Ciba-geigy Corporation

Zyma Sa

Philippe M Narbel

Christian G Rimbault

Andrr J Weith

The invention relates to the use of ketenethioacetals of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents aryl or heteroaryl, R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical, heteroaryl, an acyl radical, a group of the formula --S(O).sub.m --R.sub.a, wherein m is 0, 1, or 2 and R.sub.a is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical; or optionally functionally modified sulpho, A represents an optionally substituted bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and n is 0 or 1, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds that contain a salt-forming group, for the treatment of liver diseases, respiratory tract diseases and vascular diseases pharmaceutical preparations containing compounds of the formula I and novel compounds of the formula I. The compounds have liver-protecting and immunomodulating properties.

1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidenes their 1-oxides, pharmaceutical compositions,

The invention relates to pharmaceutical preparations containing compounds of formula I ##STR1## in which X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, independently of each other, represent hydrogen, halogen, unsubstituted or substituted amino or a quaternary ammonium salt; etherified or esterified hydroxy; free, etherified, esterified or oxidized mercapto; nitro; functionally modified formyl; free or functionally modified carboxyl; acyl; an unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon radical, or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic radical; with the proviso that at least one of the radicals X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 is bonded by a carbon atom to the ring system and with the proviso that X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 cannot be together halogen and formyl; in which Y represents oxygen, sulfur, sulfinyl or sulfonyl but must be sulfur, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, if X.sub.1 is hydrogen and X.sub.2 is formyl, and the rings A and B are each unsubstituted or substituted; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds that contain a salt-forming group, and to novel compounds of formula I. The compounds are useful e.g. for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract and of liver diseases. The are prepared by methods known per se.

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Philippe M Narbel