Patent ID: 8148378

Claim:
A method of inhibiting stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1) in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein: x and y are each independently 1; W is —O—, —C(O)O—, —N(R 1 )—, —S(O) t — (where t is 0, 1 or 2), —N(R 1 )S(O) 2 —, —OC(O)— or —C(O)—; V is —C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(O)N(R 1 )—, —C(O)O—, —S(O) 2 —, or —S(O) 2 N(R 1 ); each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 2 -C 12 hydroxyalkyl, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkyl and C 7 -C 19 aralkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, C 2 -C 12 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 12 hydroxyalkenyl, C 2 -C 12 alkoxyalkyl, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, C 7 -C 19 aralkyl, C 3 -C 12 heterocyclyl, C 3 -C 12 heterocyclylalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, and C 3 -C 12 heteroarylalkyl; or R 2 is a multi-ring structure having 2 to 4 rings wherein the rings are independently selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl and where some or all of the rings may be fused to each other; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, C 2 -C 12 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 12 hydroxyalkenyl, C 2 -C 12 alkoxyalkyl, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, C 7 -C 19 aralkyl, C 3 -C 12 heterocyclyl, C 3 -C 12 heterocyclylalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl and C 3 -C 12 heteroarylalkyl; or R 3 is a multi-ring structure having 2 to 4 rings wherein the rings are independently selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl and where some or all of the rings may be fused to each other; R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro or —N(R 13 ) 2 ; R 6 , R 6a , R 7 , R 7a , R 8 , R 8a , R 9 and R 9a are each independently selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; and each R 13 is independently selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; a stereoisomer, enantiomer or tautomer thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition thereof or a prodrug thereof.