A convenient and reproducible method for the synthesis of astatinated 4-[211At]astato-l-phenylalanine via electrophilic desilylation. Issue 1 (10th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Watanabe, Shigeki; Azim, Mohammad Anwar-Ul; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Sasaki, Ichiro; Ohshima, Yasuhiro; Yamada, Keiichi; Ishioka, Noriko S.
• Is Part Of: Organic & biomolecular chemistry. Volume 17:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 165
• Page End: 171
• Publication Date: 2018-12-10
• Subjects: Chemistry, Organic -- Periodicals; Bioorganic chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical organic -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02394h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-0520

Abstract

Abstract : Electrophilic desilylation allows for convenient and reproducible synthesis of the aromatic amino acid derivative 4-[ 211 At]astato-l -phenylalanine. Abstract : The 211 At-labeled compound, 4-[ 211 At]astato-l -phenylalanine, is one of the most promising amino acid derivatives for use in targeted alpha therapy (TAT) for various cancers. Electrophilic demetallation of a stannyl precursor is the most widely used approach for labeling biomolecules with 211 At. However, the low acid-resistance of the stannyl precursor necessitates the use of an N- and C-terminus-protected precursor, which results in a low overall radiochemical yield (RCY) due to the multiple synthetic steps involved. In this study, a deprotected organosilyl compound, 4-triethylsilyl-l -phenylalanine, was employed for the direct synthesis of astatinated phenylalanines. 211 At was separately recovered from the irradiated 209 Bi target using chloroform (CHCl3 ) and N -chlorosuccinimide-methanol (NCS-MeOH) solution. The RCYs of 4-[ 211 At]astato-l -phenylalanine obtained from the triethylsilyl precursor with the use of 211 At, isolated in CHCl3 and NCS-MeOH solution, were 75% and 64% respectively. In both cases, the retention time of the 4-[ 211 At]astato-l -phenylalanine was found to be about 20 min, which showed reasonable correlation with the retention time of non-radioactive 4-halo-l -phenylalanines (4-chloro-, 4-bromo-, and 4-iodo-l -phenylalanine). The one-step reaction examined in this study involved mild reaction conditions (70 °C) and a short time (10 min) compared to the other currently reported procedures for astatination. Electrophilic desilylation was found to be very effective for the labeling of aromatic amino acids with 211 At.