Patent ID: 7737164

Claim:
A method of inhibiting growth of bacteria comprising the step of contacting said bacteria with an effective amount of a compound having the formula: wherein is selected from the group consisting of: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein each R 1 , independent of other R 1 , is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a halogen, and an unsubstituted C 1 -C 8 alkyl group, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , OH, OCH 3 , OCH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 and OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 ; wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , OH, OCH 3 , OCH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 and OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , wherein at least one of R 2 and R 6 is OH, OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 or OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 ; wherein each R 3 , independent of other R 3 , is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a halogen, an unsubstituted C 1 -C 8 alkyl group, wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of CF 3 , CF 2 CF 3 , CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 , CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 , and CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 ; and wherein R 7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and an unsubstituted C 1 -C 8 alkyl group or a pharmaceutical formulation thereof.