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1. A compound of a structure of Formula A, or a salt or solvate thereof,

wherein:

ring 1 is a phenyl, pyridinyl, or pyrimidinyl;

ring 2 is a 5-membered hetero aromatic ring;

ring 3 is an imidazolyl;

ring 4 is a phenyl;

Y is a bond;

Y 1 is an amide linker having the nitrogen bonded to ring 1 and the carbon bonded to ring 2;

each n is independently 0, 1, or 2;

each o is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;

each R 1 , R 6 , R 11 , and R 12 is independently F, Br, Cl, I, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentoxy, hexoxy, heptoxy, octoxy, trifluromethyloxy, oxygen, oxide, methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, butylthio, pentylthio, hexylthio, heptylthio, octylthio, methylalcohol, ethylalcohol, propylalcohol, butylalcohol, pentylalcohol, hexylalcohol, heptylalcohol, octylalcohol, acetyl, carboxylic acid, methyl carboxylic acid, ethyl carboxylic acid, propionyl, butyryl, acetamide, methylacetamide, ethylacetamide, propionamide, butyramide, pentanamide, hexanamide, heptanamide, octanamide, fluoromethyl, bifluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, bifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, pentyl ester, hexyl ester, heptyl ester, octyl ester, methylsulfanyl, thiomethyl, ethyl sulfanyl, propylsulfanyl, butyl sulfanyl, pentylsulfanyl, hexylsulfanyl, heptylsulfanyl, octylsulfanyl, sulfamoyl, methylpiperazinyl, piperazinyl, hydroxyethylpiperazinyl, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino, or morpholino;

R A is a cycloaliphatic ring, 5- or 6-membered hetero cycloaliphatic ring, straight aliphatic chain, or C 3 -C 12 branched aliphatic chain, any of which is independently substituted or unsubstituted;

wherein the compound is subject to at least one of the following provisos a), or b):

a) when ring 1 is a phenyl group, ring 2 is not a furyl group; or

b) when ring 2 is a furyl group, ring 1 is not a phenyl group.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein:

ring 1 is a pyridinyl group, or pyrimidinyl group;

ring 2 is a furyl group;

ring 3 is an imidazolyl group; and

ring 4 is a phenyl group.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein n is 0, and each R 1 or R 6 is independently F, Br, Cl, I, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, oxygen, oxide, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentoxy, hexoxy, heptoxy, octoxy, trifluromethyloxy, methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, butylthio, pentylthio, hexylthio, heptylthio, octylthio, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, butylalcohol, pentylalcohol, hexylalcohol, heptylalcohol, octylalcohol, acetyl, carboxylic acid, alkyl carboxylic acid, methyl carboxylic acid, ethyl carboxylic acid, propionyl, butyryl, acetamide, methylacetamide, ethylacetamide, propionamide, butyramide, pentanamide, hexanamide, heptanamide, octanamide, fluoromethyl, bifluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, bifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, pentyl ester, hexyl ester, heptyl ester, octyl ester, methylsulfanyl, thiomethyl, ethylsulfanyl, propylsulfanyl, butyl sulfanyl, pentyl sulfanyl, hexyl sulfanyl, heptyl sulfanyl, octyl sulfanyl, sulfamoyl, methylpiperazinyl, piperazinyl, hydroxyethylpiperazinyl, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino, or morpholino.

4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein each R 1 is independently F, Br, Cl, I, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentoxy, hexoxy, heptoxy, octoxy, or trifluromethyloxy.

5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein each R 6 is independently F, Br, Cl, I, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentoxy, hexoxy, heptoxy, octoxy, or trifluromethyloxy.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R A is cyclopentyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, bicycloheptanyl, bicyclooctanyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-yl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl, bicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl, fluorotetrahydrofuranyl, difluorotetrahydrofuranyl, hydroxycyclopentyl, methylcyclopentyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, isopropyl, or tert-butyl.

7. The compound of claim 1 , or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein the compound is one of the following:

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide (Compound 96);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide (Compound 97);

2-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)oxazole-5-carboxamide (Compound 98);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)oxazole-2-carboxamide (Compound 99);

2-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazole-5-carboxamide (Compound 100);

3′-cyclopentyl-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound 101);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide (Compound 102); or

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound 103).

8. A compound of one of the following, or a salt or solvate thereof:

5-(1-(Cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-1);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-2);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-3);

5-(1-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-4);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-isopropyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-5);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-6);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-8);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-9);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-10);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-11);

N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(piperidin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-12);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-13);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-14);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-15);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-16);

N-(5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-yl)-2-fluorobenzamide (Compound A-17);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide (Compound A-18);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide (Compound A-19);

2-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)oxazole-5-carboxamide (Compound A-20);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)oxazole-2-carboxamide (Compound A-21);

2-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazole-5-carboxamide (Compound A-22);

3′-cyclopentyl-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound A-23);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide (Compound A-24);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-25);

6-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)picolinamide (Compound A-26);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-36);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-methoxypyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-37);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-methoxypyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-38);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-methoxypyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-39);

5-(1-(4,4-difluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-40);

5-(1-(4,4-difluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxypyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-41);

5-(1-(4,4-difluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-42);

5-(1-(4,4-difluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(5-fluoro-2-methylpyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-43);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-44);

N-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxypyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-45);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-46);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-methoxypyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-47);

N-(5-fluoro-2-methylpyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-48);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-49);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-fluoro-4-sulfamoylphenyl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-50);

N-(2-fluoro-4-sulfamoylphenyl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(1-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-51);

4-(4-(5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamido)-3-fluorophenyl)-1-methylpiperazin-1-ium (Compound A-52);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-53);

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((3R,4S)-4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-54);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-55);

N-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxypyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-56);

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((4R)-4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-57);

N-(5-fluoro-2-methylpyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-fluorotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-58);

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclopentyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-60);

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclopentyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-61);

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((1R,3 S)-3-hydroxycyclopentyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-62); or

rac-5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-((1R,3 S)-3-hydroxycyclopentyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound A-63).

9. The compound of claim 1 , or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein the compound is one of the following:

4-(3′-(tert-butyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-4-carboxamido)-3-fluoropyridine 1-oxide (Compound C-1);

3′-(tert-butyl)-N-(2-chloro-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound C-2);

4-(3′-(tert-butyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamido)-3-methoxybenzoic acid (Compound C-3);

3-(4-(3′-(tert-butyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamido)-3-fluorophenyl)propanoic acid (Compound C-4);

3′-(tert-butyl)-N-(2-chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound C-5);

3′-(tert-butyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound C-6);

N-(4-(bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-2-fluorophenyl)-3′-(tert-butyl)-5′-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H,3′H-[2,4′-biimidazole]-5-carboxamide (Compound C-7);

4-(5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)furan-2-carboxamido)-3-fluoropyridine 1-oxide (Compound C-30);

5-(1-(tert-butyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-32);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-neopentyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-33);

5-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(1-methylcyclopentyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-34);

5-(4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-cyclopentyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-44);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(p-tolyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-45);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-46);

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-isopropylphenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-47); or

5-(1-cyclopentyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide (Compound C-48).