摘要 |
2-Amino-3(4 or 5)-PY-phenol, a cardiotonic agent, is prepared by reducing 2-nitro-3(4 or 5)-PY-phenol, where PY is 4- or 3-pyridinyl or 4- or 3-pyridinyl having one or two lower-alkyl substituents. 2-Amino-3(4 or 5)-PY-phenol or pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salt thereof is disclosed as the active component in a cardiotonic composition for increasing cardiac contractility and in the method for increasing cardiac contractility in a patient requiring such treatment. The novel isomeric 4-amino-5-(4-pyridinyl)phenol is shown for comparative purposes. |