文摘
N-(2-Mercaptoethyl)picolylamine (MEPAH) was studied as apotentially biologically relevant ligand for the "fac-[M(CO)3]+" core(M = Re, 99Tc, 99mTc). To this end, the complex Re(CO)3(MEPA)was synthesized. The reaction of MEPAH with fac-[Re(CO)3(MeCN)3]+ took place over the course of seconds, showing thehigh affinity possessed by this ligand for the "fac-[Re(CO)3]+" core.A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study was performed confirmingthe nature of Re(CO)3(MEPA), a rare mononuclear rhenium(I)thiolate complex. Additional exploration into derivatization of theligand backbone has afforded the analogous N-ethyl complex, Re(CO)3(MEPA-NEt). The high affinity of the ligand for the metalcoupled with the ease of its derivatization implies that utilizationof this ligand system for the purposes of 99mTc-radiopharmaceuticaldevelopment is promising.