Patent ID: 7714161

Claim:
A compound of Formula 1A3, where A 1 is selected from H and (CO)R 1 ; A 2 is selected from H and (CO)R 2 ; A 3 is selected from H and (CO)R 3 ; R 1 and R 2 when present are each independently selected from alkyl with at least two carbon atoms, unsubstituted aryl, and aralkyl; R 3 when present is selected from alkyl with at least two carbon atoms, aryl, and aralkyl; and diastereoisomers and pharmaceutical salts of all of the foregoing, where at least one of A 1 , A 2 , and A 3 is different from another; except for 5,4′-dihydroxy-3-propanoate stilbene, 3,5-dihydroxy-4′-propanoate stilbene, 4′-hydroxy-3,5-dipropanoate stilbene, 4′-hydroxy-3,5-dihexadecanoate stilbene, and 3,5-dihexadecanoate-4′-propanoate stilbene; and when R 3 is alkyl, it is unsubstituted straight or branched alkyl.