Patent ID: 8153634

Claim:
A carbinol compound represented by the following general formula (I) or salt thereof: wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, C 1-8 alkyl group, C 1-8 alkoxy C 1-8 alkyl group or C 1-8 acyl group; wherein R 2 and R 3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, C 1-8 alkyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl group, C 6-10 aryl group, or 5- to 11-membered heterocyclic group, where the C 6-10 aryl and 5- to 11-membered heterocycle may be substituted with 1 to 3 same or different substituents selected from the following group A, or R 2 and R 3 may together form a 5- to 7-membered carbocycle; wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, C 1-8 alkyl group, halo C 1-8 alkyl group, or C 3-8 cycloalkyl group; wherein X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and X 4 each independently represents an N or CR 5 ; wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C 1-8 alkyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl group, C 2-8 alkenyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkenyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkenyl C 1-8 alkyl group, C 1-8 alkoxy group, C 6-10 aryl group, C 6-10 aryl C 1-8 alkyl group, C 6-10 aryl C 2-6 alkenyl group, C 1-8 acyl group, C 6-10 arylcarbonyl group, C 1-8 alkylthio group, C 1-8 alkylsulfinyl group, C 1-8 alkylsulfonyl group, C 6-10 arylsulfonyl group, nitro group, amino group, mono C 1-8 alkylamino group, di C 1-8 alkylamino group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl C 1-8 alkyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl C 2-8 alkenyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl C 2-8 alkynyl group, halo C 1-8 alkyl group, or cyano group, where the C 6-10 aryl may be substituted with 1 to 3 same or different substituents selected from the following group A; wherein Y represents a single bond or a —O—, —S—, —SO—, or —SO 2 —; wherein Z represents a C 6-10 aryl chain or 5- to 11-membered heteroaryl chain, where the C 6-10 aryl and 5- to 11-membered heteroaryl may be substituted with 1 to 3 same or different substituents selected from the following group A; wherein L represents a C 1-8 alkyl chain that may be substituted with an oxo group, —O— (C 1-8 alkyl) chain or C 2-8 alkenyl chain; and wherein Group A consists of halogen atom, C 1-8 alkyl group, halo C 1-8 alkyl group, C 2-8 alkenyl group, C 2-8 alkynyl group, C 3-8 cycloalkyl group, cyano group, nitro group, hydroxy group, amino group, mono C 1-8 alkylamino group, di C 1-8 alkylamino group, C 1-8 alkoxy group, C 3-8 cycloalkyloxy group, halo C 1-8 alkoxy group, C 1-8 acyl group, carboxyl group, C 1-8 acyloxy group, C 1-8 alkoxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group, C 6-10 aryl group, 5- to 11-membered heteroaryl group, C 6-10 aryl C 1-8 alkoxy group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 C 1-8 alkyl groups, C 1-8 alkylthio group, C 3-8 cycloalkylthio group, C 1-8 alkylsulfinyl group, C 1-8 alkylsulfonyl group, C 6-10 arylthio group, C 6-10 arylsulfinyl group, C 6-10 arylsulfonyl group, and C 1-8 alkoxy C 1-8 alkyl group.