Dimeric iap inhibitors

A compound of formula (II):

• wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, tert-butoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, alkyl, optionally-substituted alkyl, or
• where R5a and R5b are independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl;
• or each optionally-substituted with hydroxyl, mercapto, halogen, amino, carboxyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio;
• or, optionally, R5a and R5b are connected by an alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene bridge of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene bridge of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where one or more carbon atoms can be replaced with N, O, or S;
• R6a and R6b are independently H, tert-butoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, alkyl, lower alkyl, optionally-substituted alkyl, or
• where R7a and R7b are independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl;
• or R8a and R7a and R8b and R7b can independently or together form a ring;
• R8a and R8b are independently H, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl wherein each alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl is optionally-substituted with halogen, hydroxyl, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro;
• or R8a and R7a and R8b and R7b independently or together form a ring;
• R3a and R3b are independently H, halogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, amino, arylamino, arylalkylamino, hydroxy, alkyloxy, aryloxy, arylalkylhydroxy, dialkylamino, amido, sulfonamido, or amidino;
• m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, or 3;
• X and Y are independently O, N, S, or C═C;
• R9a, R9b, R10a, R10b are independently H, alkyl, optionally-substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, optionally-substituted aryl, heteroaryl, or R9a and R10a, independently or in parallel with R9b and R10b, can be linked by 4 to 8 optionally-substituted atoms such as C, N, O, or S, to form an aromatic or non-aromatic ring;
• and
• wherein when Wa and Wb are covalently bound, Wa and Wb are a bond, alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, aryl, arylalkylene, arylalkylalkylene, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkylene, or an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene chain of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where one or more carbon atoms can be replaced with N, O, or S;
• and R11a and R11b are independently absent, H, alkyl, optionally-substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl;
• or R11a and R11b together form an alkylene, alkenylene, alkynlyene, or alkyloxyalkylene chain of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynlyene, or alkyloxyalkylene chain of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where one or more carbon atoms can be replaced with N, O, or S;
• and
• when Wa and Wb are not covalently bound, Wa and Wb are independently H, Cl, Br, F, alkyl, CN, CO2H;
• and R11a and R11b together form an alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, or alkyloxyalkylene chain of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where one or more carbon atoms can be replaced with N, O, or S;
• or Wa can be H, Cl, Br, F, alkyl, CN, CO2H and Wb and R11a together are a bond, alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, aryl, arylalkylene, arylalkylalkylene, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkylene, or an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene chain of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where one or more carbon atoms are replaced with N, O, or S;
• and R11b is absent or H, alkyl, optionally-substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl.