Olanzapine and its precursor desmethyl-Olanzapine were synthesized from malononitrile, propionaldehyde, 1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene, and substituted piperazine in 4, 4, 5, and 5 steps with 35%, 32%, 26%, and 32% overall chemical yield, respectively.[11C] Olanzapine was prepared from desmethyl-Olanzapine with [11C] CH3OTf through N-[11C] methylation and isolated by HPLC combined with solid-phase extraction (SPE) in 40–50% radiochemical ...