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US 6,992,094 · App. 09/719,219 · Granted Jan 31, 2006

Diarylselenide compounds and their use in human or veterinary medicine and in cosmetics

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Patent No.
US 6,992,094
App. No.
09/719,219
Granted
Jan 31, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

The invention concerns novel diarylselenide compounds corresponding to the general formula (I) and the use thereof in pharmaceutical compositions in human or veterinary medicine (in the treatment of dermatological, rheumatic, cardiovascular and ophthalmologic pathologies in particular), or in cosmetic compositions.

Claims (29)

1. A compound having formula (I):

in which:

R 1 is COOH;

Ar is

R 2 and R 3 , with the carbon atoms from which they attach, form a 6-membered saturated ring;

R 4 is a lower alkyl radical;

R 7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl radical, a nitro radical, a radical OR 13 , a polyether radical or a radical of the following formula:

R 13 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical;

R 14 and R 15 , which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical;

or a salt or isomer thereof.

2. A salt of a compound according to claim 1 , said salt being an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal salt, zinc or organic amine salt, or a salt of an inorganic or organic acid.

3. A compound according to claim 1 , containing a lower alkyl radical selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, butyl, and tert-butyl radicals.

4. A compound according to claim 1 , containing a polyether radical selected from the group consisting of methoxymethyl ether, methoxyethoxymethyl ether, and methylthiomethyl ether radicals.

5. A compound according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:

6-(3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-3-propoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6(4-methoxyethoxymethoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6-(4-methoxymethoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6-(3-methoxyethoxymethoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

2-(3-methoxyethoxymethoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl]nicotinic acid,

6-[3-(5-hydroxypentyloxy)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl]nicotinic acid,

6-(3-hydroxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl)nicotinic acid,

6-[3-(3-carboxypropoxy)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl]nicotinic acid,

6-[3-(7-carboxyheptyloxy)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl]nicotinic acid, and

6-[3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylselanyl]nicotinic acid.

6. Cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable support, at least one compound as defined in claim 1 .

7. Composition according to claim 6 , wherein the concentration of compound(s) is between 0.001% and 3% by weight relative to the composition as a whole.

8. A method for body or hair hygiene comprising administering an effective amount of the cosmetic composition according to claim 6 to a subject.