Patent ID: 7205347

Claim:
A compound of the formula: wherein Ar 1 is selected from the group consisting of: Ar 2 is selected from the group consisting of: and if m=1; R 1 is an electron donating group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkoxy (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), C 1-12 dialkylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), and C 1-12 alkylarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), and diarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino); R 2 is hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl, carboxy, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkoxy, or halo; and at least one of the groups R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is C 1-12 mono- or polyhaloalkyl; while the other of the groups R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are, independently, C 1-12 alkyl, hydroxy, 1-12 alkoxy, amino, C 1-12 alkylarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), diarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), hydrogen, cyano, COR2, C 1-12 mono- or polyhaloalkyl, C 1-12 alkenyl (substituted with an additional electron withdrawing group), halo, nitro, sulfonyl, C 1-12 alkylsulfonyl (optionally substituted), or arylsulfonyl (optionally substituted); and if m=2–9; R 1 is an electron donating group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, C 1-12 alkoxy (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), C 1-12 dialkylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), C 1-12 alkylarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), and diarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino); R 2 is hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl, carboxy, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkoxy, or halo; and at least one of the groups, R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is an electron withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cyano, COR 2 , C 1-12 mono- or polyhaloalkyl, C 1-12 alkenyl (substituted with an additional electron withdrawing group), halo, nitro, sulfonyl, C 1-12 alkylsulfonyl (optionally substituted), and arylsulfonyl (optionally substituted); while the other of the groups, R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are, independently, C 1-12 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkoxy, amino, C 1-12 alkylarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), diarylamino (optionally substituted with hydroxyl or amino), hydrogen, cyano, COR 2 , C 1-12 mono- or polyhaloalkyl, C 1-12 alkenyl (substituted with an additional electron withdrawing group), halo, nitro, sulfonyl, C 1-12 alkylsulfonyl (optionally substituted), or arylsulfonyl (optionally substituted).