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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Pasternak, Princeton, NJ (US);
Reynalda Keh DeJesus, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Jessica L. Frie, Harleysville, PA (US);
Barbara Pio, West Orange, NJ (US);
Haifeng Tang, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Shawn P. Walsh, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/5383 (2006.01); C07D 498/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/551 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/4985 (2006.01); C07D 487/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 498/04 (2013.01); A61K 31/4985 (2013.01); A61K 31/5383 (2013.01); A61K 31/551 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C07D 487/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.