title: Stability studies on (99m)technetium(III) complexes with tridentate/monodentate thiol ligands and phosphine ('3 + 1 + 1' complexes).
abstract: The preparation and characterisation of 3 + 1 + 1 technetium complexes of the general formula [Tc(SES)(RS)(PMe2Ph)] (SES = tridentate dithiol ligand, E = S, O, NMe; RSH = monothiol ligand) at the n.c.a. level is described. The Tc(III) complexes are prepared in a one-step procedure starting from pertechnetate in yields of 85-95% of radiochemical purity. A comparison of their chromatographic data with the fully characterised 99Tc complexes indicate the identity of the investigated compounds. Stability studies show that the 99mTc complexes undergo some alteration in solution. They are oxidised to the 3 + 1 oxotechnetium (V) complexes and/or decompose in aqueous solution. In challenge experiments performed with glutathione, exchange of the monothiolato ligand occurs in the same manner as known for the 3 + 1 complexes.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Bioanorganische und Radiopharmazeutische Chemie, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e. V., Dresden, Germany. s.seifert@fz-rossendorf.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drews
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pietzsch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spies
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johannsen
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004355:Drug Stability; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m