N-ferrocenylmethyl, N'-methyl-2-substituted benzimidazolium iodide salts with in vitro activity against the Leishmania infantum parasite strain L1.

Herein, we disclose results of our research into a class of benzimidazolium compounds active against the Leishmania infantum parasite strain L1. We have discovered that N-ferrocenylmethyl, N'-methyl-2-aryl (or styryl) benzimidazolium iodide salts show in vitro activity against this strain.