文摘
In the search for an optimal fluorine-18-labeled positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for imaging metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5), we have prepared a series of five 伪-fluorinated derivatives based on the ABP688 structural manifold by application of a two-step enolization/NFSI 伪-fluorination method. Their binding affinities were evaluated in vitro, and the most promising candidate (Z)-16 exhibited a Ki of 5.7 nM and a clogP value of 2.3. The synthesis of the precursor tosylate (E)-22 revealed a preference for the (E)-configurational isomer (Ki = 31.2 nM), and successful radiosynthesis afforded (E)-[18F]-16 which was used as a model PET tracer to establish plasma and PBS stability. (E)-[18F]-16 (Kd = 70 nM) exhibited excellent specificity for mGluR5 in autoradiographic studies on horizontal rat brain slices in vitro.