1-Cyclopropyl-2-nitro-naphthalene

Uses

1-Cyclopropyl-2-nitro-naphthalene is an impurity of drug Lesinurad (L329700), which is used to synthesize febuxostat which is a non-purine analog inhibitor of xanthine oxidase. Febuxostat is approved by the European Medicines Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration for treating gout.