title: Single-step Radiosyntheses of '18F-Labeled Click Synthons' from Azide-functionalized Diaryliodonium Salts.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) is an increasingly important biomedical imaging technique that relies on the development of radiotracers labeled with positron-emitters to achieve biochemical specificity. Fluorine-18 (t1/2= 109.7 min) is an attractive positron-emitting radiolabel for organic radiotracers, primarily because of its longer half-life and greater availability relative to those for the main alternative, carbon-11 (t1/2= 20.4 min). Rapid simple methods are sought for labeling prospective PET radiotracers with fluorine-18 from cyclotron-produced aqueous [18F]fluoride ion, which must often be converted first into a suitably reactive labeling synthon for use in a subsequent labelling reaction. Use of18F-labeled synthons in 'click chemistry' attracts increasing attention for labeling PE Tradiotracers. Here we describe rapid single-step radiosyntheses of azido- or azidomethyl-bearing [18F]fluoroarenes from the reactions of diaryliodonium salts with no-carrier-added [18F]fluoride ion within a microfluidic apparatus to provide previously poorly accessible18F-labeled click synthons in radiochemical yields of 15% for [18F]4-fluorophenyl azide and about 40% for each of the [18F](azidomethyl)-fluorobenzenes. The radiosyntheses of the latter synthons was possible under 'wet conditions', so obviating the need to dry the cyclotron-produced [18F]fluoride ion and greatly enhancing the practicality of the method.
authors.affiliation: [ ] Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room B3 C346A, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joong-Hyun
authors.affiliation: [ ] Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room B3 C346A, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Victor W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Pike
keywords: Click chemistry; Hypervalent compounds; Imaging agents; Isotopic labeling; Radiochemistry