Claims
- 1. A compound selected from the group consisting of ##STR26## and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each selected from the group consisting of normal alkyl of from 12 to 20 carbon atoms and normal alkenyl of from 12 to 20 carbon atoms free of a double bond in the 1-position;
- Y is selected from the group consisting of ortho-, meta- and para-phenylenedimethylene; ##STR27## wherein q is an integer of from 1 to 3, and the left bond is connected to O; and ##STR28## wherein the left bond is connected to O; Z is selected from the group consisting of ortho-, meta- and para-phenylenedimethylene;
- R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and .omega.-hydroxy(normal alkyl) of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and
- m and n are each 0 or 1, the sum of m and n being 1, and R.sub.3 being hydrogen when m is 0.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each normal alkyl of from 14 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 3. A compound of claim 2 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each contain the same number of carbon atoms.
- 4. A compound of claim 3 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl.
- 5. A compound of formula I of claim 1.
- 6. A compound of formula II of claim 1.
- 7. A compound of claim 1 wherein m is 1, n is 0 and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 8. A compound of claim 7 wherein Y is ortho-, meta- or para-phenylenedimethylene.
- 9. A compound of claim 8 wherein Y is meta-phenylenedimethylene.
- 10. A compound of claim 7 wherein Y is ##STR29##
- 11. The compound of formula I of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is meta-phenylenedimethylene and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 12. The compound of formula II of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is meta-phenylenedimethylene and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 13. The compound of formula II of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-tetradecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is meta-phenylenedimethylene and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 14. The compound of formula I of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is ##STR30## and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 15. The compound of formula I of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is ##STR31## and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 16. The compound of formula II of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, m is 1, n is 0, Y is ##STR32## and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 17. The compound of formula II of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each n-hexadecyl, n is 1, m is 0, Z is meta-phenylenedimethylene and R.sub.3 is hydrogen.
- 18. A pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-viral effective amount of a compound of claim 1 as the essential active ingredient in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 19. A method of prophylactically controlling a viral infection in a mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an amount of a compound of claim 1 which is effective to prophylactically control said viral infection.
- 20. A method of inducing the production of interferon in a mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an amount of a compound of claim 1 which is effective to inducing the production of interferon.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 825,535 filed Aug. 18, 1977, and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,166,132.
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