The structures of two salts of flunarizine, namely 1-bis[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl]piperazine, C26H26F2N2, are reported. In flunarizinium nicotinate {systematic name: 4-bis[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl]piperazin-1-ium pyridine-3-carboxylate}, C26H27F2N2(+)·C6H4NO2(-), (I), the two ionic components are linked by a short charge-assisted N-H.....

An optimized strategy for the synthesis of the potent p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors 2-(2-hydroxyethylsulfanyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(2-aminopyridin-4-yl)imidazole (3) and 2-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfanyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(2-aminopyridin-4-yl)imidazole (4) starting from 2-fluoro-4-methylpyridine is reported. In contrast to a previously published synthesis starting from 2-br...