The invention provides certain azetidinyloxyphenylpyrrolidine compounds, particularly compounds of formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention further provides methods of using a compound of formula I to treat overactive bladder.
Efficient introduction of methyl or methyl-d3 into aromatic and heteroaromatic systems still presents a synthetic challenge. In particular, we were in search of a non-cryogenic synthesis of the 5-CD3 version of pirfenidone (4d, also known as Pirespa®, Esbriet® or Pirfenex®), one of the two drugs approved to date for retarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a serious, rare and fatal lung disease