Invented are novel 1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl compounds, the use of such compounds as inhibitors of protein kinase B activity and in the treatment of cancer and arthritis.
Several esters of norethisterone (17 alpha-ethynyl-17 beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one) with carboxylic acids containing a cyclopropyl or cyclobutyl ring have been synthesized and the stereochemistries of the side-chains determined.