Phenyl-Substituted Pyrrolidones

A compound having the formula:

• wherein R1 and R5 are members independently selected from H, CN, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C4 alkenyl and OR8;
• wherein R8 is a member selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl and C1-C4 haloalkyl;
• R2 and R4 are members selected from H, halogen, CN, and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl;
• R3 is a member selected from H, CN, and alkyl;
• R6 is a member selected from a fused phenyl heterocyclic ring system and:
• wherein R9 and R11 are members independently selected from H, CN, C(O)NR12R12, NR12R12 and OR12;
• wherein R12 is a member selected from H, and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl;
• R10 is a member selected from CN, NR13R14, SO2NHR13, NHSO2R13, SO2NH(CH2)nOR13, SO2NH(CH2)nNR13R14, O(CH2)nSO2NHR13, O(CH2)nNR13R14, O(CH2)nSO2R5, SO2R5, SO2(CH2)nNR13R14 and C(O)NR13R14;
• wherein R13 and R14 are members selected from H and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl and, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached are optionally joined to form a heterocyclic ring;
• R15 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl;
• n is an integer from 1 to 8;
• wherein at least one member selected from R9 and R11 is other than H;
• and
• R7 is a member selected from halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl and C2-C4 alkynyl.