Amide substituted imidazopyridines

A compound of the formula (IV):

• wherein:
• X is alkylene or alkenylene;
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of:
• -hydrogen;
• -alkyl;
• -alkenyl;
• -aryl;
• -substituted aryl;
• -heteroaryl;
• -substituted heteroaryl;
• -alkyl-O-alkyl;
• -alkyl-S-alkyl;
• -alkyl-O-aryl;
• -alkyl-S-aryl:
• -alkyl-O-alkenyl;
• -alkyl-S-alkenyl;
• and
• -alkyl or alkenyl substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of:
• —OH;
• -halogen;
• —N(R6)2;
• —CO—N(R6)2;
• —CS—N(R6)2;
• —SO2—N(R6)2;
• —NR6—CO—C1-10 alkyl;
• —NR6—CS—C1-10 alkyl;
• —NR6—SO2—C1-10 alkyl;
• —CO—C1-10 alkyl;
• —CO—O—C1-10 alkyl;
• —N3;
• -aryl;
• -substituted aryl;
• -heteroaryl;
• -substituted heteroaryl;
• -heterocyclyl;
• -substituted heterocyclyl;
• —CO-aryl;
• —CO-(substituted aryl);
• —CO-heteroaryl;
• and
• —CO-(substituted heteroaryl);
• R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, halogen, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino and alkylthio;
• R5 is H or CH1-10 alkyl, or when R5 is C1-10 alkyl and X is alkylene or alkenylene, R5 can join with X to form a ring that contains one nitrogen atom;
• each R6 is independently H or C1-10 alkyl;
• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.