St. Elder et al., ESTERS OF (4'-FLUOROBENZYLAMINO)-BETA-CARBOLINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID AS POTENTIAL BENZODIAZEPINE IMAGING AGENTS FOR PET, Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals, 36(3), 1995, pp. 205-211
As potential P.E.T. imaging agents for the benzodiazepine receptor, tw
o fluorine-18 labeled analogues of the beta-carbolines were prepared v
ia N-alkylation of the corresponding desbenzyl amine precursors with [
F-18]fluorobenzyl iodide.