Compounds for the treatment of metabolic disorders

摘要

Agents useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, artherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are disclosed. Formula (I) wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0, 1, 2, 4 or 5; q is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; R² is alkyl from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R³ is hydrogen, halo, alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; A is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by or 1 or 2 groups selected from: halo, alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, perfluoromethyl, alkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and perfluoromethoxy; or cycloaldyl having from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms wherein the cycloaldyl is unsubstitited or one or two ring carbons are independently mono-substituted by methyl or ethyl; or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring having 1 or 2 ring heteroatoms selected from N, S and O and the heteroaromatic ring is covalently bound to the remainder of the compounds of formula (I) by a ring carbon; and R¹ is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. Alternatively, when R¹ is hydrogen, the biologically active agent can be a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of Formula (I).