Patent ID: 7491744

Claim:
A compound of the following formula: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; C 1 to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; C 1 to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; C 1 to C 6 alkylcarboxyl ic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; and CH 2 N 3 ; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; CONH 2 ; C 1 to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; C 1 to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; benzyloxy; C 1 to C 6 alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; and CH 2 N 3 ; R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; CF 3 ; C 1 to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; C 1 to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; aryl; substituted aryl; benzyloxy; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; and SO 2 NH 2 ; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl, and ═O; R* is selected from the group consisting of phenyl and singly or multiply substituted phenyl; has the following structure: Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C 6 alkyl; C 2 to C 6 branched alkyl; and C 2 to C 6 substituted alkyl; A is selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen; p and q are both individually 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; the bond between the carbon bound to R 5 and the indene ring and is a single bond or a double bond; and the six-membered ring to which R 1 is bound is cyclohexyl or phenyl.