OCTAHYDRO FUSED AZADECALIN GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS

1 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

R 1 is a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, optionally substituted with 1-4 groups each independently selected from R 1a ;

each R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, N-oxide, and C 3-8 cycloalkyl;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of an aryl ring and a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 1-6 alkyl-C 1-6 alkoxy, —CN, —OH, —NR 2a R 2b , —C(O)R 2a , —C(O)OR 2a , —C(O)NR 2a R 2b , —SR 2a , —S(O)R 2a , —S(O) 2 R 2a , C 3-8 cycloalkyl, and C 3-8 heterocycloalkyl having from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

alternatively, two R 2 groups on adjacent ring atoms are combined to form a heterocycloalkyl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the heterocycloalkyl ring is optionally substituted with from 1 to 3 R 2c groups;

R 2a , R 2b and R 2c are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-6 alkyl;

each R 3a is independently halogen;

subscript n is an integer from 0 to 3;

or salts and isomers thereof.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 is a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, optionally substituted with 1-3 groups each independently selected from R 1a ;

each R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, and C 3-8 cycloalkyl;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of an aryl ring and a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, CN, —NR 2a R 2b , C 3-8 cycloalkyl, and C 3-8 heterocycloalkyl having from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

alternatively, two R 2 groups on adjacent ring atoms are combined to form a heterocycloalkyl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the heterocycloalkyl ring is optionally substituted with from 1 to 3 R 2c groups;

R 2a , R 2b and R 2c are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-6 alkyl;

each R 3a is independently halogen; and

subscript n is an integer from 0 to 3.

3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 is a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, optionally substituted with 1-2 groups each independently selected from R 1a ;

each R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, and C 1-6 haloalkyl;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of an aryl ring and a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N and S;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl and —CN;

R 3a is F; and

subscript n is an integer from 0 to 1.

4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 is a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 2 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N and S, optionally substituted with 1-2 groups each independently selected from R 1a ;

each R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 1-6 haloalkyl;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrazole, and triazole;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl and —CN; and

R 3a is F.

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of pyridine and thiazole;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrazole, and triazole;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl and —CN; and

R 3a is F.

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of 2-thiazole, 4-thiazole, 5-thiazole, 2-pyridine, 3-pyridine, and 4-pyridine.

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of 2-thiazole, 4-thiazole and 2-pyridine.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is pyridine.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is thiazole.

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 1-6 haloalkyl.

11 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and trifluoromethyl.

12 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring J is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrazole, and triazole.

13 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring J is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, 2-pyridine, 3-pyridine, 4-pyridine, 1-pyrazole, 3-pyrazole, 4-pyrazole, 5-pyrazole, 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl, 1,2,3,-triazol-5-yl, 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, and 1,2,4-triazol-5-yl.

14 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, F, Cl, —CF 3 and —CN.

15 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure:

16 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((3,4-difluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-propyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-propyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-propyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-propyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-isopropyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((2-ethyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-propyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-4-yl)methanone,

3-(((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-picolinoyl-4a,5,7,8,8a,9-hexahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-6(4H)-yl)sulfonyl)benzonitrile,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((3-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-propyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-isopropyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((2-ethyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-isopropyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-6-((2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-isopropyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)thiazol-2-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)thiazol-4-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)thiazol-4-yl)methanone,

((4aR,8aS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((2-isopropyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)thiazol-4-yl)methanone, and

((4aR,8aS)-6-((2-ethyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9-octahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)thiazol-4-yl)methanone.

17 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

18 . A method of modulating a glucocorticoid receptor, comprising contacting a glucocorticoid receptor with a compound of claim 1 , thereby modulating the glucocorticoid receptor.

19 . A method of treating a disorder through antagonizing a glucocorticoid receptor, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , thereby treating the disorder.