Patent ID: 7816389

Claim:
A compound selected from the group consisting of 14-O—[(((C 1-6 )Alkoxy-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O—[(((C 1-6 )Mono- or dialkylamino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O—[(((C 1-6 )Acylamino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Hydroxy-(C 1-6 )-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[(Formyl-(C 0-5 )-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Guanidino-imino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Ureido-imino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Thioureido-imino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Isothioureido-imino-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[(Cyano-(C 0-5 )-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[(Azido-(C 0-5 )-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O—[(((C 1-6 )Acyloxy-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, and 14-O-[((Benzoyloxy-(C 1-6 )alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, wherein the phenyl-ring is optionally further substituted by up to four groups independently selected from halogen, (C 1-6 )alkyl, aryl, aryl(C 1-6 )-alkyl, (C 1-6 )alkoxy, (C 1-6 )alkoxy(C 1-6 )alkyl, halo(C 1-6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1-6 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, acyloxy, carbamoyl, mono- or di-N—(C 1-6 )alkylcarbamoyl, (C 1-6 )-alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, ureido, guanidino, (C 1-6 )alkylguanidino, amidino, (C 1-6 ) alkylamidino, sulphonylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C 1-6 )alkylthio, (C 1-6 )-alkylsulphinyl, (C 1-6 ) alkylsulphonyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl(C 1-6 )alkyl and heteroaryl(C 1-6 )alkyl, or two adjacent ring carbon atoms may be linked by a (C 3-5 ) alkylene chain, to form a carbocyclic ring.