Patent ID: 8163927

Claim:
Compound of formula (I)′ or a salt thereof: wherein G is selected from the group consisting of: phenyl, a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl group, or a 8- to 11-membered heteroaryl bicyclic group; p is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; R 1 is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and SF 5 ; or corresponds to a group R 8 ; and when p is an integer ranging from 2 to 5, each R 1 may be the same or different; R 2 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl; n is 3, 4, 5 or 6; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and NR′R″; or R 3 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; and any of such phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and SF 5 ; R 4 is selected in the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and NR′R″; or R 3 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; and any of such phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and SF 5 ; R 5 is selected in the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and NR′R″; or R 3 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; and any of such phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and SF 5 ; R 6 is selected in the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and NR′R″; or R 3 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; and any of such phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and SF 5 ; R 7 is hydrogen or C 1-2 alkyl; R 8 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of: isoxazolyl, —CH 2 —N-pyrrolyl, 1,1-dioxido-2-isothiazolidinyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyridyl, 2-pyrrolidinonyl, and such R 8 group is optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl; R′ is H, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkanoyl; R″ is defined as R′; R′ and R″ taken together with the interconnecting nitrogen atom may form a 5-, 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring; wherein at least one of R 3 , R 4 , R 6 and R 5 is hydrogen; and wherein only one R 2 group may be different from hydrogen.