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2-(Azetidin-1-yl)ethanol is used to prepare novel proline and morpholine derivatives as inhibitors of 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11-β-hsd-1) for treatment of diabetes and obesity. It is also used in the synthesis of antitumor dibenzonaphthyridine derivatives.

N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)azetidine is a kind of azetidine, which has various applications in medicine and agriculture, such as being a growth-promoting factor, precursor of antibiotics, and an analgesic agent.