A compound according to Formula I: ** Formula ** wherein: R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, trifluoroalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclic, heterocyclic, aryl, aralkyl, carboxyl, amido, amino, alkoxy, sulfanyl , sulfenyl, sulfonyl, or ether; R2 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclic, alkylcarbocyclic, alkylheterocyclic, heterocyclic, or -R9-OR10, where R9 is a covalent bond, or alkylene, and R10 is hydrogen, alkyl, C-amido, or acyl; or R2 together with R3 and the atoms to which they are attached form a carbocyclic ring with 5 to 7 ring members or a heterocyclic ring having 4 to 8 ring members with at least one hetero atom selected from oxygen or nitrogen; R3 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, trifluoroalkyl, alkyl, alkoxy, sulfanyl, or -R11-OR12, where R11 is a covalent bond or alkylene, and R12 is alkyl, C-amido, or acyl; or R3 together with R2 and the atoms to which they are attached form a carbocyclic ring with 5 to 7 ring members or a heterocyclic ring having 4 to 8 ring members with at least one hetero atom selected from oxygen or nitrogen; or R3 is absent when Y is = N-; R4 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, arylalkoxy, carboxyl, -R13 -OR14 or -R13 -R15; and where R13 is a covalent bond or alkylene, and R14 is hydrogen, C-amido, or acyl, or R15 is N-amido, -POR16R17, -SO2R18 or sulfonamido, and where R16, R17, R18 are independently alkoxy; R5 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, arylalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, or aralkyl; R6 is hydrogen, hydroxy, sulfanyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, or a heterocyclic ring having 4 to 8 ring members with at least one heteroatom selected from oxygen or nitrogen; R7 is hydrogen, hydroxy, arylalkoxy, alkyl, acyl, carboxyl, or is absent; R8 is hydrogen, hydroxy, or arylalkoxy; X1 is -CHR19- or -CR19 =, and wherein R19 is selected from hydrogen, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; or X1 together with X2 form a carbocyclic ring having 3 to 7 ring members;