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Microwave-assisted One-pot Synthesis of N-succinimidyl-4-[18F]fluorobenzoate ([18F]SFB)
Published on: June 28, 2011
5-Fluoro-2-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)-3-methyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(15)H(10)F(2)O(2)S, the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl-sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane through the benzofuran fragment. The 4-fluoro-phenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane by a dihedral angle of 28.09 (3)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds.
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