| CPC C07D 277/64 (2013.01) [A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 31/04 (2018.01); C07D 417/06 (2013.01); C07D 417/12 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims | 

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               1. A compound which is an indane according to Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, 
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                R1 is selected from: 
                NHOH, OH, OR1a and —OCH2OC(O)R1a, wherein R1a is selected from an unsubstituted C1 to C4 alkyl group and phenyl; and 
                  where the compound of Formula (I) contains a positively charged nitrogen atom, R1 may be O−, such that the compound forms a zwitterion; 
                R2 is selected from H and unsubstituted C1 to C2 alkyl; 
                each R3 group is independently selected from halogen, —OH, —NH2, methyl and —CF3; 
                n is an integer from 0 to 4; 
                R4 is selected from H and unsubstituted C1 to C2 alkyl; 
                L is selected from a bond and a C1 to C3 alkylene group which is unsubstituted or is substituted by one group selected from halogen, —OH, —OMe, —NR20R21; 
                N+R20R21R22, and —CF3; 
                p is 0 or 1; 
                R5 is selected from —OMe, —OH, halogen, —NR20R21; —N+R20R21R22, —CF3, and R6; 
                each R6 is independently selected from: 
                —R6aRA, —O—R6aRA, —NR20—R6aRA,—R6bRB, —O—R6bRB, and —NR20—R6bRB; 
                  —RXRR, —O—RXRR, —O—RX—C(O)—RR, —RX—C(O)—RR, —NR20—RXRR, and —NR20—RX—C(O)—RR; and 
                  —CN; —C(O)NR20R21; —C(O)NR21—RXRB; —C(O)NR40R41; —SO2R20; —SO2—RXRB; 
                  —SO2NR20R21; —SO2—NR20—RXRB; and —SO2NR40R41; 
                  wherein: 
                  each RX is independently selected from R6a and R6b; 
                  each R6a is independently selected from C1 to C4 alkylene, C2 to C4 alkenylene and C2 to C4 alkynylene; and each R6a is independently unsubstituted or is substituted by one group selected from —OH, halogen; —NR20R21; —N+R20R21R22; —NR20C(NR21)NR22R23; 
                  —NR20C(N+R21R22)NR23R24; —NR20C(NR21)R22; —NR20C(N+R21R22)R23; 
                  —C(NR20)NR21R22; —C(N+R20R21)NR22R23; —C(NR20)R21; and —C(N+R20R21)R22; 
                  —C(O)NR20R21; —C(O)N+R20R21R22; —C(O)—R20,and methoxy which is unsubstituted or is substituted by one, two or three halogen substituents; 
                each R6b is independently selected from [C1 to C3 alkylene]—C(RZ)2Rb, [C2 to C3 alkenylene]—C(RZ)2Rb and [C2 to C3 alkynylene]—C(Rz)2Rb; wherein the two RZ groups are attached together to form, together with the atom to which they are attached, a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; 
                RA is selected from —NR20R30; —N+R20R21R30; —NR20NR21R22; —NR20N+R21R22R23; 
                —N+R20R21NR22R23; —NR20C(NR21)NR22R30; —NR20C(N+R21R22)NR23R30; 
                  —C(NR20)NR21R22; and —C(N+R20R21)NR22R23; 
                RB is selected from —NR20R21; —N+R20R21R22; —NR20NR21R22; —NR20N+R21R22R23; 
                —N+R20R21NR22R23; —NR20C(NR21)NR22R23; —NR20C(N+R21R22)NR23R24, 
                  —C(NR20)NR21R22; and —C(N+R20R21)NR22R23; 
                R40 and R41, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 4- to 6-membered heterocyclic group, wherein any nitrogen atom in the ring is independently selected from secondary, tertiary and quaternary nitrogen atoms; 
                each RR is independently a 4- to 10-membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic group comprising at least one nitrogen atom, and said nitrogen atom(s) are independently selected from secondary, tertiary and quaternary nitrogen atom(s); 
                wherein each RR, and each ring formed by —NR40R41, is independently unsubstituted or is substituted with one, two or three groups independently selected from 
                  i) halogen, —CN; 
                  ii) oxo, providing that said RR group is a heterocyclic group; 
                  iii) —R20, —R7—OR20; —R7—NR20R21; —R7—N+R20R21R22; —R7—NR20C(NR21)NR22R23; 
                  —R7—NR20C(N+R21R22)NR23R24; —R7—NR20C(NR21)R22; —R7 NR20C(N+R21R22)R23; 
                  —R7—C(NR20)NR21R22; —R7—C(N+R20R21)NR22R23; —R7—C(NR20)R21; and 
                  —R7—C(N+R20R21)R22; 
                each R7 is independently selected from a bond and unsubstituted C1 to C3 alkylene; 
                R20, R21, R22, R23 and R24 are each independently selected from H and C1 to C3 alkyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted with one —OH or —OMe group or with one, two or three halogen groups; 
                each R30 is independently selected from C2 to C3 alkyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted with one —OH or —OMe group or with one, two or three halogen groups. 
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