The parasite, a protozoan called Leishmania donovani, had become resistant to the drugs of choice, compounds based on the element antimony. 黑热病利什曼原虫这种原生动物，是造成利什曼病的寄生虫，已对原本使用的锑化合物药物产生抗药性。
Antimony dialkyldithiophosphates and antimony dialkyldithiocarbamates were synthesized as lubricant additives.Timken and four ball testers were used to evaluate their properties. 合成了二烷基二硫代磷酸锑和二烷基二硫代氨基甲酸锑两类有机锑化合物作为润滑油添加剂。
