Twelve N, N'-bis(hydroxy- and methoxybenzoyl)ethylenedi-amines and piperazines have been prepared, tested for antifungal
activity, and screened for gross pharmacological activity in mice.
All twelve compounds showed some activity against Candida albicans,
Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum but in every
case the activity was less than that of salicylanilide used as...