SYNTHESIS OF FERROCENYL PHENYLTROPANE ANALOGS AND THEIR RADIO-TRANSFORMATION TO TECHNETIUM NEUROPROBES FOR MAPPING MONOAMINE REUPTAKE SITES

摘要

Neuroprobes that include rhenium, manganese, and technetium for use in mapping monoamine reuptake sites are disclosed. Non-radioactive tricarbonylrheniumcyclopentadienyl (TRCp) or non-radioactive tricarbonylmanganesecyclopentadienyl (TMCp) phenyltropane analogs are synthesized for use as testing surrogates for radioactive technetium congeners. Ferrocenyl analogs of phenyltropane are disclosed as useful precursors for the preparation of novel tricarbonyltechnetiumcyclopentadienyl (TTCp) phenyltropane analogs in radioactive form.