A new route for the synthesis of ozagrel hydrochloride

C Yu, B Zhao, Y Zhao, J Lin

Index: Yu, Chenglong; Zhao, Baohai; Zhao, Yihong; Lin, Jimao Organic Preparations and Procedures International, 2010 , vol. 42, # 2 p. 183 - 185

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Abstract

(E)-3-[4-(1H-Imidazol-1-ylmethyl) phenyl]-2-propenoic acid hydrochloride (ozagrel hydrochloride) is a highly selective inhibitor of thromboxane A2 (TXA2). The beneficial effects of TXA2 inhibition by ozagrel include improved motor coordination after experimental stroke and antihypertensive effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Since 1988, ozagrel hydrochloride has been marketed as an antithrombotic drug in Japan. 1 Therefore, the ...