Green approaches to late-stage fluorination: radiosyntheses of (18)F-labelled radiopharmaceuticals in ethanol and water

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 11;51(79):14805-8. doi: 10.1039/c5cc05919d. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

Abstract

Green strategies for late-stage fluorination with (18)F, in which ethanol and water are the only solvents used throughout the entire radiolabeling process (azeotropic drying, nucleophilic fluorination, purification and formulation), have been developed and applied to the radiosyntheses of a range of radiopharmaceuticals commonly employed in clinical PET imaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ethanol / chemistry*
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Water
  • Ethanol