Improved synthesis produces PET tracers with n.d.c. RCYs of 31.3% and 22.4% in 1 hour, suggesting efficient application for clinical use.
The NET-targeted radiotracers [¹⁸F]4F-mHPG and [¹⁸F]3F-pHPG have demonstrated promising clinical applications; however, the preparation of these tracers remains challenging. Herein, we report an improved synthesis protocol that enables the efficient automated production of two PET tracers via photocatalyzed ¹⁸F-deoxyfluorination. [¹⁸F]4F-mHPG and [¹⁸F]3F-pHPG were prepared in excellent n.d.c. RCYs of 31.3 ± 0.4% and 22.4 ± 1% in only 1 h from readily available precursors, and further validated on the PC12 tumor model for head-to-head comparison.
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