Methyl candesartan

While it contains the core candesartan structure, it requires further chemical transformations to produce the final drug used in hypertension and heart failure therapy. Methyl candesartan is a pharmaceutical intermediate employed to synthesize the active pharmaceutical ingredient candesartan or its prodrug candesartan cilexetil.

CAS No 139481-69-9
Molecular Formula C25H22N6O3
Molecular Weight 454.5 g/mol
Synonyms methyl 2-ethoxy-3-[[4-[2-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl]phenyl]methyl]benzimidazole-4-carboxylate