Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is a five to eight membered monocyclic or a nine to twelve membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring, as further defined herein; Y is S, CH2, or CH; Z is CH or N; R7 and R9 are hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; R2 is (C1-C6)alkoxy, OH, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl, halogen, or CF3; r and s are 0, 1, or 2; and R1 and R3 are as further defined herein. These compounds are agonists, partial agonists and/or modulators of the NPY4 receptor and may be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of obesity, food intake, and other diseases and conditions modulated by the NPY4 receptor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2012
Date of Patent:
May 24, 2016
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Scuibb Company
Inventors:
Chongqing Sun, William R. Ewing, Scott A. Bolton, Zhengxiang Gu, Yanting Huang, Natesan Murugesan, Yeheng Zhu