| abstract |
New substituted 2-mercaptoimidazoles of the formula wherein at least one of R 1 and R 2 represents an optionally substituted heteroaryl group and the other represents an optionally substituted aryl group, R 3 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl, n represents 0, 1 or 2 and R 4 represents an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, and pharmaceutically usable salts, thereof, have analgesic properties and can be used as an active ingredient in analgesically active pharmaceutical preparations. They are manufactured using methods known per se. |