Synthesis of 8-[F-18]fluoroguanine derivatives: In vivo probes for imaging gene expression with positron emission tomography NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Namavari, M., Barrio, J. R., Toyokuni, T., Gambhir, S. S., Cherry, S. R., Herschman, H. R., Phelps, M. E., Satyamurthy, N. 2000; 27 (2): 157-162

Abstract

A new method for the preparation of 8-[(18)F]fluoroguanine derivatives based on a direct radiofluorination reaction has been developed. The radiofluorination of ganciclovir (1a) with [(18)F]F(2) was carried out in absolute ethanol in the presence of tetraethylammonium hydroxide at room temperature to give 8-[(18)F]fluoroganciclovir (3a) in an approximately 1% radiochemical yield. Similarly, 8-[(18)F]fluoropenciclovir (3b), 8-[(18)F]fluoroacyclovir (3c), and 8-[(18)F]fluoroguanosine (3d) were synthesized from penciclovir (1b), acyclovir (1c), and guanosine (1d), respectively, using [(18)F]F(2). The structural analyses of the final products (3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d) were carried out after (18)F decay by (1)H, (13)C, and (19)F nuclear magnetic resonance and high resolution mass spectroscopy.

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