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A Polar18F-Labeled Amino Acid Derivative for Click Labeling of Biomolecules

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This work describes the synthesis and 18F-labeling of an amino acid based prosthetic group that is able to participate in copper(I)-catalyzed cycloadditions. The prosthetic group can be used for 18F labeling of biomolecules under mild conditions. The synthesis started with L-serine methyl ester, which was derivatized by introducing an alkyne moiety and a leaving group for 18F labeling. Subsequently, 18F labeling as well as deprotection conditions were screened, which resulted in an overall radiochemical yield (RCY) of around 28 %. Furthermore, the 18F-labeled prosthetic group was treated with an azido cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp (cRGD) peptide as a model system in very high RCY of 98 %.