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Table 1 Selection of reported radiochemical yields of [18F]FEtOTs obtained by using a wide range of temperatures, reaction times, amounts of K2CO3 and OTs(CH2)2OTs, and base/precursor molar ratios

From: A closer look at the synthesis of 2-[18F]fluoroethyl tosylate to minimize the formation of volatile side-products

Entry

Temperature

(°C)

Time

(min)

K2CO3

(mg)

OTs(CH2)2OTs (mg)

Base/precursor

(Molar ratio)

Yield (%)

References

1

70

15

1.7

8

0.6

62****

Erlandsson et al. 2009)

2

75

5

2

7.5

0.7

45***

Schoultz et al. 2013)

3

80

3

2

10

0.5

NR

Schirrmacher et al. 2002)

4

80

5

1.8

2

2.4

75*

Funke et al. 2012)

5

82

10

2.76

8.9

1

82***

Block et al. 1987)

6

85

3

2

4

1.3

70***

Bauman et al. 2011)

7

88

3

2

NR

-

60***

Riss et al. 2009)

8

90

3

2

4.5

1.2

84*

Tietze et al. 2006)

9

90

8

1

5

0.5

75–88**

Prenant et al. 2008)

10

90

10

0.7

5

0.4

65***

Wester et al. 1999)

11

95

5

2

8

0.7

35***

Sun et al. 2012)

12

95

10

2

5

1

75***

Majo et al. 2013)

13

100

10

5

5

2.7

90***

Li et al. 2012)

14

110

10

2

8

0.7

90**

Zheng et al. 2008)

15

125

5

0.7

5

0.4

NR

Elsinga et al. 2002)

16

130

4

2

5

1

NR

Shalgunov et al. 2015)

  1. NR not reported
  2. * estimated by radio-HPLC analysis of the crude product
  3. ** estimated by radio-TLC analysis of the crude product
  4. ***calculated at the end of the synthesis after product purification
  5. ****calculated at the end of the synthesis without product purification