A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, or ester thereof, where a) R 1 is an straight-chain, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having greater than eight carbon atoms; b) R 2, R 3, and R 7 -R 9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, a diazo salt, optionally substituted C 1-5 alkyl, optionally substituted C 2-5 alkylene, and optionally substituted five- or six membered heteroaryl ring or optionally substituted six-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, where the C 1-5 alkyl and the C 2-5 alkylene moieties are each independently and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, hydroxy, alkoxy, sulfhydryl, thioether, cyano, amido, ester, and where A is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and -NH and R 12 is selected for the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen, haloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, and a diazo salt, and n is between 0-4; and where the ring moieties are each independently and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C 1-5 alkyl, C 2-5 alkylene; c) R 4 and R 5 are each -C OR, wherein each R is independently an optionally substituted substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heteroalicylic; d) R 6 is optionally substituted C 1-5 alkoxy; e) R 11 in the compound of Formula I is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-5 alkyl or that R 11 is optionally not present, in which case the nitrogen-containing ring in the compound of Formula I is pyridine; provided that: when R 1 is C 15 H 31, R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 4 is C OCH(CH 3) 2, and R 6, is either OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3, or OCH(CH 3) 2, then R 5 is not C OCH 3, C OCH 2 CH 3, or C OCH(CH 3) 2; or when R 1 is C 15 H 31, R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 4 is C OCH 2 CH 3, and R 6 is either OCH 3 or OCH 2 CH 3, then R 5 is not C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3; or when R 1 is C 15 H 31 R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 6 is OCH(CH 3) 2, and R 4 is either C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3, then R 5 is not C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3. a) R 1 is an straight-chain, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having greater than eight carbon atoms; b) R 2, R 3, and R 7 -R 9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, a diazo salt, optionally substituted C 1-5 alkyl, optionally substituted C 2-5 alkylene, and optionally substituted five- or six membered heteroaryl ring or optionally substituted six-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, where the C 1-5 alkyl and the C 2-5 alkylene moieties are each independently and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, hydroxy, alkoxy, sulfhydryl, thioether, cyano, amido, ester, and where A is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and -NH and R 12 is selected for the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen, haloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, nitro, amino, and a diazo salt, and n is between 0-4; and where the ring moieties are each independently and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C 1-5 alkyl, C 2-5 alkylene; c) R 4 and R 5 are each -C OR, wherein each R is independently an optionally substituted substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heteroalicylic; d) R 6 is optionally substituted C 1-5 alkoxy; e) R 11 in the compound of Formula I is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-5 alkyl or that R 11 is optionally not present, in which case the nitrogen-containing ring in the compound of Formula I is pyridine; when R 1 is C 15 H 31, R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 4 is C OCH(CH 3) 2, and R 6, is either OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3, or OCH(CH 3) 2, then R 5 is not C OCH 3, C OCH 2 CH 3, or C OCH(CH 3) 2; or when R 1 is C 15 H 31, R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 4 is C OCH 2 CH 3, and R 6 is either OCH 3 or OCH 2 CH 3, then R 5 is not C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3; or when R 1 is C 15 H 31 R 2 and R 3 are both CH 3, R 6 is OCH(CH 3) 2, and R 4 is either C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3, then R 5 is not C OCH 3 or C OCH 2 CH 3.