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Method of treating fungal infections

US5137920A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1990
Grant dateAug 11, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C255/58
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Compunds having the formula ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 individually is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkenyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl, Q is alkylene with 2 to 11 carbon atoms and at least 2 carbon atoms between the two free valencies or alkenylene with 4 to 11 carbon atoms and at least 4 carbon atoms between the two free valencies and each of Y and Y' individually is a direct bond, the group R.sup.1 R.sup.2 --N--Q--CH.sub.2 -- is attached to the 3- or 4-position of ring A and the symbol R represents that the ring to which it is attached is unsubstituted or is substituted with at least one of halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts have valuable pharmacological properties. In particular, they have a pronounced antifungal activity and can be used as medicaments, especially for the control or prevention of topical or systemic infections which are caused by pathogenic fungi.

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