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US 4,613,620 AGranted
Novel oxiodinium and thiaiodinium compounds
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorWilliam N. Cannon
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Abstract
Novel oxiodinium and thiaiodinium compounds having a superior inhibitory effect against micro-organisms coupled with outstanding stability and low toxicity are described.
Claims1
A method of inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms which comprises applying to a micro-organism habitat an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula:
- ##STR2## wherein Y is oxygen or sulfur;
- R is lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl or halo;
- n and m are numbers of 0 to 3;
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- X.sup.- is an anion selected from the group consisting of acetate, propionate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, fumarate, citrate, lactate, tartrate, and phenylacetate.
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