Patent ID: 6989397

Claim:
A 2-pyridylcarboxaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PCIH) analogue suitable for use as an in vivo iron chelator, the PCIH analogue having Formula 1: wherein R2 is either OH or H such that when R2 is OH R1 is a phenyl, pyridine, furan or thiophene ring optionally with alkyl, halo, nitro, amine, or hydroxyl attached to any of the vacant positions on the ring; isomers thereof; or salts thereof; or when R2 is H, R1 is 2-, 3- or 4-bromophenyl optionally substituted with alkyl, halo, nitro or amine attached to any of the vacant positions on the ring; or isomers or salts thereof.