Patent ID: 7169801

Claim:
A compound comprising the formula Z-Q-L-M wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of CR 12 and N; each Y is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S and NR 12 ; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, amino, thio, cyano, nitro, and a carbonyl group, each substituted or unsubstituted, with the proviso that R 1 is not halo, cyano, nitro and thio in the case where the ring atom to which R 1 is bound is nitrogen, and each R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, amino, thio, cyano, nitro, and a carbonyl group, each substituted or unsubstituted, with the proviso that R 12 is not halo, cyano, nitro, and thio in the case where the ring atom to which R 12 is bound is nitrogen; Q is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; M is a substituent capable of complexing with a deacetylase catalytic site and/or a metal ion; and L is a substituent providing between 0–10 atoms separation between the M substituent and the Q substituent.