Flumethasone pivalate has antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, and vasoconstrictive properties and can be used in studies about adrenocortical suppression, cutaneous atrophy, plasma transcortin binding, and telangiectasia.

2-Amino-6-cyclopropylamino-9H-purine,the key intermediate of abacavir was synthesized from ethyl cyanoacetate by nitrosation,cyclization with guanidine hydrochloride in the presence of EtONa and reduction to give 2,4,5-triamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine.

Thonningianin B is a natural product from Penthorum chinense Pursh.