A positional isomer of trimetoquinol (l), 1-(2', 4', 5'-trimethoxybenzyl)-6, 7-dihydroxy-l, 2, 3, 4- tetrahydroisoquinoline (3), was synthesized and found to possess less &adrenergic activity than 1 in isolated guinea pig atrial and tracheal preparations. The analogue 3 was an effective antiaggregatory agent in human and rabbit platelet-rich plasma preparations, while 1 was effective only as an inhibitor of arachidonic acid induced aggregation in human ...