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Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2014
Applicant:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Bara, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);

Harry R. Chobanian, Aberdeen, NJ (US);

Yan Guo, Westfield, NJ (US);

Hubert Josien, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Michael Miller, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);

Barbara Pio, West Orange, NJ (US);

Christopher W. Plummer, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Cangming Yang, South River, NJ (US);

Dong Xiao, Warren, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 59/72 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01); A61K 31/404 (2006.01); A61K 31/435 (2006.01); C07D 221/04 (2006.01); C07D 231/12 (2006.01); C07D 207/333 (2006.01); C07D 277/42 (2006.01); C07D 209/12 (2006.01); A61K 31/277 (2006.01); A61K 31/381 (2006.01); A61K 31/415 (2006.01); A61K 31/4192 (2006.01); A61K 31/427 (2006.01); A61K 31/437 (2006.01); A61K 31/44 (2006.01); C07C 255/59 (2006.01); C07D 209/08 (2006.01); C07D 213/64 (2006.01); C07D 249/04 (2006.01); C07D 333/24 (2006.01); C07D 417/04 (2006.01); C07D 471/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 59/72 (2013.01); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/277 (2013.01); A61K 31/381 (2013.01); A61K 31/404 (2013.01); A61K 31/415 (2013.01); A61K 31/4192 (2013.01); A61K 31/427 (2013.01); A61K 31/435 (2013.01); A61K 31/437 (2013.01); A61K 31/44 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C07C 255/59 (2013.01); C07D 207/333 (2013.01); C07D 209/08 (2013.01); C07D 209/12 (2013.01); C07D 213/64 (2013.01); C07D 221/04 (2013.01); C07D 231/12 (2013.01); C07D 249/04 (2013.01); C07D 277/42 (2013.01); C07D 333/24 (2013.01); C07D 417/04 (2013.01); C07D 471/04 (2013.01); C07C 2601/02 (2017.05); C07C 2601/14 (2017.05); C07C 2602/06 (2017.05); C07C 2602/08 (2017.05);
Abstract

Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.


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