Patent ID: 7470710

Claim:
A compound of formula (I): wherein X represents a CH 2 ; Y represents CH 2 or CH(OH); Het is an optionally substituted bicyclic heteroaryl group selected from benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, indolyl, and benzothienyl; Ar 2 represents a thiazolyl group, wherein the thiazolyl group is substituted by R 1 and is further optionally substituted; R 1 represents hydrogen, halo, cyano, an optionally substituted(C 1-4 )alkoxy group, an optionally substituted(C 1-6 )alkyl group, or an optionally substituted phenyl group; wherein said optionally substituted Het, Ar 2 , and R 1 groups are optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, oxo, cyano, nitro, (C 1-4 )alkyl, (C 1-4 )alkoxy, hydroxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, hydroxy(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, or R a R b N—, R a OCO(CH 2 ) r , R a CON(R a )(CH 2 ) r , R a R b NCO(CH 2 ) r , R a R b NSO 2 (CH 2 ) r , R a SO 2 NR b (CH 2 ) r , R a R b N(CH 2 ) n —, R a R b N(CH 2 ) n O—, wherein r represents zero or an integer from 1 to 4, n represents an integer from 1 to 4, each of R a and R b independently represents a hydrogen atom or a (C 1-4 )alkyl group or where appropriate R a R b forms part of a (C 3-6 )azacycloalkane or (C 3-6 )(2-oxo)azacycloalkane ring, or when the substituent is R a R b N(CH 2 ) n — or R a R b N(CH 2 ) n O, R a with at least one CH 2 of the (CH 2 ) n portion of the group optionally forms a (C 3-6 )azacycloalkane and R b represents hydrogen, a (C 1-4 )alkyl group or with the nitrogen to which it is attached forms a second (C 3-6 )azacycloalkane fused to the first (C 3-6 )azacycloalkane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.