N-arylmethylthioanilide compounds useful for the inhibition of the replication of HIV

A compound of the formula ##STR13## wherein A and X are independently oxygen or sulfur;

• R.sup.6 is H, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, cyano, or nitro;
• Y is --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 S--, or --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 --;
• Q is:
• (A) a group of the structure ##STR14## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 are each independently:
• (i) hydrogen halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, acetyloxy, benzoyloxy, amino, acetamido, phenyl, acetyloxymethyl, hydroxymethyl, trihalomethyl, carboxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy)carbonyl, formyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl)carbonyl, benzoyl, or
• (ii) a group of the formula ##STR15## wherein R.sup.7 is H, linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, aminocarbonylmethyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy)carbonylmethyl, or cyanomethyl, and R.sup.8 is hydrogen or methyl;
• or
• (B) a group of the formula ##STR16## wherein R.sup.9 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, and
• R.sup.10 is H, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy)-carbonyl.