Patent ID: 8293913

Claim:
A quinoline compound of formula (I) wherein R is a radical selected from the group consisting of wherein * indicates the binding site to the quinolinyl radical; R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -hydroxyalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, aryl-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, hetaryl-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, formyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl or benzyloxycarbonyl, where the phenyl rings in the last two mentioned moieties are unsubstituted or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents, selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R a , R b are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, C(O)R aa , C(O)NR cc R bb and NR cc R bb ; wherein R aa is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, and R cc , R bb are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1 -C 4 -alkyl; X is S(O) 2 ; which is located in the 3- or 4-position of the quinoline ring; Ar is phenyl, which is unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3 substituents R x , wherein R x is halogen, CN, NO 2 , C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -hydroxyalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -haloalkenyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -hydroxyalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 C 6 -alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl-carbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonylamino, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylcarbonylamino, carboxy, NH-C(O)-NR x1 R x2 , NR x1 R x2 , NR x1 R x2 -C 1 -C 6 -alkylene, O—NR x1 R x2 , wherein R x1 and R x2 in the last 4 mentioned radicals are independently of each other hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy or R x1 and R x2 in the last 4 mentioned radicals together with the nitrogen atom form an N-bound 5-, 6- or 7-membered, saturated heteromonocycle or an N-bound 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-membered, saturated heterobicycle which are unsubstituted or which carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy and wherein 2 radicals R x , which are bound to adjacent carbon atoms of Ar may form a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which itself may carry a radical R x ; or a physiologically tolerated acid addition salt or a N-oxide thereof.