| abstract |
The invention relates to serine protease inhibitor compounds of formula (I) where R1 is hydrogen, halo, cyano, nitro or hydroxyl, amino, alkoxy, alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, thiol, alkylthio, aminosulphonyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, acyloxymethoxycarbonyl or alkylamino optionally substituted by hydroxy, alkylamino, alkoxy, oxo, aryl, cycloalkyl, amino, halo, cyano, nitro, thiol, alkylthio, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphenyl, alkylsulphonamido, alkylaminosulphonyl, haloalkoxy and haloalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halo, methyl, amino, hydroxy, or oxo; and R is X-X-Y(R7)-L-Lp(D)n; wherein each X independently is a C, N, O or S atom or a CO, CR1, C(R1)2 or NR1 group, at least one X being C, CO, CR1 or a C(R1)2 group; Y (the α-atom) is a nitrogen atom or a CR1 group or Y and L taken together form a cyclic group; R7 is a lipophilic group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, mono- or bi-cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, mono- or bicycloalkylalkyl, mono- or bicycloalkylalkenyl, aralkyl, heteroaryl-alkyl, arylalkenyl, heteroarylalkenyl all optionally substituted by a group R1; L is an organic linker group containing 1 to 5 backbone atoms selected from C, N, O and S, or a branched alkyl or cyclic group; Lp is a lipophilic organic group selected from alkyl, heterocyclic, alkenyl, alkaryl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, aralkyl or haloalkyl group or a combination of two or more such groups optionally substituted by one or more of oxa, thia, aza or R1 groups; D is a hydrogen bond donor group; and n is 0, 1 or 2 and salts thereof. |