Patent ID: 8119806

Claim:
A compound having the general formula I: wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: a bond, —NHCH 2 (CH 2 ) n CH 2 OC(O)—, —CH 2 NHC(O)CH 2 NHC(O)—, —CH 2 OC(O)—, —OCH(CH 3 )OC(O)—, —OCH 2 OC(O)—, —O—, —NR 1 —, —CR 1 R 3 —, —(CH 2 ) p —, —(CH 2 ) p NR 1 C(O)—, —CHR 5 NR 2 C(O)—, —(CH 2 ) q C(O)—, —(CH 2 ) q C(O)NR 1 —, R 1 , R 2 , R 7 and R 8 , each instance in which they occur, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-7 alkyl; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, —CH 2 ONO 2 , or —ONO 2 ; R 5 and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(CH 3 ) 3 , —CH 2 OH, —CH(OH)CH 3 , and —CH 2 C 6 H 5 ; g is 0 or 1; p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; q is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; v and w are independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, and 3, provided that v+w is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R is selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) x CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) y CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) x CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) y CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) z CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) x CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) y CH 2 (ONO 2 ), —(CH 2 ) x CH(ONO 2 )(CR 1 R 2 )CH 2 (ONO 2 ), —CR 1 R 2 R 3 , with the proviso that R 3 is —CH 2 ONO 2 or —ONO 2 , —(CH 2 ) x (ONO 2 ), —O—C(O)—(CH 2 ) x CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) y CH 2 (ONO 2 ), with the proviso that X is CR 1 R 3 and R 3 is —CH 2 ONO 2 or —ONO 2 , provided that when R is —O—C(O)—(CH 2 )—CH(ONO 2 )(CH 2 ) y CH 2 (ONO 2 ) or then X is selected from the group consisting of a bond, —NR 1 —, —CR 1 R 3 —, —(CH 2 ) p —, —(CH 2 ) q NR 1 C(O)—, —CHR 5 NR 2 C(O)—, —(CH 2 ) q C(O)—, —(CH 2 ) q C(O)NR 1 —, h, j, and k are independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, and 2; m, n, x, y, and z are independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4; r and s are independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, and 3, provided that r+s is 1, 2, 3 or 4.