Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase inhibitors

1. A compound of formula (I)

wherein:

R 1 is alkyl of 1-10 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2-10 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2-10 carbon atoms, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, all of which are optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 substituents selected from halo, oxo, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms, heterocyclyl, phenyl, phenoxy, halo, —CN, —O—R 6 , —C(O)—R 6 , —OC(O)—R 6 —C(O)—O—R 6 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—O—R 7 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—R 7 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), and —C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, phenyl, and phenoxy are optionally substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents selected from alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, and halo;

provided that R 1 is not methyl when R 3 is morpholinyl or furyl;

wherein R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms; or

R 6 and R 7 when taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycle;

R 2 is hydrogen, halo, cyano, alkoxy, or alkyl optionally substituted by halo;

R 3 is aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, all of which are optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, halo, haloalkoxy, oxo, —CN, —O—R 6 , —O—C(O)—R 6 , —O—C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —S—R 6 , —N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —S(═O)—R 6 , —S(═O) 2 R 6 , —S(═O) 2 —N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —S(═O) 2 —O—R 6 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—R 7 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—O—R 7 , —N(R 6 )—C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —C(O)—R 6 , —C(O)—O—R 6 , —C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), and —N(R 6 )—S(═O) 2 —R 7 , wherein the alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl is further optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo, —CN, and —O—R 6 ;

with the proviso that the heteroaryl or heterocyclyl moiety includes at least one ring nitrogen atom;

X 1 and X 5 are N, X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 are each

C(R 4 ) in which each R 4 is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halo, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl of 3-8 carbon atoms, wherein the alkyl or cycloalkyl is further optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo, —CF 3 , —O—CF 3 , —N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —C(O)—R 6 , —C(O)—O—R 7 , —C(O)—N(R 6 )(R 7 ), —CN, —O—R 6 ; or

X 6 and X 7 are joined to provide fused cycloalkyl, fused aryl, or fused heteroaryl, all of which are optionally substituted with alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, or halo;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl.

3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, and heterocyclyl are optionally substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from hydroxyl, halo, or cycloalkyl.

4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein R 3 is optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, wherein the heteroaryl or heterocyclyl moieties contain 1, 2 or 3 ring nitrogen atoms.

5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein R 3 is selected from

wherein:

R 11 is hydrogen, alkyl, or cycloalkyl, wherein alkyl and cycloalkyl are optionally substituted by hydroxyl or halo;

R 12 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —S(═O)—R 6 or —S(═O) 2 R 6 , wherein alkyl and cycloalkyl are optionally substituted by hydroxyl or halo; and

wherein the R 3 aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl moieties are optionally substituted by alkyl, cycloalkyl, halo, cyano, or —OR 6 , in which alkyl and cycloalkyl are optionally substituted by hydroxyl or halo.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen or halo.

7. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-picolinamide;

4-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-phenylpicolinamide;

N-(3-(4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-phenylpicolinamide;

N-(3-(4-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-phenylpicolinamide;

N-(3-(4-(2-acetamidoethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2,3′-bipyridine-6-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(quinolin-6-yl)picolinamide;

(R)—N-(3-(4-(1-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-hydroxy-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)—N-(3-(4-(1-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-methoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(3-aminopyrrolidin-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

6-amino-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(R)—N-(3-(4-(2-hydroxypropyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

5-methoxy-N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

Methyl 2′-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenylcarbamoyl)-3,4′-bipyridin-6-ylcarbamate;

(S)—N-(3-(4-(2-hydroxypropyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)picolinamide;

4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2,4-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-((1-hydroxycyclopropyl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclobutyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N2′-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′,6-dicarboxamide;

(S)—N-(3-(4-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopentyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N2′-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′,5-dicarboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

5-cyano-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

2-amino-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-((1S,2S)-2-methylcyclopropyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

6′-methyl-N-(3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-chloro-[3,2′,5′,4″]terpyridine-2″-carboxylic acid [3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl)-phenyl]amide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)picolinamide;

4-(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5-methoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-fluoro-5-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(N-methylsulfamoyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N5-tert-butyl-N2′-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′,5-dicarboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(N-isopropylsulfamoyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

5-chloro-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(isoquinolin-4-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclobutyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-isopropyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(dimethylamino)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropoxy-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-fluoro-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-isopropoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-1-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclobutoxy-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(quinolin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(N-cyclopropylsulfamoyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopentyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(5-cyclopropylpyrazin-2-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(4-chloro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(3-methylbutan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

6′-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2,3′ bipyridine-6-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(5-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-1-yl)picolinamide;

4-(5-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

4-(3-cyclopropyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(3-hydroxybutan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(6-methoxyquinolin-3-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5′-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6′-methyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1-isopropyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)picolinamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-sec-butyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-cyclopropyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(pentan-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)—N-(3-(4-sec-butyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-cyclopropyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(3-methylbutan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(R)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)propan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclobutyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-cyclopropyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(1-phenylethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-isopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-isopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(1-phenylethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

(R)-4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1,5-naphthyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(perfluoroethyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

4-(3-cyclopropyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-ethylpyrimidin-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5-ethyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-6-ethyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-tert-butyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2-fluorophenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

5-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2-fluorophenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-isopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(6-isopropyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-ethyl-3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-isopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-propyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-neopentyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(ethylsulfonyl)phenyl)-picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(isopropylsulfonyl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(ethylamino)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(cyclopropylamino)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6′-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(quinolin-3-yl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-cyclopropylphenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(methylthio)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(isobutylthio)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

5-chloro-6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(2-methoxyethylamino)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazin-1-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-ethyl-5-fluoro-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

5-chloro-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-ethyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-5,6-diethyl-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(furo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)picolinamide;

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-(2-phenylcyclopropyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

(S)-4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(cyclopropylmethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide; and

4-(5-cyclopropyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

6-cyclopropyl-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-5-yl)picolinamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3,4′-bipyridine-2′-carboxamide;

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(5-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-1-yl)picolinamide;

(S)-4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide; and

(S)-4-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(3-(4-(3-methylbutan-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)picolinamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(6-cyclopropylpyridin-3-yl)-7,8-dimethylquinoline-2-carboxamide; and

N-(3-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-4-(pyridin-3-yl)quinoline-2-carboxamide;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more compounds of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.