Inhibitors of diacylglycerol acyltransferase

1. A compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the compound being represented by the formula I:

wherein:

the moiety:

the moiety:

Z is a bond;

R 1 is selected from heterocycloalkyl containing 1 N atom, wherein said heterocycloalkyl is unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which are the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, halo, —CN;

or alternatively, said heterocycloalkyl can be fused with aryl;

R 5 is selected from the group of lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, haloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; and

R 10 is either (i) a 4-8 membered heterocyclyl ring having from 1 to 2 ring N atoms, or (ii) a bicyclic heterocyclyl ring having from 1 to 3 ring N atoms, or (iv) a heteroaryl group,

and further wherein said heterocyclyl ring for R 10 is unsubstituted or optionally substituted, off of either (i) a ring N atom or (ii) a ring carbon atom on said heterocyclyl ring, with one or more G moieties wherein said G moieties can be the same or different, each G moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of:

(a) -(CHR 20 ) n —C(O)—NR a R b , with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring when R 20 is hydrogen and R 10 can be a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring when G is present as an oxo group;

(b) -(CHR 20 ) n —C(O)—O—R 5 , with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring when R 20 is hydrogen;

(c) -(CHR 20 ) n —C(O)—OH, with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring when R 20 is hydrogen;

(d) -(CHR 20 ) n —C(O)—R a ;

(e) (CHR 20 ) n —S(O 2 )—NR a R b ;

(f) -(CHR 20 ) n —R a ;

(g) -(CHR 20 ) n —O—R a ;

(h) -NH—C(O)—R a off of only C and not off of N;

(i) -NH—C(O)—NR a R b off of only C and not off of N;

(j) -O—CH(R a ) 2 off of only C and not off of N;

(k) an oxo group off of only C and not off of N;

(l) -C(O)—(CHR 20 ) n —R a ;

(m) -C(O)-(cycloalkyl)--C(O)—N(R b )—R a , with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring;

(n) -C(O)-(cycloalkyl)--C(O)—OR 5 , with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring;

(o) -C(O)-(cycloalkyl)-C(O)OH, with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring;

(p) -C(O)-(cycloalkyl)-C(O)OH bioisostere, with the proviso that R 10 is not a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring; and

(q) -C(O)-(aryl)-C(O)OH,

wherein R a is selected from the group consisting of

hydrogen, hydroxy, CN, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, (aryl)alkyl-, heteroaryl, (heteroaryl)alkyl-, heterocyclyl, (heterocyclyl)alkyl-, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl-, spirocyclyl or a bicyclic heterocyclyl, wherein each of said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl and cycloalkyl is unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which are the same or different, each moiety being selected independently from the group consisting of O-haloalkyl, S-haloalkyl, CN, NO 2 , CF 3 , cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, N-alkyl, N-haloalkyl, N-cycloalkyl; alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, halo, —OR c ,

—C(O)R c , —C(O)OR c , —C(O)N(R c )(R d ), —SF 5 , —OSF 5 , —Si(R c ) 3 , —SR C ,

—S(O)N(R c )(R d ), —CH(R c )(R d ), —S(O) 2 N(R c )(R d ), —C(═NOR c )R d ,

—P(O)(OR c )(OR d ), —N(R c )(R d ), -alkyl-N(R c )(R d ), —N(R c )C(O)R d ,

—CH 2 —N(R c )C(O)R d , —CH 2 —N(R c )C(O)N(R d )(R b ), —CH 2 —R c ; —CH 2 N(R c )(R d ),

—N(R c )S(O)R d , —N(R c )S(O) 2 R d , —CH 2 —N(R c )S(O) 2 R d , —N(R c )S(O) 2 N(R d )(R b ),

—N(R c )S(O)N(R d )(R b ), —N(R c )C(O)N(R d )(R b ), —CH 2 —N(R c )C(O)N(R d )(R b ),

—N(R c )C(O)OR d , —CH 2 —N(R c )C(O)OR d , —S(O)R c , ═NOR c , —N 3 , and —S(O) 2 R c ;

wherein each R b , R c and R d is independently selected;

R b is H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl;

R c is H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl;

R d is H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl;

wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl in R b , R c , and R d can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with 1-2 substituents independently selected from halo, OH, NH 2 , CF 3 , CN, Oalkyl, NHalkyl, N(alkyl) 2 and Si(alkyl) 3 ;

R 20 is H, —OH, halo, or —CF 3 ;

and

m is 1-3,

n is 0-3.

2. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of the following:

3. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

4. A method of treating obesity, an obesity-related disorder, dyslipidemia, diabetes, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose in a patient, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the disease treated is diabetes.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the disease treated is obesity.