THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A PIPERAZINE COMPOUND REPRESENTED BY FORMULA (I), WHEREIN R¹ IS C1-6 ALKYL; R² IS HYDROXY, C1-6 ALKYL THAT MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE SUBSTITUENTS, - (C=O) -N (R³) (R⁴), OR - (C=O) -OR⁵; R³ AND R⁴ ARE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT, AND EACH REPRESENTS HYDROGEN OR C1-6 ALKYL THAT MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE SUBSTITUENTS, OR R³ AND R⁴, TAKEN TOGETHER WITH A NITROGEN ATOM TO WHICH R³ AND R⁴ ARE ATTACHED, MAY FORM A SATURATED HETEROCYCLIC GROUP; R⁵ IS HYDROGEN OR C1-6 ALKYL THAT MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE SUBSTITUENTS; AND N IS 1 OR 2; OR A SALT THEREOF.