Patent ID: 8318779

Claim:
A compound of formula (I) or when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, a pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salt thereof, wherein n is 3 or 4, wherein X is H and Y is a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen or wherein X and Y are the same and are each a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a group of formula R 2A —CO—, R 2A being selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, tetrahydro-3-furanyloxy, —CH 2 OH, —CF 3 , —CH 2 CF 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CF 3 , pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, CH 3 O 2 C—, CH 3 O 2 CCH 2 —, Acetyl-OCH 2 CH 2 —, HO 2 CCH 2 —, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-CH 3 OC 6 H 4 CH 2 —, CH 3 NH—, (CH 3 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 N—, HOCH 2 CH 2 NH—, CH 3 OCH 2 O—, CH 3 OCH 2 CH 2 O—, C 6 H 5 CH 2 O—, 2-pyrrolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl-, 2-pyrazinyl, 2-quinolyl, 3-quinolyl, 4-quinolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 3-isoquinolyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, a phenyl group of formula a picolyl group selected from the group consisting of a picolyloxy group selected from the group consisting of a substituted pyridyl group selected from the group consisting of a group selected from the group consisting of wherein X′ and Y′, the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , —NR 4 R 5 , —NHCOR 4 , —OR 4 , —SR 4 , —COOR 4 , —COR 4 and —CH 2 OH, wherein R 4 and R 5 , the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a diphenylmethyl group of formula IV a naphthyl-1-CH 2 — group of formula V a naphthyl-2-CH 2 — group of formula VI a biphenylmethyl group of formula VII and an (anthracen-9-yl)-methyl group of formula VIII