Biphenyl Derivatives and Their Use in Treating Hepatitis C

    公开(公告)号:US20080255105A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US12066983

    申请日:2006-09-18

    摘要: A compound which is a biphenyl derivative of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: R1 is a C1-C6 alkyl group or a moiety -A1, -L1-A1, -A1-A1′, -L1-A1-A1′, -A1-L1-A1′, -A1-Y1-A1′, -A1-Het1-A1′, -L1-A1-Y1-A1′, -L1-A1-Het1-A1′, -L1-Het1-A1, -L1-Y1-A1, -L1-Y1-Het1-A1, -L1-Het1-Y1-A1, -L1-Y1-Het1-L1′, -A1-Y1-Het1-A1′, -A1-Het1-Y1-A1′, -A1-Het1-L1-A1′, -A1-L1-Het1-A1′ or -L1-Het1-L1′; -A and B are the same or different and each represent a direct bond or a —CO—NR′—, —NR′—CO—, —NR′—CO2—, —CO—, —NR′—CO—NR″—, —NR′—S(O)2—, —S(O)2—NR′—, —SO2—, —NR′—, —NR′—CO—CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —(C1-C2 alkylene)-NR′— or —(C1-C2 hydroxyalkylene)-NR′-moiety, wherein R′ and R″ are the same or different and each represent hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; —R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represent C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or halogen; n and m are the same or different and each represent 0 or 1; R4 is a C1-C6 alkyl group or a moiety -A4, -L4-A4, -A4-A4′, -L4-A4-A4′, -A4-L4-A4′, -A4-Y4-A4′, -A4-Het4-A4′, -L4-A4-Y4-A4′, -L4-A4-Het4-A4′, -L4-Het4-A4, -L4-Y4-A4, -L4-Y4-Het4-A4, -L4-Het4-Y4-A4, -L4-Y4-Het4-L4′, -A4-Y4-Het4-A4′, -A4-Het4-Y4-A4′, -A4-Het4-L4-A4′, -A4-L4-Het4-A4′ or -L4-Het4-L4′, each A1, A4, A1′ and A4′ are the same or different and represent a phenyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl or C3-C8 carbocyclyl moiety; each L1 and L4 is the same or different and represents a C1-C4 alkylene or a C1-C4 hydroxyalkylene group; each Y1 and Y4 is the same or different and represents —CO—, —SO— or —S(O)2—; each L1′ and L4′ is the same or different and represents hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group; and each Het1 and Het4 is the same or different and represents —O—, —S— or —NR′—, wherein R′ is hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group, the phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl and carbocyclyl moieties in R1 and R4 being optionally fused to a phenyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl or 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl ring; and the phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl and carbocyclyl moieties in R1 and R4 being unsubstituted or substituted by (a) a single unsubstituted substituent selected from —(C1-C4 alkyl)-X1, —CO2R′, —SO2NR′R″, —S(O)2—R′, —CONR′R″, —NR′—CO—R′″, —NR′—S(O)2—R′″, —CO—NR′—(C1-C4 alkyl)-NR′R″ and —CO—O—(C1-C4 alkyl)-NR′R″ and/or (b) 1, 2 or 3 unsubstituted substituents selected from —(C1-C4 alkyl)-X2, halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, hydroxy, cyano, nitro and —NR′R″, wherein X1 is —CO2R′, —SO2—R′, —NR′—CO2—R″, —NR′—S(O)2—R′″, —CONR′R″ or —SO2—NR′R″, each X2 is the same or different and is cyano, nitro or —NR′R″, each R′ and R″ is the same or different and represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl and each R′″ is the same or different and represents C1-C4 alkyl.