Patent ID: 8193360

Claim:
A method for synthesizing a radiolabelled fluoroalkoxybenzamide compound of structure the method comprising: forming a mixture comprising i) an organic solvent, ii) a compound of structure iii) 18 F/4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane/K 2 CO 3 ; and heating the mixture, wherein m is an integer from 1 to about 10, n is an integer from 1 to about 10, R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, a halogen selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl and F, a C 1-4 alkoxy, a C 1-4 alkyl, a C 1-4 fluoroalkyl, a C 1-4 fluoroalkoxy, CF 3 , OCF 3 , SCH 3 , SCF 3 , and NH 2 .