Patent ID: 7419977

Claim:
A compound of formula (I) wherein: R 1 is hydrogen or straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen or straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl; R 3 is hydrogen, straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, phenyl, thienyl, or furyl, wherein the phenyl, thienyl, or furyl is optionally substituted with one or more straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, straight or branched C 1-4 alkoxy, or halogen, a six- or five-membered heteroaromatic ring containing one, two or three nitrogen, wherein the heteroaromatic ring is optionally substituted by one or more straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, straight or branched C 1-4 alkoxy, or halogen, or a five-membered heteroaromatic ring containing one nitrogen atom and one oxygen atom, or one nitrogen atom and one sulphur atom, wherein the heteroaromatic ring is optionally substituted by one or more straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, straight or branched C 1-4 alkoxy, or halogen; R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently hydrogen, straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, straight or branched C 1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen, or R 4 and R 7 are both hydrogen, and R 5 and R 6 taken together form methylenedioxy; R 8 is hydrogen, cyano, aminocarbonyl, C 1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, or carboxy; R 9 and R 10 are each, independently, hydrogen, straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl, or C 3-6 cycloalkyl; X is —CH 2 —, —NH—, —NR 11 —, —S—, —O—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —; R 11 is straight or branched C 1-4 alkyl or C 3-6 cycloalkyl; Z is —O—; n is zero, 1 or 2; m is zero, 1, 2 or 3 o is zero, 1, 2 or 3, provided that at least one of m and o is different from zero; p is zero or 1; and r is zero or 1; or a geometric or optically active isomer, a solvate or salt thereof, a salt of the geometric or optically active isomer or solvate thereof, or a solvate of the geometric or optically active isomer thereof.