4-Nitro-5-cyanoimidazoles as coccidiostats

US3968228A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• MERCK & CO., INC. · US

Inventors

• Dale R. Hoff · Berkeley Heights, US
• Peter Kulsa · Scotch Plains, US
• Helmut Mrozik · Matawan, US
• Edward F. Rogers · Middletown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 10, 1975
• Grant date: Jul 6, 1976
• Expiry date: Feb 10, 1995

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D233/94
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

4-Nitro-5-cyanoimidazoles substituted with a 1-loweralkyl group and variously substituted at the 2-position are useful as antiparasitic agents particularly as coccidiostats. The 4-nitro-5-cyanoimidazole coccidiostats are included in compositions useful for administration to poultry as treatment for coccidiosis.