Bifluorodioxalane-amino-benzimidazole kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, autoimmuneinflammation and CNS disorders

1. A compound of formula (I),

wherein

R is in each case independently H, halogen, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 -haloalkyl, C 1-4 -haloalkoxy, C 1-4 -alkoxy, —S—R′″, —SO—R′″, —N(R′″) 2 , —NH(R′″), —NHCO(R′″), —CONH 2 , —CONH(R′″), —CO(R′″), —COH, —COO(R′″), —COOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(R′″), —SO 2 (R′″), or —NH—SO 2 (R′″),

wherein, in the cases where R is C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 -haloalkyl, C 1-4 -haloalkoxy, or C 1-4 -alkoxy, R is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R″, wherein in each case independently R″ is H, halogen, or OH;

R′″ is independently H, C 1-2 -alkyl or C 1-2 -haloalkyl;

R N is independently H, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 -haloalkyl, —NH 2 , —NH(R′″), —CONH 2 , —CONH(R′″), —CO(R′″), —COH, —COO(R′″), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(R′″), —SO 2 (R′″), or —NH—SO 2 (R′″), wherein R′″ is as defined above;

A is independently *—N(R a )CO—, *—CON(R a )—, *—SO 2 N(R a )—, or *—N(R a )—SO 2 —,

wherein R a is H or C 1-4 -alkyl,

and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X;

X is independently aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X , wherein in each case independently R X is halogen, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, OH, C 1-6 -alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, —S—C 1-6 -alkyl, —S—C 1-6 -haloalkyl, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(C 1-6 -alkyl) 2 , —NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —NHCO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COH, —COO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), —NH—SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), C 3-6 -cycloalkyl, or —CN;

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—CONH—, *—NH—, *—N(C 1-4 -alkyl)-, *—C═N(C 1-4 -alkyl)-, *—NH—C 1-4 -alkyl-, *—C 1-4 -alkyl-NH—, *—NHCONH—, *—CO—, *—SO 2 —, C 1-4 -alkyl, *—C 1-2 -alkyl-O—C 1-2 -alkyl-, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *—CH═CH—CONH—, *—SO 2 NH—, *—NHSO 2 —, or pyridinyl, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X; and

Y is H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein Y is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R Y , wherein in each case independently R Y is halogen, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, OH, C 1-6 -alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, —S—C 1-6 -alkyl, —S—C 1-6 -haloalkyl, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(C 1-6 -alkyl) 2 , —NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —NHCO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COH, —COO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), —NH—SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), C 1-6 -alkyl-heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, or —CN;

or physiologically acceptable solvate or salt thereof;

or physiologically acceptable prodrug of said compound wherein at least one of the following groups is derivatized as follows: a carboxylic acid group is derivatized into an ester, a hydroxyl group is derivatized into an ester, a carboxylic acid is derivatized into an amide, an amine is derivatized into an amide, or a hydroxyl group is derivatized into a phosphate ester.

2. A compound according to claim 1 , which is a compound of formula (Ia) or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof,

wherein

X is independently aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X , wherein in each case independently R X is halogen, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, OH, C 1-6 -alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, —S—C 1-6 -alkyl, —S—C 1-6 -haloalkyl, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(C 1-6 -alkyl) 2 , —NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —NHCO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COH, —COO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), —NH—SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), C 3-6 -cycloalkyl, or —CN;

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—CONH—, *—NH—, *—N(C 1-4 -alkyl)-, *—C═N(C 1-4 -alkyl)-, *—NH—C 1-4 -alkyl-, *—C 1-4 -alkyl-NH—, *—NHCONH—, *—CO—, *—SO 2 —, C 1-4 -alkyl, *—C 1-2 -alkyl-O—C 1-2 -alkyl-, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *—CH═CH—CONH—, *—SO 2 NH—, *—NHSO 2 —, or pyridinyl, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X; and

Y is independently H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein said group Y is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R Y , wherein in each case independently R Y is halogen, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, OH, C 1-6 -alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, —S—C 1-6 -alkyl, —S—C 1-6 -haloalkyl, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(C 1-6 -alkyl) 2 , —NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —NHCO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COH, —COO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —COOH, —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), —NH—SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), C 1-6 -alkyl-heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, or —CN.

3. The compound according to claim 1 , or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof, wherein

X is independently aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X , wherein in each case independently R X is F, Cl, Br, I, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, OH, C 1-6 -alkoxy, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(C 1-6 -alkyl) 2 , —NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —NHCO(C 1-6 -alkyl), —CONH 2 , —CONH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 -alkyl), —SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), C 3-6 -cycloalkyl, —NH—SO 2 (C 1-6 -alkyl), —COOH, —COO—C 1-6 -alkyl, or —CN;

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—NH—, *—NHCH 2 —, *—NHCONH—, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *—NHSO 2 —, *—SO 2 —, or pyridinyl, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X; and

Y is independently H, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl, wherein Y is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R Y , wherein in each case independently R Y is F, Cl, Br, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkyl-morpholinyl, or nitro.

4. The compound according to claim 1 , or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof, wherein

X is independently 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1H-1,2,3-triazolyl, 1H-1,2,4-triazolyl, 1H-pyrazolyl, 1H-pyrrolyl, phenyl, benzo[b]thiophenyl, cyclohexyl, furyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, imidazolyl, 1H-pyrazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl, 1-(naphthalen-2-yl)ethyl, thiazolyl, benzyl, or thiophenyl, wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X , wherein in each case independently R X is selected F, Cl, Br, methyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, OH, acetyl, methylcarbamoyl, methoxy, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(ethyl) 2 , —N(methyl) 2 , —NH(ethyl), —NHCOCH 3 , —CONH 2 , —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 (methyl), —NH—SO 2 (methyl), —COOH, or —CN;

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—NH—, *—NHCH 2 —, *—NHCONH—, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *-pyridinyl-, —SO 2 —, or *—NHSO 2 —, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X; and

Y is independently H, phenyl, furyl, thiophenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxinyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl, benzo[d][1,3]dioxolyl, thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidinyl, 2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzoimidazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, thiomorpholinyl, or morpholinyl, wherein Y is unsubstituted or with one or two substituents R Y , wherein in each case independently R Y is F, Cl, methyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, methoxy, methylcarbamoyl, cyclopropyl, 2-morpholinoethyl, or nitro.

5. The compound according to claim 1 , or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof, wherein

X is independently selected from

wherein * specifies the point of attachment to the central moiety, # specifies the point of attachment to L and wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X ;

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—NH—, *—NHCH 2 —, *—NHCONH—, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *-pyridinyl-, —SO 2 —, or *—NHSO 2 —, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X;

Y is independently H or selected from

wherein * specifies the point of attachment to L and wherein Y is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R Y ;

or

wherein X is selected from

wherein * specifies the point of attachment to the central moiety, wherein L is a bond, Y is H, and wherein X is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents R X ;

wherein each R Y is independently F, Cl, methyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, methoxy, methylcarbamoyl, cyclopropyl, 2-morpholinoethyl, or nitro; and

wherein each R X is independently F, Cl, Br, methyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, OH, acetyl, methylcarbamoyl, methoxy, nitro, —NH 2 , —N(ethyl) 2 , —N(methyl) 2 , —NH(ethyl), —NHCOCH 3 , —CONH 2 , —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 (methyl), —NH—SO 2 (methyl), —COOH, or —CN.

6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein said compound is selected from the following compounds:

or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof.

7. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein said compound is selected from the following compounds:

No.

Structure

1

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzamido)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

2

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-1H-

pyrazole-4-carboxamide,

3

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-

yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

11

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-

(furan-2-carboxamido)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

17

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzamido)-

1,2,4-thiadiazole-3-carboxamide,

18

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)isonicotinamide,

19

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(2,5-

dimethoxyphenylsulfonamido)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

20

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)thiophene-3-carboxamide,

21

N-(2,2-diffuoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(isonicotinamido)thiazole-4-

carboxamide,

26

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(3-(2-

(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)ureido)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

29

5-bromo-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)thiophene-3-carboxamide,

30

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-nitrothiophene-3-carboxamide,

31

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide,

33

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-methylfuran-

3-carboxamide,

37

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-morpholinothiazole-4-carboxamide,

38

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-

yl)thiophene-3-carboxamide,

41

3-chloro-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)benzamide,

48

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(2-

(trifluoromethoxy)benzamido)oxazole-5-carboxamide,

49

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)benzamide,

51

3-(2,4-dichlorobenzamido)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-1H-

1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide,

52

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzamido)-

1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide,

56

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-methoxybenzamide,

57

5-(3-chlorobenzamido)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole-3-

carboxamide,

60

4-amino-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)benzamide,

62

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-sulfamoylbenzamide,

65

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-nitrobenzamide,

66

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide,

69

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-(4-methoxybenzamido)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

70

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-fluorobenzamide,

75

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-(dimethylamino)benzamide,

76

4-(benzylamino)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)benzamide,

77

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-(ethylamino)benzamide,

78

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)nicotinamide,

80

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)cyclohexanecarboxamide,

81

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(thiophen-3-yl)thiazole-4-

carboxamide,

82

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-

yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

83

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,′5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-sulfamoylthiophene-3-

carboxamide,

87

3-amino-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)benzamide,

88

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-nitro-1H-

pyrrole-2-carboxamide,

91

5-(4-chlorobenzamido)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-

1,2,4-thiadiazole-3-carboxamide,

92

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-(4-fluorobenzamido)-1,2,4-

thiadiazole-3-carboxamide,

94

N 1 -(2,2-difluoro-5H[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-fluoroterephthalamide,

100

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-

sulfamoylbenzamide,

101

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)-4-sulfamoyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide,

102

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-

(dimethylamino)benzamide,

104

4-acetyl-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-

1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide,

105

methyl 3-((2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)carbamoyl)benzoate,

108

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-

(methylsulfonamido)benzamide,

111

N 1 -(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)terephthalamide,

112

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-

6-sulfamoylnicotinamide,

113

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-3-hydroxybenzamide,

114

3-acetyl-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)

benzamide,

116

3-cyano-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)

benzamide,

117

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-(morpholinosulfonyl)benzamide,

118

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzamide,

121

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)-3-(difluoromethoxy)benzamide,

122

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(pyrrolidin-1-

yl)benzamide,

123

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-

methoxynicotinamide,

124

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-

methoxyisonicotinamide,

125

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-

(dimethylamino)isonicotinamide,

126

4-amino-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-

(trifluoromethyl)benzamide,

128

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-

(piperidin-1-yl)benzamide,

130

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(3,5-

dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzamide,

131

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(5-isopropyl-1,2,4-

oxadiazol-3-yl)benzamide,

132

3-(5-(tert-butyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-N-(2,2-

difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)benzamide,

133

(S)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-

yl)propanamide,

134

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4',5':4,5]benzo

[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(4-methyl-1,2,3-

thiadiazol-5-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

139

ethyl 1-(3((2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo

[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)carbamoyl)

phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate,

140

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(1H-

imidazol-2-yl)benzamide,

141

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-2-(5-

methylisoxazol-3-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

142

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

-d]imidazol-6-yl)-4-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzamide,

144

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-5-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-

yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide,

147

3-(5-cyclopropyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-N-(2,2-

difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)benzamide,

148

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(5-methyl-1H-

tetrazol-1-yl)benzamide,

149

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]

benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-(1H-tetrazol-1-

yl)benzamide,

 1B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)-3,5-dimethoxybenzamide,

 2B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-3-(thiazol-2-yl)benzamide,

 3B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)acetamide,

 4B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5':4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-5-(furan-2-yl)nicotinamide,

 5B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-3-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide,

 6B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-(furan-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

 7B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-5-(dimethylamino)nicotinamide,

 8B

2-(3-chlorophenyl)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)acetamide,

 9B

4-amino-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)-3-methoxybenzamide,

10B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-5-(thiophene-3-carboxamido)-1,2,4-

thiadiazole-3-carboxamide,

11B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

12B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-6-

yl)-2-(3-fluorophenyl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

13B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,

14B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-thiomorpholinoisonicotinamide,

15B

4-amino-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1.2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide,

16B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-2-(furan-3-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

17B

2-(3-chlorophenyl)-N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-

d]imidazol-6-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide,

22B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-4-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)benzamide,

23B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-5-(thiophen-2-yl)nicotinamide, or

25B

N-(2,2-difluoro-5H-

[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′;4,5]benzo[1,2-d]imidazol-

6-yl)-5-morpholinonicotinamide,

or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof.

8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 , or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

9. A method of treating an autoimmune inflammatory disorder, CNS disorder, a sleeping disorder in connection with the circadian clock mechanism, or a proliferative disease, comprising administering to a subject suffering from said disorder or disease an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a physiologically acceptable prodrug, solvate or salt thereof.

10. A process for the preparation of a compound according to claim 1 , wherein A is an —CONH— or —NHCO—, said process comprising coupling a compound of Formula IV with a compound of formula II;

wherein Y, L and X are as defined in claim 1 , and

wherein either R 1 is NH 2 and R 2 is COOH or COOCl, or wherein R 2 is NH 2 and R 1 is COOH or COOCl.

11. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein Y is an unsubstituted phenyl group or a phenyl substituted by one or more substituents R Y .

12. A compound according to claim 11 , wherein Y is a phenyl group substituted with one or more substituents R Y , wherein at least one of the substituents R Y is located in the meta position of the phenyl group, and wherein the ortho positions of the phenyl group are occupied by H, and wherein said ortho and meta positions are in relation to the point of attachment to L, or in the case where L is a bond, the point of attachment to X, respectively.

13. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein R X is, in each occurrence independently, methyl, methylsulfonyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, amino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino, benzylamino, nitro, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, or cyano.

14. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein L is a bond, or is *—NHCO—, *—NH SO 2 —, *—SO 2 —, *—CONH—, *—NH—, —NHCONH—, or *—SO 2 NH—, wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X.

15. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein L is *—NHCO—, *—NH, *—NHCONH—, or *—NHSO 2 —, wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X.

16. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein L is *—NHCO, wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X.

17. A compound according to claim 1 , R Y is, in each occurrence independently, methyl, chlorine, fluorine, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or nitro.

18. A compound according to claim 13 , wherein R Y is, in each occurrence independently, methyl, chlorine, fluorine, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or nitro.

19. A compound according to claim 6 , wherein said compound is selected from compound nos. 1 to 149, physiologically acceptable solvates thereof, or physiologically acceptable salts thereof.

20. A compound according to claim 7 , wherein said compound is selected from compound nos. 1, 2, 3, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 41, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57, 60, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 91, 92, 94, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 147, 148, or 149, physiologically acceptable solvates thereof, or physiologically acceptable salts thereof.

21. A compound according to claim 2 , wherein

L is independently a bond or a linker group, wherein said linker group is *—NHCO—, *—CONH—, —NH—, *—N(C 1-4 -alkyl)-, *—NHCONH—, *—CO—, *—SO 2 —, *—NHCO—CH═CH—, *—CH═CH—CONH—, *—SO 2 NH—, *—NHSO 2 —, or pyridinyl, and wherein * specifies the point of attachment to X;

R X is, in each occurrence independently, methyl, methylsulfonyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, amino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino, benzylamino, nitro, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, or cyano;

and

R Y is, in each occurrence independently, methyl, chlorine, fluorine, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or nitro.

22. A method according to claim 9 , wherein said method is for treating a cancer selected from hepatocarcinoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, AIDS-related lymphoma, anal cancer, basal cell carcinoma, bile duct cancer, bone cancer, brain stem glioma, cerebellar astrocytoma, cerebral astrocytoma, malignant glioma, ependymoma, medulloblastoma, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma, breast cancer, bronchial adenomas/carcinoids, Burkitt's lymphoma, gastrointestinal, central nervous system lymphoma, cervical cancer, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, endometrial cancer, ependymoma, esophageal cancer, extracranial germ cell tumor, extragonadal germ cell tumor, ovarian germ cell tumor, eye cancer including intraocular melanoma and retinoblastoma, gallbladder cancer, gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, gestational trophoblastic tumor, glioma, childhood brain stem glioma, head and neck cancer, hematologic cancer, adult and childhood (primary) hepatocellular cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, islet cell or pancreatic cancer, renal cancer, laryngeal cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult and childhood acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, lip and oral cavity cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, merkel cell carcinoma, mesothelioma, metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary site, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma/plasma cell neoplasm, mycosis fungoides, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelodysplastic myeloproliferative diseases, multiple myeloma, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, neuroblastoma, oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, osteosarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone, ovarian cancer, ovarian epithelial cancer, ovarian low malignant potential tumor, pancreatic cancer, parathyroid cancer, penile cancer, pheochromocytoma, pineoblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, pituitary tumor, plasma cell neoplasm/multiple myeloma, pleuropulmonary blastoma, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, renal pelvis and ureter cancer, transitional cell cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, salivary gland cancer, Ewing's sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma, uterine sarcoma, sezary syndrome, skin cancer, including melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, small intestine cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, gastric cancer, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, testicular cancer, thymoma, thymoma and thymic carcinoma, thyroid cancer, trophoblastic tumor, gestational, endometrial uterine cancer, uterine sarcoma, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, or Wilms' tumor.

23. A method according to claim 9 , wherein said method is for treating prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cancer, muscle cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, lung, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, connective tissue cancer, placenta cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, uterine cancer, cancer of the salivary glands, or testicular cancer.

24. A method according to claim 9 , wherein said method is for treating inflammatory Bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune uveitis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or sleeping disorders in connection with the circadian clock mechanism.

25. A method according to claim 9 , wherein said method is for treating rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, or sleeping disorders in connection with the circadian clock mechanism.

26. A method according to claim 9 , wherein said method is for treating a cancer, wherein in cells in said cancer the hedgehog signaling pathway is activated.