Chemical Properties
Odorless, bitter taste. Easily soluble in water, insoluble in methanol, ethanol or dimethylformamide, almost insoluble in ether, chloroform or acetone. Density: 1.39g/cm3; Boiling Point: 637.2°C; Flash Point: 339.1°C; Vapor Pressure: 3.9E-16mmHg.
Uses
Nafamostat is a non-peptide synthetic protease inhibitor with broad-spectrum and potent enzyme inhibition. For the treatment of acute pancreatitis. It can improve acute symptoms of acute pancreatitis, acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, and post-traumatic pancreatitis.
Definition
ChEBI: Nafamostat is a member of benzoic acids and a member of guanidines.
Preparation
6-Bromo-2-naphthol reacts with copper cyanide in dimethylformamide to generate 6-cyano-2-naphthol, which is methanolylated and then aminolyzed to generate 6-amidino-2-naphthol , and finally esterification with p-guanidinobenzoic acid to generate nafamostat.
