Novel Compounds Having Selective Inhibiting Effect at GSK3

A compound having the formula I

• wherein:
• Z is N;
• Y is CONR5, NR5CO, SO2NR5, NR5SO2, CH2NR5, NR5CH2, NR5CONR5, C1-6alkylene, CH2CO, COCH2, CH═CH, OCH2 or CH2O;
• X is CH or N;
• P is phenyl or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring containing one or more heteroatoms independently selected from N, O or S and said phenyl ring or heteroaromatic ring may optionally be fused with a 5 or 6 membered saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated ring containing one or more atoms selected from C, N, O or S;
• Q is phenyl or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring containing one or more nitrogen atoms and said phenyl ring or heteroaromatic ring may optionally be fused with a 5 or 6 membered saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated ring containing one or more atoms selected from C, N, O or S;
• R is C1-6alkylNR10R11 or C1-6alkylazetidine which azetidine ring may be optionally substituted by A;
• R3 and R4 are independently selected from halo, nitro, CHO, C0-6alkylCN, OC1-6alkylCN, C0-6alkylOR6, OC1-6alkylOR6, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, C0-6 alkylNR6R7, OC1-6 alkylNR6R7, OC1-6alkylOC1-6alkylNR6R7, NR6OR7 C0-6alkylCO2R6, OC1-6alkylCO2R6, C0-6alkylCONR6R7, OC1-6alkylCONR6R7, OC1-6alkylNR6(CO)R7, C0-6 alkylNR6(CO)R7, O(CO)NR6R7, NR6(CO)OR7, NR6(CO)NR6R7, O(CO)OR6, O(CO)R6, C0-6alkylCOR6, OC1-6alkylCOR6, NR6(CO)(CO)R6, NR6(CO)(CO)NR6R7, SR6, C0-6alkyl(SO2)NR6R7, OC1-6alkylNR6(SO2)R7, OC0-6alkyl(SO2)NR6R7, C0-6alkyl(SO)NR6R7, OC1-6alkyl(SO)NR6R7, SO3R6, C0-6alkylNR6(SO2)NR6R7, C0-6alkylNR6(SO)R7, OC1-6alkylNR6(SO)R7, OC0-6 alkylSO2R6, C0-6alkylSO2R6, C0-6alkylSOR6, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6alkylaryl and C0-6alkylheteroaryl, wherein any C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6alkylaryl and C0-6alkylheteroaryl may be optionally substituted by one or more A;
• m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• R5 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6 alkylaryl, C0-6 alkylheteroaryl, C1-6 alkylNR6R7 or C1-6 alkylCONR6R7;
• R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, (CO)OR8, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6alkylaryl, C0-6alkylheteroaryl and C1-6 alkylNR8R9;
• R6 and R7 may together form a substituted 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring containing one or more heteroatoms independently selected from N, O or S, which heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted by A;
• R8 and R9 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6alkylaryl and C0-6alkylheteroaryl;
• R8 and R9 may together form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring containing one or more heteroatoms independently selected from N, O or S, which heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted by A;
• R10 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, C0-6alkylaryl, C0-6alkylheteroaryl or C1-6alkylNR8R9;
• R11 is C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl;
• A is halo, nitro, CHO, CN, OR6, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C0-6alkylC3-6cycloalkyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, C0-6alkylNR6R7, OC1-6alkylNR6R7, CO2R8, CONR6R7, NR6(CO)R6, O(CO)R6, COR6, SR6, (SO2)NR6R7, (SO)NR6R7, SO3R6, SO2R6 or SOR6;
• as a free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or solvate of salt thereof.