Fluoracylresorcinols as ingredients in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and pesticidal compositions
AssigneeBoehringer Ingelheim GmbH
InventorsRolf Brickl, Hans Eberhardt, Karl-Richard Appel, Uwe Lechner, Walter Merk
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Abstract
Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and pesticidal compositions containing a trifluoroacetyl-resorcinol of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.4, which may be identical to or different from each other, are each hydrogen or methyl, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.5, which may be identical to or different from each other, are each hydrogen or ethyl.
Claims1
The method of inhibiting the growth of bacteria and fungi, which comprises contacting said bacteria and fungi with an effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of an inert pharmaceutical carrier and from 1 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight, of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2,4-dihydroxy-trifluoroacetophenone, 5-ethyl-2,4-dihydroxy-trifluoroacetophenone and 3-ethyl-2,4-dihydroxy-trifluoroacetophenone.
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