Patent ID: 8536371

Claim:
A salt represented by: wherein, independently for each occurrence, W represents an ammonium cation, a phosphonium cation, or a heterocyclic cation; T represents N or P; Y represents CH 2 , CHF, CF 2 or Z—O—Z; Z represents CH 2 , CHF or CF 2 ; R 1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, or arylcycloalkyl; wherein said alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, or arylcycloalkyl may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, azide, alkyl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, nitro, sulfhydryl, imino, amido, phosphonate, phosphinate, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, alkylthio, sulfonyl, sulfonamido, ketone, aldehyde, ester, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, fluoroalkyl and cyano; R 2 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, or arylcycloalkyl; wherein said alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, or arylcycloalkyl may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, azide, alkyl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, nitro, sulfhydryl, imino, amido, phosphonate, phosphinate, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, alkylthio, sulfonyl, sulfonamido, ketone, aldehyde, ester, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, fluoroalkyl and cyano; R 3 represents hydrogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, arylcycloalkyl, bicyclic ring, tricyclic ring, bicyclic or tricyclic fused ring, —(CH 2 ) n —R 8 , —C(═O)OR 8 , —C(═O)N(R 8 ) 2 , —C(═O)SR 8 , —C(═O)R 8 , —C(═NR 8 )R 8 , —C(═S)R 8 , —C(R 8 )═C(R 8 ) 2 , —C≡CR 8 , —CH(R 8 ) 2 , —C(R 8 ) 3 , or —(CH 2 ) n —NH 2 ; R 8 represents independently for each occurrence —(CH 2 ) n —CH 3 , cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; m represents independently for each occurrence an integer in the range 1-10 inclusive; and n represents independently for each occurrence an integer in the range 1-10 inclusive.