1-(Benzo[b]thien-2-yl)ethanol

CAS: 51868-95-2

Ref. TR-B206665

Product Information

• Name: 1-(Benzo[b]thien-2-yl)ethanol
• Synonyms: 2-(1-Hydroxyethyl)benzothiophene, 2-(1-Hydroxyethyl)thianaphthene, a-Methyl-2-benzo[b]thiophenemethanol, a-Methylbenzo[b]thiophene-2-methanol, 1-Benzo[b]thiophen-2-ylethanol, 2-(1-Benzothiophen-2-Yl)Ethanol, 1-(1-Benzothiophen-2-Yl)Ethanol

Description

Applications 1-(Benzo[b]thien-2-yl)ethanol is an intermediate used to prepare amino sugar and related sugar derivatives of indolopyrrolocarbazoles as antitumors. It is also an impurity of Zileuton (Z420000), an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, the initial enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes from Arachidonic Acid. Zileuton is used as an antiasthmatic.
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• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 178.25
• Formula: C₁₀H₁₀OS
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H10OS/c1-7(11)10-6-8-4-2-3-5-9(8)12-10/h2-7,11H,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=JTKHUJNVHQWSAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)CCCCCCCCO