The total synthesis of a technetium chelate - tamoxifen complex

A potential agent for imaging breast cancer has been synthesized by derivatization of the anti-estrogen tamoxifen. A multistep synthesis was required to conjugate a technetium chelate to tamoxifen in such a fashion that the biodistribution of the complex should mimic that of the parent compound.Key words: tamoxifen, radioimaging, technetium, synthesis.