Catalytic tritiodehalogenation of 8-bromoipriflavone and 6,8-dibromoiprifla
vone resulted in [8-H-3]ipriflavone (3) and [6,8-H-3(2)]ipriflavone (7) wit
h specific activities of 1.08 TBq/mmol (29.2 Ci/mmol) and 1.94 TBq/mmol (52
.4 Ci/mmol), respectively. 8-Bromoipriflavone was synthesized by direct bro
mination of ipriflavone, while 6,8-dibromoipriflavone was formed by isoprop
ylation of the phenolic OH group of 6,8-dibromo-7-hydroxyisoflavone which i
tself was prepared from 7-hydroxyisoflavone and elemental bromine.