Patent ID: 7157017

Claim:
A method for controlling the growth of at least one fungus on a tanned hide comprising the step of contacting a hide prior to, during and after tanning with a cyanodithiocarbimate of formula (I): X is a halogen; R is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1– C 14 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2– C 14 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2– C 14 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted group defined by Y—Ar—(CH 2 ) m — or by Z—(CH 2 ) n —; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group selected from phenyl, and naphthyl; Y is H, halogen, NO 2 , R 1 , R 1 O, or R 1 R 2 N; Z is NC, R 1 O, R 1 OC(O), or R 1 OCH 2 CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) p m ranges from 0 to 3; n ranges from 0 to 3; p ranges from 0 to 3; and R 1 and R 2 are independently H, substituted or unsubstituted C 1– C 5 alkyl; in an amount effective to control the growth of at least one fungus on the tanned hide.