| abstract |
The present invention provides compounds and methods of using of the compounds as anti-infective and anthelminitc agents. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides the following compound of Formula III: n n n n n n n n n n n n wherein:n R 1 is not H when R 2 is H and R 2 is not H when R 1 is H, further wherein R 1 is OH or CH (2n+1) O, wherein n is 1-10; R 2 is OH or CH (2n+1) O, where n is 1-10; W is alkyl, phenyl, halophenyl, pyridyl, piperidyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, including unsubstituted and substituted aromatic heterocycles; and n n L is an optional linker or linking group selected from O, S, NH, CF 2 , or CH 2 , and x=0 or 1, i.e., if x=0, no linking group is present and when x=0, W is not phenyl. |