2-[18F]Fluoroethyl tosylate – a versatile tool for building18F-based radiotracers for positron emission tomography

Autor: Torsten Kniess, Jörg Steinbach, Markus Laube, Peter Brust
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: MedChemComm 6(2015), 1714-1754
ISSN: 2040-2511
2040-2503
DOI: 10.1039/c5md00303b
Popis: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a modern in vivo imaging technique and an important diagnostic modality for clinical and pre-clinical research. The incorporation of a radionuclide like fluorine-18 into a target molecule to form PET radiopharmaceuticals is a repeated challenge for radiochemists. 18F-Fluoroethylation is a well acknowledged method for 18F-radiolabeling and 2-[ 18F]fluoroethyltosylate ([ 18 F]FEts) is a preferred reagent because of its high reactivity to phenolic, thiophenolic, carboxylic and amide functions. The review will highlight the role of [ 18F]FEts in PET-chemistry, and summarize its applicability in radiotracer design. The radiolabeling conditions and pros and cons of direct and indirect radiolabeling as well the aspects of reactivity of [ 18F]FEts compared with other [ 18F]fluoroalkylating reagents will be discussed comprehensively.
Databáze: OpenAIRE