Modified pyrimidine glucocorticoid receptor modulators

1. A method of modulating a glucocorticoid receptor including the steps of contacting a glucocorticoid receptor with a compound and detecting a change in the activity of the glucocorticoid receptor, said compound having the formula:

wherein,

m and n are integers independently selected from 0 to 2, such that the nitrogen heterocycle including m and n is a piperidinyl ring;

R 1 is a member selected from unsubstituted phenyl and phenyl substituted with R 1B ;

R 2 is a member selected from hydrogen, —CN, and —OH;

R 3 is a member selected from unsubstituted benzyl and benzyl substituted with R 3A ;

R 3A and R 1B are members independently selected from halogen, hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted heteroaryl, —CN, —CF 3 , —OR 5 , —SR 6 , —NR 7 R 8 , -L 3 -C(O)R 9 , and -L 4 -S(O) 2 R 10 , wherein

R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are members independently selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted aryl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, wherein

R 7 and R 8 are optionally joined to form a ring with the nitrogen to which they are attached,

R 9 and R 10 are members independently selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted heteroaryl, and —NR 11 R 12 , wherein

R 11 and R 12 are independently selected from the hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted heteroaryl, and

L 3 and L 4 are members independently selected from a bond and —NH—; and

R 4 is a member selected from hydrogen and unsubstituted alkyl;

wherein

each aryl is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, and 4-biphenyl,

each heterocycloalkyl is independently selected from the group consisting of 1-(1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridyl), 1-piperidinyl, 2-piperidinyl, 3-piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, 3-morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl, tetrahydrothien-2-yl, tetrahydrothien-3-yl, 1-piperazinyl, and 2-piperazinyl, and

each heteroaryl is independently selected from the group consisting of 1-pyrrolyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl, pyrazinyl, 2-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl, 3-isoxazolyl, 4-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, 5-thiazolyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidyl, 4-pyrimidyl, 5-benzothiazolyl, purinyl, 2-benzimidazolyl, 5-indolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 5-isoquinolyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 5-quinoxalinyl, 3-quinolyl, and 6-quinolyl.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein n and m are 1.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein

each unsubstituted alkyl is an unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, each unsubstituted heteroalkyl is an unsubstituted 2 to 20 membered heteroalkyl, and each unsubstituted cycloalkyl is an unsubstituted C 4 -C 8 cycloalkyl.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is a member selected from hydrogen and unsubstituted C 1 -C 5 alkyl.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is hydrogen.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is unsubstituted phenyl.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound has the formula

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said modulating a glucocorticoid receptor is antagonizing a glucocorticoid receptor.