Recordati S.a. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company

Recordati S.a.

Elena Massarani

Dante Nardi

Ludwig Degen

Alberto Tajana

Mario Veronese

There are provided 2,4-dichloro-4'-phenyl-.alpha.-(N-imidazolyl-methyl)-dibenzyl ether, 2,4-dichloro-4'-phenylthio-.alpha.-(N-imidazolyl-methyl)-dibenzyl ether and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. These compounds show activity against some fungi, yeasts and gram positive aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. The new compounds can be prepared by condensing 1-(2',4'-dichlorophenyl)-2-(N-imidazolyl)-ethanol with 4-chloromethyl-biphenyl, 4-bromomethyl-biphenyl, 1-phenylthio-4-chloromethyl-benzene or 1-phenylthio-4-bromomethyl-benzene in a solvent, most preferably dimethylsulphoxide.

Substituted dibenzyl ethers and pharmaceutical compositions containing

Novel derivatives of 3H-1,5-benzodiazepine and of their salts of addition with acids, including their quaternary ammonium salts, having the general formula: ##EQU1## are provided. Such compounds are effective therapeutically against a large spectrum of gram positive bacteria and APR8 influenza virus. The invention also provides a novel method of preparing compounds having the formula: ##EQU2## wherein R and R' are the same as above, by reacting orthophenylenediamine with a benzoyldithioacetic acid having the formula: ##EQU3## wherein R and R' are as defined above.

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