Calibration of the LNMRI Secondary Standard Ionization Chamber for 131I capsules used in nuclear medicine

The radionuclide ¹³¹I has been increasingly used in nuclear medicine therapy procedures. Nowadays, the ¹³¹I source administered to the patient is manufactured in two different geometries: solution and capsules. The purpose of this study is the accurate measurement of the activity present in a ¹³¹I capsule without destroys it. The methodology to determine the capsules activity is to obtain the calibration factor of an IG12 secondary standard activity measurement system based on the IG12 well-type ionization chamber set up at Brazilian national metrology laboratory for ionizing radiation (LNMRI) of institute of radiation protection and dosimetry (IRD).The result obtained, 6.4670?±?0.0381?×?10^?18?A?Bq^?1, is quite similar to the calibration factor of the ¹³¹I solution contained in the standard ampoule geometry, 6.4515?±?0.0368?×?10^?18?A?Bq^?1. After obtaining the calibration factor it was used to measure ¹³¹I therapy capsules in order to check the performance of radionuclide calibrators of some Brazilian nuclear medicine centers.     

Vinyl Polymerization Catalyzed by AIEt3-Hexamethyl Phosphoric Acid Triamide Complex

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile is shown to occur by an anionic mechanism initiated by a 1:1 complex between triethyl aluminum and hexamethyl phosphoric acid triamide at a relatively high temperature. This complex can also initiate the radical polymerization of vinyl monomers at relatively low temperatures.

A tentative initiation mechanism is presented.     

Halogen Selectivity in Nickel Salt-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Grignard Reagents with Bromochlorobenzenes a Novel Synthetic Method of Unsymmetrical Terphenyl

The reactions of aryl Grignard reagents with p- and m-bromochlorobenzenes catalyzed by non-ligated NiCl₂ give selectively chlorobiphenyl derivatives. By the stepwise reaction, an unsymmetrical terphenyl was synthesized in a good yield.     

Positive Photoreactive Polyimides. II. Preparation and Characterization of Polyimide Precursors Containing α-(2-Nitrophenyl)ethyl Ester Side Chains

The monomers were derived from pyromellitic dianhydride and α-(2-nitrophenyl)ethanol, which was prepared by selective reduction of 2-nitroacetophenone. Polyimide precursors were synthesized by an interfacial polycondensation technique. Their thermal properties in nitrogen were studied by dynamic thermogravimetry. The photore-arrangement of 2-nitrobenzyl ester having a methyl group at the α-position compared to that of the unsubstituted ester was investigated by infrared spectrophotometry. The polymers obtained in this study gave a high proportion of photorearrangement to show high sensitivity. The exposed areas dissolved in 2% aqueous KOH, forming high resolution patterns because they did not swell during the developing process.     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 7: Synthesis of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Derivatives and Analogs

Abstract

Various types of the O-protected derivatives and the 9-bromo analogs of methyl [2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-α-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid]onate were synthesized from methyl [2-(trimethyl-silyl)ethyl 5-acetamido-4,7-di-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-α-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid]onate (1) or methyl [2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 5-acetamido-8,9-di-O-isopropylidene-D-glycero-α-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid]onate (3).     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 9: An Efficient Method for the Selective Acetolysis of 2-(Trimethylsilyl)Ethyl Glycosides Using Ferric Chloride in Acetic Anhydride

Abstract

After the first report of the synthesis and deblocking of some 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl (SE) glycosides by Lipshutz and coworkers,¹ a few more papers appeared describing facile deprotection of the SE group in such glycosides or some of their derivatives.² We have employed the SE glycosides of D-galactose,^3a,b D-glucose, D-galacto-samine, D-glucosamine,^3c D-lactose,^3d and neuraminic acid^3e very extensively in our work on oligosaccharide synthesis. We have found that the SE group possesses a useful combination of properties, namely, stability over a wide range of pH which makes many experimental manipulations possible, and easy removability under certain specific but mild conditions.     

Synthetic Studies on Selectin Ligands/Inhibitors: A Systematic Synthesis of Sulfatide and Its Higher Congeners Carrying 2-(Tetradecyl)Hexadecyl Group as a Ceramide Substitute 1

Abstract

A systematic synthesis of sulfatide (I) and novel sulfatide analogs (II-VI) carrying 2-(tetradecyl)hexadecyl group as a ceramide substitute is described. The 3-O-, 4-O- and 3,4-di-O-levulinoyl derivatives of galactopyranosyl trichloroacetimidates (1, 12, and 13) were coupled with (2S,3R,4E)-3-O-acetyl-2-octadecanamido-4-octadecene-1,3-diol or 2-(tetradecyl)hexadecan-1-ol. The resulting glycolipids (2, 4, 14, and 15) were each transformed, by selective removal of the levulinoyl group(s), and successive sulfation and de-O-acylation, into the 3-sulfates (I, II), 4-sulfate (III), and 3,4-disulfate (IV). The 6-sulfate (V) was prepared from 2-(tetradecyl)hexadecyl β-D-galactopyranoside (21) via the 6-O-t-butyldimethylsilyl derivative, while the 3′-sulfate of 2-(tetradecyl)hexadecyl β-D-lactoside (VI) was synthesized from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 3′-O-benzyl-β-D-lactoside (26). The structures of the sulfated glycolipids (I-VI) were characterized by ion-spray MS, MS/MS, and ¹H NMR spectrometry.