Fluorocholine

Fluorocholine
Structure of fluorocholine chloride
Clinical data
Other namesN,N-dimethyl-N-fluoromethyl-2-hydroxyethylammonium, FCH[1]
Routes of
administration		intravenous
ATC code
Identifiers
  • Fluoromethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylazanium chloride
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC5H13ClFNO
Molar mass157.61 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[N+](C)(CCO)CF.[Cl-]
  • InChI=1S/C5H13FNO.ClH/c1-7(2,5-6)3-4-8;/h8H,3-5H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
  • Key:QJEHIIJVWXGJAB-UHFFFAOYSA-M

18F-Fluorocholine is a fluorinated choline derivative and an oncologic PET tracer.[2]

References

  1. ^ CID 404591 from PubChem
  2. ^ Hara T (December 2001). "18F-fluorocholine: a new oncologic PET tracer". Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 42 (12): 1815–7. PMID 11752078.
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