Patent ID: 8030322

Claim:
A compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein A is P, P1, P2 or P3 wherein P is P1 is P2 is and P3 is p is an integer ranging from 0 to 4; R 4 is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl, SF 5 or a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl group; wherein when p is an integer ranging from 2 to 4, each R 4 may be the same or different; R 2 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl; q is 3, 4 or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; X is —CR 1 R 3 — or —O—; R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or fluorine; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or fluorine; R 5 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl and NR′R″; or R 5 is a phenyl group, or a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; wherein the phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents which is halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or SF 5 ; R 6 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or NR′R″; or R 6 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group, wherein the phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents which is halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or SF 5 ; R 7 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or NR′R″; or R 7 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; wherein the phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents which is halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or SF 5 ; R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, haloC 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or NR′R″; or R 8 is a phenyl group, a 5-14 membered heterocyclic group; wherein the phenyl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents which is halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkanoyl or SF 5 ; R 9 is hydrogen, a phenyl group, a heterocyclyl group, a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl group, or a 8- to 11-membered heteroaryl bicyclic, wherein any group is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, haloC 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy and C 1-4 alkanoyl; R 10 is C 1-4 alkyl; R 11 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl; R′ is H, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkanoyl; R″ is the same as R′; R′ and R″ taken together with the interconnecting nitrogen atom may form a 5-, 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring; wherein R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are not simultaneously other than hydrogen; and wherein only one R 2 group may be different from hydrogen and wherein when n is 0, X is a group —CR 1 R 3 —.