Title of Invention

PIPERAZINYL AND PIPERIDINYL UREAS AS MODULATORS OF FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE

Abstract Compounds of formula (I); wherein, Z is -N-or.CH;R1 is -H or - C1-4alkyl Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 4-primidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member with one or two Ra moieties; Where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of -C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH,-OC1-4alkyl, halo -CF3, -OCF3 -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)O-2C1-4alkyl -OSO2C1_ 4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2,Rc,-C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are each independently -H or C1-4alkyl; and Ar2 is defined in the claims are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity. Thus, the compounds may be administered to treat e.g. anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, or movement disorders (such as multiple sclerosis).
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4-(BENZYL)-PIPERAZINE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID PHENYLAMIDE DERIVATIVES AND RELATED
COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE FOR THE TREATMENT OF
ANXIETY, PAIN AND OTHER CONDITIONS
Cross-Reference to Related Application
This application claims priority to United States Provisional Application No.
60/640,869, filed December 30, 2004.
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to certain piperazinyl and piperidinyl urea
compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using
them for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by
fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity.
Background of the Invention
Medicinal benefits have been attributed to the cannabis plant for centuries.
The primary bioactive constituent of cannabis is A9-tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC).
The discovery of THC eventually led to the identification of two endogenous
cannabinoid receptors responsible for its pharmacological actions, namely CBi
and CB2 (Goya, Exp. Opin. Ther. Patents 2000, 10, 1529). These discoveries not
only established the site of action of THC, but also inspired inquiries into the
endogenous agonists of these receptors, or "endocannabinoids". The first
endocannabinoid identified was the fatty acid amide anandamide (AEA). AEA
itself elicits many of the pharmacological effects of exogenous cannabinoids
(Piomelli, Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2003, 4(11), 873).
The catabolism of AEA is primarily attributable to the integral membrane
bound protein fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), which hydrolyzes AEA to
arachidonic acid. FAAH was characterized in 1996 by Cravatt and co-workers
(Cravatt, Nature 1996, 384, 83). It was subsequently determined that FAAH is
additionally responsible for the catabolism of a large number of important lipid
signaling fatty acid amides including: another major endocannabinoid, 2-
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arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) (Science 1992, 258, 1946-1949); the sleep-inducing
substance, oleamide (OEA) (Science 1995, 268,1506); the appetite-suppressing
agent, N-oleoylethanolamine (Rodriguez de Fonesca, Nature 2001, 414, 209); and
the anti-inflammatory agent, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) (Lambert, Curr. Med.
Chem. 2002, 9(6), 663).
Small-molecule inhibitors of FAAH should elevate the concentrations of
these endogenous signaling lipids and thereby produce their associated beneficial
pharmacological effects. There have been some reports of the effects of various
FAAH inhibitors in pre-clinical models.
In particular, two carbamate-based inhibitors of FAAH were reported to
have analgesic properties in animal models. In rats, BMS-1 (see WO 02/087569),
which has the structure shown below, was reported to have an analgesic effect in
the Chung spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain, and the Hargraves test
of acute thermal nociception. URB-597 was reported to have efficacy in the zero
plus maze model of anxiety in rats, as well as analgesic efficacy in the rat hot
plate and formalin tests (Kathuria, Nat. Med. 2003, 9(1), 76). The sulfonylfluoride
AM374 was also shown to significantly reduce spasticity in chronic relapsing
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (CREAE) mice, an animal model of
multiple sclerosis (Baker, FASEB J. 2001, 15(2), 300).

In addition, the oxazolopyridine ketone OL-135 is reported to be a potent
inhibitor of FAAH, and has been reported to have analgesic activity in both the hot
plate and tail emersion tests of thermal nociception in rats (WO 04/033652).
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Results of research on the effects of certain exogenous cannabinoids has
elucidated that a FAAH inhibitor may be useful for treating various conditions,
diseases, disorders, or symptoms. These include pain, nausea/emesis, anorexia,
spasticity, movement disorders, epilepsy and glaucoma. To date, approved
therapeutic uses for cannabinoids include the relief of chemotherapy-induced
nausea and emesis among patients with cancer and appetite enhancement in
patients with HIV/AIDs who experience anorexia as a result of wasting syndrome.
Two products are commercially available in some countries for these indications,
namely, dronabinol (Marinol®) and nabilone.
Apart from the approved indications, a therapeutic field that has received
much attention for cannabinoid use is analgesia, i.e., the treatment of pain. Five
small randomized controlled trials showed that THC is superior to placebo,
producing dose-related analgesia (Robson, Br. J. Psychiatry2001, 178, 107-115).
Atlantic Pharmaceuticals is reported to be developing a synthetic cannabinoid,
CT-3, a 1,1-dimethyl heptyl derivative of the carboxylic metabolite of
tetrahydrocannabinol, as an orally active analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent.
A pilot phase II trial in chronic neuropathic pain with CT-3 was reported to have
been initiated in Germany in May 2002.
A number of individuals with multiple sclerosis have claimed a benefit from
cannabis for both disease-related pain and spasticity, with support from small
controlled trials (Svendsen, Br. Med. J. 2004, 329, 253). Likewise, various victims
of spinal cord injuries, such as paraplegia, have reported that their painful spasms
are alleviated after smoking marijuana. A report showing that cannabinoids
appear to control spasticity and tremor in the CREAE model of multiple sclerosis
demonstrated that these effects are mediated by CBT and CB2 receptors (Baker,
Nature 2000, 404, 84-87). Phase 3 clinical trials have been undertaken in multiple
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sclerosis and spinal cord injury patients with a narrow ratio mixture of
tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol (THC/CBD).
Reports of small-scale controlled trials have been conducted to investigate
other potential commercial uses of cannabinoids have been made. Trials in
volunteers have been reported to have confirmed that oral, injected and smoked
cannabinoids produced dose-related reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) and
therefore may relieve glaucoma symptoms. Ophthalmologists have prescribed
cannabis for patients with glaucoma in whom other drugs have failed to
adequately control intraocular pressure (Robson, 2001).
Inhibition of FAAH using a small-molecule inhibitor may be advantageous
compared to treatment with a direct-acting CB1 agonist. Administration of
exogenous CB1 agonists may produce a range of responses, including reduced
nociception, catalepsy, hypothermia, and increased feeding behavior. These four
in particular are termed the "cannabinoid tetrad." Experiments with FAAH -/- mice
show reduced responses in tests of nociception, but did not show catalepsy,
hypothermia, or increased feeding behavior (Cravatt, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
2001, 98(16), 9371). Fasting caused levels of AEA to increase in rat limbic
forebrain, but not in other brain areas, providing evidence that stimulation of AEA
biosynthesis may be anatomically regionalized to targeted CNS pathways
(Kirkham, Br. J. Pharmacol. 2002, 136, 550). The finding that AEA increases are
localized within the brain, rather than systemic, suggests that FAAH inhibition with
a small molecule could enhance the actions of AEA and other fatty acid amides in
tissue regions where synthesis and release of these signaling molecules is
occurring in a given pathophysiological condition (Piomelli, 2003).
In addition to the effects of a FAAH inhibitor on AEA and other
endocannabinoids, inhibitors of FAAH's catabolism of other lipid mediators may
be used in treating other therapeutic indications. For example, PEA has
demonstrated biological effects in animal models of inflammation,
immunosuppression, analgesia, and neuroprotection (Ueda, J. Biol. Chem. 2001,
276(38), 35552). Oleamide, another substrate of FAAH, induces sleep (Boger,
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2000, 97(10), 5044; Mendelson,
Neuropsychopharmacology 2001, 25, S36).
Certain piperazinyl or piperidiny! derivatives have been disclosed in the
literature for different uses. For example, JP 11139969 describes certain phenol
derivatives as antioxidants and ACAT inhibitors; WO 96/21648 discloses various
piperazine derivatives as antitumor agents; JP 48010160 describes certain
piperazine derivatives as anti-inflammatory agents; WO 04/072025 discloses
certain substituted N-arylheterocycles as obesity, diabetes, and drug abuse
agents; DE 2123784 and U.S. Patent No. 3,813,395 disclose various
piperazinylthieno-benzothiazepines as psychotropics and anesthetics; and WO
98/37077 and WO 99/42107 describe certain piperazine-based compounds as
calcitonin mimetics for treatment of bone deficits. Additionally, WO 97/42230
describes a solid-phase synthesis of certain piperazine ureas. WO 97/23458
discloses certain piperidine derivatives as intermediates toward NMDA receptor
ligands. In addition, various small-molecule FAAH modulators have been
reported, e.g., in WO 04/033652, U.S. Patent No. 6,462,054, U.S. Patent No.
6,096,784, WO 99/26584, WO 97/49667, and WO 96/09817. However, there is
still a need for other potent FAAH modulators with desirable pharmaceutical
properties.
Summary of the Invention
Certain piperazinyl or piperidinyl derivatives have now been found to have
FAAH-modulating activity.

wherein:
• Z is -N- or >CH;
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In particular, in one general aspect the invention relates to compounds of
the following Formula (I):
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• R1 is -H or -C1-4alkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-
pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member
with one or two Ra moieties;
where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0.
2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -COaC1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) unsubstituted 1-naphthyl; or phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, 2-naphthyl,
or N-Rd-9H-carbazolyl moieties, wherein Rd is selected from the group consisting
of -H, -Ci1-4alkyl, and phenyl, each said moiety unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents,
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C2.4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(O)0.2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined (each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl);
(b) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -(CH2)3.5- having 0 or 1 double bonds, -(CH2)2-3O-,
-OCH2CH2O-, and -OCF2O- to form a fused ring structure; or phenyl substituted
on adjacent ring carbon atoms with -OCH2O- (to form 4-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl); each
phenyl moiety further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
(c) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one or two nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(d) Ar5, where Ar5 is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O,
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S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is d1-8alkyl or Co-3Phenalkyl, having zero, one, two,
or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(e) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon atom as point of
ring attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms, and unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
(f) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with R9, and optionally further
substituted with one, two, or three substituents Rh,
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of -C2-
salkyl, -C2-8alkenyl, -OC3-8scycloalkyl, -OCa-sheterocycloalkyl, and -0-C22-10alkyl
optionally substituted with -NR'Rj, wherein R1 and Rj are each independently -H
or -C1-8alkyl, or R1 and Rj are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
attachment to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring optionally
having one additional carbon ring atom replaced with O, S, >NH, or >NC1.
4alkyl; and
each Rh substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0-
2C1_4alkyl, -OSOzC1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(g) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, wherein:
o L is a linker selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)1-3-, -CH=CH-, -O-,
-OCH2-, -CH2O-, -NH-, >NC1-4alkyl, >S(=O)0-2, -OSO2-, -CEC-, -C(=O)-,
and a covalent bond; and
o Ar3 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of:
(1) phenyl, naphthyl, and phenanthrenyl,
(2) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, having one or two nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=),
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(3) Ar5, where Ar5 is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group
consisting of O, S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is -C1-8alkyl or -Co-3phenalkyl,
and having zero, one, two, or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), and
(4) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl, having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon as point of ring
attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms;
where each of the moieties (1) through (4) is optionally di-substituted on
adjacent carbons with -OC1-4alkyleneO-, -(CH2)2-3NH-, -(CH2)1-2NH(CH2)-,
-(CH2)2.3N(CMalkyl)-, or -(CH2)1-2N(C1-4alkyl)(CH2)- to form a fused ring
structure, and is further optionally substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rk,
wherein each Rk substituent is independently selected from the group
consisting of-C1-4alkyl, -C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -SfCO0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -CO1.
4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN,
wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined;
(h) 2-hydroxyphenyl or 2-methoxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one,
two, or three substituents R1,
wherein each R1 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 6-C1-4alkyl, 6-C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OCH3, 6-OC2-6alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4aIkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl,
-N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb
and Rc are as previously defined;
(i) 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rm,
wherein each Rm substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 2-C2-4alkyl, 2-C2-4alkenyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, -OCH3, 2-OC2-6alkyl,
halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2d1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl,
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-CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2,
and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined; or
(j) 2-bromophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl;
where when Ar2 is 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, or 3-
methoxyphenyl, Ar1 is not unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or 4-CO2Et; and
where when Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl, Ar1 is not phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or 4-CO2Et;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceutically active metabolite of said compound.
In preferred embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound
specifically described or exemplified in the detailed description below.
In a further general aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical
compositions each comprising: (a) an effective amount of an agent selected from
compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts,
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically active metabolites
thereof; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
In another general aspect, the invention is directed to a method of treating
a subject suffering from or diagnosed with a disease, disorder, or medical
condition mediated by FAAH activity, comprising administering to the subject in
need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I)
wherein:
• Z is as defined above;
• R1 is as defined above;
• Ar1 is as previously defined; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, naphthyl, or N-Rd-9H-carbazolyl moieties,
wherein Rd is selected from the group consisting of-H, -C1-4alkyl, and phenyl,
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each said moiety unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents,
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(O)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined (each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl);
(b) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -(CH2)3.5- having 0 or 1 double bonds, -(CH2)2.3O-,
-OCH2CH2O-, -OCF2O- and -OCH2O- to form a fused ring structure, unsubstituted
or substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(c) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one or two nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(d) Ar5, where Ar5 is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O,
S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is C-1-8alkyl or Co-3phenalkyl, having zero, one, two,
or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(e) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon atom as point of
ring attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms, and unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
(f) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with R9, and optionally further
substituted with one, two, or three substituents Rh,
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of -C2.
salkyl, -C2-8alkenyl, -OC3.8cycloalkyl, -OC3-8heterocycloalkyl, and -0-C2-ioalkyl
optionally substituted with -NR'R', wherein R1 and RJ are each independently -H
or-C1-8alkyl, or R1 and Rj are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
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attachment to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring optionally
having one additional carbon ring atom replaced with O, S, >NH, or >Nd.
4alkyl; and
each Rh substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0.
2C1-4alkyl, -OS02C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(g) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, wherein:
o L is a linker selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)1-3-, -CH=CH-, -O-,
-OCH2-, -CH2O-, -NH-, >NC1-4alkyl, >S(=0)0-2, -OSO2-, -CEC-, -C(=O)-,
and a covalent bond; and
o Ar3 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of:
(1) phenyl, naphthyl, and phenanthrenyl,
(2) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, having one or two nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=),
(3) Ar5, where Ar5 is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group
consisting of O, S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is -C1-8alkyl or -C0.3phenalkyl,
and having zero, one, two, or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms (-N=), and
(4) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl, having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon as point of ring
attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms;
where each of the moieties (1) through (4) is optionally di-substituted on
adjacent carbons with -OC1-4alkyleneO-, -(CH2)2-3NH-, -(CH2)1-2NH(CH2)-,
-(CH2)2-3N(C1-4alkyl)-, or -(CH2)1-2N(C1-4alkyl)(CH2)- to form a fused ring
structure, and is optionally further substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rk,
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wherein each Rk substituent is independently selected from the group
consisting of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0-2CMalkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1.
4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN,
wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined;
(h) 2-hydroxyphenyl or 2-methoxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one,
two, or three substituents R1,
wherein each R1 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 6-C1-4alkyl, 6-C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OCH3, 6-OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl,
-N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb
and Rc are as previously defined;
(i) 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rm,
wherein each Rm substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of -CH3, 2-C2-4alkyl, 2-C2-4alkenyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, -OCH3, 2-OC2-6alkyl,
halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl,
-CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2,
and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined; or
0) 2-bromophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceutically active metabolite of such compound.
In certain preferred embodiments of the inventive method, the disease,
disorder, or medical condition is selected from: anxiety, pain, sleep disorders,
eating disorders, inflammation, multiple sclerosis and other movement disorders,
HIV wasting syndrome, closed head injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy,
Tourette's syndrome, Niemann-Pick disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's
chorea, optic neuritis, autoimmune uveitis, symptoms of drug withdrawal, nausea,
emesis, sexual dysfunction, post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral vasospasm,
glaucoma, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease,
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immunosuppression, gastroesophageal reflux disease, paralytic ileus, secretory
diarrhea, gastric ulcer, rheumatoid arthritis, unwanted pregnancy, hypertension,
cancer, hepatitis, allergic airway disease, auto-immune diabetes, intractable
pruritis, and neuroinflammation.
Additional embodiments, features, and advantages of the invention will be
apparent from the following detailed description as well as the appended claims.
Detailed Description of Invention and Its Preferred Embodiments
The invention may be more fully appreciated by reference to the following
description, including the following glossary of terms and the concluding
examples. For the sake of brevity, the disclosures of the publications cited in this
specification are herein incorporated by reference.
As used herein, the terms "including", "containing" and "comprising" are
used herein in their open, non-limiting sense.
The term "alkyl" refers to a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having
from 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain. Exemplary alkyl groups include methyl
(Me, which also may be structurally depicted by /), ethyl (Et), n-propyl, isopropyl,
butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl (tBu), pentyl, isopentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl,
isohexyl, and the like.
The term "alkylene" refers to a divalent straight- or branched-chain alkyl
group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain. Exemplary alkylene groups
include methylene, ethylene, propylene, and the like.
The term "alkenyl" refers to a straight- or branched-chain alkenyl group
having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain. (The double bond of the alkenyl
group is formed by two sp2 hybridized carbon atoms.) Illustrative alkenyl groups
include prop-2-enyl, but-2-enyl, but-3-enyl, 2-methylprop-2-enyl, hex-2-enyl, and
the like.
The term "alkynyl" refers to a straight- or branched-chain alkynyl group
having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain. (The triple bond of the alkynyl
group is formed by two sp hybridized carbon atoms.) Illustrative alkynyl groups
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include prop-2-ynyl, but-2-ynyl, but-3-ynyl, 2-methylbut-2-ynyl, hex-2-ynyl, and the
like.
The term "aryl" refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro polycyclic, aromatic
carbocycle (ring structure having ring atoms that are all carbon) having from 3 to
12 ring atoms per ring. (Carbon atoms in aryl groups are sp2 hybridized.)
Illustrative examples of aryl groups include the following moieties:

and the like.
The term "heteroaryl" refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro bicyclic or
polycyclic, aromatic heterocycle (ring structure having ring atoms selected from
carbon atoms as well as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur heteroatoms) having from 3
to 12 ring atoms per ring. Illustrative examples of heteroaryl groups include the
following moieties:

The term "cycloalkyl" refers to a saturated or partially saturated, monocyclic
or fused or spiro polycyclic, carbocycle having from 3 to 12 ring atoms per ring.
Illustrative examples of cycloalkyl groups include the following moieties:
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A "heterocycloalkyl" refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro polycyclic, ring
structure that is saturated or partially saturated and has from 3 to 12 ring atoms
per ring selected from C atoms and N, O, and S heteroatoms. Illustrative
examples of heterocycloalkyl groups include:

The term "halogen" represents chlorine, fluorine, bromine or iodine. The
term "halo" represents chloro, fluoro, bromo or iodo.
The term "substituted" means that the specified group or moiety bears one
or more substituents. The term "unsubstituted" means that the specified group
bears no substituents. The term "optionally substituted" means that the specified
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group is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents. Where the
term "substituted" is used to describe a structural system, the substitution is meant
to occur at any valency-allowed position on the system.
Formula (I) is intended to represent compounds having structures depicted
by the structural formula as well as certain variations or forms. In particular,
compounds of Formula (I) may have asymmetric centers and therefore exist in
different enantiomeric forms. All optical isomers and stereoisomers of the
compounds of the general formula, and mixtures thereof, are considered within
the scope of the formula. Thus Formula (I) is intended to represent a racemate,
one or more enantiomeric forms, one or more diastereomeric forms, and mixtures
thereof.
Furthermore, certain structures depicted by Formula (I) may exist as
geometric isomers (i.e., cis and trans isomers) or as tautomers. Additionally,
Formula (I) is intended to represent hydrates, solvates, and polymorphs of such
compounds, and mixtures thereof.
Formula (I) is also intended to represent unlabeled forms as well as
isotopically labeled forms of the compounds. Isotopically labeled compounds
have structures depicted by Formula (I) except that one or more atoms are
replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass number different from the
atomic mass or mass number usually found in nature. Examples of isotopes that
can be incorporated into compounds of the invention include isotopes of
hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorous, fluorine and chlorine,
such as 2H, 3H, 11C, 13C, 14C, 15N, 180,170,31P, 32P, 35S, 18F, and 36CI,
respectively. Various isotopically labeled compounds of the present invention, for
example those into which radioactive isotopes such as 3H, 11C, and 14C are
incorporated, are useful in drug or substrate tissue distribution assays. Tritiated
(i.e., 3H) and carbon-14 (i.e., 14C) isotopes are particularly preferred for their ease
of preparation and detectability. Further, substitution with heavier isotopes such
as deuterium (i.e., 2H) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from
greater metabolic stability, for example increased in vivo half-life or reduced
dosage requirements. Isotopically labeled compounds of this invention and
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prod rugs thereof can generally be prepared by carrying out the procedures
disclosed in the schemes or in the examples and preparations described below by
substituting a readily available isotopically labeled reagent for a non-isotopically
labeled reagent.
When referring to Formula (I), the selection of a particular moiety from a list
of possible species for a specified variable is not intended to define the moiety for
the variable appearing elsewhere. In other words, where a variable appears more
than once, the choice of the species from a specified list is independent of the
choice of the species for the same variable elsewhere in the formula.
In preferred embodiments of compounds of Formula (I), the variable Z is
-N-.
In other preferred embodiments, the variable R1 is -H, methyl, ethyl,
isopropyl, propyl, ort-butyl. More preferably, R1 is-H. Alternatively, R1 is methyl.
Preferably, Ar1 is 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, or 4-
pyrimidinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring atom with one or
two Ra moieties as previously defined. Alternatively, Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl. In an
alternate embodiment, Ar1 is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring
atom with one or two Ra moieties as previously defined. When Ar1 is 2-pyridyl, 3-
pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, substituted
with one or more Ra substituents, preferably each Ra is independently selected
from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, vinyl, allyl, hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy,
isopropoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, iodo, -CF3, -OCF3, methylsulfanyl,
methylsulfoxy, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl,
methanesulfonyloxy, carbomethoxy, -CO2H, acetyl, propionyl, amino,
methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino, -SO2NH2l -SO2NHCH3,
-NHSO2CH-), -C(=O)NH2, -C(=O)NHCH3, -NO2, and -CN. More preferably, Ra is
independently selected from the group consisting of fluoro, bromo, iodo, methoxy,
methyl, carbomethoxy, and carboxy. In some preferred embodiments, Ar1 is 2-
fluorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 3-
chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 2-
methoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 2-carbomethoxyphenyl, 3-
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carbomethoxyphenyl, 4-carbomethoxyphenyl, 2-carboxyphenyl, 3-carboxyphenyl,
or unsubstituted phenyl.
Preferably, the substituent on variable Ar2 designated as Re is methyl, ethyl,
isopropyl, tert-butyl, vinyl, ally), hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, fluoro,
bromo, chloro, iodo, -CF3, -OCF3, methylsulfanyl, methylsulfoxy, methylsulfonyl,
ethylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl, methanesulfonyloxy, carbomethoxy, -CO2H,
acetyl, propionyl, amino, methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino,
-SO2NH2, -SO2NHCH3, -NHSO2CH3, -C(=O)NH2, -C(=O)NHCH3, -NO2, or-CN.
Preferably, Ar2 is phenanthren-9-yl, pyren-1-yl, 9H-fluoren-2-yl, 1-naphthyl,
2-naphthyl, 1-hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl, 6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl, 9-ethyl-9H-
carbazol-3-yl, furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl,
1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl,
imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, indolyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl,
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl,
1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl,
1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl,
indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuranyl, chromanyl, 2,3-
dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxinyl, and 2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl, pyrimidinyl,
pyrazinyl, or pyridyl, each unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined.
More preferably, Ar2 is 1-phenyl-1H-pyrrolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl,
or 6-bromo-pyridin-2-yl, each unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
Re substituents as previously defined. In other more preferred embodiments, Ar2
is unsubstituted 2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl or unsubstituted 4-
benzo[1,3]dioxolyl. More preferably, Ar2 is 2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-
quinolinyl, or 2-quinoxalinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or
three Re substituents as previously defined. Even more preferably, Ar2 is 2-
quinolinyl or 3-quinolinyl.
In alternative embodiments, Ar2 is phenyl, substituted at the 3- or 4-position
with a moiety selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl,
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isobutyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, vinyl, allyl, cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy,
cyclopentyloxy, cyclohexyloxy, cycloheptyloxy, 2-dimethylaminoethoxy, 2-
dimethylaminopropoxy, 4-piperidinyloxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, isobutyloxy,
pentyloxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, nonyloxy, decyloxy, 2-piperidin-1-
ylethoxy, and 3-piperidin-1-ylpropoxy.
Preferably, R' and Rj are each independently selected from the group
consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, and t-butyl.
Alternatively, R1 and Rj are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
attachment to form a ring selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl,
pyrazolinyl, piperidinyl, homopiperidinyl, azepanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,
tetrahydropyranyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, and thiomorpholinyl.
Preferably, Ar2 is 4-ethylphenyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 3-vinylphenyl, 3-
ethoxyphenyl, 4-ethoxyphenyl, 3-propoxyphenyl, 4-propoxyphenyl, 3-
isobutoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 3-isobutoxyphenyl, 4-isobutoxyphenyl, 4-
cyclohexyloxyphenyl, 3-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)phenyl, 3-(2-piperidin-1 -
ylethoxy)phenyl, 3-(3-dimethylaminopropoxy)phenyl, or 3-(3-piperidin-1-
ylpropoxy)phenyl.
Preferably, L is methylene, ethylene, propylene, alkenylene, -O-,
methylenyloxy, -NH-, >NCi^alkyl, -S-, -S(=O)-, -S(=O)2-, -OSO2-, alkynylene,
or a covalent bond. More preferably, L is -CH=CH-, -O-, -OCH2-, -SO2-, -OSO2-,
or a covalent bond.
Preferably, Ar3 is phenyl, naphthyl, phenanthrenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl,
pyrazinyl, furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-
oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl,
imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, indolyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl,
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl,
1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, 1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl,
1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, or quinazolinyl.
More preferably, Ar3 is phenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 3,4-dichlorophenyl, 4-
methylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 3,5-
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dichlorophenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 9-phenanthrenyl, 4-
carbomethoxylphenyl, 4-methanesulfonylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, or
benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl.
Preferably, Ar2 is 2-hydroxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with a
moiety selected from the group consisting of methyl, 6-ethyl, 6-isopropyl, 6-tert-
butyl, 6-vinyl, 6-allyl, hydroxyl, methoxy, 6-ethoxy, 6-isopropoxy, fluoro, bromo,
chloro, iodo, -CF3, -OCF3, methylsulfanyl, methylsulfoxy, methylsulfonyl,
ethylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl, carbomethoxy, -CO2H, acetyl, propionyl, amino,
methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino, -SO2NH2, -SO2NHCH3,
-NHSO2CH3, -C(=O)NH2l -C(=O)NHCH3, -NO2, and -CN. Alternatively, Ar2 is 2-
methoxyphenyl, optionally substituted as described above.
More preferably, Ar2 is 2-hydroxyphenyl, 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-
methoxyphenyl, or 5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl.
Preferably, Ar2 is 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with a moiety
selected from the group consisting of methyl, 2-ethyl, 2-isopropyl, 2-tert-butyl, 2-
vinyl, 2-allyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, methoxy, 2-ethoxy, 2-isopropoxy, fluoro,
bromo, chloro, iodo, -CF3, -OCF3, methylsulfanyl, methylsulfoxy, methylsulfonyl,
ethylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl, carbomethoxy, -CO2H, acetyl, propionyl, amino,
methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino, -SO2NH2, -SO2NHCH3,
-NHSO2CH3, -C(=O)NH2, -C(=O)NHCH3, -NO2, and -CN; and Ar1 is phenyl.
More preferably, Ar2 is 3,4-dibromophenyl, 3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl, or 4-
chloro-3-trifluoromethyl. Alternatively, Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl.
Even more preferably, Ar2 is 3,4-dibromophenyl.
Preferred compounds of the present invention include the following:
4-Naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Benzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide;
4-(1 -Methyl-1 H-indol-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-lodo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(4-Bromo-benzyI)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide;
4-(3-Bromo-4-fluoro-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-lndan-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-lsopropyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Ethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-Dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-(4-Methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Vinyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-Dihydro-benzofuran-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Naphthalen-1 -ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-Hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Methyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(1 H-lndol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-Dimethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Pyridin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Pyridin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Pyridin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-lsopropoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Quinolin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-Benzo[1 ,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1-Methyl-1 H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-Chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(8-Chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-Chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(1 -Hydroxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-Chloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3,4-Dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide;
4-(3-p-Tolyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-tert-Butyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-Trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-Methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-Methoxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Phenanthren-9-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Pyren-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-Chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Biphenyl-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-Bromo-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-Chloro-benzenesulfonyl)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1 H-lndol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-Chloro-8-methyl-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1-Methyl-1 H-indol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-(4-Benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3,5-Dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9H-Fluoren-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9-Ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Styryl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[2,5-Dimethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-ylmethyl]-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-Bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid o-tolylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid o-tolylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-yimethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
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2-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
3-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-(4-Cyclohexyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-lsobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-Ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-lsobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-Dimethylamino-ethoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-Piperidin-1 -yl-ethoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-Dimethylamino-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-Piperidin-1 -yl-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-Ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-[3-(3-Chloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(Naphtha!en-2-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(Phenanthren-9-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-Phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-[3-(4-Methanesulfonyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-Methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
Methanesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl ester;
Benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl ester;
4-Chloro-benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethyl)-
phenyl ester;
2-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid (potassium
salt);
3-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid (potassium
salt);
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-
3-ylamide;
4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-
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4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoicacid;
4-Quinoxalin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-Dichloro-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid methyl-phenyl-amide;
4-(2-Methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Benzofuran-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-nitro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-
amide;
4-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide hydrochloride;
4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide hydrochloride;
4-Quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide dihydrochloride;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide
hydrochloride; and
4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-
amide.
The invention includes also pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the
compounds represented by Formula (I), such as of those described above.
Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the specific compounds exemplified herein
are especially preferred.
A "pharmaceutically acceptable salt" is intended to mean a salt of a free
acid or base of a compound represented by Formula (I) that is not toxic,
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biologically intolerable, or otherwise biologically undesirable. See, generally, e.g.,
S.M. Berge, etal., "Pharmaceutical Salts", J. Pharm. Sci., 1977, 66:1-19, and
Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts, Propertions, Selection, and Use; Stahl, P.H.,
Wermuth, C.G., Eds.; Wiley-VCH and VHCA: Zurich, 2002. Preferred
pharmaceutically acceptable salts are those that are pharmacologically effective
and suitable for contact with the tissues of patients without undue toxicity,
irritation, or allergic response. A compound of Formula (I) may possess a
sufficiently acidic group, a sufficiently basic group, or both types of functional
groups, and accordingly react with a number of inorganic or organic bases, and
inorganic and organic acids, to form a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
Exemplary pharmaceutically acceptable salts include sulfates, pyrosulfates,
bisulfates, sulfites, bisulfites, phosphates, monohydrogen-phosphates,
dihydrogenphosphates, metaphosphates, pyrophosphates, chlorides, bromides,
iodides, acetates, propionates, decanoates, caprylates, acrylates, formates,
isobutyrates, caproates, heptanoates, propiolates, oxalates, malonates,
succinates, suberates, sebacates, fumarates, maleates, butyne-1,4-dioates,
hexyne-1,6-dioates, benzoates, chlorobenzoates, methylbenzoates,
dinitrobenzoates, hydroxybenzoates, methoxybenzoates, phthalates, sulfonates,
xylenesulfonates, phenylacetates, phenylpropionates, phenylbutyrates, citrates,
lactates, y-hydroxybutyrat.es, glycolates, tartrates, methane-sulfonates,
propanesulfonates, naphthalene-1-sulfonates, naphthalene-2-sulfonates, and
mandelates.
If the compound of Formula (I) contains a basic nitrogen, the desired
pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be prepared by any suitable method
available in the art, for example, treatment of the free base with an inorganic acid,
such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, sulfamic acid, nitric
acid, boric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like, or with an organic acid, such as
acetic acid, phenylacetic acid, propionic acid, stearic acid, lactic acid, ascorbic
acid, maleic acid, hydroxymaleic acid, isethionic acid, succinic acid, valeric acid,
fumaric acid, malonic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid,
oleic acid, palmitic acid, lauric acid, a pyranosidyl acid, such as glucuronic acid or
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galacturonic acid, an alpha-hydroxy acid, such as mandelic acid, citric acid, or
tartaric acid, an amino acid, such as aspartic acid or glutamic acid, an aromatic
acid, such as benzoic acid, 2-acetoxybenzoic acid, naphthoic acid, or cinnamic
acid, a sulfonic acid, such as laurylsulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,
methanesulfonic acid, or ethanesulfonic acid, or the like.
If the compound of Formula (I) is an acid, such as a carboxylic acid or
sulfonic acid, the desired pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be prepared by
any suitable method, for example, treatment of the free acid with an inorganic or
organic base, such as an amine (primary, secondary or tertiary), an alkali metal
hydroxide, or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, or the like. Illustrative examples of
suitable salts include organic salts derived from amino acids, such as glycine and
arginine, ammonia, carbonates, bicarbonates, primary, secondary, and tertiary
amines, and cyclic amines, such as benzylamines, pyrrolidines, piperidine,
morpholine, and piperazine, and inorganic salts derived from sodium, calcium,
potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, and lithium.
The invention also relates to treatment methods employing
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of the compounds of Formula (I). The term
"prodrug" means a precursor of a designated compound that, following
administration to a subject, yields the compound in vivo via a chemical or
physiological process such as solvolysis or physiological conditions (e.g., a
prodrug on being brought to physiological pH is converted to the compound of
Formula (I)). A "pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug" is a prodrug that is not
toxic, biologically intolerable, or otherwise biologically unsuitable for administration
to the subject. Illustrative procedures for the selection and preparation of suitable
prodrug derivatives are described, for example, in "Design of Prodrugs", ed. H.
Bundgaard, Elsevier, 1985.
Exemplary prodrugs include compounds having an amino acid residue, or a
polypeptide chain of two or more (e.g., two, three or four) amino acid residues,
covalently joined through an amide or ester bond to a free amino, hydroxy or
carboxylic acid group of a compound of Formula (I). Examples of amino acid
residues include the twenty naturally occurring amino acids commonly designated
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by three letter symbols as well as 4-hydroxyproline, hydroxylysine, demosine,
isodemosine, 3-methylhistidine, norvalin, beta-alanine, gamma-aminobutyric acid,
citrulline homocysteine, homoserine, ornithine and methionine sulfone.
Additional types of prodrugs may be produced, for instance, by derivatizing
free carboxyl groups of structures of Formula (I) as amides or alkyl esters.
Exemplary amides include those derived from ammonia, primary C1-16lkyl amines
and secondary di(C1-6alkyl) amines. Secondary amines include 5- or 6-membered
heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl ring moieties having from 1 to 3 heteroatoms where
at least one is a nitrogen atom. Preferred amides are derived from ammonia, C1-
3alkyl primary amines, and di(C1-2alkyl)amines. Exemplary esters of the invention
include C1-7alkyl, C5-7carbocyclyl, phenyl, and phenyl(C1-6alkyl) esters. Preferred
esters include methyl esters. Prodrugs may also be prepared by derivatizing free
hydroxy groups using groups including hemisuccinates, phosphate esters,
dimethylaminoacetates, and phosphoryloxymethyloxycarbonyls, following
procedures such as those outlined in Adv. Drug Delivery Rev. 1996, 19, 115.
Carbamate derivatives of hydroxy and amino groups may also yield prodrugs.
Carbonate derivatives, sulfonate esters and sulfate esters of hydroxy groups may
also provide prodrugs. Derivatization of hydroxy groups as (acyloxy)methyl and
(acyloxy)ethyl ethers, wherein the acyl group may be an alkyl ester, optionally
substituted with one or more ether, amine or carboxylic acid functionalities, or
where the acyl group is an amino acid ester as described above, is also useful to
yield prodrugs. Prodrugs of this type may be prepared as described in J. Med.
Chem. 1996, 39, 10. Free amines can also be derivatized as amides,
sulfonamides or phosphonamides. All of these prodrug moieties may incorporate
groups including ether, amine and carboxylic acid functionalities.
Pharmaceutically active metabolites may also be used in the methods of
the invention. A "pharmaceutically active metabolite" means a pharmacologically
active product of metabolism in the body of a compound of Formula (I) or salt
thereof. Prodrugs and active metabolites of a compound may be determined
using routine techniques known or available in the art. See, e.g., Bertolini et al., J.
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Med. Chem. 1997, 40, 2011-2016; Shan et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 1997, 86 (7), 765-
767; Bagshawe, Drug Dev. Res. 1995, 34, 220-230; Bodor, Adv. Drug Res. 1984,
13, 224-331; Bundgaard, Design of Prodrugs (Elsevier Press, 1985); and Larsen,
Design and Application of Prodrugs, Drug Design and Development (Krogsgaard-
Larsen et al., eds., Harwood Academic Publishers, 1991).
The compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts,
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically active metabolites
(collectively, "agents") of the present invention are useful as FAAH inhibitors in the
methods of the invention. The agents may be used in the inventive methods for
the treatment or prevention of medical conditions, diseases, or disorders mediated
through inhibition or modulation of FAAH, such as those described herein. Agents
according to the invention may therefore be used as an analgesic,
neuroprotectant, sedative, appetite stimulant, or contraceptive.
Exemplary medical conditions, diseases, and disorders include anxiety,
pain, sleep disorders, eating disorders, inflammation, multiple sclerosis and other
movement disorders, HIV wasting syndrome, closed head injury, stroke,
Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, Tourette's syndrome, epilepsy, Niemann-Pick
disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, optic neuritis, autoimmune
uveitis, symptoms of drug withdrawal, nausea, emesis, sexual dysfunction, post-
traumatic stress disorder, or cerebral vasospasm.
Thus, the pharmaceutical agents may be used to treat subjects diagnosed
with or suffering from a disorder or condition mediated through FAAH activity. The
term "treat" or "treating" as used herein is intended to refer to administration of an
agent or composition of the invention to a subject for the purpose of effecting a
therapeutic or prophylactic benefit through modulation of FAAH activity. Treating
includes reversing, ameliorating, alleviating, inhibiting the progress of, lessening
the severity of, or preventing a disease, disorder or condition, or one or more
symptoms of such disease, disorder or condition mediated through modulation of
FAAH activity. The term "subject" refers to a mammalian patient in need of such
treatment, such as a human. "Modulators" include both inhibitors and activators,
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where "inhibitors" refer to compounds that decrease, prevent, inactivate,
desensitize or down-regulate FAAH expression or activity, and "activators" are
compounds that increase, activate, facilitate, sensitize or up-regulate FAAH
expression or activity..
Accordingly, the invention relates to methods of using the pharmaceutical
agents described herein to treat subjects diagnosed with or suffering from a
disorder or condition mediated through FAAH activity, such as: anxiety, pain,
sleep disorders, eating disorders, inflammation, or movement disorders (e.g.,
multiple sclerosis).
Symptoms or disease states are intended to be included within the scope
of "medical conditions, disorders, or diseases." For example, pain may be
associated with various diseases and disorders, and may include various
etiologies. Illustrative types of pain treatable with a FAAH-modulating agent
according to the invention include cancer pain, postoperative pain, Gl tract pain,
spinal cord injury pain, visceral hyperalgesia, thalamic pain, headache (including
stress headache and migraine), low back pain, neck pain, musculoskeletal pain,
peripheral neuropathic pain, central neuropathic pain, neurogenerative disorder
related pain, and menstrual pain. HIV wasting syndrome includes associated
symptoms such as appetite loss and nausea. Parkinson's disease includes, for
example, levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Treatment of multiple sclerosis may
include treatment of symptoms such as spasticity, neurogenic pain, central pain,
or bladder dysfunction. Symptoms of drug withdrawal may be caused by, for
example, addiction to opiates or nicotine. Nausea or emesis may be due to
chemotherapy, postoperative, or opioid related causes. Treatment of sexual
dysfunction may include improving libido or delaying ejaculation. Treatment of
cancer may include treatment of glioma. Sleep disorders include, for example,
sleep apnea, insomnia, and disorders calling for treatment with an agent having a
sedative or narcotic-type effect. Eating disorders include, for example, anorexia or
appetite loss associated with a disease such as cancer or HIV infection/AIDS.
In a treatment method according to the invention, an effective amount of a
pharmaceutical agent according to the invention is administered to a subject
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suffering from or diagnosed as having such a disease, disorder or condition. An
"effective amount" means an amount or dose sufficient to generally bring about
the desired therapeutic or prophylactic benefit in patients in need of such
treatment.
Effective amounts or doses of the agents of the present invention may be
ascertained by routine methods such as modeling, dose escalation studies or
clinical trials, and by taking into consideration routine factors, e.g., the mode or
route of administration or drug delivery, the pharmacokinetics of the agent, the
severity and course of the disorder or condition, the subject's previous or ongoing
therapy, the subject's health status and response to drugs, and the judgment of
the treating physician. An exemplary dose is in the range of from about 0.001 to
about 200 mg of agent per kg of subject's body weight per day, preferably about
0.05 to 100 mg/kg/day, or about 1 to 35 mg/kg/day, in single or divided dosage
units (e.g., BID, TID, QID). For a 70-kg human, an illustrative range for a suitable
dosage amount is from about 0.05 to about 7 g/day, or about 0.2 to about 2.5
g/day.
Once improvement of the patient's conditions has occurred, the dose may
be adjusted for preventative or maintenance treatment. For example, the dosage
or the frequency of administration, or both, may be reduced as a function of the
symptoms, to a level at which the desired therapeutic or prophylactic effect is
maintained. Of course, if symptoms have been alleviated to an appropriate level,
treatment may cease. Patients may, however, require intermittent treatment on a
long-term basis upon any recurrence of symptoms.
In addition, the agents of the invention may be used in combination with
additional active compounds in the treatment of the above conditions. The
additional compounds may be coadministered separately with an agent of
Formula (I) or included with such an agent as an additional active ingredient in a
pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. In an exemplary
embodiment, additional active compounds are those that are known or discovered
to be effective in the treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by
FAAH activity, such as another FAAH modulator or a compound active against
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another target associated with the particular condition, disorder, or disease. The
combination may serve to increase efficacy (e.g., by including in the combination a
compound potentiating the potency or effectiveness of an agent according to the
invention), decrease one or more side effects, or decrease the required dose of
the agent according to the invention. In one illustrative embodiment, a
composition according to the invention may contain one or more additional active
ingredients selected from opioids, NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, cyclooxygenase-2
(COX-2) inhibitors, and naproxen), gabapentin, pregabalin, tramadol,
acetaminophen, and aspirin.
The agents of the invention are used, alone or in combination with one or
more other active ingredients, to formulate pharmaceutical compositions of the
invention. A pharmaceutical composition of the invention comprises: an effective
amount of a pharmaceutical agent in accordance with the invention; and a
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
A "pharmaceutically acceptable excipient" refers to a substance that is not
toxic, biologically intolerable, or otherwise biologically unsuitable for administration
to a subject, such as an inert substance, added to a pharmacological composition
or otherwise used as a vehicle, carrier, or diluent to facilitate administration of a
pharmaceutical agent and that is compatible therewith. Examples of excipients
include calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, various sugars and types of
starch, cellulose derivatives, gelatin, vegetable oils and polyethylene glycols.
Delivery forms of the pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more
dosage units of the pharmaceutical agents may be prepared using suitable
pharmaceutical excipients and compounding techniques now or later known or
available to those skilled in the art. The compositions may be administered in the
inventive methods by oral, parenteral, rectal, topical, or ocular routes or by
inhalation.
The preparation may be in the form of tablets, capsules, sachets, dragees,
powders, granules, lozenges, powders for reconstitution, liquid preparations, or
suppositories. Preferably, the compositions are formulated for intravenous
infusion, topical administration, or oral administration.
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For oral administration, the compounds of the invention can be provided in
the form of tablets or capsules, or as a solution, emulsion, or suspension. To
prepare the oral compositions, the agents may be formulated to yield a dosage of,
e.g., from about 0.05 to about 50 mg/kg daily, or from about 0.05 to about 20
mg/kg daily, or from about 0.1 to about 10 mg/kg daily.
Oral tablets may include the active ingredient mixed with pharmaceutically
acceptable excipients such as inert diluents, disintegrating agents, binding agents,
lubricating agents, sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and
preservatives agents. Suitable inert fillers include sodium and calcium carbonate,
sodium and calcium phosphate, lactose, starch, sugar, glucose, methyl cellulose,
magnesium stearate, mannitol, sorbitol, and the like. Exemplary liquid oral
excipients include ethanol, glycerol, water and the like. Starch, polyvinyl-
pyrrolidone (PVP), sodium starch glycolate, microcrystalline cellulose, and alginic
acid are suitable disintegrating agents. Binding agents may include starch and
gelatin. The lubricating agent, if present, may be magnesium stearate, stearic
acid or talc. If desired, the tablets may be coated with a material such as glyceryl
monostearate or glyceryl distearate to delay absorption in the gastrointestinal
tract, or may be coated with an enteric coating.
Capsules for oral administration include hard and soft gelatin capsules. To
prepare hard gelatin capsules, active ingredient may be mixed with a solid, semi-
solid, or liquid diluent. Soft gelatin capsules may be prepared by mixing the active
ingredient with water, an oil such as peanut oil or olive oil, liquid paraffin, a mixture
of mono and di-glycerides of short chain fatty acids, polyethylene glycol 400, or
propylene glycol.
Liquids for oral administration may be in the form of suspensions, solutions,
emulsions or syrups or may be presented as a dry product for reconstitution with
water or other suitable vehicle before use. Such liquid compositions may
optionally contain: pharmaceutically-acceptable excipients such as suspending
agents (for example, sorbitol, methyl cellulose, sodium alginate, gelatin,
hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, aluminum stearate gel and the
like); non-aqueous vehicles, e.g., oil (for example, almond oil or fractionated
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coconut oil), propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol or water; preservatives (for example,
methyl or propyl p-hydroxybenzoate or sorbic acid); wetting agents such as
lecithin; and, if desired, flavoring or coloring agents.
The agents of this invention may also be administered by non-oral routes.
For example, the compositions may be formulated for rectal administration as a
suppository. For parenteral use, including intravenous, intramuscular,
intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous routes, the agents of the invention may be
provided in sterile aqueous solutions or suspensions, buffered to an appropriate
pH and isotonicity or in parenterally acceptable oil. Suitable aqueous vehicles
include Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride. Such forms will be
presented in unit-dose form such as ampules or disposable injection devices, in
multi-dose forms such as vials from which the appropriate dose may be
withdrawn, or in a solid form or pre-concentrate that can be used to prepare an
injectable formulation. Illustrative infusion doses may range from about 1 to 1000
ng/kg/minute of agent, admixed with a pharmaceutical carrier over a period
ranging from several minutes to several days.
For topical administration, the agents may be mixed with a pharmaceutical
carrier at a concentration of about 0.1 % to about 10% of drug to vehicle. Another
mode of administering the agents of the invention may utilize a patch formulation
to affect transdermal delivery.
Agents may alternatively be administered in methods of this invention by
inhalation, via the nasal or oral routes, e.g., in a spray formulation also containing
a suitable carrier.
Exemplary agents useful in methods of the invention will now be described
by reference to the illustrative synthetic schemes for their general preparation
below and the specific examples that follow. Artisans will recognize that, to obtain
the various compounds herein, starting materials may be suitably selected so that
the ultimately desired substituents will be carried through the reaction scheme with
or without protection as appropriate to yield the desired product. Alternatively, it
may be necessary or desirable to employ, in the place of the ultimately desired
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substituent, a suitable group that may be carried through the reaction scheme and
replaced as appropriate with the desired substituent. Unless otherwise specified,
the variables are as defined above in reference to Formula (I).
SCHEME A:

Referring to Scheme A, a compound of formula (IV) may be obtained by
reacting a compound of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III), in which Q1
represents an aryl group, under chloroformate condensation conditions. In a
preferred embodiment, Q1 is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and the reaction
occurs in the presence of a base in a solvent at a temperature from 0 °C to 50 °C.
In a particularly preferred embodiment, Q1 is phenyl, and the reaction occurs in
the presence of pyridine in dichloromethane at 0 °C followed by warming to room
temperature.

Referring to Scheme B, a compound of formula (VII) is prepared from a
compound of formula (V). The group Q2 is either CHaAr2 or a nitrogen protecting
group Q3 when Z is N. A compound of formula (VII) is obtained by reacting a
compound of formula (V) with a compound of formula (VI) under isocyanate
addition conditions. In a preferred embodiment, the reaction is performed in a
solvent at a temperature from 0 °C to 100 °C. Preferred conditions employ
dichloromethane at room temperature. Alternatively, a compound of formula (VII)
is obtained by reacting a compound of formula (V) with a compound of formula
(IV) under aryl carbamate condensation conditions. In a preferred embodiment,
the reaction takes place in a solvent at a temperature from room temperature to
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120 °C. In a particularly preferred embodiment, Q1 is phenyl, and the reaction is
performed in DMSO in a microwave reactor at 100 °C.
SCHEME C:

Referring to Scheme C, a compound of formula (XV) is prepared from a
compound of formula (XI). A suitable protecting group Q3 compatible with the
transformations in Scheme C is selected. Preferably, Q3 is terf-butyl-carbamoyl.
A compound of formula (X) is obtained by reacting a compound of formula (XI)
with either a compound of formula (VI) or with a compound of formula (IV) as
described in Scheme B. An amine of formula (XIV) is obtained by deprotecting a
compound of formula (X) with a reagent under suitable Q3 deprotection conditions.
In a particularly preferred embodiment, a compound of formula (X), in which Q3 is
tert-butyl-carbamoyl, is reacted with ethereal hydrogen chloride in the presence or
absence of methanol at room temperature. A compound of formula (XV) is
obtained by reacting a compound of formula (XIV) with a compound of formula
(XII) under reductive amination conditions in the presence of a reductant such as
sodium triacetoxyborohydride, sodium cyanoborohydride, or phenylsilane in a
solvent such as THF, DCE, DCM, methanol, ethanol, or diethyl ether at a
temperature from 0 °C to 80 °C. The use of a promoter or catalyst with acidic
character such as organometallic complexes or carboxylic acids may increase the
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preferred embodiment, sodium triacetoxyborohydride in DCE is employed at room
temperature.
Alternatively, a compound of formula (XIII) is obtained by reacting a
compound of formula (XI) with a compound of formula (XII) under reductive
amination conditions as outlined above. A compound of formula (XVI) is obtained
by removing Q3 from a compound of formula (XIII) under deprotection conditions
as described above. A compound of formula (XV) is obtained by reacting a
compound of formula (XVI) with either a compound of formula (IV) or with a
compound of formula (VI) as described in Scheme B.

Referring to Scheme D, a compound of formula (XIX) is prepared from a
compound of formula (XVII), in which Q4 is either CONR1Ar1 or the nitrogen
protecting group Q3. A compound of formula (XVII) is prepared in analogy with
Scheme C. A compound of formula (XIX) is obtained by reacting a compound of
formula (XVII) with a compound of formula (XVIII) under Mitsunobu conditions in
the presence of a phosphine such as triphenylphosphine or polymer supported
triphenyl phosphine, and an azodicarboxylate such as DBAD or DEAD, in an
organic solvent such as DCM, THF, and the like.
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SCHEME E:

Referring to Scheme E, a compound of formula (XVII), where Q is either
CONR1Ar1 or the nitrogen protecting group Q3, prepared in analogy with Scheme
C, is converted to a compound of formula (XXI). A compound of formula (XXI),
wherein Ar4 is a moiety Ar3 as defined in Formula (I) and is directly bound to the
linking oxygen atom, is obtained by reacting a compound of formula (XVII) with a
boronic acid (XX) in the presence of a drying agent such as powdered 4A
molecular sieves, a promoter such as copper(ll) acetate, and a base such as
pyridine or triethylamine in a solvent such as DCM or DCE. Alternatively, a
compound of formula (XXI), in which Ar4 contains an sp3 hybridized carbon atom
directly bound to the linking oxygen atom, is prepared by reacting a phenol (XVII)
with a compound of formula (XXII) under Mitsunobu conditions as described in
Scheme D.
SCHEME F:

Referring to Scheme F, a compound of formula (XXIV), where Q4 is defined
as above, is obtained by reacting a compound of formula (XVII), where Ar3 is a
moiety as defined for Formula (I), with a compound of formula (XXIII), in the
presence of a base such as pyridine or triethylamine in a solvent such as DCM at
a temperature from 0 °C to room temperature.
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SCHEME G:

Referring to Scheme G, a compound of formula (XXV), , where Q is
defined as above and where Ar3 is as defined for Formula (I), is obtained as
described in Scheme C. Compound (XXV) is converted to a compound of formula
(XXVII) by reaction with a compound of formula (XXVI), in which X1 is iodo, bromo,
chloro, or trifluoromethanesulfonate ester, under Heck conditions in the presence
of a palladium source such as palladium(ll) acetate, a phosphine ligand such as
triphenylphosphine, an optional promoter such as tetrabutylammonium chloride,
and a base such as aqueous potassium carbonate in a solvent such as DMF.
SCHEME H:

Referring to Scheme H, a compound of formula (XXX), where Q4 is defined
as above, is prepared from a compound of formula (XXVIII) or (XXXI), each
available from a preparation in analogy with Scheme C. Ar3 and X1 are defined as
described above. A compound of formula (XXX) is prepared by reacting a
compound of formula (XXVIII) with a compound of formula (XXIX) under
Sonogashira conditions in the presence of a palladium-containing entity such as
palladium on carbon, Pd2(dba)3, Pd2(dba)3-CHCI3, Pd(P(Bu3)2, Pd2(dba)3.CHCI3/
Pd(P'Bu3)2, Pd(OAc)2, Pd(PhCN)2CI2, or PdCI2 and a base such as triethylamine,
DIEA, di-/so-propylamine, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, or cesium
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carbonate in a solvent such as THF, DME, dioxane, DCE, DCM, toluene, and
acetonitrile at a temperature from 0 °C to 100 °C. The use of substoichiometric
quantities of a copper salt such as Cul and phosphine ligands such as PPh3 or
P(lBu)3 may be necessary or desirable. Additionally, the use of water as a
cosolvent may accelerate the reaction and prevent the formation of byproducts.
Alternatively, a compound of formula (XXX) is prepared by reacting a
compound of formula (XXXI) with a compound of formula (XXVI) using
Sonogashira conditions.
SCHEME I:

As depicted above, a compound of formula (XXXII), where Q is defined as
above, prepared in analogy with Scheme C, is reacted with a compound of
formula (XXXIII) in the presence of a base such as sodium hydride, and a
palladium source such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), in a solvent
such as n-butanol, at a temperature from room temperature to 116 °C.
SCHEME J:

Referring to Scheme J, a compound of formula (XL) is prepared from a
compound of formula (XXXV), in which Q3 is a nitrogen protecting group. A
protecting group Q3 compatible with the processes outlined in Scheme J is
selected, e.g., benzyl. A compound of formula (XXXVI) may be obtained from a
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commercial source or may be prepared from a suitable bromide, alcohol,
aldehyde, or other precursor following methods known in the art. A compound of
formula (XXXVII) is prepared by treating a compound of formula (XXXVI) with a
base such as sodium hydride in a solvent such as DMSO followed by treatment
with a compound of formula (XXXV). A compound of formula (XXXVIII) is
prepared by treating a compound of formula (XXXVII) with a catalyst such as
platinum(ll) oxide in solvent such as methanol in the presence of 10-100 psi
hydrogen gas. A compound of formula (XXXIX) is prepared by reacting a
compound of formula (XXXVIII) with a reagent capable of removing the protecting
group Q3. In a preferred embodiment, in which Q3 is benzyl, suitable conditions
include a catalyst such as palladium on carbon in a solvent such as ethanol in the
presence of 20-100 psi hydrogen gas. A compound of formula (XL) is prepared
by reacting a compound of formula (XXXIX) with either a compound of formula
(IV) or a compound of formula (VI) as described in Scheme B.
The following specific examples are provided to further illustrate the
invention and various preferred embodiments.
Examples
Chemistry:
In obtaining the characterization data described in the examples below, the
following analytical protocols were followed as indicated.
Preparative Reversed-Phase HPLC was performed under the following
conditions: Instrument, Waters®; Column, Waters Xterra C-18, 51m, 19x50 mm;
Flow rate, 30 mL/min; Detection, = 254 nm; Gradient, 5% to 100%
acetonitrile/water (0.1% formic acid) over 8 min.
Analytical Reversed-Phase HPLC was performed under the following
conditions: Instrument, Shimadzu; Column, Princeton SPHER HTS, 5 m, 3x50
mm; Flow rate, 2.2 mL/min; Detection, Sedex 75 ELS coupled to Finnigan AQA
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electrospray mass spectrometer; Gradient, 0.1 to 100% acetonitrile/water (0.1%
trifluoroacetic acid) over 8 min.
Unless otherwise specified, column chromatography was performed on
silica gel, eluting with 2 M NH3 in MeOH/DCM.
Mass spectra were obtained on a Finnigan AQA using electrospray
ionization (ESI) in either positive or negative modes as indicated.
NMR spectra were obtained on either a Varian model VXR-300S (300 MHz)
spectrometer. The format of the 1H NMR data below is: chemical shift in ppm
down field of the tetramethylsilane reference (multiplicity, coupling constant J in
Hz, integration).
Where solutions are "concentrated", they are concentrated on a rotary
evaporator under reduced pressure.
Examples 1 through 17 describe the synthesis of intermediates used to
prepare certain compounds of the invention.
Example 1: 4-Phenvlcarbamovl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester
(intermediate)

A solution of piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (114 g) in DCM
(500 mL) was cooled in an ice bath and treated with phenyl isocyanate (65 mL).
After 1 hour (h), the bath was removed. After 15 h, the resulting mixture was
filtered and the solid was washed with dichloromethane (DCM, 2x100 mL), giving
the title compound as a white amorphous solid (95 g).
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A solution of 4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl
ester (50 g) in MeOH (1 L) was treated with 2 M HCI in Et2O (164 mL). After 48 h,
the resulting suspension was diluted with Et2O (1 L) and filtered. The solid was
washed with Et2O (3x100 mL) and dried in vacuo, giving a white powder (32 g).
This powder was partitioned between DCM (400 mL) and 10% aq. KOH (400 mL).
The aqueous phase was extracted with DCM (2x400 mL). The organic phases
were combined, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated, giving the title compound as a
white amorphous solid (26 g).
Example 3: 4-(4-Fluoro-phenvlcarbamovl)-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid tert-butvl
ester (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 1, using 4-
fluorophenyl isocyanate.
Example 4: Piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid (4-fluoro-phenvl)-amide (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 2, using 4-(4-
fluoro-phenylcarbamoyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester.
Example 5: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzvl)-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid tert-butvl ester
(intermediate)

A solution of piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (3.5 g) and 3,4-
dibromobenzaldehyde (5.0 g) in DCM (80 mL) was treated with NaB(OAc)3H
(5.6 g). After 16 h, the resulting mixture was treated with 10% aq. KOH (80 mL).
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The aqueous phase was extracted with DCM (1x80 mL). The organic extracts
were combined and dried (MgSO4). Most of the solvent was removed by
concentration. Upon standing overnight, the resulting mixture produced crystals
that were filtered and washed with DCM (1x5 mL), giving the title compound as a
white crystalline solid (6.0 g).
Example 6: 1-(3,4-Dibromo-benzvl)-piperazine (intermediate)

A suspension of 4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-
butyl ester (6.0 g) in MeOH (100 mL) was treated with 2 M HCI in Et2O (28 mL).
After 16 h, the resulting suspension was diluted with Et2O (100 mL) and filtered.
The solid was washed with Et20 (2x20 mL) and dried in vacuo, giving a white solid
(5.0 g). This solid was partitioned between 10% aq. KOH (50 mL) and DCM
(3x50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated
to give the title compound as a colorless glassy oil.
Example 7: 4-Quinolin-3-vlmethvl-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid tert-butvl ester
(intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 5, using
quinoline-3-carbaldehyde.
Example 8: 3-Piperazin-1-vlmethvl-quinoline (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 6, using 4-
Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester.
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Example 9: 4-(3-Hvdroxv-benzvl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenvlamide
(intermediate)

To a solution of piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide (2.0 g) and 3-
hydroxybenzaldehyde (3.0 g) in DCM (200 mL) was added acetic acid (1.1 mL)
followed by portion-wise addition of NaB(OAc)3H (6.0 g). The reaction mixture
was stirred overnight. A solution of 10% aq. NaOH (30 mL) was added until the
pH of the aqueous phase was 11. A solution of 1 N HCI was then added until the
pH of the aqueous phase was 6-7. The aqueous phase was extracted with DCM
(200 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated.
Chromatography of the residue gave the title compound as a white solid (2.5 g).
Example 10: 4-(4-Hvdroxv-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenvlamide
(intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy to Example 9, using 4-
hydroxybenzaldehyde.
Example 11: 6-Chloro-quinoline-2-carbaldehvde (intermediate)

A suspension of 6-chloro-2-methyl-quinoline (355 mg) and SeCO2 (233 mg)
in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL) was heated at 80 °C for 16 h. The resulting black mixture
was filtered through diatomaceous earth. Concentration of the filtrate gave the
title compound as a yellow powder (324 mg).
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Example 12: 8-Chloro-quinoline-2-carbaldehvde (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy to Example 11, using 8-
chloro-2-methyl-quinoline.
Example 13: 1-Methvl-1H-indole-5-carbaldehvde (intermediate)

A solution of indole-5-carbaldehyde (0.5 g) in dimethyl carbonate (5 mL)
was treated with 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane (38 mg). The resulting mixture
was heated to 90 °C for 5 h and cooled to room temperature (rt). EtOAc (10 mL)
and water (10 mL) were added, and the aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc
(3x10 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (1x20 mL),
dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. Chromatography of the residue (0-50% EtOAc-
hexanes) gave the title compound as a white solid (46%).
Example 14: 1-Methvl-1H-indole-6-carbaldehvde (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy to Example 13, using indole-6-
carboxaldehyde.
Example 15: Pyridin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenvl ester (intermediate)

To a solution of 2-aminopyridine (3.0 g) in dry THF (30 mL) was added
phenyl chloroformate (1.0 g, 0.8 mL) dropwise at 0 °C, followed by another batch
of phenyl chloroformate (1.0 g, 0.8 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to
warm to rt. After 18 h, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and washed
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with satd. aq. NaHC03 (20 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and
concentrated. The residue was chromatographed to give a white solid (1.7 g).
Example 16: Pvridin-3-vl-carbamic acid phenyl ester (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 15 using 3-
aminopyridine.
Example 17: Pvridin-4-vl-carbamic acid phenyl ester (intermediate)

The title compound was prepared in analogy with Example 15 using 4-
aminopyridine.
Example 18: 4-Naphthalen-2-vlmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

A solution of piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide (103 mg) and 2-
naphthaldehyde (94 mg) in DCM (2 mL) was treated with NaB(OAc)3H (148 mg).
After 16 h, the resulting mixture was treated with 10% aq. KOH (2 mL). The
aqueous phase was extracted with DCM (2x3 mL). The combined extracts were
dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. Chromatography of the residue gave the title
compound as a white foam (111 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.85-7.80 (m,
3H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.52-7.45 (m, 3H), 7.35-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.37
(br s, 1H), 3.69 (s, 2H), 3.53-3.48 (m, 4H), 2.55-2.49 (m, 4H).
Examples 19-84 were prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and the specified carbonyl compounds in analogy with Example 18.
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Products were isolated either by filtration of the reaction mixture or by column
chromatography.
Example 19: 4-Quinolin-2-vlmethvl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.16 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.82
(d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.69 (m, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.51 (m, 1H),
7.36-7.21 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.37 (br s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 2H), 3.55-3.53 (m,
4H), 2.63-2.58 (m, 4H).
Example 20: 4-Benzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethvl-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.81-7.79 (m, 1H), 7.71-7.69 (m, 1H), 7.36-7.26 (m,
6H), 7.16 (s, 1H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.83-3.83 (m, 2H), 3.54-3.52
(m, 4H), 2.60-2.57 (m, 4H).
Example 21: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzvl)-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 3,4-dibromobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.62 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.36-7.25
(m, 4H), 7.14 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.06-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.36 (br s, 1H), 3.52-
3.48 (m, 4H), 3.45 (s, 2H), 2.48-2.44 (m, 4H).
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Example 22: 4-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-2-vlmethvl)-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-methyl-1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.56 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.34-7.18 (m, 6H), 7.11-7.06
(m, 1H), 7.02-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.49 (br s, 1H), 6.36 (s, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.63 (s, 2H),
3.44-3.39 (m, 4H), 2.47-2.42 (m, 4H).
Example 23: 4-Quinolin-3-vlmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-quinolinecarboxaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.91 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.15-8.05 (m, 2H), 7.83-7.80
(m, 1H), 7.73-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.59-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.36-7.24 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m,
1H), 6.50 (br s, 1H), 3.72 (s, 2H), 3.53-3.28 (m, 4H), 2.55-2.50 (m, 4H).
Example 24: 4-(4-lodo-benzyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-iodobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCI3): 7.67-7.64 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.10-7.01 (m, 3H), 6.32 (s,
1H), 3.51-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 25: 4-(3-Benzvloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenvlamide

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The title compound was prepared from 3-benzyloxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.45-7.22 (m, 10H), 7.05-6.88 (m, 4H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 5.08 (s,
2H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 26: 4-(5-Bromo-2-hvdroxy-3-methoxv-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxvlic
acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 10.7 (br s, 1H), 7.32-7.25 (7.35-7.25,
m, 4H), 7.06-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.94 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.50
(br s, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 2H), 3.56-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.60-2.55 (m, 4H).
Example 27: 4-(4-Bromo-benzyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-bromobenzaldehyde. H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.47-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.35
(s, 1H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.44 (m, 4H).
Example 28: 4-(3-Phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxvlic acid phenvlamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-phenoxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.26 (m, 7H), 7.13-6.99 (m, 6H), 6.92-6.89 (m, 1H), 6.30
(S, 1H), 3.52-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.47 (m, 4H).
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Example 29: 4-(3-Bromo-4-fluoro-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-bromo-4-fluorobenzaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.55 (dd, J = 6.6, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.21 (m, 5H), 7.07 (t,
J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.43 (brs, 1H), 3.50-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.47-2.42
(m, 4H).
Example 30: 4-lndan-5-ylrnethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from indan-5-carbaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.00 (m, 8H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.92-2.88
(m, 4H), 2.50-2.47 (m, 4H), 2.12-2.04 (m, 2H).
Example 31: 4-Benzorb1thiophen-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from benzo[b]thiophene-3-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.00-7.98 (m, 1H), 7.88-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.28 (m,
7H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.78 (d, J = 0.8Hz, 2H), 3.51-3.49 (m, 4H),
2.56-2.53 (m, 4H).
Example 32: 4-(4-lsopropyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

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The title compound was prepared from 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.18 (m, 8H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.50-3.49
(m, 6H), 2.94-2.87 (m, 1H), 2.50-2.47 (m, 4H), 1.25 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 6H).
Example 33: 4-(4-Ethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-ethylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.00 (m, 9H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.62-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.68-2.62 (m,
2H), 2.49-2.47(m, 4H), 1.26-1.22 (m, 3H).
Example 34: 4-(5-Bromo-2-hvdroxv-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 10.54 (br s, 1H), 7.35-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.12-7.02 (m,
2H), 6.73 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.42 (br s, 1H), 3.70 (s, 2H), 3.55 (br s, 4H), 2.58 (br
s,4H).
Example 35: 4-(2.3-Dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-e-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H),
6.85-6.76 (m, 3H), 6.33 (brs, 1H), 4.26 (s, 4H), 3.51-3.46 (m, 4H), 3.42 (s, 2H),
2.49-2.45 (m, 4H).
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Example 36: 4-(4-Methoxv-benzyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methoxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.21 (m, 6H), 7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.89-6.84 (m, 2H), 6.43
(br s, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.46-2.42 (m, 4H).
Example 37: 4-(3-Vinyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-vinylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.23 (m, 7H), 7.21-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.76-6.69 (m, 1H), 6.49 (s,
1H), 5.79-5.74 (m, 1H), 5.27-5.24 (m, 1H), 3.52-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.47-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 38: 4-(2,3-Dihydro-benzofuran-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-5-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.28 (m, 4H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 7.06-
7.01 (m, 1H), 6.73 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 4.60-4.55 (m, 2H), 3.51-3.46
(m, 6H), 3.23-3.19 (m, 2H), 2.49-2.47 (m, 4H).
Example 39: 4-(3-Methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methoxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.22 (m, 3H), 7.03-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.92-
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6.89 (m, 2H), 6.83-6.79 (m, 1H), 6.49 (brs, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.45 (m, 6H),
2.47-2.43 (m, 4H).
Example 40: 4-Naphthalen-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-naphthalenecarboxaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.31-8.27 (m, 1H), 7.88-7.77 (m, 2H), 7.55-7.47 (m, 2H),
7.43-7.24 (m, 6H), 7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.37 (br s, 1H), 3.93 (s, 2H), 3.49-3.44 (m,
4H), 2.55-2.51 (m, 4H).
Example 41: 4-(2-Hvdroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 10.42 (brs, 1H), 7.36-7.17 (m, 5H), 7.07-6.97 (m, 2H), 6.88-
6.77 (m, 2H), 6.50 (br s, 1H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.53 (br s, 4H), 2.57 (br s, 4H).
Example 42: 4-(3-Methyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.00 (m, 9H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 3.51-3.49 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.47
(m, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H).
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Example 43: 4-(1H-lndol-5-ylmethy)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 5-indolecarboxaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.55 (brs, 1H), 7.40-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.15 (dd, J = 8.2 Hz, 1.6,
1H), 7.05-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.50 (dd, J = 3.0, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 3.65 (m, 2H), 3.53-3.47 (m,
4H), 2.55-2.50 (m, 4H).
Example 44: 4-(3,4-Dimethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.23 (m, 2H), 7.04-6.98 (m, 1H),
6.90-6.80 (m, 3H), 6.53 (br s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.45 (m, 6H),
2.46-2.42 (m, 4H).
Example 45: 4-Pyridin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.57-8.56 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.27 (m, 6H), 7.06-7.02 (m, 1H), 6.34
(s, 1H), 3.55-3.51 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.49 (m, 4H).
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The title compound was prepared from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.60-8.58 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.52 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.18 (m, 6H), 7.05-
7.00 (m. 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.71 (s, 2H), 3.55-3.53 (m, 4H), 2.58-2.55 (m, 4H).
Example 47: 4-Pyridin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.56-8.53 (m, 2H), 7.70-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 5H), 7.06-
7.01 (m, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 3.56 (s, 2H), 3.52-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.51-2.49 (m, 4H).
Example 48: 4-(4-lsopropoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-isopropoxybenzaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.20 (m, 7H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.86-6.83 (m, 1H),
6.32 (br m, 1H), 4.57-4.50 (m, 1H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.45 (m, 4H), 1.34 (d,
J = 6.0Hz, 6H).
Example 49: 4-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-phenylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.61-7.55 (m, 4H), 7.46-7.25 (m, 9H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.44
(br s, 1H), 3.59 (s, 2H), 3.54-3.49 (m, 4H), 2.55-2.50 (m, 4H).
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Example 50: 4-Quinolin-4-ylmethyl-Diperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-quinolinecarboxaldehyde. H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.87 (d, J - 4.3 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.14
(d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H),
7.36-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.44 (brs, 1H), 3.55-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.60-2.55
(m, 4H).
Example 51: 4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from benzo[1,3]dioxole-4-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.06-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.85-6.75 (m,
3H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.57 (s, 2H), 3.54-3.49 (m, 4H), 2.56-2.50 (m, 4H).

Example 52: 4-(2.2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxole-5-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.37-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.12 (s, 1H), 7.06-
6.98 (m, 3H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.54-3.46 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.45 (m, 4H).
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Example 53: 4-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-methyl-1H-indole-5-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.21 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.6
Hz, 1H), 7.06-7.00 (m, 2H), 6.46 (dd, J = 3.0, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (brs, 1H), 3.80 (s,
3H), 3.65 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.51 (t, J = 5.1 hz, 4H).
Example 54: 4-(6-Chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 6-chloro-quinoline-2-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.07 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80
(d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.67-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.38
(s, 1H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 3.54 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.60 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 55: 4-(8-Chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 8-chloro-quinoline-2-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.17 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (dd, J = 7.5,1.3 Hz,
1H), 7.75, 7.71 (m, 2H), 7.44 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.25 (m,
2H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.40 (s, 1H), 3.97 (s, 2H), 3.55 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.64 (t,
J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
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Example 56: 4-(2-Chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-chloro-quinoline-3-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.23 (s, 1H), 8.02 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, J = 8.3
Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.60-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.37-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m,
1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 3.79 (s, 2H), 3.56 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.63 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 57: 4-Naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-
phenvD-amide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-
fluoro-phenyl)-amide and 2-naphthalenecarbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.85-7.80 (m, 3H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.52-7.45 (m, 3H), 7.30-7.25 (m, 2H),
6.98-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.36 (s, 1H), 3.69 (s, 2H), 3.49 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.51 (t, J =
5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 58: 4-Quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-
amide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-
fluoro-phenyl)-amide and 2-quinolinecarbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
8.16 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.74-
6.69 (m, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.52 (m, 1H), 7.32-7.25 (m, 2H), 6.99-
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6.94 (m, 2H), 6.38 (s, 1H), 3.88 (s, 2H), 3.52 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.60 (t, J = 5.1
Hz, 4H).
Example 59: 4-(1-Hvdroxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethy)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-hydroxy-naphthalene-2-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.26-8.22 (m, 1H), 7.78-7.74 (m, 1H
7.49-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.26 (m, 5H), 7.10-7.01 (m, 2H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s,
2H), 3.70-3.40 (br s, 4H), 2.80-2.50 (br s, 4H).
Example 60: 4-r3-(4-Chloro-phenoxy)-benzyn-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.25 (m, 7H), 7.11-6.87 (m, 6H),
6.31 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 61: 4-[3-(3.4-Dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(3,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.40-7.25 (m, 6H), 7.15-7.00 (m, 4H),
6.94-6.84 (m, 2H), 6.29 (s, 1H), 3.56-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.52-2.47 (m, 10H).
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Example 62: 4-(3-p-Tolyloxy-benzyn-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-p-tolyloxy-benzaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.24 (m, 5H), 7.16-7.12 (m, 2H), 7.06-6.98 (m, 3H),
6.94-6.85 (m, 3H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.53-3.46 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 63: 4-f3-(4-tert-Butyl-phenoxy)-benzyn-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.37-7.24 (m, 7H), 7.09-7.00 (m, 3H),
6.96-6.85 (m, 3H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.53-2.45 (m, 4H), 1.33 (s,
9H).
Example 64: 4-r3-(3-Trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-benzyn-piperazine-1 -carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.50-6.90 (m, 13H), 6.31 (s, 1H),
3.56-3.46 (m, 6H), 2.53-2.45 (m, 4H).
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Example 65: 4-f3-(4-Methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyH-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.21 (m, 6H), 7.06-6.80 (m, 7H),
6.30 (s, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.52-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 66: 4-(6-Methoxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 6-methoxy-naphthalene-2-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.72 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.66 (s, 1H),
7.45 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.24 (m, 4H), 7.17-7.13 (m, 2H), 7.05-6.99 (m,
1H), 6.37 (s, 1H), 3.92 (s, 3H), 3.65 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.50 (t, J =
5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 67: 4-Phenanthren-9-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from phenanthrene-9-carbaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.75-8.66 (m, 2H), 8.41-8.38 (m, 1H), 7.87 (dd, J = 7.7,
1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.70-7.57 (m, 5H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H),
3.98 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.61 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
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Example 68: 4-Pyren-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyrene-1-carbaldehyde. H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.53 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 8.22-8.12 (m, 4H), 8.06 (s, 2H), 8.04-
7.96 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 4.22 (s, 2H), 3.50
(t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.62 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 69: 4-(6-Chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 6-chloro-quinoline-3-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.13 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 8.09 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.75
(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J = 8.4, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36-
7.26 (m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.35 (s, 1H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 3.55 (d, J = 5.1 Hz,
4H), 2.61 (d, J = 5.1 Hz,4H).
Example 70: 4-Biphenyl-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from biphenyl-3-carbaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.65-7.25 (m, 13H), 7.06-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.61 (s,
2H), 3.55-3.49 (m, 4H), 2.58-2.50 (m, 4H).
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Example 71: 4-(6-Bromo-Pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 6-bromo-pyridine-2-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.57-7.26 (m, 7H), 7.06-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H),
3.70 (s, 2H), 3.54 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.57 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 72: 4-[3-(4-Chloro-benzenesulfonyl)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(4-chloro-benzenesulfonyl)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.94-7.85 (m, 6H), 7.54-7.45 (m, 6H),
7.06-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.29 (s, 1H), 3.58 (s, 2H), 3.53-3.47 (m, 4H), 2.50-2.49 (m,
4H).
Example 73: 4-(1H-lndol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from indole-6-carboxaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.62-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.40-7.19 (m, 6H), 7.12-6.99
(m, 2H), 6.53-6.56 (m, 1H), 6.29 (s, 1H), 3.66 (s, 2H), 3.54-3.47 (m, 4H), 2.55-
2.50 (m, 4H).
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Example 74: 4-(4-Phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-phenoxybenzaldehyde. H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.40-7.25 (m, 8H), 7.15-6.95 (m, 6H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.48
(m, 6H), 2.55-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 75: 4-(2-Chloro-8-methyl-guinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-chloro-8-methyl-quinoline-3-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H),
7.56 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.33 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.25 (m,
2H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.46 (s, 1H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.54 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.77 (s,
3H), 2.61 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H).
Example 76: 4-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-methyl-1H-indole-6-carbaldehyde.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.57 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.38-7.24 (m, 5H), 7.11-7.00
(m, 3H), 6.49-6.47 (dd, J = 3.1, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.68 (s,
2H), 3.54-3.48 (m, 4H), 2.56-2.50 (m, 4H).
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Example 77: 4-(4-Benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-benzyloxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.47-7.20 (m, 11H). 7.05-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.97-6.91 (m, 2H),
5.05 (s, 2H), 3.50-3.42 (m, 6H), 2.47-2.40 (m, 4H).
Example 78: 4-[3-(3.5-Dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-(3,5-dichloro-phenoxy)-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.37-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.16 (d, J =7.7 Hz,
1H), 7.10-7.00 (m, 3H), 6.97-6.91 (m, 1H), 6.86 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 2H), 6.31 (s, 1H),
3.57-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.53-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 79: 4-(9H-Fluoren-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 9H-fluorene-2-carbaldehyde. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.79-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.55-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.23 (m, 7H),
7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.40 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 2H), 3.60 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H),
2.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 80: 4-(9-Ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
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The title compound was prepared from 9-ethyl-9H-carbazole-3-
carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.10 (d, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H),
7.49-7.21 (m, 9 H), 7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.35 (s, 1H), 4.37 (q, 7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.72 (s,
2H), 3.51 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.54 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 1.44 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H).
Example 81: 4-(4-Styryl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-styryl-benzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.54-7.47 (m, 4H), 7.39-7.25 (m, 9 H), 7.11 (s, 2H), 7.05-7.00
(m, 7.00, 1H), 6.37 (s, 1H), 3.54 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.49 (t, J = 5.0
Hz, 4H).
Example 82: 4-(4-Chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-
benzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.46 (s, 2H), 7.35-7.25
(m, 4H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 3.54 (s, 2H), 3.50 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.46
(t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 83: 4-r2,5-Dimethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1 H-pyrrol-3-ylmethyl]-
piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2,5-dimethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-
phenyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.69-7.58 (m,
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2H), 7.47 (s, 1H), 7.42-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.04-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.45 (s, 1H), 6.94 (s, 1H),
3.52 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 3.41 (s, 2H), 2.52 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.02 (s, 3H), 1.98 (s,
3H).
Example 84: 4-(2-Bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-bromobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.56 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.6 Hz, 1H),
7.36-7.24 (m, 5H), 7.13 (td, J = 7.7,1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.37 (br s,
1H), 3.63 (s, 2H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 4H), 2.56-2.52 (m, 4H).
Example 85: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-
phenvP-amide

A solution of 1-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine (167 mg) in DCM (2 mL)
was treated with 3-fluorophenyl isocyanate (0.07 mL). After 16 h, the resulting
mixture was chromatographed, giving the title compound as a white foam
(188 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.61 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (d, J = 8.1
Hz, 1H), 7.31-7.12 (m, 3H), 7.01-6.97 (m, 1H), 6.75-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.47 (br m, 1H),
3.51-3.47 (m, 4H), 3.45 (s, 2H), 2.48-2.43 (m. 4H).
Examples 86-96 were prepared from 1-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine and
the specified isocyanates in analogy with Example 85. Products were isolated
either by filtration of the reaction mixture or by chromatography.
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Example 86: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (4-fluoro-
phenvP-amide

The title compound was prepared from 4-fluorophenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.62 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.31-7.27
(m, 2H), 7.15 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.01-6.95 (m, 2H), 6.28 (br s, 1H), 3.51-
3.47 (m, 4H), 3.46 (s, 2H), 2.50-2.45 (m, 4H).
Example 87: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-methoxy-
phenvD-amide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.65-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.20-7.10 (m, 3H), 6.85-6.79 (m, 1H),
6.62-6.56 (m, 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.44 (m,
4H).
Example 88: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.65-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.25-7.07 (m, 4H), 6.86 (d, J = 7.4
Hz, 1H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.44 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.44 (m, 4H), 2.32 (s, 3H).
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Example 89: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-
phenvD-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-fluorophenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.08 (td, J = 8.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d,
J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.17-6.93 (m, 4H), 6.58 (br s, 1H), 3.55-3.50 (m, 4H), 3.47 (s,
2H), 2.51-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 90: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (4-methoxy-
phenyQ-amide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.63-7.62 (m, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.22
(m, 2H), 7.16-7.13 (m, 1H), 6.85-6.82 (m, 2H), 6.19 (s, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.50-
3.46 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 91: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-
phenvD-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.15-8.13 (m, 1H), 7.63-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.09 (m, 2H),
6.96-6.93 (m, 2H), 6.86-6.83 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.53-3.51 (m, 4H), 3.46 (s,
2H), 2.50-2.47 (m, 4H).
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Example 92: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-chloro-
pheny)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 3-chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.62 (d, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.20-7.13
(m, 3H), 7.02-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 93: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-
phenyl)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.20-8.18 (m, 1H), 7.63-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.14 (m, 3H),
7.00-6.93 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.54 (m, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.51-2.49 (m, 4H).
Example 94: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid p-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.62-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.07 (m, 5H), 6.25 (s, 1H), 3.50-
3.46 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.45 (m, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H).
Example 95: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-chloro-
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The title compound was prepared from 4-chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.63-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.31-7.23 (m, 4H), 7.16-7.13 (m, 1H),
6.29 (s, 1H), 3.51-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 96: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzy0-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid o-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.63-7.56 (m, 3H), 7.21-7.13 (m, 3H), 7.04-6.99 (m, 1H),
6.10 (s, 1H), 3.52-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.47 (m, 4H).
Examples 97-115 were prepared from 3-piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline
(unless otherwise specified) and the specified isocyanates in analogy with
Example 85. Products were isolated either by filtration of the reaction mixture or
by chromatography.
Example 97: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-
amide

The title compound was prepared from 3-fluorophenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.41-7.25 (m, 9H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 3.69 (s,
2H), 3.49 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.54 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 98: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenvQ-
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The title compound was prepared from 4-fluorophenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.12-8.07 (m, 1H), 7.83-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.71 (ddd,
J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (ddd, J = 8.0, 7.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.27 (m, 2H),
6.99-6.95 (m, 2H), 6.38 (s, 1H), 3.74 (s, 2H), 3.50-3.52 (m, 4H), 2.55-2.54 (m, 4H)
Example 99: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-pheny)-
amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.76 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.02 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H),
7.97-7.90 (m, 2H), 7.67-7.64 (m, 1H), 7.55 (ddd, J = 8.4, 7.0, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.40
(ddd, J = 8.0, 7.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.15 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.08-7.05 (m, 1H),
6.83 (s, 1H), 6.80-6.76 (m, 1H), 3.41 (m, 4H), 2.43-2.40 (m, 4H).
Example 100: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (3-chloro-
phenvP-amide

The title compound was prepared from 3-chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.93 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.12-8.08 (m, 2H), 7.82 (d, J =
8.1 Hz), 7.72 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (ddd, J = 8.1, 7.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H),
7.48-7.46 (m, 1H), 7.19-7.18 (m, 2H), 7.01-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.36 (s, 1H), 3.75 (s,
1H), 3.54-3.51 (m, 4H), 2.57-2.55 (m, 4H).
Example 101: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-chloro-
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NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.12-8.07 (m, 2H), 7.82 (dd, J =
8.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (ddd, J = 8.1, 7.0, 1.1
Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.29-7.28 (m, 1H), 7.25-7.23 (m, 1H), 7.22-7.21 (m,
1H), 6.39 (s, 1H), 3.74 (s, 2H), 3.53-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.56-2.53 (m, 4H).
Example 102: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (2-methoxy-
phenyl)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.93 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.14-8.11 (m, 3H), 7.82 (d, J =
8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.10 (s, 1H), 6.97-6.92 (m, 2H),
6.86-6.83 (m, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.76 (s, 2H), 3.56 (s, 4H), 2.58 (s, 4H).
Example 103: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid o-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.82
(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.70 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.20-7.14 (m, 2H), 7.03-
6.99 (m, 1H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 3.56 (s, 2H), 3.52 (s, 4H), 2.58 (s, 4H), 2.23 (s, 3H).
Example 104: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid p-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.12-8.09 (m, 2H), 7.82 (dd, J =
8.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (ddd, J = 8.4, 7.0,1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (ddd, J = 8.0, 6.8, 1.0
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Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.09-7.07 (m, 2H), 6.25 (s, 1H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 3.53-
3.51 (m, 4H), 2.58-2.54 (m, 4H), 2.22 (s, 3H).
Example 105: 2-r(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-aminoi-benzoic
acid methyl ester

The title compound was prepared from 2-carbomethoxyphenyl isocyanate.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 10.77 (s, 1H), 8.94 (d, J = 2.1 Hz. 1H), 8.56 (dd, J =
8.6, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 8.13-8.11 (m, 2H), 8.00 (dd, J = 8.1, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (d, J = 8.0
Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.59-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.51 (ddd, J = 8.8, 7.3, 1.7 Hz, 1H),
6.99-6.95 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.66-3.64 (m, 4H), 2.62-2.59 (m,
4H).
Example 106: 3-f(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-aminol-benzoic
acid methyl ester

The title compound was prepared from 3-carbomethoxyphenyl isocyanate.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.13-8.10 (m, 2H), 7.89 (t, J
= 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (dd, J = 8.1,1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.68 (m, 3H), 7.59-7.54 (m, 1H),
7.38-7.32 (m, 1H), 6.60 (s, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.56 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H),
2.58 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H).
Example 107: 4-r(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-aminol-benzoic
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1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.12-8.05 (m, 2H), 7.97-7.94
(m, 2H), 7.83-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.71 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9,1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (ddd, J = 8.1,
6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.42 (m, 2H), 6.64 (s, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.54 (t,
J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.55 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H).
Example 108: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-
phenyl)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.12-8.08 (m, 2H), 7.82 (d, J =
7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (ddd, J = 8.1, 7.0, 1.1 Hz,
1H), 7.25-7.22 (m, 2H), 6.86-6.81 (m, 2H), 6.19 (s, 1H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 3.74 (s, 2H),
3.51 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.56 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H).
Example 109: 4-Quinolin-3-ylrnethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid m-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.15-8.10 (m, 2H), 7.83 (dd, J =
8.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.54 (m, 1H), 7.22 (s,
1H), 7.18-7.13 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.07 (m, 1H), 6.85 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.27 (s, 1H),
3.76 (s, 2H), 3.56-3.51 (m, 4H), 2.60-2.54 (m, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H).
Example 110: 4-QuinoKn-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (3-methoxy-
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The title compound was prepared from 3-methoxyphenyl isocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.93 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.13-8.07 (m, 2H), 7.82 (d, J =
8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (ddd, J = 8.4, 7.0,1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.54 (m, 1H), 7.19-7.14 (m,
1H), 7.13 (t, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (dd, J = 7.7,1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.1
Hz, 1H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.74 (s, 2H), 3.52 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.56 (t, J
= 4.8 Hz, 4H).
Example 111: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2,4-difluoro-
phenyp-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2,4-difluorophenylisocyanate. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 8.06
(s, 1H), 7.99-7.92 (m, 1H), 7.82 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.69 (m, 1H), 7.58-
7.54 (m, 1H), 6.87-7.79 (m, 2H), 6.52 (s, 1H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.53 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H),
2.55 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example 112: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (2-fluoro-
phenyl)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 2-fluorophenylisocyanate. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.13-8.05 (m, 3H), 7.82 (dd, J = 8.1,
1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.69 (m, 1 H), 7.58-7.54 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.01 (m, 2H), 6.98-6.92
(m, 1H), 6.61 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s, 2H), 3.55 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.56 (t, J =
5.1 Hz, 4H).
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Example 113: 4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid p-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-benzylpiperidine and 4-
phenylphenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.31-7.12 (m. 7H), 7.07 (d,
J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 4.06-4.00 (m, 2H), 2.79 (td, J = 13, 2.5 Hz, 2H), 2.56
(d, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 1.79-.165 (m, 3H), 1.30-1.18 (m, 2H).
Example 114: 4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylicacid m-tolylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-benzylpiperidine and 3-
methylphenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.32-7.07 (m, 8H), 6.84-
6.80 (m, 1H), 6.41 (brs, 1H), 4.06-4.00 (m, 2H), 2.78 (td, J = 13 Hz, 2.4 Hz, 2H),
2.55 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.77-1.64 (m, 3H), 1.28-1.16 (m, 2H).
Example 115: 4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylicacid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide

The title compound was prepared from 4-benzylpiperidine and 2-
chlorophenyl isocyanate. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.19 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.5 Hz,
1H), 7.33-7.12 (m, 7H), 7.03 (brs, 1H), 6.96-6.90 (m, 1H), 4.12-4.05 (m, 2H), 2.85
(td, J = 13, 2.3 Hz, 2H), 2.57 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.82-1.69 (m, 3H), 1.34-1.20 (m,
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Example 116: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid Pyridin-4-
ylamide

A mixture of 1-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine (316 mg) and pyridin-4-yl-
carbamic acid phenyl ester (204 mg) in DMSO (4 mL) was stirred at rt for 16 h.
The resulting mixture was diluted with EtOAc (20 mL) and washed with satd. aq.
NaHCO3 (2 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated.
Chromatography of the residue gave a white solid (370 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 8.45-8.40 (m, 2H), 7.62 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.35-
7.30 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.12 (m, 1H), 6.59 (s, 1H), 3.56-3.50 (m, 4H), 3.47 (s, 2H),
2.51-2.45 (m, 4H).
Examples 117-118 were prepared from 1-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine
and the specified aryl carbamate in analogy with Example 116.
Example 117: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid Pyridin-2-
ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.22-8.18 (m, 1H), 8.05-8.01 (m, 1H), 7.70-
7.55 (m, 3H), 7.16-7.12 (m, 1H), 6.98-6.90 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.50 (m, 4H), 3.46 (s,
2H), 2.49-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 118: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-
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The title compound was prepared from pyridin-3-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.44-8.41 (m, 1H), 8.29-8.27 (m, 1H), 8.01-
7.96 (m, 1H), 7.65-7.52 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.21 (m, 1H), 7.17-7.11 (m, 1H), 6.43 (s,
1H), 3.56-3.51 (m, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.53-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 119: 4-(4-Cvclohexyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

To a mixture of 4-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide (311 mg) and cyclohexanol (150 mg) in DCM (4 mL) was added
polymer-supported Ph3P (500 mg) followed by di-terf-butyl azodicarboxylate (345
mg). The reaction mixture was shaken overnight, and filtered. Chromatography
of the filtrate gave the title compound as a white solid (110 mg). 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.19 (m, 6H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.84 (m, 2H), 6.30 (s,
1H), 4.25-4.20 (m, 1H), 3.50-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.46 (m, 4H), 2.01-1.97 (m, 2H),
1.82-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.60-1.29 (m, 6H).
Examples 120-129 were prepared from 4-(3-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide or4-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and the specified alcohols in analogy with Example 119.
Example 120: 4-(3-Propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-propanol. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.36-7.21 (m, 5H), 7.05-6.90 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.80 (m, 3H), 6.32 (s, 1H),
3.94-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.51-3.49 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.48 (m, 4H), 1.86-1.77 (m, 2H), 1.06-
0.98 (m, 3H).
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Example 121: 4-(3-lsobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared isobutanol. H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
7.36-7.21 (m, 5H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.90-6.88 (m, 2H), 6.82-6.80 (m, 1H), 6.33
(s, 1H), 3.72 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.21-3.49 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.48 (m, 4H), 2.12-2.05
(m, 1H), 1.03 (d, J = 6.7Hz, 3H).
Example 122: 4-(3-Ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from ethanol. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.36-7.21 (m, 5H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.91-6.89 (m, 2H), 6.82-6.79 (m,
1H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 4.07-4.02 (m, 2H), 3.51-3.49 (m, 6H), 2.50-2.48 (m, 4H), 1.43-
1.40 (m,3H).
Example 123: 4-(4-Propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-propanol. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.36-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.84 (m, 2H), 6.30 (s, 1H),
3.93-3.90 (m, 2H), 3.50-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.46 (m, 4H), 1.85-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.06-
1.02 (m,3H).
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The title compound was prepared from iso-butanol. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.35-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.84 (m, 2H), 6.31 (s, 1H),
3.71 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.50-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.45 (m, 4H), 2.11-2.05 (m, 1H),
1.02 (d, J = 6.7Hz, 6H).
Example 125: 4-r3-(2-Dimethylamino-ethoxy)-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-dimethylamino-ethanol. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.39-7.20 (m, 5H), 7.06-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.96-6.88 (m, 2H), 6.86-
6.80 (m, 1H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 4.08 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.56-3.46 (m, 6H), 2.75 (t, J =
5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.52-2.45 (m, 4H), 2.36 (s, 6H).
Example 126: 4-[3-(2-Piperidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-benzyll-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-piperidin-1-yl-ethanol. H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.40-7.20 (m, 5H), 7.06-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.94-6.79 (m, 3H), 6.34
(s, 1H), 4.11 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.78 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 2H), 2.57-
2.40 (m, 8H), 1.68-1.51 (m, 4H), 1.50-1.40 (m, 2H).
Example 127: 4-[3-(3-Dimethylamino-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-dimethylamino-propan-1-ol. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.40-7.19 (m, 5H), 7.06-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.92-6.79 (m, 3H),
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6.33 (s, 1H), 4.02 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.51-2.45 (m, 6H), 2.57
(s,6H), 2.02-1.92 (m,2H).
Example 128: 4-r3-(3-Piperidin-1-yl-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-piperidin-1-yl-propan-1-ol. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.37-7.19 (m, 5H), 7.07-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.93-6.77 (m, 3H),
6.32 (s, 1H), 4.01 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.60-2.30 (m, 10H), 2.04-
1.94 (m,2H), 1.79-1.39 (m, 6H).
Example 129: 4-(4-Ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from ethanol. H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.36-7.21 (m, 6H), 7.05-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.85 (m, 2H), 6.30 (s, 1H),
4.06-4.00 (m, 2H), 3.50-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.48-2.46 (m, 4H), 1.43-1.40 (m, 3H).
Example 130: 4-r3-(3-Chloro-phenoxy)-benzyll-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

To a mixture or 4-(3-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide (311 mg), 3-chlorophenylboronic acid (313 mg), Cu(OAc)2 (182 mg)
and powdered 4 A molecular sieves (300 mg) in DCM (10 mL) was added pyridine
(0.403 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at rt under ambient atmosphere for
16 h, filtered, and washed with DCM. The filtrate was concentrated and the
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residue was chromatographed to give a brown solid (350 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.36-7.22 (m, 6H), 7.15-6.85 (m, 7H), 6.37 (m, 1H), 3.56-3.46 (m, 6H),
2.55-2.45 (m, 4H).
Examples 131-136 were prepared from 4-(3-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide and the specified areneboronic acids in analogy with
Example 130.
Example 131: 4-[3-(Naphthalen-2-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 2-naphthylboronic acid. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.86-7.81 (m, 2H), 7.73-7.65 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.36-
7.24 (m, 7H), 7.14-6.95 (m, 4H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.55-2.45 (m,
4H).
Example 132: 4-r3-(Phenanthren-9-yloxy)-benzyl1-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 9-phenanthreneboronic acid. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.71-8.60 (m, 2H), 8.35-8.31 (m, 1H), 7.76-7.50 (m, 7H),
7.36-7.25 (m, 3H), 7.16-7.00 (m, 5H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 3.54 (s, 2H), 3.48-3.43 (m,
4H), 2.51-2.45 (m, 4H).
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Example 133: 4-r3-(4-Phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethvD-phenoxyi-benzoic
acid methyl ester

The title compound was prepared from 4-carbomethoxyphenylboronic acid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.65-8.60 (m, 2H), 8.05-7.97 (m, 2H), 7.75-7.68 (m,
1H), 7.28-7.25 (m, 2H), 7.17-7.13 (m, 1H), 7.10-6.95 (m, 5H), 6.40 (s, 1H), 3.91
(s, 3H), 3.57-3.47 (m, 6H), 2.54-2.47 (m, 4H).
Example 134: 4-[3-(4-Methanesulfonyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-methanesulfonyl-boronic acid. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.92-7.86 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.18 (m, 6H), 7.12-6.93 (m, 5H),
6.31 (s, 1H), 3.57 (s, 2H), 3.54-3.48 (m, 4H), 3.06 (s, 3H), 2.55-2.47 (m, 4H).
Example 135: 4-[3-(3-Methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 3-methoxyphenylboronic acid. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.10-7.00 (m, 3H), 6.95-6.90 (m, 1H),
6.68-6.55 (m, 3H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.53-2.46 (m,
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Example 136: 4-r3-(Benzo[1.3ldioxol-5-yloxy)-benzyl1-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from benzo[1,3]dioxole-5-boronic acid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.36-7.22 (m, 5H), 7.06-6.95 (m, 3H), 6.88-6.82 (m,
1H), 6.76 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.58 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.49 (dd, J = 8.4, 2.4 Hz,
1H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.53-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example 137: Methanesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethvD-
phenyl ester

To a 0 °C solution of 4-(3-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide (50 mg) in DCM (1 mL) was added methanesulfonyl chloride (0.015
mL) followed by Et3N (0.029 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h,
and chromatographed to give a colorless oil (80 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
7.42-7.22 (m, 7H), 7.22-7.16 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.01 (m, 1H), 3.65-3.46 (m, 6H), 3.22-
3.15 (m, 3H), 2.60-2.45 (m, 4H).
Examples 138-139 were prepared from 4-(3-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide in analogy with Example 137 using the specified
sulfonyl chloride.
Example 138: Benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-
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The title compound was prepared from benzenesulfonyl chloride. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.87-7.82 (m, 2H), 7.71-7.65 (m, 1H), 7.56-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.37-
7.18 (m, 6H), 7.07-6.98 (m, 2H), 6.95-6.89 (m, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.50-3.43 (m,
6H), 2.45-2.35 (m, 4H).
Example 139: 4-Chloro-benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-
ylmethvD-phenyl ester

The title compound was prepared from 4-chloro-benzenesulfonyl chloride.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.81-7.79 (m, 2H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.20 (m,
6H), 7.09-6.89 (m, 3H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 3.52-2.45 (m, 6H), 2.45-2.37 (m, 4H).
Example 140: 2-f(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino1-benzoic
acid (potassium salt)

To a solution of 2-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-
benzoic acid methyl ester (26 mg) in THF (0.5 mL) under N2 was added potassium
trimethyl silanoate (9 mg) in one portion and the mixture was stirred at rt for 14 h.
The mixture was concentrated to give the title compound as a white amorphous
solid (22 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 8.81 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.23-8.21
(m, 1H), 8.14 (dd, J = 8.4, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.96-7.93 (m, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J = 7.9, 1.6
Hz, 1H), 7.88-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.68 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.9, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (ddd, J = 8.1,
7.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.19-7.23 (m, 1H), 6.81-6.85 (m, 1H), 3.71 (s, 2H), 3.51-3.54 (m,
4H), 2.49-2.51 (m, 4H).
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Example 141: 3-[(4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino1-benzoic
acid (potassium salt)

The title compound was prepared from 3-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-
1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl ester in analogy with Example 140. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 8.86 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.4
Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7..71 (m, 1H), 7.66 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.56 (m,
2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.24-7.20 (m, 1H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.56-3.53 (m, 4H),
2.56-2.53 (m, 4H).
Example 142: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-
ylamide

A solution of pyridin-3-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester (0.3 g) and 3-
piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline (0.32 g) in DMSO (0.5 mL) was heated in a
microwave reactor at 100 °C for 0.5 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned
between DCM and water. The combined organic layers were washed with brine
(3x), dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated. The residue was purified by column
chromatography to yield the title compound as a beige solid (80%). 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCI3): 8.92 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.72 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (d, J = 8.1
Hz, 1H), 8.23-8.21 (m, 1H), 8.13-8.10 (m, 2H), 7.84-7.82 (m, 1H), 7.74-7.70 (m,
1H), 7.59-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.37-7.34 (m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.64-3.62 (m, 4H), 2.62-
2.59 (m, 4H).
Examples 143-145 were prepared from 3-piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline
and the specified phenyl carbamates in analogy with Example 142.
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Example 143: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyridin-2-
ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.91 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.18-8.16 (m, 1H),
8.12-8.00 (m, 3H), 7.82-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.73-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.58-7.54 (m, 1H), 6.95-
6.92 (m, 1H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.57-3.55 (m, 4H), 2.56-2.54 (m, 4H).
Example 144: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyridin-4-
ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.88 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.36-8.34 (m, 2H),
8.10-8.05 (m, 2H), 7.82-7.79 (m, 1H), 7.73-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.54 (m, 1H), 7.40-
7.38 (m, 2H), 3.71 (s, 2H), 3.57-3.54 (m, 4H), 2.52-2.49 (m, 4H).
Example 145: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyrimidin-2-
ylamide

Step 1: Pyrimidin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester. The title compound was
prepared in analogy with Example 15 using 2-aminopyrimidine.
Step 2. The title compound was prepared from pyrimidin-2-yl-carbamic
acid phenyl ester and 3-piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline in analogy with Example
142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.10-8.02 (m, 1H), 8.43-8.41 (m,
2H), 7.69-7.66 (m, 2H), 7.50-7.40 (m, 2H), 6.82-7.70 (m, 1H), 3.81 (s, 2H), 3.42-
3.38 (m, 4H), 2.41-2.36 (m, 4H).
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Example 146: 4-Benzo[1.3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyridin-
3-ylamide

Step 1; 4-Benzo[1.3ldioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl
ester. The title compound was prepared from benzo[1,3]dioxole-5-carbaldehyde
in analogy with Example 5.
Step 2; 1-Benzof1,3ldioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine. The title compound was
prepared from 4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl
ester in analogy with Example 6.
Step 3. The title compound was prepared from 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-
ylmethyl-piperazine and pyridin-3-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester in analogy with
Example 142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.44-8.43 (m, 1H), 8.19-8.17 (m, 1H),
7.98-7.95 (m, 1H), 7.18-7.16 (m, 1H), 6.83-6.80 (m, 2H), 6.70 (s, 1H), 5.89 (s,
2H), 3.55-3.52 (m, 4H), 3.47 (s, 2H), 2.51-2.48 (m, 4H).
Examples 147-149 were prepared in analogy with Example 142.
Example 147: 4-Benzon,31dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyridin-
4-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
8.33 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 2H), 7.35-7.34 (m, 2H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 6.68-6.67 (m, 2H), 5.89
(s, 2H), 3.48-3.45 (m, 4H), 3.39 (s, 2H), 2.43-2.40 (m, 4H).
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Example 148: 4-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
pyrimidin-2-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyrimidin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
8.46 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (br s, 1H), 6.85-6.83 (m, 2H), 6.72-6.68 (m, 2H),
5.89 (s, 2H), 3.56 (br s, 4H), 3.45 (bs, 2H), 2.48 (br s, 4H).
Example 149: 4-BenzoH.31dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyridin-
2-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
8.18 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1H), 7.67-7.64 (m, 1H), 6.66-6.64 (m, 2H), 6.54-6.51 (m, 3H),
5.94 (s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.53 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.36 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H).
Example 150: 4-(2.2-Difluoro-benzoH .31dioxol-5-ylmethy)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic
acid pyridin-3-ylamide

Step 1: 4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid tert-butyl ester. The title compound was prepared from 2,2-difluoro-
benzo[1,3]dioxole-5-carbaldehyde in analogy with Example 5.
Step 2: 1-(2,2-Difluoro-benzoH .31dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine. The title
compound was prepared from 4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-
piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in analogy with Example 6.
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Step 3. The title compound was prepared from pyridin-3-yl-carbamic acid
phenyl ester and 1-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine in analogy
with Example 142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.46 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.23-8.21
(m, 1H), 7.99-7.96 (m, 1H), 7.22-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.99-6.98 (m, 2H),
3.54-3.52 (m, 4H), 3.49 (s, 2H), 2.46-2.44 (m, 4H).
Example 151: 4-(2,2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid pyridin-4-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyridin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine in analogy with
Example 142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.36-8.34 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.41-
7.39 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 2H), 7.10 (s, 1H), 6.99 (s, 2H), 3.55-3.53 (m, 4H), 3.49 (s, 2H),
2.47-2.44 (m, 4H).
Example 152: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid pyrimidin-4-
ylamide

Step 1; Pyrimidin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester. The title compound was
prepared from pyrimidin-4-ylamine in analogy with Example 15.
Step 2. The title compound was prepared from pyrimidin-4-yl-carbamic
acid phenyl ester and 3-piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline in analogy with Example
142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.94 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.76 (s, 1H), 8.54 (d, J
= 6.1 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 8.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87
(d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.79-7.75 (m, 1H), 7.64-7.60 (m, 1H), 7.38 (br s, 1H), 3.85 (s,
2H), 3.64 (br s, 4H), 2.66 (bs, 4H).
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Example 153: 4-(2.2-Difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyrimidin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine in analogy with
Example 142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.76 (s, 1H), 8.54 (d, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H),
7.97 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 1H), 7.65-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.19-7.01 (m, 2H), 4.03-3.55 (m, 6H),
2.91-2.49 (m,4H).
Example 154: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-
ylamide

The title compound was prepared from pyrimidin-4-yl-carbamic acid phenyl
ester and 1-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine in analogy with Example 142. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.40 (s, 1H), 8.10-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.50 (m, 1H), 7.58-
7.45 (m, 1H), 7.14-7.10 (m, 1H), 6.55-6.40 (m, 1H), 3.40 (s, 2H), 2.87 (t, J = 4.8
Hz, 4H), 2.38 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H).
Example 155: 4-[Y4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino)-benzoic
acid

The title compound was prepared from 4-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-
1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl ester in analogy with Example 140. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 8.89 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.31 (d, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.03
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7.61 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.40 (m, 2H), 3.81 (s, 2H), 3.60-3.57 (m, 4H), 2.59-2.57 (m,
4H).
Example 156: 4-Quinoxalin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 2-quinoxaline-carboxaldehyde in analogy with Example 18. 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.96 (s, 1H), 8.06-7.98 (m, 2H), 7.72-7.66 (m, 2H), 7.28-
7.16 (m, 4H), 7.96-7.92 (m, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 3.85 (s, 2H), 3.48-3.45 (m, 4H),
3.55-3.52 (m, 4H).
Example 157: 4-(3.4-Dichloro-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazme-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 3,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde in analogy to Example 18. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCI3): 8.82-8.81 (m, 2H), 7.98-7.96 (m, 2H), 7.65-7.57 (m, 3H), 7.16-
7.13 (m, 1H), 3.88-3.81 (m, 4H), 3.50 (s, 2H), 2.60-2.53 (m, 4H).
Example 158: 4-Quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid thiazol-2-
ylamide

Step 1: Thiazol-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester. The title compound was
prepared in analogy with Example 15 using 2-aminothiazole.
Step 2. The title compound was prepared from thiazol-2-yl-carbamic acid
phenyl ester and 3-piperazin-1-ylmethyl-quinoline in analogy with Example 142.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 9.03 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.24-8.20 (m, 2H), 7.94 (d, J
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= 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.86-7.81 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H), 6.98
(d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 3.73-3.69 (m, 4H), 2.68 (bs, 4H).
Example 159: 4-Benzof1.3ldioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid thiazol-
2-ylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-
piperazine and thiazol-2-yl-carbamic acid phenyl ester in analogy with Example
142. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.30 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 6.85 (d, J
= 3.8 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (s, 2H), 5.97 (s, 1H), 5.96 (s, 2H), 3.62 (bs, 4H), 3.53 (s, 2H),
2.54 (bs, 4H).
Example 160: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid methyl-phenyl-
amide

To a solution of 4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide (0.02 g) in DMF (0.6 mL) was added NaH (60% dispersion in oil; 3
mg) in one portion. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min, then was
treated with Mel (0.005 mL), and was stirred at rt for 12 h. The mixture was
concentrated and the residue was purified by column chromatography (5%
MeOH/DCM), giving the product as a white solid (0.015 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.54-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.12-7.05 (m, 4H), 3.34 (s, 2H),
3.22-3.20 (m, 6H), 2.23-2.21 (m, 4H), 1.63 (s, 3H).
Example 161: 4-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic
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To a solution of 4-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide (1.2 g) in Et2O (16 mL) was added HCI (2 M in Et2O,
3.5 mL). After 1 h, the mixture was concentrated to give the title compound as a
white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 7.40-7.20 (m, 6H), 7.10-7.05 (m, 1H),
4.37 (s, 2H), 3.94 (s, 3H).
The compounds in Examples 162-163 were prepared in analogy with
Example 161.
Example 162: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide
hvdrochloride

1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 7.93 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, J = 8.1 Hz,
1H), 7.45-7.42 (m, 1H), 7.73-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.25 (m, 2H), 7.07-7.02 (m, 1H),
4.30 (br s, 2H), 3.55-3.10 (br m, 8H).
Example 163: 4-Quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide
dihydrochloride

1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 8.73 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 8.01-
7.94 (m, 2H), 7.77-7.72 (m, 1.2H), 7.65-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.10
(m, 2H), 6.87-6.82 (m, 1H), 4.63 (s, 2H), 3.70 (br s, 4H).
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The following compounds in Examples 164-167 may be prepared using
methods analogous to those described in the preceding examples.
Example 164: 4-(2-Methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

Example 165: 4-Benzofuran-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

Example 166: 4-(3,4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-nitro-
phenyl)-amide

Example 167: 4-(3.4-Dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-
trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-amide

The title compounds per se of Examples A through J are known and may
be obtained from commercial sources. The compounds described in Examples K
and L are provided for comparative purposes. All compounds in Examples A
through L were prepared according to the general procedures described above.
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Example A: 4-(3-lodo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 3-iodobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.71 (s, 1H),
7.62-7.60 (m, 1H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 5H), 7.09-7.01 (m, 2H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 3.52-3.48
(m, 6H), 2.49-2.46 (m, 4H).
Example B: 4-BenzoH,31dioxol-5-YlmethYl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and benzo[1,3]dioxole-5-carbaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3):
7.36-7.24 (m, 4H), 7.05-6.99 (m, 1H), 6.86 (br s, 1H), 6.77-6.72 (m, 2H), 6.43 (br
s, 1H), 5.95 (s, 2H), 3.50-3.46 (m, 4H), 3.43 (s, 2H), 2.46-2.42 (m, 4H).
Example B1. The hydrochloride salt of the title compound was prepared in
analogy with Example 161. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 7.37-7.27 (m, 4H), 7.09-
7.00 (m, 3H), 6.90 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.05 (s, 2H), 4.40-4.26 (br m, 2H), 4.25 (s,
2H), 3.50-3.38 (br m, 4H), 3.10-3.00 (br m, 2H).
Example C: 4-(3-Bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 3-bromobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.50 (br s,
1H), 7.43-7.17 (m, 7H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.47 (br s, 1H), 3.52-3.45 (m, 6H),
2.48-2.42 (m, 4H).
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Example D: 4-(3,4-Dimethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-
7.26 (m, 4H), 7.11-7.00 (m, 4H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.51-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.26 (m,
4H), 2.26 (d, J = 3.8 Hz, 6H).
Example E: 4-(4-Methyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 4-methylbenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.00
(m, 9H), 6.32 (s, 1H), 3.50-3.48 (m, 6H), 2.49-2.46 (m, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H).
Example F: 4-Phenethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and phenylacetaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.37-7.19 (m,
9H), 7.06-7.02 (m, 1H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 3.55-3.53 (m, 4H), 2.85-2.81 (m, 2H), 2.67-
2.56 (m, 6H).
Example G: 4-Benzof1.3ldioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid (4-fluoro-
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The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-
fluoro-phenyl)-amide and piperonal. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.29-7.24 (m,
2H), 6.98-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.85 (s, 1H), 6.77-6.71 (m, 2H), 6.56 (s, 1H), 5.95 (s, 2H),
3.50-3.45 (m, 6H), 2.45 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H).
Example H: 4-Benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 4-benzylpiperidine and phenyl
isocyanate. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.10 (m, 9H), 7.02-6.97 (m, 1H),
6.50 (brs, 1H), 4.07-4.00 (m, 2H), 2.77 (td, J = 13, 2.4 Hz, 2H), 2.54 (d, J = 6.8
Hz, 2H), 1.76-1.64 (m, 3H), 1.28-1.15 (m, 2H).
Example I: 4-(3-Phenyl-propyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 3-phenylpropionaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDC!3): 7.36-
7.16 (m, 9H), 7.05-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.40 (br s, 1H), 3.52-3.47 (m, 4H), 2.65 (t, J = 7.6
Hz, 2H), 2.47-2.38 (m, 4H), 2.39 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 1.88-1.79 (m, 2H).
Example J: 4-Benzyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from 1-benzylpiperazine and phenyl
isocyanate. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.35-7.22 (m, 9H), 7.02-6.97 (m, 1H),
6.55 (brs, 1H), 3.56 (s, 2H), 3.48-3.45 (m, 4H), 2.45-2.41 (m, 4H).
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Example K: 4-(2-Benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 2-benzyloxybenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCI3): 7.49-
7.20 (m, 11H), 7.05-6.92 (m, 3H), 6.41 (s, 1H), 5.08 (s, 2H), 3.65 (s, 2H), 3.51-
3.45 (m, 4H), 2.55-2.49 (m, 4H).
Example L: 4-(6-Bromo-1,2.3.4-tetrahvdro-naphthalen-2-yl)-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide

The title compound was prepared from piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide and 6-bromo-3,4-dihydro-1H-naphthalen-2-one. 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCI3): 7.37-7.21 (m, 6H), 7.06-7.02 (m, 1H), 6.96-6.94 (m, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H),
3.55-3.53 (m, 4H), 2.94-2.64 (m, 9H), 2.12-2.08 (m, 1H), 1.69-1.61 (m, 1H).
Biological Methods
Assay Method 1
T84 frozen pellets (contents of 1-4 x 15 cm culture dishes) were
homogenized in 300 mL of FAAH assay buffer (125 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, 0.2%
glycerol, 0.02% Triton X-100, 0.4 mM Hepes, pH 9). The assay mixture was
prepared from 50 uL of the cell homogenate, 10 uL of the test compound, and 40
pL of anandamide [1-3H-ethanolamine] (3H-AEA; Perkin-Elmer, 10.3 Ci/mmol),
which was added last, for a final tracer concentration of 200 nM. The reaction
mixture was incubated at rt for 1 hour (h). During the incubation, 96-well
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Massachussetts, USA) were loaded with 25 uL of activated charcoal (Multiscreen
column loader, catalog number MACL09625, Millipore) and washed once with 100
uL of MeOH. Also during the incubation, 96-well DYNEX MicroLite plates (catalog
number NL510410) were loaded with 100 uL of MicroScint40 (catalog number
6013641, Packard Bioscience, Meriden, Connecticut, USA). After the 1 h
incubation, 60 uL of the reaction mixture were transferred to the charcoal plates,
which were then assembled on top of the DYNEX plates using Centrifuge
Alignment Frames (catalog number MACF09604, Millipore). The unbound,
labeled ethanolamine was centrifuged through to the bottom plate (5 min at 2000
rpm), which was preloaded with the scintillant, as described above. The plates
were sealed and left at rt for 1 h before counting on a Hewlett Packard TopCount.
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Assay Method 2
A. Transfection of Cells with Human FAAH
A 10-cm tissue culture dish with a confluent monolayer of SK-N-MC cells
was split 2 days (d) prior to transfection. Using sterile technique, the media was
removed and the cells were detached from the dish by the addition of trypsin.
One fifth of the cells were then placed onto a new 10-cm dish. Cells were grown
in a 37 °C incubator with 5% CO2 in Minimal Essential Media Eagle with 10% Fetal
Bovine Serum. After 2 d, cells were approximately 80% confluent. These cells
were removed from the dish with trypsin and pelleted in a clinical centrifuge. The
pellet was re-suspended in 400 L complete media and transferred to an
electroporation cuvette with a 0.4 cm gap between the electrodes. Supercoiled
human FAAH cDNA (1 ug) was added to the cells and mixed. The voltage for the
electroporation was set at 0.25 kV, and the capacitance was set at 960 F. After
electroporation, the cells were diluted into complete media (10 mL) and plated
onto four 10-cm dishes. Because of the variability in the efficiency of
electroporation, four different concentrations of cells were plated. The ratios used
were 1:20, 1:10, and 1:5, with the remainder of the cells being added to the fourth
dish. The cells were allowed to recover for 24 h before adding the selection
media (complete media with 600 ng/mL G418). After 10 d, dishes were analyzed
for surviving colonies of cells. Dishes with well-isolated colonies were used. Cells
from individual colonies were isolated and tested. The clones that showed the
most FAAH activity, as measured by anandamide hydrolysis, were used for further
study.
B. FAAH Assay
T84 frozen cell pellets or transfected SK-N-MC cells (contents of 1 x 15 cm
culture dishes) were homogenized in 50 mL of FAAH assay buffer (125 mM Tris,
1mM EDTA, 0.2% Glycerol, 0.02% Triton X-100, 0.4 mM Hepes, pH 9). The
assay mixture consisted of 50L of the cell homogenate, 10 ^L of the test
compound, and 40 nL of anandamide [1-3H-ethanolamine] (3H-AEA, Perkin-Elmer,
10.3 C/mmol), which was added last, for a final tracer concentration of 80 nM.
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The reaction mixture was incubated at rt for 1 h. During the incubation, 96-well
Multiscreen filter plates (catalog number MAFCNOB50; Millipore, Bedford,
Massachussetts, USA) were loaded with 25 L of activated charcoal (Multiscreen
column loader, catalog number MACL09625, Millipore) and washed once with 100
L of MeOH. Also during the incubation, 96-well DYNEX MicroLite plates (catalog
number NL510410) were loaded with 100 L of MicroScint40 (catalog number
6013641, Packard Bioscience, Meriden, Connecticut, USA). After the 1 h
incubation, 60 uL of the reaction mixture were transferred to the charcoal plates,
which were then assembled on top of the DYNEX plates using Centrifuge
Alignment Frames (catalog number MACF09604, Millipore). The unbound labeled
ethanolamine was centrifuged through to the bottom plate (5 min at 2000 rpm),
which was preloaded with the scintillant, as described above. The plates were
sealed and left at rt for 1 h before counting on a Hewlett Packard TopCount.
Results for compounds tested in this assay are presented in Table 2.
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Assay Method 3
A. Transfection of Cells with Rat FAAH
A 10-cm tissue culture dish with a confluent monolayer of SK-N-MC cells
was split 2 days (d) prior to transfection. Using sterile technique, the media was
removed and the cells were detached from the dish by the addition of trypsin.
One fifth of the cells were then placed onto a new 10-cm dish. Cells were grown
in a 37 °C incubator with 5% CO2 in Minimal Essential Media Eagle with 10% Fetal
Bovine Serum. After 2 d, cells were approximately 80% confluent. These cells
were removed from the dish with trypsin and pelleted in a clinical centrifuge. The
pellet was re-suspended in 400 L complete media and transferred to an
electroporation cuvette with a 0.4 cm gap between the electrodes. Supercoiled rat
FAAH cDNA (1 ug) was added to the cells and mixed. The voltage for the
electroporation was set at 0.25 kV, and the capacitance was set at 960 F. After
electroporation, the cells were diluted into complete media (10 mL) and plated
onto four 10-cm dishes. Because of the variability in the efficiency of
electroporation, four different concentrations of cells were plated. The ratios used
were 1:20, 1:10, and 1:5, with the remainder of the cells being added to the fourth
dish. The cells were allowed to recover for 24 h before adding the selection
media (complete media with 600 g/mL G418). After 10 d, dishes were analyzed
for surviving colonies of cells. Dishes with well-isolated colonies were used. Cells
from individual colonies were isolated and tested. The clones that showed the
most FAAH activity, as measured by anandamide hydrolysis, were used for further
study.
B. FAAH Assay
T84 frozen cell pellets or transfected SK-N-MC cells (contents of 1 x 15 cm
culture dishes) were homogenized in 50 mL of FAAH assay buffer (125 mM Tris, 1
mM EDTA, 0.2% Glycerol, 0.02% Triton X-100, 0.4 mM Hepes, pH 9). The assay
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mixture consisted of 50 L of the cell homogenate, 10 L of the test compound,
and 40 l of anandamide [1-3H-ethanolamine] (3H-AEA, Perkin-Elmer, 10.3
Cj/mmol), which was added last, for a final tracer concentration of 80 nM. The
reaction mixture was incubated at rt for 1 h. During the incubation, 96-well
Multiscreen filter plates (catalog number MAFCNOB50; Millipore, Bedford, MA,
USA) were loaded with 25 L of activated charcoal (Multiscreen column loader,
catalog number MACL09625, Millipore) and washed once with 100 L of MeOH.
Also during the incubation, 96-well DYNEX MicroLite plates (catalog number
NL510410) were loaded with 100 uL of MicroScint40 (catalog number 6013641,
Packard Bioscience, Meriden, CT, USA). After the 1 h incubation, 60 uL of the
reaction mixture were transferred to the charcoal plates, which were then
assembled on top of the DYNEX plates using Centrifuge Alignment Frames
(catalog number MACF09604, Millipore). The unbound labeled ethanolamine was
centrifuged through to the bottom plate (5 min at 2000 rpm), which was preloaded
with the scintillant, as described above. The plates were sealed and left at rt for 1
h before counting on a Hewlett Packard TopCount. Results for compounds tested
in this assay are presented in Table 3.
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While the invention has been illustrated by reference to exemplary and
preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is intended not to
be limited to the foregoing detailed description, but to be defined by the appended
claims as properly construed under principles of patent law.
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CLAIMS
received by the International Bureau on 10 July 2006 (10.07.2006)
A compound of Formula (I):

wherein;
• Z is -N- or >CH;
• R1 is -H or -Chalkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-thiazolyi, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-
pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member
with one or two Ra moieties;
where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)o.
2C1-4alkyl, -OS02C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)R°,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbR°, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are
each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) unsubstituted 1-naphthyl; or a phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, 2-naphthyl,
or N-Rd-9H-carbazolyl moiety, wherein Rd is selected from the group consisting of
-H, -C1-4alkyl, and phenyl, each said moiety unsubstituted or substituted with one,
two, or three Re substituents,
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of -C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4aIkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(0)0-2C1-4alky|, -OSO2C1-4alkyl. -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2R°, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(b) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of-(CH2)3-5- having 0 or 1 double bonds, -OCH2CH2O-, and
-OCF2O- to form a fused ring structure; or phenyl substituted on adjacent ring

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carbon atoms with -OCH2O- to form 4-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl; each phenyl moiety
further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as
previously defined;
(c) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one or two nitrogen heteroatoms, unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(d) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, 0, and S, with a carbon atom as point of
ring attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms, and unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
(e) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with R9, and optionally further
substituted with one, two, or three substituents Rh,
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of-C2-8alkyl,
-C2-8alkenyl, -OC3-8cycloalkyl, -OC3-8heterocycloalkyl, and -0-C2-10alkyl
optionally substituted with -NR'Rj, wherein Rj and Rj are each independently -H
or-C1-8alkyl, or Rj and Rj are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
attachment to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring optionally
having one additional carbon ring atom replaced with O, S, >NH, or
>NC1-4alkyl; and
each Rb substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(0)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRb$02Rc, -C(=0)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(f) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, wherein:
o L is a linker selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)1-3-, -CH=CH-, -O-
-OCH2-, -CH2O-, -NH-, >NC1-4alkyl, >S(=0)0-2 -OSO2-, -CEC-, -C(=O)-,
and a covalent bond; and
o Ar3 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of:
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(1) phenyl, naphthyl, and phenanthrenyl,
(2) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, having one or two nitrogen heteroatoms,
(3) Ar5', where Ar5' is a 5-mernbered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group
consisting of O, S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is -C1-8alky! or -C0-3phenalkyl,
and having zero, one, two, or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms, and
(4) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl, having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, 0, and S, with a carbon as point of ring
attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms;
where each of the moieties (1) through (4) is optionally di-substituted on
adjacent carbons with -OC1-4alkyleneO-, -(CH2)2-3NH-, -(CH2)1-2NH(CH2)-,
-(CH2)2-3N(C1-4alkyl)-, or-(CH2)1-2N(C1-4aIkyl)(CH2)- to form a fused ring
structure, and is optionally further substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rk,
wherein each Rk substituent is independently selected from the group
consisting of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(0)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OS02C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-
4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN,
wherein Rb and R° are as previously defined;
(g) 2-hydroxyphenyl or 2-methoxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one,
two, or three substituents R1,
wherein each R1 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3,6-C2-4alkyl, 6-C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OCH3, S-OC1-4alky), halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, 'SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4a!kyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl,
-N(Rb)R°, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb
and Rc are as previously defined;
(h) 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rm,
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wherein each Rm substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of -CHa, 2-C2-4alkyl, 2-C2-4alkenyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, -OCH3, 2-OC2-6alkylJ
halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3l -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl,
-CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2,
and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are as previously defined; or
(i) 2-bromophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl;
where when Ar2 is 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyi, or 3-
methoxyphenyl, Ar1 is not unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or 4-CO2Et; and
where when Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl, Ar1 is not phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or 4-CO2Et;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceutically active metabolite of such compound.
2. A compound as defined in claim 1, wherein R1 is methyl.
3. A compound as defined in claim 1, wherein Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl.
4. A compound as defined in claim 1, wherein Ar2 is 2-methoxyphenyl,
unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three substituents R1.
5. A compound as defined in claim 1, wherein Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl.
6. A compound as defined in claim 1, wherein:
• Zis-N-or>CH;
• R1is-Hor-C^alkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl? or
phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member with one or two
Ra moieties;
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where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(0)o-
2C1-4alkyl, -0SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)R°,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are
each independently -H or -C-ualkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) unsubstituted 1-naphthyl; or phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, 2-naphthyl,
or N-Rd-9H-carbazolyl moieties, wherein Rd is selected from the group consisting
of-H, -Chalky!, and phenyl, each said moiety unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents,
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(O)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSOsC1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl. -N(Rb)Rc,
-SOsNRV, - NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(b) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -(CH2)3.5- having 0 or 1 double bonds, -OCH2CH2O-, and
-OCF2O- to form a fused ring structure; or phenyl substituted on adjacent ring
carbon atoms with -OCH20- to form 4-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl; each phenyl moiety
further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as
previously defined;
(c) Ar6, where Ar6 is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one or two nitrogen heteroatoms, unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(d) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon atom as point of
ring attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms, and unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
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(e) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with R9, and optionally further
substituted with one, two, or three substituents Rh,
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of -Qg.
8alkyl -C2-8alkenyl, -OC3-8cycloalkyl, -OC3-8heterocycloalkyl, and -0-C2-10alkyl
optionally substituted with -NR'Rj, wherein R1 and Rj are each independently -H
or -C1-8alkylT or R1 and RJ are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
attachment to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring optionally
having one additional carbon ring atom replaced with O, S, >NH, or >NC1.
4alkyl; and
each Rh substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)o.
2C1-4alkyI, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(f) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, wherein:
o L is a linker selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)1-3 -CH=CH-, -O-,
-OCH2-, -CH2O-, -NH-, >NC1-4alkyl, >S(=0)0-2, -OSO2-, -CEC-, -C(=O)-,
and a covalent bond; and
o Ar3 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of:
(1) phenyl, naphthyl, and phenanthrenyl,
(2) Ar6', where Ar6' is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, having one or two nitrogen heteroatoms,
(3) Ar5, where Ar5' is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group
consisting of O, S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is -C1-8alkyl or -C0-3phenalkyl,
and having zero, one, two, or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms, and
(4) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl, having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon as point of ring,
attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms;
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where each of the moieties (1) through (4) is optionally di-substituted on
adjacent carbons with -OC1-4alkyleneO-, -(CH2)2-3NH-, -(CH2)NH(CH2)-,
-(CH2)2.3N(C1-4alkyI)-, or -(CH2)1-2N(C1-4alkyl)(CH2)- to form a fused ring
structure, and is optionally further substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rk,
wherein each Rk substituent is independently selected from the group
consisting of -Chalkyl, -C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(0)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1.
4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN,
wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined;
(g) 2-hydroxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents R1,
wherein each R1 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 6-C2-4alkyl, 6-C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OCH3, 6-OC2-6alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl,
-N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb
and R° are as previously defined;
(h) 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rm,
wherein each Rm substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of -CH3, 2-C2-4alkyl, 2-C2.4alkenyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, -OCH3, 2-OC2-6alkyl,
halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SOaC1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl,
-CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2R°, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2,
and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined; or
(i) 2-bromophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl;
where when Ar2 is 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, or 3-
methoxyphenyl, Ar1 is not unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or4-CO2Et; and
where when Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl, Ar1 is not phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2r-CF3, or4-C02Et;
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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceutically active metabolite of such compound,
7. A compound as defined in claim 6, wherein Z is -N-,
8. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein R1 is -H.
9. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein Ar2 is phenanthren-9-yl, pyren-
1-yl, 9H-fluoren-2-yI, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-hydroxyl]aphthalen-2-yl, 6-
methoxyl]aphthalen-2-yl, or 9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl, each unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined.
10. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein Ar2 is indanyi, indenyl,
tetrahydronaphthyl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuranyl, chromanyl, 2,3-dihydro-
benzo[1r4]dioxinyl, or2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl, each unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined.
11. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein Ar2 is phenyl-1 H-pyrrolyl, 2-
pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, or 6-bromo-pyridin-2-yl, each unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined.
12. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein Ar2 is phenyl substituted at the
3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, where L is -CH=CH-, -O-, -OCH2-, -SO2-, -0SO2-, or a
covalent bond.
13. A compound as defined in claim 7, wherein Ar2 is 2-hydroxyphenyl, 5-
bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl, or 5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl.
14. A compound as defined in claim 8, wherein Ar1 is 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-
pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, or 4-pyrimidinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a
carbon ring atom with one or two Ra moieties as previously defined.
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15. A compound as defined in claim 8, wherein Ar1 is phenyl unsubstituted or
substituted at a carbon ring atom with one or two Ra moieties as previously
defined.
16. A compound as defined in claim 8, wherein Ar1 is 2-ftuorophenyl, 3-
fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl,
4-chlorophenyI, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 4-methyIphenyl, 2-
methoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 2-carbornethoxyphenyl, 3-
carbomethoxyphenyl, 4-carbomethoxyphenyl, 2-carboxyphenyl, 3-carboxyphenyl,
or unsubstituted phenyl.
17. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is unsubstituted 2,2-
difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl.
18. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is unsubstituted 4-
benzo[1,3]dioxolyl.
19. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is 2-indo)yl, 3-indolyl, 2-
quinolinyl, 3-quinolinyl, or 2-quinoxalinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined.
20. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is 2-quinolinyl or 3-
quinolinyl.
21. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is 4-ethylphenyl, 4-
isopropylphenyl, 3-vinylphenyl, 3-ethoxyphenyl, 4-ethoxyphenyl, 3-propoxyphenyl,
4-propoxyphenyl, 3-isobutoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 3-isobutoxyphenyl, 4-
isobutoxyphenyl, 4-cyclohexyloxyphenyl, 3-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)phenyl, 3-(2-
piperidin-1-ylethoxy)phenyl, 3-(3-dimethy]aminopropoxy)phenyl, or 3-(3-piperidin-
1 -ylpropoxy)phenyl.
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22. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar3 is 4-chlorophenyl, 3,4-
dichlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl, 4-
methoxyphenyl, 3,5-dichlorophenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 3-chloropheny[, 9-
phenanthrenyl, 4-carbomethoxylphenyl, 4-methanesuIfonylphenyl, 3-
methoxyphenyl, benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl, or unsubstituted phenyl.
23. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is 3,4-dibromophenyI, 3-
bromo-4-fluorophenyl, or 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl.
24. A compound as defined in claim 16, wherein Ar2 is 3,4-dib.romophenyl.
25. A compound of Formula (I):

wherein:
• Z is -N- or >CH;
• R1 is-Hor-Cy1-4alkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-
pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member
with one or two Ra moieties;
where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH7 -OCi^alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(0)o-2C1-4alkyl, -0SO2C1-4alkyl, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbR°, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are
each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
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(a) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -OCH2O- to form a fused ring structure; each phenyi
moiety further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents;
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(O)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSOgC1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2R°, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined; or
(b) Ar5, where Ar5 is furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-
oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl,
1,2,4-triazolyl, or tetrazolyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceuttcally active metabolite of such compound.
26. A compound selected from the group consisting of:
4-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-benzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 H-indol-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-iodo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-benzy(oxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-(4-bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4~(3-phenoxy-benzyI)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-bromo-4-fluoro-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-indan-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl-piperaztne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isopropyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-ethyI-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(3-vinyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-naphthaIen-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(1H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-3-ylmethy!-piperazlne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isopropoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-4-ylmethyi-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxyfic acid phenylamide;
4'{8-chioro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperaztne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid(4-fluoro-phenyl)-amfde;
4-(1 -hydroxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-chioro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-p-tolyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-[3-(4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-benzyr)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-benz;yl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid phenylamide;
4-(6-methoxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-phenanthren-9-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyren-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-biphenyl-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-bromo-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-chloro-benzenesulfonyl)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-(1 H-indol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenyiamide;
4-(4-phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-chloro-8-methy|-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 H-indol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3,5-dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9H-fluoren-2-ylmethyl)-piperazjne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-styryl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[2,5-dimethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1 H-pyrrol-3-ylmethyl]-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4~(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid(3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
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4-(3,4-clibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxyricacid(2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid(2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3~chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-chioro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzy1)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid o-tolylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinoiin-3-ylrnethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid(4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazlne-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (3-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-yImethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid o-tolylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
2-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
3-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-yImethy(-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid(3-nnethoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quino!in-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid p-tofylamide;
4-ben2yl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
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4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-{4-cyclohexyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine~1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-isobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-propoxy-benzyl)-piperaztne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-piperidin-1 -yl-ethoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-dimethylamino-prppoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-piperidin-1 -yl-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3~(3-chloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(naphthalen~2-yloxy)-benzylJ-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(phenanthren-9-yloxy)-benzyl3-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-phenylcarbamoy!-piperazln-1 -ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-[3-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
methanesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl ester; •
benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl ester;
4-chloro-benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethyl)-
phenyl ester;
2-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid;
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3-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylrnethy1-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyi-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4~(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethy!)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-
3-y!arnide;
4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-
4-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1 s3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid; and
4-quinoxalin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
27. A compound selected from the group consisting of:
4-(3,4-dichloro-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,33dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazfne-1-carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid methyl-phenyl-amide;
4-(2-methoxy-benzyi)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-benzofuran-2-ylmethyl-pjperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenyiamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-nitro-phenyl)-amide; and
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4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-
amide;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
28 A pharmaceutical composition for treating a disease, disorder, or medical
condition mediated by FAAH activity, comprising:
(a) an effective amount of an agent selected from the group consisting of
compounds of Formula (1):

wherein:
• Z is -N- or >CH;
• R1 is-H or-Chalkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-
pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member
with one or two Ra moieties;
where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0-
2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2R°, -C(=O)NRbR°, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) unsubstituted 1-naphthyl; or phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, fluorenyl, 2-naphthyl,
or N-Rd-9H-carbazolyl moieties, wherein Rd is selected from the group consisting
of -H, -Cualkyl, and phenyl, each said moiety unsubstituted or substituted with
one, two, or three Re substituents,
wherein each Re substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(O)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
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-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbR°, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined;
(b) phenyl fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -(CH2)3-5- having 0 or 1 double bonds, -OCH2CH2O-, and
-OCF2O- to form a fused ring structure; or phenyl substituted on adjacent ring
carbon atoms with -OCH2O- to form 4-benzo[1,3]dioxolyl; each phenyl moiety
further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Ra substituents as
previously defined;
(c) Are, where Ar6 is a 6-mernbered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon as a
point of attachment, with one or two nitrogen heteroatoms, unsubstituted or
substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents as previously defined;
(d) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, 0, and S, with a carbon atom as point of
ring attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms, and unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
(e) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with Rg, and optionally further
substituted with one, two, or three substituents Rh,
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of -C2-
8alkyl, -C2-8alkenyl, -OC3-8cycloalkyl, -OC3-8heterocycloalkyl, and -OC2-10alkyl
optionally substituted with -NR'Rj, wherein R' and RJ are each independently -H
or -Chalky!, or R1 and R' are taken together with the nitrogen ring atom of
attachment to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring optionally
having one additional carbon ring atom replaced with O, S, >NH, or >NC1-
4alkyl; and
each Rh substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of
-C1-4alkyl, -C1-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0.
2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4aIkyl, -COaC1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Re are
as previously defined;
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(f) phenyl substituted at the 3- or 4-position with -L-Ar3, wherein:
o L is a linker selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)1-3-, -CH=CH-, -O-
-OCH2-, -CH2O-, -NH-, >NC1-4alkyl, >S(=O)0-2, -OSO2-, -C=C-, -C(=O)-,
and a covalent bond; and
o Ar3 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of:
(1) phenyl, naphthyl, and phenanthrenyl,
(2) Ar6, where Ar6' is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, having one or two nitrogen heteroatoms,
(3) Ar5', where Ar5' is a 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having carbon
as a point of attachment, with one heteroatom selected from the group
consisting of O, S, >NH, and >NRf, wherein Rf is -Ci.8alky1 or-C0-3Phenalkyl,
and having zero, one, two, or three additional nitrogen heteroatoms, and
(4) a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclic heteroaryl, having one heteroatom
selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, with a carbon as point of ring
attachment, and optionally having up to four additional carbon ring atoms
replaced with nitrogen, said fused bicyclic heteroaryl having not more than five
heteroatoms;
where each of the moieties (1) through (4) is optionally di-substituted on
adjacent carbons with -OC1-4alkyleneO-, -(CH2)2-3NH-, -(CH2)1-2NH(CH2)-,
-(CH2)N(C1-4alkyl)-, or -(CH2)1-2N(C1-4alkyl)(CH2)- to form a fused ring
structure, and is optionally further substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rk,
wherein each Rk substituent is independently selected from the group
consisting of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(O)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-
4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and-CN,
wherein Rb and Rc are as previously defined;
(S) 2-hydroxyphenyl or 2-methoxyphenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one,
two, or three substituents R1,
wherein each R1 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 6-C2-4alkyl, 6-C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OCH3,6-OC2-6alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
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-SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl,
-N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2R°, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb
and Rc are as previously defined;
(h) 4-halophenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three
substituents Rm,
wherein each Rm substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-CH3, 2-C2-4aiky!, 2-C2-4alkenyl, 3-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy, -OCH3, 2-OC2-6alkyl,
halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH, -SC1-4alkyl, -SO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl,
-CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc, -SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2,
and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are as previously defined; or
(i) 2-bromophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl;
where when Ar2 is 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, or 3-
methoxyphenyl, Ar1 is not unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2, -CF3, or 4-C02Et; and
where when Ar2 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl, Ar1 is not phenyl substituted with 4-CI,
-NO2,-CF3, or4-CO2Et;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs,
and pharmaceutically active metabolites thereof; and
(b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
29 A pharmaceutical composition for treating a disease, disorder, or medical
condition mediated by FAAH activity, comprising:
(a) an effective amount of an agent selected from the group consisting of
compounds of Formula (I):

wherein:
• Z is -N- or >CH;
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• R1 is -H or -C1-4alkyl;
• Ar1 is 2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pridyl, 2-pyrimidmyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-
pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member
with one or two Ra moieties;
where each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of
ethyl, isopropyl, tart-butyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3,
-SCF3, -SH, -S(0)o-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbR°, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and R° are
each independently -H or -C1-4alkyl; and
• Ar2 is:
(a) phenyi fused at two adjacent ring carbon atoms to a group selected from
the group consisting of -OCH2O- to form a fused ring structure; each phenyl
moiety further unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re substituents;
wherein each R8 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting
of-C1-4alkyl, -C2-4alkenyl, -OH, -OC1-4alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3, -SCF3, -SH,
-S(0)0-2C1-4alkyl, -OSO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H, -COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,
-SO2NRbRc, -NRbSO2Rc, -C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are
as previously defined; or
(b) Ar6, where Ar5 is furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-
oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl,
1,2,4-triazolyl, or tetrazolyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, or three Re
substituents as previously defined;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs,
and pharmaceutically active metabolites thereof; and
(b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
30, A pharmaceutical composition for treating a disease, disorder, or medical
condition mediated by FAAH activity, comprising:
(a) an effective amount of an agent selected from the group consisting of:
4-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-benzo[b]thiophen-2-yimethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 H-indol-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-iodobenzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-benzy[oxy-benzyl)-piperaz!ne-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(5-bromo-2-hyd roxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(4-bromo-benzyi)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-bromo-4-fluoro-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-indan-6-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-benzo[bJthiophen-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isopropyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-ethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-{5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(3-vinyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,3-dihydro~benzofuran-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-naphthalen-1-ylmethyl-piperaziine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-hydroxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(1H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyridin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isopropoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-bipheny!-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-quinolin-4-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethy!-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 Hnndol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-chloro-quinolin-2-ylrnethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(8-chloro-quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-chloro-quinolin-3~ylrnethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(1-hydroxy-naphthalen-2~ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicadd phenylamide;
4~[3-(3,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-p-tolyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-benzyrj-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-methoxy-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-phenanthren-9-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-pyren-1-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-chloro-quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-biphenyl-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(6-bromo-pyridin-2-ylrnethyi)-pjperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-chloro-benzenesulfonyl)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-(1H-indol-6-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-phenoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1~carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-chloro-8-methyl'quinolin-3-ylmethyi)-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-(1-methyl-1 H-indol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-(4-benzyloxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3,5-dichloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9H-fluoren-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-styryl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[2,5-dimethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-ylmethyl]-piperazine-1-
carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(2-bromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine'1-carboxylicacid(3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyi)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzy))-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine'1 -carboxylic acid (3-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-arnide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid o-tolylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinoiin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid o-to(ylamide;
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4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
2-[(4-quinolin-3-y]methyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzojc acid methyl
ester;
3-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-aminoj-benzoic acid methyl
ester,
4-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoicacid methyl
ester;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethy!-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid (2-fluoro-phenyl)-amide;
4-benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid p-tolylamide;
4-benzyl-piperidine-1 -carboxylic acid m-tolylamide;
4-benzyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid (2-chloro-phenyl)-amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-y!amide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-(3,4-dibromo-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-(4-cyclohexy loxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-isobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(3-ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-propoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-isobutoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)--benzylJ-p»perazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(2-piperidin-1 -yl-ethoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-dimetiiylamino-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-piperidin-1 -yl-propoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-(4-ethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
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4-[3-(3-chloro-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacidphenylamide;
4-[3-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(phenanthren-9-yloxy)-ben2yl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-benzoic acid methyl
ester;
4-[3-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylicacid
phenylamide;
4-[3-(3-methoxy-phenoxy)-benzylJ-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid phenylamide;
4-[3-(benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yloxy)-benzyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid
phenylamide;
methanesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl ester;
benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-phenylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyi)-phenyl ester;
4-chloro-benzenesulfonic acid 3-(4-prienylcarbamoyl-piperazin-1 -ylmethyl)-
phenyl ester;
2-[(4-quino!in-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyO-aminoJ-benzoic acid;
3-[(4-quinolin-3-y!methyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-amino]-benzoicacid;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylamide;
4-quinoiin-3-yimethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3"ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-benzo{1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-yiamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxo!-5-ylmethyi-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxyiic acid pyrimidin-2-ylamide;
4-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylamide;
4-(2,2-difluoro-benzol1,33dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyridin-
3-yiamide;
4-(2,2-dffiuoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyi)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid pyridin-
4-ylamide;
4-quinolin-3-ylmethyi-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
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4-(2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1 -carboxylic acid
pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-{3,4-dibrorno-ben2yl)-pipera2ine-1 -carboxylic acid pyrimidin-4-ylamide;
4-[(4-quinolin-3-ylmethyl-piperazine-1 -carbonyl)-amino]-benzoic acid; and
4-quinoxalin-2-ylmethyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid phenylamide;
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and
(b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
31 A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35 or 36, further
comprising: an analgesic selected from the group consisting of opioids and non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
32. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35 or 36, further
comprising: an additional active ingredient selected from the group consisting of
aspirin, acetaminophen, opioids, ibuprofen, naproxen, COX-2 inhibitors,
gabapentin, pregabalin, and tramadol.
33. A compound of Formula (I) as defined in claim 1 or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt of such compound.
34. A compound of Formula (I) as defined in claim 25 or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt of such compound.

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Compounds of formula (I); wherein, Z is -N-or.CH;R1 is -H or - C1-4alkyl Ar1 is
2-thiazolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 4-primidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, or phenyl, each
unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon ring member with one or two Ra moieties; Where
each Ra moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of -C1-4alkyl,
-C2-4alkenyl, -OH,-OC1-4alkyl, halo -CF3, -OCF3
-SCF3, -SH, -S(O)O-2C1-4alkyl -OSO2C1_
4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2C1-4alkyl, -CO2H,
-COC1-4alkyl, -N(Rb)Rc,-SO2NRbRc,
-NRbSO2,Rc,-C(=O)NRbRc, -NO2, and -CN, wherein Rb and Rc are each independently
-H or C1-4alkyl; and Ar2 is defined in the claims are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such
compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the
treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide
hydrolase (FAAH) activity. Thus, the compounds may be administered to treat e.g.
anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, or movement disorders
(such as multiple sclerosis).

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Patent Number 264415
Indian Patent Application Number 2653/KOLNP/2007
PG Journal Number 01/2015
Publication Date 02-Jan-2015
Grant Date 29-Dec-2014
Date of Filing 17-Jul-2007
Name of Patentee JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V.
Applicant Address TURNHOUTSEWEG 30, B-2340, BEERSE
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 RICHARD APODACA 8448 VIA SONOMA #98, SAN DIEGO, CA 92037,U.S.A
2 MANAKA PATTABIRAMAN 435 PACO DRIVE, LOS ALTOS, CA 94024, U.S.A.
3 MARK SEIERSTAD 2230 SHADYRIDGE AVENUE, ESCONDIDO CA 92029, U.S.A.
4 WEI XIAO 4043 CARMEL SPRINGS WAY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130, U.S.A.
5 J. GUY BREITENBUCHER 3433 NORTH SUMMIT CIRCLE GLEN, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026, U.S.A.
PCT International Classification Number C07D 295/20
PCT International Application Number PCT/US2005/047329
PCT International Filing date 2005-12-29
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/640,869 2004-12-30 U.S.A.