Radiosynthesis and reactivity of N-[11C]methyl carbamoylimidazole

Manikandan Kadirvel; Déborah Cardoso; Sally Freeman; Gavin Brown

doi:10.1007/s10967-018-5948-4

Radiosynthesis and reactivity of N-[¹¹C]methyl carbamoylimidazole

Manikandan Kadirvel, Déborah Cardoso, Sally Freeman, Gavin Brown^*

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Abstract

N-Methyl carbamoylimidazole is a safe and practical alternative to methyl isocyanate for carbamoylation reactions. We have developed a new chemical route for its synthesis from methyl iodide and applied this to the synthesis of N-[¹¹C]methyl carbamoylimidazole as a new [¹¹C]synthon to radiolabel biomolecules for PET imaging research. N-[¹¹C]methyl carbamoylimidazole was prepared from [¹¹C]methyl iodide in 70–74% radiochemical yield (decay corrected) and can be used in situ for further reaction without purification. The reactivity of N-[¹¹C]methyl carbamoylimidazole was demonstrated in a series of [¹¹C]carbamoylation reactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	977-984
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	317
Issue number	2
Early online date	19 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5948-4
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018

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Keywords

C
Carbamoylation
Methyl isocyanate
PET
Radiochemistry

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Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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