Halogen, isothiocyanate or azide substituted xanthines

Abstract

There is disclosed a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer from 5 to 9, wherein the core moiety is a heterocylic moiety wherein C.sub.a, C.sub.b, and C.sub.c are an R or S enantiomer or racemic mixture and the C.sub.a, C.sub.b, and C.sub.c carbon atoms are bonded together by a single bond, double bond, ether or ester linkages, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently halo, hydroxy, hydrogen, keto, isothiocyano, azide or haloacetoxy with the proviso that at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 must be a halo, isothiocyano, azide or haloacetoxy group, wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkenyl, cyclo C.sub.4-6 alkyl, or phenyl, and wherein halo refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo and salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.