Patent ID: 8435979

Claim:
A compound of the following formula: wherein R is, independently, H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, wherein the substituent groups are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, mercapto, aryl, heterocyclo, halo, carboxyl, carbamyl, cyano, and amine groups bearing zero, one, or two alkyl groups and cyclic amines with ring sizes between three and eight carbons, X is, independently, H, substituted amine, hydroxy, ether, thiol, or thiol ether, X′ is O, S, NR, or NR 2 + . Z=an optional substituent, wherein the individual aromatic rings can be substituted at any free position with H or a substituent Z, as described herein, and Substituents defined by Z are selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl (including cycloalkyl), alkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, —OR′, —NR′R″, —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , —C 2 R′, —SR′, —N 3 , —C(═O)NR′R″, —NR′C(═O)R″, —C(═O)R′, —C(═O)OR′, —OC(═O)R′, —OC(═O)NR′R″, —NR′C(═O)OR″, —SO 2 R′, —SO 2 NR′R″, and —NR′SO 2 R″, where R′ and R″ are individually hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or arylalkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, hydrates and solvates thereof.