Patent ID: 7405217

Claim:
A compound of formula (I): wherein: Y represents NR 2 ; m represents 1, 2, or 3; p represents 0 or 1; X is O, S, C═O, SO 2 , or —CH═CH—; Ar 1 is an optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl, pyridopyrazinyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzimidazolyl, naphthyridinyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, thiazolyl, or benzofuranyl group; Ar 2 represents a phenyl group or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl group, wherein the phenyl or heterocyclyl group is substituted by R 1 and further optional substituents, and wherein said heterocyclyl group is selected from furanyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyridinyl, triazolyl, triazinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrazolyl; or Ar 2 represents an optionally substituted group selected from benzofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, and naphthyl; R 1 represents a trifluoromethoxy, methoxy, halo, or an optionally substituted phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrazolyl, oxadiazolyl, or pyrimidinyl group; R 2 represents hydrogen or (C 1-4 )alkyl; wherein the optional substituents for the optionally substituted groups of Ar 1 , Ar 2 and R 1 are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, cyano, nitro, (C 1-4 ) alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkoxy, halo(C 1-4 )alkyl, halo(C 1-4 )alkoxy, aryl(C 1-4 )alkoxy, (C 1-4 )alkylthio, hydroxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkoxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 3-6 )cycloalkyl(C 1-4 )alkoxy, (C 1-4 )alkanoyl, (C 1-4 )alkoxycarbonyl, (C 1-4 )alkylsulfonyl, (C 1-4 )alkylsulfonyloxy, (C 1-4 )alkylsulfonyl(C 1-4 )alkyl, arylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfonyl(C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkylsulfonamido, (C 1-4 )alkylamido, (C 1-4 )alkylsulfonamido(C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkylamido(C 1-4 )alkyl, arylsulfonamido, arylcarboxamido, arylsulfonamido(C 1-4 )alkyl, arylcarboxamido(C 1-4 )alkyl, aroyl, aroyl(C 1-4 )alkyl, aryl(C 1-4 )alkanoyl, (C 1-4 )acyl, aryl, aryl(C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkylamino(C 1-4 )alkyl, and R 3 R 4 N—, R 3 OCO(CH 2 ) r , R 3 CON(R 4 )(CH 2 ) r , R 3 R 4 NCO(CH 2 ) r , R 3 R 4 NSO 2 (CH 2 ) r and R 3 SO 2 NR 4 (CH 2 ) r wherein each of R 3 and R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a (C 1-4 )alkyl group and r represents zero or an integer from 1 to 4; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.