Bipyridine substituted imidazoylidene, copper complex, and its use in food-producing animals
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1. A compound of the formula ##STR6## wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, and including the cuprous, ferrous and nickelous salts thereof.
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Abstract
Certain novel bipyridine substituted imidazoylidene compounds, their metal complexes (Cu, Fe and Ni) which are effective to improve feed efficiency and promote growth in food-producing animals, particularly ruminants. The compounds are described by the general formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, and including the cuprous, nickelous and ferrous salts thereof.
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- 1. A compound of the formula ##STR6## wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, and including the cuprous, ferrous and nickelous salts thereof.
- 2. A compound of the formula ##STR7## in which φ
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3. A compound of the formula ##STR8## in which X=Cu++, Fe++, Ni++ and φ
- =phenyl.
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4. A compound of the formula ##STR9## in which φ
- =phenyl.
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