Inhibitors of serine proteases
AssigneeVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
InventorsLuc Farmer, Randy Scott Bethiel, Dylan Jacobs, Robert B. Perni, John Maxwell, Kevin Cottrell, Summer Halas
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to compositions comprising these compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a composition comprising a compound of this invention.
Claims11
A compound of formula I:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
- R1 is an optionally substituted aryl:
- R2 and R3 together form an oxo group;
- A is —O—, or —CH2 —;
- R 4 is —NH—CHR4x—C(O)—(CO)—N(R4z)R4W;
- R4W is hydrogen, optionally substituted aliphatic, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycloaliphatic, or optionally substituted cycloaliphatic;
- R4Xis hydrogen, optionally substituted aliphatic, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted cycloaliphatic, or optionally substituted heterocycloaliphatic;
- R4Z is hydrogen, optionally substituted aliphatic, optionally substituted cycloaliphatic, optionally substituted heterocycloaliphatic, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
- R5 is
- R13 is
- T is —C(O)—, and
- R is
A compound selected from the group of compounds:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.