DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITORS
Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
1 . A compound of formula (I):
wherein:
R 1 is H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl;
R 2 is H, lower alkyl, haloloweralkyl or lower alkyl-alkoxy;
R 3 is H, amino or ═O;
R 4 is H or ═O or absent
R 5 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl-alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, CH 2 C(O)OCH 3 , cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, lower alkyl-hydroxy, aryl, heteroaryl, lower alkyl-aryl or lower alkyl-heteroaryl;
R 6 is H, lower alkyl or alkoxy;
R 7 is H, lower alkyl or alkoxy;
R 8 is H, lower alkyl, haloalkyl or absent;
X is S, C, O or N;
Y is C or N;
Z is C, N, O or S; and
A, D, E, G, independently of each other, is C or N,
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
2 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein:
R 1 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and
R 5 is aryl, heteroaryl, lower alkyl-aryl or lower alkyl-heteroaryl.
3 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein:
R 1 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and
R 5 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl-alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, CH 2 C(O)OCH 3 , cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, lower alkyl-hydroxy.
4 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein:
R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; and
R 5 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl-alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, CH 2 C(O)OCH 3 , cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or lower alkyl-hydroxy.
5 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein:
R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; and
R 5 is aryl, heteroaryl, lower alkyl-aryl or lower alkyl-heteroaryl.
6 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X is O and Z is N.
7 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein D is N and E is N.
8 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X, Y and Z are N.
9 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X is N and Z is S.
10 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein D is C and E is N
11 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is t-butyl, cyclohexyl, pyridyl or phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, or haloloweralkoxy
12 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, trifluoromethyl or methoxymethyl group.
13 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 is amino.
14 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 4 is ═O.
15 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 5 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, methoxy-ethyl, hydroxy-ethyl, methoxy-ethoxy ethyl, acetic acid methyl ester, cyclohexyl, phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with lower alkyl, CH 2 -phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with alkoxy, or piperidine, unsubstituted or substituted with C(O)OCH 2 CH 3 .
16 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 6 is a methoxy group.
17 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 7 is a methoxy group.
18 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 8 is a trifluoromethyl group.
18 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X is O.
19 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Y is C.
20 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Z is N.
21 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein D is N.
22 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein E is N.
23 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein G is C.
25 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein said compound is:
2-Phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid(1-ethyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
5-Methyl-2-phenyl-2H-[1,2,3]triazole-4-carboxylic acid(3-oxo-1-propyl-2,3-dihydro-H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
2-Phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid(1-isopropyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
1-Pyridin-2-yl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid(1-ethyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
4-Methyl-2-phenyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid(3-oxo-1-propyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
2-Phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid(3-oxo-1-propyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
2-Phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid(3-amino-1-isopropyl-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide,
{3-Oxo-5-[(2-phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carbonyl)-amino]-2,3-dihydro-indazol-1-yl}-acetic acid methyl ester,
2-Phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid [1-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl]-amide or
2- (2-Trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid(1-ethyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-5-yl)-amide.