Indanyloxyphenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein:
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of a phenyl ring, a tetrazolyl ring,
• a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 —NH—, —O—, or —S— group,
• a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 —NH—, —O—, or —S— group and additionally 1 or 2 ═N— atoms,
• a 6-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 ═N— atoms,
• wherein optionally a second ring is annulated to the phenyl ring or to the 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic rings and the second ring is 5- or 6-membered, unsaturated or aromatic and optionally contains 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently selected from ═N—, —NH—, —O—, and —S— with the proviso that only up to two of the heteroatoms are O and S and no O—O, S—S, and S—O bond is formed, and wherein in the second ring independently of the presence of heteroatoms 1 or 2 CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —C(O)—, —S(O)—, or —S(O)2—,
• wherein the phenyl ring, tetrazolyl ring, 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, annulated phenyl ring, and annulated 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring are optionally substituted at a carbon atom with one group R1a, and
• wherein the phenyl ring, tetrazolyl ring, 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, annulated phenyl ring, and annulated 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring are optionally additionally substituted at carbon atoms with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from R1b, and
• wherein the H-atom in one or more NH groups present in the tetrazolyl ring, 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, annulated phenyl ring, or annulated 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring optionally is replaced by RM;
• R2 is F, Cl, Br, I, C1-4-alkyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl, NC—, H2N—C(O)—, C1-4-alkyl-NRM—C(O)—, C1-4-alkyloxy, or C1-4-alkyl-S(O)2—, wherein any alkyl and cycloalkyl group or sub-group thereof is optionally substituted with one or more F atoms, and wherein multiple R2 are identical or different, if m is 2 or 3;
• R3 is F, Cl, Br, NC—, C1-6-alkyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl-, C1-6-alkyl-O—, or C3-6-cycloalkyl-O—, wherein each alkyl and cycloalkyl group and each alkyl and cycloalkyl sub-group thereof is optionally substituted with one or more F atoms;
• X is —O—, >S═O, >S(═O)2, —CH2—, or —S—;
• m is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
• n is 0, 1, or 2;
• R1a is selected from the group consisting of C1-6-alkyl, C2-6-alkenyl, C2-6-alkynyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl-, C3-6-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl, C1-4-alkyl-NH—, (C1-4-alkyl)2N—, —NHRN, HNRM—C(O)—, C1-4-alkyl-NRM—C(O)—, C1-6-alkyl-O—, C3-6-cycloalkyl-O—, C3-6-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl-O—, C1-4-alkyl-S—, C1-4-alkyl-S(O)—, C1-4-alkyl-S(O)2, and aryl-C1-3-alkyl-O—,
• wherein a —CH2— member within a C4-6-cycloalkyl- group or sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally replaced by —NRN—, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, or —S(O2)—, or
• wherein a >CH—CH2— member or a —CH2—CH2— member within a C5-6-cycloalkyl-group or sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally replaced by >N—C(O)—, >N—S(O)—, >N—S(O)2—, —N(RM)—C(O)—, —N(RM)—S(O)—, or —N(RM)—S(O)2—, and
• wherein each alkyl and cycloalkyl group and each alkyl and cycloalkyl sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally substituted with HO—, HO—C1-4-alkyl-, C1-4-alkyl-oxy, C1-4-alkyl-oxy-C1-4-alkyl-, C1-4-alkyl-sulfanyl, C1-4-alkyl-sulfinyl, C1-4-alkyl-sulfonyl, H2N—C(O)—, C1-4-alkyl-NH—C(O)—, (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C(O)—, or C3-6-cycloalkyl-NRM—C(O)—, and/or optionally substituted with one or more F atoms,
• a phenyl ring, a tetrazolyl ring,
• a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 —NH—, —O—, or —S— group,
• a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 —NH—, —O—, or —S— group and additionally 1 or 2 ═N— atoms,
• a 6-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1, 2, or 3 ═N— atoms,
• wherein the rings are optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from R1b, and
• wherein the H-atom in one or more NH groups present in the tetrazolyl ring or 5-membered heteroaromatic ring is replaced by RM;
• R1b is F, Cl, CN, —OH, C1-4-alkyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkyl-O—C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkyl-O—, C3-6-cycloalkyl-O—, C1-4-alkyl-O—C1-4-alkyl-O—, C1-4-alkyl-S—, C1-4-alkyl-S(O)—, or C1-4-alkyl-S(O)2—, wherein any alkyl and cycloalkyl group or sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally substituted with one or more F atoms;
• RN is independently H, C1-4-alkyl, HO—C2-4-alkyl (with the proviso that at least 2 carbon atoms are between the HO-group and an NH), C1-4-alkyl-O—C2-4-alkyl-(with the proviso that at least 2 carbon atoms are between an O-group and an NH), C1-4-alkyl-C(O)—, C1-4-alkyl-O—C(O)—, or C1-4-alkyl-S(O)2—, wherein any alkyl group or sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally substituted with one or more F atoms;
• and
• RM is independently H, C1-4-alkyl, HO—C2-4-alkyl (with the proviso that at least 2 carbon atoms are between the HO-group and an NH), or C1-4-alkyl-O—C2-4-alkyl-(with the proviso that at least 2 carbon atoms are between an O-group and an NH), wherein any alkyl group or sub-group within the groups thereof is optionally substituted with one or more F atoms, or
• a salt thereof.