[11C] 2-(4′-(Methylamino) phenyl)-6-hydroxybenzothiazole ([11C] PIB) is a most potential PET tracer for detecting the β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease. Here the syntheses of three fluorinated PIB, namely 2-(4′-(methylamino) phenyl)-6-fluoroethoxybenzothiazole (O- FEt-PIB), 2-(4′-(methylamino) phenyl)-6-fluoro-benzothiazole (FN-Me) and 2-(4′- (dimethylamino) phenyl)-6-fluorobenzo-thiazole (FN, N-Me), and the radiosynthesis of one ...