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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Gregory L. Adams, Vincentown, NJ (US);
Jason M. Cox, East Windsor, NJ (US);
John S. Debenham, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Scott Edmondson, Clark, NJ (US);
Eric J. Gilbert, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Yan Guo, Westfield, NJ (US);
Yu Jiang, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Hubert Josien, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Hyunjin M. Kim, Livingston, NJ (US);
Ping Lan, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Shouwu Miao, Edison, NJ (US);
Christopher W. Plummer, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Murali Rajagopalan, Edison, NJ (US);
Unmesh Shah, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Zhongxiang Sun, Princeton, NJ (US);
Quang T. Truong, Morganville, NJ (US);
Feroze Ujjainwalla, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Francisco Velazquez, Clinton, NJ (US);
Srikanth Venkatraman, Edison, NJ (US);
Takao Suzuki, Shanghai, CN;
Nengxue Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, NASH, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.