This report describes a novel ternary ligand system composed of a phenylhydrazine, a crown ether-containingdithiocarbamate (DTC), and a PNP-type bisphosphine (PNP). The combination of three different ligands with
99mTc results in cationic
99mTc-diazenido complexes, [
99mTc(NNAr)(DTC)(PNP)]
+, with potential radiopharmaceuticals for heart imaging. Synthesis of cationic
99mTc-diazenido complexes can be accomplished in two steps.For example, the reaction of phenylhydrazine with
99mTcO
4- at 100
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C in the presence of excess stannous chlorideand 1,2-diaminopropane-
N,
N,
N',
N'-tetraacetic acid (PDTA) results in the [
99mTc(NNPh)(PDTA)
n] intermediate,which then reacts with sodium
N-(dithiocarbamato)-2-aminomethyl-15-Crown-5 (L4) and
N,
N-bis[2-(bis(3-ethoxypropyl)phosphino)ethyl]ethoxyethylamine (PNP6) at 100
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C for 15 min to give the complex, [
99mTc(NNPh)(L4)(PNP6)]
+ in high yield (>90%). Cationic complexes [
99mTc(NNPh)(DTC)(PNP)]
+ are stable for
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6 h. Theircomposition was determined to be 1:1:1:1 for Tc:NNPh:DTC:PNP using the mixed-ligand experiments on thetracer (
99mTc) level and was further confirmed by the ESI-MS spectral data of a model compound [Re(NNPh)(L4)(L6)]
+. It was found that both DTCs and bisphosphines have a significant impact on the lipophilicity of theircationic
99mTc-diazenido complexes. Results from a
99mTc-labeling efficiency experiment showed that 4-hydrazinobenzoic acid (HYBA) might be useful as a bifunctional coupling agent for
99mTc-labeling of small biomolecules.However, the
99mTc-labeling efficiency of HYBA is much lower than that of 6-hydrazinonicotinic acid (HYNIC)with tricine and trisodium triphenylphosphine-3,3',3' '-trisulfonate (TPPTS) as coligands.