Patent ID: 8093343

Claim:
A nitric oxide-releasing compound of the formula (I) wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each is unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-8 cycloalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkoxy, nitrile, halo, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted piperazino, an unsubstituted or substituted morpholinyl, amino, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted C 6-30 arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 dialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted C 6-30 diarylamino, carboxy-C 1-12 alkylamino, carboxy-C 1-12 dialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, carboxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyethyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkylcarbonyl, thio, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted nitrophenyl, C 1-12 trialkylsilyl or nitro; R is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, a phenyl, naphthyl or C 1-12 trialkylsilyl; and M is a counterion.