| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred IUPAC name 1,4-Dihydropyridine[1] | |||
| Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol) | |||
| ChemSpider |
| ||
| MeSH | 1,4-dihydropyridine | ||
| UNII | |||
| |||
| |||
| Properties | |||
| C 5H 7N | |||
| Molar mass | 81.1158 g mol−1 | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
1,4-Dihydropyridine (DHP) is anorganic compound with the formula CH2(CH=CH)2NH. The parent compound is uncommon,[2] but derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine are important commercially and biologically. The pervasive cofactorsNADH andNADPH are derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine.Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers are a class ofL-type calcium channel blockers used in the treatment of hypertension. 1,2-Dihydropyridines are also known.[3][4]
A recurring feature of 1,4-dihydropyridines is the presence of substituents at the 2- and 6-positions. Dihydropyridines areenamines, which otherwise tend to tautomerize or hydrolyze.[citation needed]
The dominant reaction of dihydropyridines is their ease of oxidation. In the case of dihydropyridines with hydrogen as the substituent on nitrogen, oxidation yieldspyridines:
The naturally occurring dihydropyridines NADH and NADPH contain N-alkyl groups. Therefore, their oxidation does not yield pyridine, but N-alkylpyridinium cations:
