Abstract
Methyl, ethyl and phenyl nitrofuryl thiosemicarbazone ligands (1, 2 and 3 respectively) were radiolabeled with freshly prepared aqueous solution of a fac[99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ precursor. The radiochemical yield was around 98% as determined by thin layer chromatography and HPLC. The complexes exhibited substantial stability. The corresponding Re(i) complexes were prepared from a Re(CO)5Br precursor to understand the coordination behavior of the ligands against a tricarbonyl rhenium(i) precursor. The rhenium(i) complexes were characterized by means of IR, NMR and mass spectroscopic studies as well as by X-ray crystallography, and correlated with the technetium complexes by means of HPLC studies. Electrochemical reduction of monomeric Re(CO)3-complexes of nitrofuryl ethyl thiosemicarbazone was also studied using cyclic voltammetry. Biodistribution studies of 99mTc(CO)3-labeled thiosemicarbazones in rats intramuscularly infected with S. aureus exhibited substantial in vivo stability of the complex and moderate accumulation at the site of focal infection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 16136-16148 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Aug 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry