title: Synthesis and in vivo distribution in rat brain of 11C-labelled N-alkylated ADTN derivatives.
abstract: A method for the rapid production and purification of 11C-labelled N-alkylated derivatives of the dopamine agonist 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxytetralin (ADTN) is described. The label is introduced by N-methylation with no-carrier-added 11CH3I of the corresponding secondary amines via their lithium salts. Following systemic injection in rats a uniform distribution of radioactivity in the brain was found for both the labelled 2-(N-methyl-N-n-propylamino)- and 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)-6,7-dihydroxytetralin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; C016893:2-(N,N-dimethylamino)-6,7-dihydroxytetralin; C041931:2-(N-methyl-N-(n-propyl)amino)-6,7-dihydroxytetralin