A compound represented by the formula (I):
wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has a superior activity as an estrogen-related receptor-α modulator, and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for cancer.
Compounds for use in compositions and methods for modulating the activity of nuclear receptors are provided. In particular, compounds for use in compositions and methods for modulating the estrogen related receptors are provided. In one embodiment, the compounds provided herein are ERR modulators. In another embodiment, the compounds provided herein are agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, or inverse agonists of ERR or ERR?. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention, as described above in the Summary of the Invention, are compounds of formula (I).