Compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of GPR119 and are useful for the treatment of diabetes and as peripheral regulators of satiety, e.g. for the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
A novel CuI/L-proline catalyzed coupling reaction of 1-Boc-3-iodoazetidine with various arylboronic acids which produced aryloxyazetidine derivatives in moderate to good yields was investigated. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.