Pyrimidine derivatives

A compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, solvate or salt thereof,

• wherein
• Z represents carbon or nitrogen;
• Y represents carbon or nitrogen, wherein one of Z and Y represents nitrogen;
• R1, R3, and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and (C1-C4)alkyl;
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-N[(C1-C4)alkyl ]2, and (CO)OH;
• R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-OH, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH2, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH(CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)OH, (CO)NH2, (CO)NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, O(C1-C4)alkyl, O(C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl, O(C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl(C1-C4)alkyl, O(C1-C4)alkyl(CO)OH, O(C1-C4)alkyl(CO)NH(C1-C4)alkyl, O(C1-C4)alkyl(CO)N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, OCF3, NH(C1-C4)alkyl, N[(C1-C4)alkyl ]2, NH(CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, NHSO2(C1-C4)alkyl, N[(C1-C4)alkyl]SO2(C1-C4)alkyl, SH, S(C1-C4)alkyl, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C4)alkyl, and SO2N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2;
• each R10 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, and (C1-C4)alkyl when Z or Y is carbon;
• R11 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)OH, (CO)NH2, (CO)NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, (CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C5)heterocyclyl, (C2-C5)heterocyclyl(C1-C4)alkyl, NH(C1-C4)alkyl, N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, NH(CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, NHSO2(C1-C4)alkyl, N[(C1-C4)alkyl]SO2(C1-C4)alkyl, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C4)alkyl, and SO2N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2;
• R9 represents
• R12, R13, and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, (C1-C4)alkyl, O(C1-C4)alkyl, NH(C1-C4)alkyl, and N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2;
• R15 is selected from hydrogen and (C1-C4)alkyl;
• and
• R16 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(C2-C5)heterocyclyl(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(CO)OH, (C1-C4)alkyl(CO)NH2, (C1-C4)alkyl(CO)NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl(CO)N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, (C1-C4)alkyl-OH, (C1-C4)alkyl-O(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, (C1-C4)alkyl-NH(CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)OH, (CO)NH2, (CO)NH(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)N[(C1-C4)alkyl]2, (CO)(C1-C4)alkyl, (CO)(C2-C5)heterocyclyl, and (CO)(C2-C5)heterocyclyl)(C1-C4)alkyl.