Anticonvulsant properties of 3-oxo- and 3-imino-4-substituted 1,2,5-thiadiazolidine 1,1-dioxides.

Selectively substituted 3-oxo-4-substituted 1,2,5-thiadiazolidine 1,1-dioxides (2, four examples), and 3-imino-4-substituted 1,2,5-thiadiazolidine 1,1-dioxides (3, eight examples) have been evaluated in the maximal electroshock seizure (MES), subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole seizure threshold (scMet), and rotorod (Tox) tests. These compounds can be considered as sulfonyl analogues of hydantoins (1). In those cases where comparison between 1 and 2 (or 1 and 3) was possible, replacement of the central carbonyl group in 1 by a sulfonyl moiety led to a significant reduction or abolition of the anticonvulsant activity.