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Synthesis of ¹⁸F-labelled β-lactams by using the Kinugasa reaction.

Owing to their broad spectrum of biological activities and low toxicity, β-lactams are attractive lead structures for the design of novel molecular probes. However, the synthesis of positron emission tomography (PET)-isotope-labelled β-lactams has not yet been reported. Herein, we describe the simple preparation of radiofluorinated β-lactams by using the fast Kinugasa reaction between (18)F-labelled nitrone [(18)F]-1 and alkynes of different reactivity. Additionally, (18)F-labelled fused β-lactams were obtained through the reaction of a cyclic nitrone 7 with radiofluorinated alkynes [(18)F]-6 a,b. Radiochemical yields of the Kinugasa reaction products could be significantly increased by the use of different Cu(I) ligands, which additionally allowed a reduction in the amount of precursor and/or reaction time. Model radiofluorinated β-lactam-peptide and protein conjugates ([(18)F]-10 and (18)F-labelled BSA conjugate) were efficiently obtained in high yield under mild conditions (aq. MeCN, ambient temperature) within a short reaction time, demonstrating the suitability of the developed method for radiolabelling of sensitive molecules such as biopolymers.