Technetium complexes of the ligand PnAO [4, 8-diaza-3, 3, 9, 9-tetramethylundeca-2, 10- dione dioximes (3)] are of interest as commercial radiopharmaceuticals. In general, PnAOs are synthesized by alkylation of a propylenediamine derivative with 3-chloro-3-methyl-2- nitrosobutane (2). This alkylation reaction proved to be low yielding. With modestly bulky substituents at the 2-position of 1, 3-diaminopropane, little or none of the required PnAO ...