BETA-OXO-2(3)-THIOPHENEPROPIONITRILES AND BETA-AMINO-2(3)-THIOPHENEACRYLONITRILES

摘要

This disclosure describes new compounds useful as anti-inflammatory agents and as inhibitors of the progressive joint deterioration characteristic of arthritic disease, and the methods of meliorating inflammation and of inhibiting joint deterioration in mammals therewith, the active ingredients of said compositions of matter being .beta.-oxo-(2)-thiophenepropio-nitrile and .beta.-amino-2(or 3)-thiophenepropionitrile.