PHENOXY(HETERO)ARYL ETHERS OF ANTIPROLIFERACTIVE ACTIVITY

Abstract

The present invention comprises novel aromatic molecules, which can be used in the treatment of pathological conditions, such as cancer, skin diseases, muscle disorders, and immune system-related disorders such as disorders of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system in human and veterinary medicine.

Claims

1. The compound of claim 1 according to general formula (Ia) or a salt or solvate thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 according to general formula (Ib) or a salt or solvate thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 according to general formula (Ic) or a salt or solvate thereof.

4. The compound of claim 1 with the proviso that (i) compounds as indicated in Table 1 are excluded, (ii) compounds as indicated in Table 2 are excluded and/or (iii) the compound as indicated in Table 3 are excluded.

5. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, tert-pentyl, tert-octyl, 3-pentyl, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —(CF.sub.2).sub.2CF.sub.3, —CH(CF.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2SCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2SCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, methoxypropyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, propoxymethyl, dimethyl-aminomethyl, dimethyl-aminoethyl, diethyl-aminomethyl, ethyl-methyl-aminomethyl, cyclopropyl, methyl-cyclopropyl, ethyl-cyclopropyl, trifluoromethyl-cyclopropyl, perfluoroethyl-cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclopentyl, bicyclohexyl, bicycloheptyl preferably norbornyl, bicyclooctyl, bicyclooctenyl, bicyclononyl, methylbicyclononyl, adamantyl, tricyclodecyl, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, methyltetrahydrofuranyl, trimethyltetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, aziridinyl, N-methylaziridinyl, azetidinyl, N-methylazetidinyl, difluoroazetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, N-methylpyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, difluoropiperidinyl, thiiranyl, thietanyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, dioxanyl, piperazinyl, dimethylpiperazinyl, dithianly, morpholinyl, N-methylmorpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, N-methylthiomorpholinyl, oxa-azaspiroheptyl, N-methyloxa-azaspiroheptyl, azaspiroheptyl, N-methylazaspiroheptyl, thia-azaspiroheptyl, N-methylthia-azaspiroheptyl, difluorothia-azaspiroheptyl, azaspirooctyl, N-methylazaspirooctyl, oxa-azaspirooctyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirooctyl, oxa-azaspirononyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirononyl, azaspirononyl, N-methylazaspirononyl, oxa-azaspirodecyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirodecyl, azaspirodecyl, N-methylazaspirodecyl, dihydro-oxazinyl, N-methyldihydro-oxazinyl, oxazolidinyl, N-methyloxazolidinyl, dioxolanyl, imidazolidinyl, N-methylimidazolidinyl, N,N-dimethylimidazolidinyl, azepanyl, N-methylazepanyl, azaspirohexyl, N-methylazaspirohexyl, oxa-azadispirodecyl, N-methyloxa-azadispirodecyl, azadispirodecyl, N-methylazadispirodecyl, oxa-azabicyclooctyl, N-methyloxa-azabicyclooctyl, azabicyclooctyl, N-methylazabicyclooctyl, azabicycloheptyl, N-methylazabicycloheptyl, azabicyclononyl, N-methylazabicyclononyl, azaadamantyl, —O(adamantyl), oxa-azabicyclononyl, N-methyloxa-azabicyclononyl, oxa-azabicycloheptyl, N-methyloxa-azabicycloheptyl, diazabicyclooctyl, N-methyldiazabicyclooctyl, N,N-dimethyldiazabicyclooctyl, diazabicycloheptyl, N-methyldiazabicycloheptyl, N,N-dimethyldiazabicycloheptyl; 4-oxocyclohexyl; 3-oxocyclopentyl; 2-oxocyclobutyl, 4-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl.

7. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkynyl, cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic residues, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues are preferably branched, including: ##STR00797## ##STR00798## ##STR00799## ##STR00800## ##STR00801##

8. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.3 each are —H, R.sup.4 is preferably —H or —F, and/or R.sup.5 is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CH═CH.sub.2, —C—CH, —CH.sub.2OH, —CH.sub.2NHCH.sub.3, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, —CH.sub.2—N— morpholinyl, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3, —NO.sub.2, —CN, —NH.sub.2, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, —CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.3).sub.2.

9. The compound of claim 1 wherein the six-membered aromatic ring to which substituents R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 are bound as defined in general formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00802## ##STR00803## ##STR00804##

10. The compound of claim 1 wherein the six-membered aromatic ring containing X.sup.1-X.sup.4 as defined in general formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00805## ##STR00806## ##STR00807## ##STR00808## ##STR00809##

11. The compound of claim 1 wherein Z.sup.1 is —H, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3 or cyclopropyl; and/or wherein Z.sup.2 is —OH, —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3 and —CN; e.g.: ##STR00810##

12. The compound of claim 1 wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together ═O, ═NR.sup.16 or zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−]; wherein R.sup.16 is preferably selected from —H, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5; wherein R.sup.17 is preferably —CH.sub.3, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5: ##STR00811##

13. The compound of claim 1 wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a three membered or four membered or five membered cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound; wherein this cyclic residue is preferably selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, aziridinyl, azetidinyl, thietanyl, thiazolidinyl, methylthiazolidinyl, thiazolidine-dionyl, methylthiazolidine-dionyl and oxazolidinyl, methyloxazolidinyl, oxazolidine-dionyl and methyloxazolidine-dionyl; and wherein this cyclic residue is optionally substituted preferably with —F, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, ═O, —CH.sub.3 and —CF.sub.3; and wherein this cyclic residue is even more preferably selected from: ##STR00812##

14. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F.

15. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound and wherein the cyclic residue is cyclopropyl.

16. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 contains no heteroatom.

17. The compound of claim 16 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures.

18. The compound of claim 16 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of cyclohexyl, norbornyl, bicyclooctyl, bicyclononyl, methylbicyclononyl, tricyclodecyl and adamantyl.

19. The compound of claim 18 wherein R.sup.1 is adamantyl.

20. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from residues, which contain four or more, preferably six or more and even more preferably seven or more carbon atoms.

21. The compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 contains one or more, preferably one to two heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom contained in R.sub.1.

22. The compound of claim 21 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, or wherein R.sup.1 is selected from residues containing cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures.

23. The compound of claim 21 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from tetrahydropyranyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, morpholinyl, 4-oxocyclohexyl, azabicycloheptyl, N-methylazabicycloheptyl, oxa-azabicycloheptyl, N-methyldiazabicycloheptyl, azabicyclooctyl, diazabicyclooctyl, N-methyldiazabicyclooctyl, oxa-azabicyclooctyl, azabicyclononyl, aza-adamantyl and —O(adamantyl).

24. The compound of claim 23 wherein R.sup.1 is aza-adamantyl and —O(adamantyl).

25. The compound of claim 1 which has the structure I-1: ##STR00813## wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.8, R.sup.11-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

26. The compound of claim 1 which has the structure I-2: ##STR00814## wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 contains six or more carbon atoms, which are optionally independently replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, S and N as defined in general formula (I), wherein R.sup.6 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.6 is different from —H, optionally with the additional proviso that R.sup.6 is different from —CH.sub.3, and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.5, R.sup.7-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

27. The compound of claim 1 which has the structure I-3: ##STR00815## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 contains six or more carbon atoms, which are optionally independently replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, S and N as defined in general formula (I), wherein R.sup.8 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.8 is different from —H, optionally with the additional proviso that R.sup.8 is different from —CH.sub.3, and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

28. A compound as shown in any one of Table 4 to Table 28 or a salt or solvate thereof.

29. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier suitable for human medicine or veterinary medicine.

30. (canceled)

31. A method for treating diseases and malignant, non-malignant and hyperproliferative disorders of the skin, mucosa, skin and mucosal appendages, cornea, and epithelial tissues, including cancer such as non-melanoma skin cancer including squamous and basal cell carcinoma and precancerous lesions including actinic keratosis, skin and/or mucosal disorders with cornification defects and/or abnormal keratinocyte proliferation, skin and/or mucosal diseases associated with, accompanied by and/or caused by viral infections, atopic dermatitis and acne and in the promotion of wound healing of the skin and mucosa, comprising administering a compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need of such treatment.

32. A method for treating hyperproliferative disorders, cancers or precancerous lesions of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cancer of the neuroendocrine system, such as medullary thyroid cancer, brain, pancreas, liver, thyroid, and genitourinary tract including cancer of the cervix and ovaries, comprising administering the compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need of such treatment.

33. A method for treating malignant and non-malignant muscular diseases including muscular dystrophies, or in muscle regeneration, or in hyperproliferative disorders of the muscle, such as muscle hyperplasia and muscle hypertrophy, comprising administering the compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need of such treatment.

34. A method for treating immune system-related disorders, including disorders of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system, such as cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, such as malignancies of the myeloid lineage e.g. acute and chronic myeloid leukemia and acute and chronic promyelocytic leukemia, and malignancies of the lymphoid lineage, e.g. acute and chronic T-cell leukemia and acute and chronic B-cell leukemia, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, comprising administering a compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need of such treatment.

35. A method for improving therapeutic immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods, comprising administering an immunologic adjuvant or vaccine adjuvant comprising a compound according to claim 1.

36. A method of treating a hyperproliferative disorder comprising administering a subject in need thereof, particularly a human subject, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention covers novel molecules that show remarkable biological activity on human and animal derived cells. According compounds were found to influence the growth and survival of cancer cells and primary non-cancer cells. In particular, molecules were identified that are able to completely or partially inhibit cell growth or result in cell death.

[0004] Thus, the present invention relates to compounds as defined herein that feature antiproliferative activity, which can be used in the treatment of benign and malignant hyperproliferative disorders in human and veterinary medicine. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds as defined herein for the treatment of disorders of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system and immune system-related disorders, concerning malignancies of both the myeloid lineage and the lymphoid lineage, malignant and non-malignant disorders of the skin and mucosa, e.g. cornification disorders, malignant and non-malignant disorders of the muscle, including hyperproliferative disorders of the muscle, such as muscle hyperplasia and muscle hypertrophy, disorders of the neuroendocrine system, hyperproliferative disorders, cancer and pre-cancerous lesions of the skin and mucosa, such as non-melanoma skin cancer including squamous and basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer of the oral cavity and tongue, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer of the neuroendocrine system such as medullary thyroid cancer, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system such as leukemia and lymphoma, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer of the lung, breast, stomach, genitourinary tract, e.g. cervical cancer and including cancer of the ovaries, in human and veterinary medicine.

[0005] The compounds of the present invention relate to bisarylether structures composed of two six-membered aromatic cycles, wherein one of the aromatic cycles is an unsubstituted or substituted benzyl ring and the other aromatic cycle is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl ring, which optionally contains N-atoms, thus optionally being a six-membered heteroaromatic cycle. All such bisarylether structures share the common feature of containing a substituent in both para-positions relative to the ether bond, wherein such substituent on the benzyl ring which cannot be a heteroaromatic cycle, is preferably selected from apolar residues and/or from sterically demanding residues; and wherein such substituent on the aryl ring which can optionally be a heteroaromatic cycle, is selected from structural units preferably containing a high amount of heteroatoms.

[0006] A first aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof:

##STR00001##

[0007] R.sup.1=C.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —OC.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, —OC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, —OC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, —OC.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, —OC.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, —OC.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, —OC.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, —OC.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —SC.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, —SC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, —SC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, —SC.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, —SC.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, —SC.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, —SC.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, —SC.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —NHR.sup.9 or —NR.sup.9R.sup.10 wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are independently from each other selected from: C.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, or wherein R.sup.9 can form a ring structure together with R.sup.10 wherein the said ring structure including the N-atom is selected from three to eight membered cyclic structures or five to twelve membered bicyclic structures and wherein all said ring structures can additionally contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom contained in the ring structure, and particularly wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least twice the number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N;

[0008] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sub.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, ═O, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —OC.sub.3-C.sub.5 cycloalkyl such as —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), —NH(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl) such as —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl);

[0009] wherein when an alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residue contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 is substituted with one or more substituents being ═O, such substitution with ═O cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O, S═O and N═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0010] wherein all cyclic structures, bicyclic structures and tricyclic structures including cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, ═O, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —CH.sub.3, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), —NH(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl) such as —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.5 cycloalkyl);

[0011] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least twice the number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, and wherein such replacement additionally cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O, S═O and N═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0012] wherein all cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least the same number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N;

[0013] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated;

[0014] wherein bicyclic and tricyclic residues include fused, bridged and spiro systems; and wherein R.sup.1 is preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, tert-pentyl, tert-octyl, 3-pentyl, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —(CF.sub.2).sub.2CF.sub.3, —CH(CF.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2SCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2SCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, methoxypropyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, propoxymethyl, dimethyl-aminomethyl, dimethyl-aminoethyl, diethyl-aminomethyl, ethyl-methyl-aminomethyl, cyclopropyl, methyl-cyclopropyl, ethyl-cyclopropyl, trifluoromethyl-cyclopropyl, perfluoroethyl-cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclopentyl, bicyclohexyl, bicycloheptyl preferably norbornyl, bicyclooctyl, bicyclooctenyl, bicyclononyl, methylbicyclononyl, adamantyl, tricyclodecyl, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, methyltetrahydrofuranyl, trimethyltetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, aziridinyl, N-methylaziridinyl, azetidinyl, N-methylazetidinyl, difluoroazetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, N-methylpyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, difluoropiperidinyl, thiiranyl, thietanyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, dioxanyl, piperazinyl, dimethylpiperazinyl, dithianly, morpholinyl, N-methylmorpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, N-methylthiomorpholinyl, oxa-azaspiroheptyl, N-methyloxa-azaspiroheptyl, azaspiroheptyl, N-methylazaspiroheptyl, thia-azaspiroheptyl, N-methylthia-azaspiroheptyl, difluorothia-azaspiroheptyl, azaspirooctyl, N-methylazaspirooctyl, oxa-azaspirooctyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirooctyl, oxa-azaspirononyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirononyl, azaspirononyl, N-methylazaspirononyl, oxa-azaspirodecyl, N-methyloxa-azaspirodecyl, azaspirodecyl, N-methylazaspirodecyl, dihydro-oxazinyl, N-methyldihydro-oxazinyl, oxazolidinyl, N-methyloxazolidinyl, dioxolanyl, imidazolidinyl, N-methylimidazolidinyl, N,N-dimethylimidazolidinyl, azepanyl, N-methylazepanyl, azaspirohexyl, N-methylazaspirohexyl, oxa-azadispirodecyl, N-methyloxa-azadispirodecyl, azadispirodecyl, N-methylazadispirodecyl, oxa-azabicyclooctyl, N-methyloxa-azabicyclooctyl, azabicyclooctyl, N-methylazabicyclooctyl, azabicycloheptyl, N-methylazabicycloheptyl, azabicyclononyl, N-methylazabicyclononyl, azaadamantyl, —O(adamantyl), oxa-azabicyclononyl, N-methyloxa-azabicyclononyl, oxa-azabicycloheptyl, N-methyloxa-azabicycloheptyl, diazabicyclooctyl, N-methyldiazabicyclooctyl, N,N-dimethyldiazabicyclooctyl, diazabicycloheptyl, N-methyldiazabicycloheptyl, N,N-dimethyldiazabicycloheptyl; 4-oxocyclohexyl; 3-oxocyclopentyl; 2-oxocyclobutyl, 4-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl;

[0015] and wherein R.sup.1 is even more preferably selected from C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkynyl, cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic residues, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues are preferably branched, including:

##STR00002## ##STR00003## ##STR00004## ##STR00005## ##STR00006##

[0016] R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are independently from each other selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, —CH.sub.2(C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0017] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH and —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.5 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O and S═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0018] wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.3 each are preferably —H, R.sup.4 is preferably —H or —F, and R.sup.5 is preferably —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CH═CH.sub.2, —C—CH, —CH.sub.2OH, —CH.sub.2NHCH.sub.3, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, —CH.sub.2—N-morpholinyl, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3, —NO.sub.2, —CN, —NH.sub.2, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, —CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.3).sub.2;

[0019] wherein the six-membered aromatic ring, to which substituents R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 are bound as defined in general formula (I), is preferably selected from:

##STR00007## ##STR00008## ##STR00009##

[0020] X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are independently from each other selected from N, CR.sup.11, CR.sup.12, CR.sup.13, CR.sup.14;

[0021] R.sub.11-R.sup.14 are independently from each other selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, —CH.sub.2(C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0022] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH and —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.11-R.sup.14 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O and S═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0023] wherein R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are preferably selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —NH.sub.2, —CN, —CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3, —OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, —CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2OH, —NO.sub.2, —CH.sub.2—N-morpholinyl;

[0024] and wherein the six-membered aromatic ring containing X.sup.1-X.sup.4 as defined in general formula (I) is preferably selected from:

##STR00010## ##STR00011## ##STR00012## ##STR00013## ##STR00014##

[0025] R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from —H, —F, —CH.sub.3; or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound and wherein the cyclic residue is C.sub.3 cycloalkyl;

[0026] R.sup.8 is selected from —H, C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, —F, —CF.sub.3 and aromatic and heteroaromatic residues preferably six-membered aromatic cycles and five to six membered heteroaromatic cycles;

[0027] wherein said aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 can optionally be linked through a C.sub.1 alkylene or a C.sub.2 alkylene linker to the carbon atom to which R.sup.8 is bound;

[0028] wherein all aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0029] wherein all heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom; wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH and —NH.sub.2; wherein R.sup.8 is preferably —H, —F, —CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.3—CF.sub.3, —C.sub.6H.sub.5;

[0030] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.8 and R.sup.11-R.sup.14 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated;

[0031] Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are selected from the following groups:

##STR00015##

[0032] wherein Z.sup.1 is selected from —H, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, N-methyl-aziridinyl, thiiranyl, —N.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, and wherein Z.sup.2 is independently selected from linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2CF.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.4CH.sub.3, —CN and —OR.sup.15 (general formula Ia), wherein R.sup.15 is selected from —H, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.6 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, and aromatic and heteroaromatic residues preferably five- to six-membered aromatic cycles and five to six membered heteroaromatic cycles;

[0033] and wherein bicyclic and tricyclic residues include fused, bridged and spiro systems;

[0034] wherein said cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can optionally be linked through a C.sub.1 alkylene or a C.sub.2 alkylene or a C.sub.3 alkylene linker to the O to which R.sup.15 is bound;

[0035] wherein all aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.15 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0036] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, ═O, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0037] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl and heteroaromatic residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom;

[0038] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, and heteroaromatic residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated

[0039] wherein R.sup.15 is preferably —H, —CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, benzyl;

[0040] wherein Z.sup.1 is preferably —H, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3 and cyclopropyl; and/or wherein Z.sup.2 is preferably —OH, —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2CF.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2—C.sub.6H.sub.4-Me and —CN; e.g.:

##STR00016##

[0041] or wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together ═O, ═S, ═NR.sup.16, or zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−] (general formula Ib); wherein R.sup.16 is selected from —H, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —CN, —S(O)CH.sub.3, —S(O)CF.sub.3, —S(O)C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —S(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, —S(O).sub.2CF.sub.3, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CF.sub.3, —C.sub.6H.sub.5 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5; wherein R.sup.17 is selected from linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, —C.sub.6H.sub.5 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5;

[0042] wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together preferably ═O, ═NR.sup.16 or zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−]; wherein R.sup.16 is preferably selected from —H, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5; wherein R.sup.17 is preferably —CH.sub.3, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5:

##STR00017##

[0043] or wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound (general formula Ic); wherein the cyclic residue is selected from three-membered rings, four-membered rings, five-membered rings and six-membered rings, wherein all rings optionally can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom; wherein all rings are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, ═O, —CH.sub.3 and —CF.sub.3;

[0044] wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together preferably a three membered or four membered or five membered cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound; wherein this cyclic residue is preferably selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, aziridinyl, azetidinyl, thietanyl, thiazolidinyl, methylthiazolidinyl, thiazolidine-dionyl, methylthiazolidine-dionyl and oxazolidinyl, methyloxazolidinyl, oxazolidine-dionyl and methyloxazolidine-dionyl; and wherein this cyclic residue is optionally substituted preferably with —F, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, ═O, —CH.sub.3 and —CF.sub.3;

##STR00018##

[0045] wherein all alkyl and cyclic residues contained in the definitions of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated.

[0046] Following preferred definitions of R.sup.1-R.sup.17, X.sup.1-X.sup.4, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 may be optionally independently and/or in combination applied on all aspects including preferred and certain aspects, on all embodiments including preferred and certain embodiments, and on all subgenera as defined in the present invention: [0047] 1) R.sup.1 preferably contains four or more preferably six or more and even more preferably seven or more carbon atoms; [0048] 2) R.sup.1 is preferably selected from branched alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues; 3) R.sup.1 is preferably selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, wherein bicyclic and tricyclic residues include fused, bridged and spiro systems; [0049] 4) R.sup.1 preferably contains no heteroatom; [0050] 5) R.sup.1 is preferably selected from cyclohexyl, norbornyl, bicyclooctyl, bicyclononyl, methylbicyclononyl, tricyclodecyl and most preferably adamantyl, e.g. 1-adamantyl and 2-adamantyl; [0051] 6) R.sup.1 preferably contains one or more heteroatoms, preferably one, two or three heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom contained in R.sup.1; [0052] 7) R.sup.1 is preferably selected from tetrahydropyranyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, morpholinyl, 4-oxocyclohexyl, azabicycloheptyl, N-methylazabicycloheptyl, oxa-azabicycloheptyl, N-methyldiazabicycloheptyl, azabicyclooctyl, diazabicyclooctyl, N-methyldiazabicyclooctyl, oxa-azabicyclooctyl, azabicyclononyl, azaadamantyl and —O(adamantyl); [0053] 8) preferably two, or more preferably three of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.2—R.sup.5 are —H, i.e. preferably two and more preferably one of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are different from —H; [0054] 9) in the case that two of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are different from —H and are in ortho position relative to the ether bond, these two substituents are preferably different from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I and —NO.sub.2 and more preferably different from each other; [0055] 10) the composition of ring atoms as defined by X.sup.1-X.sup.4 is preferably selected from the cases that all of X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are independently selected from CR.sup.11, CR.sup.12, CR.sup.13, CR.sup.14, or that one of X.sup.1-X.sup.4 is N and the other three are independently selected from CR.sup.11, CR.sup.12, CR.sup.13, CR.sup.14, or that two of X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are N and the other two are independently selected from CR.sup.11, CR.sup.12, CR.sup.13, CR.sup.14; i.e. the aromatic or hetoromatic ring is selected from benzene, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine and pyrazine; [0056] 11) preferably two, or more preferably three of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are —H, i.e. preferably two and more preferably one of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are different from —H; [0057] 12) in the case that two of the substituents independently selected from R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are different from —H and are in ortho position relative to the ether bond, these two substituents are preferably different from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I and —NO.sub.2 and more preferably different from each other; [0058] 13) R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are preferably each —F; [0059] 14) R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 preferably form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound and wherein the cyclic residue is cyclopropyl.

[0060] A preferred aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0061] and R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.17, X.sup.1-X.sup.4, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

[0062] A further preferred aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F or each are —H, and wherein Z.sup.2 is —OH or —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3,

[0063] and R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14, X.sup.1-X.sup.4 and Z.sup.1 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

[0064] A further preferred aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound and wherein the cyclic residue is cyclopropyl, and wherein R.sup.8 is —H,

[0065] and wherein Z.sup.1 is selected from —H, —CH.sub.3 and —CF.sub.3, and wherein Z.sup.2 is —OH or —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, and R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

[0066] A further preferred aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from residues as contained in the general definition of R.sup.1, which contain four or more, preferably six or more and even more preferably seven or more carbon atoms,

[0067] and wherein R.sup.1 contains no heteroatom,

[0068] and wherein R.sup.1 is even more preferably selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures,

[0069] and wherein R.sup.1 is even more preferably selected from cyclohexyl, norbornyl, bicyclooctyl, bicyclononyl, methylbicyclononyl, tricyclodecyl and adamantyl,

[0070] and wherein R.sup.1 is most preferably adamantyl,

[0071] and R.sup.2-R.sup.8, R.sup.11-R.sup.17, X.sup.1-X.sup.4, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

[0072] A further preferred aspect of the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from residues as contained in the general definition of R.sup.1, which contain four or more, preferably six or more and even more preferably seven or more carbon atoms,

[0073] and wherein R.sup.1 contains one or more preferably one to two heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom contained in R.sup.1,

[0074] and wherein R.sup.1 is even more preferably selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, or wherein R.sup.1 is selected from residues containing cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 is even more preferably selected from tetrahydropyranyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, morpholinyl, 4-oxocyclohexyl, azabicycloheptyl, N-methylazabicycloheptyl, oxa-azabicycloheptyl, N-methyldiazabicycloheptyl, azabicyclooctyl, diazabicyclooctyl, N-methyldiazabicyclooctyl, oxa-azabicyclooctyl, azabicyclononyl, aza-adamantyl and —O(adamantyl),

[0075] and wherein R.sup.1 is most preferably tetrahydropyranyl, N-methylpiperidinyl, morpholinyl, 4-oxocyclohexyl, azabicyclooctyl, aza-adamantyl and —O(adamantyl),

[0076] and R.sup.2-R.sup.17, X.sup.1-X.sup.4, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions.

[0077] In a certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is adamantyl,

[0078] and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0079] and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0080] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.8, R.sup.11-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein the compounds share the following structure (I-1):

##STR00019##

[0081] and wherein the compounds of structure (I-1) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0082] Examples are compounds XPF-0014, XPF-0042, XPF-0070, XPF-0182, XPF-0210, XPF-0266, XPF-0434, XPF-0476, XPF-0504, XPF-0518, XPF-0630, XPF-1162, XPF-1190, XPF-1330, XPF-1554, XPF-1596, XPF-1624, XPF-2242, XPF-2244, XPF-2245, XPF-2247, XPF-2251, XPF-2252, XPF-2253 and XPF-2254.

[0083] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 contains six or more carbon atoms, which are optionally independently replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, S and N as defined in general formula (I),

[0084] wherein R.sup.6 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.6 is different from —H, optionally with the additional proviso that R.sup.6 is different from —CH.sub.3,

[0085] and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0086] and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0087] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.5, R.sup.7-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0088] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (I-2):

##STR00020##

[0089] and wherein the compounds of structure (I-2) are—particularly without the additional proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0090] Examples are compounds XPF-0042, XPF-0062, XPF-0063, XPF-0064, XPF-0065, XPF-0070, XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-0230, XPF-0426, XPF-0429, XPF-0434, XPF-0454, XPF-0469, XPF-0476, XPF-0496, XPF-0504, XPF-0518, XPF-0630, XPF-1162, XPF-1182, XPF-1185, XPF-1190, XPF-1196, XPF-1322, XPF-1325, XPF-1330, XPF-1546, XPF-1549, XPF-1554, XPF-1588, XPF-1596, XPF-1602, XPF-1616, XPF-1624, XPF-2241, XPF-2242, XPF-2243, XPF-2244, XPF-2245, XPF-2246, XPF-2247, XPF-2248, XPF-2249, XPF-2250, XPF-2251, XPF-2252, XPF-2253 and XPF-2254.

[0091] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 contains six or more carbon atoms, which are optionally independently replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, S and N as defined in general formula (I),

[0092] wherein R.sup.8 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.8 is different from —H, optionally with the additional proviso that R.sup.8 is different from —CH.sub.3,

[0093] and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0094] and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0095] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.7, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0096] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (I-3):

##STR00021##

[0097] and wherein the compounds of structure (I-3) are—particularly without the additional proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0098] Examples are compounds XPF-0062, XPF-0063, XPF-0064, XPF-0065, XPF-0070, XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-0230, XPF-0426, XPF-0429, XPF-0434, XPF-0454, XPF-0469, XPF-0476, XPF-0496, XPF-0504, XPF-0518, XPF-0630, XPF-1182, XPF-1185, XPF-1190, XPF-1196, XPF-1322, XPF-1325, XPF-1330, XPF-1546, XPF-1549, XPF-1554, XPF-1588, XPF-1596, XPF-1602, XPF-1616, XPF-1624, XPF-2241, XPF-2242, XPF-2243, XPF-2244, XPF-2245, XPF-2246, XPF-2247, XPF-2248, XPF-2249, XPF-2250, XPF-2251, XPF-2252, XPF-2253 and XPF-2254.

[0099] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —H, and wherein X.sup.1 is CR.sup.11, X.sup.2 is CR.sup.12, X.sup.3 is CR.sup.13 and X.sup.4 is CR.sup.14,

[0100] and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic structures, and wherein R.sup.1 contains six or more carbon atoms, which are optionally independently replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, S and N as defined in general formula (I), with the proviso that R.sup.1 including any substituent contains no or one heteroatom selected from O, S, N,

[0101] and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (I), including general formula (Ia), general formula (Ib) and general formula (Ic), including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0102] and wherein R.sup.15 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0103] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.5 and R.sup.9-R.sup.14 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0104] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (I-4):

##STR00022##

and wherein the compounds of structure (I-4) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0105] Examples are compounds XPF-0006, XPF-0014, XPF-0174 and XPF-0182, XPF-0258, XPF-0266.

[0106] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.2 is —OR.sup.15 and R.sup.15 is —H, and wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0107] and wherein Z.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that Z.sup.1 is different from —CF.sub.3,

[0108] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0109] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ia-1):

##STR00023##

[0110] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ia-1) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0111] Examples are compounds XPF-0057, XPF-0058, XPF-0062, XPF-0063, XPF-0064, XPF-0065, XPF-0070, XPF-0169, XPF-0170, XPF-0174, XPF-0182, XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-0230, XPF-0630, XPF-1178, XPF-1182, XPF-1185, XPF-1190, XPF-1322, XPF-1325, XPF-1330, XPF-2241, XPF-2242, XPF-2243, XPF-2244, XPF-2248, XPF-2251 and XPF-2252.

[0112] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 is cyclopropyl,

[0113] and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that R.sup.1 is different from —CF.sub.3 and —CHF.sub.2,

[0114] and wherein Z.sup.2 and R.sup.15 are defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0115] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0116] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ia-2):

##STR00024##

[0117] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ia-2) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0118] Examples are compounds XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-1322, XPF-1325 and XPF-1330.

[0119] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound, and wherein the cyclic residue is C.sub.3 cycloalkyl, i.e. cyclopropyl,

[0120] and wherein Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2 and R.sup.15 are defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0121] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.8-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0122] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ia-3):

##STR00025##

[0123] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ia-3) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0124] Examples are compounds XPF-0042, XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-1162, XPF-1322, XPF-1325 and XPF-1330.

[0125] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ia) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0126] and wherein Z.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that Z.sup.1 is different from —CF.sub.3,

[0127] and wherein Z.sup.2 and R.sup.15 are defined as in general formula (Ia) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0128] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0129] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ia-4):

##STR00026##

[0130] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ia-4) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0131] Examples are compounds XPF-0057, XPF-0058, XPF-0062, XPF-0063, XPF-0064, XPF-0065, XPF-0070, XPF-0169, XPF-0170, XPF-0174, XPF-0182, XPF-0202, XPF-0205, XPF-0210, XPF-0230, XPF-0630, XPF-1178, XPF-1182, XPF-1185, XPF-1190, XPF-1196, XPF-1322, XPF-1325, XPF-1330, XPF-2241, XPF-2242, XPF-2243, XPF-2244, XPF-2248, XPF-2251 and XPF-2252.

[0132] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ib) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together ═NR.sup.16, and wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0133] and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that R.sup.1 is different from —CF.sub.3,

[0134] and wherein R.sup.16 is defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0135] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0136] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ib-1):

##STR00027##

[0137] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ib-1) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0138] Examples are compounds XPF-0454, XPF-0469, XPF-0476, XPF-1588, XPF-1596, XPF-1602 and XPF-2249.

[0139] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ib) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−],

[0140] and wherein R.sup.17 is defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0141] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0142] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ib-2):

##STR00028##

[0143] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ib-2) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0144] Examples are compounds XPF-0496, XPF-0504, XPF-1616 and XPF-1624.

[0145] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ib) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−],

[0146] and wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0147] and wherein R.sup.17 is defined as in general formula (Ib) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0148] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0149] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ib-3):

##STR00029##

[0150] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ib-3) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0151] Examples are compounds XPF-0496, XPF-0504, XPF-1616 and XPF-1624.

[0152] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ib) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together ═O, and wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0153] and wherein R.sup.1 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that R.sup.1 is different from —CH.sub.3 and —OCH.sub.3,

[0154] and wherein R.sup.2-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0155] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ib-4):

##STR00030##

[0156] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ib-4) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0157] Examples are compounds XPF-0421, XPF-0422, XPF-0426, XPF-0429, XPF-0434, XPF-1541, XPF-1542, XPF-1546, XPF-1549, XPF-1554, XPF-2245, XPF-2246, XPF-2247, XPF-2250, XPF-2253 and XPF-2254.

[0158] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ic) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound, and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (Ic) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0159] and wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each —F,

[0160] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.5, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0161] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ic-1):

##STR00031##

[0162] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ic-1) are preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0163] An example is compound XPF-0518.

[0164] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ic) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound, and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (Ic) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein the said cyclic residue is selected from three-membered rings and four-membered rings,

[0165] and wherein R.sup.8 is defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, optionally with the proviso that R.sup.8 is different from —H,

[0166] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.7, R.sup.9-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0167] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ic-2):

##STR00032##

[0168] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ic-2) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0169] An example is compound XPF-0518.

[0170] In a further certain embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds of general formula (Ic) and salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound, and wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are defined as in general formula (Ic) including the substitutions and preferred definitions, and wherein the said cyclic residue is selected from three-membered rings and four-membered rings, optionally with the proviso that the said cyclic residue is different from oxiranyl,

[0171] and wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.14 and X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are defined as in general formula (I) including the substitutions and preferred definitions,

[0172] and wherein the compounds share the following structure (Ic-3):

##STR00033##

[0173] and wherein the compounds of structure (Ic-3) are—particularly without the proviso—preferred for use in human and veterinary medicine, in particular for the medical use described in the present invention, preferably for the use in immune system-related applications including immunotherapy and other immunotherapy methods as defined in the present invention, and in the treatment of immune system-related disorders, skin diseases, muscle diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and cancer including cancer of the haematopoietic and haematologic system such as leukemias and lymphomas, cancer of the skin, oral mucosa, tongue, lung, stomach, breast, cervix, ovaries, and cancer of the neuroendocrine system.

[0174] An example is compound XPF-0518.

[0175] In some embodiments, the following compounds shown in Table 1 to Table 3 are explicitly excluded from the scope of the invention: The compounds of Table 1 specifically indicated by CAS registry numbers have been identified by the inventors as state of the art. In embodiments where these compounds are encompassed by general formula (I) or any subgeneric formula as defined herein, they are explicitly excluded from the scope of the invention with regard to compound protection. To the best of the inventors' knowledge, these compounds are not known for any medical use. Thus, the invention encompasses any medical use for compounds of Table 1.

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213744-59-3 938270-20-3 24190-42-9 72490-03-0 118941-83-6 257609-26-0 938292-64-9 30305-21-6 75090-68-5 118941-84-7 265648-04-2 952433-79-3 31477-15-3 75090-69-6 121771-44-6 287938-55-0 1019596-08-7 31477-17-5 77090-75-6 121913-57-3 287939-23-5 1038721-30-0 31477-19-7 77090-76-7 122085-50-1 287939-42-8 1041596-45-5 31477-41-5 77147-16-1 122085-51-2 287939-63-3 1054479-02-5 31477-42-6 80199-13-9 122106-59-6 287939-65-5 1054504-54-9 32565-50-7 80199-26-4 122141-69-9 287939-97-3 1054504-56-1 32728-37-3 80199-46-8 122568-91-6 287940-05-0 1054504-76-5 33012-20-3 80199-48-0 124747-22-4 287940-38-9 1055302-78-7 33565-80-9 80199-65-1 124747-23-5 287940-48-1 1055302-79-8 33565-81-0 80199-66-2 124747-24-6 287940-98-1 1055302-80-1 40843-21-8 80274-95-9 127948-27-0 287941-01-9 1055302-81-2 51318-79-7 82576-72-5 129400-86-8 287941-03-1 1055302-82-3 51318-80-0 83794-40-5 129400-92-6 287941-13-3 1068122-23-5 51338-19-3 83794-41-6 129643-32-9 287941-15-5 1068122-27-9 51363-31-6 84598-18-5 132529-76-1 292855-90-4 1068140-53-3 55814-55-6 84859-63-2 133447-18-4 293325-34-5 1068140-54-4 55814-56-7 84859-77-8 133595-88-7 312583-56-5 1068140-55-5 55814-57-8 85013-43-0 133748-96-6 332010-55-6 1068140-57-7 55814-58-9 85013-47-4 134822-96-1 345943-60-4 1071966-64-7 55814-67-0 85015-91-4 135533-56-1 378187-46-3 1072087-22-9 55814-70-5 85015-92-5 135937-16-5 459125-44-1 1072135-43-3 55814-71-6 85016-11-1 136100-38-4 459125-48-5 1072836-78-2 56595-28-9 86286-00-2 136943-50-5 606966-76-1 1097700-67-8 56718-33-3 86431-63-2 143213-44-9 606966-77-2 1098377-95-7 57148-30-8 86431-64-3 144742-60-9 643745-70-4 1126632-98-1 57148-33-1 86538-21-8 148254-66-4 709677-29-2 1126633-16-6 57945-73-0 86896-98-2 149993-89-5 717914-07-3 1126633-17-7 57945-74-1 86896-99-3 149993-96-4 726151-45-7 1126633-19-9 57945-75-2 87294-12-0 150607-84-4 741240-27-7 1126633-20-2 57945-76-3 87309-89-5 153821-80-8 767289-70-3 1129251-89-3 57945-77-4 88113-16-0 161759-38-2 774448-90-1 1130877-62-1 57945-78-5 91069-34-0 164517-87-7 808168-37-8 1156737-29-9 57945-79-6 92552-10-8 167026-55-3 808168-38-9 1156738-38-3 57945-80-9 93008-44-7 169243-90-7 808168-41-4 1182747-05-2 57945-81-0 93291-44-2 169243-91-8 816418-04-9 1189339-42-1 57945-82-1 93291-45-3 169245-42-5 847951-23-9 1195556-55-8 57945-83-2 93434-70-9 169245-43-6 855272-33-2 1198164-69-0 57945-84-3 93652-10-9 169245-44-7 855937-78-9 1198164-70-3 57945-85-4 94402-61-6 169245-45-8 857617-73-3 1198164-75-8 57945-86-5 94996-30-2 169245-56-1 857986-52-8 1198164-76-9 58291-19-3 97631-88-4 169245-57-2 860580-10-5 1198164-77-0 58291-48-8 98035-27-9 169245-60-7 866105-18-2 1198166-35-6 1423374-11-1 2247022-78-0 2323566-55-6 2323566-53-4 2323565-95-1 CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS 1198166-36-7 1554658-68-2 2082660-49-7 2213467-75-3 2218417-73-1 1198166-41-4 1556627-26-9 2082660-57-7 2213467-76-4 2218421-23-7 1198166-42-5 1607436-59-8 2082660-73-7 2213467-78-6 2218421-25-9 1198166-43-6 1608475-97-3 2082660-85-1 2213467-79-7 2218421-26-0 1198166-54-9 1609018-10-1 2082661-01-4 2213467-80-0 2218421-28-2 1198166-56-1 1609018-11-2 2082661-11-6 2213467-82-2 2218421-29-3 1198166-57-2 1609018-12-3 2082661-19-4 2213467-83-3 2218421-33-9 1198166-62-9 1609018-17-8 2082661-35-4 2216766-12-8 2218421-35-1 1198166-63-0 1609018-18-9 2082661-47-8 2216766-16-2 2218421-36-2 1198166-64-1 1609018-19-0 2082661-67-2 2216766-17-3 2218421-42-0 1198168-51-2 1609018-21-4 2082661-71-8 2216766-18-4 2218421-43-1 1198168-54-5 1609018-22-5 2082661-81-0 2216766-19-5 2218421-67-9 1198168-57-8 1609018-23-6 2082661-95-6 2216766-21-9 2218421-69-1 1198168-76-1 1609018-24-7 2082661-97-8 2216766-29-7 2218421-84-0 1198168-99-8 1609018-29-2 2082662-02-8 2218414-32-3 2218421-99-7 1198169-02-6 1609018-30-5 2082662-04-0 2218414-34-5 2218422-03-6 1198169-05-9 1609018-35-0 2082662-08-4 2218414-35-6 2218422-11-6 1198169-17-3 1609018-36-1 2082662-29-9 2218414-39-0 2218422-12-7 1198169-33-3 1609018-37-2 2082662-49-3 2218414-42-5 2218422-16-1 1198169-65-1 1609018-38-3 2082662-51-7 2218414-43-6 2218422-20-7 1198169-73-1 1609018-43-0 2082662-55-1 2218414-46-9 2218422-22-9 1242172-33-3 1609018-44-1 2082662-57-3 2218414-65-2 2218422-23-0 1242172-35-5 1609018-45-2 2082662-70-0 2218414-68-5 2218422-24-1 1242172-69-5 1609018-46-3 2082662-75-5 2218414-83-4 2218422-26-3 1242172-70-8 1609018-47-4 2082662-77-7 2218414-97-0 2218422-27-4 1307868-52-5 1609019-18-2 2082662-83-5 2218415-32-6 2218422-40-1 1310726-03-4 1609019-20-6 2082662-89-1 2218415-41-7 2218422-42-3 1334922-19-8 1609019-31-9 2082662-97-1 2218415-45-1 2218422-44-5 1334922-50-7 1609019-32-0 2082663-07-6 2218415-46-2 2218422-47-8 1334922-56-3 1609019-33-1 2082663-96-3 2218415-51-9 2222300-58-3 1334923-29-3 1609019-44-4 2082664-04-6 2218415-52-0 2222300-59-4 1351463-21-2 1609134-09-9 2082664-10-4 2218415-55-3 2226670-33-1 1355071-46-3 1612165-18-0 2082664-26-2 2218415-56-4 2226889-13-8 1355071-61-2 1612165-26-0 2082664-32-0 2218415-57-5 2229853-57-8 1357298-23-7 1612764-03-0 2082664-40-0 2218415-59-7 2241854-16-8 1361005-77-7 1612764-05-2 2082664-44-4 2218415-60-0 2241854-17-9 1361968-47-9 1612764-06-3 2082664-46-6 2218415-67-7 2241854-18-0 1361968-57-1 1612764-12-1 2082664-52-4 2218415-75-7 2241854-19-1 1367221-74-6 1622156-57-3 2082664-56-8 2218415-78-0 2241854-20-4 1378618-71-3 1622156-71-1 2082664-66-0 2218415-79-1 2241854-22-6 1403682-02-9 1627579-39-8 2082664-68-2 2218415-86-0 2241854-28-2 1422261-85-5 1670226-83-1 2082664-72-8 2218415-87-1 2241854-29-3 1430748-31-4 1695558-01-0 2095852-83-6 2218415-88-2 2241854-30-6 1439936-19-2 1799905-85-3 2098671-39-5 2218415-89-3 2241854-33-9 1439936-35-2 1801443-91-3 2098887-26-2 2218415-90-6 2241854-34-0 1439936-46-5 1801443-93-5 2098889-51-9 2218415-91-7 2241854-35-1 1439936-65-8 1801444-07-4 2126941-46-4 2218415-93-9 2241854-36-2 1440059-15-3 1801444-10-9 2126941-47-5 2218416-28-3 2247022-72-4 1440542-90-4 1801444-11-0 2126941-48-6 2218416-31-8 2248431-38-9 1448769-77-4 1801444-14-3 2126941-52-2 2218416-38-5 2259694-79-4 1465781-10-5 1801444-15-4 2126941-53-3 2218416-50-1 2259694-80-7 1476112-34-1 1809098-73-4 2128650-58-6 2218416-62-5 2290506-46-4 1487158-11-1 1835278-40-4 2138864-11-4 2218416-66-9 2290506-47-5 1491329-66-8 1835278-57-3 2138864-29-4 2218416-73-8 2290506-53-3 1544563-12-3 1897386-13-8 2172931-50-7 2218416-75-0 1546175-36-3 1922959-46-3 2176456-51-0 2218416-76-1 1546175-39-6 1949801-39-1 2176457-02-4 2218416-83-0 1547800-75-8 1949801-48-2 2213467-62-8 2218416-85-2 1549125-36-1 1949801-49-3 2213467-65-1 2218416-86-3 1552596-24-3 2081130-42-7 2213467-68-4 2218417-28-6 1553935-56-0 2082660-47-5 2213467-74-2 2218417-44-6 2323565-93-9 2307450-68-4 2306121-67-3 2290506-54-4

[0176] The compounds of Table 2 specifically indicated by CAS registry numbers have been identified by the inventors as state of the art. In embodiments, where these compounds are encompassed by general formula (I) or any subgeneric formula as defined herein, they are explicitly excluded from the scope of the invention with regard to compound protection. To the best of the inventors' knowledge, these compounds are not known for any medical use as defined in the invention. Thus, the compounds of Table 2 are explicitly included into the scope of the invention with regard to medical use as defined herein, particularly in the treatment of non-malignant or malignant hyperproliferative diseases.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS CAS 94402-73-0 189874-89-3 213691-48-6 216304-45-9 917613-60-6 952433-30-6 1071966-77-2 1098438-25-5 1358753-79-3 1440054- 01-2 98054-56-9 189875-55-6 213691-49-7 235441-42-6 934195-72-9 952433-31-7 1071966-82-9 1098438-34-6 1403681-56-0 1440054- 48-7 120848-98-8 212187-25-2 213691-57-7 235441-44-8 935985-47-0 1058157-88-2 1098436-04-4 1098438-56-2 1403681-61-7 172931-40-7 213691-41-9 216304-42-6 669014-87-3 935995-53-2 1058158-37-4 1098438-20-0 1098439-16-7 1430410-29-9 874489-03-9 874518-46-4 181144-96-7 181144-95-6 874518-46-4 874489-03-9 181144-97-8 1622156-72-2 1542139-55-8

[0177] The compounds of Table 3 specifically indicated by CAS registry numbers have been identified by the inventors as state of the art. In embodiments, where these compounds are encompassed by general formula (I) or any subgeneric formula as defined herein, they are explicitly excluded from the scope of the invention with regard to compound protection. Further, these compounds are, to the best of the inventors' knowledge, known for a medical use, which in some embodiments may be encompassed by a medical use as defined herein. Thus, the compounds of Table 3 may be explicitly excluded from the scope of the invention with regard to compound protection and with regard to certain medical use in some embodiments as defined herein.

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 CAS Reference  54916-28-8 WO2005044263 A1  94064-20-7 WO9920263 A1  219930-72-0 WO2003007955 A2  220088-55-1 WO2003007955 A2  223769-08-2 WO9920263 A1  270260-17-8 JP2000143650 A  270260-18-9 JP2000143650 A  270260-19-0 JP2000143650 A  380184-29-2 US20090163545 A1  620628-15-1 WO2003091252 A1  844635-75-2 US20050038051 A1  851461-55-7 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.02.038  872977-07-6 10.1002/alca.200590220  947548-36-9 WO2007096647 A2  947548-42-7 WO2007096647 A2 1012035-42-5 WO2008030892 A2 1012035-44-7 WO2008030892 A2 1012035-47-0 WO2008030892 A2 1300560-28-4 US20110105482 A1 1300560-34-2 US20110105482 A1 1300561-63-0 US20110105482 A1 1300561-66-3 US20110105482 A1 1417988-65-8 WO2013004190 A1 1417988-68-1 WO2013004190 A1 1417988-94-3 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417988-95-4 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417988-96-5 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417988-97-6 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417988-98-7 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417988-99-8 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417989-93-5 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417989-96-8 WO2013004190 A1 1417990-21-6 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417990-22-7 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417990-23-8 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417990-24-9 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417990-25-0 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1417990-26-1 WO2013004190 A1/EP2786982 1440541-27-4 EP2789607 1440541-74-1 EP2789607 2095854-10-5 WO2018144870 A1 2306183-58-2 CN109134336 A

[0178] Specific examples of compounds falling under the scope of formula (I) are shown in Table 4 to Table 28. Intermediates are denoted as “XPF-T”.

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 [00034] B         A [00035] [00036] [00037] [00038] [00039] XPF-0001 XPF-0015 XPF-0029 XPF-0043 [00040] XPF-0002 XPF-0016 XPF-0030 XPF-0044 [00041] XPF-0003 XPF-0017 XPF-0031 XPF-0045 [00042] XPF-0004 XPF-0018 XPF-0032 XPF-0046 [00043] XPF-0005 XPF-0019 XPF-0033 XPF-0047 [00044] XPF-0006 XPF-0020 XPF-0034 XPF-0048 [00045] XPF-0007 XPF-0021 XPF-0035 XPF-0049 [00046] XPF-0008 XPF-0022 XPF-0036 XPF-0050 [00047] XPF-0009 XPF-0023 XPF-0037 XPF-0051 [00048] XPF-0010 XPF-0024 XPF-0038 XPF-0052 [00049] XPF-0011 XPF-0025 XPF-0039 XPF-0053 [00050] XPF-0012 XPF-0026 XPF-0040 XPF-0054 [00051] XPF-0013 XPF-0027 XPF-0041 XPF-0055 [00052] XPF-0014 XPF-0028 XPF-0042 XPF-0056 B         A [00053] [00054] [00055] [00056] [00057] XPF-0057 XPF-0071 XPF-0085 XPF-0099 [00058] XPF-0058 XPF-0072 XPF-0086 XPF-0100 [00059] XPF-0059 XPF-0073 XPF-0087 XPF-0101 [00060] XPF-0060 XPF-0074 XPF-0088 XPF-0102 [00061] XPF-0061 XPF-0075 XPF-0089 XPF-0103 [00062] XPF-0062 XPF-0076 XPF-0090 XPF-0104 [00063] XPF-0063 XPF-0077 XPF-0091 XPF-0105 [00064] XPF-0064 XPF-0078 XPF-0092 XPF-0106 [00065] XPF-0065 XPF-0079 XPF-0093 XPF-0107 [00066] XPF-0066 XPF-0080 XPF-0094 XPF-0108 [00067] XPF-0067 XPF-0081 XPF-0095 XPF-0109 [00068] XPF-0068 XPF-0082 XPF-0096 XPF-0110 [00069] XPF-0069 XPF-0083 XPF-0097 XPF-0111 [00070] XPF-0070 XPF-0084 XPF-0098 XPF-0112 B           A [00071] [00072] [00073] [00074] XPF-0113 XPF-0127 XPF-0141 [00075] XPF-0114 XPF-0128 XPF-0142 [00076] XPF-0115 XPF-0129 XPF-0143 [00077] XPF-0116 XPF-0130 XPF-0144 [00078] XPF-0117 XPF-0131 XPF-0145 [00079] XPF-0118 XPF-0132 XPF-0146 [00080] XPF-0119 XPF-0133 XPF-0147 [00081] XPF-0120 XPF-0134 XPF-0148 [00082] XPF-0121 XPF-0135 XPF-0149 [00083] XPF-0122 XPF-0136 XPF-0150 [00084] XPF-0123 XPF-0137 XPF-0151 [00085] XPF-0124 XPF-0138 XPF-0152 [00086] XPF-0125 XPF-0139 XPF-0153 [00087] XPF-0126 XPF-0140 XPF-0154

[0179] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 [00088] B           A [00089]   [00090]   [00091] [00092] [00093] XPF-0155 XPF-0169 XPF-0183 XPF-0197 [00094] XPF-0156 XPF-0170 XPF-0184 XPF-0198 [00095] XPF-0157 XPF-0171 XPF-0185 XPF-0199 [00096] XPF-0158 XPF-0172 XPF-0186 XPF-0200 [00097] XPF-0159 XPF-0173 XPF-0187 XPF-0201 [00098] XPF-0160 XPF-0174 XPF-0188 XPF-0202 [00099] XPF-0161 XPF-0175 XPF-0189 XPF-0203 [00100] XPF-0162 XPF-0176 XPF-0190 XPF-0204 [00101] XPF-0163 XPF-0177 XPF-0191 XPF-0205 [00102] XPF-0164 XPF-0178 XPF-0192 XPF-0206 [00103] XPF-0165 XPF-0179 XPF-0193 XPF-0207 [00104] XPF-0166 XPF-0180 XPF-0194 XPF-0208 [00105] XPF-0167 XPF-0181 XPF-0195 XPF-0209 [00106] XPF-0168 XPF-0182 XPF-0196 XPF-0210 B           A [00107]   [00108]   [00109] [00110] XPF-0211 XPF-0225 XPF-0239 [00111] XPF-0212 XPF-0226 XPF-0240 [00112] XPF-0213 XPF-0227 XPF-0241 [00113] XPF-0214 XPF-0228 XPF-0242 [00114] XPF-0215 XPF-0229 XPF-0243 [00115] XPF-0216 XPF-0230 XPF-0244 [00116] XPF-0217 XPF-0231 XPF-0245 [00117] XPF-0218 XPF-0232 XPF-0246 [00118] XPF-0219 XPF-0233 XPF-0247 [00119] XPF-0220 XPF-0234 XPF-0248 [00120] XPF-0221 XPF-0235 XPF-0249 [00121] XPF-0222 XPF-0236 XPF-0250 [00122] XPF-0223 XPF-0237 XPF-0251 [00123] XPF-0224 XPF-0238 XPF-0252

[0180] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 [00124] B           A   [00125]   [00126] [00127] [00128] [00129] XPF-0253 XPF-0267 XPF-0281 XPF-0295 [00130] XPF-0254 XPF-0268 XPF-0282 XPF-0296 [00131] XPF-0255 XPF-0269 XPF-0283 XPF-0297 [00132] XPF-0256 XPF-0270 XPF-0284 XPF-0298 [00133] XPF-0257 XPF-0271 XPF-0285 XPF-0299 [00134] XPF-0258 XPF-0272 XPF-0286 XPF-0300 [00135] XPF-0259 XPF-0273 XPF-0287 XPF-0301 [00136] XPF-0260 XPF-0274 XPF-0288 XPF-0302 [00137] XPF-0261 XPF-0275 XPF-0289 XPF-0303 [00138] XPF-0262 XPF-0276 XPF-0290 XPF-0304 [00139] XPF-0263 XPF-0277 XPF-0291 XPF-0305 [00140] XPF-0264 XPF-0278 XPF-0292 XPF-0306 [00141] XPF-0265 XPF-0279 XPF-0293 XPF-0307 [00142] XPF-0266 XPF-0280 XPF-0294 XPF-0308 B             A   [00143] [00144]     [00145]     [00146] [00147] XPF-0309 XPF-0323 XPF-0337 XPF-0351 [00148] XPF-0310 XPF-0324 XPF-0338 XPF-0352 [00149] XPF-0311 XPF-0325 XPF-0339 XPF-0353 [00150] XPF-0312 XPF-0326 XPF-0340 XPF-0354 [00151] XPF-0313 XPF-0327 XPF-0341 XPF-0355 [00152] XPF-0314 XPF-0328 XPF-0342 XPF-0356 [00153] XPF-0315 XPF-0329 XPF-0343 XPF-0357 [00154] XPF-0316 XPF-0330 XPF-0344 XPF-0358 [00155] XPF-0317 XPF-0331 XPF-0345 XPF-0359 [00156] XPF-0318 XPF-0332 XPF-0346 XPF-0360 [00157] XPF-0319 XPF-0333 XPF-0347 XPF-0361 [00158] XPF-0320 XPF-0334 XPF-0348 XPF-0362 [00159] XPF-0321 XPF-0335 XPF-0349 XPF-0363 [00160] XPF-0322 XPF-0336 XPF-0350 XPF-0364 B           A [00161] [00162] [00163] [00164] XPF-0365 XPF-0379 XPF-0393 [00165] XPF-0366 XPF-0380 XPF-0394 [00166] XPF-0367 XPF-0381 XPF-0395 [00167] XPF-0368 XPF-0382 XPF-0396 [00168] XPF-0369 XPF-0383 XPF-0397 [00169] XPF-0370 XPF-0384 XPF-0398 [00170] XPF-0371 XPF-0385 XPF-0399 [00171] XPF-0372 XPF-0386 XPF-0400 [00172] XPF-0373 XPF-0387 XPF-0401 [00173] XPF-0374 XPF-0388 XPF-0402 [00174] XPF-0375 XPF-0389 XPF-0403 [00175] XPF-0376 XPF-0390 XPF-0404 [00176] XPF-0377 XPF-0391 XPF-0405 [00177] XPF-0378 XPF-0392 XPF-0406

[0181] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 [00178] B             A [00179]     [00180]     [00181]   [00182] [00183] XPF-0407 XPF-0421 XPF-0435 XPF-0449 [00184] XPF-0408 XPF-0422 XPF-0436 XPF-0450 [00185] XPF-0409 XPF-0423 XPF-0437 XPF-0451 [00186] XPF-0410 XPF-0424 XPF-0438 XPF-0452 [00187] XPF-0411 XPF-0425 XPF-0439 XPF-0453 [00188] XPF-0412 XPF-0426 XPF-0440 XPF-0454 [00189] XPF-0413 XPF-0427 XPF-0441 XPF-0455 [00190] XPF-0414 XPF-0428 XPF-0442 XPF-0456 [00191] XPF-0415 XPF-0429 XPF-0443 XPF-0457 [00192] XPF-0416 XPF-0430 XPF-0444 XPF-0458 [00193] XPF-0417 XPF-0431 XPF-0445 XPF-0459 [00194] XPF-0418 XPF-0432 XPF-0446 XPF-0460 [00195] XPF-0419 XPF-0433 XPF-0447 XPF-0461 [00196] XPF-0420 XPF-0434 XPF-0448 XPF-0462 B             A   [00197]   [00198] [00199] [00200] XPF-0463 XPF-0477 XPF-0491 [00201] XPF-0464 XPF-0478 XPF-0492 [00202] XPF-0465 XPF-0479 XPF-0493 [00203] XPF-0466 XPF-0480 XPF-0494 [00204] XPF-0467 XPF-0481 XPF-0495 [00205] XPF-0469 XPF-0482 XPF-0496 [00206] XPF-0468 XPF-0483 XPF-0497 [00207] XPF-0470 XPF-0484 XPF-0498 [00208] XPF-0471 XPF-0485 XPF-0499 [00209] XPF-0472 XPF-0486 XPF-0500 [00210] XPF-0473 XPF-0487 XPF-0501 [00211] XPF-0474 XPF-0488 XPF-0502 [00212] XPF-0475 XPF-0489 XPF-0503 [00213] XPF-0476 XPF-0490 XPF-0504

[0182] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 [00214] B               A       [00215]     [00216]     [00217] [00218] [00219] XPF-0505 XPF-0519 XPF-0533 XPF-0547 [00220] XPF-0506 XPF-0520 XPF-0534 XPF-0548 [00221] XPF-0507 XPF-0521 XPF-0535 XPF-0549 [00222] XPF-0508 XPF-0522 XPF-0536 XPF-0550 [00223] XPF-0509 XPF-0523 XPF-0537 XPF-0551 [00224] XPF-0510 XPF-0524 XPF-0538 XPF-0552 [00225] XPF-0511 XPF-0525 XPF-0539 XPF-0553 [00226] XPF-0512 XPF-0526 XPF-0540 XPF-0554 [00227] XPF-0513 XPF-0527 XPF-0541 XPF-0555 [00228] XPF-0514 XPF-0528 XPF-0542 XPF-0556 [00229] XPF-0515 XPF-0529 XPF-0543 XPF-0557 [00230] XPF-0516 XPF-0530 XPF-0544 XPF-0558 [00231] XPF-0517 XPF-0531 XPF-0545 XPF-0559 [00232] XPF-0518 XPF-0532 XPF-0546 XPF-0560

[0183] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 [00233] B         A [00234] [00235] [00236] [00237] [00238] XPF-0561 XPF-0575 XPF-0589 XPF-0603 [00239] XPF-0562 XPF-0576 XPF-0590 XPF-0604 [00240] XPF-0563 XPF-0577 XPF-0591 XPF-0605 [00241] XPF-0564 XPF-0578 XPF-0592 XPF-0606 [00242] XPF-0565 XPF-0579 XPF-0593 XPF-0607 [00243] XPF-0566 XPF-0580 XPF-0594 XPF-0608 [00244] XPF-0567 XPF-0581 XPF-0595 XPF-0609 [00245] XPF-0568 XPF-0582 XPF-0596 XPF-0610 [00246] XPF-0569 XPF-0583 XPF-0597 XPF-0611 [00247] XPF-0570 XPF-0584 XPF-0598 XPF-0612 [00248] XPF-0571 XPF-0585 XPF-0599 XPF-0613 [00249] XPF-0572 XPF-0586 XPF-0600 XPF-0614 [00250] XPF-0573 XPF-0587 XPF-0601 XPF-0615 [00251] XPF-0574 XPF-0588 XPF-0602 XPF-0616 B         A [00252] [00253] [00254] [00255] [00256] XPF-0617 XPF-0631 XPF-0645 XPF-0659 [00257] XPF-0618 XPF-0632 XPF-0646 XPF-0660 [00258] XPF-0619 XPF-0633 XPF-0647 XPF-0661 [00259] XPF-0620 XPF-0634 XPF-0648 XPF-0662 [00260] XPF-0621 XPF-0635 XPF-0649 XPF-0663 [00261] XPF-0622 XPF-0636 XPF-0650 XPF-0664 [00262] XPF-0623 XPF-0637 XPF-0651 XPF-0665 [00263] XPF-0624 XPF-0638 XPF-0652 XPF-0666 [00264] XPF-0625 XPF-0639 XPF-0653 XPF-0667 [00265] XPF-0626 XPF-0640 XPF-0654 XPF-0668 [00266] XPF-0627 XPF-0641 XPF-0655 XPF-0669 [00267] XPF-0628 XPF-0642 XPF-0656 XPF-0670 [00268] XPF-0629 XPF-0643 XPF-0657 XPF-0671 [00269] XPF-0630 XPF-0644 XPF-0658 XPF-0672 B             A [00270] [00271] [00272] [00273] XPF-0673 XPF-0687 XPF-0701 [00274] XPF-0674 XPF-0688 XPF-0702 [00275] XPF-0675 XPF-0689 XPF-0703 [00276] XPF-0676 XPF-0690 XPF-0704 [00277] XPF-0677 XPF-0691 XPF-0705 [00278] XPF-0678 XPF-0692 XPF-0706 [00279] XPF-0679 XPF-0693 XPF-0707 [00280] XPF-0680 XPF-0694 XPF-0708 [00281] XPF-0681 XPF-0695 XPF-0709 [00282] XPF-0682 XPF-0696 XPF-0710 [00283] XPF-0683 XPF-0697 XPF-0711 [00284] XPF-0684 XPF-0698 XPF-0712 [00285] XPF-0685 XPF-0699 XPF-0713 [00286] XPF-0686 XPF-0700 XPF-0714

[0184] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 [00287] B             A [00288]     [00289]     [00290] [00291] [00292] XPF-0715 XPF-0729 XPF-0743 XPF-0757 [00293] XPF-0716 XPF-0730 XPF-0744 XPF-0758 [00294] XPF-0717 XPF-0731 XPF-0745 XPF-0759 [00295] XPF-0718 XPF-0732 XPF-0746 XPF-0760 [00296] XPF-0719 XPF-0733 XPF-0747 XPF-0761 [00297] XPF-0720 XPF-0734 XPF-0748 XPF-0762 [00298] XPF-0721 XPF-0735 XPF-0749 XPF-0763 [00299] XPF-0722 XPF-0736 XPF-0750 XPF-0764 [00300] XPF-0723 XPF-0737 XPF-0751 XPF-0765 [00301] XPF-0724 XPF-0738 XPF-0752 XPF-0766 [00302] XPF-0725 XPF-0739 XPF-0753 XPF-0767 [00303] XPF-0726 XPF-0740 XPF-0754 XPF-0768 [00304] XPF-0727 XPF-0741 XPF-0755 XPF-0769 [00305] XPF-0728 XPF-0742 XPF-0756 XPF-0770 B             A [00306]   [00307]   [00308] [00309] XPF-0771 XPF-0785 XPF-0799 [00310] XPF-0772 XPF-0786 XPF-0800 [00311] XPF-0773 XPF-0787 XPF-0801 [00312] XPF-0774 XPF-0788 XPF-0802 [00313] XPF-0775 XPF-0789 XPF-0803 [00314] XPF-0776 XPF-0790 XPF-0804 [00315] XPF-0777 XPF-0791 XPF-0805 [00316] XPF-0778 XPF-0792 XPF-0806 [00317] XPF-0779 XPF-0793 XPF-0807 [00318] XPF-0780 XPF-0794 XPF-0808 [00319] XPF-0781 XPF-0795 XPF-0809 [00320] XPF-0782 XPF-0796 XPF-0810 [00321] XPF-0783 XPF-0797 XPF-0811 [00322] XPF-0784 XPF-0798 XPF-0812

[0185] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 [00323] B           A   [00324]   [00325] [00326] [00327] [00328] XPF-0813 XPF-0827 XPF-0841 XPF-0855 [00329] XPF-0814 XPF-0828 XPF-0842 XPF-0856 [00330] XPF-0815 XPF-0829 XPF-0843 XPF-0857 [00331] XPF-0816 XPF-0830 XPF-0844 XPF-0858 [00332] XPF-0817 XPF-0831 XPF-0845 XPF-0859 [00333] XPF-0818 XPF-0832 XPF-0846 XPF-0860 [00334] XPF-0819 XPF-0833 XPF-0847 XPF-0861 [00335] XPF-0820 XPF-0834 XPF-0848 XPF-0862 [00336] XPF-0821 XPF-0835 XPF-0849 XPF-0863 [00337] XPF-0822 XPF-0836 XPF-0850 XPF-0864 [00338] XPF-0823 XPF-0837 XPF-0851 XPF-0865 [00339] XPF-0824 XPF-0838 XPF-0852 XPF-0866 [00340] XPF-0825 XPF-0839 XPF-0853 XPF-0867 [00341] XPF-0826 XPF-0840 XPF-0854 XPF-0868 B             A   [00342] [00343]     [00344]     [00345] [00346] XPF-0869 XPF-0883 XPF-0897 XPF-0911 [00347] XPF-0870 XPF-0884 XPF-0898 XPF-0912 [00348] XPF-0871 XPF-0885 XPF-0899 XPF-0913 [00349] XPF-0872 XPF-0886 XPF-0900 XPF-0914 [00350] XPF-0873 XPF-0887 XPF-0901 XPF-0915 [00351] XPF-0874 XPF-0888 XPF-0902 XPF-0916 [00352] XPF-0875 XPF-0889 XPF-0903 XPF-0917 [00353] XPF-0876 XPF-0890 XPF-0904 XPF-0918 [00354] XPF-0877 XPF-0891 XPF-0905 XPF-0919 [00355] XPF-0878 XPF-0892 XPF-0906 XPF-0920 [00356] XPF-0879 XPF-0893 XPF-0907 XPF-0921 [00357] XPF-0880 XPF-0894 XPF-0908 XPF-0922 [00358] XPF-0881 XPF-0895 XPF-0909 XPF-0923 [00359] XPF-0882 XPF-0896 XPF-0910 XPF-0924 B           A [00360] [00361] [00362] [00363] XPF-0925 XPF-0939 XPF-0953 [00364] XPF-0926 XPF-0940 XPF-0954 [00365] XPF-0927 XPF-0941 XPF-0955 [00366] XPF-0928 XPF-0942 XPF-0956 [00367] XPF-0929 XPF-0943 XPF-0957 [00368] XPF-0930 XPF-0944 XPF-0958 [00369] XPF-0931 XPF-0945 XPF-0959 [00370] XPF-0932 XPF-0946 XPF-0960 [00371] XPF-0933 XPF-0947 XPF-0961 [00372] XPF-0934 XPF-0948 XPF-0962 [00373] XPF-0935 XPF-0949 XPF-0963 [00374] XPF-0936 XPF-0950 XPF-0964 [00375] XPF-0937 XPF-0951 XPF-0965 [00376] XPF-0938 XPF-0952 XPF-0966

[0186] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 12 [00377] B             A [00378]     [00379]     [00380]   [00381] [00382] XPF-0967 XPF-0981 XPF-0995 XPF-1009 [00383] XPF-0968 XPF-0982 XPF-0996 XPF-1010 [00384] XPF-0969 XPF-0983 XPF-0997 XPF-1011 [00385] XPF-0970 XPF-0984 XPF-0998 XPF-1012 [00386] XPF-0971 XPF-0985 XPF-0999 XPF-1013 [00387] XPF-0972 XPF-0986 XPF-1000 XPF-1014 [00388] XPF-0973 XPF-0987 XPF-1001 XPF-1015 [00389] XPF-0974 XPF-0988 XPF-1002 XPF-1016 [00390] XPF-0975 XPF-0989 XPF-1003 XPF-1017 [00391] XPF-0976 XPF-0990 XPF-1004 XPF-1018 [00392] XPF-0977 XPF-0991 XPF-1005 XPF-1019 [00393] XPF-0978 XPF-0992 XPF-1006 XPF-1020 [00394] XPF-0979 XPF-0993 XPF-1007 XPF-1021 [00395] XPF-0980 XPF-0994 XPF-1008 XPF-1022 B             A   [00396]   [00397] [00398] [00399] XPF-1023 XPF-1037 XPF-1051 [00400] XPF-1024 XPF-1038 XPF-1052 [00401] XPF-1025 XPF-1039 XPF-1053 [00402] XPF-1026 XPF-1040 XPF-1054 [00403] XPF-1027 XPF-1041 XPF-1055 [00404] XPF-1028 XPF-1042 XPF-1056 [00405] XPF-1029 XPF-1043 XPF-1057 [00406] XPF-1030 XPF-1044 XPF-1058 [00407] XPF-1031 XPF-1045 XPF-1059 [00408] XPF-1032 XPF-1046 XPF-1060 [00409] XPF-1033 XPF-1047 XPF-1061 [00410] XPF-1034 XPF-1048 XPF-1062 [00411] XPF-1035 XPF-1049 XPF-1063 [00412] XPF-1036 XPF-1050 XPF-1064

[0187] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 13 [00413] B               A       [00414]     [00415]     [00416] [00417] [00418] XPF-1065 XPF-1079 XPF-1093 XPF-1107 [00419] XPF-1066 XPF-1080 XPF-1094 XPF-1108 [00420] XPF-1067 XPF-1081 XPF-1095 XPF-1109 [00421] XPF-1068 XPF-1082 XPF-1096 XPF-1110 [00422] XPF-1069 XPF-1083 XPF-1097 XPF-1111 [00423] XPF-1070 XPF-1084 XPF-1098 XPF-1112 [00424] XPF-1071 XPF-1085 XPF-1099 XPF-1113 [00425] XPF-1072 XPF-1086 XPF-1100 XPF-1114 [00426] XPF-1073 XPF-1087 XPF-1101 XPF-1115 [00427] XPF-1074 XPF-1088 XPF-1102 XPF-1116 [00428] XPF-1075 XPF-1089 XPF-1103 XPF-1117 [00429] XPF-1076 XPF-1090 XPF-1104 XPF-1118 [00430] XPF-1077 XPF-1091 XPF-1105 XPF-1119 [00431] XPF-1078 XPF-1092 XPF-1106 XPF-1120

[0188] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00014 TABLE 14 [00432] A\B [00433] [00434] [00435] [00436] [00437] [00438] [00439] XPF-1121 XPF-1135 XPF-1149 XPF-1163 XPF-1177 XPF-1191 [00440] XPF-1122 XPF-1136 XPF-1150 XPF-1164 XPF-1178 XPF-1192 [00441] XPF-1123 XPF-1137 XPF-1151 XPF-1165 XPF-1179 XPF-1193 [00442] XPF-1124 XPF-1138 XPF-1152 XPF-1166 XPF-1180 XPF-1194 [00443] XPF-1125 XPF-1139 XPF-1153 XPF-1167 XPF-1181 XPF-1195 [00444] XPF-1126 XPF-1140 XPF-1154 XPF-1168 XPF-1182 XPF-1196 [00445] XPF-1127 XPF-1141 XPF-1155 XPF-1169 XPF-1183 XPF-1197 [00446] XPF-1128 XPF-1142 XPF-1156 XPF-1170 XPF-1184 XPF-1198 [00447] XPF-1129 XPF-1143 XPF-1157 XPF-1171 XPF-1185 XPF-1199 [00448] XPF-1130 XPF-1144 XPF-1158 XPF-1172 XPF-1186 XPF-1200 [00449] XPF-1131 XPF-1145 XPF-1159 XPF-1173 XPF-1187 XPF-1201 [00450] XPF-1132 XPF-1146 XPF-1160 XPF-1174 XPF-1188 XPF-1202 [00451] XPF-1133 XPF-1147 XPF-1161 XPF-1175 XPF-1189 XPF-1203 [00452] XPF-1134 XPF-1148 XPF-1162 XPF-1176 XPF-1190 XPF-1204 A\B [00453] [00454] [00455] [00456] [00457] [00458] XPF-1205 XPF-1219 XPF-1233 XPF-1247 XPF-1261 [00459] XPF-1206 XPF-1220 XPF-1234 XPF-1248 XPF-1262 [00460] XPF-1207 XPF-1221 XPF-1235 XPF-1249 XPF-1263 [00461] XPF-1208 XPF-1222 XPF-1236 XPF-1250 XPF-1264 [00462] XPF-1209 XPF-1223 XPF-1237 XPF-1251 XPF-1265 [00463] XPF-1210 XPF-1224 XPF-1238 XPF-1252 XPF-1266 [00464] XPF-1211 XPF-1225 XPF-1239 XPF-1253 XPF-1267 [00465] XPF-1212 XPF-1226 XPF-1240 XPF-1254 XPF-1268 [00466] XPF-1213 XPF-1227 XPF-1241 XPF-1255 XPF-1269 [00467] XPF-1214 XPF-1228 XPF-1242 XPF-1256 XPF-1270 [00468] XPF-1215 XPF-1229 XPF-1243 XPF-1257 XPF-1271 [00469] XPF-1216 XPF-1230 XPF-1244 XPF-1258 XPF-1272 [00470] XPF-1217 XPF-1231 XPF-1245 XPF-1259 XPF-1273 [00471] XPF-1218 XPF-1232 XPF-1246 XPF-1260 XPF-1274

[0189] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00015 TABLE 15 [00472] A\B [00473] [00474] [00475] [00476] [00477] [00478] XPF-1275 XPF-1289 XPF-1303 XPF-1317 XPF-1331 [00479] XPF-1276 XPF-1290 XPF-1304 XPF-1318 XPF-1332 [00480] XPF-1277 XPF-1291 XPF-1305 XPF-1319 XPF-1333 [00481] XPF-1278 XPF-1292 XPF-1306 XPF-1320 XPF-1334 [00482] XPF-1279 XPF-1293 XPF-1307 XPF-1321 XPF-1335 [00483] XPF-1280 XPF-1294 XPF-1308 XPF-1322 XPF-1336 [00484] XPF-1281 XPF-1295 XPF-1309 XPF-1323 XPF-1337 [00485] XPF-1282 XPF-1296 XPF-1310 XPF-1324 XPF-1338 [00486] XPF-1283 XPF-1297 XPF-1311 XPF-1325 XPF-1339 [00487] XPF-1284 XPF-1298 XPF-1312 XPF-1326 XPF-1340 [00488] XPF-1285 XPF-1299 XPF-1313 XPF-1327 XPF-1341 [00489] XPF-1286 XPF-1300 XPF-1314 XPF-1328 XPF-1342 [00490] XPF-1287 XPF-1301 XPF-1315 XPF-1329 XPF-1343 [00491] XPF-1288 XPF-1302 XPF-1316 XPF-1330 XPF-1344 A\B [00492] [00493] [00494] XPF-1345 XPF-1359 [00495] XPF-1346 XPF-1360 [00496] XPF-1347 XPF-1361 [00497] XPF-1348 XPF-1362 [00498] XPF-1349 XPF-1363 [00499] XPF-1350 XPF-1364 [00500] XPF-1351 XPF-1365 [00501] XPF-1352 XPF-1366 [00502] XPF-1353 XPF-1367 [00503] XPF-1354 XPF-1368 [00504] XPF-1355 XPF-1369 [00505] XPF-1356 XPF-1370 [00506] XPF-1357 XPF-1371 [00507] XPF-1358 XPF-1372

[0190] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00016 TABLE 16 [00508] A\B [00509] [00510] [00511] [00512] [00513] [00514] [00515] [00516] [00517] [00518] [00519] [00520] XPF-1373 XPF-1387 XPF-1401 XPF-1415 XPF-1429 XPF-1443 XPF-1457 XPF-1471 XPF-1485 XPF-1499 XPF-1513 [00521] XPF-1374 XPF-1388 XPF-1402 XPF-1416 XPF-1430 XPF-1444 XPF-1458 XPF-1472 XPF-1486 XPF-1500 XPF-1514 [00522] XPF-1375 XPF-1389 XPF-1403 XPF-1417 XPF-1431 XPF-1445 XPF-1459 XPF-1473 XPF-1487 XPF-1501 XPF-1515 [00523] XPF-1376 XPF-1390 XPF-1404 XPF-1418 XPF-1432 XPF-1446 XPF-1460 XPF-1474 XPF-1488 XPF-1502 XPF-1516 [00524] XPF-1377 XPF-1391 XPF-1405 XPF-1419 XPF-1433 XPF-1447 XPF-1461 XPF-1475 XPF-1489 XPF-1503 XPF-1517 [00525] XPF-1378 XPF-1392 XPF-1406 XPF-1420 XPF-1434 XPF-1448 XPF-1462 XPF-1476 XPF-1490 XPF-1504 XPF-1518 [00526] XPF-1379 XPF-1393 XPF-1407 XPF-1421 XPF-1435 XPF-1449 XPF-1463 XPF-1477 XPF-1491 XPF-1505 XPF-1519 [00527] XPF-1380 XPF-1394 XPF-1408 XPF-1422 XPF-1436 XPF-1450 XPF-1464 XPF-1478 XPF-1492 XPF-1506 XPF-1520 [00528] XPF-1381 XPF-1395 XPF-1409 XPF-1423 XPF-1437 XPF-1451 XPF-1465 XPF-1479 XPF-1493 XPF-1507 XPF-1521 [00529] XPF-1382 XPF-1396 XPF-1410 XPF-1424 XPF-1438 XPF-1452 XPF-1466 XPF-1480 XPF-1494 XPF-1508 XPF-1522 [00530] XPF-1383 XPF-1397 XPF-1411 XPF-1425 XPF-1439 XPF-1453 XPF-1467 XPF-1481 XPF-1495 XPF-1509 XPF-1523 [00531] XPF-1384 XPF-1398 XPF-1412 XPF-1426 XPF-1440 XPF-1454 XPF-1468 XPF-1482 XPF-1496 XPF-1510 XPF-1524 [00532] XPF-1385 XPF-1399 XPF-1413 XPF-1427 XPF-1441 XPF-1455 XPF-1469 XPF-1483 XPF-1497 XPF-1511 XPF-1525 [00533] XPF-1386 XPF-1400 XPF-1414 XPF-1428 XPF-1442 XPF-1456 XPF-1470 XPF-1484 XPF-1498 XPF-1512 XPF-1526

[0191] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00017 TABLE 17 [00534] A\B [00535] [00536] [00537] [00538] [00539] XPF-1527 XPF-1541 XPF-1555 XPF-1569 [00540] XPF-1528 XPF-1542 XPF-1556 XPF-1570 [00541] XPF-1529 XPF-1543 XPF-1557 XPF-1571 [00542] XPF-1530 XPF-1544 XPF-1558 XPF-1572 [00543] XPF-1531 XPF-1545 XPF-1559 XPF-1573 [00544] XPF-1532 XPF-1546 XPF-1560 XPF-1574 [00545] XPF-1533 XPF-1547 XPF-1561 XPF-1575 [00546] XPF-1534 XPF-1548 XPF-1562 XPF-1576 [00547] XPF-1535 XPF-1549 XPF-1563 XPF-1577 [00548] XPF-1536 XPF-1550 XPF-1564 XPF-1578 [00549] XPF-1537 XPF-1551 XPF-1565 XPF-1579 [00550] XPF-1538 XPF-1552 XPF-1566 XPF-1580 [00551] XPF-1539 XPF-1553 XPF-1567 XPF-1581 [00552] XPF-1540 XPF-1554 XPF-1568 XPF-1582 A\B [00553] [00554] [00555] [00556] XPF-1583 XPF-1597 XPF-1611 [00557] XPF-1584 XPF-1598 XPF-1612 [00558] XPF-1585 XPF-1599 XPF-1613 [00559] XPF-1586 XPF-1600 XPF-1614 [00560] XPF-1587 XPF-1601 XPF-1615 [00561] XPF-1588 XPF-1602 XPF-1616 [00562] XPF-1589 XPF-1603 XPF-1617 [00563] XPF-1590 XPF-1604 XPF-1618 [00564] XPF-1591 XPF-1605 XPF-1619 [00565] XPF-1592 XPF-1606 XPF-1620 [00566] XPF-1593 XPF-1607 XPF-1621 [00567] XPF-1594 XPF-1608 XPF-1622 [00568] XPF-1595 XPF-1609 XPF-1623 [00569] XPF-1596 XPF-1610 XPF-1624

[0192] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00018 TABLE 18 [00570] A\B [00571] [00572] [00573] [00574] [00575] XPF-1625 XPF-1639 XPF-1653 XPF-1667 [00576] XPF-1626 XPF-1640 XPF-1654 XPF-1668 [00577] XPF-1627 XPF-1641 XPF-1655 XPF-1669 [00578] XPF-1628 XPF-1642 XPF-1656 XPF-1670 [00579] XPF-1629 XPF-1643 XPF-1657 XPF-1671 [00580] XPF-1630 XPF-1644 XPF-1658 XPF-1672 [00581] XPF-1631 XPF-1645 XPF-1659 XPF-1673 [00582] XPF-1632 XPF-1646 XPF-1660 XPF-1674 [00583] XPF-1633 XPF-1647 XPF-1661 XPF-1675 [00584] XPF-1634 XPF-1648 XPF-1662 XPF-1676 [00585] XPF-1635 XPF-1649 XPF-1663 XPF-1677 [00586] XPF-1636 XPF-1650 XPF-1664 XPF-1678 [00587] XPF-1637 XPF-1651 XPF-1665 XPF-1679 [00588] XPF-1638 XPF-1652 XPF-1666 XPF-1680

[0193] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 19 [00589] A\B [00590] [00591] [00592] [00593] [00594] [00595] [00596] [00597] [00598] [00599] [00600] [00601] XPF-1681 XPF-1695 XPF-1709 XPF-1723 XPF-1737 XPF-1751 XPF-1765 XPF-1779 XPF-1793 XPF-1807 XPF-1821 [00602] XPF-1682 XPF-1696 XPF-1710 XPF-1724 XPF-1738 XPF-1752 XPF-1766 XPF-1780 XPF-1794 XPF-1808 XPF-1822 [00603] XPF-1683 XPF-1697 XPF-1711 XPF-1725 XPF-1739 XPF-1753 XPF-1767 XPF-1781 XPF-1795 XPF-1809 XPF-1823 [00604] XPF-1684 XPF-1698 XPF-1712 XPF-1726 XPF-1740 XPF-1754 XPF-1768 XPF-1782 XPF-1796 XPF-1810 XPF-1824 [00605] XPF-1685 XPF-1699 XPF-1713 XPF-1727 XPF-1741 XPF-1755 XPF-1769 XPF-1783 XPF-1797 XPF-1811 XPF-1825 [00606] XPF-1686 XPF-1700 XPF-1714 XPF-1728 XPF-1742 XPF-1756 XPF-1770 XPF-1784 XPF-1798 XPF-1812 XPF-1826 [00607] XPF-1687 XPF-1701 XPF-1715 XPF-1729 XPF-1743 XPF-1757 XPF-1771 XPF-1785 XPF-1799 XPF-1813 XPF-1827 [00608] XPF-1688 XPF-1702 XPF-1716 XPF-1730 XPF-1744 XPF-1758 XPF-1772 XPF-1786 XPF-1800 XPF-1814 XPF-1828 [00609] XPF-1689 XPF-1703 XPF-1717 XPF-1731 XPF-1745 XPF-1759 XPF-1773 XPF-1787 XPF-1801 XPF-1815 XPF-1829 [00610] XPF-1690 XPF-1704 XPF-1718 XPF-1732 XPF-1746 XPF-1760 XPF-1774 XPF-1788 XPF-1802 XPF-1816 XPF-1830 [00611] XPF-1691 XPF-1705 XPF-1719 XPF-1733 XPF-1747 XPF-1761 XPF-1775 XPF-1789 XPF-1803 XPF-1817 XPF-1831 [00612] XPF-1692 XPF-1706 XPF-1720 XPF-1734 XPF-1748 XPF-1762 XPF-1776 XPF-1790 XPF-1804 XPF-1818 XPF-1832 [00613] XPF-1693 XPF-1707 XPF-1721 XPF-1735 XPF-1749 XPF-1763 XPF-1777 XPF-1791 XPF-1805 XPF-1819 XPF-1833 [00614] XPF-1694 XPF-1708 XPF-1722 XPF-1736 XPF-1750 XPF-1764 XPF-1778 XPF-1792 XPF-1806 XPF-1820 XPF-1834

[0194] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 20 [00615] A\B [00616] [00617] [00618] [00619] [00620] XPF-1835 XPF-1849 XPF-1863 XPF-1877 [00621] XPF-1836 XPF-1850 XPF-1864 XPF-1878 [00622] XPF-1837 XPF-1851 XPF-1865 XPF-1879 [00623] XPF-1838 XPF-1852 XPF-1866 XPF-1880 [00624] XPF-1839 XPF-1853 XPF-1867 XPF-1881 [00625] XPF-1840 XPF-1854 XPF-1868 XPF-1882 [00626] XPF-1841 XPF-1855 XPF-1869 XPF-1883 [00627] XPF-1842 XPF-1856 XPF-1870 XPF-1884 [00628] XPF-1843 XPF-1857 XPF-1871 XPF-1885 [00629] XPF-1844 XPF-1858 XPF-1872 XPF-1886 [00630] XPF-1845 XPF-1859 XPF-1873 XPF-1887 [00631] XPF-1846 XPF-1860 XPF-1874 XPF-1888 [00632] XPF-1847 XPF-1861 XPF-1875 XPF-1889 [00633] XPF-1848 XPF-1862 XPF-1876 XPF-1890 A\B [00634] [00635] [00636] [00637] XPF-1891 XPF-1905 XPF-1919 [00638] XPF-1892 XPF-1906 XPF-1920 [00639] XPF-1893 XPF-1907 XPF-1921 [00640] XPF-1894 XPF-1908 XPF-1922 [00641] XPF-1895 XPF-1909 XPF-1923 [00642] XPF-1896 XPF-1910 XPF-1924 [00643] XPF-1897 XPF-1911 XPF-1925 [00644] XPF-1898 XPF-1912 XPF-1926 [00645] XPF-1899 XPF-1913 XPF-1927 [00646] XPF-1900 XPF-1914 XPF-1928 [00647] XPF-1901 XPF-1915 XPF-1929 [00648] XPF-1902 XPF-1916 XPF-1930 [00649] XPF-1903 XPF-1917 XPF-1931 [00650] XPF-1904 XPF-1918 XPF-1932

[0195] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 21 [00651] A\B [00652] [00653] [00654] [00655] [00656] [00657] [00658] [00659] [00660] [00661] [00662] [00663] XPF-1933 XPF-1947 XPF-1961 XPF-1975 XPF-1989 XPF-2003 XPF-2017 XPF-2031 XPF-2045 XPF-2059 XPF-2073 [00664] XPF-1934 XPF-1948 XPF-1962 XPF-1976 XPF-1990 XPF-2004 XPF-2018 XPF-2032 XPF-2046 XPF-2060 XPF-2074 [00665] XPF-1935 XPF-1949 XPF-1963 XPF-1977 XPF-1991 XPF-2005 XPF-2019 XPF-2033 XPF-2047 XPF-2061 XPF-2075 [00666] XPF-1936 XPF-1950 XPF-1964 XPF-1978 XPF-1992 XPF-2006 XPF-2020 XPF-2034 XPF-2048 XPF-2062 XPF-2076 [00667] XPF-1937 XPF-1951 XPF-1965 XPF-1979 XPF-1993 XPF-2007 XPF-2021 XPF-2035 XPF-2049 XPF-2063 XPF-2077 [00668] XPF-1938 XPF-1952 XPF-1966 XPF-1980 XPF-1994 XPF-2008 XPF-2022 XPF-2036 XPF-2050 XPF-2064 XPF-2078 [00669] XPF-1939 XPF-1953 XPF-1967 XPF-1981 XPF-1995 XPF-2009 XPF-2023 XPF-2037 XPF-2051 XPF-2065 XPF-2079 [00670] XPF-1940 XPF-1954 XPF-1968 XPF-1982 XPF-1996 XPF-2010 XPF-2024 XPF-2038 XPF-2052 XPF-2066 XPF-2080 [00671] XPF-1941 XPF-1955 XPF-1969 XPF-1983 XPF-1997 XPF-2011 XPF-2025 XPF-2039 XPF-2053 XPF-2067 XPF-2081 [00672] XPF-1942 XPF-1956 XPF-1970 XPF-1984 XPF-1998 XPF-2012 XPF-2026 XPF-2040 XPF-2054 XPF-2068 XPF-2082 [00673] XPF-1943 XPF-1957 XPF-1971 XPF-1985 XPF-1999 XPF-2013 XPF-2027 XPF-2041 XPF-2055 XPF-2069 XPF-2083 [00674] XPF-1944 XPF-1958 XPF-1972 XPF-1986 XPF-2000 XPF-2014 XPF-2028 XPF-2042 XPF-2056 XPF-2070 XPF-2084 [00675] XPF-1945 XPF-1959 XPF-1973 XPF-1987 XPF-2001 XPF-2015 XPF-2029 XPF-2043 XPF-2057 XPF-2071 XPF-2085 [00676] XPF-1946 XPF-1960 XPF-1974 XPF-1988 XPF-2002 XPF-2016 XPF-2030 XPF-2044 XPF-2058 XPF-2072 XPF-2086

[0196] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00022 TABLE 22 [00677] A\B [00678] [00679] [00680] [00681] [00682] XPF-2087 XPF-2101 XPF-2115 XPF-2129 [00683] XPF-2088 XPF-2102 XPF-2116 XPF-2130 [00684] XPF-2089 XPF-2103 XPF-2117 XPF-2131 [00685] XPF-2090 XPF-2104 XPF-2118 XPF-2132 [00686] XPF-2091 XPF-2105 XPF-2119 XPF-2133 [00687] XPF-2092 XPF-2106 XPF-2120 XPF-2134 [00688] XPF-2093 XPF-2107 XPF-2121 XPF-2135 [00689] XPF-2094 XPF-2108 XPF-2122 XPF-2136 [00690] XPF-2095 XPF-2109 XPF-2123 XPF-2137 [00691] XPF-2096 XPF-2110 XPF-2124 XPF-2138 [00692] XPF-2097 XPF-2111 XPF-2125 XPF-2139 [00693] XPF-2098 XPF-2112 XPF-2126 XPF-2140 [00694] XPF-2099 XPF-2113 XPF-2127 XPF-2141 [00695] XPF-2100 XPF-2114 XPF-2128 XPF-2142 A\B [00696] [00697] [00698] [00699] XPF-2143 XPF-2157 XPF-2171 [00700] XPF-2144 XPF-2158 XPF-2172 [00701] XPF-2145 XPF-2159 XPF-2173 [00702] XPF-2146 XPF-2160 XPF-2174 [00703] XPF-2147 XPF-2161 XPF-2175 [00704] XPF-2148 XPF-2162 XPF-2176 [00705] XPF-2149 XPF-2163 XPF-2177 [00706] XPF-2150 XPF-2164 XPF-2178 [00707] XPF-2151 XPF-2165 XPF-2179 [00708] XPF-2152 XPF-2166 XPF-2180 [00709] XPF-2153 XPF-2167 XPF-2181 [00710] XPF-2154 XPF-2168 XPF-2182 [00711] XPF-2155 XPF-2169 XPF-2183 [00712] XPF-2156 XPF-2170 XPF-2184

[0197] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00023 TABLE 23 [00713] A\B [00714] [00715] [00716] [00717] [00718] XPF-2185 XPF-2199 XPF-2213 XPF-2227 [00719] XPF-2186 XPF-2200 XPF-2214 XPF-2228 [00720] XPF-2187 XPF-2201 XPF-2215 XPF-2229 [00721] XPF-2188 XPF-2202 XPF-2216 XPF-2230 [00722] XPF-2189 XPF-2203 XPF-2217 XPF-2231 [00723] XPF-2190 XPF-2204 XPF-2218 XPF-2232 [00724] XPF-2191 XPF-2205 XPF-2219 XPF-2233 [00725] XPF-2192 XPF-2206 XPF-2220 XPF-2234 [00726] XPF-2193 XPF-2207 XPF-2221 XPF-2235 [00727] XPF-2194 XPF-2208 XPF-2222 XPF-2236 [00728] XPF-2195 XPF-2209 XPF-2223 XPF-2237 [00729] XPF-2196 XPF-2210 XPF-2224 XPF-2238 [00730] XPF-2197 XPF-2211 XPF-2225 XPF-2239 [00731] XPF-2198 XPF-2212 XPF-2226 XPF-2240

[0198] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates.

TABLE-US-00024 TABLE 24 [00732] A\B [00733] [00734] [00735] [00736] XPF-I-0003 XPF-I-0014 XPF-I-0025 [00737] XPF-I-0001 XPF-I-0015 XPF-I-0026 [00738] XPF-I-0002 XPF-I-0012 XPF-I-0023 [00739] XPF-I-0005 XPF-I-0020 XPF-I-0031 [00740] XPF-I-0041 XPF-I-0043 [00741] XPF-I-0006 XPF-I-0021 XPF-I-0032 [00742] XPF-I-0004 XPF-I-0016 XPF-I-0027

[0199] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates, and intermediates as well as their salts and solvates used for the synthesis of the specifically indicated compounds. Intermediates as such as well as their salts and solvates are also part of the invention, also in the frame of the process of generating the final compounds.

TABLE-US-00025 TABLE 25 A\B [00743] [00744] [00745] [00746] [00747] [00748] [00749] [00750] XPF-I-0007 XPF-I-0022 XPF-I-0033 [00751] [00752] [00753] XPF-I-0010 XPF-I-0017 XPF-I-0028 [00754] XPF-I-0009 XPF-I-0018 XPF-I-0029 [00755] XPF-I-0008 XPF-I-0013 XPF-I-0024 [00756] XPF-I-0011 XPF-I-0019 XPF-I-0030 [00757] XPF-I-0042 XPF-I-0058

[0200] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates, and intermediates as well as their salts and solvates used for the synthesis of the specifically indicated compounds. Intermediates as such as well as their salts and solvates are also part of the invention, also in the frame of the process of generating the final compounds.

TABLE-US-00026 TABLE 26 A\B [00758] [00759] [00760] [00761] [00762] [00763] [00764] XPF-I-0037 XPF-I-0044 XPF-I-0048 XPF-2241 XPF-2255 [00765] XPF-I-0038 XPF-I-0045 XPF-I-0049 XPA-2242 XPF-2245 [00766] [00767] XPF-I-0039 XPF-I-0046 XPF-I-0050 XPF-2243 XPF-2246 [00768] XPF-I-0040 XPF-I-0047 XPF-I-0051 XPF-2244 XPF-2247

[0201] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates, and intermediates as well as their salts and solvates used for the synthesis of the specifically indicated compounds. Intermediates as such as well as their salts and solvates are also part of the invention, also in the frame of the process of generating the final compounds.

TABLE-US-00027 TABLE 27 A\B [00769] [00770] [00771] [00772] [00773] [00774] [00775] [00776] XPF-I-0034 XPF-I-0035 XPF-I-0036 XPF-2248 XPF-2250 XPF-2249 [00777] XPF-2256 XPF-2257 XPF-2258 [00778] [00779] XPF-2259 XPF-2260 [00780] XPF-I-0055 XPF-I-0054 XPF-I-0057 XPF-2252 XPF-2253

[0202] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates, and intermediates as well as their salts and solvates used for the synthesis of the specifically indicated compounds. Intermediates as such as well as their salts and solvates are also part of the invention, also in the frame of the process of generating the final compounds.

TABLE-US-00028 TABLE 28 [00781] A\B [00782] [00783] [00784] [00785] [00786] [00787] XPF-2261 XPF-2262 [00788] XPF-I-0052 XPF-I-0053 XPF-I-0056 XPF-2251 XPF-2254

[0203] The above table constitutes an individualized description of each of the specifically indicated compounds therein as well as their salts and solvates, and intermediates as well as their salts and solvates used for the synthesis of the specifically indicated compounds. Intermediates as such as well as their salts and solvates are also part of the invention, also in the frame of the process of generating the final compounds. Also included are isomers, e.g. enantiomers or diastereomers or mixtures of isomers, salts, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of the compounds listed above.

Further Definitions

[0204] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl” comprises all isomers of the corresponding saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups containing one to twelve carbon atoms; this includes methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, sec-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, iso-pentyl, 2-methylbut-2-yl, 3-methylbut-2-yl, all hexyl-isomers, all heptyl-isomers, all octyl-isomers, all nonyl-isomers, all decyl-isomers, all undecyl-isomers and all dodecyl-isomers.

[0205] The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.12 alkenyl” comprises all isomers of the corresponding unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon groups containing two to twelve carbon atoms linked by (i.e. comprising) one or more double bonds; this includes vinyl, all propenyl-isomers, all butenyl-isomers, all pentenyl-isomers, all hexenyl-isomers, all heptenyl-isomers, all octenyl-isomers, all nonenyl-isomers, all decenyl-isomers, all undecenyl-isomers and all dodecenyl-isomers.

[0206] The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.12 alkynyl” comprises all isomers of the corresponding unsaturated acetylenic hydrocarbon groups containing two to twelve carbon atoms linked by (i.e. comprising) one or more triple bonds; this includes ethynyl, all propynyl-isomers, all butynyl-isomers, all pentynyl-isomers, all hexynyl-isomers, all heptynyl-isomers, all octynyl-isomers, all nonynyl-isomers, all decynyl-isomers, all undecynyl-isomers and all dodecynyl-isomers. The term “alkynyl” also includes compounds having one or more triple bonds and one or more double bonds.

[0207] The term “C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl” comprises the corresponding saturated hydrocarbon groups containing three to eight carbon atoms arranged in a monocyclic ring structure; this includes cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl.

[0208] The term “C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl” comprises the corresponding unsaturated non-aromatic and non-heteroaromatic hydrocarbon groups containing five to eight carbon atoms, of which at least one is sp.sup.3-hybridized, and which are arranged in a monocyclic ring structure and linked by (i.e. comprising) one or more double bonds; this includes all cyclopentenyl-isomers, all cyclohexenyl-isomers, all cycloheptenyl-isomers, all cyclooctenyl-isomers.

[0209] The term “C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl” comprises the corresponding saturated hydrocarbon groups containing five to twelve carbon atoms arranged in a bicyclic ring structure; wherein these bicyclic ring structures include fused, bridged and spiro systems;

[0210] The term “C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl” comprises the corresponding unsaturated non-aromatic and non-heteroaromatic hydrocarbon groups containing seven to twelve carbon atoms arranged in a bicyclic ring structure and linked by (i.e. comprising) one or more double bonds; wherein these bicyclic ring structures include fused, bridged and spiro systems;

[0211] The term “C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl” comprises the corresponding saturated hydrocarbon groups containing eight to fourteen carbon atoms arranged in a tricyclic ring structure; wherein these tricyclic ring structures include fused, bridged and spiro systems;

[0212] The terms “cyclic”, “bicyclic”, “tricyclic”, “cycloalkyl”, “cycloalkenyl”, “bicycloalkyl”, “bicycloalkenyl” and “tricycloalkyl” for R.sup.1 mean that such cyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic residue is directly linked by a chemical bond to the aromatic ring to which R.sup.1 is bound; and wherein the terms “cyclic”, “bicyclic”, “tricyclic”, “cycloalkyl”, “cycloalkenyl”, “bicycloalkyl”, “bicycloalkenyl” and “tricycloalkyl” for a substituent of R.sup.1 mean that such cyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic residue is directly linked by a chemical bond to one of the C-atoms or N-atoms or O-atoms or S-atoms contained in R.sup.1; e.g. “R.sup.1 is cyclohexyl” means that the cyclohexyl residue is linked to the aromatic ring to which R.sup.1 is bound; and “R.sup.1 is methyl and R.sup.1 is substituted with cyclohexyl” means that the resulting —CH.sub.2(cyclohexyl) residue is linked to the aromatic ring to which R.sup.1 is bound.

[0213] In case a carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, N, or S, the number of substituents on the respective heteroatom is adapted according to its valency, e.g. a —CR.sub.2— group may be replaced by a —NR—, —NR.sub.2.sup.+—, —O— or —S— group.

[0214] The term “perhalogenated” relates to the exhaustive halogenation of the carbon scaffold; according residues comprise the corresponding perfluorinated, perchlorinated, perbrominated and periodinated groups. Preferably, the term “perhalogenated” relates to perfluorinated or perchlorinated groups, more preferably to perfluorinated groups.

[0215] The following contains definitions of terms used in this specification. The initial definition provided for a group or term herein applies to that group or term throughout the present specification, individually or as part of another group, unless otherwise indicated.

[0216] The compounds of the present invention may form salts, which are also within the scope of this invention. Reference to a compound of the invention herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated. The term “salt(s)”, as employed herein, denotes acidic and/or basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids and bases. Zwitterions (internal or inner salts) are included within the term “salt(s)” as used herein (and may be formed, for example, where the substituents comprise an acid moiety such as a carboxyl group and an amino group). Also included herein are quaternary ammonium salts such as alkylammonium salts. Salts of the compounds may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium followed by lyophilization.

[0217] Exemplary salts resulting from the addion of acid include acetates (such as those formed with acetic acid or trihaloacetic acid, for example, trifluoroacetic acid), adipates, alginates, ascorbates, aspartates, benzoates, benzenesulfonates, bisulfates, borates, butyrates, citrates, camphorates, camphorsulfonates, cyclopentanepropionates, digluconates, dodecylsulfates, ethanesulfonates, fumarates, glucoheptanoates, glycerophosphates, hemisulfates, heptanoates, hexanoates, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, hydroiodides, chlorates, bromates, iodates, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonates, lactates, maleates, methanesulfonates, 2-naphthalenesulfonates, nicotinates, nitrates, oxalates, pectinates, persulfates, 3-phenylpropionates, phosphates, picrates, pivalates, propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates (such as those formed with sulfuric acid), sulfonates (such as those mentioned herein), tartrates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates such as tosylates, undecanoates, and the like.

[0218] Exemplary salts resulting from the addition of base (formed, for example, where the substituents comprise an acidic moiety such as a carboxyl group) include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as sodium, lithium, and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as benzathines, dicyclohexylamines, hydrabamines, N-methyl-D-glucamines, N-methyl-D-glucamides, tert-butyl amines, and salts with amino acids such as arginine, lysine and the like. The basic nitrogen-containing groups may be quaternized with agents such as lower alkyl halides (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), dialkyl sulfates (e.g. dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates), long chain halides (e.g. decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), aralkyl halides (e.g. benzyl and phenethyl bromides), and others.

[0219] The present invention also includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds described herein. As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refers to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by converting an existing acid or base moiety to its salt form. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present invention include the conventional non-toxic salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present invention can be synthesized from the parent compound which contains a basic or acidic moiety by conventional chemical methods. Generally, such salts can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are preferred. Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17.sup.th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa., 1985, p. 1418 and Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 1977, 66 (2), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0220] The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is employed herein to refer to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

[0221] Furthermore, in the case of the compounds of the invention which contain an asymmetric carbon atom or an atropoisomeric bond, the invention relates to the D form, the L form and D,L mixtures and also, where more than one asymmetric carbon atom or atropoisomeric bond is present, to the diastereomeric forms. Those compounds of the invention which contain asymmetric carbon atoms or atropoisomeric bonds, and which as a rule accrue as racemates, can be separated into the optically active isomers in a known manner, for example using an optically active acid. However, it is also possible to use an optically active starting substance from the outset, with a corresponding optically active or diastereomeric compound then being obtained as the end product.

[0222] Compounds of the invention also include tautomeric forms. Tautomeric forms result from the swapping of a single bond with an adjacent double bond together with the concomitant migration of a proton. Tautomeric forms include prototropic tautomers which are isomeric protonation states having the same empirical formula and total charge. Example prototropic tautomers include ketone-enol pairs, amide-imidic acid pairs, lactam-lactim pairs, amide-imidic acid pairs, enamine-imine pairs, and annular forms where a proton can occupy two or more positions of a heterocyclic system, for example, 1H- and 3H-imidazole, 1H-, 2H- and 4H-1,2,4-triazole, 1H- and 2H-isoindole, and 1H- and 2H-pyrazole. Tautomeric forms can be in equilibrium or sterically locked into one form by appropriate substitution.

[0223] The compounds described herein can be asymmetric (e.g., having one or more stereocenters). All stereoisomers, such as enantiomers and diastereomers, are intended unless otherwise indicated. Compounds of the present invention that contain asymmetrically substituted carbon atoms can be isolated in optically active or racemic forms. Methods on how to prepare optically active forms from optically active starting materials are known in the art, such as by resolution of racemic mixtures or by stereoselective synthesis. Many geometric isomers of olefins, C═N double bonds, and the like can also be present in the compounds described herein, and all such stable isomers are contemplated in the present invention. Cis and trans geometric isomers of the compounds of the present invention are described and may be isolated as a mixture of isomers or as separated isomeric forms.

[0224] Compounds of the invention can also include all isotopes of atoms occurring in the intermediates or final compounds. Isotopes include those atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers. For example, isotopes of hydrogen include tritium and deuterium.

[0225] Also included are solvates and hydrates of the compounds of the invention and solvates and hydrates of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

[0226] The term “compound” as used herein is meant to include all stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, rotamers, and isotopes of the structures depicted, unless otherwise indicated.

[0227] In some embodiments, the compound can be provided as a prodrug. The term “prodrug”, as employed herein, denotes a compound, which, upon administration to a subject, undergoes chemical conversion by metabolic or chemical processes to yield a compound of the invention, or a salt and/or solvate thereof.

[0228] In some embodiments, the compounds of the invention, and salts thereof, are substantially isolated. By “substantially isolated” is meant that the compound is at least partially or substantially separated from the environment in which it was formed or detected. Partial separation can include, for example, a composition enriched in the compound of the invention. Substantial separation can include compositions containing at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 97%, or at least about 99% by weight of the compound of the invention, or salt thereof.

[0229] Pharmaceutical Methods

[0230] The compounds according to the invention have been found to have pharmacologically important properties, which can be used therapeutically. The compounds of the invention can be used alone, in combination with each other or in combination with other active compounds.

[0231] In certain embodiments, compounds of the present invention may exhibit growth inhibiting properties in hyperproliferative processes.

[0232] The antiproliferative activities of compounds falling under formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, were investigated on cells or cell lines originating from a disorder of the haematopoietic system, including the myeloid cell compartment and the lymphoid cell compartment (T-cells and B-cells), the neuroendocrine system, the cervix, the breast, the ovaries, the lung, the gastrointestinal tract, and the mucosal epithelium, as well as from the skin epithelium and from the muscle. To this end, HL-60 cells, NB-4 cells, HH cells, RPMI-8402 cells, TANOUE cells, TT cells, HeLa cells, MDA-MB-231 cells, FU-OV-1 cells, LOU-NH91 cells, 23132/87 cells, CAL-27 cells, BHY cells, SCC-25 cells, A-431 cells, human primary epidermal keratinocytes (HPEK), and C2C12 cells were seeded into 96-well plates suitable for fluorescence assays (CORNING #3598) at following initial cell numbers: 1000 cells per well for HL-60; 1000 cells per well for NB-4; 5000 cells per well for HH; 5000 cells per well for RPMI-8402; 1500 cells per well for TANOUE; 9000 cells per well for TT; 2000 cells per well for HeLa; 3000 cells per well for MDA-MB-231; 3000 cells per well for FU-OV-1; 4000 cells per well for LOU-NH91; 2000 cells per well for 23132/87; 2000 cells per well for CAL-27; 1500 cells per well for BHY; 1500 cells per well for SCC-25; 700 cells per well for A-431; 1000 cells per well for HPEK; 500 cells per well for C2C12. The cells were treated with compounds at indicated final concentrations (diluted from the 1000× stock-solutions in DMSO to a final DMSO concentration of 0.1% v/v in H.sub.2O (Water For Injection, WFI, Fisherscientific #10378939)) or with the empty carrier DMSO at 0.1% v/v as control for 5 days. At day 5 after starting the treatments the cells were subjected to the alamarBlue® Proliferation Assay (Bio-Rad Serotec GmbH, BUF012B) according to the protocol of the manufacturer. The readout was taken with a multi-well plate-reader in the fluorescence mode with applying a filter for excitation at 560 nm (band width 10 nm) and for emission at 590 nm (band width 10 nm). Control treatments for growth inhibition with commercial compounds such as Methotrexate (MTREX) and Resveratrol (RES) were included on every plate.

[0233] The assays were performed in duplicate or more replicates of independent single experiments each containing a six-fold replicate for every condition. For every individual plate, the measured fluorescence intensity values of the conditions with compound treatment were normalized against the corresponding equally weighted arithmetic mean of the fluorescence intensity values of the six DMSO treated control wells in order to obtain the relative values to a baseline level of 1.0.

[0234] Two independent outlier analyses were performed according to the methods by Peirce and Chauvenet (Ross, Journal of Engineering Technology 2003, 1-12). Outliers confirmed by at least one of the methods were excluded from the calculations but not more than one value out of six per compound within a single experiment. The weighted arithmetic mean (here abbreviated as AVE.sub.w) for each compound was calculated from the normalized values over all independent replicates of the single experiments comprising the six replicates each. The corresponding standard deviation for the weighted arithmetic mean was calculated according to the method described by Bronstein et al. (Bronstein, Semendjajew, Musiol, Miihlig, Taschenbuch der Mathematik, 5.sup.th edition 2001 (German), publisher: Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main and Thun) and was combined with the Gauß′ error propagation associated with the performed calculation for the normalization. The resulting standard deviation is herein referred to as “combined standard deviation”.

[0235] In cases with considerable variation in the normalized equally weighted arithmetic means derived from two independent replicates, the number of independent replicates was increased to three or more. In the cases of four or more independent replicates, a second-line outlier analysis was applied on all normalized equally weighted arithmetic means according to the methods by Peirce and Chauvenet as described above.

[0236] In certain embodiments, the compounds of the present invention may be growth inhibitors in hyperproliferative processes, including malignant and non-malignant hyperproliferative processes.

[0237] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of HL-60 cells (human acute myeloid leukemia cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 3. HL-60 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0238] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of HL-60 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0239] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of HL-60 cells. The so far identified HL-60 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00029 TABLE 29 Proliferation assay with HL-60 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9 2 XPF-0064 3 XPF-0065 4 XPF-0429 5 XPF-1602 6 XPF-2250 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 7 XPF-0006 8 XPF-0266 9 XPF-0518 10 XPF-1322 11 XPF-1542 12 XPF-2241 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 13 XPF-0062 14 XPF-0170 15 XPF-0258 16 XPF-0496 17 XPF-1554 18 XPF-2249 19 XPF-2253 0.4 ± 0.1 20 RES Control at 20 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 21 XPF-0014 22 XPF-0434 23 XPF-0454 24 XPF-0469 25 XPF-1162 26 XPF-1325 27 XPF-1588 28 XPF-1624 29 XPF-2246 30 XPF-2248 31 XPF-2252 0.2 ± 0.1 32 RES Control at 40 μM 0.1 ± 0.1 33 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 34 XPF-0042 35 XPF-0070 36 XPF-0174 37 XPF-0182 38 XPF-0202 39 XPF-0210 40 XPF-0230 41 XPF-0476 42 XPF-0504 43 XPF-0630 44 XPF-1190 45 XPF-1196 46 XPF-1330 47 XPF-1596 48 XPF-2242 49 XPF-2243 50 XPF-2244 51 XPF-2245 52 XPF-2247 53 XPF-2251 54 XPF-2254

[0240] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of NB-4 cells (human acute promyelocytic leukemia cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 207. NB-4 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0241] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of NB-4 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0242] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of NB-4 cells. The so far identified NB-4 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00030 TABLE 30 Proliferation assay with NB-4 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 DMSO Baseline control 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 2 XPF-0058 3 XPF-0469 4 XPF-2241 5 XPF-2252 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 6 XPF-0205 7 XPF-1196 8 XPF-1554 9 XPF-1588 10 XPF-1616 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 11 XPF-1162 12 XPF-2248 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 13 XPF-0042 14 XPF-0062 15 XPF-0202 16 XPF-1624 17 XPF-2249 0.1 ± 0.0 18 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.1 ± 0.0 19 RES Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 20 XPF-0057 21 XPF-0070 22 XPF-0169 23 XPF-0174 24 XPF-0182 25 XPF-0210 26 XPF-0230 27 XPF-0426 28 XPF-0434 29 XPF-0454 30 XPF-0476 31 XPF-0504 32 XPF-0630 33 XPF-1190 34 XPF-1322 35 XPF-1325 36 XPF-1330 37 XPF-1596 38 XPF-2242 39 XPF-2243 40 XPF-2244 41 XPF-2245 42 XPF-2246 43 XPF-2247 44 XPF-2251 45 XPF-2254 0.0 ± 0.0 46 RES Control at 40 μM

[0243] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of HH cells (human cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 707. HH cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0244] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of HH cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0245] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of HH cells. The so far identified HH growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00031 TABLE 31 Proliferation assay with HH cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9 2 XPF-0057 3 XPF-0064 4 XPF-0169 5 XPF-0426 6 XPF-0469 7 XPF-1162 8 XPF-1196 9 XPF-2250 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 10 XPF-0230 11 XPF-0454 12 XPF-1322 13 XPF-1554 14 XPF-1588 15 XPF-2249 16 XPF-2253 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 17 XPF-0042 18 XPF-0062 19 XPF-0174 20 XPF-0182 21 XPF-0434 22 XPF-2243 23 XPF-2246 24 XPF-2248 25 XPF-2252 0.6 ± 0.1 26 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 27 XPF-0202 28 XPF-0210 29 XPF-0476 30 XPF-2251 31 XPF-2254 0.4 ± 0.1 32 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.4 ± 0.1 33 RES Control at 40 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 34 XPF-0504 35 XPF-1190 36 XPF-1330 37 XPF-1596 38 XPF-2245 39 XPF-2247 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 40 XPF-0070 41 XPF-0630 42 XPF-2242 43 XPF-2244

[0246] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of RPMI-8402 cells (human T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 290. RPMI-8402 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0247] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of RPMI-8402 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.2.

[0248] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of RPMI-8402 cells. The so far identified RPMI-8402 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00032 TABLE 32 Proliferation assay with RPMI-8402 cells at 20 nM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9 2 XPF-0422 3 XPF-1542 4 XPF-1549 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 5 XPF-0006 6 XPF-0170 7 XPF-0426 8 XPF-0518 9 XPF-1185 10 XPF-1616 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 11 XPF-0065 12 XPF-0205 13 XPF-0429 14 XPF-1325 15 XPF-1624 16 XPF-2241 17 XPF-2246 0.6 ± 0.0 18 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 19 XPF-0062 20 XPF-0169 21 XPF-0174 22 XPF-0258 23 XPF-0266 24 XPF-0454 25 XPF-1162 26 XPF-1196 27 XPF-1322 28 XPF-1554 29 XPF-1588 30 XPF-2243 31 XPF-2248 32 XPF-2250 33 XPF-2253 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 34 XPF-0064 35 XPF-0202 36 XPF-0230 37 XPF-0434 38 XPF-0469 39 XPF-0496 40 XPF-2245 41 XPF-2247 42 XPF-2249 43 XPF-2252 0.1 ± 0.0 44 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.1 ± 0.0 45 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 46 XPF-0042 47 XPF-0070 48 XPF-0182 49 XPF-0210 50 XPF-0476 51 XPF-0504 52 XPF-0630 53 XPF-1190 54 XPF-1330 55 XPF-1596 56 XPF-2242 57 XPF-2244 58 XPF-2251 59 XPF-2254

[0249] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of TANOUE cells (human B cell leukemia cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 399.

[0250] TANOUE cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0251] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of TANOUE cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.2.

[0252] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of TANOUE cells. The so far identified TANOUE growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found.are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00033 TABLE 33 Proliferation assay with TANOUE cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9 2 XPF-0064 3 XPF-0065 4 XPF-0421 5 XPF-0422 6 XPF-0429 7 XPF-1185 8 XPF-1542 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 9 XPF-0006 10 XPF-0170 11 XPF-1325 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 12 XPF-0057 13 XPF-0518 14 XPF-1616 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 15 XPF-0062 16 XPF-0258 17 XPF-1624 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 18 XPF-0169 19 XPF-0266 20 XPF-0426 21 XPF-0469 22 XPF-0496 23 XPF-1588 24 XPF-2241 25 XPF-2243 26 XPF-2246 27 XPF-2248 28 XPF-2250 29 XPF-2253 0.1 ± 0.0 30 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.1 ± 0.0 31 RES Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 32 XPF-0014 33 XPF-0042 34 XPF-0070 35 XPF-0174 36 XPF-0182 37 XPF-0202 38 XPF-0210 39 XPF-0230 40 XPF-0434 41 XPF-0454 42 XPF-0476 43 XPF-0504 44 XPF-0630 45 XPF-1162 46 XPF-1190 47 XPF-1196 48 XPF-1322 49 XPF-1330 50 XPF-1554 51 XPF-1596 52 XPF-2242 53 XPF-2244 54 XPF-2245 55 XPF-2247 56 XPF-2249 57 XPF-2251 58 XPF-2252 59 XPF-2254 0.0 ± 0.0 60 RES Control at 40 μM

[0253] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of TT cells (human medullary thyroid carcinoma cells) obtainable from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the accession number ATCC-CRL-1803. TT cells were cultivated in F-12K medium (Fisherscientific, #11580556, or ATCC, #ATCC-30-2004) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0254] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of TT cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0255] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of TT cells. The so far identified TT growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00034 TABLE 34 Proliferation assay with TT cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 MTREX Control at 20 μM 1.0 ± 0.0  2 DMSO Baseline control 0.9 ± 0.0  3 RES Control at 20 μM 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  4 XPF-0014  5 XPF-0057  6 XPF-1185  7 XPF-1325 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 8 XPF-0496 9 XPF-1330 10 XPF-1554 11 XPF-2241 0.7 ± 0.0 12 RES Control at 40 μM 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 13 XPF-0174 14 XPF-0426 15 XPF-1322 16 XPF-1588 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 17 XPF-0042 18 XPF-0182 19 XPF-0469 20 XPF-2246 21 XPF-2248 22 XPF-2249 23 XPF-2250 24 XPF-2252 25 XPF-2253 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 26 XPF-0062 27 XPF-0169 28 XPF-0202 29 XPF-0230 30 XPF-0454 31 XPF-1190 32 XPF-2243 33 XPF-2254 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 34 XPF-0070 35 XPF-0210 36 XPF-0434 37 XPF-0476 38 XPF-0504 39 XPF-0630 40 XPF-1596 41 XPF-2242 42 XPF-2244 43 XPF-2245 44 XPF-2247 45 XPF-2251

[0256] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of HeLa cells (human cervical adenocarcinoma cells) obtainable from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the accession number ATCC-CCL-2. HeLa cells were cultivated in DMEM medium (Fisherscientific, #11584456) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0257] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of HeLa cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0258] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of HeLa cells. The so far identified HeLa growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00035 TABLE 35 Proliferation assay with HeLa cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.9 ± 0.0  2 RES Control at 20 μM 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  3 XPF-0057 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6  4 XPF-0476  5 XPF-1596 0.4 ± 0.1  6 RES Control at 40 μM 0.4 ± 0.0  7 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2  8 XPF-0070  9 XPF-0630 10 XPF-1190 11 XPF-2242 12 XPF-2244 13 XPF-2254

[0259] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of MDA-MB-231 cells (human breast carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 732. MDA-MB-231 cells were cultivated in Leibovitz's L-15 (no phenol red) medium (Fisherscientific, #11540556) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 0% CO2.

[0260] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of MDA-MB-231 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.2.

[0261] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of MDA-MB-231 cells. The so far identified MDA-MB-231 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00036 TABLE 36 Proliferation assay with MDA-MB-231 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-1182  3 XPF-1546  4 XPF-1616 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  5 XPF-0063  6 XPF-0421  7 XPF-1541 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤0.7  8 XPF-0057  9 XPF-0170 10 XPF-0422 11 XPF-1542 12 XPF-1549 0.6 ± 0.0 13 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.6 ± 0.0 14 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤0.6 15 XPF-0006 16 XPF-0169 17 XPF-0205 18 XPF-0426 19 XPF-0518 20 XPF-1185 21 XPF-2241 22 XPF-2252 23 XPF-2253 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 24 XPF-0014 25 XPF-0062 26 XPF-0065 27 XPF-0174 28 XPF-0230 29 XPF-0258 30 XPF-0429 31 XPF-0434 32 XPF-0454 33 XPF-1162 34 XPF-1196 35 XPF-1325 36 XPF-1554 37 XPF-2243 38 XPF-2246 39 XPF-2248 40 XPF-2250 41 XPF-2254 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 42 XPF-0042 43 XPF-0064 44 XPF-0070 45 XPF-0182 46 XPF-0202 47 XPF-0210 48 XPF-0266 49 XPF-0469 50 XPF-0476 51 XPF-0496 52 XPF-0504 53 XPF-0630 54 XPF-1190 55 XPF-1322 56 XPF-1330 57 XPF-1588 58 XPF-1596 59 XPF-2242 60 XPF-2244 61 XPF-2245 62 XPF-2247 63 XPF-2249 64 XPF-2251

[0262] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of FU-OV-1 cells (human ovarian carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 444. FU-OV-1 cells were cultivated in Ham's F-12/DMEM (1:1) medium (Fisherscientific, #11514436) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) and 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Fisherscientific, #11501871) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0263] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of FU-OV-1 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.10-2.

[0264] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), have been identified as growth inhibitors of FU-OV-1 cells. The so far identified FU-OV-1 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00037 TABLE 37 Proliferation assay with FU-OV-1 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0 1 MTREX Control at 20 μM 1.0 ± 0.0 2 DMSO Baseline control 0.7 ± 0.0 3 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 4 XPF-1325 0.4 ± 0.0 5 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 6 XPF-0630 7 XPF-2242 8 XPF-2244

[0265] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of LOU-NH91 cells (human lung squamous cell carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 393. LOU-NH91 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0266] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of LOU-NH91 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0267] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of LOU-NH91 cells. The so far identified LOU-NH91 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00038 TABLE 38 Proliferation assay with LOU-NH91 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.9 ± 0.1  2 RES Control at 20 μM 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  3 XPF-0202  4 XPF-0266  5 XPF-0422  6 XPF-0454  7 XPF-2248  8 XPF-2252 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  9 XPF-0170 10 XPF-0182 11 XPF-0434 12 XPF-1162 13 XPF-1596 14 XPF-2243 0.7 ± 0.0 15 RES Control at 40 μM 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 16 XPF-2249 0.5 ± 0.1 17 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 18 XPF-0042 19 XPF-2251 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 20 XPF-0210 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 21 XPF-0070 22 XPF-0230 23 XPF-0476 24 XPF-0504 25 XPF-0630 26 XPF-1190 27 XPF-2242 28 XPF-2244 29 XPF-2245 30 XPF-2247

[0268] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of 23132/87 cells (human gastric adenocarcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 201. 23132/87 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0269] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of 23132/87 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0270] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib) respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of 23132/87 cells. The so far identified 23132/87 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00039 TABLE 39 Proliferation assay with 23132/87 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0258  3 XPF-1162  4 XPF-1616  5 XPF-2250  6 XPF-2253 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  7 XPF-0454  8 XPF-2246 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤0.7  9 XPF-0169 10 XPF-0496 0.5 ± 0.1 11 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤0.6 12 XPF-0014 13 XPF-0042 14 XPF-0182 15 XPF-0202 16 XPF-1196 17 XPF-2241 18 XPF-2243 19 XPF-2248 20 XPF-2252 0.3 ± 0.0 21 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 22 XPF-0230 23 XPF-0434 24 XPF-0469 25 XPF-1330 26 XPF-2245 27 XPF-2247 28 XPF-2249 0.2 ± 0.0 29 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 30 XPF-0070 31 XPF-0210 32 XPF-0476 33 XPF-0504 34 XPF-0630 35 XPF-1190 36 XPF-1554 37 XPF-1596 38 XPF-2242 39 XPF-2244 40 XPF-2251 41 XPF-2254

[0271] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of CAL-27 cells (human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 446. CAL-27 cells were cultivated in DMEM medium (Fisherscientific, #11584456) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0272] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of CAL-27 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0273] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of CAL-27 cells. The so far identified CAL-27 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00040 TABLE 40 Proliferation assay with CAL-27 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0006  3 XPF-0258  4 XPF-2250 0.8 ± 0.1  5 RES Control at 20 μM 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  6 XPF-0064  7 XPF-0170  8 XPF-0426  9 XPF-0496 10 XPF-0518 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 11 XPF-0014 12 XPF-0454 13 XPF-0469 14 XPF-2243 15 XPF-2246 16 XPF-2248 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 17 XPF-0057 18 XPF-0062 19 XPF-0169 20 XPF-0266 21 XPF-1322 22 XPF-1325 0.4 ± 0.3 23 RES Control at 40 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 24 XPF-0042 25 XPF-0174 26 XPF-0182 27 XPF-0434 28 XPF-1196 29 XPF-1588 30 XPF-2245 31 XPF-2247 0.1 ± 0.0 32 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 33 XPF-0070 34 XPF-0202 35 XPF-0210 36 XPF-0230 37 XPF-0476 38 XPF-0504 39 XPF-0630 40 XPF-1190 41 XPF-1330 42 XPF-1554 43 XPF-1596 44 XPF-2242 45 XPF-2244 46 XPF-2251 47 XPF-2254

[0274] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of BHY cells (human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 404. BHY cells were cultivated in DMEM medium (Fisherscientific, #11584456) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0275] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of BHY cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0276] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of BHY cells. The so far identified BHY growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00041 TABLE 41 Proliferation assay with BHY cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0266  3 XPF-0426  4 XPF-0454  5 XPF-2249 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  6 XPF-0058  7 XPF-0062  8 XPF-0064  9 XPF-1196 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 10 XPF-0170 11 XPF-0174 0.5 ± 0.1 12 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 13 XPF-0042 14 XPF-0057 15 XPF-0169 16 XPF-0182 17 XPF-0434 18 XPF-1322 19 XPF-1325 20 XPF-1588 21 XPF-2245 0.3 ± 0.0 22 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.3 ± 0.0 23 RES Control at 40 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 24 XPF-0202 25 XPF-0230 26 XPF-1330 27 XPF-1554 28 XPF-2247 29 XPF-2251 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 30 XPF-0070 31 XPF-0210 32 XPF-0476 33 XPF-0504 34 XPF-0630 35 XPF-1190 36 XPF-1596 37 XPF-2242 38 XPF-2244 39 XPF-2254

[0277] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of SCC-25 cells (human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 617. SCC-25 cells were cultivated in Ham's F-12/DMEM (1:1) medium (Fisherscientific, #11514436) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) and 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Fisherscientific, #11501871) at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0278] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of SCC-25 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sub.−2.

[0279] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of SCC-25 cells. The so far identified SCC-25 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00042 TABLE 42 Proliferation assay with SCC-25 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0057  3 XPF-0169  4 XPF-0174  5 XPF-0454  6 XPF-0476  7 XPF-2253 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  8 XPF-0014  9 XPF-0042 10 XPF-0496 11 XPF-1196 12 XPF-2252 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 13 XPF-0202 14 XPF-0469 15 XPF-1588 0.5 ± 0.1 16 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.4 ± 0.1 17 RES Control at 20 μM 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 18 XPF-1322 19 XPF-2249 0.1 ± 0.0 20 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 21 XPF-0070 22 XPF-0182 23 XPF-0210 24 XPF-0230 25 XPF-0504 26 XPF-0630 27 XPF-1190 28 XPF-1325 29 XPF-1596 30 XPF-2242 31 XPF-2244 32 XPF-2245 33 XPF-2247 34 XPF-2251 35 XPF-2254

[0280] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of A-431 cells (human epidermoid squamous cell carcinoma cells) obtainable from the Cell Lines Service GmbH (CLS) under the accession number 300112. A-431 cells were cultivated in DMEM medium (Fisherscientific, #11584456) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0281] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of A-431 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0282] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of A-431 cells. The so far identified A-431 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00043 TABLE 43 Proliferation assay with A-431 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0058  3 XPF-0258  4 XPF-1616 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  5 XPF-0006  6 XPF-0014  7 XPF-0496  8 XPF-1542  9 XPF-1624 10 XPF-2243 11 XPF-2245 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 12 XPF-0266 13 XPF-0434 14 XPF-1330 15 XPF-1588 16 XPF-2247 17 XPF-2248 0.6 ± 0.1 18 RES Control at 20 μM 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 19 XPF-0057 20 XPF-0062 21 XPF-0064 22 XPF-0169 23 XPF-0469 24 XPF-1196 25 XPF-1322 26 XPF-1325 27 XPF-2252 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 28 XPF-0042 29 XPF-0174 30 XPF-2249 0.2 ± 0.1 31 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.2 ± 0.0 32 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 33 XPF-0070 34 XPF-0182 35 XPF-0202 36 XPF-0210 37 XPF-0230 38 XPF-0476 39 XPF-0504 40 XPF-0630 41 XPF-1190 42 XPF-1554 43 XPF-1596 44 XPF-2242 45 XPF-2244 46 XPF-2251 47 XPF-2254

[0283] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of human epidermal keratinocyte progenitors, (HPEKp, pooled), obtainable from CELLnTEC Advanced Cell Systems AG under the accession number HPEKp. HPEKp cells were cultivated in CnT-Prime epithelial culture medium (CELLnTEC, #CnT-PR, a fully defined, low calcium formulation, completely free of animal or human-derived components) without addition of further components at 37° C. and 5% CO.sub.2.

[0284] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of HPEKp cells, if—at a reference concentration of 10 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.−2.

[0285] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of HPEKp cells. The so far identified HPEKp growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed in Error! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00044 TABLE 44 Proliferation assay with HPEKp cells at 10 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.9 ± 0.0  2 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  3 XPF-0065  4 XPF-1616 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8  5 XPF-0422  6 XPF-1178  7 XPF-1624 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7  8 XPF-1546 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6  9 XPF-0058 10 XPF-0258 11 XPF-0421 12 XPF-1541 13 XPF-1542 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 14 XPF-0518 0.2 ± 0.0 15 RES Control at 20 μM 0.2 ± 0.0 16 RES Control at 40 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 17 XPF-0014 18 XPF-0042 19 XPF-0057 20 XPF-0062 21 XPF-0064 22 XPF-0070 23 XPF-0169 24 XPF-0170 25 XPF-0174 26 XPF-0182 27 XPF-0202 28 XPF-0210 29 XPF-0230 30 XPF-0266 31 XPF-0426 32 XPF-0434 33 XPF-0454 34 XPF-0469 35 XPF-0476 36 XPF-0496 37 XPF-0504 38 XPF-0630 39 XPF-1162 40 XPF-1190 41 XPF-1196 42 XPF-1322 43 XPF-1330 44 XPF-1554 45 XPF-1588 46 XPF-1596 47 XPF-2241 48 XPF-2242 49 XPF-2243 50 XPF-2244 51 XPF-2245 52 XPF-2246 53 XPF-2247 54 XPF-2248 55 XPF-2249 56 XPF-2250 57 XPF-2251 58 XPF-2252 59 XPF-2253 60 XPF-2254

[0286] In one embodiment, several compounds of the invention were found to inhibit the growth of C2C12 cells (murine myoblast cells) obtainable from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under the accession number ACC 565. C2C12 cells were cultivated in RPMI 1640 medium (Fisherscientific, #11554526) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Fisherscientific, #15517589) at 37° C. and 5% CO2.

[0287] A compound is considered as a growth inhibitor of C2C12 cells, if—at a reference concentration of 20 μM—the weighted arithmetic mean of the normalized fluorescence intensity values after addition of the corresponding combined standard deviation amounts to 0.9 or lower, in particular to 0.8 or lower, 0.7 or lower, 0.6 or lower, 0.4 or lower, and 0.2 or lower, relative to the overall basis level of 1.0. The overall basis level was calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of all normalized values from the DMSO control measurements in analogy to the calculations performed for the test-compounds. The corresponding combined standard deviation for the DMSO values amounts to less than 1.Math.10.sup.2.

[0288] According to the method described above, several molecules falling under the scope of the compounds herein defined in formula (Ia) and (Ib), respectively, have been identified as growth inhibitors of C2C12 cells. The so far identified C2C12 growth inhibitors relate to the compounds listed inError! Reference source not found. The entries of Error! Reference source not found. are categorized by the corresponding weighted arithmetic means of the compounds without consideration of the respective standard deviations, hence falling into the activity ranges as indicated.

TABLE-US-00045 TABLE 45 Proliferation assay with C2C12 cells at 20 μM Activity Range Entry Compound No. Specification 1.0 ± 0.0  1 DMSO Baseline control 0.8 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.9  2 XPF-0064  3 XPF-0174  4 XPF-0454  5 XPF-0469  6 XPF-1196  7 XPF-2241  8 XPF-2243  9 XPF-2248 10 XPF-2250 0.8 ± 0.0 11 RES Control at 20 μM 0.7 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.8 12 XPF-0062 13 XPF-0434 0.6 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.7 14 XPF-1322 15 XPF-2249 0.4 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.6 16 XPF-0006 17 XPF-0202 18 XPF-1190 19 XPF-1325 20 XPF-1330 21 XPF-2253 0.2 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.4 22 XPF-0210 0.2 ± 0.1 23 RES Control at 40 μM 0.1 ± 0.0 24 MTREX Control at 20 μM 0.0 < AVE.sub.w ≤ 0.2 25 XPF-0070 26 XPF-0182 27 XPF-0230 28 XPF-0476 29 XPF-0504 30 XPF-0630 31 XPF-1596 32 XPF-2242 33 XPF-2244 34 XPF-2245 35 XPF-2247 36 XPF-2251 37 XPF-2252 38 XPF-2254

[0289] In one aspect, the present invention relates to the treatment of skin, skin appendages, mucosa, mucosal appendages, cornea, and all kinds of epithelial tissue. The term “skin” relates to tissue including epidermis and dermis. The term “mucosa” relates to mucous and submucous tissues including oral mucosa, nasal mucosa, ocular mucosa, mucosa of the ear, respiratory mucosa, genital mucosa, urothelial mucosa, anal mucosa and rectal mucosa. The term “appendages” relates to tissue including hair follicles, hair, fingernails, toenails and glands including sebaceous glands, sweat glands, e.g. apocrine or eccrine sweat glands and mammary glands.

[0290] In one embodiment, the present invention relates to treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and pre-cancerous lesions, such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), sebaceous gland carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma, cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, dermatofibrosarcoma, actinic keratosis (AK) or Bowen's disease (BD), and cancer and pre-cancerous lesions of other squamous epithelia e.g. cutaneous SCC, lung SCC, head and neck SCC, oral SCC, tongue SCC, esophageal SCC, cervical SCC, periocular SCC, SCC of the thyroid, SCC of the penis, SCC of the vagina, SCC of the prostate and SCC of the bladder.

[0291] In a further embodiment, the present invention relates to the treatment of skin and mucosal disorders with cornification defects (keratoses) and/or abnormal keratinocyte proliferation, such as Psoriasis, Darier's disease, Lichen planus, Lupus erythematosus, Ichthyosis or Verruca vulgaris (senilis).

[0292] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of skin and mucosal diseases, and skin and mucosal cancer each related to and/or caused by viral infections, such as warts, and warts related to HPV (human papilloma virus), papillomas, HPV-related papillomas, papillomatoses and HPV-related papillomatoses, e.g. Verruca (plantar warts), Verruca plana (flat warts/plane warts), Verruca filiformis (filiform warts), mosaic warts, periungual warts, subungual warts, oral warts, genital warts, fibroepithelial papilloma, intracanalicular papilloma, intraductal papilloma, inverted papilloma, basal cell papilloma, squamous papilloma, cutaneous papilloma, fibrovasular papilloma, plexus papilloma, nasal papilloma, pharyngeal papilloma, Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides, Papillomatosis cutis lymphostatica, Papillomatosis confluens et reticularis or laryngeal papillomatosis (respiratory papillomatosis), Herpes-related diseases, e.g. Herpes labialis, Herpes genitalis, Herpes zoster, Herpes corneae or Kaposi's sarcoma and HPV-related cancer of the cervix, vulva, penis, vagina, anus, oropharynx, tongue and oral cavity.

[0293] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

[0294] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of acne.

[0295] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of wounds of the skin, wherein the process of wound healing is accelerated.

[0296] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of cancer related to and/or caused by viral infections, i.e. oncoviral infections, e.g. cancer related to HBV- and HCV (hepatitis virus B and C) such as liver cancer, cancer related to EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) such as Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and stomach cancer, cancer related to HPV (human papilloma virus) such as cervical cancer, cancer related to HHV (human herpes virus) such as Kaposi's sarcoma, and cancer related to HTLV (human T-lymphotrophic virus) such as T-cell leukemia and T-cell lymphoma.

[0297] A further aspect of the present invention relates to the treatment of immune system-related disorders. The term “immune system-related disorders” as used herein applies to a pathological condition of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system, in particular a pathological condition of immune cells belonging to the inate or adaptive immune system.

[0298] Examples are diseases of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system, such as malignancies of the myeloid lineage including acute and chronic forms of leukemia, e.g. chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL); or malignancies of the lymphoid lineage including acute and chronic forms of leukemia and lymphoma, e.g. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), pre-T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pre-T-ALL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) including T-cell-CLL (T-CLL) and B-cell-CLL (B-CLL), prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL) including T-cell-PLL (T-PLL) and B-cell-PLL (B-PLL), B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pre-B-ALL), cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma or multiple myeloma; or acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid mixed lineage leukemia with MLL gene translocation.

[0299] A further aspect of the present invention relates to the therapeutic use in immune system-related applications. The term “immune system-related application” as used herein applies to the intervention into proliferation, differentiation and/or activation of cell lineages of the haematopoietic system including the haematologic system in order to modulate an immune response (immune modulation). The term “immune system-related application” as used herein also applies to the intervention into the cellular and non-cellular microenvironment of sites of action of immune cells in order to support and/or enable immune cells in their performance. In particular, the interventions as here defined with the term “immune system-related application” relate to immune cells belonging to the inate or adaptive immune system.

[0300] Thus, the compounds of the invention may be used in immunotherapy, alone or together with other immunotherapeutic methods or compounds, as immunologic adjuvant, e.g. as vaccine adjuvant, or as adjuvant for immunotherapy. The term “immunotherapy” as used herein applies to activation-immunotherapy in patients without immune deficiency or with acquired or congenital immune deficiency, and as immune recovery to enhance the functionality of the immune system in the response against pathogens or pathologically transformed endogenous cells, such as cancer cells.

[0301] The term “other immunotherapy methods” as used herein applies to vaccinations, antibody treatment, cytokine therapy, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune response-stimulating drugs, as well as to autologous transplantations of genetically modified or non-modified immune cells, which may be stimulated with intercellular signals, or signaling molecules, or antigens, or antibodies, i.e. adoptive immune-cell transfer.

[0302] The method of use of the present invention in immune system-related applications and other immunotherapy methods relates to the use in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo, respectively.

[0303] Specific examples are activation and/or enhancement of activation of peripheral T-lymphocytes, including T-helper cells and cytotoxic T-cells, in order to amplify an immune response, particularly the stimulation of proliferation and/or production and/or secretion of cytokines and/or cytotoxic agents upon antigen recognition in order to amplify an immune response; and the activation and/or enhancement of activation of B-lymphocytes in order to amplify an immune response, particularly the stimulation of proliferation and/or antibody production and/or secretion; and the enhancement of an immune response through augmentation of the number of specific immune-cell subtypes, by regulation of differentiation and/or cell fate decision during immune-cell development, as for example to regulate, particularly to augment the number of immune cells belonging to the T- and B-cell lineage, including marginal zone B-cells, cytotoxic T-cells or T-helper (Th) subsets in particular Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T-cells; or the use as immunologic adjuvant such as vaccine adjuvant.

[0304] A still further aspect of the invention relates to the treatment of muscular diseases including diseases of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.

[0305] In one embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of muscular dystrophies (MD).

[0306] Specific examples are Duchenne MD, Becker MD, congenital MD, Limb-Girdle MD, facioscapulohumeral MD, Emery-Dreifuss MD, distal MD, myotonic MD or oculopharyngeal MD.

[0307] In a further embodiment, the invention relates to the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders of the muscle, including myoblastoma, rhabdomyoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma, as well as muscle hyperplasia and muscle hypertrophy.

[0308] In a further embodiment, the compounds of the invention may be used for muscle regeneration after pathologic muscle degeneration or atrophy, e.g. caused by traumata, caused by muscle ischemia or caused by inflammation, in aging-related muscle-atrophy or in disease-related muscle atrophy such as myositis and fibromyositis or poliomyelitis.

[0309] A still further aspect relates to the treatment of disorders of the neuroendocrine system such as cancer of the neuroendocrine system, comprising neuroendocrine small cell carcinomas, neuroendocrine large cell carcinomas and carcinoid tumors, e.g. of the brain, thyroid, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, liver, esophagus, and lung, such as neuroendocrine tumor of the pituitary gland, neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal gland, medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), C-cell hyperplasia, anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), parathyroid adenoma, intrathyroidal nodules, insular carcinoma, hyalinizing trabecular neoplasm, paraganglioma, lung carcinoid tumors, neuroblastoma, gastrointestinal carcinoid, Goblet-cell carcinoid, pancreatic carcinoid, gastrinoma, glucagenoma, somatostatinoma, VIPoma, insulinoma, non-functional islet cell tumor, multiple endocrine neoplasia type-1, or pulmonary carcinoid.

[0310] A still further aspect relates to the treatment of disorders of the lung such as cancer of the lung, comprising small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including lung squamous cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma and lung large cell carcinoma.

[0311] A still further aspect relates to the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, cancers or pre-cancerous lesions of the brain, pancreas, breast, ovaries, liver, thyroid, genitourinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, and endothelial tissue, including glioma, mixed glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, ependymoma, anaplastic ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, subependymoma, brain stem glioma, optic nerve glioma, and forebrain tumors, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, pancreatic pseudopapillary neoplasm, pancreatic intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm, pancreatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, pancreatoblastoma and pancreatic intraepithelial neoplesia, hepatocellular carcinoma, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer, cervical cancer, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and hormone receptor-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer and angiosarcoma.

[0312] The method of use of the present invention relates to the use in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo, respectively.

[0313] As used herein, the term “treating” or “treatment” refers to one or more of (1) inhibiting the disease; for example, inhibiting a disease, condition or disorder in an individual who is experiencing or displaying the pathology or symptomatology of the disease, condition or disorder (i.e., arresting further development of the pathology and/or symptomatology); and (2) ameliorating the disease; for example, ameliorating a disease, condition or disorder in an individual who is experiencing or displaying the pathology or symptomatology of the disease, condition or disorder (i.e., reversing the pathology and/or symptomatology) such as decreasing the severity of disease; and (3) slowing down disease progression. The term “treating” also encompasses post-treatment care.

[0314] In some embodiments, administration of a compound of the invention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is effective in preventing the disease; for example, preventing a disease, condition or disorder in an individual who may be predisposed to the disease, condition or disorder but does not yet experience or display the pathology or symptomatology of the disease.

[0315] The compounds of the invention may be used in human and veterinary medicine, which includes the treatment of companion animals, e.g. horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, fishes e.g. koi, birds e.g. falcon; and livestock, e.g. cattle, poultry, pig, sheep, goat, donkey, yak and camel.

[0316] Pharmaceutical Compositions

[0317] The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in medicine, e.g. in human or veterinary medicine. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

[0318] An effective dose of the compounds according to the invention, or their salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof is used, in addition to physiologically acceptable carriers, diluents and/or adjuvants for producing a pharmaceutical composition. The dose of the active compounds can vary depending on the route of administration, the age and weight of the patient, the nature and severity of the diseases to be treated, and similar factors. The daily dose can be given as a single dose, which is to be administered once, or be subdivided into two or more daily doses, and is as a rule 0.001-2000 mg. Particular preference is given to administering daily doses of 0.1-500 mg, e.g. 0.1-100 mg.

[0319] Suitable administration forms are topical or systemical including enteral, oral, rectal, and parenteral, as infusion and injection, intravenous, intra-arterial, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intracardial, epidural, intracerebral, intracerebroventricular, intraosseous, intra-articular, intraocular, intravitreal, intrathecal, intravaginal, intracavernous, intravesical, subcutaneous, intradermal, transdermal, transmucosal, inhalative, intranasal, buccal, sublingual and intralesional preparations. Particular preference is given to using oral, parenteral, e.g. intravenous or intramuscular, intranasal preparations, e.g. dry powder or sublingual, of the compounds according to the invention. The customary galenic preparation forms, such as tablets, sugar-coated tablets, capsules, dispersible powders, granulates, aqueous solutions, alcohol-containing aqueous solutions, aqueous or oily suspensions, gels, hydrogels, ointments, creams, lotions, shampoos, lip balms, mouthwashs, foams, pastes, tinctures, dermal patches and tapes, forms in occlusion or in combination with time release drug delivery systems, with electrophoretic dermal delivery systems including implants and devices, and with jet injectors, liposome and transfersome vesicles, vapors, sprays, syrups, juices or drops and eye drops, can be used. Solid medicinal forms can comprise inert components and carrier substances, such as calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactose, starch, mannitol, alginates, gelatine, guar gum, magnesium stearate, aluminium stearate, methyl cellulose, talc, highly dispersed silicic acids, silicone oil, higher molecular weight fatty acids, (such as stearic acid), gelatine, agar agar or vegetable or animal fats and oils, or solid high molecular weight polymers (such as polyethylene glycol); preparations which are suitable for oral administration can comprise additional flavourings and/or sweetening agents, if desired.

[0320] Liquid medicinal forms can be sterilized and/or, where appropriate, comprise auxiliary substances, such as preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, penetrating agents, emulsifiers, spreading agents, solubilizers, salts, sugars or sugar alcohols for regulating the osmotic pressure or for buffering, and/or viscosity regulators. Examples of such additives are tartrate and citrate buffers, ethanol and sequestering agents (such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and its non-toxic salts). High molecular weight polymers, such as liquid polyethylene oxides, microcrystalline celluloses, carboxymethyl celluloses, polyvinylpyrrolidones, dextrans or gelatine, are suitable for regulating the viscosity. Examples of solid carrier substances are starch, lactose, mannitol, methyl cellulose, talc, highly dispersed silicic acids, high molecular weight fatty acids (such as stearic acid), gelatine, agar agar, calcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, animal and vegetable fats, and solid high molecular weight polymers, such as polyethylene glycol.

[0321] Oily suspensions for parenteral or topical applications can be vegetable, synthetic or semisynthetic oils, such as liquid fatty acid esters having in each case from 8 to 22 C atoms in the fatty acid chains, for example palmitic acid, lauric acid, tridecanoic acid, margaric acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, myristic acid, behenic acid, pentadecanoic acid, linoleic acid, elaidic acid, brasidic acid, erucic acid or oleic acid, which are esterified with monohydric to trihydric alcohols having from 1 to 6 C atoms, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol or their isomers, glycol or glycerol. Examples of such fatty acid esters are commercially available miglyols, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate, PEG 6-capric acid, caprylic/capric acid esters of saturated fatty alcohols, polyoxyethylene glycerol trioleates, ethyl oleate, waxy fatty acid esters, such as artificial ducktail gland fat, coconut fatty acid isopropyl ester, oleyl oleate, decyl oleate, ethyl lactate, dibutyl phthalate, diisopropyl adipate, polyol fatty acid esters, inter alia. Silicone oils of differing viscosity, or fatty alcohols, such as isotridecyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, cetylstearyl alcohol or oleyl alcohol, or fatty acids, such as oleic acid, are also suitable. It is furthermore possible to use vegetable oils, such as castor oil, almond oil, olive oil, sesame oil, cotton seed oil, groundnut oil or soybean oil.

[0322] Suitable solvents, gelatinizing agents and solubilizers are water or water-miscible solvents. Examples of suitable substances are alcohols, such as ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, polyethylene glycols, phthalates, adipates, propylene glycol, glycerol, di- or tripropylene glycol, waxes, methyl cellosolve, cellosolve, esters, morpholines, dioxane, dimethyl sulphoxide, dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexanone, etc.

[0323] Cellulose ethers which can dissolve or swell both in water or in organic solvents, such as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose or ethyl cellulose, or soluble starches, can be used as film-forming agents.

[0324] Mixtures of gelatinizing agents and film-forming agents are also perfectly possible. In this case, use is made, in particular, of ionic macromolecules such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid and their salts, sodium amylopectin semiglycolate, alginic acid or propylene glycol alginate as the sodium salt, gum arabic, xanthan gum, guar gum or carrageenan. The following can be used as additional formulation aids: glycerol, paraffin of differing viscosity, triethanolamine, collagen, allantoin and novantisolic acid. Use of surfactants, emulsifiers or wetting agents, for example of Na lauryl sulphate, fatty alcohol ether sulphates, di-Na-N-lauryl-β-iminodipropionate, polyethoxylated castor oil or sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbates (e.g. Tween), cetyl alcohol, lecithin, glycerol monostearate, polyoxyethylene stearate, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride or mono-/dialkylpolyglycol ether orthophosphoric acid monoethanolamine salts can also be required for the formulation. Stabilizers, such as montmorillonites or colloidal silicic acids, for stabilizing emulsions or preventing the breakdown of active substances such as antioxidants, for example tocopherols or butylhydroxyanisole, or preservatives, such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters, can likewise be used for preparing the desired formulations.

[0325] Preparations for parenteral administration can be present in separate dose unit forms, such as ampoules or vials. Use is preferably made of solutions of the active compound, preferably aqueous solution and, in particular, isotonic solutions and also suspensions. These injection forms can be made available as ready-to-use preparations or only be prepared directly before use, by mixing the active compound, for example the lyophilisate, where appropriate containing other solid carrier substances, with the desired solvent or suspending agent.

[0326] Intranasal preparations can be present as aqueous or oily solutions or as aqueous or oily suspensions. They can also be present as lyophilisates which are prepared before use using the suitable solvent or suspending agent.

[0327] Inhalable preparations can present as powders, solutions or suspensions. Preferably, inhalable preparations are in the form of powders, e.g. as a mixture of the active ingredient with a suitable formulation aid such as lactose.

[0328] The preparations are produced, aliquoted and sealed under the customary antimicrobial and aseptic conditions.

[0329] As indicated above, the compounds of the invention may be administered as a combination therapy, as sequence therapy or as simultaneous combination therapy, with further active agents, e.g. therapeutically active compounds useful in the treatment of the above indicated disorders.

[0330] These therapeutically active compounds may include but are not limited to chemotherapeutic agents such as nucleoside and nucleobase analogs, e.g. Cytarabin, Gemcitabine, Azathioprine, Mercaptopurine, Fluorouracil, Thioguanine, Azacitidine, Capecitabine, Doxifluridine; such as platinum-based drugs, e.g. Cisplatin, Oxaliplatin, Carboplatin and Nedaplatin; such as anthracyclines, e.g. Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Valrubicin, Idarubicin, Daunorubicin, Sabarubicin, Pixantrone and Mitoxantrone; such as peptide antibiotics, e.g. Actinomycin and Bleomycin; such as alkylating agents e.g. Mechlorethamine, Chlorambucil, Melphalan, Nitrosoureas, Dacarbazine, Temozolomide and Cyclophosphamide; such as antimitotic agents including taxanes and vinca alkaloids, e.g. Docetaxel, Paclitaxel, Abraxane, Cabazitaxel, Vinblastine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine and Vincristine; such as topoisomerase inhibitors, e.g. Irinotecan, Topotecan, Teniposide and Etoposide; such as other cytostatic agents e.g. Hydroxyurea and Methotrexate; such as proteasome inhibitors, e.g Bortezomib, Ixazomib; and other targeted therapeutic agents such as kinase inhibitors, cell cycle inhibitors, regulators i.e. inhibitors and activators of signaling pathways including growth factor signaling, cytokine signaling, NF-kappaB signaling, AP1 signaling, JAK/STAT signaling, EGFR signaling, TGF-beta signaling, Notch signaling, Wnt signaling, Hedgehog signaling, hormone and nuclear receptor signaling, e.g. Erlotinib, Lapatinib, Dasatinib, Imatinib, Afatinib, Vemurafenib, Dabrafenib, Nilotinib, Cetuximab, Trametinib, Palbociclib, Cobimetinib, Cabozantinib, Pegaptanib, Crizotinib, Olaparib, Panitumumab, Cabozantinib, Ponatinib, Regorafenib, Entrectinib, Ranibizumab, Ibrutinib, Trastuzumab, Rituximab, Alemtuzumab, Gefitinib, Bevacizumab, Lenvatinib, Bosutinib, Axitinib, Pazopanib, Everolimus, Temsirolimus, Ruxolitinib, Tofacitinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Aflibercept, Vandetanib; Vismodegib and Sonidegib; retinoids such as retinol, tretinoin, isotretinoin, alitretinoin, bexarotene, tazarotene, acitretin, adapalene and etretinate; hormone signaling modulators including estrogen receptor modulators, androgen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors e.g. Raloxifene, Tamoxifen, Fulvestrant, Lasofoxifene, Toremifene, Bicalutamide, Flutamide, Anastrozole, Letrozole and Exemestane; histone deacetylase inhibitors, e.g. Vorinostat, Romidepsin, Panobinostat, Belinostat and Chidamide; and Ingenol mebutate; Valproic acid, Resveratrol, hesperetin, chrysin, phenethyl isothiocyanate, thiocoraline; N-methylhemeanthidine chloride; and immune response modulating agents including immune checkpoint inhibitors e.g. Imiquimod, Ipilimumab, Atezolizumab, Ofatumumab, Rituximab, Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab; and anti-inflammatory agents including glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, e.g. cortisol-based preparations, Dexamethason, Betamethason, Prednisone, Prednisolone, Methylprednisolone, Triamcinolon-hexacetonid, Mometasonfuroat, Clobetasolpropionat, acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid and other salicylates, Diflunisal, Ibuprofen, Dexibuprofen, Naproxen, Fenoprofen, Ketoprofen, Dexketoprofen, Loxoprofen, Flurbiprofen, Oxaprozin, Indomethacin, Ketorolac, Tolmetin, Diclofenac, Etodolac, Aceclofenac, Nabumetone, Sulindac, Mefenamic acid, Meclofenamic acid, Flufenamic acid, Tolfenamic acid, Celecoxib, Parecoxib, Etoricoxib and Firocoxib; and ACE inhibitors; and beta-blockers; and myostatin inhibitors; and PDE-5 inhibitors; and antihistamines. For a combination therapy, the active ingredients may be formulated as compositions containing several active ingredients in a single dose form and/or as kits containing individual active ingredients in separate dose forms. The active ingredients used in combination therapy may be co-administered or administered separately.

[0331] The compounds of the invention may be administered as antibody-drug conjugates.

[0332] The compounds of the invention may be administered in combination with surgery, cryotherapy, electrodessication, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, laser therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy, antisense therapy, cell-based transplantation therapy, stem cell therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy.

[0333] Chemical Synthesis

Abbreviations

[0334] Ac Acetyl

[0335] aq Aqueous

[0336] BRSM Based on Recovered Starting Material (yield)

[0337] Bu Butyl

[0338] DCE 1,2-dichloroethane

[0339] DCM Dichloromethane

[0340] DIBAL-H Diisobutylaluminium hydride

[0341] DMF N,N-dimethylformamide

[0342] DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide

[0343] equiv equivalent

[0344] ESI Electron Spray Ionization

[0345] Et Ethyl

[0346] Me Methyl

[0347] Ms Methylsulfonyl

[0348] mol % mole percent

[0349] NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

[0350] PE Petroleum Ether

[0351] PTSA p-Toluenesulfonic acid

[0352] sat Saturated

[0353] TBAF Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride

[0354] THF Tetrahydrofuran

[0355] TMS Trimethylsilyl

[0356] UV Ultraviolet

General Considerations

[0357] The compounds listed in Table 46 and Table 47 have been identified by TLC using pre-coated silica TLC sheets and common organic solvents such as petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, methanol, toluene, triethylamine or acetic acid as eluent, preferably as binary or tertiary solvent mixtures thereof. UV light at a wavelength of 254 or 366 nm, and/or common staining solutions such as phosphomolybdic acid, potassium permanganate, or ninhydrin were used to visualize the compounds. Reactions were also monitered for completion this way. Reactions were run under inert atmosphere unless otherwise stated. Dry solvents were used wherever required. All reactions were stirred using a stir plate and magnetic stir bar.

[0358] The compounds listed in Table 46 have furthermore been identified by mass spectrometry using formic acid in the mobile phase for detection of positive ions, while no additive was used for negative ions. Ammonium Carbonate was used if the molecule was difficult to ionize in negative mode. Representative compounds and those which showed poor ionization in mass spectrometry were also identified by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (Table 47). Chemical shifts (6) were reported in parts per million (ppm) relative to residual solvent peaks rounded to the nearest 0.01 ppm for proton and 0.1 ppm for carbon (ref.: CHCl.sub.3 [.sup.1H: 7.26 ppm, .sup.13C: 77.2 ppm], DMSO [.sup.1H: 2.50 ppm, .sup.13C: 39.5 ppm]). Coupling constants (J) were reported in Hz to the nearest 0.1 Hz. Peak multiplicity was indicated as follows: s (singlet), d (doublet), t (triplet), q (quartet), hept (heptet), m (multiplet), and br (broad).

[0359] Synthesis of Described Compounds

[0360] The aforementioned compounds of the invention falling under the scope of formula I can be synthesized and purified by those persons skilled in the art and are preferably synthesized according to the general procedures (A to I) mentioned herein as illustrated in Scheme 1.

##STR00789## [0361] A) To the corresponding mono or bisubstituted phenol (1.0-1.5 equiv) and 4-alkyl ester halo(hetero)aryl (1 equiv), dissolved in DMSO (0.5 M) under argon and stirring, was added K.sub.2CO.sub.3 (1.5 equiv) and the mixture was either stirred at room temperature or heated between 40° C. and 160° C. until full conversion. The mixture was allowed to return to room temperature and was partitioned between an organic solvent, preferably petroleum ether and water. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with NaOH (aq, 2M) followed by Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt, DCM/MeOH or petroleum ether/AcOEt/NEt.sub.3) to yield the desired bi(hetero)aryl ether ethyl ester. [0362] B) The corresponding bis(hetero)aryl ether alkyl ester (1 equiv) was dissolved in dry THF (0.2 M) under argon and stirring and the resulting solution was cooled to 0° C. with an ice bath. DIBAL-H (2.5 equiv, 1.2 M in toluene) was then added dropwise and the mixture left to stir at that temperature till full conversion. The reaction was quenched via the Fieser method, filtered, concentrated under vacuum and the residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired alcohol. [0363] C) Depending on the scale and substrate, either of these procedures were used. [0364] To the corresponding alcohol (1 equiv), dissolved in DCM (0.2 M) under vigorous stirring, was added MnO.sub.2 (2-4 equiv). The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature or 40° C. till full conversion. The reaction was then diluted with AcOEt, filtered over celite and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired aldehyde. [0365] To the corresponding alcohol (1 equiv), dissolved in DCM or DMSO (0.2 M) under vigorous stirring, was added Dess Martin Periodinane (1.2 equiv). The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature till full conversion. The solution was diluted in AcOEt and quenched with aq. sat. NaHCO.sub.3 and the phases seperated. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired aldehyde. [0366] To a solution of oxalyl chloride (2 equiv) in DCM (0.2 M) at −78° C. was added dry DMSO (4 equiv) and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. A solution in DCM (0.2 M) of the corresponding alcohol (1 equiv) was then added followed by freshly distilled NEt.sub.3 (8 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hour before being slowly returned to room temperature. The solution was diluted in AcOEt and quenched with aq HCl 1 M and the phases seperated. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired aldehyde. [0367] In some cases the desired aldehyde proved unstable and was used directly without characterisation in follow-up steps after quick purification using the indicated methods. [0368] D) To the corresponding aldehyde (1 equiv), dissolved in dry THF (0.2 M) at 0° C. under argon and stirring, was added either TMSCF.sub.3 (2 equiv) followed by TBAF (1 mol %) to obtain the corresponding CF.sub.3 bearing secondary alcohol or a Grignard reagent (2 equiv) to obtain the corresponding secondary alkyl alcohol. In both cases, the resulting solution was left to stir at that temperature till full conversion. HCl aq (2.5 M) was then added and the reaction left to stir for a further hour. The reaction was then partitioned between AcOEt and water. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired secondary alcohol. [0369] E) To a stirred solution of the corresponding secondary alcohol (1 equiv) in chloroform (0.2 M) at 0° C. was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (1.5 equiv). After completion of the reaction, it was partitioned between AcOEt and NaHCO.sub.3 aq sat. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired ketone. [0370] F) To a stirred solution of the corresponding ketone (1 equiv) in ethanol or methanol (0.2 M) was added the (hydroxyl)amine (1.2-40 equiv) followed by, either a catalytic amount of PTSA in the case of aliphatic amines, or a base (2.5-40 equiv) in the case of hydroxylamines. The reaction was then refluxed for 24-72 h. After this time, either Celite was added and the volatiles evaporated under vacuum, or the reaction was then partitioned between AcOEt and HCl aq (1 M), the aqueous layer extracted twice more and the combined organic phases washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. In both cases, the residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired imines. [0371] G) To a stirred solution of the corresponding alcohol (1 equiv) in DMF (0.2 M), at 0° C. under argon and stirring, was added trimethylamine (2 equiv) followed by mesyl chloride (1.2 equiv). The reaction was then stirred for 24 h before being partitioned between AcOEt and H.sub.2O. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired mesylate. [0372] H) To the corresponding ketone (1 equiv), dissolved in dry THF (0.2 M) at 0° C. under argon and stirring, was added either TMSCF.sub.3 (1.3 equiv) followed by TBAF (1 mol %) to obtain the corresponding di-CF.sub.3 alcohol or a Grignard reagent (2 equiv) to obtain the corresponding tertiary alcohol. In both cases, the resulting solution was left to stir at that temperature till full conversion. In the first case, after completion, more TBAF (10 mol %) was added followed by water (5.6 equiv) and the reaction left to stir for a further hour. In both cases, the reaction was then partitioned between AcOEt and HCl aq (1 M). The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired tertiary alcohol. [0373] I) To the corresponding 4-substituted phenol (1-2 equiv) and 4-substituted bromoaryl (1-2.5 equiv), dissolved in DMF (0.2 M), was added Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3 (2 equiv), CuI (10 mol %) and tBuXPos (20 mol %). The mixture was degassed using the freeze-pump-thaw method, placed under argon, vigorously stirred and refluxed (165° C.) for 72 h. The mixture was allowed to return to room temperature and was partitioned between petroleum ether and NaOH aq (2 M). The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield the desired bisaryl ether.

[0374] Analytical Data

[0375] The following compounds were synthetized according to the aforementioned protocols and characterized via mass spectrometry (Table 46) or NMR (Table 47).

TABLE-US-00046 TABLE 46 Compound m/z Ion m/z Ion No. Formula [ESI.sup.+] [ESI.sup.+] [ESI.sup.−] [ESI.sup.−] Procedure XPF-0006 C.sub.20H.sub.24O.sub.2 279.2 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0014 C.sub.24H.sub.28O.sub.2 331.6 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0042 C.sub.26H.sub.30O.sub.2 357.3 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0057 C.sub.18H.sub.19F.sub.3O.sub.2 307.2 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0058 C.sub.18H.sub.19F.sub.3O.sub.2 307.1 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0062 C.sub.20H.sub.21F.sub.3O.sub.2 333.2 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0063 C.sub.19H.sub.19F.sub.3O.sub.3 335.2 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0064 C.sub.20H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.2 366.3 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-0065 C.sub.18H.sub.18F.sub.3NO.sub.3 354.5 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-0070 C.sub.24H.sub.25F.sub.3O.sub.2 385.3 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-0169 C.sub.19H.sub.21F.sub.3O.sub.2 321.2 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0170 C.sub.19H.sub.21F.sub.3O.sub.2 321.1 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0174 C.sub.21H.sub.23F.sub.3O.sub.2 347.3 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0182 C.sub.25H.sub.27F.sub.3O.sub.2 399.3 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0202 C.sub.23H.sub.25F.sub.3O.sub.2 373.3 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0205 C.sub.21H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.3 394.6 [M + H].sup.+ H XPF-0210 C.sub.27H.sub.29F.sub.3O.sub.2 425.3 [M − OH].sup.+ H XPF-0230 C.sub.21H.sub.20F.sub.6O.sub.2 417.13 [M − H].sup.− H XPF-0258 C.sub.20H.sub.22O.sub.2 295.2 [M + H].sup.+ E XPF-0266 C.sub.24H.sub.26O.sub.2 347.6 [M + H].sup.+ E XPF-0421 C.sub.18H.sub.17F.sub.3O.sub.2 321.11 [M − H].sup.− E XPF-0422 C.sub.18H.sub.17F.sub.3O.sub.2 321.11 [M − H].sup.− E XPF-0426 C.sub.20H.sub.19F.sub.3O.sub.2 374.13 [M − H].sup.− E XPF-0429 C.sub.18H.sub.16F.sub.3NO.sub.3 352.50/370.55 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-0434 C.sub.24H.sub.23F.sub.3O.sub.2 399.16 [M − H].sup.− E XPF-0454 C.sub.21H.sub.22F.sub.3NO 362.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-0469 C.sub.20H.sub.20F.sub.3NO.sub.2 364.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-0476 C.sub.24H.sub.24F.sub.3NO.sub.2 416.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-0496 C.sub.21H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.2 378.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-0518 C.sub.26H.sub.27F.sub.3O 411.2 [M − H].sup.− 1 XPF-0630 C.sub.24H.sub.224F.sub.4O.sub.2 404.3 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-1162 C.sub.25H.sub.29NO.sub.2 376.4 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-1178 C.sub.17H.sub.18F.sub.3NO.sub.2 326.2 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-1182 C.sub.19H.sub.20F.sub.3NO.sub.2 352.3 [M + H].sup.+ 350.32 [M − H].sup.− D XPF-1185 C.sub.17H.sub.17F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.3 355.5 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-1190 C.sub.23H.sub.24F.sub.3NO.sub.2 404.3 [M + H].sup.+ D XPF-1196 C.sub.20H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.4S 430.2 [M + H].sup.+ G XPF-1322 C.sub.22H.sub.24F.sub.3NO.sub.2 392.3 [M + H].sup.+ H XPF-1325 C.sub.20H.sub.21F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.3 395.6 [M + H].sup.+ H XPF-1330 C.sub.26H.sub.28F.sub.3NO.sub.2 444.3 [M + H].sup.+ H XPF-1541 C.sub.17H.sub.16F.sub.3NO.sub.2 324.17/342.19 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-1542 C.sub.17H.sub.16F.sub.3NO.sub.2 342.19/324.16 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-1546 C.sub.19H.sub.18F.sub.3NO.sub.2 350.22/368.24 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-1549 C.sub.17H.sub.15F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.3 353.50/371.56 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-1554 C.sub.23H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.2 402.29/420.3  [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-1588 C.sub.19H.sub.19F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 365.3 [M + H].sup.+ 363.33 [M − H].sup.− F XPF-1596 C.sub.23H.sub.23F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 417.3 [M + H].sup.+ 415.31 [M − H].sup.− F XPF-1602 C.sub.20H.sub.21F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 379.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-1616 C.sub.20H.sub.21F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 379.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-1624 C.sub.24H.sub.25F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 431.3 [M + H].sup.+ F XPF-2248 C.sub.21H.sub.23F.sub.3O.sub.2 347.5 [M − OH].sup.+ D XPF-2249 C.sub.21H.sub.22F.sub.3NO.sub.2 376.58 [M − H].sup.− F XPF-2251 C.sub.22H.sub.23F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 405.6 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-2252 C.sub.24H.sub.26F.sub.3NO.sub.2 418.7 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-2253 C.sub.24H.sub.24F.sub.3NO.sub.2 416.66/434.66 [M + H].sup.+/[M + H.sub.3O].sup.+ E XPF-2254 C.sub.22H.sub.21F.sub.3N.sub.2O.sub.2 421.7 [M + H.sub.30].sup.+ E XPF-I-0001 C.sub.19H.sub.22O.sub.3 299.2 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0002 C.sub.21H.sub.24O.sub.3 325.3 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0003 C.sub.19H.sub.22O.sub.3 299.2 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0004 C.sub.25H.sub.28O.sub.3 377.4 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0005 C.sub.20H.sub.22O.sub.4 327.2 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0006 C.sub.21H.sub.25NO.sub.3 340.4 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0007 C.sub.25H.sub.27FO.sub.3 395.3 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0008 C.sub.20H.sub.23NO.sub.3 326.3 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0009 C.sub.18H.sub.21NO.sub.3 300.2 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0010 C.sub.18H.sub.21NO.sub.3 300.2 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0011 C.sub.24H.sub.27NO.sub.3 378.3 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0012 C.sub.19H.sub.22O.sub.2 265.1 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0013 C.sub.18H.sub.21NO.sub.2 284.1 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0014 C.sub.17H.sub.20O.sub.2 239.2 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0015 C.sub.17H.sub.20O.sub.2 239.2 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0016 C.sub.23H.sub.26O.sub.2 317.2 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0017 C.sub.16H.sub.19NO.sub.2 258.1 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0018 C.sub.16H.sub.19NO.sub.2 258.1 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0019 C.sub.22H.sub.25NO.sub.2 336.3 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0020 C.sub.18H.sub.20O.sub.3 267.1 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0021 C.sub.19H.sub.23NO.sub.2 298.2 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0022 C.sub.23H.sub.25FO.sub.2 335.2 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0023 C.sub.19H.sub.20O.sub.2 281.2 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0024 C.sub.18H.sub.19NO.sub.2 282.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0025 C.sub.17H.sub.18O.sub.2 255.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0026 C.sub.17H.sub.18O.sub.2 255.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0027 C.sub.23H.sub.24O.sub.2 333.3 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0028 C.sub.16H.sub.17NO.sub.2 256.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0029 C.sub.16H.sub.17NO.sub.2 256.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0030 C.sub.22H.sub.23NO.sub.2 334.3 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0031 C.sub.18H.sub.18O.sub.3 283.1 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0032 C.sub.18H.sub.21NO.sub.2 296.2 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0033 C.sub.23H.sub.23FO.sub.2 351.3 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0035 C.sub.20H.sub.24O.sub.2 296.5 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0037 C.sub.21H.sub.23ClO.sub.3 359.6 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0038 C.sub.25H.sub.27ClO.sub.3 411.6 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0039 C.sub.21H.sub.23BrO.sub.3 403.56/405.55 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0041 C.sub.19H.sub.21NO.sub.4 328.5 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0042 C.sub.18H.sub.20N.sub.2O.sub.4 329.5 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0043 C.sub.17H.sub.19NO.sub.3 286.4 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0044 C.sub.19H.sub.21ClO.sub.2 299.4 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0045 C.sub.23H.sub.25ClO.sub.2 351.6 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0046 C.sub.19H.sub.21BrO.sub.2 343.45/354.43 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0047 C.sub.23H.sub.25BrO.sub.2 395.56/397.55 [M − OH].sup.+ B XPF-I-0052 C.sub.22H.sub.24N.sub.2O.sub.3 365.6 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0053 C.sub.21H.sub.24N.sub.2O.sub.2 337.6 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0054 C.sub.23H.sub.27NO.sub.2 350.6 [M + H].sup.+ B XPF-I-0055 C.sub.24H.sub.27NO.sub.3 378.6 [M + H].sup.+ A XPF-I-0056 C.sub.21H.sub.22N.sub.2O.sub.2 335.6 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0057 C.sub.23H.sub.25NO.sub.2 348.6 [M + H].sup.+ C XPF-I-0058 C.sub.16H.sub.18N.sub.2O.sub.3 287.4 [M + H].sup.+ B

TABLE-US-00047 TABLE 47 Com- Pro- pound ce- No. Formula .sup.1H-NMR dure XPF- 0504 C.sub.25H.sub.26F.sub.3NO.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO) δ 7.56- 7.36 (m, 4H), 7.10-7.00 (m, 4H), F 3.33 (s, 3H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.88 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 6H), 1.75 (t, J = 3.1 Hz, 6H). XPF- 2241 C.sub.20H.sub.20ClF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.35 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 2.2 D Hz, 1H), 7.02 (dd, J = 8.4, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.92-6.85 (m, 3H), 4.93 (q, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 2.43 (s, 1H), 1.89-1.64 (m, 5H), 1.38-1.12 (m, 5H). XPF- 2242 C.sub.24H.sub.24ClF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.46- 7.38 (m, 3H), 7.24 (dd, J = 8.6, 2.3 D Hz, 1H), 7.00 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.98-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.00 (q, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 2.50 (s, 1H), 2.12 (s, 3H), 1.90 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.85-1.69 (m, 6H). XPF- 2243 C.sub.20H.sub.20BrF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.48 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.5 D Hz, 2H), 7.13 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.98-6.92 (m, 3H), 5.00 (q, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 2.49 (s, 1H), 1.93-1.69 (m, 5H), 1.47-1.18 (m, 5H). XPF- 2244 C.sub.24H.sub.24BrF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.55-7.51 (m, 1H), 7.35 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, D 2H), 7.25-7.17 (m, 1H), 6.90 (dd, J = 8.7, 6.8 Hz, 3H), 4.93 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 2.04 (s, 3H), 1.88-1.79 (m, 6H), 1.70 (q, J = 12.4 Hz, 6H). XPF- 2245 C.sub.24H.sub.22ClF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.08-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.47 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, E 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.00-6.94 (m, 2H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.92 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.79 (q, J = 12.5 Hz, 6H). XPF- 2246 C.sub.20H.sub.18BrF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.05 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.51 (d, J = 2.1 E Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.01- 6.95 (m, 2H), 2.53 (s, 1H), 1.95-1.72 (m, 5H), 1.48-1.18 (m, 5H). XPF- 2247 C.sub.24H.sub.22BrF.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.10-7.99 (m, 2H), 7.63 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, E 1H), 7.36 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.02-6.94 (m, 2H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.92 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.79 (q, J = 12.7 Hz, 6H). XPF- 2250 C.sub.21H.sub.21F.sub.3O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.00-7.92 (m, 2H), 7.06 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, E 1H), 7.01 (dd, J = 8.2, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (t, J =8.8 Hz, 3H), 2.50-2.36 (m, 1H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.88-1.65 (m, 5H), 1.43-1.12 (m, 5H). XPF-I- 0034 C.sub.22H.sub.26O.sub.3 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.00-7.92 (m, 2H), 7.10 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, A 1H), 7.04 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.91-6.83 (m, 3H), 4.35 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.54-2.40 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 1.95-1.70 (m, 5H), 1.46- 1.18 (m, 8H). XPF-I- 0036 C.sub.20H.sub.22O.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 9.90 (s, 1H), 7.84-7.78 (m, 2H), 7.12 (d, J = C 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.09-7.04 (m, 1H), 6.98- 6.93 (m, 2H), 6.92 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 2.55-2.41 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 1.95-1.70 (m, 5H), 1.50- 1.17 (m, 5H). XPF-I- 0040 C.sub.25H.sub.27BrO.sub.3 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.05-7.95 (m, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, A 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 6.95-6.87 (m, 2H), 4.35 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.12 (s, 3H), 1.91 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.78 (q, J = 12.5 Hz, 6H), 1.38 (d, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H). XPF-I- 0048 C.sub.19H.sub.19ClO.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 9.85 (s, 1H), 7.81-7.73 (m, 2H), 7.28 (dd, C J = 9.8, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.10-7.04 (m, 1H), 6.99 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (dd, J = 6.8,1.9 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (s, 1H), 1.89-1.64 (m, 6H), 1.37-1.11 (m, 6H). XPF-I- 0049 C.sub.23H.sub.23ClO.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 9.92 (s, 1H), 7.88-7.80 (m, 2H), 7.46 (d, J = C 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (dd, J = 8.6, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.02-6.94 (m, 2H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.92 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.78 (q, J = 12.6 Hz, 6H). XPF-I- 0050 C.sub.19H.sub.19BrO.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 9.92 (s, 1H), 7.89-7.80 (m, 2H), 7.50 (d, J = C 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.01-6.95 (m, 2H), 2.52 (s, 1H), 1.99-1.70 (m, 5H), 1.48-1.17 (m, 5H). XPF-I- 0051 C.sub.23H.sub.23BrO.sub.2 .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 9.92 (s, 1H), 7.88-7.81 (m, 2H), 7.62 (d, J = C 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.02-6.97 (m, 2H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.91 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.78 (q, J = 12.7 Hz, 6H).

[0376] For illustrative purposes the synthesis and characterisation of the following examples are described in detail.

XPF-0062: 1-(4-(4-cyclohexylphenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol

[0377] ##STR00790##

[0378] To 4-(4-cyclohexylphenoxy)benzaldehyde (1.84 g, 6.55 mmol, 1 equiv), dissolved in dry THF (26.2 mL, 0.2 M) at 0° C. under argon and stirring, was added TMSCF.sub.3 (1.93 mL, 13.1 mmol, 2 equiv) followed by TBAF (65 μL, 66 μmol, 1 mol %). The resulting solution was left to stir at that temperature till full conversion. HCl aq (2.5 M) was then added and the reaction left to stir for a further hour. The reaction was then partitioned between AcOEt and water. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield 2.13 g of 1-(4-(4-cyclohexylphenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol (93%).

[0379] MS: m/z [M-OH].sup.+, calc for [C.sub.20H.sub.20F.sub.3O].sup.+=333.14; found 333.19

[0380] .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.41 (dt, J=9.0, 0.6 Hz, 2H), 7.23-7.16 (m, 2H), 7.04-6.91 (m, 4H), 5.00 (qd, J=6.7, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 2.61-2.37 (m, 2H), 1.99-1.67 (m, 5H), 1.50-1.19 (m, 5H).

[0381] .sup.13C-NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 159.1, 154.2, 143.9, 128.9, 128.1, 128.0, 124.3 (q, J=282.0 Hz), 119.4, 118.1, 72.47 (q, J=32.2 Hz), 43.9, 34.6, 26.9, 26.1.

XPF-0434: 1-(4-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one

[0382] ##STR00791##

[0383] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol (750 mg, 1.86 mmol, 1 equiv) in chloroform (9.3 mL, 0.2 M) at 0° C. was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (1.03 g, 2.42 mmol, 1.5 equiv). After completion of the reaction, it was partitioned between AcOEt and NaHCO.sub.3 aq sat. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield 647 mg of 1-(4-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one (87%).

[0384] MS: m/z [M+H].sup.+, calc for [C.sub.24H.sub.21F.sub.3O.sub.2].sup.+=399.16; found 399.16

[0385] .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.10-7.89 (m, 2H), 7.44-7.25 (m, 2H), 7.02-6.86 (m, 4H), 2.05 (p, J=3.1 Hz, 3H), 1.86 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 6H), 1.80-1.60 (m, 6H).

[0386] .sup.13C-NMR (75 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 179.1 (q, J=31 Hz), 164.6, 152.0, 148.7, 132.7 (q, J=2.3 Hz), 126.7, 123.9 (q, J=291 Hz), 120.2, 117.1, 43.3, 36.7, 36.1, 28.9.

XPF-1330: 1-(6-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)pyridin-3-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol

[0387] ##STR00792##

[0388] To 1-(6-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)pyridin-3-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one (52 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1 equiv), dissolved in dry THF (0.8 mL, 0.16M) at 0° C. under argon and stirring, was added cyclopropyl magnesium bromide (0.6 mL, 0.26 mmol, 2 equiv, 0.4 M solution in THF). The resulting solution was left to stir at that temperature till full conversion. After completion, the reaction was partitioned between AcOEt and HCl aq (1 M). The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield 43 mg of 1-(6-(4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenoxy)pyridin-3-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol (75%).

[0389] MS: m/z [M+H].sup.+, calc for [C.sub.26H.sub.29F.sub.3NO.sub.2].sup.+.sub.=444.21; found 444.30

[0390] .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.38 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (dd, J=8.7, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.17-6.96 (m, 3H), 6.23 (s, 1H), 2.08 (q, J=3.1 Hz, 3H), 1.89 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 6H), 1.79-1.62 (m, 7H), 0.87-0.72 (m, 1H), 0.64-0.48 (m, 1H), 0.40 (tdd, J=9.1, 5.9, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 0.27 (dtd, J=9.5, 5.9, 4.2 Hz, 1H).

[0391] .sup.13C-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 163.6, 151.7, 147.7, 146.5, 139.3, 130.4, 126.3, 121.3, 110.7, 73.68 (d, J=27.6 Hz), 43.1, 36.5, 35.9, 28.7, 14.8, 1.6. (one remaining CF.sub.3 group not visible due to relaxation times)

XPF-2249: 1-(4-(4-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one oxime

[0392] ##STR00793##

[0393] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(4-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one (50 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 equiv) in methanol (0.7 mL, 0.2 M) was added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (11.5 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.2 equiv) followed by sodium acetate (34 mg, 0.41 mmol, 3 equiv). The reaction was then refluxed for 24 h before being partitioned between AcOEt and HCl aq (1 M). The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield 38 mg of 1-(4-(4-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenoxy)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one oxime (73%).

[0394] MS: m/z [M−H].sup.−, calc for [C.sub.21H.sub.21F.sub.3NO.sub.2].sup.+=376.15; found 376.58

[0395] .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 8.56 (brs, 0.3H), 8.54 (s, 0.7H), 7.56-7.47 (m, 1.5H), 7.45-7.38 (m, 0.5H), 7.15-7.06 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.98-6.85 (m, 3H), 2.49 (tt, J=11.5, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.18 (s, 2H), 2.17 (s, 1H), 1.96-1.80 (m, 4H), 1.80-1.72 (m, 1H), 1.49-1.33 (m, 4H), 1.33-1.19 (m, 1H).

[0396] .sup.13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 160.33, 160.22, 151.08, 150.93, 145.01, 144.93, 130.59, 130.07, 130.01, 125.62, 120.71, 120.58, 118.96, 116.36, 116.22, 44.02, 34.63, 26.92, 26.16, 16.22.

XPF-0518: 1-(4-(4-(1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl)-phenoxy)phenyl)adamantine

[0397] ##STR00794##

[0398] To 4-(adamantan-1-yl)phenol (137 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv) and 1-bromo-4-(1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl)benzene (106 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1 equiv), dissolved in DMF (1.6 mL, 0.2 M), was added Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3 (260 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2 equiv), CuI (7.6 mg, 40 μmol, 10 mol %) and tBuXPos (34 mg, 80 μmol, 20 mol %). The mixture was degassed using the freeze, pump, thaw method, placed under argon, vigorously stirred and refluxed (165° C.) for 72 h. The mixture was allowed to return to room temperature and was partitioned between petroleum ether and NaOH aq. 2 M. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more and the combined organic phases were then washed with Brine, dried over Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was then purified by flash chromatography (SiO.sub.2, gradient petroleum ether/AcOEt) to yield 120 mg of 1-(4-(4-(1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl)-phenoxy)phenyl)adamantine (72%).

[0399] MS: calc for [C.sub.26H.sub.26F.sub.3O].sup.+=411.19; found 411.20

[0400] .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ 7.43-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.03-6.91 (m, 4H), 2.18-2.04 (m, 3H), 1.95-1.88 (m, 6H), 1.86-1.68 (m, 6H), 1.38-1.30 (m, 2H), 1.05-0.97 (m, 2H).

[0401] .sup.13C-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 157.9, 154.2, 146.9, 132.6, 130.3, 126.2, 126.42 (q, J=273.5 Hz) 118.9, 118.0, 43.3, 36.8, 35.9, 27.5 (q, J=33.3 Hz), 9.81 (q, J=2.3 Hz).

[0402] A compound according to general formula (I) as defined herein or a salt or solvate thereof:

##STR00795##

[0403] R.sup.1=C.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.4-C.sub.12 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —OC.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, —OC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, —OC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —OC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, —OC.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, —OC.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, —OC.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, —OC.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, —OC.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —SC.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, —SC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, —SC.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably —SC.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, —SC.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, —SC.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, —SC.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, —SC.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, —SC.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, —NHR.sup.9 or —NR.sup.9R.sup.10 wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are independently from each other selected from: C.sub.1-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.12 preferably C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, or wherein R.sup.9 can form a ring structure together with R.sup.10 wherein the said ring structure including the N-atom is selected from three to eight membered cyclic structures or five to twelve membered bicyclic structures and wherein all said ring structures can additionally contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from 0, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom contained in the ring structure, and particularly wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least twice the number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N;

[0404] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, ═O, C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.8 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —OC.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl such as —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), —NH(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl) such as —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl);

[0405] wherein when an alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residue contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 is substituted with one or more substituents being ═O, such substitution with ═O cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O, S═O and N═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0406] wherein all cyclic structures, bicyclic structures and tricyclic structures including cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, ═O, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —CH.sub.3, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl), —NH(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl) such as —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl)(C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl);

[0407] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least twice the number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, and wherein such replacement additionally cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O, S═O and N═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0408] wherein all cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such a replacement results in residues that contain at least the same number of C atoms than heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N;

[0409] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated;

[0410] wherein bicyclic and tricyclic residues include fused, bridged and spiro systems; R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are independently from each other selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, —CH.sub.2(C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0411] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.5 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH and —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.5 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such replacement cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O and S═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0412] X.sup.1-X.sup.4 are independently from each other selected from N, CR.sup.11, CR.sup.12, CR.sup.13, CR.sup.14;

[0413] R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are independently from each other selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, —CH.sub.2(C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl), linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0414] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH and —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and cycloalkyl residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.11-R.sup.14 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom, and wherein such replacement cannot result in one of the groups selected from C═O and S═O directly bound to an aromatic ring;

[0415] wherein R.sup.11-R.sup.14 are preferably selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —OCF.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, —C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —NH.sub.2, —CN, —CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3, —OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, —CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, —CH.sub.2OH, —NO.sub.2, —CH.sub.2—N-morpholinyl;

[0416] R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from —H, —F, —CH.sub.3; or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound and wherein the cyclic residue is C.sub.3 cycloalkyl;

[0417] R.sup.8 is selected from —H, C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, —F, —CF.sub.3 and aromatic and heteroaromatic residues preferably six-membered aromatic cycles and five to six membered heteroaromatic cycles;

[0418] wherein said aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 can optionally be linked through a C.sub.1 alkylene or a C.sub.2 alkylene linker to the carbon atom to which R.sup.8 is bound;

[0419] wherein all aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0420] wherein all heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom;

[0421] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl residues contained in the definition of R.sup.8 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH and —NH.sub.2;

[0422] wherein R.sup.8 is preferably —H, —F, —CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.3—CF.sub.3, —C.sub.6H.sub.5;

[0423] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definitions of R.sup.2-R.sup.8 and R.sup.11-R.sup.14 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated;

[0424] Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are selected from the following groups:

##STR00796##

[0425] wherein Z.sup.1 is selected from —H, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, oxiranyl, N-methyl-aziridinyl, thiiranyl, —N.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, and wherein Z.sup.2 is independently selected from linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2CF.sub.3, —OS(O).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.4CH.sub.3, —CN and —OR.sup.15 (general formula Ia), wherein R.sup.15 is selected from —H, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.8 preferably C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.6 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.12 bicycloalkyl, C.sub.7-C.sub.12 bicycloalkenyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.14 tricycloalkyl, and aromatic and heteroaromatic residues preferably five- to six-membered aromatic cycles and five to six membered heteroaromatic cycles;

[0426] and wherein bicyclic and tricyclic residues include fused, bridged and spiro systems;

[0427] wherein said cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can optionally be linked through a C.sub.1 alkylene or a C.sub.2 alkylene or a C.sub.3 alkylene linker to the O to which R.sup.15 is bound;

[0428] wherein all aromatic and heteroaromatic residues contained in the definition of R.sup.15 are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, —NO.sub.2, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0429] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl and tricycloalkyl residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 are linear or branched, and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —NH.sub.2, ═O, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, linear or branched —OC.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl such as —OCH.sub.3, —O(cyclopropyl), linear or branched —NH(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl), —NH(cyclopropyl), —N(cyclopropyl).sub.2, linear or branched —N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl)(cyclopropyl);

[0430] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl and heteroaromatic residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom;

[0431] wherein all alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, and heteroaromatic residues, and alkylene linkers contained in the definition of R.sup.15 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated wherein R.sup.15 is preferably —H, —CH.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, benzyl;

[0432] or wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are together ═O, ═S, ═NR.sup.16, or zwitterionic ═N.sup.[+]R.sup.17O.sup.[−] (general formula Ib); wherein R.sup.16 is selected from —H, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —CN, —S(O)CH.sub.3, —S(O)CF.sub.3, —S(O)C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, —S(O).sub.2CH.sub.3, —S(O).sub.2CF.sub.3, linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2CF.sub.3, —CH.sub.2CF.sub.3, —C.sub.6H.sub.5 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5; wherein R.sup.17 is selected from linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, preferably —CH.sub.3, cyclopropyl, —C.sub.6H.sub.5 and —CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5;

[0433] or wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 form together a cyclic residue including the carbon atom to which they are bound (general formula Ic); wherein the cyclic residue is selected from three-membered rings, four-membered rings, five-membered rings and six-membered rings, wherein all rings optionally can contain one or more heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N in replacement of a carbon atom; wherein all rings are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from: —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NCO, —NCS, —OH, —OCH.sub.3, —NH.sub.2, —NHCH.sub.3, —N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, ═O, —CH.sub.3 and —CF.sub.3;

[0434] wherein all alkyl and cyclic residues contained in the definitions of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 can be partially or fully halogenated, particularly fluorinated, more particularly perfluorinated.