Naphthalene is a hydrocarbon produced by the distillation of coal tar and is an aromatic white crystalline substance. Naphthalene is the most abundant component in coal tar. It is used as an insect repellant and insect fumigant. The compound is used in the manufacture of celluloid, dyes, hydrogenated naphthalenes, oil fumes, smokeless powders and synthetic resins.
Thienopyridines are similar in structure to quinoline and isoquinoline, and are a class of heterocyclic compounds with important physiological activity and medicinal value. Thienopyridines are a subclass of antiplatelet drugs that prevent platelet aggregation by binding to selected extracellular cysteine residues on the P2Y12 receptor located on the platelet membrane.