Substituted isoxazole amide compounds as inhibitors of stearoyl-coa desaturase 1 (scd1)

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein:
• A is —CH— or nitrogen;
• R1 is —O—CH2—R3, —CH2—O—R3 or —CH2—R4;
• R2 is hydrogen or halogen;
• R3 is -phenyl, optionally mono- or bi-substituted independently with lower alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —CN, —CF3, —OCF3, —SCF3, —S(═O)CF3 or —SO2CH3, or
• -pyridinyl, optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen;
• and
• R4 is indolyl, dihydroindolyl, isoindolyl, dihydroisoindolyl, benzotriazolyl, benzoimidazolyl, indazolyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, methyldihydroindolyl or methylindolyl;
• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.