A monocarboxylic acid amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of (2<i>E</i>)-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid with the amino group of benzylamine. ChEBI: Tyrphostin B42 is a monocarboxylic acid amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of (2E)-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid with the amino group of benzylamine. It has a role as an EC 2.7.10.2 (non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase) inhibitor, an antioxidant, a STAT3 inhibitor, an anti-inflammatory agent, an apoptosis inducer and a geroprotector. It is an enamide, a monocarboxylic acid amide, a nitrile, a member of catechols and a secondary carboxamide.