Smith TAD – [18F]Fluorination is usually carried out by nucleophilic substitution reactions entailing the use of stringent conditions. A number of novel techniques including silicon and boron–based fluoride acceptor molecules, [18F]fluoro–2–deoxy– d–glucose and chelation of the Al18F complex have been employed recently to achieve [18F]radiolabelling of macromolecules. These approaches are reviewed herein.
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