Abstract:<p>Analysis of several batches of the a<sub>1</sub>–adrenergic blocking agent terazosin being used as a medication for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and hypertension revealed the presence of a hitherto not reported impurity. The latter was isolated, and its structure was elucidated from NMR and Mass Spectrometry (MS) data and unambiguously confirmed by independent synthesis. This contamination, represented in 1-[4-(amino-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl)-piperazin-1-yl]-pentane-1,2-dione … Show more
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