Chemical Properties
clear yellow to brown liquid
Uses
2-Pyridineethanol is a metabolite of the anti-vertigo drug Betahistine (B324000).
Uses
2-(2-Hydroxyethyl)pyridine is a metabolite of the anti-vertigo drug Betahistine. It acts as a reagent for protection of the 5'-phosphate of nucleotides as 2-pyridylethyl (Pet) esters. It is used for carboxyl protection of amino acids. It is also used to cleave such groups as Boc and Fmoc, and also to hydrogenolysis. It was used to prepare mononuclear nickel(II) acetate.
General Description
2-(2-pyridyl)ethanol derivatives react with the aryl and alkenyl chlorides (palladium-catalyzed reactions) that result in the substitution of the chloro moieties with a 2-pyridylmethyl group.
