Prenalterol

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Prenalterol is a cardiac stimulant which acts as a β1 adrenoreceptor agonist.
Prenalterol interestingly exhibits adrenergic agonist acitivity in spite of an interposed oxymethylene group. The stereospecific synthesis devised for this molecule relies on the fact that the side chain is very similar in oxidation state to that of a sugar.