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Compounds of formula (I), wherein the other substituents HetAr, A', R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined in claim 1, and their use in compositions and methods for the control and/or prevention of microbial infection, particularly fungal infection, in plants and to processes for the preparation of these compounds.

Oxazolidinones represent a new and promising class of antibacterial agents. Current research in this area is mainly concentrated on improving the safety profile and the antibacterial spectrum. Oxazolidinones bearing a (pyridin-3-yl)phenyl moiety (e.g., 3) generally show improved antibacterial activity compared to linezolid but suffer from potent monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibition and low solubility. We now disclose the finding that new analogues of 3 with acyclic substituents on the pyridyl moiety exhibit excellent activity against Gram-positive pathogens, including linezolid-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Generally, more bulky substituents yielded significantly reduced MAO-A inhibition relative to the unsubstituted compound 3. The MAO-A SAR can be rationalized on the basis of docking studies using a MAO-A/MAO-B homology model. Solubility was enhanced with incorporation of polar groups. One optimized analogue, compound 13, showed low clearance in the rat and efficacy against S. pneumoniae in a mouse pneumonia model.

Compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof are disclosed wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are defined herein. Also disclosed are processes for making compounds of formula (I) as well as methods of using compounds of formula (I) for treating bacterial infections.

Compounds of formula (I), as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof, are disclosed wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are defined herein. Also disclosed are processes for making compounds of formula (I) as well as methods of using compounds of formula (I) for treating bacterial infections.