PHENYL HYDROXYALKYL ETHERS AND THIOETHERS

摘要

Compounds, some of which are known, having the formula wherein A is a bond or CH2; Y is a bond, O or S; X is O or S; Z and Z% are each H, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, OH or halogen; and n is an integer from 4 to 12; esters thereof with a solubilising pharmaceutically acceptable acid and salts of the esters have been discovered to have anti-rhinovirus activity and can be incorporated into pharmaceutical and detergent compositions.