| abstract |
Compounds having the formula <IMAGE> II wherein each A may be the same or different and is an alkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted derivative of a phenyl group; Y may be the same or different and is hydrogen, an unbranched alkyl group, a halide or a group having the structure <IMAGE> wherein R is hydrogen, an alkoxide group, an alkyl group, or OH; B may be the same or different and each is hydrogen or an alkyl group; Z- is a soluble, pharmaceutically acceptable negative ion, and X may be the same or different and is an axial ligand selected from the group consisting of moieties having the formula: <IMAGE> IIa The compounds and compositions thereof exhibit antiviral activity. |