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A compound of general formula (I), including an acid addition salt thereof with an organic or inorganic acid: [chemical expression included] wherein the residues R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and are independently selected from —H; -halogen; alkyl having from about 1 to about 25 carbon atoms, which alkyl may be straight chain or branched, saturated or once, twice or more times unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or uninterrupted or interrupted by any of the residues —O—, —NH—, —NRS—, —S—; >C(═O), —C(═O)O—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NR5-, —NHC(═O)—, —NR5(C═O)—, >C(═S), —C(═S)O—, —O—C(═S)—, —C(═S)NH—, —C(═S)NR5-, —NHC(═S)—, —NR5(C═S)—, —PH—, —PR5-, >P(═O)H2, >P(═O)H, >P(═O)R5, >P(═O)(OH), >P(═O)OR5; cycloalkyl having from 3 to about 9 ring members, which cycloalkyl may be saturated or once, twice or more times unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heretoatoms may be selected from −O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; aryl having from about 3 to about 9 ring members, which aryl may be un-substituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heteroatoms may be selected from —O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; which cycloalkyl and/or aryl groups may form non-fused ring systems or ring systems comprising one, two or more fused rings selected from cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings; —OH, —OR5, —NH2, —NHR5, —NR5R6, —C(═O)H, —C(═O)R5, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)OR5, —C(═O)NH2, —C(═O)NHR5, —C(═O)NR5R6, —NH—C(═O)H, —NR5(C═O)H, —NH—C(═O)R5, —NR5(C═O)R5, —C(═S)OH, —C(═S)OR5, —C(═S)NH2, —C(═S)NHR5, —C(═S)NR5R6, —O—C(═O)H, —OC(═O)R5, —NH(C═O)R5, —NR5(C═O)R6, —C(═O)(NHOH), —C(C═O)(NR5OH), —C(C═O)(NR5OR6), —C(C═O)NHOR5, —PH2, —PHR5, —PR5R6, —P(═O)H2, —P(═O)R5H, —P(═O)R5R6, —P(═O)(OH)2, —P(═O)R5OH, —P(═O)OR5OR6; wherein R5 and R6 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; E may represent a group selected from —O—, —S—, —NH— or —NR7-, wherein R7 is a group which may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; Y may represent a group selected from —O—, —NH—, —NR8-, —S—, —CH2—, —CHR8- and —CR8R9-, wherein R8 and R9 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; B may represent a group of general formula (IIa) or (IIb) [chemical expression included] wherein Cy1 may represent fused or non-fused, aromatic or non aromatic homo- or heterocyclic systems having from about 3 to about 9 ring members, and, in the case of a condensed system, from about 3 to about 9 ring members in each partial ring which, in the case of non aromatic moieties, may be saturated or once, twice or more times unsaturated, and Cy1 may be unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heteroatoms may be selected from —O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; aryl having from about 3 to about 9 ring members, and, in the case of a fused system, from about 3 to about 9 ring members in each partial ring, which aryl may be unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heteroatoms may be selected from —O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; which cycloalkyl and/or aryl groups may form non-fused ring systems or ring systems comprising one, two or more fused rings selected from cycloalkyl, heretocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings; X may represent a single bond, —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR10-, —CH2—, —CHR10-, —CR10R11-, >C(═O), >C(═S), >C(═NH), >C(═NR10), —C(═O)O—, —C(═S)O—, —C(═NH)NH—, —C(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NR10-, —O(C═O)—, —NH(C═O)—, —NR10(C═O)—, —O(C═S)—, —NH(C═S)—, or —NR10(C═S)—, wherein R10 and R11 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; k and l may be the same or different and represent zero (0) or may be integers of from 1 to about 5; C may represent a group of general formula (III): [chemical expression included] wherein m may be the same or different and represent zero (0) or may be an integer of from 1 to about 5; the sequence A-L1-J-L2 as a whole may be a single bond, or A may be absent or may be selected from the group of residues set forth for R1 above, with the proviso that the carbon chain may have from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; and J may be absent or may be selected from the group of alkylene having from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, which alkylene may be straight chain or branched, saturated or once, twice or more times unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or uninterrupted or interrupted by any of the residues —O—, —NH—, —NR5-, —S—; >C(═O), —C(═O)O—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NR5-, —NHC(═O)—, —NR5(C═O)—, >C(═S), —C(═S)O—, —O—C(═S)—, —C(═S)NH— —C(═S)NR5-, —NHC(═S)—, —NR5(C═O)—, —PH—, —PR5-, >P(═O)H2, >P(═O)H, >P(═O)R5, >P(═O)(OH), >P(═O)OR5; cycloalkylene having from 3 to about 9 ring members, which cycloalkylene may be saturated or once, twice or more times unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heteroatoms may be selected from —O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; arylene having from about 3 to about 9 ring members, which arylene may be unsubstituted or substituted with any of the residues R1, R2, R3 and/or R4, and/or may comprise one or several heteroatoms within the ring structure, which heteroatoms may be selected from —O—, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted —N<, —S— and —P<; which cycloalkylene and/or arylene groups may form non-fused ring systems or ring systems comprising one, two or more fused rings selected from cycloalkyl, heretocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings; —NH—, —NRS—, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)R5-, —C(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NR5-, —NH—C(═O)—, —NR5-C(═O)—, —C(═S)O—, —C(═S)R5-, —C(═S)NH—, —C(═S)NHR5-, —C(═S)NR5- —NH—C(═O)—, —NRS—C(═O)—, —C(═O)(NHO)—, —C(═O)(NR5O)—, —PH—, —PRS—, —P(═O)H—, —P(═O)R5- —P(═O)(OH)—, —P(═O)OR5—; wherein R5 and R6 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; L1 and L2 may be the same or different and may represent a single bond or may represent moieties independently selected from —CH2—, —O—, >C═O, —NH—, —NR12-, —S—, >C═S, —SO2—, —C(═O)—O—, —C(═S)—O—, —C(═O)—S—, —C(═S)—S—, —C(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NR14-, —C(═S)NH—, —C(═S)NR14-, —C(═NH)—, —C(═NH)—NH—, —C(═NH)—NR14-, —C(═NR1)-NR14-, wherein R12, R13 and R14 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4; and D represents any of the structures of formula (IVa) or (IVb): [chemical expression included] wherein Cy2 is homo- or heterocyclic, non-aromatic or aromatic, non-fused or once or twice fused, annelated structural element and binds directly to the rest of the structure, which, in the case of heteroaromatic residues, may contain the groups —N═, —NH—, —NR1-, —S—, —O—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —P═, —PH—, —PR15-, —P(═O)—, —OP(═O)— and —P(═O)O— as ring members, where carbon or a heteroatom moiety may be the connecting unit to structural part C (IVa) and =A2 (IVb), respectively, wherein, in the case of non-aromatic moieties Cy2, the ring structures making up Cy2 may be saturated, may be partially unsaturated, may be unsubstituted or substituted once, twice or more times at any chemically possible position by any of the substituents defined above as substituents for cycloaliphatic and aromatic residues, and Cy2 may comprise from about 3 to about 9 ring members, and, in the case of a fused system, from about 3 to about 9 ring members in each partial ring; and A2 may represent a group selected from ═C, ═CH, ═CR16, —O—, —S—, —NH— and —NR16-, wherein R15 and R16 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group of residues set forth above by R1, R2, R3 and R4. |