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cancer. Indeed, we were delighted to find several reports
witnessing this possibility. Some antisense oligonucleo-
tides against GLUT-5 were reported to exert antiprolif-
erative effect on breast tumor cell lines.[6] Fructose de-
rivatives, e.g. 1-[18F]fluoro-1-deoxy-D-fructose (1,
Scheme 1) and 6-fluoro-6-deoxy-D-fructose (2, Scheme
1), were designed as alternative radiotracers, because
they may be specifically transported by GLUT-5.[7,8]
Nevertheless, both 1 and 2 have obvious drawback since
in solution, they exist as an inseparable mixture of α/β
anomers, resulting in complexity for further research
and product development.
On the other hand, 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol (2,5-AM,
Scheme 1) attracted our interest in labeling it with 18F
for breast cancer imaging. 2,5-AM is a fructose deriva-
tive with locked anomeric configuration. It is a substrate
of GLUT-5, with affinity for GLUT-5 (ki=12.6 mmol/L)
similar to β-D-fructofuranose (ki = 15.5 mmol/L).[9]
Moreover, 2,5-AM could be metabolized to its mono-
and di-phosphate esters by fructokinase and hexo-
kinase.[10,11] It was even able to down regulate the level
of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate via inhibition of phos-
phofructokinase-2 (PFK-2).[12] More importantly, a
SAR (structure-activity relationship) study showed that
when the 6-OH (or 1-OH) of 2,5-AM was replaced by a
secondary amine group (NH), the affinity for GLUT-5
was greatly enhanced to be 10-fold over D-fructose,[13]
indicating that this hydroxyl group seems not essential
for binding to GLUT-5. In the above regards, 2,5-AM
might be a promising lead compound for development
of PET radiotracers targeting GLUT-5. Its 6-OH is
probably a proper handle for further modifications. With
this in mind, we designed and synthesized 18F-FDAM (3,
Scheme 1), namely 1-[18F]fluoro-1-deoxy-2,5-anhydro-
D-mannitol. To further test it as a radiotracer, 3 was
evaluated for PET imaging of MCF-7 breast tumor in
rabbit.
with dry pyridine (30 mL×3), was dissolved in dry
pyridine (150 mL). To the solution were added triphe-
nylmethyl chloride (25.5 g, 91.5 mmol) and a catalytic
amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (200 mg). After the
solution was stirred at 45 ℃ for 72 h, methanol (10 mL)
was added. The solution was stirred for 30 min at room
temperature and then the solvents were evaporated off
under reduced pressure. The residue was then dissolved
in AcOEt (600 mL), washed with ice-cold H2SO4 aque-
ous solution (1 mol/L) and water, dried over MgSO4,
filtered, and concentrated. The syrupy residue was puri-
fied by column chromatography over silica gel with
hexane/AcOEt (2∶1 to 1∶4, V/V) as the eluent to give
compound 5 as a colorless amorphous material (9.8 g,
1
40%). H NMR spectral data were identical to those
reported in the literature.[16]
2,5-Anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1-O-trityl-D-
mannitol (6) To a solution of 5 (2.0 g, 4.9 mmol) in
dry pyridine at 0 ℃ in ice-water bath was dropwise
added BzCl (2.0 mL, 17.6 mmol ). After addition, the
reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and
stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was quenched
with water and evaporated to dryness. The residue was
purified by column chromatography over silica gel with
hexane/AcOEt (10∶1, V∶V) as the eluent to give
compound 6 as a white solid (3.1 g, 89%). M.p. 65-68
1
℃. H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ: 3.35-3.45 (m, 1H,
1-CH2), 3.47-3.68 (m, 1H, 1-CH2), 3.89-3.91 (m, 1H,
C-2-H), 4.31-4.48 (m, 1H, C-5-H), 4.54-4.62 (m, 2H,
6-CH2), 5.61-5.76 (m, 2H, C-3-H and C-4-H), 7.14-
8.01 (m, 30H, Ar-H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz) δ:
166.2, 166.0, 165.7, 146.9, 144.6, 143.8, 133.64, 133.60,
133.1, 129.9, 129.8, 128.8, 128.7, 128.59, 128.56, 128.4,
127.94, 127.91, 127.85, 127.7, 127.2, 126.8, 84.1, 81.4,
79.6, 78.9, 64.0, 62.3. ESI-MS m/z: 741.1 [M+Na]+.
2,5-Anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzoy-D-mannitol (7)
The suspension of compound 6 (3.0 g, 4.2 mmol) in
80% AcOH (10 mL) was stirred at 45 ℃ until TLC
showed complete hydrolysis (ca. 6 h). The mixture was
concentrated, neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 aqueous
solution and extracted with AcOEt. The organic layer
was washed with H2O and brine, dried over MgSO4,
filtered, and concentrated. The syrupy residue was puri-
fied by column chromatography over silica gel with
hexane/AcOEt (4∶1, V∶V) as the eluent to yield
compound 7 as a white solid (1.7 g, 83%). M.p. 123-
Experimental
Chemistry
General Melting points were determined with a
1
Büchi capillary apparatus and were not corrected. H,
13C and 19F NMR spectra were recorded on an ACF*
300Q Bruker spectrometer in CDCl3, with TMS as the
internal reference, or in D2O. Mass spectra (ESI) and
high resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were recorded on
a MA1212 instrument under standard conditions. Reac-
tions were monitored by TLC on Silica Gel 60 F254
(Qindao Ocean Chemical Company, China) plates ex-
posed to H2SO4 (10% in EtOH) spray followed by char-
ring (≈50 ℃ ). Column chromatography was per-
formed with Silica Gel Geduran Si 60 (Qindao Ocean
Chemical Company, China). Unless noted, commer-
cially purchased reagents (chemicals) were directly used
without further treatment.
1
125 ℃. H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ: 2.22 (br, 1H,
OH), 3.96-3.98 (m, 2H, 1-CH2), 4.39-4.43 (q, J=4.7
and 8.9 Hz, 1H, C-2-H), 4.61-4.75 (m, 3H, C-2-H and
6-CH2), 4.31-4.48 (m, 1H, C-5-H), 5.67-5.70 (q, J=
2.8 and 4.7 Hz, 1H, C-3-H), 5.76-5.78 (m, 1H, C-4-H),
7.35-8.10 (m, 15H, Ar-H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz)
δ: 166.2, 166.0, 165.7, 133.6, 133.59, 133.1, 129.9,
129.8, 129.0, 128.6, 128.5, 128.4, 84.0, 81.4, 79.6, 78.8,
77.4, 77.0, 76.6, 64.0, 62.3. ESI-MS m/z: 477.1 [M+
H]+.
2,5-Anhydro-1-O-trityl-D-mannitol (5)
2,5-
2,5-Anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1-O-p-tolylsul-
fonyl-D-mannitol (8) To a solution of 7 (2.5 g, 5.3
AM[14,15] (10.0 g, 61.0 mmol), dried by coevaporation
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