Pantetheine derivatives for the treatment of neurologic disorders

A compound having the following structure (I):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
• E is O or NR2;
• D is absent, C1-C3 alkylene, C(O)O(alkylene) or aryl, wherein each of said C1-C3 alkylene, C(O)O(alkylene) and aryl is unsubstituted or substituted with R3;
• B is absent, C1-C3 alkylene, C3-C6 cycloalkylene, (C1-C3 alkylene)NR2, C(O)NR2(alkylene), aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, wherein each of said C1-C3 alkylene, C3-C6 cycloalkylene, C(O)NR2(alkylene), aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl is unsubstituted or substituted with R6;
• A is absent, H, OR5, R5C(O), R5OC(O), R5OC(O)O, R5C(O)O, R5C(O)S, NR2R5C(O), NR2R5C(O)O, R5C(O)NR2, C(O)ONR2, S(O)NR2, R5SO2NR2, NR2R5, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein each of said C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with R6;
• R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, wherein each of said C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and cycloalkylalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with R6;
• R2 is H or C1-C6 alkyl;
• R3 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxy, amino, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, wherein each of said C1-C6 alkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl and C3-C6 cycloalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with R4;
• R4 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy or amino;
• R5 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl or dialkylaminoalkyl, wherein each of said C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with R6;
• R6 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxyl, amino, halo, oxo, CN, NO2, SF5, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C4 spiro-substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, SO2R7, R7C(O), R7C(O)NR2 or C(O)OR8, wherein each of said C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C4 spiro-substituted cycloalkyl and cycloalkylalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with R7;
• R7 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxyl, halo, oxo, CN, NO2, SF5, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino;
• and
• R8 is H, C1-C6 alkyl or arylalkyl;
• or
• D is absent, and A, B, and E together form a 6-membered heterocyclic or heteroaryl ring, wherein said heterocyclic or heteroaryl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with R6.