| abstract |
α-alkoxy and α-thioalkoxyamide compounds of formula (I) and methods of administering the compositions to mammals to treat disorders such as obesity that are mediated by NPY and especially those mediated by NPY via the Y5 receptor, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1-R5 are each individually selected from the group of substituents including hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, thiol, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylalkenyl, alkyl alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, acyl, aryloxy, amino, amido, carboxyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, substituted heterocycle, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloheteroalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzothiophene, furan, fluoride, nitro, cyano, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, fluorene, substituted fluorene and dibenzofuran, and wherein X is oxygen or sulfur. |