Fluoro- and trifluoroalkyl-containing heterocyclic sulfonamide inhibitors of beta amyloid production and derivatives thereof

Compounds of Formula (I), are provided where T is CHO, COR 8 , or C(OH)R 1 R 2 ; R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, CF 3 , optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl; R 3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted lower alkyl; R 4 is (CF 3 ) n alkyl, (CF 3 ) n (substitutedalkyl), (CF 3 ) n alkylphenyl, (CF 3 ) n alkyl(substitutedphenyl), or (F) n cycloalkyl; n=1-3; R 5 is hydrogen, halogen, CF 3 , diene fused to Y when Y=C, or substituted diene fused to Y when Y=C; W, Y and Z are C, CR 6 or N where at least one of W, Y or Z are C; R 6 is hydrogen, halogen, or optionally substituted lower alkyl; X is O, S, SO 2 , or NR 7 ; R 7 is hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted benzyl, or optionally substituted phenyl; and R 8 is lower alkyl, CF 3 , or optionally substituted phenyl. Methods of preparing and using these compounds for inhibiting beta amyloid production and for treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Down's syndrome are also described.