Patent ID: 7423144

Claim:
A compound having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is —CH 2 ONO 2 ; B and C are —OH; D is A and B are trans with respect to each other; B and C are cis with respect to each other; C and D are cis or trans with respect to each other; R 1 is, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, isohexyl, neohexyl, heptyl, isoheptyl, neoheptyl, octyl, isooctyl, neooctyl, nonyl, isononyl, neononyl, decyl, isodecyl, neodecyl, -aryl, -3- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocycle, -8- to 12-membered bicyclic heterocycle, —C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkyl, —C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl, —C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkyl, —C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkenyl —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkenyl), or —(CH 2 ) n -aryl; R 2 is —H, halo, —CN, —NHR 4 , —NHC(O)R 4 , —NHC(O)OR 4 , —NHC(O)NHR 4 , —NHNHC(O)R 4 , —NHNHC(O)OR 4 , —NHNH(O)NHR 4 , or —NH—N═C(R 6 )R 7 ; R 4 is —C 1 -C 15 alkyl, -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -(3- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n -(8- to 12-membered bicyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkenyl), —C≡C—(C 1 -C 10 alkyl) or —C≡C-aryl; R 6 is —C 1 -C 10 alkyl, -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -(3- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n -(8- to 12-membered bicyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkenyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl), -phenylene-(CH 2 ) n COOH, or -phenylene-(CH 2 ) n COO—(C 1 -C 10 alkyl); R 7 is —H, —C 1 -C 10 alkyl, -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -aryl, —(CH 2 ) n -(3- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n -(8- to 12-membered bicyclic heterocycle), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 - C 8 monocyclic cycloalkyl), —(CH 2 ) n —(C 3 -C 8 monocyclic cycloalkenyl), —(CH 2 ) n -(C 8 - C 12 bicyclic cycloalkenyl) or —(CH 2 ) n —C 8 -C 12 bicyclic cycloalkyl); each n is independently an integer ranging from 1 to 5.