β-ketoamide compounds with MCH antagonistic activity

1. A compound of formula I

wherein:

R 1 and R 2 form an alkylene bridge, such that R 1 R 2 N— denotes pyrrolidine, wherein in the alkylene bridge one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by R 14 , and the alkylene bridge is optionally independently substituted by one or two Cy groups such that the bond between the alkylene bridge and the Cy group is made via a single or double bond;

R 3 is H, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-4 -alkyl, or phenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl;

X is a C 1-8 -alkylene bridge, wherein a —CH 2 — group which is not directly linked to the group R 1 R 2 N— is optionally replaced by —CH═CH— or —C≡C— wherein two C atoms of the bridge X are optionally joined together by an additional C 1-4 -alkylene bridge, and a C atom not directly connected to a heteroatom is optionally substituted by R 10 and/or one or two C atoms are optionally independently substituted by one or two identical or different substituents selected from C 1-6 -alkyl, C 2-6 -alkenyl, C 2-6 -alkynyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl, and C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, wherein two alkyl and/or alkenyl substituents are optionally joined together, forming a carbocyclic ring system;

Z is a single bond or —CR 7a R 7b —CR 7c R 7d —;

Y denotes indolyl, which may be mono- or polysubstituted at one or more C atoms by R 20 , and

A denotes phenyl, which may be mono- or polysubstituted by R 20 and may also additionally be monosubstituted by nitro; and

B denotes phenyl, which may be mono- or polysubstituted by R 20 and may also additionally be monosubstituted by nitro; and

b has the value 0 or 1,

Cy is a saturated 3- to 7-membered carbocyclic group, an unsaturated 4- to 7-membered carbocyclic group, a phenyl group, a saturated 4- to 7-membered or unsaturated 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic group with an N, O, or S atom as heteroatom, a saturated or unsaturated 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic group with two or more N atoms or with one or two N atoms and one O or S atom as heteroatoms, an aromatic heterocyclic 5- or 6-membered group with one or more identical or different heteroatoms selected from N, O, and/or S, wherein the 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered groups of Cy are optionally fused to a phenyl or pyridine ring via two common adjacent C atoms, and in the 5-, 6-, or 7-membered groups of Cy one or two non-adjacent —CH 2 groups are optionally independently replaced by a —CO—, —C(═CH 2 )—, —(SO)—, or —(SO 2 )— group, and the saturated 6- or 7-membered groups of Cy are optionally bridged ring systems with an imino, N—(C 1-4 -alkyl)-imino, methylene, C 1-4 -alkyl-methylene, or di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-methylene bridge, and the cyclic groups of Cy are optionally mono- or polysubstituted by R 20 at one or more C atoms, and in the case of a phenyl group are optionally additionally monosubstituted by nitro, and/or one or more NH groups is optionally substituted by R 21 ,

R 4 has one of the meanings given for R 17 or denotes C 3-6 -alkenyl, or C 3-6 -alkynyl;

R 5a and R 5b are each independently H, C 1-3 -alkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, CF 3 , F, or Cl, wherein if R 5a and R 5b are each an alkyl, they are optionally joined together such that a C 3-7 -cycloalkyl group is formed together with the C atom to which R 5a and R 5b are linked;

R 7a and R 7c are each independently H, F, Cl, C 1-4 -alkyl, or CF 3 ;

R 7b and R 7d are each independently H, F, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, or CF 3 ,

wherein if R 7a and R 7b are each alkyl, they are optionally joined together such that a C 3-7 -cycloalkyl group is formed together with the C atom to which R 7a and R 7b are linked, and/or if R 7c and R 7d are each alkyl, they are optionally joined together such that a C 3-7 -cycloalkyl group is formed together with the C atom to which R 7c and R 7d are linked, or R 7b and R 7d are each alkyl, they are optionally joined together such that a C 3-7 -cycloalkyl group is formed together with the two C atoms to which R 7b and R 7d are linked;

R 10 is hydroxy, hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy, (C 1-4 -alkoxy)-C 1-3 -alkyl, carboxy, C 1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl, amino, C 1-4 -alkyl-amino, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino, amino-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-amino-C 1-3 -alkyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 1-3 -alkyl, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 1-3 -alkyl, amino-C 1-3 -alkoxy, C 1-4 -alkyl-amino-C 1-3 -alkoxy, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 1-3 -alkoxy, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 1-3 -alkoxy, aminocarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-aminocarbonyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-aminocarbonyl, or cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-carbonyl;

R 11 is C 1-3 -alkyl, C 2-6 -alkenyl, C 2-6 -alkynyl, R 15 —O—, R 15 —O—C 1-3 -alkyl-, R 15 —O—CO—, R 15 —CO—O, cyano, R 16 R 17 N—, R 18 R 19 N—CO—, or Cy;

R 13 has one of the meanings given for R 17 ;

R 14 is halogen, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 2-6 -alkenyl, C 2-6 -alkynyl, R 15 —O—, R 15 —O—CO—, R 15 —CO, R 15 —CO—O—, R 16 R 17 N—, R 18 R 19 N—CO—R 15 —O—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 15 —O—CO—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 15 —O—CO—NH—, R 15 —SO 2 —NH—, R 15 —O—CO—NH—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 15 —SO 2 —NH—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 15 —CO—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 15 —CO—O—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 16 R 17 N—C 1-3 -alkyl, R 18 R 19 N—CO—C 1-3 -alkyl, or Cy—C 1-3 -alkyl-;

R 15 is H, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, pyridinyl, or pyridinyl-C 1-3 -alkyl;

R 16 is H, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl, C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 2-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy-C 2-3 -alkyl, amino-C 2-6 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-amino-C 2-6 -alkyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 2-6 -alkyl, or cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 2-6 -alkyl;

R 17 has one of the meanings given for R 16 or denotes phenyl, phenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, pyridinyl, dioxolan-2-yl, C 1-4 -alkylcarbonyl, hydroxy-carbonyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkylcarbonylamino-C 2-3 -alkyl, N—(C 1-4 -alkylcarbonyl)-N—(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 2-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkylsulfonyl, C 1-4 -alkylsulfonylamino-C 2-3 -alkyl, or N—(C 1-4 -alkylsulfonyl)-N—(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 2-3 -alkyl-;

R 18 and R 19 are each independently H or C 1-6 -alkyl;

R 20 is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 2-6 -alkenyl, C 2-6 -alkynyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-4 -alkyl, R 22 —C 1-3 -alkyl, or has one of the meanings given for R 22 ;

R 21 is C 1-4 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 2-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy-C 2-6 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-amino-C 2-6 -alkyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino-C 2-6 -alkyl, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 2-6 -alkyl, phenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy-carbonyl, or C 1-4 -alkylsulfonyl;

R 22 is phenyl-C 1-3 -alkoxy, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 2-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 -alkylthio, carboxy, C 1-4 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkylamino-carbonyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-aminocarbonyl, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyl-amino-carbonyl, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-carbonyl, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino-C 2-4 -alkyl-aminocarbonyl, phenyl-amino-carbonyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfonyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfinyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfonylamino, amino, C 1-4 -alkylamino, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino, C 1-4 -alkyl-carbonyl-amino, cyclo-C 3-6 -alkyleneimino, phenyl-C 1-3 -alkylamino, N—(C 1-4 -alkyl)-phenyl-C 1-3 -alkylamino, acetylamino, propionylamino, phenylcarbonylamino, phenylcarbonylmethylamino, hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkylaminocarbonyl, (4-morpholinyl)carbonyl, (1-pyrrolidinyl)carbonyl, (1-piperidinyl)carbonyl, (hexahydro-1-azepinyl)carbonyl, (4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyl, aminocarbonylamino, or C 1-4 -alkylaminocarbonylamino,

wherein in each of the abovementioned groups and radicals one or more C atoms are optionally additionally mono- or polysubstituted by F and/or in each case one or two C atoms are optionally independently additionally monosubstituted by Cl or Br and/or one or more phenyl rings optionally independently additionally comprise one, two, or three substituents selected from the group F, Cl, Br, I, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkoxy, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, amino, C 1-3 -alkylamino, di-(C 1-3 -alkyl)-amino, acetylamino, aminocarbonyl, cyano, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-3 -alkylamino-C 1-3 -alkyl, and di-(C 1-3 -alkyl)-amino-C 1-3 -alkyl and/or are optionally monosubstituted by nitro, and the H atom of a carboxy group or an H atom bound to an N atom are each optionally replaced by a group which can be cleaved in vivo,

or a tautomer, enantiomer, salt, or mixture thereof.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 R 2 N— denotes a pyrrolidine ring wherein one or more H atoms may be replaced by R 14 and/or an H atom may be replaced by Cy representing C 3-6 -cycloalkyl, which may be mono- or polysubstituted by R 20 .

3. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein R 20 is selected from F, hydroxy, C 1-3 -alkyl, CF 3 , C 1-3 -alkyloxy, OCF 3 , or hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkyl.

4. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein R 14 in each case independently of one another denotes F, Cl, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 3-6 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, hydroxy, hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyloxy, C 1-4 -alkoxy-C 1-3 -alkyl, pyridylamino, or aminocarbonyl, while in each case one or more C atoms are optionally additionally mono- or polysubstituted by F.

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X is an unbranched C 1-4 -alkylene bridge and, if Y is linked to X via a C atom, is also —CH 2 —CH═CH—, —CH 2 —C≡C—, wherein in X a C atom is optionally substituted by R 10 and/or one or two C atoms are optionally independently substituted by one or two substituents selected from C 1-6 -alkyl, C 2-6 -alkenyl, C 2-6 -alkynyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl and C 4-7 -cycloalkenyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, while two alkyl and/or alkenyl substituents are optionally joined together, forming a carbocyclic ring system, and

wherein in the abovementioned groups and radicals one or more C atoms are optionally mono- or polysubstituted by F and/or one or two C atoms are optionally independently monosubstituted by Cl or Br.

6. The compound according to claim 5 , wherein X is —CH 2 —, —CH 2 —CH 2 —, —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —, or —CH 2 —CH═CH—CH 2 — and, if Y is linked to X via a C atom, X is also —CH 2 —CH═CH— or —CH 2 —C≡C— wherein one or two C atoms are optionally independently substituted by one or two C 1-4 -alkyl groups, wherein two alkyl groups are optionally joined together, forming a carbocyclic ring system, and one or more C atoms are optionally mono- or polysubstituted by F and/or one or two C atoms are optionally independently monosubstituted by Cl or Br.

7. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein R 14 in each case independently of one another denotes F, Cl, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 3-6 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, hydroxy, hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkyl, C 1-4 -alkyloxy, C 1-4 -alkoxy-C 1-3 -alkyl, pyridylamino, or aminocarbonyl, while in each case one or more C atoms of the alkyl groups are optionally additionally mono- or polysubstituted by F.

8. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Y is

which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted at one or more C atoms by R 20 .

9. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein b is 0.

10. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein b is 1.

11. The compound according claim 1 , wherein Z is a single bond or —CH 2 —CH 2 —.

12. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 is H or methyl.

13. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein:

R 20 is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 2-4 -alkenyl, C 2-4 -alkynyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-4 -alkyl, and R 22 —C 1-3 -alkyl, or has one of the meanings given for R 22 , and

R 22 is C 1-4 -alkoxy, C 1-4 -alkylthio, carboxy, C 1-4 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-aminocarbonyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfonyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfinyl, C 1-4 -alkyl-sulfonylamino, amino, C 1-4 -alkylamino-, di-(C 1-4 -alkyl)-amino, C 1-4 -alkyl-carbonylamino, hydroxy-C 1-3 -alkylaminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino, or C 1-4 -alkylaminocarbonylamino,

wherein in each of R 20 and R 22 one or more C atoms are optionally mono- or polysubstituted by F and/or one or two C atoms are optionally independently additionally monosubstituted by Cl or Br.

14. A physiologically acceptable salt of the compound according to one of claims 1 - 8 , 9 - 12 or 13 .

15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound according to one of claims 1 - 8 , 9 - 12 or 13 and one or more physiologically acceptable excipients, inert carriers, or diluents.

16. A method of reducing the body weight of a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of the compound according to claim 1 .

17. A method of treating eating disorders in a patient, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of the compound according to claim 1 , wherein the eating disorder is obesity.

18. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

or a tautomer, enantiomer, salt, or mixture thereof.