5'-carbamoyl-1,1-biphenyl-4-carboxamide derivatives and their use as p38 kinase inhibitors

Abstract

Compounds of formula (I): wherein when m is 0 to 4 R1 is selected from C1–6alkyl, C3–7cycloalkyl, C2–6alkenyl, —SO2NR4R5, —CONR4R5 and —COOR4; and when m is 2 to 4 R1 is additionally selected from C1–6alkoxy, hydroxy, NR4R5, —NR4SO2R5, —NR4SOR5, —NR4COR5, and —NR4CONR4R5; R2 is selected from hydrogen, C1–6alkyl and —(CH2)n-C3–7cycloalkyl; R3 is the group —CO—NH—(CH2)p-R6; U is selected from methyl and halogen; W is selected from methyl and chlorine; V and Y are each selected independently from hydrogen, methyl and halogen; m is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 wherein each carbon atom of the resulting carbon chain may be optionally substituted with one or two groups selected independently from C1–6alkyl; n is selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3; p and r are independently selected from 0, 1 and 2; s is selected from 0, 1 and 2; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly as p38 kinase inhibitors