Substituted pyrazolyl benzenesulfamide compounds for the treatment of inflammation

1. A compound of Formula II:

wherein

A is (CH 2 ) m —CR 15 ═CR 16 —(CH 2 ) m ;

m is independently selected from 0, 1, or 2;

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of: halogen, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydrido, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, heterocyclic, nitro, acylamino, aryl, heteroaryl, and alkenyl, OR 13 , SR 8 , SO 2 N(R 8 )R 8′ , NHR 9 , NHCOR 9 , NR 9 COR 9 , NHCO(OR 9 ), NR 9 CO(OR 9 ), NR 8 SO 2 R 10 , NHSO 2 N(R 10 )R 10′ , NR 6 CON(R 10 )R 10′ , COR 9 , CO 2 R 8 , CON(R 8 )R 8′ , wherein R 8 and R 8′ may be taken together to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring having 1 to 3 substituted or unsubstituted heteroatoms selected from S, SO, SO 2 , O, N, and NR 6 , and wherein R 10 and R 10′ may be taken together to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring having 1 to 3 substituted or unsubstituted heteroatoms selected from S, SO, SO 2 , O, N, and NR 6 wherein said aryl, heterocyclic, heteroaryl, or alkenyl are optionally substituted with R 9 ;

R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, aryl, heteroaryl, lower alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclicalkyl, and heterocyclic;

R 8 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclic, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and heterocyclicalkyl;

R 8′ is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclic, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and heterocyclicalkyl;

R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, lower alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, heterocyclicalkyl, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, amino, aminoalkyl, aminoacyl, nitro, azido, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aminoalkyl, or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from the group consisting of: alkylsulfonamide, sulfamyl, alkyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, alkoxy, halogen, acyloxy, oxy, formyl, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, nitro, azido, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoacyl, thioalkyl, aminoacyloxy, thiocyanate, isothiocyanate, alkyldioxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylamino, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenylamino, alkynylamino, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, and heterocyclic optionally substituted with alkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and alkylaminoalkyl;

R 10 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, lower alkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, and arylalkyl, wherein aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, and heterocyclic;

R 10′ is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, lower alkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, and arylalkyl, wherein aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, and heterocyclic;

R 13 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclicalkyl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein aryl, alkyl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclicalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of OR 14 , N(R 14 )R 14′ , and glycols;

R 14 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrido, and lower alkyl;

R 14′ is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrido, and lower alkyl;

R 15 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, alkylalkene, alkylalkyne, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylhydroxy, amino, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylhydroxyalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl; wherein aryl or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, heterocyclic; and

R 16 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, alkylalkene, alkylalkyne, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylhydroxy, amino, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylhydroxyalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl; wherein aryl or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, heterocyclic; wherein R 15 and R 16 may be taken together to form a 5 to 7 membered saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic ring optionally containing 0 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, or S, and wherein said ring is optionally substituted with R 1 ;

or tautomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 of the Formula:

wherein

A is (CH 2 ) m —CR 15 ═CR 16 —(CH 2 ) m ;

m is independently selected from 0, 1, or 2;

R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, lower alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, heterocyclicalkyl, haloalkyl, arylalkylamino, amino, aminoalkyl, aminoacyl, nitro, azido, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aminoalkyl, or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from the group consisting of: alkylsulfonamide, sulfamyl, alkyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, alkoxy, halogen, acyloxy, oxy, formyl, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, nitro, azido, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoacyl, thioalkyl, aminoacyloxy, thiocyanate, isothiocyanate, alkyldioxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylamino, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenylamino, alkynylamino, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, and heterocyclic optionally substituted with alkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and alkylaminoalkyl;

R 15 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, alkylalkene, alkylalkyne, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylhydroxy, amino, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylhydroxyalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl; wherein aryl or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, heterocyclic; and

R 16 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrido, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, alkylalkene, alkylalkyne, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkylhydroxy, amino, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylhydroxyalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl; wherein aryl or arylalkyl are optionally substituted with one or more radical selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, haloalkoxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, dialkylaminoalkyloxy, heterocyclic; wherein R 15 and R 16 may be taken together to form a 5 to 7 membered saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic ring optionally containing 0 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, or S, and wherein said ring is optionally substituted with R 1 ;

or tautomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

3. The compound of claim 2 selected from the group selected from the group consisting of:

1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-8-[(2-chlorobenzoyl)amino]-1H-benzo[g]indazole-3-carboxamide,

1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-8-{[(2-chloropyridin-3-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1H-benzo[g]indazole-3-carboxamide,

8-amino-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1H-benzo[g]indazole-3-carboxamide,

1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-5-bromo-8-{[(2-chloropyridin-3-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1H-benzo[g]indazole-3-carboxamide, and

1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-8-[(3-chloroisonicotinoyl)amino]-1H-benzo[g]indazole-3-carboxamide.