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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1981
Romano Derungs, Riehen, CH;
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Abstract
Imidazole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, Y is sulfur, sulfinyl or sulfonyl and Z is thienyl, optionally substituted by methyl or fluorine, or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, methyl, fluorine, hydroxy, methoxy, methylthio or two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 on adjacent carbon atoms taken together are methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy or one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is mono- or di-(C.sub.1-4 -alkyl)-amino and the other two are hydrogen, and physiologically or pharmaceutically compatible or acceptable acid addition salts thereof, are described. The compounds of formula I inhibit the aggregation of the blood platelets and have antihyperglycemic activity.