| abstract |
This invention features a compound of formula (I): n nR 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; each of R 2 and R 4 , independently, is H, halogen, CN, alkyl, OR a , or NR a R b ; R 3 is H, halogen, CN, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, OR a , OC(O)R a , OC(O)NR a R b , NR a R b , NR a C(O)R b , NR a S(O)R b , NR a S(O) 2 R b , NR a C(O)NR b R c , NR a C(S)NR b R c , NR a C(NR b )NR c R d , NR a C(O)OR b , S(O)NR a R b , S(O) 2 NR a R b , S(O)R a , S(O) 2 R a , C(O)R a , C(O)OR a , or C(O)NR a R b ; R 5 is H or alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; A is O, S, S(O), S(O) 2 , or NR e ; B is N or CR f ; X is O, S, S(O), S(O) 2 , NR e , or C(O); Y is a covalent bond, C(O), C═NR a , O, S, S(O), S(O) 2 , or NR e ; Z is N or CH; each of U and V, independently, is N or CR; and W is O, S, or NR e ; in which each of R a , R b , R c , and R d , independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl; R e is H, alkyl, aryl, acyl, or sufonyl; and R f is H, alkyl, aryl, acyl, sulfonyl, alkoxyl, amino, ester, amide, CN, or halogen. The compound is useful for treating an interleukin-12 overproduction-related disorder. |