Ciba-geigy Corporation

Leo Widler

Pier G Ferrini

Knut A Jaeggi

Martin Missbach

Irmgard Wiesenberg

Ulrich Feige

Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alk-2-en-1-yl, lower alk-3-en-2-yl, lower alk-2-yn-1-yl or lower alkyl substituted in the 2,3-position by radicals which can be eliminated to give a double bond, R.sub.2 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 is methyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by radicals which can be eliminated together with hydrogen R.sub.2 to give a double bond or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are both hydrogen or lower alkyl or are together methylene and R.sub.4 is a group of the formula Ia, Ib or Ic ##STR2## in which R.sub.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alk-2-en-1-yl or lower alk-2-yn-1-yl and R.sub.6 is a group of the formula Id or Ie ##STR3## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are as defined, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be used in a novel manner for the treatment of diseases of the rheumatoid type.

Use of 2-iminothiazolidin-4-one derivatives as novel pharmaceutical

Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein X and Y are each independently of the other thio or sulfynyl, R.sub.1 is lower alk-2-en-1-yl, lower alk-3-en-2-yl, lower alk-2--yn-1-yl, or lower alkyl that is substituted in the 2,3-position by radicals that can be eliminated to form a double bond, R.sub.2 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 is unsubstituted methyl or methyl substituted by a radical that can be eliminated together with hydrogen Rhd 2 to form a double bond, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each hydrogen or lower alkyl or together are methylene, R.sub.4 is free or protected hydroxy, or hydrogen, and R.sub.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alk-2-en-1-yl, lower alk-2-yn-1-yl, or lower alkyl that is substituted in the 2,3-position by radicals that can be eliminated to form a double bond, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be used in a novel manner for the treatment of disorders of the rheumatoid type.

Use of carbazones as novel active ingredients in medicaments

Heteroarylaminomethanediphosphonic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents an optionally benzo- or cyclohexeno-fused 5-membered heteroaryl radical that contains, as hetero atom(s), either from 2 to 4 N-atoms or 1 or 2 N-atoms as well as 1 O-atom or S-atom and that is unsubstituted or is substituted by lower alkyl; by phenyl that is unsubstituted or is substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and/or by halogen; by lower alkoxy; by hydroxy; by di-lower alkylamino; by lower alkylthio and/or by halogen; and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl, and their salts, have a regulatory action on the calcium metabolism and can be used as active ingredients in medicaments for the treatment of illnesses that can be attributed to disorders of the calcium metabolism. They are manufactured, for example, as follows: in a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which X.sub.1 represents a functionally modified phosphono group X and X.sub.2 represents phosphono or similarly represents a functionally modified phosphono group X, the group(s) X is(are) converted into free phosphono.

Substituted aminomethanediphosphonic acids and use in medicaments

Alkanediphosphonic acids, in particular heteroarylalkanediphosphonic acids of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a 5-membered heteroaryl radical which may be fused with benzene or cyclohexene nuclei and which contains, as hetero atoms, 2 to 4 N-atoms or 1 or 2 N-atoms as well as 1 O- or S-atom, and which is unsubstituted or C-substituted by lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl which is substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and/or halogen, or by lower alkoxy, hydroxy, di-lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio and/or halogen, and/or is N-substituted at a N-atom which is capable of substitution by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and/or halogen, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, lower alkylthio or halogen, and salts thereof, have regulatory action on calcium metabolism and can be used as medicaments for the treatment of diseases associated with impairment of calcium metabolism. The compounds are obtained for example by converting, in a compound of formula ##STR2## wherein X.sub.1 is a functionally modified phosphono group and X.sub.2 is a free or functionally modified phosphono group, X.sub.1 and, if appropriate X.sub.2, into the free phosphono group.

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