Acyl sulfamides for treatment of obesity, diabetes and lipid disorders

1. A compound having the formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein

X is selected from CH and N;

R 1 is —(CH 2 ) a (Y 1 ) b (Z) c (Y 2 ) d R 4 ;

a, b, c, and d are each independently 0 or 1, with the proviso that if c is 0, then b and d are not both 1;

Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O or NH;

Z is selected from C(O) and S(O) 2 ;

R 2 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 Cycloalkyl, C 6-10 Aryl, Heteroaryl, and Heterocycle, and R 2 is optionally substituted with 1-5 groups R 3 ;

Each R 3 is independently selected from H, halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 6-10 Aryl, —OC 1-6 alkyl, —OC 2-6 alkenyl, —OC 2-6 alkynyl, —OC 6-10 Aryl, C 3-6 Cycloalkyl, Heteroaryl, Heterocycle, CN, NO 2 , S(O) m R 4 , SO 2 NHR 4 , SO 2 NR 4 R 4 , CO 2 H, and CONHR 4 , wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, Aryl, -Oalkyl, -Oalkenyl, -Oalkynyl, -Oaryl, Cycloalkyl, Heteroaryl, and Heterocycle is optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents independently selected from halogen, —OCF 3 , —OCH 3 , CF 3 and CH 3 ;

Each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-10 Cycloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 6-10 Aryl, Heterocycle, and Heteroaryl, wherein R 4 is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups R 5 ;

Each R 5 is independently selected from halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 6-10 Aryl, —OC 16 alkyl, —OC 2-6 alkenyl, —OC 2-6 alkynyl, —OC 6-10 Aryl, C 3-6 Cycloalkyl, CN, NO 2 , CO 2 H, CO 2 C 1 -C 6 alkyl and CONH 2 , wherein each alkyl, Aryl, -Oalkyl, -Oalkenyl, -Oalkynyl, -Oaryl, Cycloalkyl and CO 2 alkyl is optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents independently selected from halogen, —OCF 3 , —OCH 3 , CF 3 and CH 3 ;

m is 0, 1 or 2;

Each alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl group may be linear or branched;

Cycloalkyl is a saturated or partly saturated monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic ring system;

Aryl is a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic aromatic ring system;

Heterocycle is a fully saturated or partially saturated monocyclic or bicyclic ring system comprising at least one heteroatom selected from N, S and O in the ring and comprising 4 to 11 atoms in the ring; and

Heteroaryl is a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring system comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from N, O and S and comprising 4-11 atoms in the ring or rings.

2. A compound having formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein X is CH.

3. A compound having formula I as recited in claim 2 , wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OCONHR 4 , CH 2 OCOOR 4 , CH 2 OCOR 4 , CH 2 OR 4 , CH 2 NHCOOR 4 , CH 2 NHCONHR 4 , CH 2 NHCOR 4 , CH 2 NHS(O) 2 NHR 4 , CH 2 NHS(O) 2 R 4 , CONHR 4 , S(O) 2 NHR 4 , OCONHR 4 , NHCOOR 4 , NHCONHR 4 , NHS(O) 2 NHR 4 , NHCOR 4 , and NHS(O) 2 R 4 .

4. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 2 , wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OCONHR 4 , CH 2 OCOOR 4 , CH 2 OCOR 4 , CH 2 OR 4 , CH 2 NHCOOR 4 , CH 2 NHCONHR 4 , CH 2 NHCOR 4 , CH 2 NHS(O) 2 NHR 4 , and CH 2 NHS(O) 2 R 4 .

5. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein X is N.

6. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 5 , wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CONHR 4 , COOR 4 , COR 4 , S(O) 2 R 4 , and S(O) 2 NHR 4 .

7. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein R 2 is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, CH 2 C 3-10 Cycloalkyl and CH 2 C 6-10 Aryl, wherein R 2 is optionally substituted with 1-3 halogens, and Cycloalkyl and Aryl are optionally substituted with 1-3 groups R 3 .

8. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein R 2 is CH 2 phenyl, where phenyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups R 3 .

9. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, and —OC 1-6 alkyl, wherein alkyl and -Oalkyl are optionally substituted with 1-5 fluorine atoms.

10. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 Cycloalkyl, phenyl, and Heteroaryl, wherein Cycloalkyl is a monocyclic carbocyclic ring and Heteroaryl is a monocyclic 5 or 6-membered aromatic ring having at least one heteroatom selected from O, S and N in the ring, and R 4 is optionally substituted with 1-3 R 5 .

11. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, phenyl and C 1-6 alkyl, wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups independently selected from halogen, CH 3 , CF 3 , —OCH 3 and —OCF 3 , and alkyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 halogens and/or one phenyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups independently selected from halogen, CH 3 , CF 3 , —OCH 3 and —OCF 3 .

12. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

X is selected from CH and N, wherein

when X is CH, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OCONHR 4 , CH 2 OCOOR 4 , CH 2 OCOR 4 , CH 2 OR 4 , CH 2 NHCOOR 4 , CH 2 NHCONHR 4 , CH 2 NHCOR 4 , CH 2 NHS(O) 2 NHR 4 , and CH 2 NHS(O) 2 R 4 , and

when X is N, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CONHR 4 , COOR 4 , COR 4 , S(O) 2 R 4 , and S(O) 2 NHR 4 ;

R 2 is benzyl or C 1-6 alkyl, and R 2 is optionally substituted with 1-3 R 3 ;

R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, —OCH 3 and —OCF 3 , wherein alkyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 halogens; and

Each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, phenyl and C 1-6 alkyl, wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups independently selected from halogen, CH 3 , CF 3 , —OCH 3 and —OCF 3 , and alkyl is optionally substituted with 1-3 halogens and optionally 1 phenyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 groups independently selected from halogen, CH 3 , CF 3 , —OCH 3 and —OCF 3 .

13. A compound having Formula I as recited in claim 12 , wherein R 2 is benzyl.

14. A compound represented by a structure shown below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

STRUCTURE

15. A compound named below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

1. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl benzoate;

2. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl pentanoate;

3. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl phenylcarbamate;

4. (4-{[({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}-sulfonyl)amino]methyl}cyclohexyl)methyl phenylcarbamate;

5. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl benzylcarbamate;

6. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl 2-phenylethylcarbamate;

7. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl 3-methoxyphenylcarbamate;

8. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl butylcarbamate;

9. (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl 1-methylbutylcarbamate;

10. N-benzyl-N′-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-N-({4-[(pentyloxy)methyl]cyclohexyl}methyl)sulfamide;

11. N-benzyl-4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexane carboxamide;

12. N-[(4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl]-N′-phenylurea;

13. N-[(4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl]pentanamide;

14. N-[(4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl]benzamide;

15. N-[(4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl]-N′-butylurea;

16. Butyl (4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl carbamate;

17. N-[(4-{[benzyl({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl]benzenesulfonamide;

18. (4-{[({[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}sulfonyl)(ethyl)amino]methyl}-cyclohexyl)methyl phenylcarbamate;

19. {4-[(benzyl{[(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)amino]sulfonyl}amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}methyl -phenylcarbamate; and

20. 4-(benzyl-{[(4-t-butylbenzoyl)amino]sulfonyl}aminomethyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid phenylmethyl ester.

16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

17. A method for treating or controlling obesity in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

18. A method for treating or controlling non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

19. A method for treating or controlling hyperglycemia in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

20. A method for treating or controlling lipid disorders, hyperlipidemia, or low HDL in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

21. A method for treating or controlling hypercholesterolemia in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

22. A method for treating or controlling hypertriglyceridemia in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

23. A method for treating or controlling dyslipidemia and/or low HDL cholesterol in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

24. A method for treating or controlling atherosclerosis in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

25. A method of treating or controlling one or more diseases, disorders, or conditions selected from the group consisting of (1) obesity, (2) non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), (3) hyperglycemia, (4) low glucose tolerance, (5) insulin resistance, (6) lipid disorders, (7) dyslipidemia, (8) hyperlipidemia, (9) hypertriglyceridemia, (10) hypercholesterolemia, (11) low HDL levels, (12) high LDL levels, (13) atherosclerosis and its sequelae, (14) vascular restenosis, (15) irritable bowel syndrome, (16) inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, (17) other inflammatory conditions, (18) pancreatitis, (19) abdominal obesity, (20) neurodegenerative disease, (21) retinopathy, (22) neoplastic conditions, (23) adipose cell tumors, (24) adipose cell carcinomas, such as liposarcoma, (25) prostate cancer and other cancers, including gastric, breast, bladder and colon cancers, (26) angiogenesis, (27) Alzheimer's disease, (28) psoriasis, (29) acne vulgaris, (30) other skin diseases and dermatological conditions modulated by PPAR, (31) high blood pressure, (32) Syndrome X, (33) ovarian hyperandrogenism (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and other disorders where insulin resistance is a component, said method comprising the administration of an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

26. A method for the treatment or controlling one or more conditions selected from inflammatory conditions, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, which method comprises administering to a mammalian patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .