Published January 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis and labeling of 5'-O-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-2,3'-anhydrothymidine for [18F]FLT preparation

  • 1. Tuebingen Universitaetsklinikum (Germany). Sektion Radiopharmazie, PET-Zentrum

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For in vivo measurement of DNA synthesis in the patient's tumour 3'-[18F]fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine (FLT) has been shown to be very promising. As a new labeling precursor 5'-O-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-2,3'-anhydrothymidine (DMTThy) was chosen and an organic synthesis was developed including NMR and MS data for characterisation. The 18F-labeling of DMTThy can be performed within 30 minutes in radiochemical yields of almost 20% when using polar solvents such as DMF or DMSO and a temperature of 160 deg C. Hydrolysis is completed with 1N HCl at 50 deg C within 10 minutes without losses. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
251
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 55-58
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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