P305+P351+P338:IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.
Description
1-(Benzo[b]thien-2-yl)ethanol is an intermediate used to prepare amino sugar and related sugar derivatives of indolopyrrolocarbazoles as antitumors. It is also an impurity of Zileuton (Z420000), an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, the initial enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes from Arachidonic Acid. Zileuton is used as an antiasthmatic.