Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivatives, medicaments containing such compounds, their use and process for their manufacture

1. A glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivative selected from among:

(1) 1-Methyl-2-(4-cyclopentyloxy-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(2) 1-Methyl-2-[4-((R)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-benzyl]-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(3) 1-Methyl-2-[4-((S)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-benzyl]-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(4) 1-Methyl-2-(4-cyclohexyloxy-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(5) 1-Chloro-2-[4-(1-tert-butyloxycarbonylpiperidin-4-yloxy)-benzyl]-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(6) 1-Chloro-2-[4-(piperdin-4-yloxy)-benzyl]-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(7) 1-Methoxy-2-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-4-(4-ethynyl-benzyl)-benzene,

(8) 1-Chloro-2-(4-methoxymethylethynyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(9) 1-Chloro-2-(4-hydroxymethylethynyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(10) 1-Chloro-2-(4-hydroxyethylethynyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(11) 1-Ethynyl-2-(4-methoxy-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(12) 1-Methyl-2-(4-butyn-1-yl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(13) 1-Chloro-2-(4-propyn-1-yl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(14) 1-Methyl-2-(4-propyn-1-yl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(15) 1-Isopropyl-2-(4-ethynyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

(16) 1-Chloro-2-(4-isopropylethynyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene,

or a derivative thereof wherein one or more hydroxyl groups of the β-D-glucopyranosyl group are acylated with groups selected from (C 1-18 -alkyl)carbonyl, (C 1-18 -alkyl)oxycarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl and phenyl-(C 1-3 -alkyl)-carbonyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;

including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof or the mixtures thereof, and salts thereof.

2. A glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivative according to claim 1 wherein the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group O-6 of the β-D-glucopyranosyl-group is replaced by a group selected from among (C 1-8 -alkyl)carbonyl, (C 1-8 -alkyl) oxycarbonyl and phenylcarbonyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. A physiologically acceptable salt of the compounds according to claim 1 with inorganic or organic acids.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprised of a compound according to claim 1 optionally together with one or more inert carriers and/or diluents.

5. A pharmaceutical composition comprised of a compound according to claim 1 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.

6. A method of treating conditions which can be influenced by inhibiting the sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT, said method comprised of the steps of administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said conditions is selected from the group consisting of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, complications of diabetes, metabolic acidosis or ketosis, reactive hypoglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, glucose metabolic disorder, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidaemias of different origins, atherosclerosis and related diseases, obesity, high blood pressure, chronic heart failure, oedema and hyperuricaemia.

7. A method of treating metabolic disorders said method comprised of the steps of administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the metabolic disorder is selected from the group consisting of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, complications of diabetes, metabolic acidosis or ketosis, reactive hypoglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, glucose metabolic disorder, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidaemias of different origins, atherosclerosis and related diseases, obesity, high blood pressure, chronic heart failure, oedema and hyperuricaemia.

8. A method of treating the degeneration of pancreatic beta cells and/or for improving the functionality of beta cells, said method comprised of the step of administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.