| abstract |
Disclosed are compounds which inhibit β-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits β-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis as well as methods for treating Alzheimer's disease both prophylactically and therapeutically with such pharmaceutical compositions. Said compounds are represented by formula (I), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of: a) alkyl, alkenyl, alkaryl, alkcycloalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclic; b) a substituted phenyl group of formula (II), wherein R is alkylene of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, m is an integer equal to 0 or 1, and c) 1- or 2-naphthyl substituted at the 5, 6, 7 and/or 8 positions, R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylalkoxy of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylthioalkoxy of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R?3 and R3'¿ are independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) hydrogen, (b) alkyl, (c) -(R7)n(W)p, wherein R7 is an alkylene group, W is selected from the group consisting of (i) formula (A); (ii) heteroaryl; and (iii) N-heterocyclic, and n is an integer equal to 0 or 1, and p is an integer equal to 1 to 3; (d) -CH(ζ)CH¿2?C(O)O-Q where Q is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclic; X' is hydrogen, hydroxy or fluoro; X'' is hydrogen, hydroxy or fluoro, or X' and X'' together form an oxo group, Z is selected from the group consisting of a bond covalently linking R?1¿ to -CX'X''-, oxygen and sulfur. |