3-Dimethylamino-1-(3-pyridyl)-2-propen-1-one

3-Dimethylamino-1-(3-pyridyl)-2-propen-1-one is a versatile organic building block mainly used as a key intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, especially for anticancer drugs like imatinib and nilotinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitors), but also serves as a catalyst/ligand in organic reactions, a reagent for creating heterocyclic compounds (pyridines, pyrimidines, oxindoles), and for developing advanced materials and potential antimicrobial agents.

API Name Nilotinib
CAS No 55314-16-4
Molecular Formula C10H12N2O
Molecular Weight 176.21 g/mol
Synonyms (E)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-pyridin-3-ylprop-2-en-1-one

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