Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure:
where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
A series of imidazole-containing (non-)chiral carbamates were tested at human histamine H-3 receptor (H3R). All compounds displayed K-i values below 100 nM. A trend for a stereoselectivity at human H3R was observed for the chiral alpha-branched ligands. Selected compounds were also tested at human histamine H-4 receptor and showed moderate to weak affinities (118-1460 nM). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.