Synthesis of [carbonyl-11C]acetophenone via the Stille cross-coupling reaction of [1-11C]acetyl chloride with tributylphenylstannane mediated by Pd2(dba)3/P(MeNCH2CH2)3N·HCl

The Stille cross-coupling reaction of [1-11C]acetyl chloride with tributylphenylstannane leading to [carbonyl-11C]acetophenone was studied with the goal of developing a new 11C-labeling method for positron emission tomography tracer synthesis. The coupled product [carbonyl-11C]acetophenone was synthesized using the Pd2(dba)3/P(MeNCH2CH2)3N·HCl system with a 60–61% radiochemical conversion from [1-11C]acetyl chloride (decay-corrected, n = 3).