RTI-352
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RTI-352 is a phenyltropane
Phenyltropane
Phenyltropanes were originally developed to reduce cocaine addiction and dependency. In general these compounds act as inhibitors of the plasmalemmal monoamine reuptake transporters. Although RTI holds a strong position in this field, they are not the only researchers that have prepared these...

 that is used as a radiolabeling ligand for the DAT.

RTI-352 has been configured to have 1R,2S,3R stereochemistry and is therefore a geometric isomer of β-CIT.

Based on X-ray crystallography, this compound is in a tautomer
Tautomer
Tautomers are isomers of organic compounds that readily interconvert by a chemical reaction called tautomerization. This reaction commonly results in the formal migration of a hydrogen atom or proton, accompanied by a switch of a single bond and adjacent double bond...

ic equilibrium residing mostly on the side of the boat-shaped conformer.

Die synthesis runs as follows:
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