Patent ID: 7605169

Claim:
A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Z 1 , Z 3 , and Z 4 are independently N or CR 1a ; Z 2 , Z 5 , and Z 6 are each CR 1a ; R 1 and R 1a are independently at each occurrence hydrogen; cyano; halogen; hydroxy; (C 1-6 )alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by (C 1-6 )alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, piperidyl, guanidino or amidino any of which is unsubstituted or N-substituted by one or two (C 1-6 )alkyl, acyl, (C 1-6 )alkylsulphonyl, CONH 2 , hydroxy, (C 1-6 )alkylthio, heterocyclylthio, heterocyclyloxy, arylthio, aryloxy, acylthio, acyloxy or (C 1-6 )alkylsulphonyloxy; (C 1-6 )alkyl; (C 1-6 )alkylthio; trifluoromethyl; trifluoromethoxy; nitro; azido; acyl; acyloxy; acylthio; (C 1-6 )alkylsulphonyl; (C 1-6 ) alkylsulphoxide; arylsulphonyl; arylsulphoxide; or an amino, piperidyl, guanidino or amidino group unsubstituted or N-substituted by one or two (C 1-6 )alkyl, acyl or (C 1-6 )alkylsulphonyl groups; or R 1 and R 1a of Z 2 together form ethylenedioxy; W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are each CR 3 R 4 ; B is CR 6 R 7 or C═O; R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , and R 7 are independently at each occurrence hydrogen; thiol; (C 1-6 )alkylthio; halogen; trifluoromethyl; azido; (C 1-6 )alkyl; (C 2-6 )alkenyl; (C 1-6 )alkoxycarbonyl; (C 1-6 )alkylcarbonyl; (C 2-6 )alkenylcarbonyl; (C 2-6 )alkenyloxycarbonyl; aralkyl; aryl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; hydroxy; NR 1b R 1b ; (C 1-6 )alkylsulphonyl; (C 2-6 )alkenylsulphonyl; or (C 1-6 )aminosulphonyl wherein the amino group is optionally and independently substituted by hydrogen, (C 1-6 )alkyl, (C 2-6 )alkenyl or aralkyl; R 5 is hydrogen; halogen; hydroxyl; or (C 1-6 )alkyl; R 2 and R 8 are independently hydrogen; trifluoromethyl; (C 1-6 )alkyl; (C 2-6 )alkenyl; (C 1-6 )alkoxycarbonyl; (C 1-6 )alkylcarbonyl; (C 2-6 )alkenyloxycarbonyl; aryl; aralkyl; (C 3-8 )cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl; or heterocyclylalkyl; R 1b and R 1b are independently at each occurrence hydrogen; (C 1-6 )alkyl; aralkyl; aryl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; or together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form an aziridine, azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine or hexamethyleneimine ring (wherein said aziridine, azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine or hexamethyleneimine ring are optionally substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen; hydroxy; cyano; nitro; (C 1-6 )alkyl; and aryl); R 9 is UR 10 , U is OH 2 ; C(═O); or SO 2 ; R 10 is a group: R 11 , R 13 and R 14 are at each occurrence independently selected from: H; (C 1-4 )alkylthio; halo; (C 1-4 )alkyl; (C 2-4 )alkenyl; hydroxy; hydroxy(C 1-4 )alkyl; mercapto(C 1-4 )alkyl; (C 1-4 )alkoxy; trifluoromethoxy; nitro; cyano; carboxy; amino; and aminocarbonyl: wherein said amino and amino carbonyl may be unsubstituted or substituted by (C 1-4 )alkyl; and “acyl” is a C(═O)(C 1-13 )alkyl or a C(═O)aryl radical, in which aryl is optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl.