Fused heterocyclic compounds and analogs thereof, modulators of nuclear hormone receptor function

A compound of the following formula or a salt thereof:

• wherein the symbols have the following meanings and are, for each occurrence, independently selected:
• G is an aryl or heterocyclo group, where said group is mono- or polycyclic, and which is optionally substituted at one or more positions;
• E is SO, SO2, or NR7;
• Y is O, S or (CR7R7′)n wherein n=1 or 2;
• W is CR7R7′—CR7R7′, CR8═CR8′, or CR7R7′—C═O;
• Q1 is H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• Q2 is H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• R1 and R1′ are each independently H, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkyalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl;
• R2 is alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl;
• R4 is H, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl, R1C═O, R1NHC═O, R1OC═O;
• SO2OR1, or SO2NR1R1′;
• R5 is alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl, R1C═O, R1NHC═O, SO2R1, SO2OR1, or SO2NR1R1′;
• R7 and R7′ are each independently H, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl, halo, N3, CN, OR1, O(C═O)R1, O(C═O)NHR1, O(C═O)OR1, nitro, hydroxylamine, hydroxylamide, amino, SR1, SeR1, NHR4, NR2R5, NOR1, thiol, alkylthio or substituted alkylthio, R1C═O, R1OC═O, R1NHC═O, SO2R1, SOR1, PO3R1R1′, R1R1′NC═O, C═OSR1, SO2R1, SO2OR1, SO2NR1R1′, OSO2-aryl, OSO2-(substituted aryl), OSO2-heterocyclo, OSO2-(substituted heterocyclo), or COCl;
• and
• R8 and R8′ are each independently H, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or substituted cycloalkenyl, heterocyclo or substituted heterocyclo, cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkyalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl, nitro, halo, CN, OR1, amino, NHR4, NR2R5, NOR1, alkylthio or substituted alkylthio, C═OSR1, R1OC═O, R1C═O, R1NHC═O, R1R1′NC═O, SO2OR1, S═OR1, SO2R1, PO3R1R1′, or SO2NR1R1′.