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Review: Self‐radiolysis of compounds containing tritium and carbon‐14
Author(s) -
Wolf Jeremy R.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of labelled compounds and radiopharmaceuticals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1099-1344
pISSN - 0362-4803
DOI - 10.1002/jlcr.3903
Subject(s) - chemistry , radiolysis , tritium , molecule , carbon 14 , carbon fibers , radiochemistry , organic chemistry , radical , nuclear physics , physics , materials science , composite number , composite material
Energy released from beta emission causes molecules that incorporate tritium ( 3 H) and carbon‐14 ( 14 C) atoms to be less stable than their stable labeled counterparts, thus making radiolabeled compounds prone to self‐radiolysis. This literature review examines the stability of organic compounds incorporating 3 H and 14 C atoms and discusses stability of the compound with respect to functional groups within the radiolabeled molecules. The goal of this paper is to serve as a reference for the stability of radiolabeled compounds.