| abstract |
This invention relates to compounds which are agonists of the progesterone receptor which have the general structures:wherein:R1 and R2 are H, alkyl, substituted alkyl; OH; O(alkyl); O(substituted alkyl); OAc; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; substituted heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; 1-propynyl; or 3-propynyl; or R1 and R2 are joined to form an alkyl, alkenyl or heterocyclic ring; or R1 and R2 together comprise a double bond to CMe2; C(cycloalkyl), O, or C(cycloether); R3 is H, OH, NH2, C1 to C6 alkyl, substituted C1 to C6 alkyl, C3 to C6 alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, or CORA; RA is H, C1 to C3 alkyl, substituted C1 to C3 alkyl, C1 to C3 alkoxy, substituted C1 to C3 alkoxy, C1 to C3 aminoalkyl, or substituted C1 to C3 aminoalkyl; R4 is H, halogen, CN, NH2, NO2, C1 to C6 alkyl, or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C6 alkoxy, substituted C1 to C6 alkoxy, C1 to C6 aminoalkyl, or substituted C1 to C6 aminoalkyl; R5 is optionally substituted and selected from a benzene ring, a five or six membered heterocyclic ring with 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms selected from O, S, SO, SO2 or NR6; or an indol-4-yl, indol-7-yl or benzo-2-thiophene moiety; Q1 is S, NR7, CR8R9; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as methods of using these compounds to induce contraception or treat progesterone-related carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. |