Title:
N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present application describes modulators of CCR3 of formula (I): embedded image or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of asthma and other allergic diseases.

Inventors:
Ko, Soo S. (Hockessin, DE, US)
Clark, Cheryl Mcardle (Newark, DE, US)
Delucca, George V. (Wilmington, DE, US)
Duncia, John V. (Hockessin, DE, US)
Santella III, Joseph B. (Springfield, PA, US)
Wacker, Dean A. (Chadds Ford, PA, US)
Application Number:
11/021042
Publication Date:
09/01/2005
Filing Date:
12/23/2004
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Primary Class:
Other Classes:
514/318, 514/322, 514/256, 514/314, 514/310, 514/255.050
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): A61K031/497; A61K031/506; A61K031/4709; A61K031/4545; A61K031/454
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STEPHEN B. DAVIS;BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY (PATENT DEPARTMENT, P O BOX 4000, PRINCETON, NJ, 08543-4000, US)
Claims:
1. A method for inhibiting CCR3 receptor activity comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of of formula (I): embedded image or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: M is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; Q is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; J, K, and L are independently selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR6, CR6R6 and CR5R6; with the proviso: at least one of M, J, K, L, or Q contains an R5; Z is selected from O and S; E is —(CR7R8)—(CR9R10)v—(CR11R12)—; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 Ra; Ra, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNRbRb, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rORc, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSRc, (CH2)rC(O)Rb, (CH2)rC(O)NRbRb, (CH2)rNRbC(O)Rb, (CH2)rC(O)ORb, (CH2)rOC(O)Rc, (CH2)rCH(═NRb)NRbRb, (CH2)rNHC(═NRb)NRbRb, (CH2)rS(O)pRc, (CH2)rS(O)2NRbRb, (CH2)rNRbS(O)2Rc, and (CH2)rphenyl; Rb, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; Rc, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; alternatively, R2 and R3 join to form a 5, 6, or 7-membered ring substituted with 0-3 Ra; R3 is selected from a (CR3′R3″)r—C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-4 R15; a (CR3′R3″)r—C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R15; and a (CR3′R3″)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15; R3′ and R3″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qC(O)R4b, (CH2)qC(O)NR4aR4a′, (CH2)qC(O)OR4b, and a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R4c; R4a and R4a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkynyl, and phenyl; R4c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR4aR4a′, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R4 joins with R7, R9, or R11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 Ra; R5 is selected from a (CR5′R5″)t—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R16 and a (CR5′R5″)t-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R16; R5′ and R5″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R6, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)rCF3, CN, (CH2)rNR6aR6a′, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR6b, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSR6b, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R6b, (CH2)rC(O)NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dC(O)R6a, (CH2)rC(O)OR6b, (CH2)rOC(O)R6b, (CH2)rS(O)pR6b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dS(O)2R6b, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6a and R6a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR6dR6d; R6d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; with the proviso that when any of J, K, or L is CR6R6 and R6 is halogen, cyano, nitro, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, the other R6 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R7, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qSH, (CH2)qOR7d, (CH2)qSR7d, (CH2)qNR7aR7a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)R7a, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)H, (CH2)rC(O)OR7b, (CH2)qOC(O)R7b, (CH2)qS(O)pR7b, (CH2)qS(O)2NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aS(O)2R7b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R7c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R7c; R7a and R7a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R7e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R7e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fC(O)R7a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(═NR7f)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rS(O)pR7b, (CH2)rNHC(═NR7f)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rS(O)2NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fS(O)2R7b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R7e, alkenyl, alkynyl, and a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R7c; R7e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC-1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R7f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R8 is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R8a; R8a, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R7 and R8 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, or ═NR8b; R8b is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, OH, CN, and (CH2)r-phenyl; R9, is selected from (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC(O)NHR3, and (CH2)rSH; R10, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO2, CN, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR10d, (CH2)rSR10d, (CH2)rNR10aR10a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(O)NR10aR10a′, (CH2)rNR10aC(O)R10a, (CH2)rNR10aC(O)H, (CH2)rC(O)OR10b, (CH2)rOC(O)R10b, (CH2)rS(O)pR10b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR10aR10a′, (CH2)rNR10aS(O)2R10b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R10c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10c; R10a and R10a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R10e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R10e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR10fR10f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(O)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rNR10fC(O)R10a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(═NR10f)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rS(O)pR10b, (CH2)rNHC(═NR10f)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rS(O)2NR10fR10f, (CH2)rNR10fS(O)2R10b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R10c, and a 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S substituted with 0-3 R10c; R10e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR10fR10f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R10f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; alternatively, R9 and R10 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal, or ═O; with the proviso that when R9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R11, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qSH, (CH2)qOR11d, (CH2)qSR11d, (CH2)qNR11aR11a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)R11a, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)NHR11a, (CH2)rC(O)OR11b, (CH2)qOC(O)R11b, (CH2)qS(O)pR11b, (CH2)qS(O)2NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aS(O)2R11b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R11c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11c; R11a and R11a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R11e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R11e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fC(O)R11a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(═NR11f)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNHC(═NR11f)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rS(O)pR11b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fS(O)2R11b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R11e, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, and a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R11c; R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R11f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R12 is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R12a; R12a, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR9fR9f, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R11 and R12 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; R13, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)wCF3, (CH2)rNR13aR13a′, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR13b, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSR13b, (CH2)wC(O)OH, (CH2)wC(O)R13b, (CH2)wC(O)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)rNR13dC(O)R13a, (CH2)wC(O OR13b, (CH2)rOC(O)R13b, (CH2)wS(O)pR13b, (CH2)wS(O)2NR13aR13a′, (CH2)rNR13dS(O)2R13b, and (CH2)w-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13a and R13a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR13dR13d; R13d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R15, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO2, CN, (CHR′)rNR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rOH, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(═NR15f)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR15f)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fS(O)2(CHR′)rR15b, C1-6 haloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15′, at each occurrence, is selected from (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, NO2, (CHR′)rNR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(═NR15f)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR15f)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)NR15fS(O)2(CHR′)rR15b, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with R15e; R15a and R15a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15e, and (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15d, at each occurrence, is selected from C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR15fR15f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R15f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R16, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO2, CN, (CHR′)rNR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rOH, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNR16fC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(═NR16f)NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR16f)NR16fR16f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNR16fS(O)2(CHR′)rR6b, C1-6 haloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, and (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16a and R16a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R16e; R16b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)rC3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N. O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R16e; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R16e, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR16fR16f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R16f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; v is selected from 1, and 2; t is selected from 1 and 2; w is selected from 0 and 1; r is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; q is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: Z is selected from O and S; R4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)r-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R4c; R4c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR4aR4a′, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R4 joins with R7, R9, or R11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 Ra; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; R6, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)rCF3, CN, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR6b, (CH2)rC(O)R6b, (CH2)rC(O)NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dC(O)R6a, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6a and R6a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR6dR6d; R6d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R7, is selected from H, C1-3 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qOR7d, (CH2)qNR7aR7a′, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)R7a, C1-6 haloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl with 0-2 R7c; R7aand R7a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fC(O)R7a, (CH2)rS(O)pR7b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fS(O)2R7b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-2 R7e; R7d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R7f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R8 is H or joins with R7 to form C3-7 cycloalkyl or ═NR8b; R11, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qOR11d, (CH2)qNR11aR11a′, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)R11a, C1-6 haloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl with 0-2 R11c, (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15; R11a and R11a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fC(O)R11a, (CH2)rS(O)pR11b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fS(O)2R11b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-2 R11e; R11d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC-1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R11f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R12 is H or joins with R11 to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; R13, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)OH, (CH2)OR13b, (CH2)wC(O)R13b, (CH2)wC(O)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)NR13dC(O)R13a, (CH2)wS(O)2NR13aR13a′, (CH2)NR13dS(O)2R13b, and (CH2)w-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13a and R13a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, and (CH2)rNR13dR13d; R13d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; v is selected from 1 and 2; q is selected from 1, 2, and 3; and r is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: R3 is selected from a (CR3′H)r—C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-4 R15, wherein the C3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from phenyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl; a (CR3′H)r—C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R15, wherein the C9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR3′H)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R5 is selected from (CR5′H)t-phenyl substituted with 0-5 R16; and a (CR5′H)t-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R16, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the compound of formula (I) is: embedded image R16, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR16aR16a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR16d, (CH2)rC(O)R16b, (CH2)rC(O)NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fC(O)R16b, (CH2)rS(O)pR16b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fS(O)2R16b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16a and R16a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R16e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R16f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein: R5 is CH2phenyl substituted with 0-3 R16; E is —CH2—(CR9R10)—(CR11R12); R10, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)OH, (CH2)rOR10d, (CH2)rNR10aR10a′, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R10e, and a heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R10e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl; R10a and R10a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R10e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; alternatively, R9 and R10 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal or ═O; with the proviso that when R9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R11 is selected from H, C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R11e, and a (CH2)r-heterocyclid system substituted with 0-2 R11e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; R12 is H; alternatively, R11 and R12 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; and r is selected from 0, 1, and 2.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein: K is selected from CH2 and CHR5; L is selected from CH2 and CHR5; R3 is selected from a C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-3 R15, wherein the C3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl; a C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the C9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR3′H)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R15, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR15aR15a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR15d, (CH2)rC(O)R15b, (CH2)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fC(O)R15b, (CH2)rS(O)pR15b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fS(O)2R15b, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15a and R15a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R15e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R15f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl.

7. A method for treating inflammatory diseases which are at least partially mediated by CCR-3, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I): embedded image or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: M is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; Q is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; J, K, and L are independently selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR6, CR6R6 and CR5R6; with the proviso: at least one of M, J, K, L, or Q contains an R5; Z is selected from O and S; E is —(CR7R8)—(CR9R10)v—(CR11R12)—; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 Ra; Ra, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNRbRb, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rORc, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSRc, (CH2)rC(O)Rb, (CH2)rC(O)NRbRb, (CH2)rNRbC(O)Rb, (CH2)rC(O)ORb, (CH2)rOC(O)Rc, (CH2)rCH(═NRb)NRbRb, (CH2)rNHC(═NRb)NRbRb, (CH2)rS(O)pRc, (CH2)rS(O)2NRbRb, (CH2)rNRbS(O)2Rc, and (CH2)rphenyl; Rb, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; Rc, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; alternatively, R2 and R3 join to form a 5, 6, or 7-membered ring substituted with 0-3 Ra; R3 is selected from a (CR3′R3″)r—C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-4 R15; a (CR3′R3″)r—C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R15; and a (CR3′R3″)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15; R3′ and R3″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qC(O)R4b, (CH2)qC(O)NR4aR4a′, (CH2)qC(O)OR4b, and a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R4c; R4a and R4a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkynyl, and phenyl; R4c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR4aR4a′, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R4 joins with R7, R9, or R11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 Ra; R5 is selected from a (CR5′R5″)t—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R16 and a (CR5′R5″)t-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R16; R5′ and R5″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R6, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)rCF3, CN, (CH2)rNR6aR6a′, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR6b, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSR6b, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R6b, (CH2)rC(O)NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dC(O)R6a, (CH2)rC(O)OR6b, (CH2)rOC(O)R6b, (CH2)rS(O)pR6b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dS(O)2R6b, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6a and R6a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR6dR6d; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; with the proviso that when any of J, K, or L is CR6R6 and R6 is halogen, cyano, nitro, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, the other R6 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R7, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qSH, (CH2)qOR7d, (CH2)qSR7d, (CH2)qNR7aR7a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)R7a, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)H, (CH2)rC(O)OR7b, (CH2)qOC(O)R7b, (CH2)qS(O)pR7b, (CH2)qS(O)2NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aS(O)2R7b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R7c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R7c; R7a and R7a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R7e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R7e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fC(O)R7a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(═NR7f)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rS(O)pR7b, (CH2)rNHC(═NR7f)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rS(O)2NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fS(O)2R7b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R7e, alkenyl, alkynyl, and a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R7c; R7e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R7f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R8 is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R8a; R8a, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R7 and R8 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, or ═NR8b; R8b is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, OH, CN, and (CH2)r-phenyl; R9, is selected from (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC(O)NHR3, and (CH2)rSH; R10, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO2, CN, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR10d, (CH2)rSR10d, (CH2)rNR10aR10a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(O)NR10aR10a′, (CH2)rNR10aC(O)R10a, (CH2)rNR10aC(O)H, (CH2)rC(O)OR10b, (CH2)rOC(O)R10b, (CH2)rS(O)pR10b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR10aR10a′, (CH2)rNR10aS(O)2R10b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R10c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10c; R10a and R10a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R10e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R10e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR10fR10f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(O)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rNR10fC(O)R10a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R10b, (CH2)rC(═NR10f)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rS(O)pR10b, (CH2)rNHC(═NR10f)NR10fR10f, (CH2)rS(O)2NR10fR10f, (CH2)rNR10fS(O)2R10b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R10c, and a 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S substituted with 0-3 R10c; R10e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR10fR10f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R10f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; alternatively, R9 and R10 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal, or ═O; with the proviso that when R9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R11, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qSH, (CH2)qOR11d, (CH2)qSR11d, (CH2)qNR11aR11a′, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)R11a, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)NHR11a, (CH2)rC(O)OR11b, (CH2)qOC(O)R11b, (CH2)qS(O)pR11b, (CH2)qS(O)2NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aS(O)2R11b, C1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R11c, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11c; R11a and R11a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R11e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R11e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rSC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)OH, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fC(O)R11a, (CH2)rC(O)OC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rOC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(═NR11f)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNHC(═NR11f)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rS(O)pR11b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11f(O)2R11b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R11e, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, and a C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R11c; R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R11f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R12 is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R12a; R12a, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR9fR9f, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R11 and R12 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; R13, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)wCF3, (CH2)rNR13aR13a′, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR13b, (CH2)rSH, (CH2)rSR13b, (CH2)wC(O)OH, (CH2)wC(O)R13b, (CH2)wC(O)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)rNR13dC(O)R13a, (CH2)wC(O)OR13b, (CH2)rOC(O)R13b, (CH2)wS(O)pR13b, (CH2)wS(O)2NR13aR13a′, (CH2)rNR13dS(O)2R13b, and (CH2)w-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13a and R13a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR13dR13d; R13d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R15, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO2, CN, (CHR′)rNR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rOH, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(═NR15f)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR15f)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fS(O)2(CHR′)rR15b, C1-6 haloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15′, at each occurrence, is selected from (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, NO2, (CHR′)rNR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(═NR15f)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR15f)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fS(O)2(CHR′)rR15b, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with R15e; R15a and R15a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15e, and (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15d, at each occurrence, is selected from C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15e. R15e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR15fR15f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R15f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R16, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO2, CN, (CHR′)rNR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rOH, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNR16fC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR16d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rC(═NR16f)NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR16f)NR16fR16f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR16b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR16aR16a′, (CHR′)rNR16fS(O)2(CHR′)rR16b, C1-6 haloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, and (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16a and R16a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R16e; R16b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, a (CH2)rC3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R16e; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R16e, a (CH2)r—C3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R16e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR16fR16f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R16f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; v is selected from 1, and 2; t is selected from 1 and 2; w is selected from 0 and 1; r is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; q is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein: Z is selected from O and S; R4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)r-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R4c; R4c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR4aR4a′, and (CH2)rphenyl; alternatively, R4 joins with R7, R9, or R11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 Ra; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; R6, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)rCF3, CN, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR6b, (CH2)rC(O)R6b, (CH2)rC(O)NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dC(O)R6a, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6a and R6a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR6dR6d; R6d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R7, is selected from H, C1-3 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qOR7d, (CH2)qNR7aR7a′, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7aR7a′, (CH2)qNR7aC(O)R7a, C1-6 haloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl with 0-2 R7c; R7a and R7a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)R7b, (CH2)rC(O)NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fC(O)R7a, (CH2)rS(O)pR7b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR7fR7f, (CH2)rNR7fS(O)2R7b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-2 R7e; R7d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R7e; R7e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR7fR7f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R7f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R8 is H or joins with R7 to form C3-7 cycloalkyl or ═NR8b; R11, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)qOH, (CH2)qOR11d, (CH2)qNR11aR11a′, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11aR11a′, (CH2)qNR11aC(O)R11a, C1-6 haloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl with 0-2 R11c, (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R15; R11a and R11a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF2)rCF3, NO2, CN, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC1-4 alkyl, (CH2)rC(O)R11b, (CH2)rC(O)NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fC(O)R11a, (CH2)rS(O)pR11b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR11fR11f, (CH2)rNR11fS(O)2R11b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-2 R11e; R11d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R11e; R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR11fR11f, and (CH2)rphenyl; R11f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-5 alkyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R12 is H or joins with R11 to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; R13, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)OH, (CH2)OR13b, (CH2)wC(O)R13b, (CH2)wC(O)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)NR13dC(O)R13a, (CH2)wS(O)2NR13aR13a′, (CH2)NR13dS(O)2R13b, and (CH2)w-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13a and R13a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, and (CH2)rNR13dR13d; R13d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; v is selected from 1 and 2; q is selected from 1, 2, and 3; and r is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: R3 is selected from a (CR3′H)r—C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-4 R15, wherein the C3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from phenyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl; a (CR3′H)r—C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R15, wherein the C9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR3′H)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R5 is selected from (CR5′H)t-phenyl substituted with 0-5 R16; and a (CR5′H)t-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R16, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the compound of formula (I) is: embedded image R16, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR16aR16a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR16d, (CH2)rC(O)R16b, (CH2)rC(O)NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fC(O)R16b, (CH2)rS(O)pR16b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fS(O)2R16b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16a and R16a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R16e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R16f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein: R5 is CH2phenyl substituted with 0-3 R16; E is —CH2—(CR9R10)—(CR11R12); R10, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)OH, (CH2)rOR10d, (CH2)rNR10aR10a′, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R10e, and a heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R10e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl; R10a and R10a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R10e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; alternatively, R9 and R10 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal or ═O; with the proviso that when R9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R11 is selected from H, C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R11e, and a (CH2)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R11e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; R12 is H; alternatively, R11 and R12 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; and r is selected from 0, 1, and 2.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: K is selected from CH2 and CHR5; L is selected from CH2 and CHR5; R3 is selected from a C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-3 R15, wherein the C3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl; a C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the C9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR3′H)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and R15, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR15aR15a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR15d, (CH2)rC(O)R15b, (CH2)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fC(O)R15b, (CH2)rS(O)pR15b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fS(O)2R15b, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e. R15a and R15a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R15e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R15f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl.

13. A method for treating inflammation in an inflammatory disorder wherein the inflammatory disorder is selected from asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bullous pemphigoid, allergic colitis, eczema, conjunctivitis, familial eosinophilia, eosinophilic cellulitis, eosinophilic pneumonias, eosinophilic fasciitis, and eosinophilic gastroenteritis, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I: embedded image or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: M is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; Q is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR13, CR13R13, and CR5R13; K is selected from CH2 and CHR5; L is selected from CH2 and CHR5; J is selected from CH2, CHR5, CHR6, CR6R6 and CR5R6; with the proviso: at least one of M, J, K, L, or Q contains an R5; Z is selected from O and S; E is —CH2—(CR9R10)—(CR11R12) R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; R3 is selected from a C3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R15′ and 0-3 R15, wherein the C3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl; a C9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the C9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR3′H)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R15, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; R3′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)r-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R4c; R4a and R4a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R4b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkynyl, and phenyl; R4c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rNR4aR4a′, and (CH2)rphenyl; R5 is CH2phenyl substituted with 0-3 R16; R6, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF2)rCF3, CN, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOR6b, (CH2)rC(O)R6b, (CH2)rC(O)NR6aR6a′, (CH2)rNR6dC(O)R6a, and (CH2)tphenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6aand R6a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R6c; R6c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rSC1-5 alkyl, and (CH2)rNR6dR6d; R6d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R9, is selected from (CH2)rOH, (CH2)rOC(O)NHR3, and (CH2)rSH; R10, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)OH, (CH2)rOR10d, (CH2)rNR10aR10a′, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R10e, and a heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R10e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl; R10a and R10a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R10e; R10d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R10e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; alternatively, R9 and R10 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal, or ═O; with the proviso that when R9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom; R11 is selected from H, C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-5 R11e, and a (CH2)r-heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R11e, wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; R11e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; R12 is H; alternatively, R11 and R12 join to form C3-7 cycloalkyl; R13, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH2)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)OH, (CH2)OR13b, (CH2)wC(O)R13b, (CH2)wC(O)NR13aR13a′, (CH2)NR13dC(O)R13a, (CH2)wS(O)2NR13aR13a, (CH2)NR13dS(O)2R13b, and (CH2)w-phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13a and R13a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13b, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R13c; R13c, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl, (CH2)rOH, and (CH2)rNR13dR13d; R13d, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; R15, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR15aR15a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR15d, (CH2)rC(O)R15b, (CH2)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fC(O)R15b, (CH2)rS(O)pR15b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CH2)rNR15fS(O)2R15b, (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R15a and R15a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e; R15d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R15e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R15f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl; R15′, at each occurrence, is selected from (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, NO2, (CHR′)rNR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rO(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rSH, (CHR′)rC(O)H, (CHR′)rS(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rC(O)OH, (CHR′)rC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(O)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rNR15fC(O)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rC(O)O(CHR′)rR15d, (CHR′)rOC(O)(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rC(═NR15f)NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNHC(═NR15f)NR15fR15f, (CHR′)rS(O)p(CHR′)rR15b, (CHR′)rS(O)2NR15aR15a′, (CHR′)rNR15fS(O)2(CHR′)rR15b, C2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R15e, and a (CH2)r-5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R15e; R′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with R15e; R16, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-8 alkyl, (CH2)rC3-6 cycloalkyl, CF3, Cl, Br, I, F, (CH2)rNR16aR16a′, NO2, CN, OH, (CH2)rOR16d, (CH2)rC(O)R16b, (CH2)rC(O)NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fC(O)R16b, (CH2)rS(O)pR16b, (CH2)rS(O)2NR16aR16a′, (CH2)rNR16fS(O)2R16b, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16a and R16a′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH2)rphenyl substituted with 0-3 R16e; R16d, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; R16e, at each occurrence, is selected from C1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO2, (CF2)rCF3, OH, and (CH2)rOC1-5 alkyl; and R16f, at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C1-5 alkyl. v is selected from 1, and 2; t is selected from 1 and 2; w is selected from 0 and 1; r is selected from 0, 1, and 2; q is selected from 1, 2, and 3; and p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Description:

This application is a continuation of application U.S. Ser. No. 10/279,416 filed on Oct. 24, 2002, which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/465,948 filed on Dec. 17, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,486,180, which claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/112,717 filed Dec. 18, 1998 and provisional application Ser. No. 60/161,137 filed on Oct. 22, 1999, the contents of each of the above are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Chemokines are chemotactic cytokines, of molecular weight 6-15 kDa, that are released by a wide variety of cells to attract and activate, among other cell types, macrophages, T and B lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils (reviewed in Luster, New Eng. J Med., 338, 436-445 (1998) and Rollins, Blood, 90, 909-928 (1997)). There are two major classes of chemokines, CXC and CC, depending on whether the first two cysteines in the amino acid sequence are separated by a single amino acid (CXC) or are adjacent (CC). The CXC chemokines, such as interleukin-8 (IL-8), neutrophil-activating protein-2 (NAP-2) and melanoma growth stimulatory activity protein (MGSA) are chemotactic primarily for neutrophils and T lymphocytes, whereas the CC chemokines, such as RANTES, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, the monocyte chemotactic proteins (MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, MCP-4, and MCP-5) and the eotaxins (-1,-2, and -3) are chemotactic for, among other cell types, macrophages, T lymphocytes, eosinophils, dendritic cells, and basophils. There also exist the chemokines lymphotactin-1, lymphotactin-2 (both C chemokines), and fractalkine (a CXXXC chemokine) that do not fall into either of the major chemokine subfamilies.

The chemokines bind to specific cell-surface receptors belonging to the family of G-protein-coupled seven-transmembrane-domain proteins (reviewed in Horuk, Trends Pharm. Sci., 15, 159-165 (1994)) which are termed “chemokine receptors.” On binding their cognate ligands, chemokine receptors transduce an intracellular signal through the associated trimeric G proteins, resulting in, among other responses, a rapid increase in intracellular calcium concentration, changes in cell shape, increased expression of cellular adhesion molecules, degranulation, and promotion of cell migration. There are at least ten human chemokine receptors that bind or respond to CC chemokines with the following characteristic patterns: CCR-1 (or “CKR-1” or “CC-CKR-l”) [MIP-1α, MCP-3, MCP-4, RANTES] (Ben-Barruch, et al., Cell, 72, 415-425 (1993), Luster, New Eng. J. Med., 338, 436-445 (1998)); CCR-2A and CCR-2B (or “CKR-2A”/“CKR-2B” or “CC-CKR-2A”/“CC-CKR-2B”) [MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, MCP-4, MCP-5] (Charo et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 91, 2752-2756 (1994), Luster, New Eng. J. Med., 338, 436-445 (1998)); CCR-3 (or “CKR-3” or “CC-CKR-3”) [eotaxin-1, eotaxin-2, RANTES, MCP-3, MCP-4] (Combadiere, et al., J. Biol. Chem., 270, 16491-16494 (1995), Luster, New Eng. J. Med., 338, 436-445 (1998)); CCR-4 (or “CKR-4” or “CC-CKR-4”) [TARC, MIP-1α, RANTES, MCP-1] (Power et al., J. Biol. Chem., 270, 19495-19500 (1995), Luster, New Eng. J. Med., 338, 436-445 (1998)); CCR-5 (or “CKR-5” OR “CC-CKR-5”) [MIP-1α, RANTES, MIP-1β] (Sanson, et al., Biochemistry, 35, 3362-3367 (1996)); CCR-6 (or “CKR-6” or “CC-CKR-6”) [LARC] (Baba et al., J. Biol. Chem., 272, 14893-14898 (1997)); CCR-7 (or “CKR-7” or “CC-CKR-7”) [ELC] (Yoshie et al., J. Leukoc. Biol. 62, 634-644 (1997)); CCR-8 (or “CKR-8” or “CC-CKR-8”) [I-309, TARC, MIP-1β] (Napolitano et al., J. Immunol., 157, 2759-2763 (1996), Bernardini et al., Eur. J. Immunol., 28, 582-588 (1998)); and CCR-10 (or “CKR-10” or “CC-CKR-10”) [MCP-1, MCP-3] (Bonini et al, DNA and Cell Biol., 16, 1249-1256 (1997)).

In addition to the mammalian chemokine receptors, mammalian cytomegaloviruses, herpesviruses and poxviruses have been shown to express, in infected cells, proteins with the binding properties of chemokine receptors (reviewed by Wells and Schwartz, Curr. Opin. Biotech., 8, 741-748 (1997)). Human CC chemokines, such as RANTES and MCP-3, can cause rapid mobilization of calcium via these virally encoded receptors. Receptor expression may be permissive for infection by allowing for the subversion of normal immune system surveillance and response to infection. Additionally, human chemokine receptors, such as CXCR4, CCR2, CCR3, CCR5 and CCR8, can act as co-receptors for the infection of mammalian cells by microbes as with, for example, the human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV).

Chemokine receptors have been implicated as being important mediators of inflammatory, infectious, and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, including asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. For example, the chemokine receptor CCR-3 plays a pivotal role in attracting eosinophils to sites of allergic inflammation and in subsequently activating these cells. The chemokine ligands for CCR-3 induce a rapid increase in intracellular calcium concentration, increased expression of cellular adhesion molecules, cellular degranulation, and the promotion of eosinophil migration. Accordingly, agents which modulate chemokine receptors would be useful in such disorders and diseases. In addition, agents which modulate chemokine receptors would also be useful in infectious diseases such as by blocking infection of CCR3 expressing cells by HIV or in preventing the manipulation of immune cellular responses by viruses such as cytomegaloviruses.

A substantial body of art has accumulated over the past several decades with respect to substituted piperidines and pyrrolidines. These compounds have implicated in the treatment of a variety of disorders.

WO 98/25604 describes spiro-substituted azacycles which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptors: embedded image
wherein R 1 is C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted with functional groups such as —NR 6 CONHR 7 , wherein R 6 and R 7 may be phenyl further substituted with hydroxy, alkyl, cyano, halo and haloalkyl. Such spiro compounds are not considered part of the present invention.

WO 95/13069 is directed to certain piperidine, pyrrolidine, and hexahydro-1H-azepine compounds of general formula: embedded image
wherein A may be substituted alkyl or Z-substituted alkyl, with Z=NR 6a or O. Compounds of this type are claimed to promote the release of growth hormone in humans and animals.

WO 93/06108 discloses pyrrolobenzoxazine derivatives as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) agonists and antagonists: embedded image
wherein A is lower alkylene and R 4 may be phenyl optionally substituted with halogen.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,668,151 discloses Neuropeptide Y (NPY) antagonists comprising 1,4-dihydropyridines with a piperidinyl or tetrahydropyridinyl-containing moiety attached to the 3-position of the 4-phenyl ring: embedded image
wherein B may be NH, NR 1 , O, or a bond, and R 7 may be substituted phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl and the like.

These reference compounds are readily distinguished structurally by either the nature of the urea functionality, the attachment chain, or the possible substitution of the present invention. The prior art does not disclose nor suggest the unique combination of structural fragments which embody these novel piperidines and pyrrolidines as having activity toward the chemokine receptors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide novel agonists or antagonists of CCR-3, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug form thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for treating inflammatory diseases and allergic disorders comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug form thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide novel N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines for use in therapy.

It is another object of the present invention to provide the use of novel N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of allergic disorders.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides novel N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines for use in therapy.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides the use of novel N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of allergic disorders.

These and other objects, which will become apparent during the following detailed description, have been achieved by the inventors, discovery that compounds of formula (I): embedded image
or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein E, Z, M, J, K, L, Q, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are defined below, are effective modulators of chemokine activity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Thus, in a second embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I): embedded image
or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein:

    • M is absent or selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , CR 13 R 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • Q is selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , CR 13 R 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • J, K, and L are independently selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 6 , CR 6 R 6 and CR 5 R 6 ;
    • with the provisos:
      • 1) at least one of M, J, K, L, or Q contains an R 5 ; and
      • 2) when M is absent, J is selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • Z is selected from O and S;
    • E is —(CR 7 R 8 )—(CR 9 R 10 ) v —(CR 11 R 12 )—;
    • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H, C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R a ;
    • R a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR c , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR c , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NR b C(O)R b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R c , (CH 2 ) r CH(═NR b )NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR b )NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R c , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NR b S(O) 2 R c , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R b, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 2 and R 3 join to form a 5, 6, or 7-membered ring substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 3 is selected from a (CR 3 ′R 3 ″) r —C 3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R 15 ′ and 0-4 R 15 ; a (CR 3 ′R 3 ) r —C 9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R 15 ; and a (CR 3 ′R 3 ″) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15 ;
    • R 3 ′ and R 3 ″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q C(O)R 4b , (CH 2 ) q C(O)NR 4a R 4a ′, (CH 2 ) q C(O)OR 4b , and a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 4c ;
    • R 4a and R 4a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 4b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, and phenyl;
    • R 4c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 4a R 4a ′, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 4 joins with R 7 , R 9 , or R 11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle or pyrrolidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 5 is selected from a (CR 5 ′R 5 ′) t —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 16 and a (CR 5 ′R 5 ″) t -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 16 ;
    • R 5 ′ and R 5 ″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 6 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 6a R 6a ″, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d C(O)R 6a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 6b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 6a R 6a ″, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d S(O) 2 R 6b , and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6a and R 6a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 6d R 6d ;
    • R 6d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • with the proviso that when any of J, K, or L is CR 6 R 6 and R 6 is halogen, cyano, nitro, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, the other R 6 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 7 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q SH, (CH 2 ) q OR 7d , (CH 2 ) q SR 7d , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)R 7a , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)H, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 7b , (CH 2 ) q OC(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) 2 NR 7a R 7a , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a S(O) 2 R 7b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 7c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 7c ;
    • R 7a and R 7a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 7e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 7e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f C(O)R 7a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 7f )NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 7f )NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f S(O) 2 R 7b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e , alkenyl, alkynyl, and a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 7c ;
    • R 7e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 7f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 8 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 8a ;
    • R 8a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 7 and R 8 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, or ═NR 8b ;
    • R 8b is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, OH, CN, and (CH 2 ) r -phenyl;
    • R 9 , is selected from (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)NHR 3 , and (CH 2 ) r SH;
    • R 10 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 10d , (CH 2 ) r SR 10d , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 10a C(O)R 10a , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a C(O)H, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 11b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 10b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 10a R 10a , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a S(O) 2 R 10b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 10c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10c ;
    • R 10 and R 10a ′l, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 10e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 10e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R10c, at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r NR 10f C(O)R 10a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 10f )NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 10b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 10f )NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r NR 10f S(O) 2 R 10b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 10c , and a 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S substituted with 0-3 R 10c ;
    • R 10e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 10f R 10f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 10f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • alternatively, R 9 and R 10 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal, or ═O;
    • with the proviso that when R 9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R 10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 11 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q SH, (CH 2 ) q OR 11d , (CH 2 ) q SR 11d , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)R 11a , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)NHR 11a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 11b , (CH 2 ) q OC(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) 2 NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a S(O) 2 R 11b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 11c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11c ;
    • R 11a and R 11a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f C(O)R 11a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 11f )NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 11f )NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f S(O) 2 R 11b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e , C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, and a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 11c ;
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 11f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 12 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 12a ;
    • R 12a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 9f R 9f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 1 l and R 12 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl;
    • R 13 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) w CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 13b , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) w C(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) NR 13d C(O)R 13a , (CH 2 ) w C(O)OR 13b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w S(O) p R 13b , (CH 2 ) w S(O) 2 NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 13d S(O) 2 R 13b , and (CH 2 ) w -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13a and R 13a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 13d R 13d ;
    • R 13d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO 2 , CN, (CHR′) r NR 15a R 15a ″, (CHR′) r OH, (CHR′) r O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r SH, (CHR′) r C(O)H, (CHR′) r S(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r C(O)OH, (CHR′) r C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O)NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r C(O)O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r OC(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(═NR 15f )NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NHC(═NR 15f )NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r S(O) p (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NR 15f S(O) 2 (CHR′) r R 15b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C 2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15 ′, at each occurrence, is selected from (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, NO 2 , (CHR′) r NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r SH, (CHR′) r C(O)H, (CHR′) r S(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r C(O)OH, (CHR′) r C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O)NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r C(O)O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r OC(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(═NR 15f )NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NHC(═NR 15f )NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r S(O) p (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ″, (CHR′) r NR 15f S(O) 2 (CHR′) r R 15b , C 2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C 2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with R 15e ;
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f R 15f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl; R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO 2 , CN, (CHR′) r NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r OH, (CHR′) r O(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r SH, (CHR′) r C(O)H, (CHR′) r S(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r C(O)OH, (CHR′) r C(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r NR 16f C(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(O)O(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r OC(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(═NR 16f )NR 16a R 16a ″, (CHR′) r NHC(═NR 16f )NR 16f R 16f , (CHR′) r S(O) p (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a ″, (CHR′) r NR 16f S(O) 2 (CHR′) r R 16b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C 2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, and (CHR′) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e , a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f R 16f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • v is selected from 1, and 2;
    • t is selected from 1 and 2;
    • w is selected from 0 and 1;
    • r is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
    • q is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and
    • p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I), wherein:

    • Z is selected from O and S;
    • R 4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 4c ;
    • R 4c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 4a R 4a ′, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 4 joins with R 7 , R 9 , or R 11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle or pyrrolidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and C 1-4 alkyl;
    • R 6 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , CN, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d C(O)R 6a , and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6a and R 6a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 6d R 6d ;
    • R 6d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 7 , is selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q OR 7d , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)R 7a , C 1-6 haloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl with 0-2 R 7c ;
    • R 7a and R 7a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f C (O) R 7a , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f S(O) 2 R 7b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-2 R 7e ;
    • R 7d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 7f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 8 is H or joins with R 7 to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl or ═NR 8b ;
    • R 11 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q OR 11d , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O) R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)R 11a , C 1-6 haloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl with 0-2 R 11c , (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15 ;
    • R 11a and R 11a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f C (O) R 11a , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f S(O) 2 R 11b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-2 R 11e ;
    • R 11d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e .
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, ON, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 11f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 12 is H or joins with R 11 to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl;
    • R 13 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 )NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )OH, (CH 2 )OR 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )NR 13d C(O)R 13a , (CH 2 ) w S(O) 2 NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )NR 13d S (O) 2 R 13b , and (CH 2 ) w -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13a and R 13a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 (S cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13 c;
    • R 13c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, and (CH 2 ) r NR 13d R 13d ;
    • R 13d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • v is selected from 1 and 2;
    • q is selected from 1, 2, and 3; and
    • r is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

In a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I), wherein:

    • R 3 is selected from a (CR 3 ′H) r —C 3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R 15 ′ and 0-4 R 15 , wherein the C 3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from phenyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl; a (CR 3 ′H) r —C 9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R 15 , wherein the C 9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR 3 ′H) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and
    • R 5 is selected from (CR 5 ′H) t -phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 16 ; and a (CR 5 ′H) t -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R 16 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl

In an even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I-i), wherein the compound of formula (I-i) is: embedded image

    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 16a R 16a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 1 ′d, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a , (CH 2 ) r NR 16f S(O) 2 R 16b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In another even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I-ii), wherein the compound formula (I-ii) is: embedded image

    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 16a R 16a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 16d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f S(O) 2 R 16b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I-i) wherein:

    • R 5 is CH 2 phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16 ;
    • E is —CH 2 —(CR 9 R 10 )—(CR 11 R 12 );
    • R 10 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 )OH, (CH 2 ) r OR10d, (CH 2 ) r NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 10e , and a heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R 10e , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl;
    • R 10a and R 10a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 10e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; alternatively, R 9 and R 10 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal or ═O;
    • with the proviso that when R 9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R 10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 11 is selected from H, C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R 11e , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl;
    • R 12 is H;
    • alternatively, R 11 and R 12 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and
    • r is selected from 0, 1, and 2.

In a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I-i), wherein:

    • J is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • K is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • L is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • R 3 is selected from a C 3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R 15 ′ and 0-3 R 15 , wherein the C 3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl; a C 9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15 , wherein the C 9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR 3 ′H) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 15a R 15a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 15d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S()) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f S(O) 2 R 15b , (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0- 3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In another more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I-ii), wherein:

    • K is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • L is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • R 3 is selected from a C 3-8 carbocyclic residue substituted with 1 R 15 ′ and 0-3 R 15 , wherein the C 3-8 carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl; a C 9-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15 , wherein the C 9-10 carbocyclic residue is selected from naphthyl and adamantyl; and a (CR 3 ′H) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, and thiadiazolyl;
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 15a R 15a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 15d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f S(O) 2 R 15b , (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ,
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In a further even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein the compound of formula I is selected from:

    • N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-1-piperi dinyl]-2-hydroxypropyl]urea,
    • N-(3-methoxyophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-1-pip eridinyl]-2-hydroxypropyl]urea,
    • R,R—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • R,R—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-1 -piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea, and
    • R,R—N-(1-adamantyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-1-pi peridinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1 -piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1 -piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-benzyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-benzyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclohexyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclohexyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclohexyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclohexyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopentyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopentyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopentyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopentyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-2-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl -1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy2-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(1-adamantyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(1-adamantyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-(4-fluorophenyl) methyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl- 1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[ 3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl -propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-ethyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isopropyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methy l-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)met hyl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1R,2R)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutpyl-propyl]urea,
    • (1S,2S)—N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-propyl]urea

In a further even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein the compound of formula I is selected from:

    • (2R,3R)-3-[3-(3-cyano)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)me thyl-1-piperidinyl]-4-phenyl-2-butyl N-(3-cyanophenyl)carbamate,
    • (2S,3S)-3-[3-(3-cyano)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)me thyl-1-piperidinyl]-4-phenyl-2-butyl N-(3-cyanophenyl)carbamate,
    • (2R,3R)-3-[3-(3-acetyl)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)m ethyl-1-piperidinyl]-4-phenyl-2-butyl N-(3-acetylphenyl)carbamate,
    • (2S,3S)-3-[3-(3-acetyl)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)m ethyl-1-piperidinyl]-4-phenyl-2-butyl N-(3-acetylphenyl)carbamate,
    • (2R)-3-[3-(3-acetyl)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-propyl N-(3-acetylphenyl)carbamate,
    • (2S)-3-[3-(3-acetyl)phenylureido]-1-[4-(-4-fluorophenyl)meth yl-1-piperidinyl]-2-propyl N-(3-acetylphenyl)carbamate,
    • N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piper idinyl]-2-oxo-propyl]urea, and
    • N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piperi dinyl]-2-oxo-propyl]urea.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for modulation of chemokine receptor activity comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing asthma, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention.

In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): embedded image
or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein:

    • M is absent or selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , CR 13 R 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • Q is selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , CR 13 R 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • J, K, and L are independently selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 6 , CR 6 R 6 and CR 5 R 6 ;
    • with the provisos:
      • 1) at least one of M, J, K, L, or Q contains an R 5 ; and
      • 2) when M is absent, J is selected from CH 2 , CHR 5 , CHR 13 , and CR 5 R 13 ;
    • Z is selected from O and S;
    • E is —(CR 7 R 8 )—(CR 9 R 10 ) v —(CR 11 R 12 )-;
    • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H, C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R a ;
    • R a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR c , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR c , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NR b C(O)R b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R c , (CH 2 ) r CH(═NR b )NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR b )NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R c , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR b R b , (CH 2 ) r NR b S(O) 2 R c , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 2 and R 3 join to form a 5, 6, or 7-membered ring substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 3 is selected from a (CR 3 ′R 3 ″) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 15 , and a (CR 3 ′R 3 ″) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15 ;
    • R 3 ′ and R 3 ″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q C(O)R 4b , (CH 2 ) q C(O)NR 4a R 4a ″, (CH 2 ) q C(O)OR 4b , and a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 4c ;
    • R 4a and R 4a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl; R 4b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, and phenyl;
    • R 4c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 4a R 4a ′, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 4 joins with R 7 , R 9 , or R 1 l to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle or pyrrolidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 5 is selected from a (CR 5 ′R 5 ″) t —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 16 and a (CR 5 ′R 5 ″) t -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 16 ;
    • R 5 ′ and R 5 ″, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 6 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d C(O)R 6a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 6b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d S(O) 2 R 6b , and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6a and R 6a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 6d R 6d ;
    • R 6d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • with the proviso that when any of J, K, or L is CR 6 R 6 and R 6 is halogen, cyano, nitro, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, the other R 6 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 7 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q SH, (CH 2 ) q OR 7d , (CH 2 ) q SR 7d , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)R 7a , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)H, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 7b , (CH 2 ) q OC(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) 2 NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 7a S(O) 2 R 7b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 7c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 7c ;
    • R 7a and R 7a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 7e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 7e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f C(O)R 7a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 7f )NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 7f )NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f S(O) 2 R 7b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e , alkenyl, alkynyl, and a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 7c ;
    • R 7e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 7f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 8 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 8a ;
    • R 8a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 7 and R 8 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, or ═NR 8b ;
    • R 8b is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, OH, CN, and (CH 2 ) r -phenyl;
    • R 9 , is selected from (CH 2 ) r OH (CH 2 ) r OC(O)NHR 3 , and (CH 2 ) r SH;
    • R 10 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 10d , (CH 2 ) r SR 10d , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 10a C(O)R 10a , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a C(O)H, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 10b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 10b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 10a S(O) 2 R 10b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 10c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10c ;
    • R 10a and R 10a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 10e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 10e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r NR 10f C(O)R 10a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 10b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 10f )NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 10b , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 10 f)NR 10f R 10f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 10f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 10f S(O) 2 R 10b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 10c , and a 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S substituted with 0-3 R 10c ;
    • R 10e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 10f R 10f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 10f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • alternatively, R 9 and R 10 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal, or ═O;
    • with the proviso that when R 9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R 10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 11 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q SH, (CH 2 ) q OR 11d , (CH 2 ) q SR 11d , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)R 11a , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)NHR 11a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OR 11b , (CH 2 ) q OC(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) q S(O) 2 NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a S(O) 2 R 11b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 11c , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11c ;
    • R 11a and R 11a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-2 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f C(O)R 11a , (CH 2 ) r C(O)OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(═NR 11f )NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NHC(═NR 11f )NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f S(O) 2 R 11b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e , C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, and a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 11c ;
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 11f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 12 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 12a ;
    • R 12a , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 9f R 9f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl; alternatively, R 11 and R 12 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl;
    • R 13 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) w CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 13b , (CH 2 ) r SH, (CH 2 ) r SR 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)OH, (CH 2 ) w C(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 13d C(O)R 13a , (CH 2 ) w C(O)OR 13b , (CH 2 ) r OC(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w S(O) p R 13b , (CH 2 ) w S(O) 2 NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 13d S(O) 2 R 13b , and (CH 2 ) w -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13a and R 13a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 13d R 13d ;
    • R 13d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO 2 , CN, (CHR′) r NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r OH, (CHR′) r O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r SH, (CHR′) r C(O)H, (CHR′) r S(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r C(O)OH, (CHR′) r C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r NR 15f C(O)NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r C(O)O(CHR′) r R 15d , (CHR′) r OC(O) (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r C(═NR 15f )NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NHC(═NR 15f )NR 15f R 15f , (CHR′) r S(O) p (CHR′) r R 15b , (CHR′) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CHR′) r NR 15f S(O) 2 (CHR′) r R 15b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C 2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, (CHR′) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R′, at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with R 15e ;
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r 5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f R 15f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, NO 2 , CN, (CHR′) r NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r OH, (CHR′) r O(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r SH, (CHR′) r C(O)H, (CHR′) r S(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r C(O)OH, (CHR′) r C(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r NR 16f C(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(O)O(CHR′) r R 16d , (CHR′) r OC(O) (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r C(═NR 16f )NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r NHC(═NR 16f )NR 16f R 16f , (CHR′) r S(O) p (CHR′) r R 16b , (CHR′) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a ′, (CHR′) r NR 16f S(O) 2 (CHR′) r R 16b , C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R′, C 2-8 alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R′, and (CHR′) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, a (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e , a (CH 2 ) r —C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 16e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f R 16f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl;
    • v is selected from 1, and 2;
    • t is selected from 1 and 2;
    • w is selected from 0 and 1;
    • r is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
    • q is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and
    • p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), wherein:

    • R 4 is absent, taken with the nitrogen to which it is attached to form an N-oxide, or selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 4c ;
    • R 4c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 4a R 4a ′, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • alternatively, R 4 joins with R 7 , R 9 , or R 11 to form a 5, 6 or 7 membered piperidinium spirocycle or pyrrolidinium spirocycle substituted with 0-3 R a ;
    • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and C 1-4 alkyl;
    • R 6 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , CN, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 6b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 6a R 6a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 6d C(O)R 6a , and (CH 2 ) t phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6a and R 6a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 6c ;
    • R 6c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, and (CH 2 ) r NR 6d R 6d ;
    • R 6d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 7 , is selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q OR 7d , (CH 2 ) q NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7a R 7a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 7a C(O)R 7a , C 1-6 haloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl with 0-2 R 7c ;
    • R 7a and R 7a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 7b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f C(O)R 7a , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 7b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 7f R 7f , (CH 2 ) r NR 7f S(O) 2 R 7b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-2 R 7e ;
    • R 7d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 7e ;
    • R 7e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 7f R 7f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 7f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 8 is H or joins with R 7 to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl or ═NR 8b ; R 1 ″, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) q OH, (CH 2 ) q OR 11d , (CH 2 ) q NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11a R 11a ′, (CH 2 ) q NR 11a C(O)R 11a , C 1-6 haloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl with 0-2 R 11c , (CH 2 ) r -5-10 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-3 R 15 ;
    • R 11a and R 11a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, a (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e .
    • R 11b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, Br, I, F, (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , NO 2 , CN, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r OH, (CH 2 ) r OC 1-4 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 11b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f C(O)R 11a , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 11b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 11f R 11f , (CH 2 ) r NR 11f S(O) 2 R 11b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-2 R 11e ;
    • R 11d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 11e ;
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, OH, SH, (CH 2 ) r SC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r NR 11f R 11f , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl;
    • R 11f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-5 alkyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • R 12 is H or joins with R 11 to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl;
    • R 13 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 )NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )OH, (CH 2 )OR 13b , (CH 2 ),C(O)R 13b , (CH 2 ) w C(O)NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )NR 13d C(O)R 13a , (CH 2 ),S(O) 2 NR 13a R 13a ′, (CH 2 )NR 13d S(O) 2 R 13b , and (CH 2 ) w -phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13a and R 13a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13b , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 13c ;
    • R 13c , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r OH, and (CH 2 ) r NR 13d R 13d ;
    • R 13d , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
    • v is selected from 1 and 2;
    • q is selected from 1, 2, and 3; and
    • r is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

In a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I), wherein:

    • R 3 is selected from a (CR 3 ′H) r -carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-5 R 15 , wherein the carbocyclic residue is selected from phenyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, naphthyl, and adamantyl; and a (CR 3 ′H) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-4 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and
    • R 5 is selected from (CR 5 ′H) t -phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 16 ; and a (CR 5 ′H) t -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-3 R 16 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl.

In an even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I-i), wherein the compound of formula (I-i) is: embedded image

    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 16a R 16a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 16d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f S(O) 2 R 16b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In another even more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I-ii), wherein the compound formula (I-ii) is: embedded image

    • R 16 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 16a R 16a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 16d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f C(O)R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 16b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 16a R 16a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 16f S(O) 2 R 16b , and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16a and R 16a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16e ;
    • R 16d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 16e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 16f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I-i) wherein:

    • R 5 is CH 2 phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 16 ;
    • E is —CH 2 —(CR 9 R 10 )—(CR 11 R 12 )
    • R 10 , is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (CH 2 )OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 10d , (CH 2 ) r NR 10a R 10a ′, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 10e , and a heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R 10e , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl;
    • R 10a and R 10a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 10e ;
    • R 10d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 10e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl;
    • alternatively, R 9 and R 10 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5-6-membered cyclic ketal or ═O;
    • with the proviso that when R 9 is bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom, R 10 is not halogen, cyano, or bonded to the carbon to which it is attached through a heteroatom;
    • R 11 is selected from H, C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-5 R 11e , and a (CH 2 ) r -heterocyclic system substituted with 0-2 R 11e , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl; and
    • R 11e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl;
    • R 12 is H;
    • alternatively, R 11 and R 12 join to form C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and
    • r is selected from 0, 1, and 2.

In a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I-i), wherein:

    • J is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • K is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • L is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • R 3 is selected from a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-4 R 15 , wherein the carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, naphthyl and adamantyl, and a 5-10 membered heterocyclic system substituted with 0-4 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl;
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 15a R 15a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 15d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f S(O) 2 R 15b , (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e .
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e .
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In another more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel method of modulating the chemokine receptor CCR-3, comprising administration of an effective amount of compounds of formula (I-ii), wherein:

    • K is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • L is selected from CH 2 and CHR 5 ;
    • R 3 is a C 3-10 carbocyclic residue substituted with 0-3 R 15 ,
    • wherein the carbocyclic residue is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, naphthyl and adamantyl, and a 5-10 membered heterocyclic system substituted and 0-4 R 15 , wherein the heterocyclic system is selected from pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl, isothiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl, piperidinyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl;
    • R 15 , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-8 alkyl, (CH 2 ) r C 3-6 cycloalkyl, CF 3 , Cl, Br, I, F, (CH 2 ) r NR 15a R 15a ′, NO 2 , CN, OH, (CH 2 ) r OR 15d , (CH 2 ) r C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r C(O)NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f C(O)R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) p R 15b , (CH 2 ) r S(O) 2 NR 15a R 15a ′, (CH 2 ) r NR 15f S(O) 2 R 15b , (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e , and a (CH 2 ) r -5-6 membered heterocyclic system containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, substituted with 0-2 R 15e ;
    • R 15a and R 15a ′, at each occurrence, are selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15b , at each occurrence, is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and (CH 2 ) r phenyl substituted with 0-3 R 15e ;
    • R 15d , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl and phenyl;
    • R 15e , at each occurrence, is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , (CF 2 ) r CF 3 , OH, and (CH 2 ) r OC 1-5 alkyl; and
    • R 15f , at each occurrence, is selected from H, and C 1-5 alkyl.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for modulation of chemokine receptor activity comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating inflammatory disorders comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present invention

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing disorders selected from asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bullous pemphigoid, helminthic parasitic infections, allergic colitis, eczema, conjunctivitis, transplantation, familial eosinophilia, eosinophilic cellulitis, eosinophilic pneumonias, eosinophilic fasciitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, drug induced eosinophilia, HIV infection, cystic fibrosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and colonic carcinoma.

DEFINITIONS

The compounds herein described may have asymmetric centers. Compounds of the present invention containing an asymmetrically substituted atom may be isolated in optically active or racemic forms. It is well known in the art how to prepare optically active forms, such as by resolution of racemic forms or by synthesis from optically active starting materials. Many geometric isomers of olefins, C═N double bonds, and the like can also be present in the compounds described herein, and all such stable isomers are contemplated in the present invention. Cis and trans geometric isomers of the compounds of the present invention are described and may be isolated as a mixture of isomers or as separated isomeric forms. All chiral, diastereomeric, racemic forms and all geometric isomeric forms of a structure are intended, unless the specific stereochemistry or isomeric form is specifically indicated.

The term “substituted,” as used herein, means that any one or more hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. When a substitent is keto (i.e., ═O), then 2 hydrogens on the atom are replaced.

When any variable (e.g., R a ) occurs more than one time in any constituent or formula for a compound, its definition at each occurrence is independent of its definition at every other occurrence. Thus, for example, if a group is shown to be substituted with 0-2 R a , then said group may optionally be substituted with up to two R a groups and R a at each occurrence is selected independently from the definition of R a . Also, combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.

When a bond to a substituent is shown to cross a bond connecting two atoms in a ring, then such substituent may be bonded to any atom on the ring. When a substituent is listed without indicating the atom via which such substituent is bonded to the rest of the compound of a given formula, then such substituent may be bonded via any atom in such substituent. Combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.

As used herein, “C 1-8 alkyl” is intended to include both branched and straight-chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having the specified number of carbon atoms, examples of which include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, and hexyl. C 1-8 alkyl, is intended to include C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , C 6 , C 7 , and C 8 alkyl groups. “Alkenyl” is intended to include hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethenyl, propenyl, and the like. “Alkynyl” is intended to include hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more unsaturated triple carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethynyl, propynyl, and the like. “C 3-6 cycloalkyl” is intended to include saturated ring groups having the specified number of carbon atoms in the ring, including mono-, bi-, or poly-cyclic ring systems, such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl in the case of C 7 cycloalkyl. C 3-6 cycloalkyl, is intended to include C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , and C 6 cycloalkyl groups

“Halo” or “halogen” as used herein refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo; and “haloalkyl” is intended to include both branched and straight-chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups, for example CF 3 , having the specified number of carbon atoms, substituted with 1 or more halogen (for example —C v F w where v=1 to 3 and w=1 to (2v+1)).

The compounds of Formula I can also be quaternized by standard techniques such as alkylation of the piperidine or pyrrolidine with an alkyl halide to yield quaternary piperidinium salt products of Formula I. Such quaternary piperidinium salts would include a counterion. As used herein, “counterion” is used to represent a small, negatively charged species such as chloride, bromide, hydroxide, acetate, sulfate, and the like.

As used herein, the term “piperidinium spirocycle or pyrrolidinium spirocycle” is intented to mean a stable spirocycle ring system, in which the two rings form a quarternary nitrogene at the ring junction.

As used herein, the term “5-6-membered cyclic ketal” is intended to mean 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolane or 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-dioxane and their derivatives.

As used herein, “carbocycle” or “carbocyclic residue” is intended to mean any stable 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic, any of which may be saturated, partially unsaturated, or aromatic. Examples of such carbocycles include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, adamantyl, cyclooctyl,; [3.3.0]bicyclooctane, [4.3.0]bicyclononane, [4.4.0]bicyclodecane (decalin), [2.2.2]bicyclooctane, fluorenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, indanyl, adamantyl, or tetrahydronaphthyl (tetralin).

As used herein, the term “heterocycle” or “heterocyclic system” is intended to mean a stable 5, 6, or 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7, 8, 9, or 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring which is saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated (aromatic), and which consists of carbon atoms and 1, 2, 3, or 4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, NH, O and S and including any bicyclic group in which any of the above-defined heterocyclic rings is fused to a benzene ring. The nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may optionally be oxidized. The heterocyclic ring may be attached to its pendant group at any heteroatom or carbon atom which results in a stable structure. The heterocyclic rings described herein may be substituted on carbon or on a nitrogen atom if the resulting compound is stable. If specifically noted, a nitrogen in the heterocycle may optionally be quaternized. It is preferred that when the total number of S and O atoms in the heterocycle exceeds 1, then these heteroatoms are not adjacent to one another. As used herein, the term “aromatic heterocyclic system” is intended to mean a stable 5- to 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7- to 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic aromatic ring which consists of carbon atoms and from 1 to 4 heterotams independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S.

Examples of heterocycles include, but are not limited to, 1H-indazole, 2-pyrrolidonyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, 3H-indolyl, 4-piperidonyl, 4aH-carbazole, 4H-quinolizinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, acridinyl, azocinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benztriazolyl, benztetrazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, benzimidazalonyl, carbazolyl, 4aH-carbazolyl, β-carbolinyl, chromanyl, chromenyl, cinnolinyl, decahydroquinolinyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, dihydrofuro [2,3-b]tetrahydrofuran, furanyl, furazanyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, 1H- indazolyl, indolenyl, indolinyl, indolizinyl, indolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isochromanyl, isoindazolyl, isoindolinyl, isoindolyl, isoquinolinyl (benzimidazolyl), isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, naphthyridinyl, octahydroisoquinolinyl, oxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, oxazolidinyl., oxazolyl, oxazolidinylperimidinyl, phenanthridinyl, phenanthrolinyl, phenarsazinyl, phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxathiinyl, phenoxazinyl, phthalazinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pteridinyl, piperidonyl, 4-piperidonyl, pteridinyl, purinyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridooxazole, pyridoimidazole, pyridothiazole, pyridinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolinyl, 4H-quinolizinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinuclidinyl, carbolinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, thianthrenyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, thienothiazolyl, thienooxazolyl, thienoimidazolyl, thiophenyl, triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,5-triazolyl, 1,3,4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, and xanthenyl. Preferred heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyridinyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiaphenyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isoidolyl, piperidinyl, piperidonyl, 4-piperidonyl, piperonyl, pyrrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazinyl, and pyrimidinyl. Also included are fused ring and spiro compounds containing, for example, the above heterocycles.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is employed herein to refer to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refer to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by making acid or base salts thereof. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the conventional non-toxic salts or the quaternary ammonium salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids. For example, such conventional non-toxic salts include those derived from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like; and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxybenzoic, fumaric, toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic, and the like.

The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present invention can be synthesized from the parent compound which contains a basic or acidic moiety by conventional chemical methods. Generally, such salts can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are preferred. Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa,. 1985, p. 1418, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Since prodrugs are known to enhance numerous desirable qualities of pharmaceuticals (e.g., solubility, bioavailability, manufacturing, etc . . . .) the compounds of the present invention may be delivered in prodrug form. Thus, the present invention is intended to cover prodrugs of the presently claimed compounds, methods of delivering the same and compositions containing the same. “Prodrugs” are intended to include any covalently bonded carriers which release an active parent drug of the present invention in vivo when such prodrug is administered to a mammalian subject. Prodrugs the present invention are prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compound in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent compound. Prodrugs include compounds of the present invention wherein a hydroxy, amino, or sulfhydryl group is bonded to any group that, when the prodrug of the present invention is administered to a mammalian subject, it cleaves to form a free hydroxyl, free amino, or free sulfhydryl group, respectively. Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol and amine functional groups in the compounds of the present invention.

“Stable compound” and “stable structure” are meant to indicate a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.

SYNTHESIS

The compounds of Formula I can be prepared using the reactions and techniques described below. The reactions are performed in a solvent appropriate to the reagents and materials employed and suitable for the transformations being effected. It will be understood by those skilled in the art of organic synthesis that the functionality present on the molecule should be consistent with the transformations proposed. This will sometimes require a judgment to modify the order of the synthetic steps or to select one particular process scheme over another in order to obtain a desired compound of the invention. It will also be recognized that another major consideration in the planning of any synthetic route in this field is the judicious choice of the protecting group used for protection of the reactive functional groups present in the compounds described in this invention. An authoritative account describing the many alternatives to the trained practitioner is Greene and Wuts ( Protective Groups In Organic Synthesis, Wiley and Sons, 1991).

Generally, compounds described in the scope of this patent application can be synthesized by the route described in Scheme 1. The appropriately substituted pyrrolidine (n=0) or piperidine (n=1) 1 is alkylated by a N-protected alkylhalide (halide=Cl, Br, I), mesylate, tosylate or triflate, 2, (where E represents a linkage described within the scope of this application in its fully elaborated form with the appropriate protecting groups as understood by one skilled in the art or in a precursor form which can be later elaborated into its final form by methods familiar to one skilled in the art) with or without base or an acid scavenger to yield the piperidinyl- or pyrrolidinylalkyl protected amine 3. If the halide is not I, then KI can also be added to facilitate the displacement, provided the solvent is suitable, such as an alcohol, 2-butanone, DMF or DMSO, amongst others. The displacement can be performed at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent. The protecting group is subsequently removed to yield amine 4. Protecting groups include phthalimide which can be removed by hydrazine, a reaction familiar to one skilled in the art; bis-BOC which can be removed by either TFA or HCl dissolved in a suitable solvent, both procedures being familiar to one skilled in the art; a nitro group instead of an amine which can be reduced to yield an amine by conditions familiar to one skilled in the art; 2,4-dimethyl pyrrole (S. P. Breukelman, et al. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I, 1984, 2801); N-1,1,4,4-Tetramethyl-disilylazacyclopentane (STABASE) (S. Djuric, J. Venit, and P. Magnus Tet. Lett 1981, 22, 1787) and other protecting groups. Reaction with an isocyanate or isothiocyanate 5 (Z=O,S) yields urea or thiourea 6. Reaction with a chloroformate or chlorothioformate 7 (Z=O,S) such as o-, p-nitrophenyl-chloroformate or phenylchloroformate (or their thiocarbonyl equivalents), followed by diplacement with an amine 9, also yields the corresponding urea or thiourea 6. Likewise, reaction of carbamate 8 (X═H, or 2- or 4-NO2) with disubstituted amine 10 yields trisubstituted urea or thiourea 12. Reaction of the amine 4 with an N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl chloride 11 (or its thiocarbonyl equivalent) yields the corresponding N,N-disubstituted urea or thiourea 12. Amine 4 can also be reductively aminated to yield 13 by conditions familiar to one skilled in the art and by the following conditions: Abdel-Magid, A. F., et al. Tet. Lett. 1990, 31, (39) 5595-5598. This secondary amine can subsequently be reacted with isocyanates or isothiocyanates to yield trisubstituted ureas 14 or with carbamoyl chlorides to yield tetrasubstituted ureas 15. embedded image

One can also convert amine 4 into an isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carbamoyl chloride or its thiocarbonyl equivalent (isocyanate: Nowakowski, J. J Prakt. Chem/Chem-Ztg 1996, 338 (7), 667-671; Knoelker, H.-J. et al., Angew. Chem. 1995, 107 (22), 2746-2749; Nowick, J. S. et al., J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61 (11), 3929-3934; Staab, H. A.; Benz, W.; Angew Chem 1961, 73; isothiocyanate: Strekowski L. et al., J. Heterocycl. Chem. 1996, 33 (6), 1685-1688; Kutschy, Pet al., Synlett. 1997, (3), 289-290) carbamoyl chloride: Hintze, F.; Hoppe, D.; Synthesis (1992) 12, 1216-1218; thiocarbamoyl chloride: Ried, W.; Hillenbrand, H.; Oertel, G.; Justus Liebigs Ann Chem 1954, 590) (these reactions are not shown in Scheme 1). These isocyanates, isothiocyantes, carbamoyl chlorides or thiocarbamoyl chlorides can then be reacted with R 2 R 3 NH to yield di- or trisubstituted ureas or thioureas 12. An additional urea forming reaction involves the reaction of carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) (Romine, J. L.; Martin, S. W.; Meanwell, N. A.; Epperson, J. R.; Synthesis 1994 (8), 846-850) with 4 followed by reaction of the intermediate imidazolide with 9 or in the reversed sequence (9+CDI, followed by 4). Activation of imidazolide intermediates also facilitates urea formation (Bailey, R. A., et al., Tet. Lett. 1998, 39, 6267-6270). One can also use 13 and 10 with CDI. The urea forming reactions are done in a non-hydroxylic inert solvent such as THF, toluene, DMF, etc., at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent and can employ the use of an acid scavenger or base when necessary such as carbonate and bicarbonate salts, triethylamine, DBU, Hunigs base, DMAP, etc.

Substituted pyrrolidines and piperidines 1 can either be obtained commercially or be prepared as shown in Scheme 2. Commercially available N-benzylpiperid-3-one 16 can be debenzylated and protected with a BOC group employing reactions familiar to one skilled in the art. Subsequent Wittig reaction followed by reduction and deprotection yields piperidine 20 employing reactions familiar to one skilled in the art. Substituted pyrrolidines may be made by a similar reaction sequence. Other isomers and analogs around the piperidine ring can also be made by a similar reaction sequence. Chiral pyrrolidines/piperidines can be synthesized via asymmetric hydrogenation of 18 using chiral catalysts (see Parshall, G. W. Homogeneous Catalysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York: 1980, pp. 43-45; Collman, J. P., Hegedus, L. S. Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry, University Science Books, Mill Valley, Calif., 1980, pp. 341-348). embedded image

The cyanoguanidines (Z=N—CN) can be synthesized by the method of K. S. Atwal, et al. and references contained therein (J. Med. Chem. (1998) 41, 217-275). The nitroethylene analog (Z=C—NO2) can be synthesized by the method of F. Moimas, et al. (Synthesis 1985, 509-510) and references contained therein. The malononitrile analog (Z=C(CN)2) may be synthesized by the method of S. Sasho, et al. (J. Med. Chem. 1993, 36, 572-579).

Guanidines (Z=NR 1a ) can be synthesized by the methods outlined in Scheme 3. Compound 21 where Z=S can be methylated to yield the methylisothiourea 22. Displacement of the SMe group with amines yields substituted guanidines 23 (see H. King and I. M. Tonkin J. Chem. Soc. 1946, 1063 and references therein). Alternatively, reaction of thiourea 21 with amines in the presence of triethanolamine and “lac sulfur” which facilitates the removal of H 2 S yields substituted guanidines 23 (K. Ramadas, Tet. Lett. 1996, 37, 5161 and references therein). Finally, the use of carbonimidoyldichloride 24, or 25 followed by sequential displacements by amines yields the corresponding substituted guanidine 23 (S. Nagarajan, et al., Syn. Comm. 1992, 22, 1191-8 and references therein). In a similar manner, carbonimidoyldichlorides, R 2 —N═C(Cl) 2 (not shown in Scheme 3) and R 3 —N═C(Cl) 2 (not shown) can also be reacted sequentially with amines to yield di- and trisubstituted guanidine 23. embedded image

A method for introducing substituents in linkage E is that of A. Chesney et al. (Syn. Comm. 1990, 20 (20), 3167-3180) as shown in Scheme 4. Michael reaction of pyrrolidine or piperidine 1 with Michael acceptor 26 yields intermediate 27 which can undergo subsequent reactions in the same pot. For example, reduction yields alcohol 28 which can be elaborated to the amine 29 by standard procedures familiar to one skilled in the art. Some of these include mesylation or tosylation followed by 5 displacement with NaN 3 followed by reduction to yield amine 29. Another route as depicted in Scheme 4 involves reaction with diphenylphosphoryl azide followed by reduction of the azide to yield amine 29. embedded image

The mesylate or tosylate can also be displaced by other nucleophiles such as NH 3 , BOC 2 N , potassium phthalimide, etc., with subsequent deprotection where necessary to yield amines 29. Finally, 29 can be converted to urea or thiourea 30 by procedures discussed for Scheme 1 or to the compounds of this invention by procedures previously discussed. Similarly, aldehyde 27 may be reacted with a lithium or a Grignard reagent 31 to yield alcohol adduct 32. This in turn can be converted to urea or thiourea 34 in the same way as discussed for the conversion of 28 to 30.

Scheme 5 shows that intermediate 36 can be extended via a Wittig reaction (A. Chesney, et al. Syn. Comm. 1990, 20 (20), 3167-3180) to yield 37. This adduct can be reduced catalytically to yield 38 or by other procedures familiar to one skilled in the art. Alkylation yields 39, followed by saponification and Curtius rearrangement (T. L. Capson and C. D. Poulter, Tet. Lett., (1984) 25, 3515-3518) followed by reduction of the benzyl protecting group yields amine 40 which can be elaborated further as was described earlier in Scheme 1 and elsewhere in this application to make the compounds of this invention. Dialkyllithium cuprate, organocopper, or copper-catalyzed Grignard addition (for a review, see G. H. Posner, “An Introduction to Synthesis Using Organocopper Reagents”, J. Wiley, New York, 1980; Organic Reactions, 19, 1(1972)) to alpha,beta-unsaturated ester 37 yields 41 which can undergo subsequent transformations just discussed to yield amine 43 which can be elaborated further to the compounds of this invention as was described earlier. The intermediate enolate ion obtained upon cuprate addition to 37 can also be trapped by an electrophile to yield 42 (for a review, see R. J. K. Taylor, Synthesis 1985, 364). Likewise, another 2-carbon homologation is reported by A. Chesney et al. (ibid.) on intermediate 36 which involves reacting 36 with an enolate anion to yield aldol condensation product 42 where R 12 ═OH. The OH group can undergo synthetic transformations which are familiar to one skilled in the art and which will be discussed in much detail later on in the application. Chiral auxilliaries can also be used to introduce stereo- and enantioselectivity in these aldol condensations, procedures which are familiar to one skilled in the art. embedded image
Examples of such methods are taught in D. A. Evans, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 2127; D. A. Evans, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 1737; D. A. Evans, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 2476; D. A. Evans. et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 6757; D. A. Evans, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 6395; D. A. Evans, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 4346; A. G. Myers, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 6496. One can also perform an enantioselective alkylation on esters 38 or 41 with R 12 X where X is a leaving group as described in Scheme 1, provided the ester is first attached to a chiral auxiliary (see above references of Evans, Myers and Mauricio de L. Vanderlei, J. et al., Synth. Commum. 1998, 28, 3047).

One can also react alpha,beta-unsaturated ester 37 (Scheme 6) with Corey's dimethyloxosulfonium methylide (E. J. Corey and M. Chaykovsky, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1965, 87, 1345) to form a cyclopropane which can undergo eventual Curtius rearrangement and subsequent elaboration to the compounds of this invention wherein the carbon containing R 9 R 10 is tied up in a cyclopropane ring with the carbon containing R 11 R 12 . In addition, compound 48 can also undergo the analogous reactions just described to form cyclopropylamine 50 which can be further elaborated into the compounds of this invention as described previously. Compound 48 may be synthesized by an alkylation reaction of pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 with bromide 47 in an inert solvent employing the conditions as described for the alkylation of 2 onto 1 in Scheme 1.

Another way to synthesize the compounds in the scope of this application is shown in Scheme 7. Michael reaction of amine 1 with an acrylonitrile 51 (as described by I. Roufos in J. Med. Chem. 1996, 39, 1514-1520) followed by Raney-Nickel hydrogenation yields amine 53 which can be elaborated to the compounds of this invention as previously described. embedded image

In Schemes 4, 5, and 6, we see that there is no gem-substitution on the alpha-carbon to the electron-withdrawing group of what used to be the Michael acceptor. In other words, in Scheme 4, there is no r 10 gem to R 9 ; in Scheme 5, there is no R 10 gem to one of the R 9 s and in Scheme 7 there is no R 10 gem to R 9 . Gem-substitution can be introduced by reacting pyrrolidine or piperidine 1 with the epoxide of Michael acceptors 26, 35, and 51 to yield the corresponding alcohols (for amines reacting with epoxides of Michael acceptors, see Charvillon, F. B.; Amouroux, R.; Tet. Lett. 1996, 37, 5103-5106; Chong, J. M.; Sharpless, K. B.; J Org Chem 1985, 50, 1560). These alcohols eventually can be further elaborated into R 10 by one skilled in the art, as, for example, by tosylation of the alcohol and cuprate displacement (Hanessian, S.; Thavonekham, B.; DeHoff, B.; J Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 5831), etc., and by other displacement reactions which will be discussed in great detail later on in this application. embedded image

Further use of epoxides to synthesize compounds of this invention are shown in Scheme 8. Reaction of pyrrole or piperidine 1 with epoxide 54 yields protected amino-alcohol alcohol 55. This reaction works exceptionaly well when R 7 and R 8 are H but is not limited thereto. The reaction is performed in an inert solvent at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent. Protecting groups on the nitrogen atom of 54 include BOC and CBZ but are not limited thereto. The hydroxyl group can be optionally protected by a variety of protecting groups familiar to one skilled in the art. embedded image

Deprotection of the nitrogen by methods familiar to one skilled in the art yields 56 which can be elaborated to the compounds of this invention by the procedures previously discussed. If R 9 ═H, then oxidation, for example, by using 10 PCC (Corey E. J. and Suggs, J. W., Tet. Lett. 1975, 31, 2647-2650) or with the Dess-Martin periodinane (Dess, D. B. and Martin, J. C., J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 4155-4156) yields ketone 57 which may undergo nucleophilic 1,2-addition with organometallic reagents such as alkyl- or aryllithiums, Grignards, or zinc reagents, with or without CeC 1-3 (T. Imamoto, et al., Tet. Lett. 1985, 26, 4763-4766; T. Imamoto, et al., Tet. Lett. 1984, 25, 4233-4236) in aprotic solvents such as ether, dioxane, or THF to yield alcohol 58. The hydroxyl group can be optionally protected by a variety of protecting groups familiar to one skilled in the art. Deprotection of the nitrogen yields 56 which can be finally elaborated to the compounds of this invention as previously discussed. Epoxides disclosed by structure 54 may be synthesized enantio-selectively from amino acid starting materials by the methods of Dellaria, et al. J Med Chem 1987, 30 (11), 2137, and Luly, et al. J Org Chem 1987, 52 (8), 1487.

The carbonyl group of ketone 57 in Scheme 8 may undergo Wittig reactions followed by reduction of the double bond to yield alkyl, arylalkyl, heterocyclic-alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, etc. substitution at that position, reactions that are familiar to one skilled in the art. Wittig reagents can also contain functional groups which after reduction of the double bond yield the following functionality: esters (Buddrus, J. Angew Chem., 1968, 80), nitriles (Cativiela, C. et al., Tetrahedron 1996, 52 (16), 5881-5888.), ketone (Stork, G. et al., J Am Chem Soc 1996, 118 (43), 10660-10661), aldehyde and methoxymethyl (Bertram, G. et al., Tetrahedron Lett 1996, 37 (44), 7955-7958.), gamma-butyrolactone Vidari, G. et al., Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1996, 7 (10), 3009-3020.), carboxylic acids (Svoboda, J. et al., Collect Czech Chem Commun 1996, 61 (10), 1509-1519), ethers (Hamada, Y. et al., Tetrahedron Lett 1984, 25 (47), 5413), alcohols (after hydrogenation and deprotection—Schonauer, K.; Zbiral, E.; Tetrahedron Lett 1983, 24 (6), 573), amines (Marxer, A.; Leutert, T. Helv Chim Acta, 1978, 61) etc., all of which may further undergo transformations familiar to one skilled in the art to form a wide variety of functionality at this position.

Scheme 9 summarizes the displacement chemistry and subsequent elaborations that can be used to synthesize the R 9 groups. In Scheme 9 we see that alcohol 55 or 58 may be tosylated, mesylated, triflated, or converted to a halogen by methods familiar to one skilled in the art to produce compound 59. (Note that all of the following reactions in this paragraph can be also performed on the compounds, henceforth called carbon homologs of 55 or 58 where OH can be (CH 2 ) r OH and it is also understood that these carbon homologs may have substituents on the methylene groups as well). For example, a hydroxyl group may be converted to a bromide by CBr 4 and Ph 3 P (Takano, S. Heterocycles 1991, 32, 1587). For other methods of converting an alcohol to a bromide or to a chloride or to an iodide see R. C. Larock, Comprehensive Organic Transformations, VCH Publishers, New York, 1989, pp. 354-360. Compound 59 in turn may be displaced by a wide variety of nucleophiles as shown in Scheme 9 including but not limited to azide, cyano, malonate, cuprates, potassium thioacetate, thiols, amines, etc., all nucleophilic displacement reactions being familiar to one skilled in the art. Displacement by nitrile yields a one-carbon homologation product. Nitrile 60 can be reduced with DIBAL to yield aldehyde 61. This aldehyde can undergo reduction to alcohol 62 with, for example, NaBH 4 which in turn can undergo all of the S N 2 displacement reactions mentioned for alcohol 55 or 58. Alcohol 62 is a one carbon homolog of alcohol 55 or 58. Thus one can envision taking alcohol 62, converting it to a leaving group X as discussed above for compound 55 or 58, and reacting it with NaCN or KCN to form a nitrile, subsequent DIBAL reduction to the aldehyde and subsequent NaBH 4 reduction to the alcohol resulting in a two carbon homologation product. This alcohol can undergo activation followed by the same S N 2 displacement reactions discussed previously, ad infinitum, to result in 3, 4, 5 . . . etc. carbon homologation products. Aldehyde 61 can also be reacted with a lithium or Grignard reagent to form an alcohol 61a which can also undergo the above displacement reactions. Oxidation by methods familiar to one skilled in the art yields ketone 61b. Displacement by malonate yields malonic ester 63 which can be saponified and decarboxylated to yield carboxylic acid 64, a two carbon homologation product. Conversion to ester 65 (A. Hassner and V. Alexanian, Tet. Lett, 1978, 46, 4475-8) and reduction with LAH yields alcohol 68 which can undergo all of the displacement reactions discussed for alcohol 55 or 58. Alcohols may be converted to the corresponding fluoride 70 by DAST (diethylaminosulfur trifluoride) (Middleton, W. J.; Bingham, E. M.; Org. Synth. 1988, VI, pg. 835). Sulfides 71 can be converted to the corresponding sulfoxides 72 (p=1) by sodium metaperiodate oxidation (N. J. Leonard, C. R. Johnson J. Org. Chem. 1962, 27, 282-4) and to sulfones 72 (p=2) by Oxone® (A. Castro, T. A. Spencer J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 3496-9). Sulfones 72 can be converted to the corresponding sulfonamides 73 by the method of H.-C. Huang, E. et al., Tet. Lett. (1994) 35, 7201-7204 which involves first, treatment with base followed by reaction with a trialkylborane yielding a sulfinic acid salt which can be reacted with hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid to yield a sulfonamide. Another route to sulfonamides involves reaction of amines with a sulfonyl chloride (G. Hilgetag and A. Martini, Preparative Organic Chemistry, New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1972, p.679). This sulfonyl chloride (not shown in Scheme 9) can be obtained from the corresponding sulfide (71 where R 9d ═H in Scheme 9, the hydrolysis product after thioacetate displacement), disulfide, or isothiouronium salt by simply reacting with chlorine in water. The isothiouronium salt may be synthesized from the corresponding halide, mesylate or tosylate 59 via reaction with thiourea (for a discussion on the synthesis of sulfonyl chlorides see G. Hilgetag and A. Martini, ibid., p. 670). Carboxylic acid 64 can be converted to amides 66 by standard coupling procedures or via an acid chloride by Schotten-Baumann chemistry or to a Weinreb amide (66: R 9a ═OMe, R 9a ′=Me in Scheme 9) (S. Nahm and S. M. Weinreb, Tet. Lett., 1981, 22, 3815-3818) which can undergo reduction to an aldehyde 67 (R 9b ═H in Scheme 9) with LAH (S. Nahm and S. M. Weinreb, ibid.) or reactions with Grignard reagents to form ketones 67 (S. Nahm and S. M. Weinreb, ibid.). The aldehyde 67 obtained from the Weinreb amide reduction can be reduced to the alcohol with NaBH 4 . The aldehyde or ketone 67 (or 61 or 61b for that matter) can undergo Wittig reactions as discussed previously followed by optional catalytic hydrogenation of the olefin. This Wittig sequence is one method for synthesizing the carbocyclic and heterocyclic substituted systems at R 9 employing the appropriate carbocyclic or heterocyclic Wittig (or Horner-Emmons) reagents. Of course, the Wittig reaction may also be used to synthesize alkenes at R 9 and other functionality as well. Ester 65 can also form amides 66 by the method of Weinreb (A. Basha, M. Lipton, and S. M. Weinreb, Tet. Lett. 1977, 48, 4171-74) (J. I. Levin, E. Turos, S. M. Weinreb, Syn. Comm. 1982, 12, 989-993). Alcohol 68 can be converted to ether 69 by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art, for example, NaH, followed by an alkyliodide or by Mitsunobu chemistry (Mitsunobu, O. Synthesis, 1981, 1-28). Alcohol 55 or 58, 62, or 68, can be acylated by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art, for example, by Schotten-Baumann conditions with an acid chloride or by an anhydride with a base such as pyridine to yield 78. Halide, mesylate, tosylate or triflate 59 can undergo displacement with azide followed by reduction to yield amine 74 a procedure familiar to one skilled in the art. This amine can undergo optional reductive amination and acylation to yield 75 or reaction with ethyl formate (usually refluxing ethyl formate) to yield formamide 75. Amine 74 can again undergo optional reductive amination followed by reaction with a sulfonyl chloride to yield 76, for example under Schotten-Baumann conditions as discussed previously. This same sequence may be employed for amine 60a, the reduction product of nitrile 60. Tosylate 59 can undergo displacement with cuprates to yield 77 (Hanessian, S.; Thavonekham, B.; DeHoff, B.; J Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 5831). Aldehyde 61 or its homologous extensions can be reacted with a carbon anion of an aryl (phenyl, naphthalene, etc.) or heterocyclic group to yield an aryl alcohol or a heterocyclic alcohol. If necessary, CeCl 3 may be added (T. Imamoto, et al., Tet. Lett. 1985, 26, 4763-4766; T. Imamoto, et al., Tet. Lett. 1984, 25, 4233-4236). This alcohol may be reduced with Et 3 SiH and TFA (J. Org. Chem. 1969, 34, 4; J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 2226) (see discussion of aryl and heterocyclic anions for Schemes 20-22). These aryl and heterocyclic anions may also be alkylated by 59 (or its carbon homolog) to yield compounds where R 9 contains an aryl or heterocyclic group. Compound 59 or its carbon homologs may be alkylated by an alkyne anion to produce alkynes at R 9 (see R. C. Larock, Comprehensive Organic Transformations, New York, 1989, VCH Publishers, p 297). In addition, carboxaldehyde 61 or its carbon homologs can undergo 1,2-addition by an alkyne anion (Johnson, A. W. The Chemistry of Acetylenic Compounds. V. 1. “Acetylenic Alcohols,” Edward Arnold and Co., London (1946)). Nitro groups can be introduced by displacing bromide 59 (or its carbon homologs) with sodium nitrite in DMF (J. K. Stille and E. D. Vessel J. Org. Chem. 1960, 25, 478-490) or by the action of silver nitrite on iodide 59 or its carbon homologs (Org. Syntheses 34, 37-39). embedded image

If an anion is made of the pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 with LDA or n-BuLi, etc., then that anion in a suitable nonhydroxylic solvent such as THF, ether, dioxane, etc., can react in a Michael-type fashion (1,4-addition) with an alpha,beta-unsaturated ester to yield an intermediate enolate which can be quenched with an electrophile (R 9 X) (where X is as described in Scheme 1) (Uyehara, T.; Asao, N.; Yamamoto, Y.; J Chem Soc, Chem Commun 1987, 1410) as shown in Scheme 10. embedded image
It is to be understood that R 9 is either in its final form or in a suitable protected precursor form. This electrophile can be a carbon-based electrophile, some examples being formaldehyde to introduce a CH 2 OH group, an aldehyde or a ketone which also introduces a one-carbon homologated alcohol, ethylene oxide (or other epoxides) which introduces a —CH 2 CH 2 OH group (a two-carbon homologated alcohol), an alkyl halide, etc., all of which can be later elaborated into R 9 . It can also be an oxygen-based electrophile such as MCPBA, Davis' reagent (Davis, F. A.; Haque, M. S.; J Org Chem 1986, 51 (21),4083; Davis, F. A.; Vishwaskarma, L. C.; Billmers, J. M.; Finn, J.; J Org Chem 1984, 49, 3241) or MoO 5 (Martin, T. et al., J Org Chem 1996, 61 (18), 6450-6453) which introduces an OH group. These OH groups can undergo the displacement reactions discussed previously in Scheme 9 or protected by suitable protecting groups and deprotected at a later stage when the displacement reactions decribed in Scheme 9 can be performed. In addition, these OH groups can also undergo displacement reactions with heterocycles as described for Schemes 19-22 to introduce N- or C-substituted heterocycles at this position. Ester 80 can be converted into its Weinreb amide 82 (S. Nahm and S. M. Weinreb, Tet. Lett., 1981, 22, 3815-3818) or Weinreb amide 82 can be synthesized via Michael-type addition of 1 to alpha,beta-unsaturated Weinreb amide 83. Subsequent reaction with a Grignard reagent forms ketone 85. This ketone can also be synthesized in one step directly from 1 and alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone 84 using the same procedure. This ketone may be reduced with LAH, NaBH 4 or other reducing agents to form alcohol 86. Or else, ketone 85 can be reacted with an organolithium or Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohol 87 . Or else, ester 80 can be directly reduced with LiBH 4 or LAH to yield primary alcohol 88. embedded image
Alcohols 86, 87 , and 88 can all be tosylated, mesylated, triflated, or converted to a halogen by methods discussed previously and displaced with an amine nucleophile such as azide, diphenylphosphoryl azide (with or without DEAD and Ph 3 P), phthalimide, etc. as discussed previously (and which are familiar to one skilled in the art) and after reduction (azide) or deprotection with hydrazine (phthalimide), for example, yield the corresponding amines. These can then be elaborated into the compounds of this invention as discussed previously. Ketone 85 can also be converted into imine 89 which can be reacted with a Grignard reagent or lithium reagent, etc., to form a protected amine 90 which can be deprotected and elaborated into the compounds of this invention as discussed previously. Some protecting groups include benzyl and substituted benzyl which can be removed by hydrogenation, and cyanoethyl, which can be removed with aqueous base, etc. It is to be understood that R 7-12 in Scheme 10 can be in their final form or in precursor form which can be elaborated into final form by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art.

Magnesium amides of amines have been used to add in a Michael-type manner to alpha,beta-unsaturated esters where the substituents at the beta position of the unsaturated ester are tied together to form a cyclopentane ring (for example, compound 79 where R 7 and R 8 are taken together to be —(CH 2 ) 4 —) (Kobayashi, K. et al., Bull Chem Soc Jpn, 1997, 70 (7), 1697-1699). Thus reaction of pyrrolidine or piperidine 1 with cycloalkylidine esters 79 as in Scheme 10 yields esters 80 where R 7 and R 8 are taken together to form a cycloalkyl ring. Subsequent elaboration yields compounds of this invention where R 7 and R 8 are taken together to form a cycloalkyl ring.

Compounds of structure 95a may also be synthesized from epoxyalcohols which are shown in Scheme 11. Allylic alcohol 91 can be epoxidized either stereoselectively using VO(acac) 2 catalyst (for a review, see Evans: Chem. Rev. 1993, 93, 1307) or enantioselectively (Sharpless: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 5765) to epoxyalcohol 92. S N 2 displacement of the alcohol using zinc azide and triphenylphosphine (Yoshida, A. J. Org. Chem. 57, 1992, 1321-1322) or diphenylphosphoryl azide, DEAD, and triphenylphosphine (Saito, A. et al., Tet. Lett. 1997, 38 (22), 3955-3958) yields azidoalcohol 93. Hydrogenation over a Pd catalyst yields aminoalcohol 94. This can be protected in situ or in a subsequent step with BOC 2 O to put on a BOC protecting group, or with CBZ-Cl and base to put on a CBZ-group or other protecting groups. Alternatively, the amino group can be reacted with an isocyanate, an isothiocyanate, a carbamoyl chloride, or any reagent depicted in Scheme 1 to form 95 which can be alkylated with 1 to form the compounds of this invention. embedded image

Sometimes amine 1 might have to be activated with Lewis acids in order to open the epoxide ring (Fujiwara, M.; Imada, M.; Baba, A.; Matsuda, H.; Tetrahedron Lett 1989, 30, 739; Caron, M.; Sharpless, K. B.; J Org Chem 1985, 50, 1557) or 1 has to be deprotonated and used as a metal amide, for example the lithium amide (Gorzynski-Smith, J.; Synthesis 1984 (8), 629) or MgBr amide (Carre, M. C.; Houmounou, J. P.; Caubere, P.; Tetrahedron Lett 1985, 26, 3107) or aluminum amide (Overman, L. E.; Flippin, L. A.; Tetrahedron Lett 1981, 22, 195).

The quaternary salts (where R 4 is present as a substituent) of pyrrolidines and piperidines can be synthesized by simply reacting the amine with an alkylating agent, such as methyl iodide, methyl bromide, ethyl iodide, ethyl bromide, ethyl or methyl bromoacetate, bromoacetonitrile, allyl iodide, allylbromide, benzyl bromide, etc. in a suitable solvent such as THF, DMF, DMSO, etc. at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent. Spiroquaternary salts can be synthesized in a similar manner, the only difference being that the alkylating agent is located intramolecularly as shown in Scheme 12. It is understood by one skilled in the art that functional groups might not be in their final form to permit cyclization to the quaternary ammonium salt and might have to be in precursor form or in protected form to be elaborated to their final form at a later stage. For example, the NR 1 (C=Z)NR 2 R 3 group on the rightmost phenyl ring of compound 104 might exist as a nitro group precursor for ease of manipulation during quaternary salt formation. Subsequent reduction and NR 1 (C=Z)NR 2 R 3 group formation yields product 105. The leaving groups represented by X in Scheme 12 may equal those represented in Scheme 1, but are not limited thereto. N-oxides of pyrrolidines and piperidines can be made by the procedure of L. W. Deady (Syn. Comm. 1977, 7, 509-514). This simply entails reacting the pyrrolidine or piperidine with MCPBA, for example, in an inert solvent such as methylene chloride. embedded image embedded image

Multisubstituted pyrrolidines and piperidines may be synthesized by the methods outlined in Scheme 13. Monoalkylation of 106 via an enolate using LDA or potassium hexamethyldisilazane, or converting 106 first to an enamine, or by using other bases, all of which can be done in THF, ether, dioxane, benzene, or an appropriate non-hydroxylic solvent at −78° C. to room temperature with an alkylating agent such as methyl iodide, benzyl bromide, etc. where X is as defined in Scheme 1, yields product 107. This product can subsequently undergo alkylation again under thermodynamic or kinetic conditions and afterwards, if need be, can undergo two more alkylations to produce tri- and tetrasubstituted analogs of 107. The thermodynamic or kinetic conditions yield regioselectively alkylated products (for a discussion on thermodynamic vs. kinetic alkylations see H. House Modern Synthetic Reactions, W. A. Benjamin, Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.: 1972) chapter 9). embedded image embedded image
Subsequent Wittig olefination yields compound 108. Hydrogenation (asymmetric hydrogenation is an option here: Parshall, G. W. Homogeneous Catalysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York: 1980, pp. 43-45; Collman, J. P., Hegedus, L. S. Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry, University Science Books, Mill Valley, Calif., 1980, pp. 341-348) yields pyrrolidine or piperidine 109 which can be resolved into its relative and/or absolute isomers at this stage or later on in the synthesis either by crystallization, chromatographic techniques, or other methods familiar to one skilled in the art. The amine 109 an then be elaborated into the compounds of this invention by methods discussed previously (Scheme 1). The carbonyl-containing intermediate 107 in Scheme 13 can also be reduced to the methylene analog via a Wolff-Kishner reduction and modifications thereof, or by other methods familiar to one skilled in the art. The carbonyl group can also be reduced to an OH group, which can undergo all of the reactions described in Scheme 9 to synthesize the R6 groups. This piperidine or pyrrolidine can be deprotected and elaborated to the compounds of this invention by methods discussed earlier. Thus, mono-, di-, tri-, or tetraalkylated carbonyl-containing pyrrolidines or piperidines can be synthesized, which in turn can be reduced to the corresponding —CH 2 — analogs employing the Wolff-Kishner reduction or other methods.

Another method for synthesizing gem-substituted pyrrolidines and piperidines is shown in Scheme 14. It is understood by one skilled in the art that some of the steps in this scheme can be rearranged. It is also understood that gem-disubstitution is only shown at only one position on the piperidine ring and that similar transformations may be performed on other carbon atoms as well, both for piperidine and pyrrolidine. Thus, 3-carboethoxypiperidine 110 may be BOC-protected and alkylated employing a base such as LDA, KHMDS, LHDMS, etc., in THF, ether, dioxane, etc. at −78° C. to room temperature, and an alkylating agent R 6 X where X is a halide (halide=Cl, Br, I), mesylate, tosylate or triflate, to yield 112. Reduction using DIBAL, for example, and if necessary followed by oxidation such as a Swern oxidation (S. L. Huang, K. Omura, D. Swern J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 3329-32) yields aldehyde 113. Wittig olefination (114) followed by deprotection yields 115 which may be elaborated as described previously into the compounds of this invention. Reduction of the Wittig adduct 114 yields 116 which may be deprotected to yield 117 which may be in turn elaborated as described previously into the compounds of this invention. Reaction of aldehyde 113 with an alkyllithium or Grignard reagent yields alcohol 118 which may be reduced catalytically or with Et3SiH/TFA (J. Org. Chem. 1969, 34, 4; J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 2226) if R 5 * (R 5 *═R 5 or a precursor thereof) is aromatic to yield 119. If R 5 * is not aromatic, then the OH may be reduced by the method of Barton (Barton, D. H. R.; Jaszberenyi, J. C. Tet. Lett. 1989, 30, 2619 and other references therein). Once tosylated, the alcohol can also be displaced with dialkyllithium cuprates (not shown) (Hanessian, S.; Thavonekham, B.; DeHoff, B.; J Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 5831). Deprotection if necessary yields 120 which may be elaborated as described previously into the compounds of this invention. embedded image

A method for the alkylation of alkyl groups, arylalkyl groups, allylic groups, propargylic groups, etc., and a variety of other electrophiles onto the pyrrolidinyl and/or piperidinyl alpha-carbons (alpha to the ring nitrogen atom) is represented by the work of Peter Beak, et al. as shown in Scheme 15. It is understood by one skilled in the art that the R 5 and R 13 groups are either in their precursor, protected, or final form. Only one R 5 group is shown to be substituted on piperidine/pyrrolidine 121. However it is understood by one skilled in the art that additional functionality may be present on the ring in either precursor, protected, or final form. Thus lithiation with an alkyllithium reagent such as n-BuLi or s-BuLi as shown, followed by quenching with an electrophilic species such as R 5 X or R 13 X where X is as defined in Scheme 1 and R 5 and R 13 are in their precursor, protected, or final form, yields monoalkylated piperidine/pyrrolidine 122. This alkylation may occur either stereoselectively (P. Beak and W. K. Lee J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 2578-2580) or enantioselectively if sparteine is included as a source of chirality (P. Beak, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3231-3239). The alkylation process may be repeated up to three more times as shown in Scheme 15 to result in di-, tri-, and tetrasubstitution at the alpha-positions.

Compounds where R 9 and R 10 form a cyclic 3,4,5,6, or 7-membered ring can be synthesized by the methods disclosed in Scheme 16. These same methods may also be used to synthesize gem-disubstituted compounds in which R 9 can be different from R 10 by step-wise alkylation of the malonate derivative. Of course, this scheme may be used to synthesize compounds where R 10 ═H also. For example, a cyclohexyl-fused malonate may be synthesized by Michael addition and alkylation of I(CH2) 4 CH═CCO 2 Me with dimethyl malonate employing NaH/DMF (Desmaele, D.; Louvet, J.-M.; Tet Lett 1994, 35 (16), 2549-2552) or by a double Michael addition (Reddy, D. B., et al., Org. Prep. Proced. Int. 24 (1992) 1, 21 -26) (Downes, A. M.; Gill, N. S.; Lions, F.; J Am Chem or by an alkylation followed by a second intromolecular alkylation employing an iodoaldehyde (Suami, T.; Tadano, K.; Kameda, Y.; Iimura, Y.; Chem Lett 1984, 1919), or by an alkylation followed by a second intramolecular alkylation employing an alkyl dihalide (Kohnz, H.; Dull, B.; Mullen, K.; Angew Chem 1989, 101 (10), 1375), etc. embedded image

Subsequent monosaponification (Pallai, P. V., Richman, S., Struthers, R. S., Goodman, M. Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 1983, 21, 84-92; M. Goodman Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 19831, 17, 72-88), standard coupling with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 yields 128. Reduction with borane yields 129 followed by reduction with LAH yields 130 which can be then converted to amine 131 and then to the compounds of this invention by procedures as discussed previously. Ester 129 can also be converted to a Weinreb amide and elaborated to the compounds of this invention as described in Scheme 10 for ester 80 which would introduce substituents R 11 and R 12 .

Scheme 17 describes another method for the synthesis of compounds where R 9 and R 10 are taken together to form cycloalkyl groups. Aminoalcohols 132 are found in the literature (CAS Registry Nos. for n=0,1,2,3, respectively: 45434-02-4, 2041-56-7, 2239-31-8, 2041-57-8). They can easily be protected, as with a BOC group (or CBZ, or any other compatible protecting group) by known procedures familiar to one skilled in the art to yield alcohols 133. The alcohols can then be activated either by conversion to a halide or to a mesylate, tosylate or triflate by methods familiar to one skilled in the art and as discussed previously, and then alkylated with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 by the conditions described in Scheme 1 to yield 135. Subsequent deprotection yields amine 136 which can be elaborated to the compounds of this invention as described previously. Of course, alcohol 133 can be oxidized to the aldehyde and then reacted with R 7or8 MgBr or R 7or8 Li with or without CeCl 3 to yield the corresponding alcohol 133 where instead of —CH 2 OH, we would have —CHR 7or8 OH. This oxidation-1,2-addition sequence may be repeated to yield a tertiary alcohol. The alcohol may then be tosylated, mesylated, triflated, or converted to Cl, Br, or I by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art to yield 134 and then displaced with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 to yield 135. Subsequent deprotection yields 136 which may undergo elaboration to the compounds of this invention as discussed previously. embedded image

A method to introduce cycloalkyl groups at R 11 R 12 is shown in Scheme 18. Protection of the nitrogen of compounds 137 which are commercially available yields 138 (the protecting group may be BOC, CBZ, or any other compatible protecting group) by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art. Esterification by any one of a number procedures familiar to one skilled in the art (for example A. Hassner and V. Alexanian, Tet. Lett, 1978, 46, 4475-8) followed by reduction with DIBAL (or alternatively reduction to the alcohol with, for example, LiBH 4 , followed by Swern oxidation (op. cit.)) yields aldehyde 139. One carbon homologation via the Wittig reaction followed by hydrolysis of the vinyl ether yields aldehyde 141. Reductive amination (Abdel-Magid, A. F., et al. Tet. Lett. 1990, 31, (39) 5595-5598) yields 142 followed by deprotection yields amine 143 which can be elaborated to the compounds of this invention by the methods previously discussed. Of course, aldehyde 139 can be reacted with R 9or10 MgBr or R 9or10 Li with or without CeCl 3 to yield an alcohol which can be oxidized to a ketone. Wittig one-carbon homologation on this ketone as described above followed by hydrolysis yields 141 where the —CH 2 CHO is substituted with one R 9or10 group (—CHR 9or10 CHO). embedded image
Aldehyde 141 (—CH 2 CHO) or its monosubstituted analog synthesized above (—CHR 9or10 CHO) can undergo alkylation with R 9or10 X where X is as defined in Scheme 1 to yield compound 141 containing one or both of the R 9 and R 10 substituents alpha to the aldehyde group. Alkylation can be performed using LDA or lithium bistrimethylsilyl amide amongst other bases in an inert solvent such as ether, THF, etc., at −78° C. to room temperature. Aldehyde 141 (—CH 2 CHO) or its substituted analogs synthesized above (i.e., —CHR 9 R 10 CHO) can undergo reductive amination with 1 and subsequent elaboration to the compounds of this invention. Aldehyde 141 (—CH 2 CHO) or its substituted analogs synthesized above (i.e., —CHR 9 R 10 CHO) can also undergo 1,2-addition with R 7or8 MgBr or R 7or8 Li to yield the corresponding alcohol —CH 2 CHR 7or8 OH or —CHR 9 R 10 CHR 7or8 OH. The alcohol may then be tosylated, mesylated, triflated, or converted to Cl, Br, or I by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art and displaced with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 to yield, after subsequent deprotection and elaboration, the compounds of this invention. Or else alcohol —CH 2 CHR 7or8 OH or —CR 9 R 10 CHR 7or8 OH can be oxidized (i.e., Swern, op. cit.) to the ketone and reductively aminated with 1 and subsequently elaborated to the compounds of this invention. Or else alcohol —CH 2 CHR 7or8 OH or —CR 9 R 10 CHR 7or8 OH can be oxidized (i.e., Swern, op. cit.) to the ketone and reacted once more with R 7or8 MgBr or R 7or8 Li to yield the corresponding alcohol —CH 2 CR 7 R 8 OH or —CR 9 R 10 CR 7 R 8 OH. If the ketone enolizes easily, CeCl 3 may be used together with the Grignard or lithium reagent. The alcohol can again be tosylated, mesylated, triflated, or converted to Cl, Br, or I by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art and displaced with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 to yield, after subsequent deprotection and elaboration, the compounds of this invention. Thus each one of the R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10 groups may be introduced into compounds 141, 142 and 143 and and, of course, in the compounds of this invention, by the methods discussed above.

A method for the synthesis of N-substituted heterocycles at R 5 is shown in Scheme 19. The heterocycle can be deprotonated with NaH or by other bases familiar to one skilled in the art, in a solvent such as DMF, THF, or another appropriate non-hydroxylic solvent and reacted with piperidine or pyrrolidine 143 at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent. Deprotection and elaboration as described before yields compounds where R 5 contains an N-substituted heterocycle. If the nitrogen atom of the heterocycle is sufficiently nucleophilic, then an acid scavenger, such as K 2 CO 3 , KHCO 3 , Na 2 CO 3 , NaHCO 3 , amongst others, can be used in place of NaH, employing THF, DMF, or methyl ethyl ketone as solvents. In this case hydroxylic solvents may be used as well, such as methanol, ethanol, etc. from room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent. Compound 143 as well as its other positional isomers are available, for example, from commercially available 4-hydroxymethylpiperidine, 2-, 3-, and 4-carboethoxypiperidine, L- or D-proline ethyl ester, or from methyl 1-benzyl-5-oxo-3-pyrrolidinecarboxylate by methods familiar to one skilled in the art and as discussed previously in this application. embedded image

A method for the synthesis of C-substituted heterocycles at R 5 is shown in Scheme 20. Many heterocycles such as the ones shown in Scheme 20, but not limited thereto, can be metallated with strong bases such as LDA, n-BuLi, sec-BuLi, t-BuLi, etc. to yield the corresponding anionic species. These anions may also be generated via halogen-metal exchange employing n-BuLi, or other alkyllithium reagents. These reactions may be performed in THF, ether, dioxane, DME, benzene, etc. at −78° C. to room temperature. embedded image
or reviews of these metallations and halogen-metal exchange reactions see Organometallics in Organic Synthesis, FMC Corp., Lithium Division, 1993, pp. 17-39; Lithium Link, FMC Corp., Spring 1993, pp. 2-17; n-Butyllithium in Organic Synthesis, Lithium Corp. of America, 1982, pp. 8-16; G. Heinisch, T. Langer, P. Lukavsky, J. Het. Chem. 1997, 34, 17-19. The anions can then be quenched with electrophile 143 or its positional isomers to yield the corresponding C-alkylated heterocyclic pyrrolidine or piperidine 145. embedded image

Another method for the synthesis of C-substituted heterocyclic-methylpyrrolidines or piperidines is shown in Scheme 21. The protected aldehyde 146 is reacted with the anion of the heterocycle (its generation as described previously) at −78° C. to room temperature with or without CeCl 3 in an inert solvent such as THF, ether, dioxane, DME, benzene, etc. to yield carbinol 147. Catalytic hydrogenation of the alcohol yields the corresponding methylene compound 145. Other reduction methods include Et 3 SiH/TFA (J. Org. Chem. 1969, 34, 4; J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 2226) amongst others familiar to one skilled in the art. It is understood by one skilled in the art that the aldehyde group can be located in other positions instead of, for example, the 4-position of piperidine in compound 146 as depicted in Scheme 21. It is to be understood that other heterocycles may also be used besides the ones shown in Scheme 20 and 21.

The anions of the methyl-substituted heterocycles may also be reacted with a BOC-protected piperidone or pyrrolidone (148) to yield alcohols 149 as shown in Scheme 22 (see above reviews on metallations for references). These alcohols may be reduced using PtO 2 and TFA (P. E. Peterson and C. Casey, J. Org. Chem. 1964, 29, 2325-9) to yield piperidines and pyrrolidines 150. These can subsequently be taken on to the compounds of this invention as described previously. It is understood by one skilled in the art that the carbonyl group can be located in other positions instead of, for example, the 4-position of piperidine in compound 148 as depicted in Scheme 22. It is to be understood that other heterocycles may also be used besides the ones shown in Scheme 22. embedded image

One may also react aryl (phenyl, naphthyl, etc.) anions, generated either by halogen-metal exchange or by ortho-directed metallation (Snieckus, V. Chem. Rev. 1990, 90, 879-933) using n- or s- or t-BuLi in a non-hydroxylic solvent such as THF, ether, etc., with or without TMEDA and allow them to react with compounds 143, 146, and 148 with subsequent elaboration to yield the compounds of this invention by the methods depicted in Schemes 19-22.

Another method for the preparation of C-substituted heterocycles is shown in Scheme 23. Protected piperidone 148 undergoes a Wittig reaction with heterocyclic phosphorous ylides to yield 151. Hydrogenation over a noble metal catalyst such as Pd in an alcoholic solvent or with an optically active transition metal catalyst (see asymmetric hydrogenation references of Parshall and Coleman, op. cit.) yields 152 which can be further elaborated into the compounds of this invention by the procedures described previously. It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that the carbonyl group can be located in other positions instead of, for example, the 4-position of piperidine in compound 148 as depicted in Scheme 23. It is to be understood that other heterocycles may also be used besides the ones shown in Scheme 23. embedded image

Syntheses of amines 9, 10, and the amines which are precursors to isocyanates or isothiocyanates 5 will now be discussed. For example, 3-nitrobenzeneboronic acid (153: Scheme 24) is commerically available and can undergo Suzuki couplings (Suzuki, A. Pure Appl. Chem. 1991, 63, 419) with a wide variety of substituted iodo- or bromo aryls (aryls such as phenyl, naphthalene, etc.), heterocycles, alkyls, akenyls (Moreno-manas, M., et al., J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 2396), or alkynes. It can also undergo coupling with triflates of aryls, heterocycles, etc. (Fu, J.-m, Snieckus, V. Tet. Lett. 1990, 31, 1665-1668). Both of the above reactions can also undergo carbonyl insertion in the presence of an atmosphere of carbon monoxide (Ishiyama, et al., Tet. Lett. 1993, 34, 7595). These nitro-containing compounds (155 and 157) can then be reduced to the corresponding amines either via catalytic hydrogenation, or via a number of chemical methods such as Zn/CaCl 2 (Sawicki, E. J Org Chem 1956, 21). The carbonyl insertion compounds (158) can also undergo reduction of the carbonyl group to either the CHOH or CH2 linkages by methods already discussed (NaBH 4 or Et 3 SiH, TFA, etc.). These amines can then be converted to isocyanate 5 via the following methods (Nowakowski, J. J Prakt Chem/Chem-Ztg 1996, 338 (7), 667-671; Knoelker, H.-J.et al., Angew Chem 1995, 107 (22), 2746-2749; Nowick, J. S.et al., J Org Chem 1996, 61 (11), 3929-3934; Staab, H. A.; Benz, W.; Angew Chem 1961, 73); to isothiocyanate 5 via the following methods (Strekowski L.et al., J Heterocycl Chem 1996, 33 (6), 1685-1688; Kutschy, Pet al., Synlett 1997, (3), 289-290); to carbamoyl chloride 11 (after 156 or 158 is reductively aminated with an R 2 group) (Hintze, F.; Hoppe, D.; Synthesis (1992) 12, 1216-1218); to thiocarbamoyl chloride 11 (after 156 or 158 is reductively aminated with an R 2 group) (Ried, W.; Hillenbrand, H.; Oertel, G.; Justus Liebigs Ann Chem 1954, 590); or just used as 9, or 10 (after 156 or 158 is reductively aminated with an R 2 group), in synthesizing the compounds of this invention by the methods depicted in Scheme 1. embedded image

Likewise, protected aminobromobenzenes or triflates or protected aminobromoheterocycles or triflates 159 (Scheme 25) may undergo Suzuki-type couplings with arylboronic acids or heterocyclic boronic acids (160). These same bromides or triflates 159 may also undergo Stille-type coupling (Echavarren, A. M., Stille, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 5478-5486) with aryl, vinyl, or heterocyclic stannanes 163. Bromides or triflates 159 may also undergo Negishi-type coupling with other aryl or heterocyclic bromides 164 (Negishi E. Accts. Chem. Res. 1982, 15, 340; M. Sletzinger, et al., Tet. Lett. 1985, 26, 2951). Deprotection of the amino group yields an amine with can be coupled to make a urea and other linkers containing Z as described above and for Scheme 1. Amino protecting groups include phthalimide, 2,4-dimethyl pyrrole (S. P. Breukelman, et al. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I, 1984, 2801); N-1,1,4,4-Tetramethyldisilyl-azacyclopentane (STABASE) (S. Djuric, J. Venit, and P. Magnus Tet. Lett 1981, 22, 1787) and others familiar to one skilled in the art. embedded image

Compounds where R 7 and R 8 are taken together to form ═NR 8b can be synthesized by the methods in Scheme 25a. Reacting 1 with nitrile a with CuCl catalysis forms amidine b where R 8b is H (Rousselet, G.; Capdevielle, P.; Maumy, M.; Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34 (40), 6395-6398). Note that the urea portion may be in final form or in precursor form (for example, a protected nitrogen atom; P=protecting group such as STABASE, bis-BOC, etc., as was discussed previously) which may be subsequently elaborated into the compounds of this invention. Compounds b may be also synthesized by reacting iminoyl chloride c with pyrrolidine/piperidine 1 to yield b where R 8b is not H (Povazanec, F., et al., J. J. Heterocycl. Chem., 1992, 29, 6, 1507-1512). Iminoyl chlorides are readily available from the corresponding amide via PCl 5 or CCl 4 /PPh 3 (Duncia, J. V. et al., J. Org. Chem., 1991, 56, 2395-2400). Again, the urea portion may be in final form or in precursor form. embedded image

Many amines are commercially available and can be used as 9, 10, or used as precursors to isocyanates or isothiocyanates 5. There are numerous methods for the synthesis of non-commercially available amines familiar to one skilled in the art. For example, aldehydes and ketones may be converted to their O-benzyl oximes and then reduced with LAH to form an amine (Yamazaki, S.; Ukaji, Y.; Navasaka, K.; Bull Chem Soc Jpn 1986, 59, 525). Ketones and trifluoromethylketones undergo reductive amination in the presence of TiCl 4 followed by NaCNBH 4 to yield amines (Barney, C. L., Huber, E. W., McCarthy, J. R. Tet. Lett. 1990, 31, 5547-5550). Aldehydes and ketones undergo reductive amination with Na(AcO) 3 BH as mentioned previously to yield amines (Abdel-Magid, A. F., et al. Tet. Lett. 1990, 31, (39) 5595-5598). Amines may also be synthesized from aromatic and heterocyclic OH groups (for example, phenols) via the Smiles rearrangement (Weidner, J. J., Peet, N. P. J. Het. Chem., 1997, 34, 1857-1860). Azide and nitrile displacements of halides, tosylates, mesylates, triflates, etc. followed by LAH or other types or reduction methods yield amines. Sodium diformyl amide (Yinglin, H., Hongwen, H. Synthesis 1989 122), potassium phthalimide, and bis-BOC-amine anion can all displace halides, tosylates, mesylates, etc., followed by standard deprotection methods to yield amines, procedures which are familiar to one skilled in the art. Other methods to synthesize more elaborate amines involve the Pictet-Spengler reaction, imine/immonium ion Diels-Alder reaction (Larsen, S. D.; Grieco, P. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 1768-69; Grieco, P. A., et al., J. Org. Chem. 1988, 53, 3658-3662; Cabral, J. Laszlo, P. Tet. Lett. 1989, 30, 7237-7238; amide reduction (with LAH or diborane, for example), organometallic addition to imines (Bocoum, A. et al., J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 1993, 1542-4) and others all of which are familiar to one skilled in the art.

Compounds containing an alcohol side-chain alpha to the nitrogen of the piperidine/pyrrolidine ring can be synthesized as shown in Scheme 25b. Only the piperidine case is exemplified, and it is to be understood by one skilled in the art that the alpha-substituted pyrrolidines may be synthesized by a similar route. It is also understood that appropriate substituents may be present on the piperidine/pyrrolidine ring. A 4-benzylpiperidine 196 is protected with a BOC group. The BOC-piperidine 197 is then metallated under conditions similar to those Beak, et al. (P. Beak and W.-K. Lee, J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 2578-2580, and references therein) and quenched with an aldehyde to yield alcohol 198. The metallation may also be done enantioselectively using sparteine (P. Beak, S. T. Kerrick, S. Wu, J. Chu J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3231-3239). This alcohol can be deprotonated with NaH and cyclized to carbamate 198a which permits structural assignments of the erythro and threo isomers. Deprotection with base yields aminoalcohol 199. Subsequent N-alkylation yields phthalimidoalkylpiperidine 201. It is to be understood that the alkyl chain does not necessarily have to be n-propyl, but that n-propyl was chosen for demonstration purposes only. Deprotection of the phthalimido group with hydrazine yields amine 202. Finally, reaction with an isocyanate or via any of the previously described conditions described in Scheme 1 yields urea 203. If an isocyanate is used, the isocyanate can add twice to yield urea-carbamate 204. embedded image

Compounds where Z=N—CN, CHNO 2 , and C(CN) 2 can be synthesized by the methods shown in Scheme 25c. Thus amine 208 reacts with malononitrile 207 neat or in an inert solvent at room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent, or at the melting point of the solid/solid mixture, to yield malononitrile 206. This in turn can undergo reaction with amine 205 under similar conditions stated just above to yield molononitrile 209. Likewise, a similar reaction sequence may be used to make 212 and 215 [for Z=C(CN) 2 ], see for example P. Traxler, et al., J. Med. Chem. (1997), 40, 3601-3616; for Z=N—CN, see K. S. Atwal, J. Med. Chem. (1998) 41, 271; for Z=CHNO 2 , see J. M. Hoffman, et al., J. Med. Chem. (1983) 26, 140-144). embedded image

EXAMPLES

The compounds of this invention and their preparation can be understood further by the following working examples. These examples are meant to be illustrative of the present invention, and are not to be taken as limiting thereof.

Example 1

Part A: Preparation of 4-benzyl-1-(3-N-phthalimido-n-prop-1-yl)piperidine

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4-benzylpiperidine (8.0 g , 45.6 mmol, 1 eq), N-(3-bromopropyl)-phthalimide (13.5 g, 50.2 mmol, 1.1 eq), potassium iodide (7.6 g, 45.6 mmol, 1 eq) and potassium carbonate (2.6 g, 91.3 mmol, 2 eq) were refluxed in 125 mL of 2-butanone. The reaction was worked up after 5 hours by filtering off the inorganic solids then adding EtOAc and rinsing the organic layer 2× with water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate then the solvent removed in vacuo to obtain an amber oil. The oil was purified by flash chromatography in 100% EtOAc to remove impurities then 8:2 chloroform/methanol to isolate 3.67 g of the product as a light amber oil. NMR(300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.00-7.80 (m, 2H); 7.80-7.60 (m, 2H);7.35-7.10 (m, 3H); 7.08 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz); 3.76 (t, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.83 (d, 2H, J=10 Hz); 2.45-2.30 (m, 4H); 1.95-1.30 (m, 7H); 1.20-0.90 (m, 2H).

Part B: Preparaton of 4-benzyl-1-(3-amino-n-prop-1-yl)piperidine

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4-benzyl-1-(3-N-phthalimido-n-prop-1-yl)piperidine (13.72 g, 37.9 mmol, 1 eq.) was dissoved in 200 mL of EtOH at 25° C. under N 2 , the anhydrous hydrazine (2.38 mL, 75.7 mmol, 2 eq.) was added. The solution was then refluxed during which time a white precipitate formed. The reaction was worked up after refluxing 4 hours by filtering off the solids. The solvent was removed in vacuo to obtain an oil which was re-rotovapped from toluene to remove excess hydrazine. Obtained an oil which was stirred in Et 2 O. Insoluble material was filtered then the solvent removed in vacuo to obtain 5.55 g of an amber oil as product. NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.40-7.21 (m, 2H); 7.21-7.05 (m, 3H); 2.92 (d, 2H, J=10 Hz); 2.73 (t, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.53 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.40-2.20 (m, 2H); 1.84 (t of t, 2H, J=7,7 Hz); 1.75-1.10 (m, 9H).

Part C: N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]pr opyl]urea

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4-benzyl-1-(3-amino-n-prop-1-yl)piperidine (300 mg, 1.29 mmol, 1 eq) was dissoved in THF at 25° C. under N 2 then 3-cyanophenyl isocyanate (186 mg, 1.29 mmol, 1 eq) was added. TLC after 30 minutes shows the reaction complete. The solvent was removed in vacuo then the residue was purified over silica gel in 100% EtOAc to 8:2 chloroform/MeOHto yield 437 mg of an amber oil as product. NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ 9.90-9.50 (m, 1H); 9.32 (s, 1H); 7.93 (s, 1H); 7.59 (d, 1H, J=7Hz); 7.43 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz); 7.40-7.24 (m, 3H); 7.24-7.10 (m, 3H); 6.68 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz); 3.50-3.25 (m, 2H); 3.25-3.07 (m, 2H); 3.07-2.90 (m, 2H); 2.90-2.60 (m, 2H); 2.60-2.40 (m, 2H); 2.00-1.60 (m, 5H); 1.60-1.30 (m, 2H).

Example 2

Part A: Preparation of 4-benzyl-1-carbomethoxymethyl-1-[3-(3-cyanophenylaminocarbon ylamino)prop-1-yl]piperidinium bromide

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4-benzyl-1-[3-(3-cyanophenylaminocarbonylamino)prop-1-yl] piperidine (50 mg, 0.133 mmol, 1 eq), was dissoved in acetone at 25° C. under N 2 then methyl bromoacetate (13 μL, 0.133 mmol, 1 eq),was added. After 16 hours, the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified over silica gel in 100% EtOAc to 8:2 chloroform/MeOH to yield 50 mg of white solids as product. NMR (300 MHz, CD 3 OD) δ 8.00-7.80 (m, 1H); 7.65-7.45 (m, 1H); 7.45-7.33 (m, 1H); 7.33-7.05 (m, 6H); 4.50-4.25 (m, 2H); 4.00-3.60 (m, 5H); 3.50-3.20 (m, 6H); 2.70-2.50 (m, 2H); 2.10-1.60 (m, 7H).

Example 3

Part A: Preparation of 1-(t-Butoxycarbonyl)-3-piperidone

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To a deep yellow solution of 1-benzyl-3-piperidone hydrochloride (3.00 g, 1.33 mmol, 1 equiv) in methanol (100 mL) was added 10 wt. % (dry basis) palladium on activated carbon (600 mg) under a stream of nitrogen. The resulting black suspension was deoxygenated by alternate evacuation and flushing with nitrogen (3×) followed by alternate evacuation and flushing with hydrogen (3×). The reaction suspension was then shaken vigorously under a hydrogen atmosphere of 55 psi. After 12 hours, gravity filtration of the supsension and concentration of the resulting filtrate in vacuo yielded crude 3-piperidone as a viscous light green oil. The oil was immediately treated with tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) and di-t-butyldicarbonate (4.73 g, 21.7 mmol, 0.98 equiv). Upon addition of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (25 mL), the oil completely dissolved to give a light yellow suspension. After stirring the suspension vigorously for 2 hours, the now white suspension was poured into aqueous hydrogen chloride (1N, 100 mL), and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×70 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. Concentration of the resulting filtrate in vacuo yielded 1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-piperidone (3.79 g, 86%) as a white oily solid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ), δ: 3.94 (s, 2H), 3.53 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), 2.41 (t, 2H, J=7 Hz), 1.92 (m, 2H), 1.41 (s, 9H)

Part B: Preparation of 1′,3-(2H)-Dehydro-3-benzyl-1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)piperidine

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To a flame-dried 100-mL flask charged with sodium hydride (60% wt. dispersion in mineral oil; 601 mg, 15.0 mmol, 2.3 equiv)) and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (20 mL) was added benzyl diethylphosphite (3.42 g, 3.13 mL, 15.0 mmol, 2.3 equiv) dropwise over a period of 5 min. After 10 min, 1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-piperidone was added in one portion to the pale yellow suspension. The flask was fitted with a relfux condensor, and the resulting yellow-gray suspension at heated under reflux conditions for 2 hrs. Upon cooling to 23° C., the reaction was poured into aqueous hydrogen chloride (0.20 N, 100 mL) and diethyl ether (75 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was basified with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate to pH 9. The aqueous layer was extracted with diethyl ether (4×75 mL), and the combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate. Filtration, concentration in vacuo, and purification of the resulting residue by flash column chromatography (5% ethyl acetate in hexanes) afforded a mixture of the desired olefin (410 mg, 23%) and the corresponding ethoxycarbamate (550 mg, 34%) as a clear oil. The ethoxycarbamate was removed in the subsequent step by flash column chromatography. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ), δ: 7.30 (m, 2H), 7.18 (m, 3H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 4.02 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), 2.51 (t, 2H, J=5 Hz), 1.61 (m, 2H) , 1.49 (s, 9H). MS (CI), m + /z: (M+H) + =274, [(M+H) + —(—C(O)OC(CH 3 ) 3 )] 174.

Part C: Preparation of 1-(t-Butoxycarbonyl)-3-benzylpiperidine

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To a solution of impure product (410 mg, 1.50 mmol) obtained in the previous step in methanol (100 mL) was added 10 wt. % (dry basis) palladium on activated carbon (200 mg) under a stream of nitrogen. The resulting black suspension was deoxygenated by alternate evacuation and flushing with nitrogen (3×) followed by alternate evacuation and flushing with hydrogen (3×). The reaction suspension was then shaken vigorously under a hydrogen atmosphere of 55 psi. After 12 hours, gravity filtration of the supsension and concentration of the resulting filtrate in vacuo resulted in a pale yellow residue. Purification of this residue by flash column chromatography afforded 1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-benzyl-piperidine (407 mg, 99%) as a clear oil. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ), δ: 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.14 (m, 3H), 3.86 (m, 2H), 2.75 (br m, 1H), 2.51 (m, 3H), 1.70 (br. m, 2H), 1.64 (br. m, 1H), 1.41 (s, 9H), 1.34 (br. m, 1H), 1.09 (br. m, 1H). MS (CI), m + /z: (M + +1) 276, [(M+H) + —(—C(O)OC(CH 3 ) 3 )]=176.

Part D: 3-Benzylpiperidine hydrochloride

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To a solution of 1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-benzylpiperidine (400 mg, 1.45 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) was added hydrogen chloride in dioxane (4M, 15 mL). The resulting yellow solution was stirred for 1 hr, at which time the reaction was concentrated in vacuo to provide 3-benzylpiperidine hydrochloride (308 mg, 100%) as an amorphous solid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CD 3 OD), δ: 7.27 (m, 2H,), 7.19 (m, 3H), 3.29 (br. d, 1H, J=12 Hz), 3.20 (br. d, 1H, J=12 Hz), 2.87 (br. t, 1H, J=12 Hz), 2.67 (m, 1H), 2.60 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz), 2.08 (m, 1H) 1.70-1.87 (m, 3H), 1.26 (m, 1H). MS (CI), m + /z: (M+H) + =176.

Part E: Preparation of N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[3-[3-[(phenyl)methyl]-1-piperidiny l]propyl]urea

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The above compound was prepared by the methods similar to the ones employed in Example 1, part C. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CD 3 OD), δ: 7.29-7.13 (m, 4H); 7/07 (d, 1H, J=9 Hz); 7.02 (m, 1H); 6.78 (d, 1H, J=9 Hz); 6.60 (d, 1H, J=9 Hz); 3.77 (s, 3H); 3.30 (m, 2H); 2.80 (m, 2H); 2.53-2.32 (m, 4H); 1.85-1.55 (m, 7H); 1.44-0.78 (m, 2H). MS (ESI), m + /z: (M+H) + =382.

Example 4

Part A: Preparation of a,a′-Dibromo-3-nitro-o-xylene

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3-Nitro-o-xylene (10.0 g, 66.14 mmol, 1.00 eq), N-bromosuccinimide (24.14 g, 135.6 mmol, 2.05 eq), and benzoyl peroxide (0.8 g, 3.30 mmol, 0.5 eq) were refluxed under N 2 in 200 ml of carbon tetrachloride. The reaction was worked up after two days by washing with 3×100 ml of water. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, then the solvent was removed in vacuo to obtain an amber oil. The oil was purified by flash chromatography on a 8 cm×20 cm quartz column, eluting with 7.5% EtOAc/Hexanes to yield 4.46 g of product as a sticky solid. NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.88 (d, 1H, J=7 Hz), 7.64 (d, 1H, J=7 Hz), 7.48 dd, 1H, J=8 Hz), 4.86 (s, 2H), 4.69(s, 2H).

Part B: Preparation of 1,3-Dihydro-4′-[4-fluorophenylmethyl]-4-nitro-spiro[2H-iso indole-2,1′-piperidinium]bromide

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4-Fluorobenzylpiperidine (0.94 g, 4.86 mmol, 1.0 eq), a,a′-dibromo-3-nitro-o-xylene (1.50 g, 4.86 mmol, 1.0 eq), and sodium carbonate (2.57 g, 24.3 mmol, 5.0 eq) were combined in 20 ml THF and stirred at 250° C. under N 2 , during which time a white solid precipitated from the reaction mixture. The reaction was worked up after 22 hours by filtering the solids and rinsing with THF. The solids were dissolved in methanol and applied to a 3.5 cm×5 cm quartz column via silica plug. The product was eluted with 20% MeOH/CHCl 3 to yield 1.04 g of a white foam. NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ 8.27 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 7.84-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.75-7.69 (m, 1H), 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.01 (dd, 2H, J=8 Hz, 8 Hz), 5.38-5.37 (m, 2H), 5.09 (s, 1H), 5.04 (s, 1H), 3.80-3.72 (m, 2H), 3.65-3.54 (m, 2H), 2.71-2.68 (m, 2H), 2.05-1.75 (m, 5H).

Part C: Preparation of 4-Amino-1,3-dihydro-4′-[4-fluorophenylmethyl]-spiro[2H-iso indole-2,1′-piperidinium]bromide

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1,3-Dihydro-4′-[4-fluorophenylmethyl]-4-nitro-spiro[2H- isoindole-2,1′-piperidinium]bromide (1.03 g, 2.46 mmol, 1.0 eq), zinc (5.32 g, 81.5 mmol, 33.0 eq), and calcium chloride (0.18 g, 1.60 mmol, 0.65 eq) were refluxed under N 2 in 25 ml of a 78% ethanol/water solution. The reaction was worked up after 5 hours by filtering through Celite® and rinsing the cake with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to a mixture of water and an amber oil. The mixture was dissolved in 50 ml of 2-propanol, and concentrated in vacuo to remove excess water. The resulting yellow foam was dissolved in methanol and applied to a 3.5 cm×5 cm quartz column via silica plug. The product was eluted with 20% MeOH/CHCl 3 to yield 0.81 g of a yellow foam. NMR (300 MHz, DMSO) δ 7.27-7.05 (m, 5H), 6.61-6.53 (m, 2H), 5.43-5.41 (m, 2H), 4.80 (bs, 1H), 4.74 (bs, 2H), 4.63 (bs, 1H), 3.62-3.43 (m, 4H), 2.60 (bd, 2H, J=7 Hz), 1.98-1.59 (m, 5H).

Part D: Preparation of N-[1,3-Dihydro-4′-[4-fluorophenyl-methyl]spiro[2H-isoindol e-2,1′-piperdinium-4-yl]-N′-4-fluorophenylurea bromide

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4-Amino-1,3-dihydro-4′-[4-fluorophenylmethyl]-spiro[2H- isoindole-2,1′-piperidinium]bromide (0.33 g, 0.84 mmol, 1.0 eq), and 4-fluorophenyl isocyanate (0.23 g, 1.69 mmol, 2.0 eq) were combined in 3 ml DMF and stirred at 25° C. under N 2 . The reaction was worked up after 22 hours by removing the solvent in vacuo, dissolving the residue in methanol, and applying the mixture to a 3.5 cm ×15 cm quartz column via silica plug. The product was eluted with 10% MeOH/CHCl 3 to yield 65 mg of a yellow foam. NMR (300 MHz, DMSO) δ 9.18 (s, 1H), 9.00 (s, 1H), 7.49-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.21 (m, 2H), 7.17-7.10 (m, 5H), 4.94 (s, 2H), 4.80 (s, 2H), 3.63-3.45 (m, 4H), 2.61 (bd, j=7 Hz), 1.91-1.62 (m, 5H)

Example 5

Part A. Preparation of 4-benzyl-1-(3-hydroxy-3-phenylprop-1-yl)piperidine

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To a flame-dried 3-neck flask under a N 2 atmosphere with a magnetic stirring bar, 4-benzylpiperidine (5.00 mL, 28 mmol, 1 eq), DBU (42 μL, 0.28 mmol, 0.01 eq), and THF (100 mL) were added, mixed, and cooled to −15° C. using a CCl 4 /CO 2 (s) bath. Acrolein (1.87 mL, 28 mmol, 1 eq) was then syringed in slowly during 10 minutes maintaining the temp. at −15° C. After 0.5 hours at −15° C., phenylmagnesium chloride (2.0 M, 14.0 mL, 28 mmol, 1 eq) was syringed in slowly and the contents allowed to slowly warm to room temperature and then stirred for 48 h. The reaction was worked up by adding 0.1 N NaOH and EtOAc (200 mL each). The viscous magnesium salts were suction filtered through fiberglass filter paper. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted again with ethyl acetate (2×200 mL). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine (1×200 mL), dried (MgSO 4 ) and the solvent removed in vacuo to yield 7.39 g of an amber oil. Flash chromatography in 100% ethyl actetate yielded 2.48 g of an orange oil. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 7.40-7.10 (m, 10H); 4.93 (d of d, 1H, J=3,7 Hz); 3.12-2.96 (m, 2H); 2.68-2.46 (m, 4H); 2.01 (t of d, 1H, J=2, 10 Hz); 1.86-1.26 (m, 8H). ESI MS detects (M+H) + =310.

Part B: Preparation of 4-benzyl-1-(3-azido-3-phenylprop-1-yl)piperidine

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The product from part A (209 mg, 0.675 mmol, 1 eq), DBU (123 mg, 0.810 mmol, 1.2 eq), diphenylphosphoryl azide (0.175 mL, 0.810 mmol, 1.2 eq), and toluene (1.0 mL) were mixed and stirred overnight at room temperature under a N 2 atmosphere. The reaction was then worked up by adding ethyl acetate (50 mL), washing with water (3×25 mL), followed by washing with brine (1×25 mL), drying (MgSO 4 ) and removing the solvent in vacuo to yield 277 mg of an amber oil. Flash chromatography in 1:1 hexane/ethyl acetate yielded 84 mg of product as an oil. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 7.41-7.09 (m, 10 H); 4.56 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz); 3.83 (m, 2H); 2.52 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.32 (t, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.30-1.77 (m, 5H); 2.59 (m, 2H); 1.98 (m, 1H); 1.39-1.26 (m, 4H). IR (neat) 2095 cm −1 .

Part C: Preparation of 4-benzyl-1-(3-amino-3-phenylprop-1-yl)piperidine

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The compound from part B (100 mg), 10% Pd on carbon (120 mg), and methanol (100 mL) were carefully combined in a flask under a N 2 atmosphere. The contents were then submitted to 1 atm of H 2 being delivered via a sparge tube for 0.5 h at room temperature. Filtration of the contents through Celite® and removal of the solvent in vacuo yielded 70 mg of product. NMR (CDCl 3 ) (key peak only) δ3.94 (t, 1, J=7 Hz). NH 4 —CI MS detects (M+H) + =309.

Part D: N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[3-[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1 -phenylpropyl]urea

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The compound from Part C (57 mg, 0.185 mmol, 1 eq) was mixed and stirred with 3-cyanophenylisocyanate 26.6 mg, 0.185 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (1 mL) overnight at room temperature under a N 2 atmosphere. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue flash chromatographed on silica gel in 3:1 to 1:1 hexane/ethyl acetate to 100% ethyl acetate to yield 44.3 mg of a yellow oil. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ7.58 (s, 1H); 7.52 (d, 1H, J=9 Hz); 7.42 (s, 1H); 7.30-7.17 9m, 8H); 7.12 (m, 3H); 4.82 (m, lH); 2.97-2.80 (m, 3H); 2.52 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz); 2.35 (m, 2H); 2.05-1.85 (m, 4H); 1.81-1.60 (m, 2H); 1.54 (m, 1H); 1.25 (m, 1H). ESI MS detects (M+H) + =453.

Example 6

Part A: Preparation of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3-butene.

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To a stirred suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (10.72 g, 0.03 moles) in 100 mL of dry tetrahydofuran at −780° C. was added dropwise 1.6M n-butyl lithium (17.5 mL, 0.0.28 moles), and the mixture was stirred for 0.5 hrs at −78˜−20° C. Then was added a solution of N-Cbz-phenylalaninal (5.67 g, 0.02 moles) in 50 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs at room temperature. After addition of saturated NH4Cl (50 mL) the mixture was extracted with EtOAc, and the extract was washed with water and brine. It was dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to give an oily residue. The crude product was purified by column chromatograpy on silica gel with elution by 5:95 EtOAc-hexane to give pure 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3-butene.

Part B: Preparation of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3,4-epoxy-butane.

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To a stirred solution of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3-butene (1.43 g, 5.08 mmoles) in 20 mL of CH2Cl2 was added 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (2.19 g, 60%, 7.62 mmoles) in several portions, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 hrs. After addition of EtOAc (60 mL), the mixture was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and brine, and the organic layer was dried over Na2SO4. Evaporation of the solvent afforded an oily residue. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with elution by 2:8 EtOAc-hexane to give pure 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3,4-epoxy-butane.

Part C: Preparation of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piper idinyl]-1-phenyl-butan-3-ol.

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A solution of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-piperidine (0.515 g, 2.314 mmoles) and 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-phenyl-3,4-epoxy-butane (0.688 g, 2.314 mmoles) in 5 mL of DMF was stirred for 4 hours at 100° C. and cooled to room temperature. After addition of EtOAc (30 mL), the mixture was washed with water (2×) and brine. The oranic solution was dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated to give an oily residue. It was then purified by passing through a plug of silica gel with elution by EtOAc to give pure product.

Part D: Preparation of 2-amino-4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piperidinyl]-1-phenyl- butan-3-ol.

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The above product was dissolved in 10 mL of ethanol, and was added 0.1 g of 10% Pd on carbon. The mixture was stirred under hydrogen (1 atm) for 8 hours, and filtered through Celite. Evaporation of the solvent gave the titled product as solid (0.662 g).

Part E: Preparation of N-(3-cyanophenyl)-N′-[1-benzyl-2-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-fluorophe nylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]propyl]urea

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To a solution of 2-amino-4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-1-piperidinyl]-1-phenyl- butan-3-ol (50 mg, 0.14 mmoles) in 2.5 mL of dry THF was added 3-cyanophenyl isocyanate (20.2 mg, 0.14 mmoles) and the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes at room temperature. Then the solvent was evaporated off to give an oily residue. It was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with elution by EtOAc to give pure titled compound as an amorphous solid. MS (ES+) for C 30 H 33 FN 4 O 2 :501.

The following examples were prepared by the procedures previously described in Schemes 1-25, Examples 1-6 and/or by procedures familiar to one skilled in the art.

TABLE 1*
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Ex # Core G R3 M + 1
7 a Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 410
8 a Ph 3-I-Ph 464
9 a Ph 1-adamantyl 396
 10 a Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 368
 11 a Ph Ph 338
 12 a Ph 4-F-Ph 356
 13 a Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 410
 14 a Ph 4-CN-Ph 363
 15 b Ph 1-adamantyl 410
 16 b Ph 2-F-5-CF3-Ph 438
 17 b Ph 2-naphthyl 402
 18 b Ph 2-F-5-NO2-Ph 415
 19 b Ph 4-N(CH3)2-Ph 395
 20 b Ph 2-NO2-Ph 397
 21 b Ph 2-C2H5-Ph 380
 22 b Ph 4-CF4-Ph 420
 23 b Ph 3,5-diCF3-Ph 488
 24 b Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 424
 25 b Ph 3-CN-Ph 377
 26 b Ph 4-OBn-Ph 458
 27 b Ph 2-Ph-Ph 428
 28 b Ph 2-BrPh 431
 29 b Ph 4-I-Ph 478
 30 b Ph 3-I-Ph 478
 31 b Ph 4-OEt-Ph 396
 32 b Ph 4-nBu-Ph 408
 33 b Ph 4-nBuO-Ph 424
 34 b Ph CH(Bn)CO2Et 452
 35 b Ph CH(iPr)CO2Et 404
 36 b Ph nC8H17 388
 37 b Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 382
 38 b Ph Ph 352
 39 b Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 424
 40 b Ph 4-F-Ph 370
 41 b Ph 2-Phenyl- 392
cyclopropyl
 42 b Ph 2-OCH3-Ph 382
 43 b Ph 4-OCH3-Ph 382
 44 b 4-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
 45 b 4-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 388
 46 b 4-F-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 442
 47 b 3,4-OCH2O-Ph 3-CN-Ph 421
 48 b 4-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
 49 b 3,4-OCH2O-Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 468
 50 b 3,4-OCH2O-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 426
 51 b 4-OCH3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 412
 52 b 4-OCH3-Ph 4-F-Ph 400
 53 b Ph 4-CN-Ph 377
 54 b 3,4-OCH2O-Ph 4-F-Ph 414
 55 b 4-OCH3-Ph 4-CN-Ph 407
 56 b 2,4-diF-Ph 4-F-Ph 406
 57 b 2,4-diF-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 418
 58 b 2,4-diF-Ph 3-CN-Ph 413
 59 b 3-CF3-Ph 4-F-Ph 438
 60 b 3-CF3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 450
 61 b 4-F-Ph CH2Ph 384
 62 b 4-F-Ph CH2CH2Ph 398
 63 b 4-F-Ph 2-F-Ph 388
 64 b 4-F-Ph 3-F-Ph 388
 65 b 4-F-Ph cyclohexyl 376
 66 b 4-F-Ph iPr 336
 67 b 4-F-Ph 2-phenyl- 410
cyclopropyl
 68 b 4-CF3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 445
 69 b 3-CF3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 445
 70 b 4-CH3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 396
 71 b 4-CH3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 391
 72 b 4-Cl-Ph 3-CN-Ph 411
 73 b 4-CF3-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 492
 74 b 3-OCH3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 412
 75 b 3-OCH3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 407
 76 b 4-CO2CH3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 440
 77 b 4-CO2CH3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 435
 78 b 4-CO2CH3-Ph 4-F-Ph 428
 79 b 4-CO2CH3-Ph 4-CO2CH3-Ph 482
 80 b 4-CF3-Ph 4-F-Ph 438
 81 b 4-CF3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 450
 82 b 3-OCH3-Ph 4-F-Ph 400
 83 b 3-OCH3-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 454
 84 b 2-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
 85 b 3-OCH3-Ph 3-F-Ph 400
 86 b 2-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
 87 b 3-OCH3-Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 454
 88 b 2-F-Ph 3-F-Ph 388
 89 b 2-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 388
 90 b 2-F-Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 442
 91 b 3-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
 92 b 3,4-diF-Ph 3-CN-Ph 413
 93 b 3,4-diF-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 418
 94 b 4-Cl-Ph 4-F-Ph 404
 95 b 4-Cl-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 416
 96 b 2-F-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 442
 97 b 3-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
 98 b 3-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 388
 99 b 3-F-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 442
100 b 3,4-diF-Ph 4-F-Ph 406
101 b 3-Cl-Ph 3-CN-Ph 411
102 b 4-F-Ph 3-COCH3-Ph 412
103 b 3,5-diF-Ph 3-CN-Ph 413
104 b 3,5-diF-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 418
105 b 4-F-Ph 4-COCH3-Ph 412
106 b 1-naphthyl 3-CN-Ph 427
107 b 1-naphthyl 4-F-Ph 420
108 b 1-naphthyl 3-OCH3-Ph 432
109 b 3-CH3-Ph 3-CN-Ph 391
110 b 3-CH3-Ph 4-F-Ph 384
111 b 3-CH3-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 396
112 b 4-F-Ph 2-iPr-Ph 412
113 b 4-F-Ph 2-CF3-Ph 438
114 b 4-F-Ph 3-Cl-Ph 404
115 b 4-F-Ph 3-CF3-Ph 438
116 b 4-F-Ph 4-Ph-Ph 446
117 b 4-F-Ph 2-Cl-Ph 404
118 b 4-F-Ph 2,4-diF-Ph 406
119 c Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 424
120 c Ph 3-CN-Ph 377
121 c Ph 4-F-Ph 370
122 c Ph Ph 352
123 c Ph 1-adamantyl 410
124 c Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 424
125 c 4-F-Ph Ph 370
126 c 4-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
127 c 4-F-Ph 1-adamantyl 428
128 c 4-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
129 c 4-F-Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 442
130 c 4-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 388
130a c 4-F-Ph 3-COCH3-Ph 412
131 c 2-F-Ph Ph 370
132 c 2-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
133 c 2-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
134 c 2-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 388
135 c 3-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 400
136 c 3-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 395
137 c 2,4-diF-Ph 3-CN-Ph 413
138 c 2,4-diF-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 418
139 c 2,4-diF-Ph Ph 388
140 c 2,4-diF-Ph 4-F-Ph 406
141 c 2,4-diF-Ph 3-COCH3-Ph 430
142 d Ph 3-CN-Ph 391
143 d Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 438
144 d Ph 3-I-Ph 492
145 d Ph 4-OCH2Ph-Ph 472
146 d Ph 1-adamantyl 424
147 d Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 396
148 d Ph Ph 366
149 d Ph 4-F-Ph 384
150 d Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 438
151 d Ph 4-CN-Ph 391
152 e 4-F-Ph Ph 356
153 e 4-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 381
154 e 4-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 386
155 e 4-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 374
156 e 4-F-Ph 3-CO2Et-Ph 428
157 e 4-F-Ph 4-CO2Et-Ph 428
158 e 4-F-Ph 1-adamantyl 414
159 f 4-F-Ph 3-CN-Ph 411
160 f 4-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 416
161 j Ph Ph 458
162 j Ph 3-CN-Ph 483
163 j Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 488
164 j 4-F-Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 506
165 j 4-F-Ph 4-F-Ph 494
166 j 4-F-Ph 1-adamantyl 534
167 l Ph 3-OCH3-Ph 458
168 l Ph 1-adamantyl 486
169 c imidazol-1-yl 3-OCH3-Ph 372

*All stereocenters are (+/−) unless otherwise indicated

TABLE 2**
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Ex # Y Z R4 X R 5a R 5b R 5c R1 R2
170 H H H H H H Ph
171 H H H H H H CH3
172 H 3-OCH3 CH2Ph Br H H H H H
173 H 3-CN CO2Et H H H H
174 H 3-OCH3 CH3 I H H H H H
175 H 3-CN CH3 I H H H H H
176 H 3-CN CH2Ph Br H H H H H
177 H 3-CN H H H CH2Ph H
178 H 3-CN H H H Et H
179 H 4-F CH3 I H H H H H
180 H 4-F CH2Ph Br H H H H H
181 H 4-F CH2CO2CH3 Br H H H H H
182 H 3-CN CH2CN Br H H H H H
183 H 3-CN CH2COPh Br H H H H H
184 H 2-OCH3 CH3 I H H H H H
185 H 4-OCH3 CH3 I H H H H H
186 F 3-CN CH3 I H H H H H
187 H 3-CN H H H
188 H 3-OCH3 O H H H H H
189 H 3-OCH3 CH2Ph
190 F 3-CN CH3 I H H H H H
191 F 3-COCH3 H CH2Ph H H H
192 F 4-F-Ph H CH2Ph H H H
193 F 3-OCH3 H CH2Ph H H H
194 H 3-OCH3 H H H CH2Ph H
195 H 3-CN H H H CH2Ph H

**All compounds are amorphous unless otherwise indicted.

TABLE 3**
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Ex # Core Y Z X
196 n H 3-CN Br
197 n H 3-CN Br
198 n H 4-F Br
199 n H 4-F Br
200 n F 3-CN Br
201 n F 3-CN Br
202 n F 3-OCH3 Br
203 n F 3-OCH3 Br
204 o F 4-F Br
205 o F 4-F Br
206 o F 3-OCH3 Br
207 o F 3-OCH3 Br
208 o F 3-CN Br
209 o F 3-CN Br

**All compounds are amorphous unless otherwise indicted.

The compounds of the present invention in which E contains ring A can be prepared in a number of ways well known to one skilled in the art of organic synthesis. As shown in Scheme 26, 4-benzyl piperidine is N-alkylated with an alkylating agent, such as 165 (2-nitro-benzyl bromide (X═Br, R 14 ═H), Scheme 26) to give the N-benzyl compound 166. The nitro group of 166 is then reduced using catalytic hydrogenation to give the corresponding aniline 167. The aniline can be converted to the carbamate 168 using chloro-phenyl formate. The carbamate 168 can then be reacted with various amines to give the urea 169. Alternatively, the aniline 167 can be reacted with the appropriate isocyanates to give the urea 169 directly. The saturated ring analogs can also be used. For example, 4-benzyl piperidine can be alkylated with the urea mesylate 185 (Scheme 30) to give corresponding cyclohexyl derivative 186.

As shown in Scheme 27, 4-benzyl piperidine can also be N-alkylated with the phenacyl bromide 170 to give the nitro ketone 171. The nitro group of 171 is then reduced using catalytic hydrogenation to give the corresponding aniline 172. The aniline 172 can be reacted with the appropriate isocyanates to give the ketone urea 173. The ketone of 173 can be reduced with NaBH 4 to give the alcohol 174.

Alternatively, the epoxide 175 (R 14 =H) can be opened with the 4-benzyl piperidine to give the corresponding nitro benzyl alcohol which is hydrogenated to give the aniline alcohol 176. The aniline 176 may be treated with various isocyanates to give the urea alcohols 174.

The 4-benzyl piperidine can also be N-alkylated with 3-cyanobenzyl bromide (177, Scheme 28) to give the cyano analog 178. The cyano group is reduced using Raney nickel to give the corresponding benzyl amine 179. Treatment of 179 with isocyanates gives the urea 180.

As shown in Scheme 29, treatment of 3-cyano aniline with phenylisocyanate gives the urea 182. The cyano group of 182 is converted to the imidate 183 by HCl/ethanol. Reaction with 4-benzyl piperidine in ethanol then gives the amidine 184.

The saturated ring analogs can also be synthesized using analogous procedures as outlined in Schemes 30 and 31. For example, 4-benzyl piperidine can be alkylated with the urea mesylate 185 (Scheme 29) to give corresponding cyclohexyl derivative 186. Alternatively, starting with the enantiomerically pure amino alcohol 187 [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 5502-5503 and references therein] one can protect the nitrogen to give the N-Cbz alcohol 188. Swern oxidation of the alcohol gives the aldehyde 189. Reductive amination with piperidine analogs gives the cyclohexyl methyl-1-piperidinyl analogue 190. The Cbz group is removed by catalytic hydrogenation to give the free amine 191, which is treated with a phenylisocyanate to give the desired urea analogue 192. Several examples using these synthetic methods are listed in Table 3a and Table 3.1. embedded image embedded image embedded image embedded image embedded image embedded image embedded image

The following examples were synthesized using the methods outlined in Schemes 26-31a. These examples are meant to be illustrative of the present invention, and are not to be limiting thereof.

Example 218

N-[1-(phenylmethyl)4-piperidinyl]-N′-[2-[[4-(phenylmet hyl)-1-piperidinyl]-methyl]phenyl]urea

A solution of 4-benzylpiperidine (1.75 g, 10 mmol) in 25 mL of DMF was treated with 2-nitrobenzyl bromide (2.16 g, 10 mmol) and K 2 CO 3 (1.38 g, 10 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted into ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed successively with water and brine, and the organic solvent removed under vacuum on a rotary evaporator to give 166 (Scheme 26, R 14 ═H) as a yellow oil.

The oil was re-dissolved in ethyl acetate (50 ml) and treated with 10% Pd/C and hydrogenated at 50 psi hydrogen at room temperature for 40 min. The solution was then filtered and the solvent removed under vacuum to give the aniline 167 as a white solid. The aniline was purified by chromatography (MPLC, 40% ethyl acetate/hexane; silica gel) to give 2.0 g of aniline 167 as a white solid.

A solution of aniline 167 (1.2 g, 4.3 mmol) in THF was treated with Et 3 N (1.0 g, 10 mmol) and cooled in an ice bath to 0° C. Chlorophenyl formate (0.71 g, 4.5 mmol) was added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted into ethyl acetate. The extracts were washed with water and brine, and the solvent removed under vacuum to give the phenyl carbamate 168 as an off-white solid. The crude product was used without further purification.

A solution of phenylcarbamate 168 (0.2 g, 0.5 mmol) in DMF is treated with 4-amino-1-benzylpiperidine (95 mg, 0.5 mmol) and K 2 CO 3 (138 mg, 1 mmol) and the mixture was heated at 50° C. for 2 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted into ethyl acetate. The extracts were washed with water and brine, and the solvent removed under vacuum. The residue was purified by chromatography (MPLC, 0-25% MeOH/ethyl acetate; silica gel) to give 200 mg of the target compound as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H) + =497.

Example 219

N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-N′-[2-[[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-pipe ridinyl]-methyl]phenyl]urea

A solution of aniline 167 (Scheme 26; (R 14 ═H)) (140 mg, 0.5 mmol) in THF is treated with 2,5-difluoro-isocyanate (80 mg, 0.5 mmol) at room temperature for 1 h. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue was purified by chromatography (MPLC, 20% EtOAc/Hexane, silica gel) to give the desired urea as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H) + =436.

Example 220

N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-N′-[[3-[[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-pip eridinyl]methyl]phenyl]methyl]urea

A solution of 4-benzylpiperidine (1.75 g, 10 mmol) in 25 mL of DMF was treated with 3-cyanobenzyl bromide 177 (1.9.6 g, 10 mmol) and K 2 CO 3 (2.76 g, 20 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted into ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed successively with water and brine, and the organic solvent removed under vacuum on a rotary evaporator to give 178 (Scheme 28) as a yellow oil.

To a suspension of Raney nickel (2.0 g) in EtOH (saturated with NH 3(gas) ) was added crude 178 (Scheme 28) (1.45 g, 5 mmol) and hydrogenated at 50 psi for 3 days. The solution was then filtered and the solvent removed under vacuum to give the amine 179 as a yellow oil. A solution of amine 179 (200 mg, 0.68 mmol) in THF is treated with 2,5-difluoroisocyanate (115 mg, 0.74 mmol) at room temperature for 1 hour. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue is washed with 1 NaOH and water to give the desired urea as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H)hu +=450.

Example 221

N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-N′-[2-[[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-pipe ridinyl]acetyl]phenyl]urea

To an ice cold solution of 2-bromo-2′-nitro-acetophenone 170 (2.4 g, 10 mmol) in DMF is added 4-benzylpiperidine (1.75 g, 10 mmol) and stirred for 30 min. The solution was poured into a mixture of K 2 CO 3 (1.38 g, 10 mmol) in water/ice and extracted into ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extract was washed several times with water. The resultant ethyl acetate solution of crude nitroketone 171 is treated with 10% Pd/C and hydrogenated at 50 psi hydrogen at room temperature for 40 min. The solution was then filter, the solvent removed under vacuum, and the residue purified by chromatography (MPLC, 30% ethyl acetate/hexane; silica gel) to give 1.8 g of aniline 172 as a tan/brown solid.

A solution of aniline 172 (Scheme 27) (310 mg, 1.0 mmol) in THF is treated with 2,5-difluoroisocyanate (160 mg, 1.0 mmol) at room temperature for 1 h. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue is purified by chromatography (MPLC, 20% EtOAc/Hexane, silica gel) to give 420 mg of the desired urea-ketone 173 as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H) + =464.

Example 222

N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-N′-[2-[2-[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-pi peridinyl]-1-hydroxyethyl]phenyl]urea

A solution of the urea-ketone 173 (260 mg, 0.56 mmol) in MeOH is treated with NaBH 4 (400 mg, 11 mmol) at room temp for 1 hour. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue is treated with 1 N NaOH and extracted into EtOAc. The extracts are washed with water, brine and the solvent removed under vacuum to give the desired alcohol 174 as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H) + =466.

Example 223

N-[3-[imino-[4-(phenylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]methyl]pheny l]-N′-phenylurea

A solution of 3-cyanoaniline (3.54 g, 30 mmol) in THF is treated with phenylisocyanate (3.58 g, 30 mmol) at room temperature for 1 h. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue is titurated with hexane to give 7 grams of urea 182 (Scheme 29) as a white solid. Urea 182 (1.0 g, 4.2 mmol) is dissolved in EtOH, cooled in an ice bath while HCl is bubbled-in for 20 min. The solution is left standing at room temperature for 24 h. The solvent is removed under vacuum to give 1.1 g of the imidate 183 as a white solid. The crude imidate (0.5 g, 1.8 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH and treated with 4-benzyl-piperidine (1.8 g, 10 mmol) at room temperature for 2 days. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was purified by chromatography (MPLC, 0 to 30% MeOH/EtOAc, silica gel) to give 200 mg of the desired amidine 184 (Scheme 29) as a white solid. esi ms: (M+H) + =413.

Example 416

N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-[(1R,2S)-2-[[(4-phenylmethyl)pi peridinyl]methyl]cyclohexyl]urea

Step a: To a solution of (R,R) amino alcohol 187 [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 5502-5503 and references therein] (1.9 g, 14.7 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (50 mL) is added 50 ml of an aqueous solution of Na 2 CO 3 (2.4 g, 28.9 mmol). While stirring, benzyl chloroformate (2.51 g, 14.7 mmol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The organic layer is separated and washed with water and brine. The solution is concentrated on a rotary evaporator and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel (30% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 3.1 g (12 mmol) of 188 as a white solid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.40-7.29 (m, 5 H), 5.11 (s, 2 H), 4.71 (bd, 1 H), 3.76-3.71 (m, 1 H), 3.53-3.28 (m, 3 H), 2.00-1.95 (m, 1 H), 1.90-1.09 (m, 8 H). MS AP + (M+H) + =264.3 (100%)

Step b: A solution of DMSO (2.52 g, 30 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (50 mL) is cooled to −78° C. To this solution is added drop-wise oxalyl chloride (1.81 g, 14 mmol) and the resulting solution is stirred for an additional 10 min. Then a solution of alcohol 188 (2.5 g, 9.5 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (70 ml) is added via an addition funnel and stirred for 10 min. Then Et3N (5.0 g, 50 mmol) is added and the solution is allowed to warm to room temperature. The solution is diluted with water and the organic layer washed with water, 1 N HCl, and brine. The organic layer is dried over Na 2 SO 4 , filtered, and concentrated to give 2.5 g (9.5 mmol) of the aldehyde 189 as a white solid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 9.59 (d, 3.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.38-7.28 (m, 5 H), 5.07 (m, 2 H), 4.69 (m, 1 H), 3.84 (m, 21 H), 2.19-2.11 (m,1 H), 2.09-2.01 (m, 1 H), 1.86-1.75 (m, 3 H), 1.54-1.17 (m, 4 H).

Step c: A solution of aldehyde 189 (2.0 g, 7.7 mmol), 4-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)piperidine hydrochloride (1.8 g, 7.8 mmol) in dichloroethane (80 ml) was treated with Na(OAc) 3 BH (3.23 g, 15 mmol) and 1 ml AcOH and stirred overnight at room temperature. The resulting solution was diluted with methylene chloride and washed with 1 n NaOH, water, and brine. The organic solvents were removed under vacuum and the residue chromatographed on silica gel (50% EtOAc/hex-100% EtOAc) to give 3.0 g (6.8 mmol) of 190 as an oil.

Step d: A solution of 190 (3.0 g, 6.8 mmol) in MeOH was treated with 1.5 g of 10% Pd/C and hydrogenated at 50 psi overnight in a Parr apparatus. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated on a rotary evaporator to give 1.8 g (5.9 mmol) of the amine 191 as an oil.

Step e: A solution of amine 191 (200 mg, 0.67 mmol) in THF is treated with 3-methoxyphenyl isocyanate (110 mg, 0.75 mmol) and the mixture is stirred for 30 min. The solvent is removed on a rotary evaporator and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel (50% EtOAc/hex-100% EtOAc) to give 250 mg of urea 192 as a solid. MS esi: (M+H) + =454.4 (100%), HRMS (M+H) + =454.2875.

Example 415

N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[(1R,2S)-2-[[(3S)-3-(4-fluorophe nyl)methyl]piperidinyl]methyl]cyclohexyl]urea

Step a: To a solution of (R,R) amino alcohol 187 [J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 5557-5563; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 5502-5503] (9.5 g, 73.8 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (200 mL) is added 200 ml of an aqueous solution of Na 2 CO 3 (15 g, 141 mmol). While stirring, benzyl chloroformate (12.6 g, 73.8 mmol) is added slowly and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The organic layer is separated and washed with water and brine. The organic solvent is removed on a rotary evaporator to give a white solid. The solid is recrystallized from hexane to give 16.3 g (62 mmol) of the alcohol 188 (Scheme 31a)as a white solid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.40-7.29 (m, 5 H), 5.11 (s, 2 H), 4.71 (bd, 1 H), 3.76-3.71 (m, 1 H), 3.53-3.28 (m, 3 H), 2.00-1.95 (m, 1 H), 1.90-1.09 (m, 8 H). MS AP + (M+H) + =264.3 (100 %)

Step b: A solution of DMSO (36 g, 430 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (200 mL) is cooled to −78° C. To this solution is added drop-wise oxalyl chloride (27.41 g, 216 mmol) and the resulting solution is stirred for an additional 10 min. A solution of alcohol 188 (38 g, 144 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (150 ml) is added via an addition funnel and stirred for 10 min. Then, Et 3 N (58 g, 570 mmol) is added and the solution is stirred for 20 min and the ice bath removed and stirred for an additional 30 min. The solution is diluted with water and the organic layer separated and washed with water, 1 N HCl, and brine. The organic layer is dried over Na 2 SO 4 , filtered, and concentrated to give 38 g of aldehyde 189 as a white solid. The solid is recrystallized from hexane to give 19.7 grams of a first crop of aldehyde 189 as white needles. A second crop gave an additional 11 grams. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 9.59 (d, 3.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.38-7.28 (m, 5 H), 5.07 (m, 2 H), 4.69 (m, 1 H), 3.84 (m, 21 H), 2.19-2.11 (m,1 H), 2.09-2.01 (m, 1 H), 1.86-1.75 (m, 3 H), 1.54-1.17 (m, 4 H).

Step c: A solution of aldehyde 189 (19.6 g, 75 mmol) and (3S)-3-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)piperidine (14.5 g, 75 mmol) in dichloroethane (400 ml) was treated with Na(OAc) 3 BH (32 g, 152 mmol) and stirred overnight at room temperature. The resulting solution was poured slowly into a stirred mixture of ice/water/1 N NaOH and stirred for 20 min. The organic layer was separated and washed water, and brine. The solution was dried over MgSO 4 and the organic solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue chromatographed on basic alumina (50% EtOAc/hexane) to give 32.1 g (73 mmol) of amine 193 as mixture of (15%)cis and trans isomers. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.79 (bs, 1 H), 7.38-7.29 (m, 5 H), 6.95-6.84 (m, 4 H), 5.08 (m, 2 H), 3.71 (m, 1 H, cis isomer ), 3.06 (m, 1 H, trans isomer), 2.80 (m, 1 H), 2.55-2.36 (m, 2 H), 2.30 (dd, J=9 Hz, J=13 Hz, 1 H, trans isomer), 2.05 (dd, J=2 Hz, J=13 Hz , 1 H, trans isomer), 1.81-0.90 (m, 16 H).

Step d: A solution of 193 (32 g, 73 mmol) in MeOH was treated with 8 g of 10% Pd/C and hydrogenated at 50 psi overnight in a Parr apparatus. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated on a rotary evaporator to give 20 g (65 mmol) of the amine 194, which was used without further purification.

Step e: A solution of amine 194 (10 g, 32.8 mmol) in THF is treated with 3-acetylyphenyl isocyanate (5.3 g, 32.8 mmol) and the mixture is stirred for 30 min. The solvent is removed on a rotary evaporator and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel (0.5:4.5:95 NH 4 OH/MeOH/CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give 11 g of urea 195 (Example 415) as a solid. Also obtained 2 g of cis isomer (Example 416a). The urea Example 415 was further purified by a second chromatography on silica gel (40:60:1 EtAc/Hex/TEA) and final recrystallization from ether to give crystalline solid. mp 115-117° C., [α] D 25 =+16.80° (CH 3 OH, c=0.23 g/dL). 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.86 (m, 1 H), 7.78 (bs, 1 H), 7.68-7.64 (m, 1 H), 7.62-7.59(m, 1 H), 7.38 (t, J=8 Hz, 1 H), 6.95-6.90 (m, 2 H), 6.79-6.72 (m, 2 H), 6.25 (s, 1 H), 3.21 (dt, J=3 Hz, 11 Hz, 1 H), 3.00-2.97 (m, 1 H), 2.66-2.56 (m, 1 H), 2.61 (s, 3 H), 2.44-2.32 (m, 4 H), 2.06 (dd, J=2 Hz, J=13 Hz, 1 H), 1.80-0.86 (m, 15 H). MS esi: (M+H) + =466.3 (100%). Anal. Calcd for C 28 H 36 N 3 O 2 F: C, 72.23; H 7.70; N, 9.02. Found: C, 72.33; H, 7.91; N, 9.00.

Example 415a

N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[(1R,2S)-2-[[(3S)-3-(4-fluorophe nyl)methyl]piperidinyl]methyl]cyclohexyl]urea Hydrochloride

A solution of example 415 (15 g, 32 mmol) in 300 ml of THF was cooled in an ice bath and treated drop-wise with 36 ml of a 1 M HCl/ether solution. The resulting solution was stirred for 30 min and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting solid was titurated with ether and the resulting white solid dried under high vacuum overnight to give 16 g of the hydrochloride salt. mp 58-60° C. [α] D 25 =+20.0 0° (CH 3 OH, c=0.23 g/dL). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D 6 ) δ 9.61 (s, 1 H), 9.15 (s, 1 H), 8.00 (m, 1 H), 7.63-7.61 (m, 1 H), 7.51-7.49(m, 1 H), 7.39-7.34 (m, 1 H), 7.22-7.17 (m, 2 H), 7.09-7.04 (m, 2 H), 6.86 (d, J=8 Hz, 1 H), 3.47-3.31 (m, 4 H), 3.11 (m, 1 H), 2.98-2.82 (m, 2 H), 2.67-2.62 (dd, J=5 Hz, J=13 Hz, 1 H), 2.58-2.50 (m, 2 H), 2.52 (s, 3 H), 2.39 (dd, J=8 Hz, J=13 Hz, 1 H), 2.16-2.06 (m, 2 H), 1.84-1.556 (m, 7 H), 1.30-1.00 (m, 4 H). Anal. Calcd for C 28 H 37 N 3 O 2 FCl.H 2 .THF 0.25 : C, 64.73; H 7.68; N, 7.81. Found: C, 64.89; H, 7.41; N, 7.81.

Example 415b

N-(3-acetylphenyl)-N′-[(1R,2S)-2-[[(3S)-3-(4-fluorophe nyl)methyl]piperidinyl]methyl]cyclohexyl]urea Benzenesulfonate

Bezenesulfonic acid monohydrate (1.06 g, 6 mmol) was dried by azeotroping off the water of a benzene solution (twice) and adding the dried acid solution to a solution of example 415 (2.81 g, 6 mmol) in toluene (40 ml). The solvents were removed in vacuo (twice) and the resulting residue recrystallized twice from toluene and dried under high vacuum overnight give 2.77 g of benzenesulfonic acid salt as a white solid. mp 157-159° C. [α] D 25 =+16.9 0° (CH 3 OH, c=0.23 g/dL). Anal. Calcd for C 34 H 42 N 3 O 5 FS: C, 65.47; H 6.80; N, 6.75; S, 5.14. Found: C, 65.48; H, 6.80; N, 6.70; S, 5.35.

The compounds of Table 3a and Table 3.1 were prepared by procedures described in Schemes 26-31A, other examples and methods taught herein, and procedures familiar to one skilled in the art.

TABLE 3a
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MS
Ex # Core R 16 E Z R 14 R 3 M + H +
218 p H CH 2 (1) H 1-(phenylmethyl)- 497
NH 4-piperidinyl]
219 p H CH 2 (1) H 2,5-difluorophenyl 436
NH
220 p H CH 2 (2) CH 2 NH H 2,5-difluorophenyl 450
221 p H embedded image (1) NH H 2,5-difluorophenyl 464
222 p H embedded image (1) NH H 2,5-difluorophenyl 466
223 p H C═NH (2) H phenyl 413
NH
224 p H CH 2 (2) H 1-(phenylmethyl)- 497
NH 4-piperidinyl]
225 p H CH 2 (1) H 2-(4-fluorophenyl)- 446
NH ethyl
226 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-hydroxypropyl 382
NH
227 p H CH 2 (1) H 2-(1-piperidinyl)- 435
NH ethyl
228 p H CH 2 (1) H 2-(dimethylamino)et 395
NH hyl
229 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-(phenylmethyl)- 483
NH 1-piperazine
230 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-(phenylmethyl)- 482
NH 1-piperidine
231 p H CH 2 (1) H (1,3-benzodioxol- 458
NH 5-ylmethyl)
232 p H CH 2 (1) H 2,2-(diphenyl)ethyl 504
NH
233 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-(4- 518
NH chlorophenyl)-4-
hydroxy-1-
piperidine
234 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-phenyl-4- 484
NH hydroxy-1-
piperidine
235 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-phenyl-1- 468
NH piperidine
236 p H CH 2 (1) H (1H)-indazol-5-yl 440
NH
237 p H CH 2 (1) H (1H)-indazol-6-yl 440
NH
238 p H CH 2 (1) H phenylmethyl 414
NH
239 p H CH 2 (1) H 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl 444
NH
240 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 1-(phenylmethyl)- 4-piperidinyl] 541
241 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 2-(4- fluorophenyl)- ethyl 490
242 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 4-((2- phenyl)ethyl)-1- piperazine 541
243 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image (1H)-indazol-5-yl 484
244 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image (1H)-indazol-6-yl 484
245 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image benzothiazol-6-yl 501
246 p H CH 2 (1) (4) [2-(4- 462
NH OH fluorophenyl)-
ethyl
247 p H CH 2 (1) (4) 1-(phenylmethyl)- 513
NH OH 4-piperidinyl]
248 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-phenylpropyl 486
249 p H CH 2 (2) H (1H)-indazol-5-yl 440
NH
250 p H CH 2 (2) H [2-(4- 446
NH fluorophenyl)-
ethyl
251 p H bond (1) H 2,5-difluorophenyl 422
NH
252 p H CH 2 (1) H Phenyl 400
NH
253 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-methoxyphenyl 430
NH
254 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 430
NH
255 q 4-F CH 2 (2) H 3-methoxyphenyl 454
NH
256 q 4-F CH 2 (2) H 3-acetylphenyl 466
NH
257 r H CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 430
NH
258 p H CH 2 (2) H 3-cyanophenyl 425
NH
259 p H CH 2 (3) H 3-cyanophenyl 425
NH
260 p H CH 2 (3) H 4-methoxyphenyl 430
NH
261 p H CH 2 (3) H 2-phenylethyl 428
NH
262 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-carboethoxy- 472
NH phenyl
263 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-cyanophenyl 425
NH
264 p 4-F CH 2 (1) H phenyl 418
NH
265 p H CH 2 (1) H phenyl 490
N-
Benzyl
266 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-cyanophenyl 515
N-
Benzyl
267 p H CH 2 (1) H 2-phenylethyl 428
NH
268 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 469
269 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-carboethoxy- phenyl 516
270 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 4-carboethoxy- phenyl 516
271 p H CH 2 (1) (4) phenyl 416
NH OH
272 p H CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 441
NH OH
273 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-methoxyphenyl 524
274 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image Trans-2-phenyl- cyclopropyl 534
275 p H CH 2 (1) (3) 3-cyanophenyl 483
NH CO 2 Me
276 p H CH 2 (1) (3) 3-methoxyphenyl 488
NH CO 2 Me
277 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 519
278 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-methoxyphenyl 460
279 p H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 455
280 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 501
NH CO 2 Me
280a p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 501
NH CO 2 Me
280b p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 500
NH CONMe
280c p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 486
NH CONH 2
280d P 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-(1- 520
NH CO 2 Me hydroxyethyl)-
phenyl
280e r H CH 2 (1) (5) phenyl 458
NH CO 2 Me
280f p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) phenyl 462
NH CO 2 H
280g r H CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 483
NH CO 2 Me
280h r H CH 2 (1) (5) 3-methoxyphenyl 488
NH CO 2 Me
280i r H CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 500
NH CO 2 Me
280j p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 518
HCl NH CO 2 Me
(salt)
280k p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 501
HCl NH CO 2 Me
(salt)
281 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) phenyl 476
NH CO 2 Me
281a p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) phenyl 476
NH CO 2 Me
281b p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) phenyl 475
NH CONMe
281c p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) phenyl 461
NH CONH 2
282 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) 3-methoxyphenyl 506
NH CO 2 Me
282a p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-methoxyphenyl 506
NH CO 2 Me
282b p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-methoxyphenyl 505
NH CONMe
282c p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 518
NH CO 2 Me
282d p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 517
NH CONMe
282e p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 503
NH CONH 2
283 p 4-F CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 473
284 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (3-4) 3-cyanophenyl 493
NH fused
Phenyl
285 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (3-4) 3-methoxyphenyl 498
NH fused
Phenyl
286 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 562
NH —CONPh
286a p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-cyanophenyl 562
NH —CONPh
286b p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 579
NH —CONPh
287 p 4-F CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-methoxyphenyl 478
288 p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 500
NH CONMe
288a p 4-F CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 500
HCl NH CONMe
(salt)
288b p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 517
HCl NH CONMe
(salt)
288c p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 574
NH CON
(CH 2 ) 2
NMe 2
288d p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 557
NH CON
(CH 2 ) 2
NMe 2
288e p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 453
NH CON
C 3 H 5
288f p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 531
NH CON
C 3 H 5
288g p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-methoxyphenyl 519
NH CONMe 2
288h p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 531
NH CONMe 2
288i p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-acetylphenyl 580
NH CON(2-
pyridin
yl)
288j p 4-F CH 2 (1) (5) 3-methoxyphenyl 568
NH CONMe 2
289 p H CH 2 (1) H 2,5- 450
CH 2 NH difluorophenyl
290 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-cyanophenyl 439
CH 2 NH
291 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-carboethoxy- 486
CH 2 NH phenyl
292 p H CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 444
CH 2 NH
293 p H CH 2 (1) H 4-methoxyphenyl 444
CH 2 NH
294 p H embedded image (1) NH H 3-methoxyphenyl 460
295 r H embedded image (1) NH H 3-methoxyphenyl 460
296 p H embedded image (1) NH H 3-cyanophenyl 455
297 p H embedded image (1) NH H 3-carboethoxy- phenyl 502
298 p H embedded image (1) NH H phenyl 430
299 p 4-F CH 2 (1) NH embedded image phenyl 448
300 p H embedded image (1) NH H phenyl 443
301 p H embedded image (2) NH H phenyl 428
302 p H embedded image (2) NH H phenyl 430
303 p 4-F embedded image (1) NM H phenyl 448
304 p 4-F embedded image (1) NH H 3-methoxyphenyl 478
305 p 4-F embedded image (1) NH H 3-cyanophenyl 473
306 p H embedded image (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 499
307 p H CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 3-cyanophenyl 439
NH
308 p 4-F CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 3-cyanophenyl 457
NH
309 p H CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 444
NH
310 p 4-F CH 2 CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 462
NH
311 r H CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 3-methoxyphenyl 444
NH
312 p 4-F CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 3-acetylphenyl 474
NH
313 p 4-F CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 4-fluorophenyl 450
NH
314 p 4-F CH 2 —CH 2 (1) H 1-adamantyl 490
NH
315 s H CH 2 (1) NH embedded image 3-cyanophenyl 483 (M+)
316 s H CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 455
NH OH (M+)
317 s H CH 2 (1) (4) 3-cyanophenyl 539
NH O- (M+)
(2-THP)

TABLE 3.1
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Stereo- Salt MS
Ex # Core R 16 chemistry Form R 3 M + H +
400 a H 1,2 trans 3-methoxylphenyl 436
racemic
401 a 4-F 1,2 trans 3-methoxylphenyl 454
racemic
402 a H 1,2 cis 3-methoxylphenyl 436
racemic
403 a 4-F 1,2 trans 3-cyanophenyl 449
racemic
403a a 4-F 1,2 trans 3-acetylphenyl 466
racemic
403b a 4-F 1,2 trans 3-nitrophenyl 469
racemic
403c a 4-F 1,2 trans 4-nitrophenyl 469
racemic
403d a 4-F 1,2 trans 4-pyridinyl 425
racemic
403e a 4-F 1,2 trans HCl 3-acetylphenyl 466
racemic
403f a 4-F 1,2 trans (1H)-indazol-5-yl 464
racemic
404 a 4-F 1S,2R 3-acetylphenyl 466
405 a 4-F 1S,2R 3-cyanophenyl 449
406 a 4-F 1S,2R 3-methoxylphenyl 454
407 a 4-F 1S,2R phenyl 424
408 a 4-F 1R,2S 3-acetylphenyl 466
409 a 4-F 1R,2S 3-cyanophenyl 449
410 a 4-F 1R,2S 3-methoxyphenyl 454
411 a 4-F 1R,2S phenyl 424
412 a 4-F 1R,2S phenylmethyl 438
413 a 4-F 1R,2S (1H)-indazol-5-yl 464
414 a 4-F 1R,2S (1H)-indol-5-yl 463
414a b H 1,2 trans 3-methoxyphenyl 464
(3RS)
racemic
414b b H 1,2 trans 3-cyanophenyl 431
(3RS)
racemic
414c b H 1,2 trans 3-acetylphenyl 448
(3RS)
racemic
414d b 4-F 1,2 trans 3-acetylphenyl 466
(3RS)
racemic
414e b 4-F 1,2 trans 3-cyanophenyl 449
(3RS)
racemic
414f b 4-F 1,2 trans 3-methoxyphenyl 454
(3RS)
racemic
414g b 4-F 1,2 trans 3-nitrophenyl 469
(3RS)
racemic
415 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-acetylphenyl 466
415a b 4-F 1R,2S,3S HCl 3-acetylphenyl 466
415b b 4-F 1R,2S,3S Besyl 3-acetylphenyl 466
416 b 4-F 1R,2S,3R 3-acetylphenyl 466
416a b 4-F 1R,2R,3S 3-acetylphenyl 466
416b b 4-F 1R,2S,3R HCl 3-acetylphenyl 466
417 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-cyanophenyl 449
418 b 4-F 1R,2S,3R 3-cyanophenyl 449
419 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-methoxylphenyl 454
420 b 4-F 1R,2S,3R 3-methoxylphenyl 454
421 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-fluorohenyl 442
422 b 4-F 1R,2S,3R 4-fluorohenyl 442
423 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S phenyl 424
424 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-indazol-5-yl 464
425 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-indazol-6-yl 464
426 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S benzthiazol-6-yl 481
427 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-indol-5-yl 463
428 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-indol-6-yl 463
429 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-2,3- 491
dimethylindol-5-
yl
430 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S benzimidazol-5-yl 464
431 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S indolin-5-yl 465
432 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-cyano-4- 467
fluorophenyl
433 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-acetyl-4- 484
fluorophenyl
434 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3,5-diacetyl- 508
phenyl
435 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-(1-hydroxy- 468
ethyl)-phenyl
436 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-methyl- 445
thiazol-2-yl
437 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-methyl-5- 487
acetyl-thiazol-2-yl
438 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 1,3,4-thiadiazol- 432
2-yl
439 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-chlorol- 515
benzthiazol-
2-yl
440 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S thiazol-2-yl 431
441 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 5-methyl- 429
isoxazol-3-yl
442 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 1-methyl- 428
pyrazol-3-yl
443 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-(1,2, 4- 491
triazol-1-yl)
phenyl
443a b 4-F 1R,2R,3S 4-(1,2, 4- 491
triazol-1-
yl)phenyl
444 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-3-chloro- 499
indazol-5-yl
445 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-fluorophenyl 492
446 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-chlorophenyl 458
447 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4-bromophenyl 502
448 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-bromophenyl 502
449 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-fluorophenyl 442
450 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3,4-difluoro- 460
phenyl
451 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-chloro-4- 476
fluorophenyl
452 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3,5-dichloro- 492
phenyl
453 c 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-acetylphenyl 452
454 c 4-F 1R,2S,3R 3-acetylphenyl 452
455 c 4-F 1R,2R,3S 3-acetylphenyl 452
456 c 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-cyanophenyl 435
457 c 4-F 1R,2S,3R 3-cyanophenyl 435
458 c 4-F 1R,2R,3S 3-cyanophenyl 435
458a c 4-F 1R,2R,3R 3-cyanophenyl 435
459 c 4-F 1R,2S,3S phenyl 410
460 c 4-F 1R,2S,3R phenyl 410
461 c 4-F 1R,2R,3S phenyl 410
462 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (1H)-5-amino- 464
indazol-1-yl
463 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-chlorophenyl 458
464 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-fluoro-4- 456
methylphenyl
465 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3-cyano-4-(1- 515
pyrazolyl)phenyl
466 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-methylphenyl 454
467 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-methylphenyl 438
468 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2,4-dimethyl- 452
phenyl
469 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2,4-dimethoxy- 484
phenyl
470 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2,5-dimethoxy- 484
phenyl
471 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-methoxy-5- 468
methylphenyl
472 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-methyl-5- 456
fluorophenyl
473 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 3,5-bis((1H)-1- 588
methyltetrazol-5-
yl)phenyl
474 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (3-((1H)-1- 506
methyltetrazol-5-
yl)phenyl
475 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S (4- 517
(carboethoxy-
methyl)
thiazol-2-yl
476 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 5-bromothiazol- 509
2-yl
477 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 4,5-di(4- 619
fluorophenyl)
thiazol-
2-yl
478 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-fluorophenyl 442
479 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S 2-chlorophenyl 458
480 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H indanon-6-yl 478
481 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H indanon-4-yl 478
482 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(isopropyl) 466
phenyl
483 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-nitro-4- 483
methylphenyl
484 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H trans-2- 464
phenylcycloprop-
1-yl
485 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-difluoro- 460
phenyl
486 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,5-difluoro- 460
phenyl
487 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-dichloro- 492
phenyl
488 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,5-dichloro- 492
phenyl
489 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-methoxy- 454
phenyl
490 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-dimethoxy- 484
phenyl
491 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,5-dimethoxy- 484
phenyl
492 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2- 492
trifluoro-
methylyphenyl
493 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-methylphenyl 438
494 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-trifluoro- 492
methyly-
phenyl
495 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-methylphenyl 438
496 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-methoxyphenyl 454
497 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-carboethoxy- 496
phenyl
498 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-trifluoro- 492
methylyphenyl
499 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-methylphenyl 438
500 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-fluorophenyl 442
501 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-chloropheny 458
502 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-nitrophenyl 469
503 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-dichloro- 563
phenyl
504 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-nitrophenyl 469
505 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3,5-di 560
(trifluoro-
methyly)-phenyl
506 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-dimethyly- 452
phenyl
507 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,4-dimethoxy-5- 518
chlorophenyl
508 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3,4,5-
trimethoxyphenyl 514
509 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3,5-dimethyl- 452
phenyl
510 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-trifluoromethyl- 526
4-chlorophenyl
511 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-phenoxyphenyl 516
512 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-ethoxyphenyl 468
513 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-thiomethyl- 470
phenyl
514 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-naphthyl 474
515 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-acetylphenyl 466
516 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2,6-dichloro- 493
pyridin-4-yl
517 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 5-indan-4-yl 464
518 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-chloronaphth- 508
1-yl
519 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-fluoro-4- 472
methoxyphenyl
520 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(methyl- 502
sulfonyl)-
phenyl)
521 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-(methyl- 502
sulfonyl)-phenyl
522 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-((1H)-pyrrol-1- 489
yl)phenyl
523 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 1,3-benzodioxol- 468
5-yl
524 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 1-acetylindolin- 507
6-yl
525 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(6- 571
methylbenzo-
thiazol-2-yl)
phenyl
526 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-((2,2- 523
dimethyl-
propanoyl)amino)
phenyl
527 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(1-methyl- 506
tetrazol-
5-yl)phenyl
528 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(1-morpholino) 509
phenyl
529 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H quinolin-8-yl 475
530 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-hydroxyphenyl 440
531 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(acetylamino)- 481
phenyl
532 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-hydroxyphenyl 440
533 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-hydroxy-4- 470
methoxyphenyl
534 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-(acetylamino)- 481
phenyl
535 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-fluoro-3- 456
methylphenyl
536 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-methoxy-4- 468
methylphenyl
537 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-chloro-3- 472
methylphenyl
538 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(N— 481
methyl-
carboxamide)
phenyl
539 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 1-adamantyl 482
540 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H quinolin-5-yl 475
541 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H quinolin-6-yl 475
542 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 1,4-benzodioxan- 482
6-yl
543 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H isoquinolin-5-yl 475
544 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 4-(sulfonamide)- 503
phenyl
545 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H benzotriazol-5-yl 465
546 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 2-hydroxy-4- 454
methylphenyl
547 b 4-F 1R,2S,3S CF 3 CO 2 H 3-hydroxy-4- 454
methylphenyl
548 b 4-F 1R,2S,3