2, 6-DISUBSTITUTED PYRIDINES AND 2, 4-DISUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINES AS SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATORS

摘要

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein n represents 1 or 2; each R1 independently represents halo or trifluoromethyl; wherein halo represents fluoro, chloro or bromo; R2 represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl; X represents N or CH; wherein -Z- represents a group selected from: (A), (B) or (C), wherein R3 represents trifluoromethyl or C1-3alkyl; and R4 represents hydrogen, trifluoromethyl or C1-3alkyl; with the proviso that where Z represents a thiophene group and X represents N, R2 cannot represent C1-3alkyl; and when X represents CH, -Z- can additionally represent a group selected from: (D) or (E) or salts thereof which activate soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use is medicine, and processes for their preparation.