Novel 3-substitued-1,4-benzodiazepines

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein each of X1, X2, and R2 is independently selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic and heterocyclic moiety, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkenylcarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkynyl, alkynyloxy, alkynylcarbonyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, aryl, benzyl, aryloxy, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and sulphur equivalents of said oxy, carbonyl and oxycarbonyl moieties, and a nitrogen containing functional group,
• R1 is selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic and heterocyclic moiety, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkenyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkynyl, alkynylcarbonyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, aryl, benzyl, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and sulphur equivalents of said, carbonyl and oxycarbonyl moieties and
• A is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, a halogen, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle linked to the diazepine moiety via nitrogen and
• wherein R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic and heterocyclic moiety, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkenyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkynyl, alkynylcarbonyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, aryl, benzyl, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and sulphur equivalents of said, carbonyl and oxycarbonyl moieties and wherein if A is OH, then R1 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic and heterocyclic moiety, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkenyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkynyl, alkynylcarbonyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, aryl, benzyl, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and sulphur equivalents of said, carbonyl and oxycarbonyl moieties