| abstract |
Disclosed is a method of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in,nat, or on a locus subject to microbial attack, comprising introducingnto said locus an antimicrobially effective amount of at least onenalkoxy disulfide of formula:n R 1 -CHR 3 -O-S-S-O-CHR 4 -R 2 nwherein:n R 1 , R 2 are independently selected from 5- orn6-membered aromatic rings, optionally substituted with up to 3 e ·ndonating substituents of which 2 can optionally be combined to formnanother ring; and R 3 , R 4 are independently selected from H,nCH 3 , or CH 2 CH 3 . |