Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
Molecular Formula | C14H11FN2O2 |
Molecular Weight | 257.2503 |
Optical Activity | NONE |
Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
CNC1=CC=C(C2=CC3=CC(O)=CC=C3O2)C([18F])=N1
InChI
InChIKey=MYNQXTDIPMCJCR-HUYCHCPVSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H11FN2O2/c1-16-13-5-3-10(14(15)17-13)12-7-8-6-9(18)2-4-11(8)19-12/h2-7,18H,1H3,(H,16,17)/i15-1
Flutafuranol F-18 (also known as NAV4694), a fluorine-18 labeled positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent that was developed for diagnostic use. Flutafuranol F-18 binds to beta-amyloid deposits in the brain that could then be imaged in PET scans. It is known that amyloid plaque pathology is a required feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the presence of amyloid pathology is a supportive feature for the diagnosis of probable AD. Patients who are negative for amyloid pathology do not have AD. Thus, flutafuranol F-18 was studied in phase III clinical trial as an aid in the imaging for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and in phase II clinical trial for patients with mild cognitive impairment.