Icn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Robert H Springer

Darrell E O'Brien

Lionel N Simon

Thomas Novinson

2-Substituted-s-triazolo[1,5a]pyrimidines are disclosed which are useful as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase enzymes or intermediates in the production process. Such compounds are of the following structure: ##STR1## wherein X, R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined hereinafter.

2-Substituted-s-triazolo[1,5a]pyrimidines

Compounds of the following structure are disclosed which are effective inhibitors of the enzyme xanthine oxidase: ##STR1## R is an aromatic or substituted aromatic nucleus such as phenyl, R.sub.1 is H, an alkali metal or ammonium, and R.sub.2 is H or OR.sub.1.

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