Patent ID: 7199155

Claim:
A compound of the formula: wherein: R 1 and R 2 are each, independently, hydrogen, alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, —CN, or —CCH; R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3–6 carbon atoms, aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, 5 to 10 membered heteroaryl having from 1 to 3 heteoatoms selected from N, NR 4 , O or S, or 5 to 9 membered heterocycloalkyl having 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, NR 4 , O or S; R 4 is hydrogen, aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl of 3–6 carbon atoms; A is aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, or phenyl fused to a 5 to 7 membered saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl ring, a 5 to 9 membered saturated or unsaturated heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, NR 4 , O or S, or a heteroaryl ring having 5–10 members and from 1–3 heteroatoms selected from N, NR 4 , O or S; wherein the C(═O)NHOH moiety and the —SO 3 — moiety are bonded to adjacent carbons of A; Z is O, NH, CH 2 or S; wherein said heteroaryl is optionally independently mono- or di-substiuted; wherein said aryl is optionally independently mono-, di-substiuted or tri-substituted; wherein said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and cycloalkyl groups may be unsubstituted or may be independently mono- or poly-subsituted; wherein said heterocycloalkyl groups may be optionally independently mono- or di-substituted; wherein the substituents of the heteroaryl, aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl are selected from halogen, alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, cyclocalkyl of 3–6 carbon atoms, —OR 5 , —CN, —COR 5 , perfluoroalkyl of 1–4 carbon atoms, —O-perfluoroalkyl of 1–4 carbon atoms, —CONR 5 R 6 , —S(O) n R 5 —OPO(OR 5 )OR 6 , —PO(OR 5 )R 6 , —OC(O)NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 OR 6 , —COOR 5 , —SO 3 H, —NR 5 R 6 , —N[(CH 2 ) 2 ] 2 NR 5 , —NR 5 COR 6 , —NR 5 COOR 6 , —SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , —NO 2 , —N(R 5 )SO 2 R 6 , —NR 5 CONR 5 R 6 ,—NR 5 C(═NR 6 )NR 5 R 6 , —NR 5 C(═NR 6 )N(SO 2 )R 5 R 6 , —NR 5 C(═NR 6 )N(C═O)R 5 R 6 , NR 5 C(═NR 6 )N(SO 2 R 5 )R 6 , —NR 5 C(═NR 6 )N(COR 5 )R 6 , —SO 2 NHCOR 7 , —CONHSO 2 R 7 , -tetrazol-5-yl, —SO 2 NHCN, —SO 2 NHCONR 5 R 6 , aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl; R 5 and R 6 are each, independently, hydrogen, alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3–6 carbon atoms, aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl; or when R 5 and R 6 are taken together in —NR 5 R 6 form a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, oxazolidine, thiazolidine, pyrazolidine, piperazine, or azetidine ring; R 7 is alkyl of 1–6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2–6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3–6 carbon atoms, perfluoroalkyl of 1–4 carbon atoms, aryl of 6–12 carbon atoms, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl; and n is 0 to 2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.