Enantioselective synthesis of 6-[fluorine-18]-fluro-l-dopa from no-carrier-added fluorine-18-fluoride
- Liege Univ. (Belgium); and others
A trimethylammonium veratraldehyde triflate was synthesized and used as a precursor for the asymmetric synthesis of 6-[{sup 18}F]fluoro-L-dopa. Its nucleophilic fluorination with {sup 18} F-fluoride produced by the {sup 18}O(p,n) {sup 18}F nuclear reaction on enriched {sup 18}O-water led to the corresponding no-carrier-added [{sup 18}F]fluoroveratraldehyde (45 {plus_minus} 5% EOB). Diiodosilane was used to prepare the corresponding [{sup 18}F] fluorobenzyl iodide (36.5 {plus_minus} 5.3% EOB). Alkylation of (S)-1-tert-boc-2-tert-butyl-3-methyl-4-imidazolidinone with this electrophilic agent, hydrolysis and purification by preparative high-pressure liquid chromatography made 6-[{sup 18}F]fluoro-L-dopa ready for human injection, in a 23% {plus_minus} 6% decay-corrected radiochemical yield. The enantiomeric purity and the specific activity were above 96% and 1 Cl/{mu}mole respectively. Through this procedure, starting from 250 mCi of {sup 18}F-fluoride, multimillicurie amounts (32 {plus_minus} 8.5 mCi) of no-carrier-added 6-[{sup 18}F]fluoro-L-dopa are now available at the end of synthesis (90 min) with a good radiochemical purity (more than 98%). 28 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 114886
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 35, Issue 12; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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