Patent ID: 8710225

Claim:
A compound of formula I: wherein: R 1 and R 2 , at each occurrence, are independently H, a C 1-30 alkyl group, a C 2-30 alkenyl group, a C 2-30 alkynyl group, a C 1-30 haloalkyl group, or a 3-22 membered cyclic moiety, each optionally substituted with 1-4 groups independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —C(O)H, —C(O)OH, —CONH 2 , —OH, —NH 2 , —CO(C 1-14 alkyl), —C(O)OC 1-14 alkyl, —CONH(C 1-14 alkyl), —CON(C 1-14 alkyl) 2 , —S—C 1-14 alkyl, —O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) n (C 1-14 alkyl), —NH(C 1-14 alkyl), —N(C 1-14 alkyl) 2 , a C 1-14 alkyl group, a C 2-14 alkenyl group, a C 2-14 alkynyl group, a C 1-14 haloalkyl group, a C 1-14 alkoxy group, a C 6-14 aryl group, a C 3-14 cycloalkyl group, a 3-14 membered cycloheteroalkyl group, and a 5-14 membered heteroaryl group; each R 3 is independently a halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —C(O)O(C 1-14 alkyl), —C(O)O(C 6-14 aryl), —CHO, C 1-14 alkylsulfon, C 6-14 arylsulfon, a sulfonic acid C 1-14 alkylester or C 6-14 arylester group, —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-14 alkyl), —CONH(C 6-14′ aryl), —CON(C 1-14 alky) 2 , —CON(C 1-14 alkyl) (C 6-14 aryl), —CON(C 6-14 aryl) 2 , —C(O)H, a C 1-14 alkoxy group, a C 1-14 alkylthio group, a C 6-14 aryloxy group, a C 6-14 arylthio group, a C 1-14 alkyl group, a 3-14 membered cycloheteroalkyl group, a C 6-20 aryl group, or a 5-20 membered heteroaryl group; n is 0, 1 , 2, or 3; x is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; y is 1, 2, 3, or 4 if z is 0, and is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 if z is >0; and z is 1, 2, 3, or 4 if y is 0, and is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 if y is >0.