F. De Vos et al., Synthesis of 1-benzyl-4-[(5,[C-11]6-dimethoxy-1-oxoindan-2-yl)methyl]piperidine: a promising ligand for visualisation of acetylcholine esterase by PET, J LABEL C R, 43(6), 2000, pp. 595-601
Donepezil (1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1-oxoindan-2-yl)methyl-]piperidine),
a potent acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, was labelled with [C-11]iodometh
ane by O-methylation of the O-6'-desmethyl precursor. Synthesis, purificati
on and formulation were performed in approximately 30 min with an average s
pecific activity of 39.5 GBq/mu mol at EOS. The total activity available fo
r applications was 7.5-11.1 GBq.