Homogeneous Nucleophilic Radiofluorination and Fluorination with Phosphazene Hydrofluorides
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2011
A series of phosphazenium hydrofluorides, P1tBu⋅[18/19F]HF, P1tOct⋅[18/19F]HF, P2Et⋅[18/19F]HF, and P4tBu⋅[18/19F]HF, was synthesized. The radioactive phosphazenium [18F]hydrofluorides were obtained by the one‐step formation and trapping of gaseous [18F]HF with the respective phosphazene bases. The [19F] isotopomers were prepared from the corresponding phosphazene bases and Et3N⋅3HF. Under the design of experiment (DoE)‐optimized conditions, P2Et⋅HF and P4tBu⋅HF fluorinated alkyl chlorides, bromides, and pseudohalides in 76–98 % yield, but gave lower yields with iodides and electron‐deficient arenes. DoE models showed that fluorination can be performed in glass vessels, and that the reactivity of P2Et⋅HF and P4tBu⋅HF is dominated by solvent polarity but is insensitive to water to at least 2 equiv. In contrast, P1tBu⋅HF and P1tOct⋅HF were unstable towards autofluorolysis. DFT calculations were performed to rationalize this finding in terms of diminished steric bulk, higher Parr’s electrophilicity, and chemical hardness of P1RH+. The corresponding radiofluorination reaction gave no valid DoE model but displayed similar substrate scope. High specific activity and excellent radiochemical yields with various pseudohalides (81–91 %) suggest that the proposed radiofluorination methodology can complement the current [18F]KF/Kryptofix methods, particularly in the areas for which nonpolar reaction conditions are required.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Chemistry: A European Journal |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Journal number | 28 |
| Pages | 7796-7805 |
| ISSN | 0947-6539 |
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| State | Published |
| Citations | Web of Science® Times Cited: 4 |
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Keywords
- Hevesy laboratory
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