Patent ID: 8450318

Claim:
A method of treating a viral infection from any of lentiviruses, hepatitis B viruses (HBV), Coronaviruses, Flaviviruses, Influenza viruses, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses (RSV), and Parainfluenza viruses in a patient in need thereof, comprising the step of administering to said patient, molecules comprising a spacer unit, linker and recognition unit(s) of the general formula (I) A-(-L-B) n (I) wherein the spacer unit A is a phenyl derivative of the general formula (II): wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 being independently a hydrogen, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 6 alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group or a halogen; wherein the linker L is any one of: —CH 2 —; —CH 2 —CO—; —CO—; —O—CH 2 —; wherein the recognition unit B is any one of: wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 15 , R 16 , and R 17 are each independently a hydrogen, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 6 alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group or a halogen; and n is an integer of 1, 2, or 3.