(R)-3-Nitrobiphenyline

(R)-3-Nitrobiphenyline
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(R)-2-[1-(3'-Nitrobiphenyl-2-yloxy)ethyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole
Clinical data
MedlinePlus a682611
Identifiers
PubChem CID 16757089
ChemSpider 23288036 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL242693 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C17H17N3O3
Molar mass 311.334 g/mol
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(R)-3-Nitrobiphenyline is a drug which acts as an α2-adrenergic agonist, selective for the α2C subtype, as well as being a weak antagonist at the α2A and α2B subtypes.[1]

References

  1. Crassous PA, Cardinaletti C, Carrieri A, Bruni B, Di Vaira M, Gentili F, Ghelfi F, Giannella M, Paris H, Piergentili A, Quaglia W, Schaak S, Vesprini C, Pigini M (August 2007). "Alpha2-adrenoreceptors profile modulation. 3.1 (R)-(+)-m-nitrobiphenyline, a new efficient and alpha2C-subtype selective agonist". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 50 (16): 3964–8. doi:10.1021/jm061487a. PMID 17630725.
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