Patent ID: 7459474

Claim:
A compound having formula (I), including all stereoisomers thereof, wherein: A and B are independently aryl or heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted; R 1 is (i) hydrogen, COR 9 , CO 2 R 9 , SO 2 R 9 , S(O)R 9 , or CONR 7 R 8 ; or (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 heteroalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl, each group of which is optionally substituted; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 heteroalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, each group of which is optionally substituted where valence allows; R 5 and R 6 are independently (i) hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2 , CN, OR 7 , NR 7 R 8 , SR 7 , COR 9 , CO 2 R 9 , or CONR 7 R 8 ; or (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 heteroalkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or arylalkyl, each group of which is optionally substituted; R 7 and R 8 are independently at each occurence (i) hydrogen, COR 9 , SO 2 R 9 , or S(O)R 9 ; or (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 heteroalkyl C 1-6 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or arylalkyl, each group of which is optionally substituted; and R 9 is, at each occurrence hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or arylalkyl; with the following provisos: (i) A is not a benz[c,d]indole; (ii) R 3 or R 4 is not if the other of R 3 or R 4 is hydrogen; and (iii) formula (I) is not