Patent ID: 6294573
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: C07D

Abstract:
A compound of formula (I), ##STR14##or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein n is zero;R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of(1) hydrogen and(2) alkyl of one to six carbon atoms;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen;R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of(1) alkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(2) alkoxyalkyl, wherein the alkoxyalkyl is substituted with hydroxy or silyloxy,(3) hydroxyalkyl, wherein the alkylene group is of one to six carbon atoms,(4) phenylalkyl, wherein the alkylene group is of one to six carbon atoms, and the phenyl can be optionally substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of(a) alkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(b) alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkyl part is of one to six carbon atoms,(c) alkoxycarbonylalkyl, wherein the alkylene and alkyl groups are independently of one to six carbon atoms,(d) --C(O)OR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of one to six carbon atoms, and(e) hydroxyalkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(5) -(alkylene)-S(O).sub.p -heterocycle, wherein p is two, the alkylene group is of one to six carbon atoms, and the heterogycle is piperidine, wherein the piperidine can be optionally substituted with dioxolanyl,(6) -(alkylene)-heterocycle, wherein the alkylene group is of one to six carbon atoms, and the heterocycle is selected from the group consisting of(a) thienyl,(b) tetrahydropyranyl,(c) tetrahydrothiopyranyl wherein the sulfur atom is oxidized, and ##STR15##(7) -(alkylene)-NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, wherein the alkylene group is of one to six carbon atoms, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, and R.sub.7 is alkanoyl of one to six carbon atoms wherein the alkanoyl group is substituted with alkoxncarbonyl, or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7, taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, define a group selected from the group consisting of(a) morpholinyl,(b) thiomorpholinyl,(c) piperidinyi,(d) piperazinyl substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl of one to six carbon atoms, alkanoyl of one to six carbon atoms, and --SO.sub.2 -alkyl wherein the alkyl is of one to six carbon atoms, ##STR16##(8) heterocycle selected from the group consisting of(a) oxazolidinonyl, wherein the oxazolidinonyl can be optionally substituted with alkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(b) tetrahydrofuranyl,(c) thiazolidinonyl, wherein the thiazolidinonyl can be optionally substituted with one or two alkyl of one to six carbon atom substituents,(d) pyrrolidinyl substituted with --SO.sub.2 -alkyl wherein the alkyl is of one to six carbon atoms,(e) piperidinyl substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkanoyl of one to ten carbons and --SO.sub.2 -alkyl wherein the alkyl is of one to six carbon atoms, ##STR17##(9) -(alkylene)-S(O).sub.p -NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, wherein p is 2, and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl one to six carbon atoms and phenyl substituted with hydroxyalkyl of one to six carbon atoms, or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, define a group selected from the group consisting of morpholine and pyrrolidine,(10) cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl can be optionally substituted with dioxolanyl,(11) (cycloalkyl)alkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl part is substituted with dioxolanyl,(12) -carbonyl-NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are alkyl of one to six carbon atoms or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 together are morpholinyl,(13) -(alkylene)-S(O).sub.p -phenyl, wherein the alkylene is of one to six carbon atoms, and the phenyl is substituted with halo,(14) -(alkylene)-N(R.sub.5)SO.sub.2 -alkyl, wherein the alkylene is of one to six carbon atoms, and R.sub.5 is alkyl of one to five carbon atoms, and(15) -(alkylene)-carbonyl-NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, are morpholinyl; orR.sub.1 and R.sub.2, taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a ring selected from the group consisting of(1) spiroalkyl of three to eight carbon atoms, wherein the spiroalkyl can be optionally substituted with dioxolanyl or --CO.sub.2 R.sub.5,(2) tetrahydropyranyl,(3) tetrahydrothiopyranyl, wherein the sulfur atom is oxidized,(4) piperidinyl, wherein the nitrogen group is substituted with alkanoyl or --SO.sub.p -alkyl,(5) dioxanyl, wherein the dioxanyl is substituted with alkyl, and(6) dihydrobenzodioxepinyl;X is selected from the group consisting of(1) --O--and(2) --S(O).sub.p --; andAr.sub.1 is unsubstituted phenyl;Y is selected from the group consisting of(1) a covalent bond and(2) --O--; andAr.sub.2 is phenyl,wherein the phenyl is substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of(a) alkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(b) alkoxy of one to six carbon atoms,(c) alkoxy of one to six carbon atoms substituted with alkoxy of one to six carbon atoms,(d) cyano,(e) cyanoalkyl of one to six carbon atoms,(f) halo,(g) thioalkoxy of one to six carbon atoms,(h) perfluoroalkyl of one to six carbon atoms, and(i) perfluoroalkoxy, wherein the perfluoroalkyl part is of one to six carbon atoms.