Pv. Kavanagh et al., SYNTHESIS OF POSSIBLE METABOLITES OF MEDETOMIDINE 1-(2,3-DIMETHYLPHENYL)-1-[IMIDAZOL-4(5)-YL]ETHANE), Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (4), 1993, pp. 152-153
We have prepared two metabolites of medetomidine 1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl
)-1-[imidazol-4(5)-yl]ethane} from the known ketone hyl-2-methylbenzoy
l)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole; one is a primary alcohol and the othe
r the corresponding acid.