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Continuous-flow synthesis of [11C]raclopride, a positron emission tomography radiotracer, on a microfluidic chip
Haroun, Samar,Sanei, Zahra,Jivan, Salma,Schaffer, Paul,Ruth, Thomas J.,Li, Paul C.H.
, p. 326 - 332 (2013)
11C-labelled radiotracers such as [11C]raclopride are produced in a process that can take between 45 and 60 min to complete. These conventional approaches can consume upwards of 75% of the 11C (t 1/2 = 20 min) due to radioactive decay alone, even more if synthesis losses are considered. To compensate, a large starting quantity of radioactive precursors such as [11C]methyl iodide is required to produce an adequate amount of the tracer for injection. In this investigation, a continuous-flow microchip is explored for the purpose of synthesizing 11C radiotracers in a shorter time by exploiting the favorable reaction kinetics of using smaller reaction volumes. To enhance the mixing of reagents within the microchannel, a micromixer loop design was used in fabricating various polydimethylsiloxane chip styles. With a loop design implemented in an abacus-style chip for the production of nonradioactive raclopride, shorter reaction times, reduced precursor use, and improved yields were possible when compared with the use of a simple serpentine design (no loop-style chip). However, when performing the equivalent radiochemical reaction, the results were not as favorable. Using the loop design in a full loop-style chip, parameters such as premixing the reagents, reducing flow rate, and varying reagent concentrations were explored to improve the yields of [ 11C]raclopride (in terms of relative radioactivity) formed. The full loop chip design produced the best results, and future work will see the polydimethylsiloxane prototype chip design translated into a glass chip for further optimization.
An improved synthesis of PET dopamine D2 receptors radioligand [11c]raclopride
Fei, Xiangshu,Mock, Bruce H.,DeGrado, Timothy R.,Wang, Ji-Quari,Glick-Wilson, Barbara E.,Sullivan, Michael L.,Hutchins, Gary D.,Zheng, Qi-Huang
, p. 1897 - 1907 (2007/10/03)
An improved synthesis of [11C]raclopride is reported. The precursor desmethyl-raclopride was synthesized from 3,5-dichloro-2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid and (S)-(-)-2-aminoethyl-1-ethylpyrrolidine via a straight-forward, four-step synthetic approac
A general method for the synthesis of raclopride, FLB 457 and epidepride and corresponding desmethyl-precursors
Langer,Dolle,Halldin,Demphel,Vaufrey,Nagren,Lundkvist,Sandell,Crouzel
, p. S366-S368 (2007/10/03)
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