申请人:Di Fabio Romano
公开号:US20070219232A1
公开(公告)日:2007-09-20
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof
wherein R is aryl or heteroaryl, each of which may be substituted by 1 to 4 groups selected from:
halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halo C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halo C1-C6 alkoxy, —C(O)R
5
, nitro, —NR
6
R
7
, cyano, and a group R
8
;
R
1
is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halo C1-C6 alkyl, halo C1-C6 alkoxy, halogen, NR
6
R
7
or cyano;
R
2
is hydrogen, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, or a group R
9
;
R
3
is C3-C7 cycloalkyl, or a group R
9
; or
R
2
and R
3
together with N form a 5-14 membered heterocycle, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 R
10
groups;
R
4
is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, halogen or halo C1-C6 alkyl;
R
5
is a C1-C4 alkyl, —OR
6
or —NR
6
R
7
;
R
6
is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
R
7
is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
R
8
is a 5-6 membered heterocycle, which may be saturated or may contain one to three double bonds, and which may be substituted by 1 or more R
11
groups;
R
9
is a C1-C6 alkyl that may be substituted by one or more groups selected from: C3-C7 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, haloC1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy, haloC1-C6 alkyl;
R
10
is a group R
8
, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halo C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halo C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, C(O)NR
6
R
7
, phenyl which may be substituted by 1 to 4 R
11
groups;
R
11
is C3-C7 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halo C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halo C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, or C(O)NR
6
R
7
; X is carbon or nitrogen; n is 1 or 2; to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of conditions mediated by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF).