The present invention is directed to 4-sulfur containing substituted-2-arylimidazoles having antihypertensive and/or xanthine oxidase inhibiting activity. 
4-Non-sulfur containing substituted 2-aryl (or alkyl) imidazoles are disclosed in U.S. Pat.  No.  3,691,178, issued Sept. 12, 1972.  These compounds have xanthine oxidase inhibiting activity.  U.S. Pat.  No.  3,786,061 discloses 4-trifluoromethyl-2-arylimidazoles having pharmaceutical activity as antihypertensives and xanthine oxidase inhibitors. 
The compounds of the present invention are 2-arylimidazoles having a sulfur bearing substitutent in the 4-position -- and having antihypertensive and/or xanthine oxidase inhibiting activity.