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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Pauline C. Ting, New Providence, NJ (US);
Robert Aslanian, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Caplen, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Jianhua Cao, Edison, NJ (US);
Tin-yau Chan, Edison, NJ (US);
David Kim, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Hyunjin Kim, Livingston, NJ (US);
Jae-hun Kim, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Rongze Kuang, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Joe F. Lee, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Schwerdt, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US);
Heping Wu, Edison, NJ (US);
Nicolas Zorn, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Pauline C. Ting, New Providence, NJ (US);
Robert Aslanian, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Caplen, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Jianhua Cao, Edison, NJ (US);
Tin-Yau Chan, Edison, NJ (US);
David Kim, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Hyunjin Kim, Livingston, NJ (US);
Jae-Hun Kim, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Rongze Kuang, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Joe F. Lee, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Schwerdt, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US);
Heping Wu, Edison, NJ (US);
Nicolas Zorn, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase ('DGAT') inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose. An illustrative compound of the invention is shown below: