Patent ID: 7947851

Claim:
A carboxylic acid of formula (I): as well as its geometrical isomers, its optically active forms as enantiomers, diastereomers and its racemate forms, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl amine, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, saturated or unsaturated 3-8-membered cycloalkyl, 3-8-membered heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl aryl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl heteroaryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl aryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl heteroaryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl aryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl heteroaryl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl heterocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl heterocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl heterocycloalkyl; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, halogen; B is selected from the group consisting of: D is either selected from the group consisting of with m being an integer selected from 0, 1 or 2 and n being an integer selected from 1 or 2; or D is with n being an integer selected from 0 or 1; R is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl amine, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, saturated or unsaturated 3-8-membered cycloalkyl, 3-8-membered heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl aryl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl heteroaryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl aryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl heteroaryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl aryl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl heteroaryl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl heterocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl heterocycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl heterocycloalkyl; and R 3 is H, or C 1 -C 6 -alkyl; with the proviso that when B is an amide B3, R is not be a phenyl—optionally fused with a heterocycloalkyl—substituted by one or 2 moieties selected from hydroxy, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, carboxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 alkyl carboxy, C 2 -C 3 alkenyl carboxy, C 2 -C 3 alkynyl carboxy or amino.