Published November 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Cu(I) assisted radioiodination of hippuran with no carrier added 131I

  • 1. Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt). Dept. of Radioisotope Production and Labelled Compounds

Description

A study on the labeling of hippuran with no-carrier-added 131I assisted by Cu(I) and excess of ascorbic acids is described. The role of ascorbic acid is to prevent the oxidation of Cu(I) to Cu(II) which activates the hydrolysis of o-iodohippuric acid to o-iodobenzoic acid. The use of Cu(I) allows an almost quantitative (97-99%) labeling yield to be obtained within 10-15 minutes at 100 deg C. The reaction is assumed to take place via the formation of an organocopper complex favoring the exchange reaction between radioiodine and inactive iodine in the hippuran molecule. The activation energy of the reaction was calculated to be E = 12.2 kcal/mol. (author) 21 refs.; 8 figs

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
174
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 3-11.
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM