Patent ID: 7579477

Claim:
An NO-donating compound selected from the group consisting of: 2-Ethyl-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-2); 2-Isopropyl-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-4); 4-Methyl-5-(nitrooxy-ethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-thiazole (Pet-6); 4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-2-pentafluoroethyl-thiazole (Pet-45); 4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-2-(2-phenyl-propyl)-thiazole (Pet-46); C-[4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-methylamine (Pet-51); 2-[1-(4-Isobutyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-66); 2-(4-[1,2]Dithiolin-3-yl-butyl)-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-67); 4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-2-thiophen-2-ylmethyl-thiazole (Pet-86); 4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-2-(1-thiophen-2-yl-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-87); 2-Isobutyl-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-108); 1-[4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-2-phenyl-ethylamine (Pet-119); [4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-acetonitrile (Pet-114); 2-[1-(6-Methoxy-naphthalen-2-yl-ethyl]-4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole (Pet-17); Amino-{3-[4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-propylamino}-acetic acid (Pet-112); and 3-Methyl-1-[4-methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-butylamine (Pet-49).