Module-assisted one-pot synthesis of [18F]SFB for radiolabeling proteins

The need of reliable production of N-succinimidyl 4-[¹⁸F]fluorobenzoate ([¹⁸F]SFB), a versatile ¹⁸F-labeled prosthetic group for protein labeling, has increased dramatically due to the easy availability of proteins or their engineered derivatives for targeted molecular imaging. A module-assisted radiosynthesis of [¹⁸F]SFB was developed using a three-step, one-pot procedure and ethyl 4-(trimethylammonium)benzoate triflate (1) as the starting material. The radiochemical transformations were carried out in a general-purpose, custom-made module and streamlined by an anhydrous deprotection strategy using t-BuOK/DMSO. After HPLC-purification, [¹⁸F]SFB was synthesized in radiochemical yields of 20–30% (n > 10, not decay-corrected) and excellent radiochemical and chemical purities (>98%). The total synthesis and purification time required is ~90 min. Using the purified [¹⁸F]SFB, three ¹⁸F-labeled proteins, bovine serum albumin (BSA), chicken egg albumin (CEA) and transferrin, were synthesized in yields of 61.0–79.5%. The ¹⁸F-Annexin V for apoptosis imaging was also produced in 5% radiolabeling yield and >95% radiochemical purity.     

微波辐射下合成5-(2-甲基/三氟甲基-苯并咪唑-1-亚甲基)-3-(苯基/p-取代苯基)-2H-1',2',4'-三唑[3,4-b]-1

分别采用微波辐射法和加热回流的常规方法, 将1-氨基-2-(2-甲基/三氟甲基-苯并咪唑-1-亚甲基)-5-巯基-1,3,4-三唑与α-溴代芳基乙酮3a～3e反应, 合成了一系列未见文献报道的1,2,4-三唑[3,4-b]-1',3',4'-噻二嗪类化合物4a～4e 和5a～5e. 微波辐射法具有反应时间短、产率高、副反应少等优点. 标题化合物经元素分析, IR, ¹H NMR, MS确证结构.     

19F substituent chemical shifts (SCS) of 4-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl flourides

The results of a linear multiple regression analysis indicate that the ¹⁹F SCS of 4-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl fluorides are essentially a manifestation of electric field and electronegativity effects.     

Determination of fluorine in geological materials by fast neutron activation based on the 19F(n,2n)18F reaction

The determination of fluorine in geological materials by fast neutron activation analysis based on the ¹⁹F(n, 2n)¹⁸F reaction is described. Fast neutrons are produced by irradiation of a thick beryllium target with 14.5 MeV deuerons. A rotating smple holder allows simultaneous irradiation of samples and standards. Fluorine-18 is separated by steam distillation of hexafluorosilicic acid or by extraction with triphenylatimony(V) dichloride and the annihilation radiation is measured with γ—γ coincidence equipment. The nuclear interference of recoil protons that induce the ¹⁸O(p,n)¹⁸F reaction is evaluated by means of synthetic samples: for a rock containing 43.4% of oxygen and 0.5% of hydrogen, the interference corresponds to 4.4 μg g^?1 fluorine. The method was applied to USGS and NIMROC reference rocks: for concentrations between 6000 and 50 μg g^?1, the relative standard deviation ranged from 2 to 10%.     

Synthesis of 2-[2H]-2-(1-methylalkyl)succinic acids

We describe a specific procedure for the synthesis of deuterium-labelled 2-(1-methylalkyl)succinate established via alkylation of diethyl malonate,Krapcho decarboxylation reaction with D_2O and hydrolysis reaction.Two novel compounds,2-[~2H]-2-ethylsuccinic acid and 2-[~2H]-2-(1-methylheptyl)succinic acid were prepared via this synthetic route and characterized by mass spectrometry and 'H NMR.The results showed that the 2-(1-methylalkyl)succinic acids were deuterated at the β-position,which is considered as an important reaction centre in the anaerobic degradation of n-alkanes.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-(4-(4-(4-[18F]fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)butyl)indolin-2-one as dopamine D4 receptor ligand

A potential dopamine D₄ receptor ligand, 1-(4-(4-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)butyl)indolin-2-one (4) was synthesized through a four-step process and its affinity and selectivity for dopamine D₂-like receptors was determined through in vitro receptor binding assay. [¹⁸F]4 was prepared using a one-pot two-step method with total radiochemical yield 21.2 % (decay-corrected). The molar radioactivity was around 135 GBq/μmol and the radiochemical purity was greater than 95.5 %. The partition coefficient (Log P) of [¹⁸F]4 was determined to be 2.10 ± 0.30 through octanol experiment. The in vivo biodistribution and the competitive distribution of [¹⁸F]4 in rat exposed that the tracer passes through blood–brain-barrier (BBB) and may specifically bind to D₄ receptor. Metabolite analysis revealed that there was no metabolism of [¹⁸F]4 in brain. Conclusively, these preliminary results demonstrated that [¹⁸F]4 shows promises as a radioligand for the in vivo study of dopamine D₄ receptor.     

Dibromo[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)cyclopent-1-enyl]phosphine and Its Derivatives

Direct phosphorylation of 4-(1-cyclopent-1-enyl)anisole with PBr₃ was carried out. The resulting compound initially exists in two tautomeric forms. Isolation of the dibromophosphine and its further trans- formations lead to formation of a single tautomer.     

Automated synthesis of hypoxia imaging agent [18F]FMISO based upon a modified Explora FDG4 module

A new automated synthesis procedure of 1-H-1-(3-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-hydroxypropyl)-2-nitroimidazole ([¹⁸F]FMISO), a specific hypoxia imaging agent with great significances for the noninvasive, dynamic hypoxia evaluation of cancer, was developed by modifying Explora FDG₄ module, a commercial [¹⁸F]FDG production system, in this study. Its radiochemical synthesis was carried out via two sequent reaction steps, i.e. the nucleophilic displacement of labeling precursor 1-(2′-nitro-1′-imidazolyl)-2-O-tetrahydropyranyl-3-O-tosyl-propanediol (NITTP) with activated ¹⁸F- ion at 100 °C for 8 minutes, and the following hydrolysis with 1M HCl at 100 °C for 5 minutes and neutralization with 1M NaOH. Two-pot reaction with two independent separations was adopted to assure the good separation of final product via solid phase extraction (SPE) based upon combined Sep-pak cartridges instead of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). This fast, reliable preparation route of ¹⁸F-FMISO could complete within 50 minutes with about 55% of high radiochemical yield (with decay correction) and more than 98% of good radiochemical purity. The modified module could perform multiple runs of production of [¹⁸F]FMISO.     

Thermally induced incomplete high-spin (5T2) ⇌ low-spin (1A1) transition in solid bis[2-(2-pyridylamino)-4-(2-pyridyl) thiazolato]iron (II)

The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer effect in two samples (A and B) of [Fe(papt)₂] and in its solvates with CHCl₃ and C₆H₆ has been studied between 4.2 and 343 K and clearly indicates a temperature induced high-spin (⁵T₂) ? low-spin (¹A₁) transition in these compounds [paptH = 2-(2-pyridylamino)-4-(2-pyridyl) thiazole]. At 343 K, sample B shows a doublet with ΔE_Q = 2.03 mm s^?1 and δIS = +0.87 mm s^?1, characteristic of a ⁵T₂ ground state. At 257 K, a second doublet, typical for a ¹A₁ ground state, is observed and its intensity increases as the transition progresses but levels off below ～ 100 K. At 4.2 K, 83% of the intensity is due to the ¹A₁ state, and ΔE_Q(¹A₁) = 1.56 mm s^?1 and δ^IS(¹A₁ = +0.32 mm s^?1. In an applied magnetic field, V_zz(¹A₁) < 0 and η ≈ 0.7 have been determined, whereas for the ^sT₂ ground state, V_zz(^sT₂) > 0, η ≈ 0.75, and an internal hyperfine field H_n ≈ ?13 kG have been observed. Similar results have been obtained with the other samples.Debye-Waller factors f5_T2 and f1_A1 were determined from the saturation corrected areas in the Mössbauer spectra, assuming Curie-Weiss dependence of the magnetic susceptibility for the ⁵T₂ and constant υ_cff for the ¹A₁ ground state. The temperature dependence of ?In f1_A1 closely follows the Debye model with Θ1_A1 = 165 K, whereas the same applies to ?ln f5_T2 only above ～ 210 K and Θ5_T2 = 134 K. The nature of the observed transition is discussed and the data presented are shown to be incompatible with a model based on a Boltzmann distribution between the two states.     

Synthetic approaches towards [18F]fluoro-DOG1, a potential radiotracer for the imaging of gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) can currently only be identified by invasive biopsy sampling followed by immunohistochemical analysis. It would however be highly advantageous to have a radioligand able to bind the calcium-activated chloride channel DOG1, which is specific for GIST, and thus enable the sensitive, non-invasive and specific functional imaging of the disease by Positron Emission Tomography (PET). For this purpose, we developed different synthetic strategies towards a 4-phenylthiazole-2-amine-based labeling precursor that can be directly reacted with ¹⁸F-fluoride to yield a radiotracer intended to bind DOG1. Of these, a boronic acid pinacol ester radiolabeling precursor could be efficiently reacted with ¹⁸F in a one-step reaction, and the target radioligand [¹⁸F]fluoro-DOG1 be obtained in radiochemical yields of 34.0?±?11.1% within 85?min overall synthesis time.     

Die isomeren bicyclo[4.2.1]nonen-(2)-ole-(4) und bicyclo[4.2.1]nonanole-(3)1

The preparation of exo and endo bicyclo[4.2.1]nonen-(2)-ol-(4) (3) and (4), and the preparation of exo and endo bicyclo[4.2.1]nonanol-(3) (1) and (2) from 3,3-dihalotricyclo[4.2.1.0^2,4]nonenyl derivatives is described. On the basis of the configuration of the allylic alkohols 3 and 4 the configuration of the saturated compounds 1 and 2 has been unequivocally determined.     

N-(2-Methylinden-4-yl)pyrrole as a heterocyclic analog of 2-methyl-4-arylindene. Synthesis of [μ-SiMe2(η5-2-Me-4-(2,4-Me2C4H2N)Ind)2]ZrCl2

A unique strategy for the synthesis of 2-methyl-4-arylindenes was tested for 1-(4-indenyl)-pyrrole. The procedure includes the Paal—Knorr synthesis of a nonsymmetric arylhetaryl fragment followed by intramolecular acylation. The zirconium complex of the 2-methyl-4-arylindenyl type containing the 1-pyrrolyl substituent was synthesized.