Antibacterial agents and methods of use thereof

A compound having a formula selected from the group consisting of:

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
• wherein each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a methyl group, a halogen, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkoxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a —CN group, an azide group, and a —NO2 group;
• wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of —H, —CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3, —OH, —OCH3, —OCH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH2CH3, and —OCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3;
• wherein R6 is selected from the group consisting of —H, CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3, —OH, —OCH3, —OCH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH2CH3, and —OCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3, and wherein at least one of R2 and R6 is —OH, —OCH3, —OCH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH3, —OCH2CH2CH2CH3 or —OCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3;
• wherein R5 is selected from the group consisting of —CF3, —CF2CF3, —CF2CF2CF3, —CF2CF2CF2CF3, and —CF2CF2CF2CF2CF2CF3;
• and
• wherein each R3, independent of other R3, is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a methyl group, a halogen, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C8 alkoxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a —CN group, an azide group, and a —NO2 group and at least one of R3 is a halogen or a haloalkyl group.