Abstract: | 1-(2-Mercaptoethyl)phthalazine (VII) and its analogs such as S-2-(1-phthalazyl)ethyliso-thiuronium bromide (VI), sodium S-2-(1-phthalazyl)ethylthiosulfate (VIII), 1,3-bis-acetylthio-2-(1-phthalazyl)propane (XII), 2-(1-phthalazyl)-1,3-propanedithiol (XIII), disodium 2-(1-phthalazyl)-1,3-propanedithiosulfate (XIV), 3-dimethylamino-2-(1-phthalazyl)-1-propanethiol (XVII) and 3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-2-(1-phthalazyl)-1-propanethiol (XIX) have been prepared as potential radiation protection agents. |