PHENYL AND PYRIDINYL-1,2,4-OXADIAZOLONE DERIVATIVES, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR USE AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The present invention comprises phenyl and pyridinyl 1,2,4-oxadiazolone compounds their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activator receptor (PPAR) delta agonist activity. Also described and claimed are processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals. These are compounds of formula I, in which the R-group substituents are defined herein. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and de-myelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.