Necrosis Inhibitors

An amide compound that is an inhibitor of cellular necrosis and/or human receptor interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1), of formula:

• wherein:
• R1 is a C3-C14 cyclic or hetero-cyclic moiety, particularly substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C3-C9 cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or cycloalkynyl;
• or substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C5-C14 aryl;
• R2-R4 are independently:
• H, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C1-C9 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C2-C9 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C2-C9 alkynyl, and substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C5-C14 aryl, wherein each heteroatom is independently oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur or nitrogen;
• or
• a corresponding sulfonamide of the amide compound, or
• a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydride or stereoisomer the compound;
• with the proviso that if R1 is phenyl, R3 is H, and R4 is 1,1-dimethylpropyl, then R2 is other than H, preferably substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C1-C9 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C2-C9 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C2-C9 alkynyl, and substituted or unsubstituted, 0-3 heteroatom C5-C14 aryl, wherein each heteroatom is independently oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur or nitrogen.