Patent ID: 7880037

Claim:
A compound of formula (VA): wherein each of said A independently represents a furyl, phenyl, pyridyl, naphthyl, or a thiophenyl; each of said A is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, —OH , —SH, —OMe, —SMe, —SPh, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 aminoalkyl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, C 1 -C 12 heterocyclyl, and C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl; Z represents a phenyl that is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, —OH , —SH, —OMe, —SMe, —SPh, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 aminoalkyl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, C 1 -C 12 heterocyclyl, and C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl; R 2 is Br, N 3 , OH, CH 2 OH, COOH, CHO, N═C═O, CH═CH 2 , a linking moiety or a chemical reagent selected from the group consisting of an amine reagent, a catalyst, a coupling reagent, a ligand, a chiral ligand, a phosphine reagent, a tin reagent, a silicon reagent, a boron reagent, an oxidizing reagent, and a scavenger; X − is selected from the group consisting of F − , Cl − , Br − , I − , ClO 4 − , PF 6 − , N 3 − , BF 4 − , SbF 6 − , BH 4 − , RuO 4 − , N(SO 2 CF 3 ) 2 − , CF 3 SO 3 − , a conjugate base of an organic acid, an acetate and, an amino acid carboxylate, L 2 is a linker selected from the group consisting of m is an integer having a value of 1 to 8; and q is an integer having a value of 0 to 6, an optically active isomer thereof, or a racemic mixture thereof.