To obtain a
99mTc glucose conjugate for imaging, double-ligand transfer (DLT) and related reactions were examinedfor the preparation of CpM(CO)
3 (Cp = cyclopentadienyl; M = Re, Tc) complexes with pendant carbohydrates atCp. Tricarbonyl{
N-(1,3,4,6-tetra-
O-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-
-
D-glucopyranose)cyclopentadienyl carboxamide}rhenium(I) (
1a) and tricarbonyl{
N-(2-amino-2-deoxy-
-
D-glucopyranose)cyclopentadienyl carboxamide}rhenium(I) (
2a) wereprepared. The compounds were fully characterized by mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, IR, and NMRspectroscopy. Full assignment of the NMR spectra verified the pendant nature of the glucosamine moieties in thesolution state and that
2a exists as both anomers. The solid-state structure of
2a was determined by X-raycrystallography, again confirming the pendant nature of the glucosamine, but differing from the solution state inthat the
anomer crystallized preferentially (93%). Compound
2a was determined to be a high-affinity competitiveinhibitor (
Ki = 330 ± 70
M) of the glucose metabolism enzyme hexokinase, demonstrating that it retains certainbiological activity. The
99mTc analogues
1b and
2b were prepared in moderate radiochemical yields by means ofthe single-ligand transfer (SLT) route, which is more pertinent to radiopharmaceutical synthesis.