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The quinone methide intermediate could be the characteristic species for a beta adrenergic agonist. For the alpha adrenergic agonists the characteristic catecholamine seems to be an aziridine, an internally cyclized quinone methide derivative.
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LARSEN, A. Catecholamine Chemical Species at the Adrenergic Receptors. Nature 224, 25–27 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224025a0
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