A One-Step microwave-assisted synthetic method for an o/s-chemoselective route to derivatives of the first adenosine a3 pet radiotracer

Abstract

The synthesis of reference standards and expected in vivo metabolites of the first adenosine A3 PET radiotracer [18F]FE@SUPPY ([18F]fluoroethyl 4,6-diethyl-5-[(ethylsulfanyl) carbonyl]-2-phenylpyridine-3-carboxylate) was achieved by using a straightforward microwave assisted alkylation method, which allowed O/S-chemoselective alkylation of the starting material 1 to give each target compound 2-8 in a single step.