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US 2003/0216460 A1Published application
N3 alkylated benzimidazole derivatives as MEK inhibitors
OwnerEli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos +2inventors
InventorsEli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Allison L. Marlow, T. Brian Hurley
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Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of the formula I 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein W, t, R1, R2, R7, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed is a method of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
Claims17
A compound of the formula
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- and pharmaceutically accepted salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein:
- R1, R2, R9 and R10 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —OR3, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, NR4C(O)OR6, —OC(O)R3, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —NR3R4, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, —S(O)j(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)j(CR4R5)m-aryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, —O(CR4R5)m-aryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-aryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl and —NR4(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R3 is selected from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″—SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SR″″, —S(O)R″″, —SO2R′, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R′, R″ and R′″ independently are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
- R″″ is selected from lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
- or
- Any two of R′, R″, R′″ or R″″ can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- or
- R3 and R4 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R″, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
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- R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
- or
- R4 and R5 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″″, —C(O)R″″, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, NR′C.(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R6 is selected from trifluoromethyl;
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- C1-C10alkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R′, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R7 is selected from hydrogen;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —SO2R6, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R14, —NR5C(NCN)NR3, R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- W is selected from heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)OR3, —C(O)NR3R4, —C(O)NR4OR3, —C(O)R4OR3, —C(O)(C3-C10 cycloalkyl), —C(O)(C1-C10 alkyl), —C(O)(aryl), —C(O)(heteroaryl) and —C(O)(heterocyclyl), each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5 groups independently selected from
- —NR3R4, —OR3, —R2, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, and C2-C10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 groups independently selected from —NR3R4 and —OR3;
- m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
- and
- j is 1 or 2.
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A compound of the formula
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- and pharmaceutically accepted salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein:
- R1, R9 and R10 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —OR3, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, NR4C(O)OR6, —OC(O)R3, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R, —NR3R4, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, —S(O)j(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)j(CR4R5)m-aryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, —O(CR4R5)m-aryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-aryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl and —NR4(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R3 is selected from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SR″″, —S(O)R″″, —SO2R′, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R′, R″ and R′″ independently are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
- R″″ is selected from lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
- or
- Any two of R′, R″, R′″ or R″″ can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- or
- R3 and R4 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR C(O)OR″″,—NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- or
- R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
- or
- R4 and R5 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″, —NR′R″—NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R is selected from trifluoromethyl;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR″R′″, —SO2R′″, —NR′R′, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C.(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R7 is selected from hydrogen;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —SO2R6, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- W is selected from heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)OR3, —C(O)NR3R4, —C(O)NR4OR3, —C(O)R4OR3, —C(O)(C3-C10 cycloalkyl), —C(O)(C1-C10 alkyl), —C(O)(aryl), —C(O)(heteroaryl) and —C(O)(heterocyclyl), each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5 groups independently selected from
- —NR3R4, —OR3, —R2, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10alkenyl, and C2-C10alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 groups independently selected from —NR3R4 and —OR3;
- m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
- and
- j is 1 or 2.
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A compound of the formula
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- and pharmaceutically accepted salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein:
- R1, R2, and R9 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —OR3, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, NR4C(O)OR6, —OC(O)R3, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —NR3R4, and
- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10alkenyl, C2-C10alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, —S(O)j(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)j(CR4R5)m-aryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, —O(CR4R5)m-aryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-aryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —NR4(CR4R5)m-heteroaryl, —O(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl and —NR4(CR4R5)m-heterocyclyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3, —C(O)NR3R4, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R3 is selected from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SR′, —S(O)R″″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(CN)NR′R″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R′, R″ and R′″ independently are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
- R″″ is selected from lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl and arylalkyl;
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- Any two of R′, R″, R′″ or R″″ can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- or
- R3 and R4 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- or
- R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, or
- R4 and R5 can be taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, —NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R″″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R6 is selected from trifluoromethyl;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR′SO2R″″, —SO2NR′R″, —C(O)R′, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′C(O)OR″″, NR′C(O)R″, —C(O)NR′R″, —SO2R′″, —NR′R′, —NR′C(O)NR″R′″, NR′C(NCN)NR″R′″, —OR′, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- R7 is selected from hydrogen;
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- C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, where each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portion is optionally substituted with one to five groups independently selected from oxo, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR4SO2R6, —SO2NR3R4, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3,—OC(O)R3, —NR4C(O)OR6, —NR4C(O)R3—C(O)NR3R4, —SO2R6, —NR3R4, —NR5C(O)NR3R4, —NR5C(NCN)NR3R4, —OR3, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl;
- A is selected from —C(O)OR3 or —C(O)NR4OR3;
- m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
- and
- j is 1 or 2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.