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An efficient new method for the synthesis of 3-[18 F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine via Yamada-Curtius rearrangement.

ABSTRACT: 4-Aminopyridine is a clinically approved drug to improve motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis. A fluorine-18-labeled derivative of this drug, 3-[18 F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine, is currently under investigation for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of demyelination. Herein, the Yamada-Curtius reaction has been successfully applied for the preparation of this PET radioligand with a better radiochemical yield and improved specific activity. The overall radiochemical yield was 5 to 15% (n = 12, uncorrected) with a specific activity of 37 to 148 GBq/?mol (end of synthesis) in a 90 minute synthesis time. It is expected that this 1 pot Yamada-Curtius reaction can be used to prepare similar fluorine-18-labeled amino substituted heterocycles.

SUBMITTER: Basuli F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992582 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An efficient new method for the synthesis of 3-[<sup>18</sup> F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine via Yamada-Curtius rearrangement.

Basuli Falguni F Zhang Xiang X Brugarolas Pedro P Reich Daniel S DS Swenson Rolf E RE

Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals 20171130 2

4-Aminopyridine is a clinically approved drug to improve motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis. A fluorine-18-labeled derivative of this drug, 3-[<sup>18</sup> F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine, is currently under investigation for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of demyelination. Herein, the Yamada-Curtius reaction has been successfully applied for the preparation of this PET radioligand with a better radiochemical yield and improved specific activity. The overall radiochemical yield was 5 to ...[more]

PMID: 28870001

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Project description:BackgroundConventional scale production of small batches of PET tracers (e.g. for preclinical imaging) is an inefficient use of resources. Using O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine ([18F]FET), we demonstrate that simple microvolume radiosynthesis techniques can improve the efficiency of production by consuming tiny amounts of precursor, and maintaining high molar activity of the tracers even with low starting activity.ProceduresThe synthesis was carried out in microvolume droplets manipulated on a disposable patterned silicon "chip" affixed to a heater. A droplet of [18F]fluoride containing TBAHCO3 was first deposited onto a chip and dried at 100 °C. Subsequently, a droplet containing 60 nmol of precursor was added to the chip and the fluorination reaction was performed at 90 °C for 5 min. Removal of protecting groups was accomplished with a droplet of HCl heated at 90 °C for 3 min. Finally, the crude product was collected in a methanol-water mixture, purified via analytical-scale radio-HPLC and formulated in saline. As a demonstration, using [18F]FET produced on the chip, we prepared aliquots with different molar activities to explore the impact on preclinical PET imaging of tumor-bearing mice.ResultsThe microdroplet synthesis exhibited an overall decay-corrected radiochemical yield of 55 ± 7% (n = 4) after purification and formulation. When automated, the synthesis could be completed in 35 min. Starting with < 370 MBq of activity, ~ 150 MBq of [18F]FET could be produced, sufficient for multiple in vivo experiments, with high molar activities (48-119 GBq/μmol). The demonstration imaging study revealed the uptake of [18F]FET in subcutaneous tumors, but no significant differences in tumor uptake as a result of molar activity differences (ranging 0.37-48 GBq/μmol) were observed.ConclusionsA microdroplet synthesis of [18F]FET was developed demonstrating low reagent consumption, high yield, and high molar activity. The approach can be expanded to tracers other than [18F]FET, and adapted to produce higher quantities of the tracer sufficient for clinical PET imaging.

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An efficient new method for the synthesis of 3-[18 F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine via Yamada-Curtius rearrangement.

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An efficient new method for the synthesis of 3-[<sup>18</sup> F]fluoro-4-aminopyridine via Yamada-Curtius rearrangement.

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