2,2''-Ethylenedianiline is used as a reagent to synthesize Oxcarbazepine (O869250), a broad-specturm, second-generation anticonvulsant drug that is used to treat partial and complex partial seizures in children and adults. 2,2''-Ethylenedianiline is also used as a reagent to prepare a series of triterpines (e.g. Lupeol [L474850]), compounds that have chemopreventative activity.
