13th Workshop of the Central European Division e.V. of the International Isotope Society

I. E. Marko [Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium]—Novel Orthoesters in Organic Synthesis. S. J. Harwood [GlaxoSmithKline, UK]—The Synthesis of Stable Labelled Ketamine. Th. Moenius, R. Salter, B. Wietfeld, P. Burtscher, C. Zueger [Novartis, Switzerland]—C-13, C-14, N-15 Labelling of the 4-Cyanobenzyl bromide – A Versatile Labelling Building Block. J. Clayden [University of Manchester, UK]—Synthesis and Stereocontrol with Lithiated Amides. R. Salter, K. Bordeaux, P. Burtscher, Y. Metz, Th. Moenius, I. Rodriguez, R. Ruetsch, R. Voges, C. Zueger [Novartis, Switzerland]—Isotopic Labelling of STI571 and its Metabolites in the Development of Gleevec®. J. M. Gardiner, W. Stimpson, N. Panchal [University of Manchester, UK], J. Herbert, G. J. Ellames [Sanofi-Aventis, UK]—Synthesis of Labelled Carbohydrates. M. Beller [Rostock University, Germany]—Homogeneous Catalysis – A Powerful Tool for the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals. J. Kozempel, J. Kadeřavek, L. Lesetický, O. Lebeda [University of Prague, Czech]—Preparation of Ortho-radiohalogenated Phenylazides and Triazenes, Versatile Building Blocks for Indirect Labelling. K. Wahala, P. Kiuru, E. Leppala, M. Pohjoispaa, K. Parikka, B. Raffaelli [University of Helsinki, Finland]—Controlled Polydeuteration of Estrogenic Compounds. J. M. Herbert [Sanofi-Aventis, UK]—Catalyst Stability in Iridium-mediated Isotope Exchange. C. G. M. Janssen, W.L.M. Verluyten, M. Vliegen [Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, Belgium]—Pd/C Catalysed Hydrogenolytic H/T Exchange in Solvents, Effects on Solvents and Product in a Bromine-tritium Exchange Reaction. P. Mading, F. Fuchtner, R. Bergmann, J. Pietzsch, C. Hultsch, F. Wust [Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Germany]—A New Module-Assisted Synthesis of the Versatile, Bifunctional Labelling Agent [18F]SFB: From Radiochemistry to Applications. M. Scheunemann, J. Vercouillie, St. Fischer, J. Steinbach [Institut fur Interdisziplinare Isotopenforschung Leipzig, Germany], D. Sorger, U. Grosmann, O. Sabri, R. Schliebs [University Leipzig, Germany]—Syntheses and First Biological Evaluation of 18F Labelled Bicyclic Analogues of Vesamicol as Potential VAChT Imaging Agents.