Alpha ketoamide compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors

1. A method for treating a disease in an animal mediated by Cathepsin S which method comprises administering to the animal a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I):

where:

R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl;

R 2 is cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl optionally substituted with one or two substitutents independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halo;

R 3 is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl;

R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl; or

R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form cycloalkylene optionally substituted with one to four halo or heterocycloalkylene optionally substituted with alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or haloalkyl;

R 5 is alkyl, haloalkyl optionally substituted with cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, -(alkylene)-X—R 9 (where X is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —CONH—, —NHCO—, or —NHSO 2 — and R 9 is alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkylalkyl), or -(alkylene)-X 1 -(haloalkylene)-R 10 (where X 1 is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —CONH—, —NHCO—, or —NHSO 2 — and R 10 is cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl), wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R 5 is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R a independently selected from alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, cyano, or halo; or optionally substituted with one or two R b independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, halo, carboxy, or alkoxycarbonyl and one R c selected from cyano, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, acyl, acylalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkyloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, heteroaralkyloxycarbonyl, heterocycloalkyloxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroaralkyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, or —SO 2 R 11 (where R 11 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl); and further wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R c is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R d independently selected from alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, or halo;

R 6 is haloalkyl;

R 7 is hydrogen or haloalkyl; and

R 8 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl attached via a carbon atom wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R 8 is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R e independently selected from alkyl, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, cyano, alkylsulfonyl, or aminosulfonyl; or

a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in admixture with one or more suitable excipients.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the disease is rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, pemphigus vulgaris, Graves' disease, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythemotasus, asthma, pain, and atherosclerosis.

3. A method of treating a patient undergoing a therapy wherein the therapy causes an immune response in the patient comprising administering to the patient a compound of Formula (I):

where:

R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl;

R 2 is cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl optionally substituted with one or two substitutents independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halo;

R 3 is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl;

R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl; or

R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form cycloalkylene optionally substituted with one to four halo or heterocycloalkylene optionally substituted with alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or haloalkyl;

R 5 is alkyl, haloalkyl optionally substituted with cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, -(alkylene)-X—R 9 (where X is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —CONH—, —NHCO—, or —NHSO 2 — and R 9 is alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkylalkyl), or -(alkylene)-X 1 -(haloalkylene)-R 10 (where X 1 is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —CONH—, —NHCO—, or —NHSO 2 — and R 10 is cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl), wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R 5 is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R a independently selected from alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, cyano, or halo; or optionally substituted with one or two R b independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, halo, carboxy, or alkoxycarbonyl and one R c selected from cyano, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, acyl, acylalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkyloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, heteroaralkyloxycarbonyl, heterocycloalkyloxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroaralkyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, or —SO 2 R 11 (where R 11 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl); and further wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R c is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R d independently selected from alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, or halo;

R 6 is haloalkyl;

R 7 is hydrogen or haloalkyl; and

R 8 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl attached via a carbon atom wherein the aromatic or alicyclic ring in R 8 is optionally substituted with one, two, or three R e independently selected from alkyl, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, cyano, alkylsulfonyl, or aminosulfonyl; or

a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is alkyl.

5. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form cycloalkylene.

6. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form piperidin-4-yl substituted at the nitrogen atom with ethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl or cyclopropyl, tetrahydropyran-4-yl, tetrahydrothiopyran-4-yl, or 1,1-dioxotetrahydrothiopyran-4-yl.

7. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 6 is haloalkyl and R 7 and R 8 are hydrogen.

8. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 6 is haloalkyl, R 7 is haloalkyl, and R 8 are hydrogen.

9. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 6 is haloalkyl, R 7 is alkyl, and R 8 are hydrogen.

10. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 or 3 wherein:

R 1 is hydrogen, R 2 is cyclopropyl, R 3 is hydrogen, R 4 is ethyl, R 5 is 2-methylsulfonylethyl, R 6 is trifluoromethyl, R 7 is hydrogen and R 8 is 4-fluorophenyl, namely N-cyclopropyl-3-{4-methanesulfonyl-2-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-ethylamino]-butyrylamino}-2-oxo-pentanamide.

11. A method in accordance with claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the compound is N-cyclopropyl-3S-{4-methanesulfonyl-2S-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1S-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-ethylamino]-butyrylamino}-2-oxo-pentanamide.

12. A method in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said disease or condition is pain.

13. A method in accordance with claims 2 , wherein said disease or condition is psoriasis.