Inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein
• A1, A2, A3 and A4 are each individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkenyl, alkyl, alkyl-NH-alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cyano, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, arylcarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxyalkyl, heterocyclesulfonyl, halogen, haloalkyl, —NR5-[C(R6R7)]n—C(O)—R8, —O—[C(R9R10)]p—C(O)—R11, —OR12, —S-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —N(R13R14), —CO2R15, —C(O)—N(R16R17), —C(R18R19)—OR20,—C(R21R22)—N(R23R24), —C(═NOH)—N(H)2, —C(R18aR19a)—C(O)N(R23R24),—S(O)2—N(R25R26), and —C(R18aR19a)—S(O)2—N(R25R26);
• R18a and R19a are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl;
• n is 0 or 1;
• p is 0 or 1;
• D is a member selected from the group consisting of a —O—, —S—, —S(O)— and —S(O)2—;
• E is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, or R4 and E taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a heterocycle;
• R1 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl;
• R2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and cycloalkyl;
• R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycle and heterocyclealkyl, or R3 and R4 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl and heterocycle;
• R5 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl and heterocycleoxyalkyl;
• R6 and R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, or R6 and R7 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a ring selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl and heterocycle;
• R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocycleoxyalkyl and —N(R27R28);
• R9 and R10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, or R9 and R10 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a ring selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl and heterocycle;
• R11 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and —N(R29R30);
• R12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl and heterocycleoxyalkyl;
• R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkylsufonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxyalkyl and heterocyclesulfonyl;
• R15 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl and heterocycleoxyalkyl;
• R16 and R17 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylsufonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxyalkyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocyclesulfonyl, hydroxy, and -alkyl-C(O)N(R201R202), or, R16 and R17 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle;
• R201 and R202 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl;
• R18, R19 and R20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycle and heterocyclealkyl;
• R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, aryl, arylcarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclecarbonyl and heterocyclesulfonyl;
• R23 and R24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxy, alkylsulfonyl, aryl, arylcarbonyl, aryloxy, arylsulfonyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclecarbonyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocyclesulfonyl and hydroxy, or, R23 and R24 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a ring selected from the group consisting of heteroaryl and heterocycle;
• R25 and R26 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylsufonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxyalkyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocyclesulfonyl, and hydroxy, or, R25 and R26 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle;
• R27 and R28 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylsufonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocycleoxyalkyl, heterocyclesulfonyl and hydroxy, or, R27 and R28 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle;
• and
• R29 and R30 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylsufonyl, aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, carboxycycloalkyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroaryloxyalkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, heterocycleoxy, heterocycleoxyalkyl, heterocyclesulfonyl, and hydroxy, or, R29 and R30 taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle;
• provided that, if R1 is hydrogen;
• then at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is not hydrogen.