Patent ID: 8309579

Claim:
An N-hydroxyamide derivative of Formula (I), wherein: A is C(B); B is H or B forms a bond with either R 5 or R 7 ; R 1 is selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl C 1 -C 6 alkyl, heterocycloalkyl C 1 -C 6 alkyl, heteroaryl C 1 -C 6 alkyl, amino or alkoxy; R 2 is selected from H, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 4 : cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R 3 is selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl or C 2 -C 6 alkynyl; R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl; or R 4 and R 7 form together a —CH 2 — linkage; and n is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein carbons (2) and (3) are two chiral centers, chiral center (2) has a configuration selected from “S” and “R” and chiral center (3) has an “S”.