以阐明其机制。因此,除了合成2-[18F]FMP和4-[18F]FMP之外,还合成了2-[18F]氟甲基-苯乙胺(2-[18F]FMPAM)和4-[18F]FMPAM,这两者均为去羧化氨基酸类似物的“模拟”分子。使用定制的Scintomics自动合成热盒三模块进行的放射合成,得到了高的整体产率和>99%的放射化学纯度。通过高效液相色谱(HPLC)研究了所有化合物的去氟速率。2-[18F]FMLP在50°C的去氟速率大约是n.c.a. 4-[18F]FMLP的300倍。2-[18F]FMPAM的去氟速率略低于2-[18F]FMP,但与几乎稳定的4-[18F]FMPAM相比,仍然非常高。这有助于阐明由两种不同的分子内相互作用主导的反应机制。首先,是胺和苄基氟之间的氢键相互作用,削弱了碳-氟键。其次,羧氧原子与一个苄基氢原子之间形成第二个氢键,使得苄基氟烷基团更易于水解。版权 © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.