Patent ID: 7312213

Claim:
A compound selected from those of formula (I): wherein: W 1 together with the carbon atoms to which it is bonded, represents phenyl or pyridyl, Z represents a group selected from hydrogen, halogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, aryloxy, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy in which the alkoxy moiety may be linear or branched, hydroxy and linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, R 1 represents a group selected from hydrogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, —C(O)—R 5 , or linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene substituted by one or more identical or different groups selected from halogen, cyano, —OR 6 , —NR 6 R 7 , —CO 2 R 6 , —C(O)R 6 and —C(O)—NHR 6 , wherein: R 5 represents a group selected from hydrogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched and aryloxy, R 6 and R 7 , which may be identical or different, each represents a group selected from hydrogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, or R 6 and R 7 together, with the nitrogen atom carrying them, form a monocyclic heterocycle that has from 5 to 6 ring atoms, and which optionally contains in the ring system a second hetero atom selected from oxygen and nitrogen, R 2 represents hydrogen or —CH 2 CH 2 O—R 8 wherein: R 8 represents a group selected from hydrogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, —S(O) t —R 6 wherein R 6 is as defined hereinbefore and t represents integer of from 0 to 2 inclusive or T 1 —R 9 wherein T 1 represents linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene and R 9 represents a group selected from halogen, cyano, —OR 6 , —NR 6 R 7 , —C(O)H, —C(O)OR 6 and —C(O)NR 6 R 7 wherein R 6 and R 7 are as defined hereinbefore, R 3 and R 4 , which may be identical or different, each represents, a group selected from hydrogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl in which the alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, or R 3 and R 4 together, with the nitrogen atom carrying them, form a monocyclic heterocycle that has from 5 to 6 ring atoms and which optionally contains in the ring system a second hetero atom selected from oxygen and nitrogen, n represents an integer of from 1 to 6 inclusive, it being understood that: aryl may be a phenyl, naphthyl, dihydronaphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indenyl or indanyl group, each of those groups being optionally substituted by one or more identical or different groups selected from halogen, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )trihaloalkyl, hydroxy, linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, and amino optionally substituted by one or two linear or branched (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl groups.