| abstract |
Aminobenzodiazepines of formula wherein R<1> is H, NO2, halogen, CF3, lower alkyl, OH, lower alkoxy or CN, and R<2> is H or CH3, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof possess antiviral activity especially for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections, particularly of retroviral infections, such as HIV 1 and/or HIV 2 infections, or for protecting cells against such infections. They can be prepared from corresponding benzodiazepinethiones. |