N-(2-(hetaryl)aryl)arylsulfonamides and N-(2-(hetaryl)hetaryl)arylsulfonamides

1. A compound, salt, or N-oxide of the formula (I):

where Ar 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -10 aryl or substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl; each having 0 to 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkynyl, —CN, —NO 2 , ═O, —C(O)R 3 , —CO 2 R 3 , —C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —OR 3 , —OC(O)R 3 , —OC(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 C(O)R 3 , —NR 5 C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 CO 2 R 3 , —NR 5 S(O) 2 R 3 , —SR 3 , —S(O)R 3 , —S(O) 2 R 3 , —S(O) 2 NR 3 R 4 , substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, and substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl;

A is N;

X 1 X 2 X 3 are selected from the group consisting of:

N—N═N

N—C(R 6 )═N

N—N═C(R 7 )

N—C(R 6 )═C(R 7 )

C═N—C(R 7 )

C═C(R 6 )—N(R 5 )

R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl;

each R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 and R 7 , when present, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkynyl, —CN, ═O, —NO 2 , —OR′, —OC(O)R′, —CO 2 R′, —C(O)R′, —C(O)NR″R′, —OC(O)NR″R′, —NR′″C(O)R′, —NR′″C(O)NR″R′, —NR″R′, —NR′″CO 2 R′, —SR′, —S(O)R′, —S(O) 2 R′, —S(O) 2 NR″R′, —NR″S(O) 2 R′, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl and substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl; or

R 2 and R 3 together with the atoms which they substitute form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring;

each R 5 is independently selected from group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkynyl, —CO 2 R′, —C(O)R′, —C(O)NR″R′, —S(O)R′, —S(O) 2 R′, —S(O) 2 NR″R′, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, and substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl; and

R′, R″ and R′″ are each independently hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkyl; or R′ and R″ together with the atoms which they substitute form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring.

2. The compound of claim 1 , which is of the formula (II), or a salt thereof:

where R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl, —CN, or C 1-8 haloalkyl.

3. The compound of claim 2 , which is of the formula (IV), or a salt thereof:

4. The compound of claim 2 , which is of the formula (V), or a salt thereof:

5. A composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound of claim 1 .

6. The compound of claim 2 , which is of the formula (VI), or a salt thereof:

7. The compound of claim 1 , which is of the formula (CCI), or a salt thereof:

where R 1 is a halogen, C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl, —CN, or C 1-8 haloalkyl;

each R 2 is independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1-8 alkyl, —CN, or C 1-8 haloalkyl;

R 3 is hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl;

R 4 is halogen or C 1-8 alkyl;

R 5 is hydrogen, halogen or C 1-8 alkyl;

R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2-8 alkynyl, —CN, ═O, —NO 2 , —OR′, —OC(O)R′, —C(O)R′, —C(O)NR″R′, —OC(O)NR″R′, —NR′″C(O)R′, —NR′″C(O)NR″R′, —NR″R′, —NR′″CO 2 R′, —SR′, —S(O)R′, —S(O) 2 R′, —S(O) 2 NR″R′, —NR″S(O) 2 R′, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl and substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl; or

R 6 and R 7 together with the atoms which they substitute form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring;

X 3 is CR 8 or N; and

X 2 is CR 9 or N.

8. The compound of claim 7 , which is of the formula (CCII), or a salt thereof:

9. The compound of claim 7 , which is of the formula of (CCIII), or a salt thereof:

10. The compound of claim 7 , which is of the formula of (CCIV), or a salt thereof:

11. The compound of claim 7 , which is of the formula of (CCV), or a salt thereof:

12. The compound of claim 7 , which is of the formula of (CCVI), or a salt thereof:

13. The compound of claim 1 , which is:

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine-1-yl)pyridine-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine-1-yl)pyridine-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-1-yl)pyridine-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide; and

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-yl)pyridine-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

N-(2-(5-amino-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

N-(2-(1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

ethyl 1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate;

N-(2-(1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl)-5-methylpyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2-isopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2-phenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(1H-indol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

N-(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(1H-indazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

N-(2-(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(9H-purin-9-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(2-ethyl-4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(piperidine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(morpholine-4-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

N-(2-(4-(azetidine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N-isopropyl-N-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(4-isopropylpiperazine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(3-(dimethylamino)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-N-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-1-carbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N,N,3-trimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid;

N-(2-(4-amino-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide;

N-(1-(3-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonamido)-5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)acetamide; and

4-tert-butyl-N-(5-chloro-2-(4-(oxazol-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide;

or a salt thereof.

14. The composition of claim 5 , further comprising an anti-inflammatory or analgesic agent.