Pridinol

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Pridinol is a muscle relaxant.

This is formed by conjugate addition of piperidine to ethyl acrylate to give the aminoester, followed by addition of phenylmagnesium bromide.

It is used as an antiparkinsonian and anticholinergic drug.

• Trihexyphenidyl