Synthesis of diethyl [carbonyl-C-11]malonate from [C-11]carbon monoxide by rhodium-promoted carbonylation and its application as a reaction intermediate

• Rhodium-mediated carbonylation reaction was applied to synthesize diethyl [carbonyl-C-11]malonate using [C-11]carbon monoxide at low concentration. The synthesis was performed starting with ethyl diazoacetate, ethanol and the rhodium complex being made in situ by chloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(l) dimer ([Rh(cod)Cl](2)) and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), and the reaction is assumed to proceed via a ketene intermediate. The isolated radiochemical yield was 20% (75% analytical radiochemical yield) and the trapping efficiency of [C-11]carbon monoxide in the order of 85%. The specific radioactivity of this compound was measured at 127 GBq/mu mol (7.28 nmol total mass) after 8 mu Ah bombardment and 35 min synthesis. The corresponding C-13-labelled compound was synthesized using (C-13)carbon monoxide to confirm the position of the carbonyl-labelled atom by C-13-NMR. Diethyl [carbonyl-C-11]malonate was further used in subsequent alkylation step using ethyl iodide and tetrabutylammonium fluoride to obtain diethyl diethyl [carbonyl-C-11]malonate in 50% analytical radiochemical yield.

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diethyl [carbonyl-C-11]malonate

[C-11]carbon monoxide

rhodium-mediated carbonylation reaction

ketene

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