5-phenylazaindole derivative having AMPK-activating activity

A compound represented by formula (I):

• or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt,
• wherein
• X is substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocyclyl, or
• wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• R3 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• a is an integer from 0 to 7;
• with the proviso that the compounds wherein one of R1 and R2 is hydrogen, the other is hydroxy, and a is 0 are excluded;
• ring A is substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl, substituted cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, or substituted heterocyclyl, the ring A may further have (a) substituent(s) other than Y;
• Y is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted arylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfinyl, substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylaminosulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted amino, RSRS′(O═)S═N—, RSRS′(O═)S═N—R2f—, RSRS′(O═)S═N—C(═O)—, (RN)N═S(═O)(RS)—, (RN)N═S(═O)(RS)—R2f—, RSRS′(RN′—N═)S═N—, ((RN)N═)2 S(RS)—, (RNRN′)N—C(═O)—O—, ROO—C(═O)—N(RN)—, ROO—C(═O)—O—, RS(RNRN′N)(O═)S═N—, RS(RNRN′N)(O═)S═N—R2f—, (RN″)N═S(═O)(NRNRN′)—, (RN″)N═S(═O)(NRNRN′)—R2f—, RP1RP2 (O═)P—
• wherein n is an integer 1 or 2;
• RS and RS′ are each independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• RS and RS′ bound to the same sulfur atom may form a substituted or unsubstituted ring together with the sulfur atom;
• R2f is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene;
• RN is each independently hydrogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylcarbonyl, or substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl;
• RN together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form a substituted or unsubstituted ring when Y is ((RN)N═)2 S(RS)—;
• RN′ is hydrogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylcarbonyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl;
• RN and RN′ bound to the same nitrogen atom may form a substituted or unsubstituted ring together with the nitrogen atom;
• RN″ is hydrogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, or substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl;
• RO is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl;
• RP1 and RP2 is each independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl;
• R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• R8 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted arylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• R9 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted arylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylthio, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl, substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl, or substituted or unsubstituted amino;
• with the proviso that compounds shown below are excluded: