Patent ID: 7915443

Claim:
A compound represented by the general formula I: Wherein: X is CR 4 or N; Y is CR 1 or N; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, OR 4 , CN, NO 2 , COR 4 , (CH 2 ) a OR 4 , (CH 2 ) a N(R 4 ) 2 , C(O)N(R 4 ) 2 and N(R 4 ) 2 ; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, OR 4 , CN, NO 2 , SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , COR 4 , (CH 2 ) a OR 4 , (CH 2 ) a N(R 4 ) 2 , C(O)N(R 4 ) 2 , N(R 4 ) 2 and N(R 6 )(CR 7 R 8 ) a R 10 ; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, OR 4 , CN, NO 2 , SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , COR 4 , (CH 2 ) a OR 4 , (CH 2 ) a N(R 4 ) 2 , C(O)N(R 4 ) 2 , N(R 4 ) 2 and N(R 6 )(CR 7 R 8 ) a R 10 ; R 4 is hydrogen or C 1 to C 4 alkyl; A is selected from the group consisting of C≡C, CH═CH, CH 2 CH 2 , CH 2 O, CF 2 O, OCH 2 , OCF 2 , N(R 4 ), C(O), S(O) e , NR 7 C(O), C(O)NR 7 and N(R 7 )C(O)NR 7 ; B is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and alkyloxyalkyl or B may be a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic aryl or heterocyclic aryl group; E is a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic aryl or heterocyclic aryl group; E′ is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, CF 3 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)OR 10 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)N(R 10 ) 2 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)N(OR 10 )(R 10 ), (CR 7 R 8 ) a (OR 10 ), (CR 7 R 8 ) a N(R 10 ) 2 , and (CR 7 R 8 ) a R 10 ; wherein R 7 and R 8 are selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, hydroxyl, and alkyl or CR 7 R 8 may represent a carbocyclic ring of from 3 to 6 carbons; and R 10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl, carbocyclic aryl, heterocyclic aryl, (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)OR 6 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)R 6 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)N(R 6 ) 2 , (CR 7 R 8 ) a C(O)N(OR 6 )(R 6 ), (CR 7 R 8 ) a (OR 6 ), (CR 7 R 8 ) a N(R 6 ) 2 and (CR 7 R 8 ) a R 6 , wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, carboalkyl, alkylamine, alkylhydroxy, and alkyloxyalkyl or R 6 is a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboalkyl, alkylamine, alkylhydroxy and alkyloxyalkyl or R 6 is a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; a is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 5; b is an integer of from 2 to 5; c is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4; d is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 5; e is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 2 and further including prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, racemic mixtures and enantiomers of said compound.