Stoichiometric Leverage: Rapid 18F-Aryltrifluoroborate Radiosynthesis at High Specific Activity for Click Conjugation

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  • This work was supported by grants from the Canadian Cancer Society (20071), NSERC, and the CIHR. We thank Drs. Hua Yang and Qing Miao for labeling assistance.

Abstract

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Raising the 18F3-BAr: Specific activities of most 18F-labeled radiotracers fall below 2 Ci μmol−1, yet 18F-aryltrifluoroborate synthesis affords specific activities as high as 15 Ci μmol−1. This has been confirmed by using click chemistry to link an [18F]-ArBF3 to rhodamine and thereby demonstrating a rapid and generalizable one-pot method for preparing a fluorescent tracer with about 10-fold higher specific activity than usual.

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