Patent ID: 6908939

Claim:
A compound having the following structural formula (I): in which R 1 is a radical of the following formula (a): wherein R 2 and R 3 , which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl radical, a halogen atom, a radical —OR 7 , a polyether radical, a nitro group or an amino group which may be optionally substituted with alkyl radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein X is one of the radicals having the following structures: —CH 2 —N(R 8 )—CO— —N(R 8 )—CO—N(R 9 )— —N(R 8 )—CO—CH 2 — —N(R 8 )—CH 2 —CO— whether read from left to right or vise versa; wherein R 4 is a phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, each of these radicals being substituted with a group R 10 , naphthyl, biphenyl, indenyl, benzothienyl, benzofuryl, or benzothiazolyl radical, with the proviso that each of these radicals may be mono- or disubstituted with a group R 11 and/or R 12 ; wherein R 7 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl radical or an aralkyl radical; wherein R 8 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein R 9 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein R 10 is a radical —S(O) m R 15 , a radical —(CH 2 )p-COR 16 , or a radical —O—R 17 ; wherein R 11 and R 12 are each a halogen atom, a radical CF 3 , an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having from 1 to 9 carbon atoms, a polyether radical, a nitro functional group, a hydroxyl group optionally protected by an acetyl or benzoyl group, an amino functional group optionally substituted with at least one alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms or with a radical —CONH—R 24 , or protected by an acetyl or benzoyl group, a radical —S(O) m R 15 , a radical (CH 2 )p-COR 16 or a radical —OR 17 ; wherein n is a number ranging from 1 to 9; wherein q is 0 or 1; wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; wherein p is 0, 1 or 2; wherein R 15 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl radical or an aralkyl radical; wherein R 16 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a radical —OR 21 , a radical —N(R 22 )(R 23 ), an aryl radical or an aralkyl radical; wherein R 17 is an aryl radical or an aralkyl radical; wherein R 21 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein R 22 and R 23 , which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein R 24 is a phenyl, diphenylmethyl, diphenylpropyl, diphenylbutyl, biphenylyl, phenoxyphenyl, 9H-fluorenyl, 4-benzyloxyphenyl, 4-heptyloxyphenyl, or 4-(6-methyl-2-benzothiazolyl)phenyl radical; a salt of a compound of formula (I) when R 1 contains a carboxylic acid functional group; and the optical and geometric isomers of said compounds of formula (I).