Patent ID: 8551985

Claim:
A carbinol compound represented by the following general formula (I) or salt thereof: wherein (i) V is N and W is C—R 7 , (ii) V is C—R 7 and W is N, or (iii) V and W independently are C—R 7 ; wherein X and Y independently are CH 2 or CHCH 3 ; wherein Z is N; wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, or a C 1-4 alkyl group or C 2-4 alkenyl group; wherein R 3 is a C 1-4 alkyl group; wherein R 4 is (i) a phenyl group optionally having substituents selected from the group consisting of a C 1-8 alkoxy group, a C 3-8 cycloalkoxy group and a C 3-8 cycloalkylthio group, or (ii) a pyridyl group, 1,3-benzodioxolyl group, 1,4-dihydrobenzodioxinyl group, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl group, benzofuranyl group, furopyridinyl group, 2,3-dihydrofuropyridinyl group or 2,3-dihydro-1,4-dioxinopyridinyl group, the pyridyl group, 1,3-benzodioxonyl group, 1,4-dihydrobenzodioxinyl group, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl group, benzofuranyl group, furopyridinyl group, 2,3-dihydrofuropyridinyl group or 2,3-dihydro-1,4-dioxinopyridinyl group optionally having substituents selected from the group consisting of a C 1-8 alkyl group, a C 1-8 alkoxy group and a C 3-8 cycloalkoxy group; wherein R 5 is a hydrogen atom; wherein R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a methoxymethyl group, ethoxyethyl group, a benzyl group or a p-methoxybenzyl group; wherein R 7 is a C 1-4 alkyl group or C 2-4 alkenyl group; wherein L is a 1,2-ethylene chain, a 1-oxo-1,2-ethylene chain, a 1,2-propylene chain or a methylene chain or ethylene chain that may be substituted with a sulfonyl group; and wherein n is integer of 1 or 2.