Patent ID: 7659395

Claim:
A compound of the formula: or a salt thereof, wherein A is H; B is piperidine; R 1 is H or alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C) or alkynyl (2-8C); Z is N; each R 3 is independently a substituent selected from the group consisting of ═O, alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), acyl, aryl, alkylaryl, halo, CHF 2 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCOR, CN, NO 2 , NR 2 , OR, SR, COR, COOR, CONR 2 , SOR, SO 2 R, SO 3 R, NRCOR, NRCOOR, OCONR 2 , SONR, SO 2 NR, OOCR, NRSOR and NRSO 2 R, wherein R is H or alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), aryl, or alkylaryl, wherein two R on the same nitrogen may form a 5-7 membered ring, and wherein two substituents on adjacent carbons may form a 5-7 membered ring; wherein each R 4 is independently H or alkyl (1-4C); m is 0-3; n is 0-2; each Ar is phenyl; and wherein each B and each Ar moiety in formula (1) may be substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of ═O (in nonaromatic cyclic moieties), alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), acyl, aryl, alkylaryl, halo, CHF 2 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCOR, CN, NO 2 , NR 2 , OR, SR, COR, COOR, CONR 2 , SOR, SO 2 R, SO 3 R, NRCOR, NRCOOR, OCONR 2 , SONR, SO 2 NR, OOCR, NRSOR and NRSO 2 R, wherein R is H or alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), aryl, or alkylaryl, wherein two R on the same nitrogen may form a 5-7 membered ring, and wherein two substituents on adjacent carbons may form a 5-7 membered ring, and wherein any alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl set forth above may further be substituted by ═O, alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), acyl, aryl, alkylaryl, halo, CHF 2 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCOR, CN, NO 2 , NR 2 , OR, SR, COR, COOR, CONR 2 , SOR, SO 2 R, SO 3 R, NRCOR, NROR, NRCOOR, OCONR 2 , SONR, SO 2 NR, OOCR, NRSOR and NRSO 2 R, wherein R is H or alkyl (1-8C), alkenyl (2-8C), alkynyl (2-8C), aryl, or alkylaryl, wherein two R on the same nitrogen may form a 5-7 membered ring, and wherein two substituents on adjacent carbons may form a 5-7 membered.