| CPC C07B 59/005 (2013.01) [C07B 2200/05 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method for preparing 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-sorbitol (18F-FDS), the method comprising:
(a) providing an aliquot of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG);
(b) contacting the aliquot of 18F-FDG with a solid-supported borohydride source to form 18F-FDS; and
(c) purifying the 18F-FDS by contacting the 18F-FDS formed in step (b) with a cation exchange resin comprising PS—H+ or an anion exchange resin comprising PSHCO3.
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