| abstract |
Compounds of the invention, useful as thrombin inhibitors and having therapeutic value in for example, preventing coronary artery disease, have the following structure:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, whereinA iswhereinY1 and Y2 are independentlyhydrogen,C1-4 alkyl,C1-4 alkoxy,FuHvC(CH2)0-1 O-, wherein u and v are either 1 or 2, provided that when u is 1, v is 2, and when u is 2, v is 1,C3-7 cycloalkyl,thio C1-4 alkyl,C1-4 sulfinylalkyl,C1-4 sulfonylalkyl,halogencyano, ortrifluoromethyl, andwherein b is 0 or 1. |