文摘
The [99mTcN(PNP)]2+ core offers a unique route for the preparation of asymmetric 99mTc-complexes. Though bidentate chelators such as dithiocarbamates are most commonly used ligands in this approach, present study explores the possibility of using a monodentate ligand, a isocyanide derivative of metronidazole (MetroNC), for preparing a 99mTcN(PNP) complex for detecting tumor hypoxia. MetroNC could be prepared in good yield and subsequently radiolabeled with [99mTcN(PNP)]2+ precursor complex prepared from [99mTcN]2+ core and N-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-(diphenylphosphino)-N-(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl)ethanamine (PNP2) ligand. Preliminary biodistribution studies showed tumor uptake pattern similar to previous studies wherein, about 75 % of the tumor activity observed at 60 min post injection (p.i.) was still found to remain in tumor at 180 min p.i.