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Design, synthesis, and in vitro evaluation of a binary targeting MRI contrast agent for imaging tumor cells
By Yang, Yuping; Zhou, Jinlan; Yu, Kaichao
From Amino Acids, 46(2), 449-457; 2014
Published by Springer-Verlag GmbH

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Products 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane, 84%, CAS RN: 294-90-6

Reactants 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane, hydrochloride (1:4), CAS RN: 10045-25-7
Reagents Sodium hydroxide, CAS RN: 1310-73-2
Solvents Water, CAS RN: 7732-18-5
Procedure
1. Neutralize cyclen hydrochloric salt 10g (0.031 mol) with 30% sodium hydroxide in
distilled water, ice bath and magnetic stirring for one hour.

2. Extract the mixture with chloroform obtain organic phase.

3. Remove the solvent through evaporation to obtain 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane.

Transformation Formation of Acids, Bases, Salts and Hybrid Inorganic Organic Materials
Scale gram
1H NMR (in CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 2.69(s, 16H, CH2), 2.13 (s, 4H, N-H)
IR (KBr, cm-1): 3296.23(νN-H), 1447.16(δN-H), 2926.07(νas(CH)), 2815.75(νs(CH)), 1446.57(δCH)
Mass Spec ESI-MS 172.8
State white powder
CAS Method Number 3-575-CAS-15795039

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