Compounds and methods for modulating FX-receptors

1. A compound of formula

p is 0 or 1;

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, —C 1 -C 6 alkoxy-, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy-, halo, —SR 11 , and —S—C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl;

each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, —C 1 -C 6 alkoxy-, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy-, and halo;

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, —C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, —C 4 -C 8 alkylcycloalkyl, —C 1 -C 6 alkoxy-, and —C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy-;

R 5 and R 5a are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and —C 1 -C 3 alkyl;

R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, and halo;

Ar 1 is selected from the group consisting of indolyl, pyridinyl, thienyl, benzothienyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisoxazolyl, benzofuranyl, and thiazolyl, each optionally substituted with one or two groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl,

—C 1 -C 4 alkylSO 2 C 1 -C 2 alkyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkylSC 1 -C 2 alkyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkylNR 10 R 11 , phenyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkyl-O—C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and —NHC(O)R 10 ;

R 7 is selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 COOR 10 , —COOR 10 , —CONR 11 R 11 , —C(O)NHSO 2 C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —C(O)NHSO 2 R 12 , oxadiazolethione, and oxadiazolone;

each R 10 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and phenyl;

each R 11 is independently hydrogen, or —C 1 -C 6 alkyl;

R 12 is —C 1 -C 6 alkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with —C 1 -C 3 alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein

p is 0 or 1;

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, CF 3 , and OCF 3 ,

R 3 is fluoro, chloro, CF 3 , SCF 3 , or OCF 3 ;

R 4 is H, isopropyl or cyclopropyl;

R 5 and R 5a are each independently selected from H or methyl;

Ar 1 is indolyl, pyridinyl, thienyl, thiazolyl and benzothienyl each optionally substituted with a group selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, CF 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 SCH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , and phenyl;

R 6 is hydrogen, or methyl;

R 7 is —COOH, —COOC 1 -C 2 alkyl, —CONHSO 2 C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —CONHSO 2 -phenyl, —CONHSO 2 -phenylmethyl, oxadiazolone, and thiadiazolone;

each R 10 is independently hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl;

each R 11 is independently hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; and

R 12 is phenyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. A compound of claim 1 , wherein each p is 0; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of chloro, fluoro, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy-; R 4 is isopropyl or cyclopropyl; R 5 and R 5a are both hydrogen; R 6 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or chloro; Ar 1 is thienyl, benzothienyl, indolyl or thiazolyl, each optionally substituted with a group selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, —CH 2 CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 SCH 2 , CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 , and phenyl; and R 7 is COOH, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

6-{4-[5-Isopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Isopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Isopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-benzo[d]isothiazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-benzo[d]isothiazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-benzo[d]isothiazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylic acid,

5-(4-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid,

5-(4-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl)-thiophen-2-carboxylic acid,

2-(4-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-fluoro-6-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid,

2-(4-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid,

5-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-4-methyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid,

2-{4-[5-Isopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid,

2-{4-[5-Isopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid,

5-(4-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-methyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid,

2-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-4-isopropyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-2-methyl-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[d]isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-2-methyl-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid,

6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid, and

6-{4-[5-cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-2-methyl-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The compound 6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-2-methyl-phenyl}-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

6. The compound 6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-benzo[d]isothiazole-3-carboxylic acid

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

7. The compound 6-{4-[5-Cyclopropyl-3-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylic acid

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. The compound 6-{4-[3-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-1-isopropyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. A method of treating dyslipidemia comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

10. A method of raising plasma HDL levels comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

11. A method for lowering LDL cholesterol levels comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

12. A method for lowering plasma triglycerides comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

13. A method of treating atherosclerosis comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

14. A method of treating diabetes and complications thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a carrier, diluent, or excipient.