Patent ID: 7514457

Claim:
A compound of the formula (I): wherein A═B═D represents NR 10 —C(O)—NR 9 , S—C(O)—NR 9 , NR 9 —C(O)—S, NR 9 —C(O)—O, CR 10 —C(O)—NR 9 , O—C(O)—NR 9 , NR 10 —C(O)—CR 9 , NR 10 —NR 9 —C(O),C(O)—NR 9 —NR 10 , NR 10 —N═CR 9 , N═N—CR 9 , NR 10 —CR 9 ═N, N═CR 9 —NR 10 , NR 10 —N═N, N═N—NR 10 , S—CR 9 ═N or N═CR 9 —S; X 1 represents CR 1 ; X 2 and X 3 each independently represents CR 8 ; R 1 , R 6 , R 8 , R 9 and R 10 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfinyl or (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 each independently represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halogen, halo(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl, or hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; and R 7 represents halogen, (C 1 - 6 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, [(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl]NH—or [(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl] 2 N—; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, provided that: (i) when A═B═D represents NR 10 —N═N or N═N—NR 10 , then R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halogen, halo(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl or hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or (ii) when A═B═D represents NR 10 —N═N or N═N—NR 10 , and R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, then R 7 represents halogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, [(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl]NH—or [(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl] 2 N—.