Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds and methods of labeling peptides or other molecules with 18F or 19F or any other suitable radionuclide of use, for example, in PET or NMR in vivo imaging. A targeting molecule such as a protein or a peptide is linked to a substituted metallocene complex which is reacted with the 1gF or 19F shortly before performing the PET or NMR in vivo imaging on the patient. The labeled molecule is then used for targeting a cell, tissue, organ or pathogen to be imaged or detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel chemical compounds, which can be fluorinated with 18F under especially mild conditions. The novel chemical compounds thereby enable the use of a novel fluorination method according to the invention, wherein the substrate to be fluorinated is immobilized on a polymer during the fluorination. The method is characterized in that the method requires fewer and simpler manipulations than methods of the prior art. The occupational safety in the laboratory or hospital is thereby increased especially during work with the radionuclide 18F.