Patent ID: 7202259

Claim:
A compound of formula (Ia): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Ar 1 is —C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or -(5- to 7-membered) heteroaryl, each being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R 2 groups; Ar 2 is phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or -(5- to 7-membered) heteroaryl, each being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R 2 groups; G is —H, -L-(CH 2 ) n CO 2 R 4 , -L-(CH 2 ) n R 5 , —(C 1 –C 5 alkylene)CO 2 R 4 , or (C 1 –C 5 alkylene)R 5 ; L=—C(O)—, —SO 2 — or —SO—; R 1 ═H, —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NHOH, —CO 2 R 4 , —CHO, —CN, —(C 1 –C 4 alkyl), —C(O)NH(C 1 –C 4 alkyl), or —C(O)N(C 1 –C 4 alkyl) 2 ; R 2 and R 3 are each independently -halogen, —C 1 –C 3 alkyl, —O(C 1 –C 3 alkyl), —NH(C 1 –C 3 alkyl) or —N(C 1 –C 3 alkyl) 2 ; R 4 ═—H, —C 1 –C 10 alkyl, —CH 2 O(C 1 –C 4 alkyl), —CH 2 N(C 1 –C 4 alkyl) 2 , or —CH 2 NH(C 1 –C 4 alkyl); R 5 ═—NH 2 , —NHSO 2 R 4 , —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NHOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —C(O)NH(C 1 –C 4 alkyl), —C(O)N(C 1 –C 4 alkyl) 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1 –C 4 alkyl), —SO 2 N(C 1 –C 4 alkyl) 2 , —H, —OH, —CN, —C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, or -(5- to 7-membered) heteroaryl, each being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R 2 groups; m=an integer ranging from 0 to 4; n=an integer ranging from 1 to 4; p=0 or 1; and q=an integer ranging from 0 to 3.