| Literature DB >> 28662441 |
Christopher M Waldmann1, Artem Lebedev2, Nathaniel Allison3, Saman Sadeghi4.
Abstract
Electrochemical 18F-fluorination of organic compounds provides a means to synthesize Positron-Emission-Tomography (PET) tracers difficult to obtain otherwise. Here, the first automated synthesizer that enables radiolabeling through carrier-added electrochemical 18F-fluorination is described. The system provides capabilities for all necessary operations such as drying of cyclotron derived [18F]fluoride, electrochemical incorporation of the radioisotope into a precursor molecule, subsequent reactions such as protecting group removals, HPLC-purification and formulation of the final tracer. Demonstrated is the aliphatic electrochemical 18F-fluorination of methyl 2-(phenylthio)acetate.Entities:
Keywords: Electrochemistry; Late-stage fluorination; PET; Radiosynthesizer; [(18)F]fluoride
Year: 2017 PMID: 28662441 PMCID: PMC5585111 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.06.028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Radiat Isot ISSN: 0969-8043 Impact factor: 1.513