Compounds of formula (I) RA-CO-N(R2)-(CR12)n-N(R5)-RB and salts or optical active isomers thereof, wherein each R1 independently are the same or different and denotes a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C1 to C4 straight of branched alkyl group or a C1 to C4 straight of branched oxyalkyl group; R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C4 straight of branched alkyl group; R5 independently are the same or different and denotes a acyl moiety; RA and RB independently are the same or different and denote a triiodinated phenyl group, preferably a 2,4,6-triiodinated phenyl group further substituted by two groups R3 in the 3 and 5 positions wherein each R3 are the same or different and denote a hydrogen atom or a non-ionic hydrophilic moiety, provided that at least one R3 group in the compound of formula (I) is a hydrophilic moiety; and n denotes a positive integer of 1 to 6. The invention also relates to the use of such diagnostic compositions as contrast agents in diagnostic imaging and in particular in X-ray imaging, and to contrast media containing such compounds.
式(I)的化合物RA-CO-N(R2)-(CR12)n-N(R5)-RB及其盐或光学活性异构体,其中每个R1独立地相同或不同,并表示氢原子、羟基、C1到C4的直链或支链烷基或C1到C4的直链或支链氧烷基;R2表示氢原子或C1到C4的直链或支链烷基;R5独立地相同或不同,并表示酰基;RA和RB独立地相同或不同,并表示三
碘苯基,优选为在3和5位进一步取代两个R3基团的2,4,6-三
碘苯基,其中每个R3相同或不同,并表示氢原子或非离子亲
水基团,但化合物中至少有一个R3基团是亲
水基团;n表示1到6的正整数。本发明还涉及将这种诊断组合物用作诊断成像中的造影剂,特别是在X射线成像中的造影剂,以及含有这种化合物的造影剂。