Pronethalol

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Pronethalol
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Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code none
Legal status
Legal status
  • Withdrawn
Identifiers
CAS Number 54-80-8 YesY
PubChem CID 4930
ChemSpider 4761
UNII XBP4RT1IMQ YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL16476
Chemical and physical data
Systematic (IUPAC) name: 1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethanol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
Formula C15H19NO
Molar mass 229.32 g/mol
Chirality Racemic mixture

Pronethalol (Alderlin, Nethalide) was an early non-selective beta blocker clinical candidate. It was never used clinically due to carcinogenicity in mice, which was thought to result from formation of a carcinogenic naphthalene epoxide metabolite.[1]

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