{"title":"Radiodifluoromethylation of well-functionalized molecules.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Yinlong Li, Steven H Liang","doi":"10.62347/IIOG5660","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The strategic installation of a [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorine atom at the specific position of the lead molecule is a never-ending challenge for radiochemists in their endeavour to develop novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging applications. Although the radiosynthesis of [<sup>18</sup>F]CF<sub>2</sub>H-containing molecules has been explored in the past decade, more methods need to be explored for various well-functionalized compounds. Recently, two novel strategies of radiodifluoromethylation were reported, namely the utilization of [<sup>18</sup>F]difluorocarbene building block and frustrated Lewis pair-mediated C-<sup>18</sup>F bond formation, respectively. These methods provide an efficient radiofunctionalization of complex CF<sub>2</sub>H-containing molecules for drug discovery and PET ligand development.</p>","PeriodicalId":7572,"journal":{"name":"American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11087296/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.62347/IIOG5660","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The strategic installation of a [18F]fluorine atom at the specific position of the lead molecule is a never-ending challenge for radiochemists in their endeavour to develop novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging applications. Although the radiosynthesis of [18F]CF2H-containing molecules has been explored in the past decade, more methods need to be explored for various well-functionalized compounds. Recently, two novel strategies of radiodifluoromethylation were reported, namely the utilization of [18F]difluorocarbene building block and frustrated Lewis pair-mediated C-18F bond formation, respectively. These methods provide an efficient radiofunctionalization of complex CF2H-containing molecules for drug discovery and PET ligand development.
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The scope of AJNMMI encompasses all areas of molecular imaging, including but not limited to: positron emission tomography (PET), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), molecular magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical bioluminescence, optical fluorescence, targeted ultrasound, photoacoustic imaging, etc. AJNMMI welcomes original and review articles on both clinical investigation and preclinical research. Occasionally, special topic issues, short communications, editorials, and invited perspectives will also be published. Manuscripts, including figures and tables, must be original and not under consideration by another journal.