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11C-methylations using 11C-methyl iodide and tetrabutylammonium fluoride

  • M.J. Adam , S. Jivan , J.M. Huser and J. Lu
Published/Copyright: September 25, 2009
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 88 Issue 3-4

Carbon-11 methylation reactions on functional groups such as phenols and amides require a base when using 11C-methyl iodide. This study demonstrates that tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) can be used as a base to prepare 11C-radiopharmaceuticals efficiently and in high yield. We have applied this method to raclopride, methylphenidate, PK11195, dihydrotetrabenazine and MDL100907 and have compared the results with the Alumina/KF and hydroxide methods. Our results indicate that TBAF gives equivalent or higher radiochemical yields compared to the other bases even when using as little as 200 μg of precursor. In the case of PK11195 the TBAF method was the only one that provided a reasonable yield of product.

Published Online: 2009-9-25
Published in Print: 2000-3-1

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https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.2000.88.3-4.207

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  2. Im Memoriam Alfred P. Wolf
  3. The centenary of a controversial discovery: actinium
  4. Proton-induced nuclear reactions in neptunium-237 targets. Production of plutonium tracers in the energy range 15-40 MeV
  5. Possibility of production of 81Rb via the 80Kr(d,n) reaction at a small cyclotron
  6. Positron emission intensity in the decay of 120gI
  7. Production of high specific activity 27Mg by fast neutron irradiation and recoil-aided leaching
  8. Production of strontium-82 for the Cardiogen® PET generator: a project of the Department of Energy Virtual Isotope Center
  9. Lutetium-177-EDTMP for bone pain palliation. Preparation, biodistribution and pre-clinical studies
  10. Thermochromatographic separation of no-carrier-added 186Re or 188Re from tungsten targets relevant to nuclear medical applications
  11. Low energy cyclotron production and chemical separation of "no carrier added" iodine-124 from a reusable, enriched tellurium-124 dioxide/aluminum oxide solid solution target
  12. Physicochemical and radiochemical aspects of separation of radioiodine from TeO2-targets
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  14. Recovery of 201Tl by ion exchange chromatography from proton bombarded thallium cyclotron targets
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