Antipathogenic benzamide compounds

A compound having the formula

• wherein i is 3;
• one of X1, X2, and X3 is a ring vertex selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, and —NR2—, and the other two of X1, X2, and X3 are ring vertices selected from the group consisting of ═N— and ═CR4—, wherein each moiety
• is the same or different and at least one moiety is other than
• each R1 is independently H, F, Cl, CN, CF3, OH, N(R2)2, OR2 or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C12)alkyl group, with the proviso that at least one R1 is F, Cl, CN or CF3;
• each R2 and R3 is independently H or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C12)alkyl group;
• each R4 is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C12)alkyl group;
• Z(R2)n is a member selected from the group consisting of:
• r is an integer ranging from 2 to 8, inclusive;
• each R25 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH3, or CH(CH3)2;
• said compound having at least one basic group having a pKb of 12 or less or a quaternized nitrogen group.