Novel heterocyclic amide derivatives

A compound of the formula XXXI

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• or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
• wherein
• R1 is quinoxalinyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• R2 is phenyl-(CH2)m—, naphthyl-(CH2)m—, (C3C10)cycloalkyl-(CH2)m—, (C1-C6)alkyl or (C2-C9)heteroaryl-(CH2)m—, wherein m is an interger from zero to four;
• wherein each of said phenyl, naphthyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl or (C2-C9)heteroaryl moieties of said phenyl-(CH2)m—, naphthyl-(CH2)m—, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl-(CH2)m— or (C2-C9)heteroaryl-(CH2)m— groups may optionally be substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN-SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl phenoxy, benzyloxy, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• R3 is hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl-(CH2)n—, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl-(CH2)n—, (C2-C9)heteroaryl-(CH2)n— or aryl-(CH2)n—;
• wherein n is an interger from zero to six;
• wherein said R3 (C1-C10)alkyl group may optionally be substituted with one or more substituents, independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• and wherein any of the carbon-carbon single bonds of said (C1-C10)alkyl may optionally be replaced by a carbon-carbon double bond;
• wherein the (C3-C10)cycloalkyl moiety of said R3 (C3-C10)cycloalkyl-(CH2)n— group may optionally be substituted by one to three substitutents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• wherein the (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl moiety of said R3 (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl-(CH2)n— group has from one to three heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, >S(═O), >SO2 or >NR6, wherein said (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl moiety of said (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl-(CH2)n— group may optionally be substituted on any of the ring carbon atoms capable of forming an additional bond with a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• wherein the (C2-C9)heteroaryl moiety of said R3 (C2-C9)heteroaryl-(CH2)n— group has from one to three heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen wherein said (C2-C9)heteroaryl moiety of said (C2-C9)heteroaryl-(CH2)n— group may optionally be substituted on any of the ring carbon atoms capable of forming an additional bond with a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl;
• and
• wherein said aryl moiety of said R3 aryl-(CH2)n— group is optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl, wherein said phenyl and naphthyl may optionally be substituted with from one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halo, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, hydroxy, hydroxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, HO—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—, HO—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-O—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C═O)—O—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—, H(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—, (C1-C6)alkyl(O═C)—(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino, amino(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylamino(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2amino(C1-C6)alkyl, H2N—(C═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—, H2N(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-HN(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—(C═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, H(O═C)—NH—, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—NH, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[NH](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl(C═O)—[N(C1-C6)alkyl](C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-S—, (C1-C6)alkyl-(S═O)—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO2—NH—, H2N—SO2—, H2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylHN—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, [(C1-C6)alkyl]2N—SO2—(C1-C6)alkyl, CF3SO3—, (C1-C6)alkyl-SO3—, phenyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, (C2-C9)heterocycloalkyl, and (C2-C9)heteroaryl.