A procedure for the synthesis of 4-(4-[ llC]methoxyphenyl) -(5fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-methylene-aminobutyr~c acid has been developed.The production entailed a 0-methylation of 5fluoro-2-hydroxy-4r-hydroxybenzophenone with cyclotron produced [llC]iodomethane in the presence of alkali and a subsequent Schif f reaction of 5-f luoro-2-hydroxy-4 -[ llC]methoxybenzophenone with y-aminobutyric acid. 5-Fluoro-2-hydroxy-4f-hydroxybenzophenone was obtained by a demethylation of the 4'-methoxyderivative with boron tribromide. Subsequent purification by HPLC and sterilisation by filtration gave 740 MBq(2O mci) of an injectable solution. The radiochemical yield (decaycorrected) from ['k] iodomethane achieved 27%. The specific activity was 3.7 GBq/pmo1(100 mCi/pmol) at the end of the radiosynthesis (45 min from EOB). The preparations have been demonstrated to be chemically and radiochemically pure by HPLC and TLC.