N-(4-(oxazol-5-yl)phenyl) chromane-3-carboxamide derivatives and related compounds as stimulators of the production of retinal precursor cells for the treatment of neuroretinal diseases

Abstract

Compounds and a method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, including administering compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a racemic mixture, a corresponding enantiomer or, if applicable, a corresponding diastereomer thereof, wherein: A is selected from 5-oxazolyl, pyridine-4-yl, triazolyl, oxadiazolyl, imidazolyl and 2-methyloxazol-5-yl residue, R1, and R12 are independently selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, methyl and difluoromethoxy, B is selected from a residue of formulae (II)-(IX) wherein, “*” denotes the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R2I, R3I, R4I, R5I, R2II, R3II, R4II, R5II, R2III, R3III, R4III, R5III, R2IV, R3IV, R4IV, R5IV, R2V, R3V, R4V, R5V, R2VI, R3VI, R4VI, R5VI, R2VII, R3VII, R4VII, and R5VII are independently selected from hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms, fluoro, chloro, bromo, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoromethyl and difluoromethoxy.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.