Diazole amides

A compound represented by the structure (I):

• wherein;
• each A is independently selected from the group consisting of N and CH;
• X and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting
• (i) monocyclic or fused-bicyclic aryl and heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl group has from 1-4 heteroatoms as ring members selected from N, O and S;
• (ii) monocyclic four-, five-, six- or seven-membered ring selected from the group consisting of cycloalkane, and heterocycloalkane, wherein the heterocycloalkane rings have from 1-3 heteroatoms as ring members selected from N, O and S;
• wherein each of the rings in (i) and (ii) are optionally substituted with from 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, CN, C1-8 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-8 haloalkyl, C1-8 hydroxyalkyl, —ORa, —CO2Ra, —SO2Ra, —NRaRb, —CONRaRb, aryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkane wherein the heteroatoms present as ring vertices of the heteroaryl and heterocycloalkane rings are selected from N, O and S, and wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and hetereocycloalkane portions of the substituents are optionally further substituted with 1-3 Ra;
• and optionally, two substituents on adjacent ring vertices are connected to form an additional 5- or 6-membered ring which is saturated, unsaturated or aromatic having ring vertices selected from C, O, N and S;
• R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, C1-8 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-8 haloalkyl, C1-8 hydroxyalkyl, —CO2Ra, —CONRaRb, aryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkane wherein the heteroatoms present as ring vertices of the heteroaryl and heterocycloalkane rings are selected from N, O and S, and wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and hetereocycloalkane portions of R3 are optionally further substituted with 1-3 Ra;
• R4 is a member selected from the group consisting of H, —ORa and C1-8 alkyl optionally substituted with —ORa or —NRaRb;
• or is combined with X to form a bicyclic fused ring system;
• each Ra and Rb is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C1-8 haloalkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, C3-6 cycloalkylalkyl, amino, C1-8 alkylamino, di C1-8 alkylamino, carboxamide, carboxy C1-4 alkyl ester, carboxylic acid, and —SO2—C1-8 alkyl,
• or any salts, solvates, hydrates, N-oxides or rotamers thereof.