Abstract:
A compound of the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein each of Z and Z is independently CR or N; where each R is independently H or is alkyl (1-6C) optionally including one or more heteroatoms selected from O, S and N and optionally substituted by one or more of halo, OR, SR, NR , RCO, COOR, CONR , OOCR, or NROCR where R is H or alkyl (1-6C), or by CN or O, or by an aliphatic or aromatic 5 or 6 membered ring optionally containing 1-2 N heteroatoms; or two R taken together form a bridge optionally containing a heteroatom; R is âwherein X is CO or an isostere thereof; m is 0 or 1; Y is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted arylalkyl or two 6 taken together may form an alkyene (2-3C) bridge; n is 0 or 2; Z is CH or N; X is CH, CH or an isostere thereof; and Ar consists of one or two phenyl moieties directly coupled to X optionally substituted by halo, nitro, alkyl (1-6C), alkenyl (1-6C), CN or CF , or by RCO, COOR, CONR , NR , OR, SR, OOCR or NROCR wherein R is H or alkyl (1-6C) or by phenyl, itself optionally substituted by the foregoing substituents; R is H, or alkyl (1-6C) optionally including one heteroatom which is O, S or N, and optionally substituted by one or more of halo, OR, SR, NR , RCO, COOR, CONR , OOCR, or NROCR where R is H or alkyl (1-6C), or by CN or O, or by an aliphatic or aromatic 5 or 6 membered ring optionally containing 1-2 N heteroatoms; R is H, halo, NO , alkyl (1-6C), alkenyl (1-6C), CN, OR, SR, NR , RCO, COOR, CONR , OOCR, or NROCR where R is H or alkyl (1-6C).