Substituted benzene compounds

A compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

• wherein
• X is
• A1 is C or N and when A1 is N, R3 is absent;
• A2 is N, O, or S and when A2 is O or S, R3 is absent;
• Z is NR7R8, OR7, S(O)aR7, or CR7R8R14, in which a is 0, 1, or 2;
• R1 is -Q0-T0, in which Q0 is NR1a, O or S, R1a being H, OH, C1-C6 alkyl, or C1-C6 alkoxyl, and T0 is H or RS0, in which RS0 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and RS0 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, oxo, C(O)OH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• each of R2, R3, and R4, independently, is -Q1-T1, in which Q1 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T1 is H, halo, hydroxyl, C(O)OH, cyano, azido, or RS1, in which RS1 is C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, C1-C6 thioalkyl, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, CONH2, SO2NH2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SO2—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —SO2—N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C6-C10 aryloxy, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and RS1 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, oxo, C(O)OH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• or
• neighboring R1 and R2, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms or a 5 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms;
• or neighboring R1 and R4, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms or a 5 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms;
• or neighboring R2 and R3, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form C5-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms, or a 5 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms;
• or neighboring R3 and R4, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form C5-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms, or a 5 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms;
• in which each of the ring structures formed by R1 and R2, by R1 and R4, by R2 and R3, or by R3 and R4, independently is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, oxo, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C(O)OH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, C(O)O—C1-C6 haloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, C1-C6 haloalkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• each of R5, R9, and R10, independently, is H or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• R6 is halo, cyano, azido, ORa, —NRaRb, —C(O)Ra, —C(O)ORa, —C(O)NRaRb, —NRbC(O)Ra, —S(O)bRa, —S(O)bNRaRb, or RS2, in which RS2 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, b is 0, 1, or 2, each of Ra and Rb, independently is H or RS3, and RS3 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• or Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom;
• and each of RS2, RS3, and the 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring formed by Ra and Rb, is optionally substituted with one or more -Q2-T2, wherein Q2 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker each optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T2 is H, halo, cyano, —ORc, —NRcRd, —C(O)Rc, —C(O)ORc, —C(O)NRcRd, —NRdC(O)Rc, —NRdC(O)ORc, —S(O)2Rc, —S(O)2NRcRd, or RS4, in which each of Rc and Rd, independently is H or RS5, each of RS4 and RS5, independently, is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or Rc and Rd, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom, and each of RS4, RS5, and the 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring formed by Rc and Rd, is optionally substituted with one or more -Q3-T3, wherein Q3 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker each optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, ORe, COORe, —S(O)2Re, —NReRf, and —C(O)NReRf, each of Re and Rf independently being H or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with OH, O—C1-C6 alkyl, or NH—C1-C6 alkyl, or -Q3-T3 is oxo;
• or -Q2-T2 is oxo;
• or any two neighboring -Q2-T2, when R6 is C6-C10 aryl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• R7 is -Q4-T4, in which Q4 is a bond, C1-C4 alkyl linker, or C2-C4 alkenyl linker, each linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T4 is H, halo, cyano, NRgRh, —ORg, —C(O)Rg, —C(O)ORg, —C(O)NRgRh, —C(O)NRgORh, —NRgC(O)Rh, —S(O)2Rg, or RS6, in which each of Rg and Rh, independently is H or RS7, each of RS6 and RS7, independently is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 14-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and each of RS6 and RS7 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5, wherein Q5 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRk, NRkC(O), NRk, S(O)2, NRkS(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rk being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T5 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkylene-C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C1-C6 alkylene-C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkylene-4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, C1-C6 alkylene-5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)qRq in which q is 0, 1, or 2 and Rq is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C5 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T5 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, O—C1-C4 alkylene-C1-C4 alkoxy, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when T5 is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano;
• or -Q5-T5 is oxo;
• each of R8, and R12, independently, is H, halo, hydroxyl, COOH, cyano, RS8, ORS8, or COORS8, in which RS8 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, or di-C1-C6 alkylamino, and RS8 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, and di-C1-C6 alkylamino;
• or R7 and R8, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms, or R7 and R8, together with the C atom to which they are attached, form C3-C8 cycloalkyl or a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms, and each of the 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl rings or C3-C8 cycloalkyl formed by R7 and R8 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q6-T6, wherein Q6 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRm, NRmC(O), S(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rm being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T6 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)pRp in which p is 0, 1, or 2 and Rp is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T6 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when T6 is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano;
• or -Q6-T6 is oxo;
• R14 is absent, H, or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
• and
• n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.