CAS Number 64212-22-2 ChemSpider 46394 Formula C15H12N2O Molar mass 236.27 g/mol | PubChem CID 51200 UNII HZU3IQ1EWW 3D model (Jmol) Interactive image | |
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How to pronounce nafimidone
Nafimidone is an anticonvulsant drug of the imidazole class. It contains a naphthyl group. It seems to have been discovered by accident during a search for antifungal agents.
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Synthesis
Its synthesis is straightforward displacement of imidazole of the activated chlorine atom of chloro-methyl-β-naphthylketone.
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