AU2013200310A1 - Pyrazolopyrimidines as Protein Kinase Inhibitors - Google Patents

Abstract

In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of amino-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds represented by the s structural formula (I) as inhibitors of protein and/or checkpoint kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations including one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the protein 10 or checkpoint kinases using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. 4011885_1 (GHMatters) P77424.AU.1

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I PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINES AS PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS Field of the Invention The present invention relates to 7-amino substituted pyrazolo(1,5 a]pyrimidine compounds useful as protein kinase inhibitors (e.g., Akt kinases, Checkpoint kinases, Aurora kinases, Pim kinases, and/or tyrosine kinases), regulators or modulators, pharmaceutical compositions containing the 5 compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds and compositions to treat diseases such as, for example, cancer, inflammation, arthritis, viral diseases, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular diseases, and fungal diseases. 10 Background of the Invention Protein kinases are a family of enzymes that catalyze phosphorylation of proteins, in particular the hydroxyl group of specific tyrosine, serine, or threonine residues in proteins. Protein kinases are pivotal in the regulation of a wide variety of cellular processes, including metabolism, cell proliferation, cell 15 differentiation, and cell survival. Uncontrolled proliferation is a hallmark of cancer cells, and can be manifested by a deregulation of the cell division cycle in one of two ways - making stimulatory genes hyperactive or inhibitory genes inactive. Protein kinase inhibitors, regulators or modulators alter the function of kinases such as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), mitogen activated protein kinase 20 (MAPK/ERK), glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3beta), Checkpoint (Chk) (e.g., CHK-1, CHK-2 etc.) kinases, AKT kinases, Aurora kinases, Pim kinases (e.g., Pim-1, Pim-2, Pim-3 etc.), tyrosine kinases and the like. Examples of protein kinase inhibitors are described in W002/2261 0 Al and by Y. Mettey et al in J. Med. Chem., (2003) 46 222-236. 25 The cyclin-dependent kinases are serine/threonine protein kinases, which are the driving force behind the cell cycle and cell proliferation. Misregulation of CDK function occurs with high frequency in many important solid tumors. Individual CDK's, such as, CDK1, CDK2, CDK3, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6 and CDK7, 2 CDK8 and the like, perform distinct roles in cell cycle progression and can be classified as either G1, S, or G2M phase enzymes. CDK2 and CDK4 are of particular interest because their activities are frequently misregulated in a wide variety of human cancers. CDK2 activity is required for progression through GI 5 to the S phase of the cell cycle, and CDK2 is one of the key components of the G1 checkpoint. Checkpoints serve to maintain the proper sequence of cell cycle events and allow the cell to respond to insults or to proliferative signals, while the loss of proper checkpoint control in cancer cells contributes to tumorgenesis. The CDK2 pathway influences tumorgenesis at the level of tumor suppressor 10 function (e.g. p52, RB, and p27) and oncogene activation (cyclin E). Many reports have demonstrated that both the coactivator, cyclin E, and the inhibitor, p27, of CDK2 are either over- or underexpressed, respectively, in breast, colon, nonsmall cell lung, gastric, prostate, bladder, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian, and other cancers. Their altered expression has been shown to correlate with 15 increased CDK2 activity levels and poor overall survival. This observation makes CDK2 and its regulatory pathways compelling targets for the development of cancer treatments. A number of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) competitive small organic molecules swell-as peptides have been reported in the literature as CDK 20 inhibitors for the potential treatment of cancers. U.S. 6,413,974, col. 1, line 23 col. 15, line 10 offers a good description of the various CDKs and their relationship to various types of cancer. Flavopiridol (shown below) is a nonselective CDK inhibitor that is currently undergoing human clinical trials, A. M. Sanderowicz et al, J. Clin. Oncol. (1998) 16, 2986-2999.

CH

3 H2 HO O 1 CI 25 OH O 3 Other known inhibitors of CDKs include, for example, olomoucine (J. Vesely et al, Eur. J. Biochem., (1994) 224, 771-786) and roscovitine (I. Meijer et a!, Eur. J. Biochem., (1997) 243, 527-536). U.S. 6,107,305 describes certain pyrazolo[3,4 b] pyridine compounds as CDK inhibitors. An illustrative compound from the '305 5 patent is: 0 0 N N H K. S. Kim et al, J. Med. Chem. 45 (2002) 3905-3927 and WO 02/10162 disclose certain aminothiazole compounds as CDK inhibitors. 10 Pyrazolopyrimidines are known. For example, W092/18504, W002/50079, W095/35298, WO02/40485, EP94304104.6, EP0628559 (equivalent to US Patents 5,602,136,_5,602,137 and 5,571,813), U.S. 6,383,790, Chem. Pharm. Bull., (1999).47 928, J. Med. Chem., (1977) 20, 296, J. Med. Chem., (1976)1.9 517 and Chem. Pharm. Bull., (1962).1Q 620 disclose various 15 pyrazolopyrimidines. Other publications of interest include: U.S. Patents Nos. 5,688,949 and 6,313,124, WO 98/54093, WO 03/101993, WO 03/091256, WO 04/089416 and DE 10223917. Another series of protein kinases are those that play an important role as a checkpoint in cell cycle progression. Checkpoints prevent cell cycle 20 progression at inappropriate times, such as in response to DNA damage, and maintain the metabolic balance of cells while the cell is arrested, and in some instances can induce apoptosis (programmed cell death) when the requirements of the checkpoint have not been met. Checkpoint control can occur in the G1 phase (prior to DNA synthesis) and in G2, prior to entry into mitosis. 25 One series of checkpoints monitors the integrity of the genome and, upon sensing DNA damage, these "DNA damage checkpoints" block cell cycle 4 progression in G 1 & G 2 phases, and slow progression through S phase. This action enables DNA repair processes to complete their tasks before replication of the genome and subsequent separation of this genetic material into new daughter cells takes place. Inactivation of CHK1 has been shown to transduce 5 signals from the DNA-damage sensory complex to inhibit activation of the cyclin B/Cdc2 kinase, which promotes mitotic entry, and abrogate G.sub.2 arrest induced by DNA damage inflicted by either anticancer agents or endogenous DNA damage, as well as result in preferential killing of the resulting checkpoint defective cells. See, e.g., Peng et al., Science, 277,1501-1505 (1997); Sanchez 10 et al., Science, 277, 1497-1501 (1997), Nurse, Cel/, 91, 865-867 (1997); Weinert, Science, 277, 1450-1451 (1997); Walworth et al., Nature, 363, 368-371 (1993); and Al-Khodairy et al., Molec. Biol. Cell., 5, 147-160 (1994). Selective manipulation of checkpoint control in cancer cells could afford broad utilization in cancer chemotherapeutic and radiotherapy regimens and 15 may, in addition, offer a common hallmark of human cancer "genomic instability" to be exploited as the selective basis for the destruction of cancer cells. A number of factors place CHKI as a pivotal target in DNA-damage checkpoint control. The elucidation of inhibitors of this and functionally related kinases such as CDSI/CHK2, a kinase recently*discovered to cooperate with CHKI in 20 regulating S phase progression (see Zeng et al., Nature, 395, 507-510 (1998); Matsuoka, Science, 282, 1893-1897 (1998)), could provide valuable new therapeutic entities for the treatment of cancer. Another group of kinases are the tyrosine kinases. Tyrosine kinases can be of the receptor type (having extracellular, transmembrane and intracellular 25 domains) or the non-receptor type (being wholly intracellular). Receptor-type tyrosine kinases are comprised of a large number of transmembrane receptors with diverse biological activity. In fact, about 20 different subfamilies of receptor type tyrosine kinases have been identified. One tyrosine kinase subfamily, designated the HER subfamily, is comprised of EGFR (HER1), HER2, HER3 and 30 HER4. Ligands of this subfamily of receptors identified so far include epithelial growth factor, TGF-alpha, amphiregulin, HB-EGF, betacellulin and heregulin. Another subfamily of these receptor-type tyrosine kinases is the insulin subfamily, which includes INS-R, IGF-IR, IR, and IR-R. The PDGF subfamily 5 includes the PDGF-alpha and beta receptors, CSFIR, c-kit and FLK-ll. The FLK family is comprised of the kinase insert domain receptor (KDR), fetal liver kinase 1(FLK-1), fetal liver kinase-4 (FLK-4) and the fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (fit-1). For detailed discussion of the receptor-type tyrosine kinases, see Plowman et 5 al., DN&P 7(6): 334-339, 1994. At least one of the non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases, namely, LCK, is believed to mediate the transduction in T-cells of a signal from the interaction of a cell-surface protein (Cd4) with a cross-linked anti-Cd4 antibody. A more detailed discussion of non-receptor tyrosine kinases is provided in Bolen, 10 Oncogene, 8, 2025-2031 (1993). The non-receptor type of tyrosine kinases is also comprised of numerous subfamilies, including Src, Frk, Btk, Csk, Abl, Zap70, Fes/Fps, Fak, Jak, Ack, and LIMK. Each of these subfamilies is further sub-divided into varying receptors. For example, the Src subfamily is one of the largest and includes Src, Yes, Fyn, Lyn, Lck, Blk, Hck, Fgr, and Yrk. The Src 15 subfamily of enzymes has been linked to oncogenesis. For a more detailed discussion of the non-receptor type of tyrosine kinases, see Bolen, Oncogene, 8:2025-2031 (1993). In addition to its role in cell-cycle control, protein kinases also play a crucial role in-angiogenesis, which is the mechanism by which new capillaries 20 are formed from existing vessels. When required, the vascular system has the potential to generate new capillary networks in order to maintain the proper functioning of tissues and organs. In the adult, however, angiogenesis is fairly limited, occurring only in the process of wound healing and neovascularization of the endometrium during menstruation. On the other hand, unwanted 25 angiogenesis is a hallmark of several diseases, such as retinopathies, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, age-related macular degeneration, and cancer (solid tumors). Protein kinases which have been shown to be involved in the angiogenic process include three members of the growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase family; VEGF-R2 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, also 30 known as KDR (kinase insert domain receptor) and as FLK 1); FGF-R (fibroblast growth factor receptor); and TEK (also known as Tie-2). VEGF-R2, which is expressed only on endothelial cells, binds the potent angiogenic growth factor VEGF and mediates the subsequent signal 6 transduction through activation of its intracellular kinase activity. Thus, it is expected that direct inhibition of the kinase activity of VEGF-R2 will result in the reduction of angiogenesis even in the presence of exogenous VEGF (see Strawn et al, Cancer Research, 56, 3540-3545 (1996)), as has been shown with 5 mutants of VEGF-R2 which fail to mediate signal transduction. Millauer et al, Cancer Research, 56, 1615-1620 (1996). Furthermore, VEGF-R2 appears to have no function in the adult beyond that of mediating the angiogenic activity of VEGF. Therefore, a selective inhibitor of the kinase activity of VEGF-R2 would be expected to exhibit little toxicity. 10 Similarly, FGFR binds the angiogenic growth factors aFGF and bFGF and mediates subsequent intracellular signal transduction. Recently, it has been suggested that growth factors such as bFGF may play a critical role in inducing angiogenesis in solid tumors that have reached a certain size. Yoshiji et al., Cancer Research, 57, 3924-3928 (1997). Unlike VEGF-R2, however, FGF-R is 15 expressed in a number of different cell types throughout the body and may or may not play important roles in other normal physiological processes in the adult. Nonetheless, systemic administration of a small molecule inhibitor of the kinase activity of FGF-R has been reported to block bFGF-induced angiogenesis in Mice without apparent toxicity. Mohammad et -al., EMBO Journal, -17, 5996-5904 20 (1998). TEK (also known as Tie-2) is another receptor tyrosine kinase expressed only on endothelial cells which has been shown to play a role in angiogenesis. The binding of the factor angiopoietin-1 results in autophosphorylation of the kinase domain of TEK and results in a signal transduction process which 25 appears to mediate the interaction of endothelial cells with peri-endothelial support cells, thereby facilitating the maturation of newly formed blood vessels. The factor angiopoietin-2, on the other hand, appears to antagonize the action of angiopoietin-1 on TEK and disrupts angiogenesis. Maisonpierre et al., Science, 277, 55-60 (1997). 30 Pim-1 is a small serine/threonine kinase. Elevated expression levels of Pim-1 have been detected in lymphoid and myeloid malignancies, and recently Pim-1 was identified as a prognostic marker in prostate cancer. K. Peltola, "Signaling in Cancer: Pim-1 Kinase and its Partners", Annales Universitatis 7 Turkuensis, Sarja - Ser. D Osa - Tom. 616, (August 30, 2005), https://kirjasto.utu.fi/julkaisupalvelut/annaalit/2004/D616.html. Pim-1 acts as a cell survival factor and may prevent apoptosis in malignant cells. K. Petersen Shay et al., Molecular Cancer Research 3:170-181 (2005). 5 There is a need for effective inhibitors of protein kinases in order to treat or prevent disease states associated with abnormal cell proliferation. Moreover, it is desirable for kinase inhibitors to possess both high affinity for the target kinase as well as high selectivity versus other protein kinases. Small-molecule compounds that may be readily synthesized and are potent inhibitors of cell 10 proliferation are those, for example, that are inhibitors of one or more protein kinases, such as CHK1, CHK2, VEGF (VEGF-R2), Pim-1, CDKs or CDK/cyclin complexes, Akt (e.g., Akt-1, Akt-2, Akt-3), Aurora (e.g, Aurora-1, Aurora-2, Aurora-3 etc), Pim-1 and both receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinases. 15 Summary of the Invention In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of 7-amino substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one 20 or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with protein kinases using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. In one aspect, the present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (1): R 2

R

3 N 43 5 6 7 N 25 NH 2 (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, wherein: 8

R

2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; -CF 3 ; -CN;

-SR

6 ; -NO 2 ; -NR5R 6 a; -C(O)R; -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R"

0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ;

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

10 ; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; 5 alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl

(CH

2 )ni-N N-R 8 fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; AcH2)m R8 arl./ N-R3 .- aryl-N N-Ra y N-R 8 '1"2 1 and wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and 10 alkynylalkyl groups and the heterocyclic moieties shown immediately above for R2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl,

-CF

3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1

"R

1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5 Rll)pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , 15 -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), -N(R )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a -- OR 5 moiety;

R

3 is selected from the group consisting of H; -NR6R 6 a; -OR6b; -SR 6 ; CF 3 ;

-C(O)N(R

5

R

6 ); alkyl; alkenyl, alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; 20 heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N 1-20-2 (1-2 (R) L N, R (R8 )n - N ( n N(R)n 12N 1-2 N o(Ran N -2 N NN $N I In ; ;and (R 8 ) N wherein each of the alkyl, alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties 9 whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R")pOR 5 , 5 -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -C(=N-OH), SR', -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a -OR 5 moiety;

R

4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NR5Rea; 10 -(CR-R")pC(O 2

)R

6 ; -(CR 5

R"),C(O)NR

5

R

10 ; -C(O)-N(RR4 0 ); -OR6b; -SR 6 -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R'

0 ; -C(O)R 6 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ; -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 ;

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

0 ; alkenyl; alkenyl (substituted with alkoxy); hydroxyalkyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; substituted 15 alkyl; cycloalkyl; (R3,)n3(Ra (R - - (Ra)n

(CH

2 )-N -- N-R8 (CH2 -aryl--N N-Ra aryl-. N R ---/ and wherein each of the alkyl, cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, fused 20 aryl, heteroaryl and fused heteroaryl groups of R 4 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 ,

-(CR

11 R')pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R , -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2 )R, -C(O)R 5 , 25 -C(R 5

)(=N-OR

5 ), -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R', -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ,

-N(R

5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NRR

6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety, and wherein the 10 substituted alkyl group of R 4 is independently substituted with one or more of the above moieties;

R

5 is H, alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl;

R

6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, 5 arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group 10 consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 ,

-NR

5

R

1 0 , -C(RR)p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5 R")pOR 5 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5

R

0 , -SO 3 H, -SR 1 0 , -S(O 2 )R, -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

0 ,

-N(R

5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NRR

0 ;

R

6 a is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, 15 arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the-same ordifferent, each moiety being independently selected-from the group 20 consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 ,

-NR

5

R"

0 , -C(R 5 R)p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CRR)pOR 5 , -C(O 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R , -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5

R

10 , -SO 3 H, -SR 10 , -S(0 2

)R

7 , -S(O 2

)NR

5

R

0 ,

-N(R

5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

0 ; R6b is selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, 25 arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group 30 consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN,

-OR

5 , -NR 5

R

10 , -C(R 5 R")p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5 R")pOR 5 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 ,

-C(O)NR

5

R

1 0 , -SO 3 H, -SR 0 , -S(0 2

)R

7 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ,

-N(R

5

)C(O)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), and -N(R 5

)C(O)NRR

0

;

11

R

7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, and heterocyclyl, wherein each of the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, and 5 heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl,

CF

3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

10 , -CH 2 0R 5 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

10 , -C(=N-OH),

-C(O)R

5 , -SR 1 0 , -S(0 2

)R

10 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R4 0 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

1 o and 10 -N(R)C(O)NR 5

R'

0 ;

R

8 is selected from the group consisting of R, -OR , -NR 5 R ,

-C(O)NR

5

R'

0 , -S(O 2

)NR

5

R

10 , -C(O)R 7 , -C(=N-CN)-NH 2 , -C(=NH)-NHR 5 , 0 N heterocyclyl, -S(0 2

)R

7 , and

R

9 is selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -NR 5

R

10 , -C(O 2 )R , 15 -C(O)NR 5

R

1 0 , -C(=N-OH), -OR 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R, -S(O 2

)NR

5

R'

0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ,

-N(R

5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5

R

0 ; and

R

0 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, 20 heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R",

-C(R

5 R")p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5

R"),OR

5 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)NR 5 R", -C(O)R 5 , 25 -C(=N-OH), -SO 3 H, -SR, -S(0 2

)R

7 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

1 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R"; or optionally (i) R and R 10 in the moiety -NRR" 0 , or (ii) R and R 6 in the moiety -NR 5

R

6 , may be joined together to form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety, with each of the cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety being unsubstituted or 30 optionally independently being substituted with one or more R groups; 12 R" is H, halo or alkyl; m is 0 to 4; n is I to 4; and p isl1 to 4; 5 with the provisos that (1) when R 2 is alkyl, carboxyl, phenyl or cycloalkyl, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NRRea; -C(O)N(RR); alkynyl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N -2 0-2 (1-2 (R)NN(R) N (R 1-2 N o(n (R8 NN -2 NN $N I 10 (R 8 N Nn;and (R 8 )N wherein each of the alkynyl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 is unsubstituted or independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being 15 independently selected from the group consisting of -CN, -NRR 6 , -(CR R 1 )pNR 5 R', -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R)S(0 2 )R ,

-N(R

5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 ; (2) when R 2 is halo, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of 13 -OR6b; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5

R

6 ); cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; 1-' 2 0-21 N 28(1-2 ( R)N( R)n LN (R8)n - 2 N 1-2 N

(R

8 )n (R N N -2 N Nand (R )n wherein each of the cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, and the 5 heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN,

-OCF

3 , -(CR 1 R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , 10 -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety; and (3) when R 2 is NH 2 , R 3 is not methyl. 15 The compounds of Formula I can be useful as protein kinase inhibitors and can be useful in the treatment and prevention of proliferative diseases, for example, cancer, inflammation and arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular diseases, viral diseases and fungal diseases. 20 Detailed Description The present invention provides 7-amino substituted pyrazolo[1,5 a]pyrimidine compounds which are represented by structural Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters or prodrug thereof, wherein the various moieties are as described above. 25 In some embodiments, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3

;

14 -CN; -NO 2 ; -NRsRea; -C(O)R 6 ; -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

0 ; -N(R)S(0 2

)R

7 ;

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

0 ; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl -- CH 2 )mN N-Ra 5 fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; -; N;,CH2)m I' _ (Hm -R 8 -- aryl-N N-R 8 a aryl N-R \ 2 1 and wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkynylalkyl groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently 10 substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R ,

-(CR

5 R')pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R, 15 with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. In-other embodiments, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of-CF 3 ; -CN; -NO 2 ; -NRsRea; -C(O)R 6 ; -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

10 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ;

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

0 ; alkenyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; 20 haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl

(CH

2 )mN N-R fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; substituted alkyl;

-(H

2 )m NR -- aryl--N\N-R and Nary N--NR wherein each of the alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, haloalkyl, 25 cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkynylalkyl groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR', -NR 5 R, -C(=N-OH), 15

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5 R6, -C(0 2 )R, -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R)C(O)NRR 6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR moiety and the substituted alkyl is independently substituted with one 5 or more of the above moieties. In other embodiments, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo;

-NO

2 ; -NRsRea; -C(O)R 6 ; -SR"; -N(R)C(O)NR 5

R

10 ; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; aryl; arylalkynyl; heteroaryl; wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkynyl, and heteroaryl groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally 10 independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R' 1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 ,

-NR

5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R

11

),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 , -C(=N-OH), and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , 15 with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. In other embodiments R 2 is phenyl, napthyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl, 2,3 dihydrobenzothienyl; indanyl, 1-,2-benzopyranyl, 3,4-dihydro-1,2-benzopyranyl or 20 tetralinyl, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of

-NR

5 R6a with the proviso that R and Rea are not C 1

-C

4 alkyl or C 3

-C

6 cycloalkyl;

-C(O)N(R

5

R

6 ); aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; N -2 0-2 (1-2 N (R8(R 8

)

(R

8 )(R ) N (R )n 1-2 I. 1-2 N o(Ra)n (R N N -2 N N ;N 25 (R)£';and (R )n 16 wherein each of the aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted alkyl and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or 5 different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR 5 , -OR', -NR R ,

-(CR

5 Rl')pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5 R, -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries 10 a - OR 5 moiety. In other embodiments, R 2 is aryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups. 15 In other embodiments, R 2 is heteroaryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups. In other embodiments, R 2 is-selected from the group -consisting of 20 heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl. In other embodiments, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of N NS , 7n N I/5 I -N In some embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, -NRsRea; -OR6b; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(RR 6 ); alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; 25 heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N2 (1-2 (N n(R))n 1-2 17 N o(R")n (Ra8 N N-2 N NN ,N NR8Nn ; and (R )n wherein each of the alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or 5 optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1 'R")pOR 5 ,

-OR

5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R6, -SR 6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and 10 -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 Rs, with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. In other embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of

-NRR

6 a; -OR 6 b; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5

R

6 ); alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; N -2 1-2 (R)$ N !(R 8 )n N j(R )n 1-2 151 N O(R8)n (R8N8N N-2 NN ;aand (R )n wherein each of the alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or 20 optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11

R

1 )pOR 5

,

18 -OR, -NR 5 R', -(CRR 1 )pNR 5 R , -C(0 2 )R', -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R , -SR , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR moiety, and wherein the substituted alkyl is 5 substituted with one or more of the above moieties. In other embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR5R 6 a; -OR 6 b; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5

R

6 ); alkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N 2 (1-2 (Ra N

(R

8 )n N1(R2)n N

(R

8 )n (R8 N-2 N ~NN 10 NN ; and(R)N wherein each of the alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and-the heterocyclic moieties whose structures-are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or 15 different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" 1 R")pOR 5 , -C(=N-OH),

-OR

5 , -NR 5 R , -(CRR)pNR 5 R , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR ,

-S(O

2 )R , -S(0 2

)NR

5 R , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring 20 carries a - OR 5 moiety. In other embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR5R 6 a;

-C(O)N(RR

6 ); alkyl; alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; 19 N -- 2 (1-2 NN (R 8)r N(R 8 )n Nj(R")n i N (R Ni 1-2 NN NN N ;X ; and (R8) / wherein each of the cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted alkyl and the heterocyclic moieties whose 5 structures are shown immediately above for R 3 is independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of -CN, -NR 5

R

6 , -C(=N-OH),

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and

-N(R

5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 . 10 In other embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR 5

R

6 a.

-C(O)N(R

5

R

6 ); N 1202 (1-2 aN, (R8)n s (R8 )n,

(R

1 )nN 1-2 N O

(R

8 )n (R8) -2 N (RaNNJN N ;; and (R8) NS wherein each of the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown 15 immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1

'R

1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -C(=N-OH), 20

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(O 2 )R', -C(O)R', -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R9)S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5 )C(0)NR 5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. 5 In other embodiments, R 3 is - NR5R 6 a, with the proviso that R 5 is aryl and Rea is selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally 10 substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R"O, -C(R 5

R

1 )p-R 9 , -N(R)Boc, -(CR 5

R

1 )pOR 5 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 RiO, -SO 3 H, -SR 10 , -S(0 2

)R

7 , -S(O 2

)NR

5

R

10 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and 15 -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

10 . In other embodiments, R is selected from the group consisting of NN N NN (R) - NR8j N -N

(R

8 )N (R 8 )N (RaR8 (Ra- N (R

(R

8 ) 20R)n 20 4; 21 N

(R

8 )n I-2 (RN-2

NR

8 ) N ';and (R8)n In other embodiments, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of 6 NHR NHR 6

NR

6 NNHN

.

4 7 NR6 HN'JINR ,and . 5 In other embodiments, R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ;

-NR

5

R

6 a; -(CR 5 R")pC(O 2

)R

6 ; -OR 6 ; -SR'; -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

0 ;

-C(O)-N(R

5

R

0 ); -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ; -N(R 6 )C(O)R; -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

0 ; heterocyclyl; 10 heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; substituted -- \ (CH2)mC\,8 alkyl; (CH2)m-N N-Rj N-Ra -aryl-N N-R 8 \,aryl-_j N-R 8 -/ and 15 In other embodiments, R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NR 5

R

6 a; -OR 6 b; -SR 6 ; -S(0 2

)R

7 ; -S(0 2

)NR

5

R'

0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 -C(O)-N(RR 1 0 ); -N(R)C(O)R 7 ; -N(R)C(O)NR 5

R'

0 ; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; fused aryl; heteroaryl; fused heteroaryl;

(CH

2 )m~~N N-R8 20 (C 2) iN-a-aryl-N\_N-R8andR 8 ay -- R In other embodiments, R 4 is selected from the group consisting of 22 -(CRR")pC(O 2

)R

6 ; -(CR 5 R")pC(O)NR 5

R

10 ; hydroxyalkyl; aryl; ---\R <(CH 2 )m1 -(CH2)di-N N-Ra NR' -aryl--N N--Ra -- M 2-R" \-/ and', wherein one or more of the aryl and/or one or more of the heteroaryl groups of 5 R 4 can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -OR 5 , -SR 5 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 ,

-NR

5

R

6 , -C(O)NRR, CF 3 , alkyl, aryl and OCF 3 . In other embodiments, R 4 is aryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl 10 groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups. In other embodiments, R 4 is heteroaryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently 15 selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups. In other embodiments, R 4 is -selected from the group consisting-of R8 R8 Ra D R 8

CF

3 ,CN, ,and. 20 In other embodiments, R 4 is substituted alkyl which is independently substituted with one or more of the following moieties: halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R 11

),OR

5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 ,

-(CR

5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(O 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH),

-S(O

2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R , with the 25 proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 23

R

2

R

3 N R4 74 2 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is heteroaryl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each 5 moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1 R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 ,

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5

R

6 , wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 .-- N . 4 3 5 6 7 N 1 R4N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is a pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is pyrazolyl, wherein each of said pyrazolyl and piperidinyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently 15 substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R)pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NRR 6 ,

-(CR

5

R),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , 20 R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 24 R2

R

3 N 52 6 7_N 1N R4

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-y, and R 4 is pyridin-4-yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 5 6 y4N N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yi, and R 4 is thien-3-yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 6 7 N R4

NH

2 10 wherein R2 is heteroaryl, R3 is heterocyclyl and R4 is alkynyl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11

R

1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R , 15 -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R, -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR, -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), 25 -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R"i, and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N ~4 3 5 2 6 R4N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is propynyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 N 1 R4

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is propynyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 4 3 5 62 R4

NH

2 wherein R2 is heteroaryl, R3 is heterocyclyl and R4 is alkenyl (substituted with 15 alkoxy), wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the 26 same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 ,

-(CR

11

R"

1 )pOR, -OR, -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R, -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR', -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , 5 -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 N R4 N"

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is alkenyl (substituted with alkoxy). In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 4 3 5 2 6 ORF 7 N

NH

2 15 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is 3 (methoxy)propylen-1 -yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 27 R2

R

3 N 53 2 6 7_NsiN R4N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl, and R 4 is cycloalkyl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each 5 moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR 5 , -OR", -NRR 6 ,

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR, -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R,

R

6 , R, and p are as defined earlier. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 .. N 5 6 7 N-1N R4N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is cyclopropyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R 2

R

3 N 54 32 5 6 N RNH NH2 28 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is cyclopropyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R 2

R

3 N 6 7 NQN R4

NH

2 5 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is cyano, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR' 1

R"),OR

5 , -OR", -NR 5

R

6 , 10 -(CR 5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R', -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R, wherein R,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 R4N 15 NH 2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is cyano. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 29

R

2 R3 N 4 3 52 2 6 7 N N R4N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is cyano. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is hydroxyalkyl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be-the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of 10 halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR",

-NRR

6 , -(CRR)pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2 )R, -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR R 6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R 11 , and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2

R

3 N 4 32 N 7 1N

NH

2 30 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is 1-hydroxyethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula:

R

3 N 6 R4 N 1 N

NH

2 5 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is 1-hydroxyethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula:

R

2

R

3 N 43 5 6 R4 N 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is -C(O)R , wherein each of 10 said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11

R

1 )pOR, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R ,

-(CR

5

R

1 )pNR 5 R', -C(0 2 )R, -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R, -C(=N-OH), 15 -S(0 2 )NR R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R)C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NRR

6 , wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 31 R2

R

3 N 43 2 6 7 N R4 y N1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is methylcarbonyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 7 N R4 N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is methylcarbonyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 54 32 5 6 7 N 1 R4

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is aryl, wherein each of said aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R')pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R', 15 -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R6, -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), 32 -S(0 2

)NR

5 R , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R)C(O)NR R , wherein R,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 43 6 R4 N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is phenyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 6 7 N N

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is phenyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3N 6 R4 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is heteroaryl, wherein each of 15 said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each 33 moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(C

R

"R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CRsR 1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR", -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , 5 R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 54 2 6 7 N 1 R4 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is furanyl. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 53 6 R4 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is furan-3-yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2 R3 N 5 6 7 N 1 N

NH

2 34 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is heteroaryl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, 5 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 ,

-(CR

5

R'),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR", -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NRRa, wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 10 formula: R2

R

3 N 5432 6 7 N 1 R4'1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is pyridyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3N 5 6 R4 N 15

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is pyrid-3-yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 35 R 2 R3 N 4 3 5 6 7 R4N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R is heterocyclyl and R 4 is alkenyl, wherein each of said alkenyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or 5 different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR

"

R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 ,

-NR

5

R

6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R 2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 R4 N 1N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is alkenyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R 2 R 3 N 54 3 5 N R 4 N NH2 36 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is -C(=CH 2

)-CH

3 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N '5 6 N R4

NH

2 5 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is heteroaryl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , 10 -(CR 5 R')pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R, R, and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 7 R4 15

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is pyrazolyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 37 R 2

R

3 N 5 6 7 N R 4

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is 1-hydroxyethyl pyrazol-4-yl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 5 formula: R2 R3 N 4 3 6 7 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is heteroaryl, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterdcyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each 10 moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R 1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R,

-(CR

5 Rl 1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. 15 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 38 R2

R

3 N 532 6 7 -N R4

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is thienyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N R4 2 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is thien-2-yI. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 7 N 1 R4

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is alkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , 15 -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R"),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NRR 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6

,

39 -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5 )C(O)NRR , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R 2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 R4 N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is ethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 N

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yI, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is ethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3N NN 5 67 R4 N 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is an oxime, wherein each of 15 said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each 40 moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1

R"

1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 ,

-(CR

5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR, -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5 R , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 Rr, wherein R 5 , 5 Rr, R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 5 6 R41-11 7 N x1-N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is an oxime. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 5 7 Ni

NH

2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is-C(=N-OH)-CH 3 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula:

R

3 N 64 3 542 6 R4 y N1N

NH

2 41 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is a ketone, wherein each of said heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, 5 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR

"

R

1 )pOR 5 , -OR, -NR 5

R

6 ,

-(CR

5

R

1 ')pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R)S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 ,

R

6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 10 formula: R2 R3 N 6 R4 7 N 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is a ketone. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 5 '4 32 5 6 R4N 15 NH 2 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, R 3 is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is -C(O)-CH 2

-CH

3 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 42 R2

R

3 N 5 2 6 N R4 N 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is heteroaryl, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is a ketone, wherein each of said aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or 5 different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R")pOR 5 , -OR',

-NR

5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR, -S(0 2 )R, C(=N-OH), -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -N(R 5 )C(0)R 7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R5, R", and p are as defined earlier. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 . .. N 4 3 5 6 7 N 1 R4)

NH

2 wherein R 2 is pyrazolyl, R 3 is piperidinyl and R 4 is a ketone. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 R4 N NH2 43 wherein R 2 is 1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl, Ra is piperidin-3-yl and R 4 is benzylcarbonyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula:

R

3 N 54 32 6 7 N1N R4N

NH

2 5 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide, wherein said alkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN,

-OCF

3 , -(CR 1 'R)pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R

1 )pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , 10 -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ,

-N(R

5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R3, R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 4 ~ 3 5 6 7 N 15 NH 2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 44 R2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 7 RN

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is methyl and R 4 is -CH 2

-C(O)-NH

2 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 2 6 R4N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide, wherein said alkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties whlh can be the same or different, each moiety being iridependently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, 10 -OCF 3 , -(CR 11

R

11 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R', -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR , -S(0 2 )R , -S(0 2

)NR

5 R , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 ,

-N(R)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2

R

3 N 4 3 5 6 N/ N

--

N R4 N NH2 45 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 52 6 N R4N

NH

2 5 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is methyl and R 4 is -CH 2

-C(O)-NHCH

3 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 2 6 R4N NH2 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is a hydroxylalkyl, wherein said alkyl can 10 be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl,

-CF

3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR' 1

R'

1 )pOR, -OR, -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R"),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 ,

-C(O)R

5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), 15 -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R , wherein R , R, R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 46

R

2 R3 N 4 32 6 7 N _1N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is a hydroxyalkyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 4 3 52 6 R4: r7 N 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is methyl and R 4 is 2-hydroxyethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the forriala:

R

2 R3 N ~4 5 6 7N N R4

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide, wherein said alkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN,

-OCF

3 , -(CR' 1 R')pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , 15 -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NRR

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7

,

47

-N(R

5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5

R

6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 4 43 5 6 N R4 5

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is alkyl and R 4 is an amide. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 4 3 5 2 6 . R4N

NH

2 10 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is methyl and R 4 is -CH 2

-CH

2

-C(O)-NHCH

3 . In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N 5 6 7 N R4

NH

2 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is aryl, wherein each of said aryl 15 and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being 48 independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR' 1 R")pOR 5 , -OR, -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5

R"),NR

5

R

6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R-, -C(O)NR 5 R , -SR , -S(0 2 )R , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are 5 as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2

R

3 N 6 N R4 N 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is pyrrolidinyl and R 4 is an aryl. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 .R N ~4 5 R r N R4N7 1

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is 3-amino-pyrrolidin-1-yl and R 4 is phenyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 R4 4 N- 1N N

NH

2 49 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is alkyl, wherein each of said alkyl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, 5 cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR' 1 R")pOR 5 , -OR, -NR 5 R , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R , -C(O)NR 5 R', -C(=N-OH), -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NRR

6 ,

-N(R

5

)S(O

2

)R

7 , -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR R 6 , wherein R6, R 6 , R', and p are as defined earlier. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 10 formula: R2

R

3 N 5 6 R4 N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is pyrrolidinyl and R 4 is an alkyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R 3 N - 2 6 R4 N 15 NH 2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is 3-amino-pyrrolidin-1-yl and R 4 is ethyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: 50 R2

R

3 N 43 5 6 R4,-*'N--12N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is halo, R 3 is heterocyclyl and R 4 is alkyl, wherein each of said alkyl and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being 5 independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11

R

1 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5

R

6 , -(CR 5 R)pNRR 6 , -C(0 2

)R

5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5

R

6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2

)R

6 , -S(0 2

)NR

5

R

6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2

)R

7 , -C(=N-OH), -N(R 5

)C(O)R

7 and -N(R 5

)C(O)NR

5 R , wherein R 5 , R 6 , R", and p are as defined earlier. 10 In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the formula: R2 R3 N R4 N 1N

NH

2 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is pyrrolidinyl and R 4 is an alkyl. In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound of the 15 formula: R2

R

3 N 4 3 6 R 4 7 N 1N

NH

2 51 wherein R 2 is bromo, R 3 is 3-amino-pyrrolidin-1-yl and R 4 is methyl. Non-limiting examples of compounds of Formula (I) include: N,-N, NN HN N HN N HN N N-N N N N'N N/ NH 2

NH

2 s NH 2 HNN'H N'HN N - , N - N O NH 2 .- NH 2

NH

2 N N W HN N- HNN N ' HN N N N N NH2 N NH 2 5 NH 2 HO NNNH2 N - N N HN N HN -N'HNN

NH

2 N S NH 2 N NH 2 N -' N N W- IN N HN N- HN N9- HN

F

3 C ~'~NNj NC N-Nj'

NH

2

NH

2 0 NH 2 NN __N, _ N HN N HN NNHN N ~HN9 OH NH 2 OH NH 2 N-N isomer 1 isomer 2 HON NH 2 52 N'N' N- N'N' HN N.- HN N - HN N N/ ,// N-N N NN 0 NH 2 O- NH 2

NH

2 Br Br Br

H

2 N N HO

NH

2

NH

2

NH

2

H

2 N. H 2 N. Br Br Br N- - N N

H

2 N N N NN'N H

-

N O NH 2

NH

2

NH

2 and H2N Br N

NH

2 5 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. As used above, and throughout this disclosure, the following terms, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have the following meanings: "Patient" includes both human and animals. 10 "Mammal" means humans and other mammalian animals. "Alkyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may be straight or branched and comprising about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain. More preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the 15 chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkyl chain. "Lower alkyl" means a group having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched. "Alkyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being 20 independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkylthio, amino, -NH(alkyl), -NH(cycloalkyl), -N(alkyl) 2

,

53 carboxy, oxime (e.g. =N-OH)), and -C(0)0-alkyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl and t-butyl. "Alkenyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond and which may be straight or branched and 5 comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkenyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkenyl chain. "Lower alkenyl" means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the 10 chain which may be straight or branched. "Alkenyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl. aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy and -S(alkyl). Non limiting examples of suitable alkenyl groups include ethenyl, propenyl, n-butenyl, 15 3-methylbut-2-enyl, n-pentenyl, octenyl and decenyl. "Alkylene" means a difunctional group obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from an alkyl group that is defined above. Non-limiting examples of alkylene include methylene, ethylene and propylene. - "Alkynyl"- means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one 20 carbon-carbon triple bond and which may be straight or branched and comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkynyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear 25 alkynyl chain. "Lower alkynyl" means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, 2-butynyl and 3-methylbutynyl. "Alkynyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being 30 independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and cycloalkyl. "Aryl" means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms. The aryl group can be optionally substituted with one or more 54 "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl. "Heteroaryl" means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system 5 comprising about 5 to about 14 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the ring atoms is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. Preferred heteroaryls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The "heteroaryl" can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system substituents" which may be 10 the same or different, and are as defined herein. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heteroaryl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively, is present as a ring atom. A nitrogen atom of a heteroaryl can be optionally oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide. Non-limiting examples of suitable heteroaryls include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, 15 pyridone (including N-substituted pyridones), isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, furazanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, quinoxalinyl, phthalazinyl, oxindolyl, imidazo[1,2 a]pyridinyl, imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolyl, benzofurazanyl, indolyl, azaindolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothienyl, quinolinyl, imidazolyl, thienopyridyl, quinazolinyl, 20 thienopyrimidyl, pyrrolopyridyl, imidazopyridyl, isoquinolinyl, benzoazaindolyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, benzothiazolyl and the like. The term "heteroaryl" also refers to partially saturated heteroaryl moieties such as, for example, tetrahydroisoquinolyl, tetrahydroquinolyl and the like. "Aralkyl" or "arylalkyl" means an aryl-alkyl- group in which the aryl and 25 alkyl are as previously described. Preferred aralkyls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyl groups include benzyl, 2 phenethyl and naphthalenylmethyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyl. "Alkylaryl" means an alkyl-aryl- group in which the alkyl and aryl are as 30 previously described. Preferred alkylaryls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non limiting example of a suitable alkylaryl group is tolyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the aryl.

55 "Cycloalkyl" means a non-aromatic mono- or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms. Preferred cycloalkyl rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms. The cycloalkyl can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system 5 substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined above. Non-limiting examples of suitable monocyclic cycloalkyls include cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the like. Non-limiting examples of suitable multicyclic cycloalkyls include 1-decalinyl, norbornyl, adamantyl and the like. 10 "Cycloalkylalkyl" means a cycloalkyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable cycloalkylalkyls include cyclohexylmethyl, adamantylmethyl and the like. "Cycloalkenyl" means a non-aromatic mono or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 15 carbon atoms which contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond. Preferred cycloalkenyl rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms. The cycloalkenyl can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined above. Non-limiting examples of suitable-monocyclic cycloalkenyls include cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl>" 20 cyclohepta-1,3-dienyl, and the like. Non-limiting example of a suitable multicyclic cycloalkenyl is norbornylenyl. "Cycloalkenylalkyl" means a cycloalkenyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable cycloalkenylalkyls include cyclopentenylmethyl, cyclohexenylmethyl and 25 the like. "Halogen" means fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Preferred are fluorine, chlorine and bromine. "Ring system substituent" means a substituent attached to an aromatic or non-aromatic ring system which, for example, replaces an available hydrogen on 30 the ring system. Ring system substituents may be the same or different, each being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, heteroaralkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, 56 heteroarylalkynyl, alkylheteroaryl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, acyl, aroyl, halo, nitro, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, oxime (e.g., -C(=N-OH)), aryloxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, heteroarylthio, aralkylthio, heteroaralkylthio, 5 cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, -C(=N-CN)-NH 2 , -C(=NH)-NH 2 , -C(=NH)-NH(alkyl),

Y

1

Y

2 N-, Y 1

Y

2 N-alkyl-, Y 1

Y

2 NC(O)-, Y 1

Y

2

NSO

2 - and -SO 2

NY

1

Y

2 , wherein Y 1 and

Y

2 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and aralkyl. "Ring system substituent" may also mean a single moiety which simultaneously replaces two 10 available hydrogens on two adjacent carbon atoms (one H on each carbon) on a ring system. Examples of such moiety are methylene dioxy, ethylenedioxy, C(CH 3

)

2 - and the like which form moieties such as, for example: -0b b 0 and "Heteroarylalkyl" means a heteroaryl moiety as defined above linked via 15 an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable heteroaryls include 2-pyridinylmethyl, quinolinylmethyl and the like. "Heterocyclyl"- means-a non-aromatic -saturated- monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an 20 element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system. Preferred heterocyclyls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is present as a ring atom. Any -NH 25 in a heterocyclyl ring may exist protected such as, for example, as an -N(Boc), N(CBz), -N(Tos) group and the like; such protections are also considered part of this invention. The heterocyclyl can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. The nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclyl can be optionally 30 oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide or S,S-dioxide. Non-limiting examples of suitable monocyclic heterocyclyl rings include piperidyl, pyrrolidinyl, 57 piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, lactam, lactone, and the like. "Heterocyclyl" may also mean a single moiety (e.g., carbonyl) which simultaneously replaces two available hydrogens on the same carbon atom on a 5 ring system. Example of such moiety is pyrrolidone: H N 0. "Heterocyclylalkyl" means a heterocyclyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable heterocyclylalkyls include piperidinylmethyl, piperazinylmethyl and the 10 like. "Heterocyclenyl" means a non-aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, alone or 15 -- in combination, and-which contains at least-one carbon-carbon-double bond or carbon-nitrogen double bond. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system. Preferred heterocyclenyl rings contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclenyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is 20 present as a ring atom. The heterocyclenyl can be optionally substituted by one or more ring system substituents, wherein "ring system substituent" is as defined above. The nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclenyl can be optionally oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide or S,S-dioxide. Non-limiting examples of suitable heterocyclenyl groups include 1,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridinyl, 25 1,2-dihydropyridinyl, 1,4-dihydropyridinyl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,4,5,6 tetrahydropyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 2-imidazolinyl, 2-pyrazolinyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydrooxazolyl, dihydrooxadiazolyl, dihydrothiazolyl, 3,4 dihydro-2H-pyranyl, dihydrofuranyl, fluorodihydrofuranyl, 7 oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenyl, dihydrothiophenyl, dihydrothiopyranyl, and the like.

58 "Heterocyclenyl" may also mean a single moiety (e.g., carbonyl) which simultaneously replaces two available hydrogens on the same carbon atom on a ring system. Example of such moiety is pyrrolidinone: H N 0. 5 "Heterocyclenylalkyl" means a heterocyclenyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. It should be noted that in hetero-atom containing ring systems of this invention, there are no hydroxyl groups on carbon atoms adjacent to a N, 0 or S, as well as there are no N or S groups on carbon adjacent to another heteroatom. 10 Thus, for example, in the ring: 4 2 5 N H there is no -OH attached directly to carbonsmarked 2 and-5. It should also be noted that tautomeric forms such as, for example, the moieties: (N1 I (N 15 H and N OH are considered equivalent in certain embodiments of this invention. "Alkynylalkyl" means an alkynyl-alkyl- group in which the alkynyl and alkyl are as previously described. Preferred alkynylalkyls contain a lower alkynyl and a lower alkyl group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyl. Non 20 limiting examples of suitable alkynylalkyl groups include propargylmethyl. "Heteroaralkyl" means a heteroaryl-alkyl- group in which the heteroaryl and alkyl are as previously described. Preferred heteroaralkyls contain a lower alkyl group. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyl groups include 59 pyridylmethyl, and quinolin-3-ylmethyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyl. "Hydroxyalkyl" means a HO-alkyl- group in which alkyl is as previously defined. Preferred hydroxyalkyls contain lower alkyl. Non-limiting examples of 5 suitable hydroxyalkyl groups include hydroxymethyl and 2-hydroxyethyl. "Acyl" means an H-C(O)-, alkyl-C(O)- or cycloalkyl-C(O)-, group in which the various groups are as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. Preferred acyls contain a lower alkyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable acyl groups include formyl, acetyl and propanoyl. 10 "Aroyl" means an aryl-C(O)- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable groups include benzoyl and 1- naphthoyl. "Alkoxy" means an alkyl-O- group in which the alkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkoxy groups include methoxy, 15 ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy and n-butoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen. "Aryloxy" means an aryl-O- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryloxy groups include phenoxy and naphthoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen 20 "Aralkyloxy" means an aralkyl-O- group in which the aralkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyloxy groups include benzyloxy and 1- or 2-naphthalenemethoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen. "Alkylthio" means an alkyl-S- group in which the alkyl group is as 25 previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkylthio groups include methylthio and ethylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur. "Arylthio" means an aryl-S- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable arylthio groups include phenylthio and naphthylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur. 30 "Aralkylthio" means an aralkyl-S- group in which the aralkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting example of a suitable aralkylthio group is benzylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.

60 "Alkoxycarbonyl" means an alkyl-O-CO- group. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkoxycarbonyl groups include methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. "Aryloxycarbonyl" means an aryl-O-C(O)- group. Non-limiting examples of 5 suitable aryloxycarbonyl groups include phenoxycarbonyl and naphthoxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. "Aralkoxycarbonyl" means an aralkyl-O-C(O)- group. Non-limiting example of a suitable aralkoxycarbonyl group is benzyloxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. 10 "Alkylsulfonyl" means an alkyl-S(0 2 )- group. Preferred groups are those in which the alkyl group is lower alkyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl. "Arylsulfonyl" means an aryl-S(0 2 )- group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl. 15 The term "substituted" means that one or more hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency under the existing circumstances is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. ---- Combinations of substituents-and/or variables are permissible only if-such 20 combinations result in stable compounds. By "stable compound' or "stable structure" is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent. The term "optionally substituted" means optional substitution with the 25 specified groups, radicals or moieties. The term "purified", "in purified form" or "in isolated and purified form" for a compound refers to the physical state of said compound after being isolated from a synthetic process or natural source or combination thereof. Thus, the term "purified", "in purified form" or "in isolated and purified form" for a compound 30 refers to the physical state of said compound after being obtained from a purification process or processes described herein or well known to the skilled artisan, in sufficient purity to be characterizable by standard analytical techniques described herein or well known to the skilled artisan.

61 It should also be noted that any carbon as well as heteroatom with unsatisfied valences in the text, schemes, examples and Tables herein is assumed to have the sufficient number of hydrogen atom(s) to satisfy the valences. 5 When a functional group in a compound is termed "protected", this means that the group is in modified form to preclude undesired side reactions at the protected site when the compound is subjected to a reaction. Suitable protecting groups will be recognized by those with ordinary skill in the art as well as by reference to standard textbooks such as, for example, T. W. Greene et al, 10 Protective Groups in organic Synthesis (1991), Wiley, New York. When any variable (e.g., aryl, heterocycle, R 2 , etc.) occurs more than one time in any constituent or in Formula I, its definition on each occurrence is independent of its definition at every other occurrence. As used herein, the term "composition" is intended to encompass a 15 product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts. Prodrugs and solvates of the compounds of the invention are also contemplated herein. A discussion of prodrugs is provided in T. Higuchi andV. 20 Stella, Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems (1987) 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, (1987) Edward B. Roche, ed., American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press. The term "prodrug" means a compound (e.g, a drug precursor) that is transformed in vivo to yield a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, 25 hydrate or solvate of the compound. The transformation may occur by various mechanisms (e.g., by metabolic or chemical processes), such as, for example, through hydrolysis in blood. A discussion of the use of prodrugs is provided by T. Higuchi and W. Stella, "Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems," Vol. 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, ed. 30 Edward B. Roche, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987. For example, if a compound of Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate of the compound contains a carboxylic acid 62 functional group, a prodrug can comprise an ester formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the acid group with a group such as, for example, (C 1 C)alkyl, (C 2

-C

12 )alkanoyloxymethyl, 1-(alkanoyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 1-methyl-1-(alkanoyloxy)-ethyl having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, 5 alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, 1 (alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms, 1-methyl-1 (alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, N (alkoxycarbonyl)aminomethyl having from 3 to 9 carbon atoms, 1-(N (alkoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, 3-phthalidyl, 4 10 crotonolactonyl, gamma-butyrolacton-4-yl, di-N,N-(C-C 2 )alkylamino(C 2

-C

3 )alkyl (such as P-dimethylaminoethyl), carbamoyl-(C-C 2 )alkyl, N,N-di (C

C

2 )alkylcarbamoyl-(C1 -C2)alkyl and piperidino-, pyrrolidino- or morpholino(C 2 C 3 )alkyl, and the like. Similarly, if a compound of Formula (I) contains an alcohol functional 15 group, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the alcohol group with a group such as, for example, (C-C 6 )alkanoyloxymethyl, 1

((C-C

6 )alkanoyloxy)ethyl, 1-methyl-1-((C-C6)alkanoyloxy)ethyl, (C

C

6 )alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl, N-(0 1

-C

6 )alkoxycarbonylaminomethyl, succinoyl, (CrC6)alkanoyl, a-amino(Cl-C 4 )alkanyl, -arylacyl and a-aminoacyl, or (X 20 aminoacyl-a-aminoacyl, where each a-aminoacyl group is independently selected from the naturally occurring L-amino acids, P(O)(OH) 2 , -P(O)(O(Cl

C

6 )alkyl) 2 or glycosyl (the radical resulting from the removal of a hydroxyl group of the hemiacetal form of a carbohydrate), and the like. If a compound of Formula (1) incorporates an amine functional group, a 25 prodrug can be formed by the replacement of a hydrogen atom in the amine group with a group such as, for example, R-carbonyl, RO-carbonyl, NRR' carbonyl where R and R' are each independently (C-C 10 )alkyl, (C 3

-C

7 ) cycloalkyl, benzyl, or R-carbonyl is a natural a-aminoacyl or natural a-aminoacyl, -C(OH)C(O)OY wherein Y' is H, (C-Ce)alkyl or benzyl, -C(OY 2 )y 3 wherein 30 Y 2 is (C1C4) alkyl and y3 is (C-C 6 )alkyl, carboxy (C-Ce)alkyl, amino(C-C 4 )alkyl or mono-N-or di-N,N-(C-C 6 )alkylaminoalkyl, -C(Y 4

)Y

5 wherein Y 4 is H or methyl and Y5 is mono-N- or di-N,N-(C-Ce)alkylamino morpholino, piperidin-1 yl or pyrrolidin-1-yl, and the like.

63 One or more compounds of the invention may exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like, and it is intended that the invention embrace both solvated and unsolvated forms. "Solvate" means a physical association of a compound of 5 this invention with one or more solvent molecules. This physical association involves varying degrees of ionic and covalent bonding, including hydrogen bonding. In certain instances the solvate will be capable of isolation, for example when one or more solvent molecules are incorporated in the crystal lattice of the crystalline solid. "Solvate" encompasses both solution-phase and isolatable 10 solvates. Non-limiting examples of suitable solvates include ethanolates, methanolates, and the like. "Hydrate" is a solvate wherein the solvent molecule is H 2 0. One or more compounds of the invention may optionally be converted to a solvate. Preparation of solvates is generally known. Thus, for example, M. Caira 15 et al, J. Pharmaceutical Sci., 93(3), 601-611 (2004) describe the preparation of the solvates of the antifungal fluconazole in ethyl acetate as well as from water. Similar preparations of solvates, hemisolvate, hydrates and the like are described by E. C. van Tonder et al, AAPS PharmSciTech., 51), article 12 .(2004); and A. L Bingham eta, Chem. Commun., 603-604*(2001). A typical,-, 20 non-limiting, process involves dissolving the inventive compound in desired amounts of the desired solvent (organic or water or mixtures thereof) at a higher than ambient temperature, and cooling the solution at a rate sufficient to form crystals which are then isolated by standard methods. Analytical techniques such as, for example I. R. spectroscopy, show the presence of the solvent (or 25 water) in the crystals as a solvate (or hydrate). "Effective amount" or "therapeutically effective amount" is meant to describe an amount of compound or a composition of the present invention effective in inhibiting the above-noted diseases and thus producing the desired therapeutic, ameliorative, inhibitory or preventative effect. 30 The compounds of Formula I can form salts which are also within the scope of this invention. Reference to a compound of Formula I herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated. The term "salt(s)", as employed herein, denotes acidic salts formed with inorganic 64 and/or organic acids, as well as basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic bases. In addition, when a compound of Formula I contains both a basic moiety, such as, but not limited to a pyridine or imidazole, and an acidic moiety, such as, but not limited to a carboxylic acid, zwitterions ("inner salts") may be formed and 5 are included within the term "salt(s)" as used herein. Pharmaceutically acceptable (i.e., non-toxic, physiologically acceptable) salts are preferred, although other salts are also useful. Salts of the compounds of the Formula I may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound of Formula I with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one 10 in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium followed by lyophilization. Exemplary acid addition salts include acetates, ascorbates, benzoates, benzenesulfonates, bisulfates, borates, butyrates, citrates, camphorates, camphorsulfonates, fumarates, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, hydroiodides, lactates, maleates, methanesulfonates, naphthalenesulfonates, nitrates, 15 oxalates, phosphates, propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates, tartarates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates (also known as tosylates,) and the like. Additionally, acids which are generally considered suitable for the formation of pharmaceutically useful salts from basic pharmaceutical compounds are discussed, for example, by P. Stahl et al, Camille G. (eds.)-Handbook of 20 Pharmaceutical Salts. Properties, Selection and Use. (2002) Zurich: Wiley-VCH; S. Berge et al, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1977) 66(1) 1-19; P. Gould, International J. of Pharmaceutics (1986) 33 201-217; Anderson et a/, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry (1996), Academic Press, New York; and in The Orange Book (Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. on their website). 25 These disclosures are incorporated herein by reference thereto. Exemplary basic salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as sodium, lithium, and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as dicyclohexylamines, t-butyl amines, and salts with amino acids such as 30 arginine, lysine and the like. Basic nitrogen-containing groups may be quarternized with agents such as lower alkyl halides (e.g. methyl, ethyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), dialkyl sulfates (e.g. dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl sulfates), long chain halides (e.g. decyl, lauryl, and stearyl chlorides, 65 bromides and iodides), aralkyl halides (e.g. benzyl and phenethyl bromides), and others. All such acid salts and base salts are intended to be pharmaceutically acceptable salts within the scope of the invention and all acid and base salts are 5 considered equivalent to the free forms of the corresponding compounds for purposes of the invention. Pharmaceutically acceptable esters of the present compounds include the following groups: (1) carboxylic acid esters obtained by esterification of the hydroxy groups, in which the non-carbonyl moiety of the carboxylic acid portion 10 of the ester grouping is selected from straight or branched chain alkyl (for example, acetyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, or n-butyl), alkoxyalkyl (for example, methoxymethyl), aralkyl (for example, benzyl), aryloxyalkyl (for example, phenoxymethyl), aryl (for example, phenyl optionally substituted with, for example, halogen, C 1

.

4 alkyl, or C 1

-

4 alkoxy or amino); (2) sulfonate esters, such 15 as alkyl- or aralkylsulfonyl (for example, methanesulfonyl); (3) amino acid esters (for example, L-valyl or L-isoleucyl); (4) phosphonate esters and (5) mono-, di- or triphosphate esters. The phosphate esters may be further esterified by, for example, a C1-20 alcohol or reactive derivative thereof, or by a 2,3-di (C- 24 )acyl - glycerol. 20 Compounds of Formula 1, and salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs thereof, may exist in their tautomeric form (for example, as an amide or imino ether). All such tautomeric forms are contemplated herein as part of the present invention. The compounds of Formula (I) may contain asymmetric or chiral centers, 25 and, therefore, exist in different stereoisomeric forms. It is intended that all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of Formula (1) as well as mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures, form part of the present invention. In addition, the present invention embraces all geometric and positional isomers. For example, if a compound of Formula (1) incorporates a double bond or a fused 30 ring, both the cis- and trans-forms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the invention. Diastereomeric mixtures can be separated into their individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical chemical differences by methods 66 well known to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, by chromatography and/or fractional crystallization. Enantiomers can be separated by converting the enantiomeric mixture into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate optically active compound (e.g., chiral auxiliary such as a chiral 5 alcohol or Mosher's acid chloride), separating the diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing) the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers. Also, some of the compounds of Formula (I) may be atropisomers (e.g., substituted biaryls) and are considered as part of this invention. Enantiomers can also be separated by use of chiral HPLC column. 10 It is also possible that the compounds of Formula (I) may exist in different tautomeric forms, and all such forms are embraced within the scope of the invention. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of the compounds are included in the invention. All stereoisomers (for example, geometric isomers, optical isomers and 15 the like) of the present compounds (including those of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds as well as the salts, solvates and esters of the prodrugs), such as those which may exist due to asymmetric carbons on various substituents, including enantiomeric forms (which may exist even in the absence of asymmetric--carbons), rotameric forms, atropisomers, and diastereomeric 20 forms, are contemplated within the scope of this invention, as are positional isomers (such as, for example, 4-pyridyl and 3-pyridyl). (For example, if a compound of Formula (1) incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and trans-forms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the invention. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of the 25 compounds are included in the invention.) Individual stereoisomers of the compounds of the invention may, for example, be substantially free of other isomers, or may be admixed, for example, as racemates or with all other, or other selected, stereoisomers. The chiral centers of the present invention can have the S or R configuration as defined by the IUPAC 1974 Recommendations. 30 The use of the terms "salt", "solvate", "ester", "prodrug" and the like, is intended to equally apply to the salt, solvate, ester and prodrug of enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, positional isomers, racemates or prodrugs of the inventive compounds.

67 The present invention also embraces isotopically-labelled compounds of the present invention which are identical to those recited herein, but for the fact that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass number usually found in nature. 5 Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds of the invention include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, fluorine and chlorine, such as 2 H, 3

H,

1 3 C, 44C, 15 N, 180, 170, 3 1 p, 32 p, 35S, 18 F, and 30CI, respectively. Certain isotopically-labelled compounds of Formula (1) (e.g., those labeled 10 with 3 H and 14C) are useful in compound and/or substrate tissue distribution assays. Tritiated (i.e., 3 H) and carbon-14 (i.e., 14C) isotopes are particularly preferred for their ease of preparation and detectability. Further, substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium (i.e., 2 H) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability (e.g., increased in vivo half 15 life or reduced dosage requirements) and hence may be preferred in some circumstances. Isotopically labelled compounds of Formula (I) can generally be prepared by following procedures analogous to those disclosed in the Schemes and/or in the Examples hereinbelow, by substituting an appropriate isotopically labelled reagent for a non-isotopically labelled reagent. 20 Polymorphic forms of the compounds of Formula I, and of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds of Formula 1, are intended to be included in the present invention. The compounds according to the invention can have pharmacological properties; in particular, the compounds of Formula I can be inhibitors, regulators 25 or modulators of protein kinases. Non-limiting examples of protein kinases that can be inhibited, regulated or modulated include cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), such as, CDKI, CDK2, CDK3, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6 and CDK7, CDK8, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK/ERK), glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3beta), Pim-1 kinases, Chk kinases, such as Chk1 and Chk2, tyrosine 30 kinases, such as the HER subfamily (including, for example, EGFR (HER1), HER2, HER3 and HER4), the insulin subfamily (including, for example, INS-R, IGF-IR, IR, and IR-R), the PDGF subfamily (including, for example, PDGF-alpha and beta receptors, CSFIR, c-kit and FLK-lI), the FLK family (including, for 68 example, kinase insert domain receptor (KDR), fetal liver kinase-1 (FLK-1), fetal liver kinase-4 (FLK-4) and the fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (fit-1)), non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases, for example LCK, Src, Frk, Btk, Csk, Abl, Zap70, Fes/Fps, Fak, Jak, Ack, and LIMK, growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases such 5 as VEGF-R2, FGF-R, TEK, Akt kinases and the like. The compounds of Formula (I) can be inhibitors of protein kinases such as, for example, the inhibitors of the checkpoint kinases such as Chk1, Chk2 and the like. Preferred compounds can exhibit ICo values of less than about 5pm, preferably about 0.001 to about 1.0 pm, and more preferably about 0.001 to 10 about 0.1 pm. The assay methods are described in the Examples set forth below. The compounds of Formula I can be useful in the therapy of proliferative diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, viral diseases, fungal diseases, neurological/neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis, inflammation, anti 15 proliferative (e.g., ocular retinopathy), neuronal, alopecia and cardiovascular disease. Many of these diseases and disorders are listed in U.S. 6,413,974 cited earlier, incorporated by reference herein. More specifically, the compounds of Formula I can be useful in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including (but not limited to) the following: 20 carcinoma, including that of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, including small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck, esophagus, gall bladder, ovary, pancreas, stomach, cervix, thyroid, prostate, and skin, including squamous cell carcinoma; hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, including leukemia, acute 25 lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell lymphoma, T- cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non Hodgkins lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma, and Burkett's lymphoma; hematopoietic tumors of myeloid lineage, including acute and chronic 30 myelogenous leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome and promyelocytic leukemia; tumors of mesenchymal origin, including fibrosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma; 69 tumors of the central and peripheral nervous system, including astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, glioma and schwannomas; and other tumors, including melanoma, seminoma, teratocarcinoma, osteosarcoma, xenoderoma pigmentosum, keratoctanthoma, thyroid follicular 5 cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma. Due to the key role of CDKs in the regulation of cellular proliferation in general, inhibitors could act as reversible cytostatic agents which may be useful in the treatment of any disease process which features abnormal cellular proliferation, e.g., benign prostate hyperplasia, familial adenomatosis polyposis, 10 neuro-fibromatosis, atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, arthritis, psoriasis, glomerulonephritis, restenosis following angioplasty or vascular surgery, hypertrophic scar formation, inflammatory bowel disease, transplantation rejection, endotoxic shock, and fungal infections. Compounds of Formula I may also be useful in the treatment of 15 Alzheimer's disease, as suggested by the recent finding that CDK5 is involved in the phosphorylation of tau protein (J. Biochem, (1995) 117, 741-749). Compounds of Formula I may induce or inhibit apoptosis. The apoptotic response is aberrant in a variety of human diseases. Compounds of Formula I, as modulators of apoptosis, will be useful in the treatment of cancer-(including 20 but not limited to those types mentioned hereinabove), viral infections (including but not limited to herpevirus, poxvirus, Epstein- Barr virus, Sindbis virus and adenovirus), prevention of AIDS development in HIV-infected individuals, autoimmune diseases (including but not limited to systemic lupus, erythematosus, autoimmune mediated glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, 25 psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and autoimmune diabetes mellitus), neurodegenerative disorders (including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease, AIDS-related dementia, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, retinitis pigmentosa, spinal muscular atrophy and cerebellar degeneration), myelodysplastic syndromes, aplastic anemia, ischemic injury associated with 30 myocardial infarctions, stroke and reperfusion injury, arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, toxin-induced or alcohol related liver diseases, hematological diseases (including but not limited to chronic anemia and aplastic anemia), degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system (including but not limited to osteoporosis and 70 arthritis) aspirin-sensitive rhinosinusitis, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, kidney diseases and cancer pain. Compounds of Formula I, as inhibitors of the CDKs, can modulate the level of cellular RNA and DNA synthesis. These agents would therefore be 5 useful in the treatment of viral infections (including but not limited to HIV, human papilloma virus, herpesvirus, poxvirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Sindbis virus and adenovirus). Compounds of Formula I may also be useful in the chemoprevention of cancer. Chemoprevention is defined as inhibiting the development of invasive 10 cancer by either blocking the initiating mutagenic event or by blocking the progression of pre-malignant cells that have already suffered an insult or inhibiting tumor relapse. Compounds of Formula I may also be useful in inhibiting tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. 15 Compounds of Formula I may also act as inhibitors of other protein kinases, e.g., protein kinase C, her2, raf 1, MEK1, MAP kinase, EGF receptor, PDGF receptor, IGF receptor, P13 kinase, weel kinase, Src, Abl and thus be effective in the treatment of diseases associated with other protein kinases. -Another-aspect-of this-invention is a method of treating a-mammal (e~g., 20 human) having a disease or condition associated with the CDKs by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of said compound to the mammal. A preferred dosage is about 0.001 to 500 mg/kg of body weight/day of the 25 compound of Formula 1. An especially preferred dosage is about 0.01 to 25 mg/kg of body weight/day of a compound of Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of said compound. The compounds of this invention may also be useful in combination (administered together or sequentially) with one or more of anti-cancer 30 treatments such as radiation therapy, and/or one or more anti-cancer agents different from the compound of Formula 1. The compounds of the present invention can be present in the same dosage unit as the anti-cancer agent or in separate dosage units.

71 Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating one or more diseases associated with cyclin dependent kinase, comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an amount of a first compound, which is a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable 5 salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof; and an amount of at least one second compound, the second compound being an anti-cancer agent different from the compound of claim 1, wherein the amounts of the first compound and the second compound result in a therapeutic effect. Non-limiting examples of suitable anti-cancer agents include cytostatic agents, 10 cytotoxic agents (such as for example, but not limited to, DNA interactive agents (such as cisplatin or doxorubicin)); taxanes (e.g. taxotere, taxol); topoisomerase 11 inhibitors (such as etoposide); topoisomerase I inhibitors (such as irinotecan (or CPT-11), camptostar, or topotecan); tubulin interacting agents (such as paclitaxel, docetaxel or the epothilones); hormonal agents (such as tamoxifen); 15 thymidilate synthase inhibitors (such as 5-fluorouracil); anti-metabolites (such as methotrexate); alkylating agents (such as temozolomide (TEMODAR T M from Schering-Plough Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey), cyclophosphamide); Farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors (such as, SARASAR T M (4-[2-[4-[(1I R) 3,1 0-dibromo-8-chloro-61I -dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1-,2-b]pyridin-11I-yl 20 ]-1 -piperidinyl]-2-oxoehtyl]-1 -piperidinecarboxamide, or SCH 66336 from Schering-Plough Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey), tipifarnib (Zarnestra* or R115777 from Janssen Pharmaceuticals), L778,123 (a farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor from Merck & Company, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey), BMS 214662 (a farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor from Bristol-Myers Squibb 25 Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, New Jersey); signal transduction inhibitors (such as, Iressa (from Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, England), Tarceva (EGFR kinase inhibitors), antibodies to EGFR (e.g., C225), GLEEVECM (C-abl kinase inhibitor from Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, New Jersey); interferons such as, for example, intron (from Schering-Plough Corporation), Peg-Intron (from 30 Schering-Plough Corporation); hormonal therapy combinations; aromatase combinations; ara-C, adriamycin, cytoxan, Clofarabine (Clolar® from Genzyme Oncology, Cambridge, Massachusetts), cladribine (Leustat* from Janssen-Cilag Ltd.), aphidicolon, rituxan (from Genentech/Biogen Idec), sunitinib (Sutent®from 72 Pfizer), dasatinib (or BMS-354825 from Bristol-Myers Squibb), tezacitabine (from Aventis Pharma), Smil, fludarabine (from Trigan Oncology Associates), pentostatin (from BC Cancer Agency), triapine (from Vion Pharmaceuticals), didox (from Bioseeker Group), trimidox (from ALS Therapy Development 5 Foundation), amidox, 3-AP (3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone), MDL-101,731 ((E)-2'-deoxy-2'-(fluoromethylene)cytidine) and gemcitabine. Other anti-cancer (also known as anti-neoplastic) agents include but are not limited to Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, 10 Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, oxaliplatin, leucovirin, oxaliplatin (ELOXATINTM from Sanofi-Synthelabo Pharmaceuticals, France), Pentostatine, Vinblastine, 15 Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, L-Asparaginase, Teniposide 17c-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyltestosterone, 20 Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, goserelin, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Hydroxyurea, Amsacrine, Procarbazine, Mitotane, Mitoxantrone, Levamisole, Navelbene, Anastrazole, Letrazole, Capecitabine, Reloxafine, Droloxafine, 25 Hexamethylmelamine, Avastin, Herceptin, Bexxar, Velcade, Zevalin, Trisenox, Xeloda, Vinorelbine, Profimer, Erbitux, Liposomal, Thiotepa, Altretamine, Melphalan, Trastuzumab, Lerozole, Fulvestrant, Exemestane, Ifosfomide, Rituximab, C225 and Campath. If formulated as a fixed dose, such combination products employ the 30 compounds of this invention within the dosage range described herein and the other pharmaceutically active agent or treatment within its dosage range. For example, the CDC2 inhibitor olomucine has been found to act synergistically with known cytotoxic agents in inducing apoptosis (J. Cell Sci., (1995) 108, 2897.

73 Compounds of Formula I may also be administered sequentially with known anticancer or cytotoxic agents when a combination formulation is inappropriate. The invention is not limited in the sequence of administration; compounds of Formula I may be administered either prior to or after administration of the 5 known anticancer or cytotoxic agent. For example, the cytotoxic activity of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor flavopiridol is affected by the sequence of administration with anticancer agents. Cancer Research, (1997).57, 3375. Such techniques are within the skills of persons skilled in the art as well as attending physicians. 10 Accordingly, in an aspect, this invention includes combinations comprising an amount of at least one compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and an amount of one or more anti-cancer treatments and anti-cancer agents listed above wherein the amounts of the compounds/ treatments result in desired therapeutic effect. 15 A method of inhibiting one or more Checkpoint kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. Another aspect of the present invention-is a method of treating,-or slowing 20 the progression of, a disease associated with one or more Checkpoint kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. Yet another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating one or 25 more diseases associated with Checkpoint kinase, comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an amount of a first compound, which is a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof; and an amount of at least one second compound, the second compound being an anti-cancer agent, wherein the amounts of the first 30 compound and the second compound result in a therapeutic effect. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease associated with one or more Checkpoint kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective 74 amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising in combination at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound according to claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. In the above methods, the checkpoint kinase to be inhibited can be Chk1 5 and/or Chk2. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of inhibiting one or more tyrosine kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. 10 Yet another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease associated with one or more tyrosine kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. 15 Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating one or more diseases associated with tyrosine kinase, comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an amount of a first compound, which is a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or - prodrug thereof; and an amount of-at least one-second compound, the second 20 compound being an anti-cancer agent, wherein the amounts of the first compound and the second compound result in a therapeutic effect. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease associated with one or more tyrosine kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective 25 amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising in combination at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. In the above methods, the tyrosine kinase can be VEGFR (VEGF-R2), EGFR, HER2, SRC, JAK and/or TEK. 30 Another aspect of the present invention is a method of inhibiting one or more Pim-1 kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

75 Yet another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease associated with one or more Pim-1 kinases in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable 5 salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating one or more diseases associated with Pim-1 kinase, comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an amount of a first compound, which is a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or 10 prodrug thereof; and an amount of at least one second compound, the second compound being an anti-cancer agent, wherein the amounts of the first compound and the second compound result in a therapeutic effect. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease associated with one or more Pim-1 kinases in a 15 patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising in combination at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. The pharmacological properties of the compounds-of this invention may 20 be confirmed by a number of pharmacological assays. The exemplified pharmacological assays which are described herein below have been carried out with compounds according to the invention and their salts, solvates, esters or prodrugs. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions which 25 comprise at least one compound of Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of said compound and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. For preparing pharmaceutical compositions from the compounds described by this invention, inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be 30 either solid or liquid. Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and suppositories. The powders and tablets may be comprised of from about 5 to about 95 percent active ingredient. Suitable solid carriers are known in the art, e.g., magnesium carbonate, 76 magnesium stearate, talc, sugar or lactose. Tablets, powders, cachets and capsules can be used as solid dosage forms suitable for oral administration. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and methods of manufacture for various compositions may be found in A. Gennaro (ed.), Remington's 5 Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Edition, (1990), Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pennsylvania. Liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parenteral injection or addition of sweeteners and opacifiers for oral solutions, 10 suspensions and emulsions. Liquid form preparations may also include solutions for intranasal administration. Aerosol preparations suitable for inhalation may include solutions and solids in powder form, which may be in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen. 15 Also included are solid form preparations that are intended to be converted, shortly before use, to liquid form preparations for either oral or parenteral administration. Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. The compounds of the invention-may also be-deliverable transdermally. 20 The transdermal compositions can take the form of creams, lotions, aerosols and/or emulsions and can be included in a transdermal patch of the matrix or reservoir type as are conventional in the art for this purpose. The compounds of this invention may also be delivered subcutaneously. Preferably the compound is administered orally or intravenously. 25 Preferably, the pharmaceutical preparation is in a unit dosage form. In such form, the preparation is subdivided into suitably sized unit doses containing appropriate quantities of the active component, e.g., an effective amount to achieve the desired purpose. The quantity of active compound in a unit dose of preparation may be 30 varied or adjusted from about 1 mg to about 100 mg, preferably from about 1 mg to about 50 mg, more preferably from about 1 mg to about 25 mg, according to the particular application.

77 The actual dosage employed may be varied depending upon the requirements of the patient and the severity of the condition being treated. Determination of the proper dosage regimen for a particular situation is within the skill of the art. For convenience, the total daily dosage may be divided and 5 administered in portions during the day as required. The amount and frequency of administration of the compounds of the invention and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof will be regulated according to the judgment of the attending clinician considering such factors as age, condition and size of the patient as well as severity of the symptoms being 10 treated. A typical recommended daily dosage regimen for oral administration can range from about 1 mg/day to about 500 mg/day, preferably 1 mg/day to 200 mg/day, in two to four divided doses. Another aspect of this invention is a kit comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically 15 acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of said compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle or diluent. Yet another aspect of this invention is a kit comprising an amount of at least one compound of Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of said compound and an amount of at least one anticancer 20 therapy and/or anti-cancer agent listed above, wherein the amounts of the two or more ingredients result in desired therapeutic effect. The invention disclosed herein is exemplified by the following preparations and examples which should not be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. Alternative mechanistic pathways and analogous structures will be apparent to 25 those skilled in the art. Where NMR data are presented, IH spectra were obtained on either a Varian VXR-200 (200 MHz, 1H), Varian Gemini-300 (300 MHz) or XL-400 (400 MHz) and are reported as ppm down field from Me4Si with number of protons, multiplicities, and coupling constants in Hertz indicated parenthetically. Where 30 LC/MS data are presented, analyses was performed using an Applied Biosystems API-100 mass spectrometer and Shimadzu SCL-10A LC column: Altech platinum C18, 3 micron, 33mm x 7mm ID; gradient flow: 0 min - 10% 78

CH

3 CN, 5 min - 95% CH 3 CN, 7 min - 95% CH 3 CN, 7.5 min - 10% CH 3 CN, 9 min - stop. The retention time and observed parent ion are given. The following solvents and reagents may be referred to by their abbreviations in parenthesis: 5 Thin layer chromatography: TLC dichloromethane: CH 2 Cl 2 ethyl acetate: AcOEt or EtOAc methanol: MeOH trifluoroacetate: TFA 10 triethylamine: EtaN or TEA butoxycarbonyl: n-Boc or Boc nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: NMR liquid chromatography mass spectrometry: LCMS high resolution mass spectrometry: HRMS 15 milliliters: mL millimoles: mmol microliters: [pl grams: g niilligrams: rl 20 room temperature or rt (ambient): about 250C. dimethoxyethane: DME PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1 BocN OH , BocN 0 00 25 SOC1 2 (18.5 mL) was added slowly under N 2 to a stirred mixture of the acid (50.0 g, 218 mmol) and pyridine (44.0 mL) in anhydrous CH 2

CI

2 (300 mL). The mixture was stirred at 250C for 20 min, then Meldrum's acid (35.0 g, 243 mmol) and DMAP (66.6 g, 546 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 1 hr. Then Et 2 O (2 L) was added, the mixture was washed with 1 M 30 HCI (3x500 mL), brine (500 mL), and the organic layer was dried over Na 2

SO

4 , filtered, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in MeOH 79 (580 mL), and the mixture was refluxed for 4 hr. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1

CH

2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Pale yellow oil (26.5 g, 43 %) was obtained. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2 BocN O H 2 N BocN N o o HN'N ,N'N OH A mixture of the beta-ketoester from Preparative Example 1 (20.0 g, 70.1 mmol) and 3-aminopyrazole (5.40 g, 65.0 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (60 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 24 hr. The solvent was evaporated and the 10 residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 20:1

CH

2 C1 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (15.0 g, 73 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 319 [M+H]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 3-4 15 By essentially same procedure set forth in Preparative Example 2, combining.3-aminopyrazole with the corresponding beta-ketoesters, compounds given in Column 1 of Table 1 were prepared. Table 1 Ex. Column I Data 30 N LCMS: ONN- MH*=236 OH 4 N .n

~N

O OH 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 5 BocN N BocN N 7/ -~-- 1 N'N Br N N'N OH OH 80 A solution of Br 2 (1.06 g, 6.67 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (5 mL) was added under

N

2 to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 2 (2.12g, 6.67 mmol) in t-BuNH 2 (20 mL). The mixture was stirred for 18 hr, the solvents were evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica 5 gel with 20:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. Slightly gray solid (1.98g, 75 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 399 [M+H]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 6 BocN N BocN N Br N N Br NN OH CI 10 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 5 (1.40 g, 3.53 mmol), N,N-dimethylaniline (853 mg, 7.06 mmol), and POCl 3 (6 mL) was stirred at 50 0 C for 3 days. Excess of POCl 3 was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 20:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Colorless solid foam (830 mg, 57 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 417 [M+H]. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 7-8 By essentially same procedure set forth in Preparative Example 6, compounds given in Column 1 of Table 2 were prepared. Table 2 Ex. Column I Data 70 N LCMS: O MH*=254 C1 8 N O C1 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 9 81 Br N N 0 C1 0 CI A solution of NBS (2.66 g, 14.9 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (20 mL) was added under N 2 to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 8 (4.00 g, 14.9 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (60 mL). The mixture was stirred for 5 18 hr, the solvents were evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 30:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOAc as eluent. Pale yellow solid foam (4.90 g, 94 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 348 [M+H]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 10 0 0 o N N 10 C1 NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 7 (1.00 g, 3.95 mmol), 2.0 M NH 3 in 2-propanol (20.0 mL), and conc. aqueous NH 4 0H (5.0 mL) was stirred in a closed pressure vessel at 900C for 20 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel 15 with 7:1 CH 2

CI

2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. Pale yellow solid (225 mg, 28 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 235 [M+H]. Mp = 181-1820C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 11 Br N N N - N< oN

NH

2

NH

2 20 A solution of NBS (356 mg, 2.00 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (20 mL) was added under N 2 to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 10 (468 mg, 2.00 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (10 mL) and CH 2 Cl 2 (10 mL). The mixture was stirred for 4 hr, the solvents were evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 2:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOAc as 25 eluent. White solid (530 mg, 85 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 313 [M]. Mp = 150 152*C.

82 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 12 Br Br 0 N -0 N O-H2N

NH

2

NH

2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 11 (100 mg, 0.32 5 mmol), 2.0 M NH 3 in 2-propanol (2.0 mL), and conc. aqueous NH 4 0H (0.5 mL) was stirred in a closed pressure vessel at 800C for 24 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (13 mg, 14 %) was obtained. LC MS: 284 [M+]. Mp = 209-211*C. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 13 Br Br N

NH

2

NH

2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 11 (100 mg, 0.32 nmol) and 2.0 M Me 2 NH in THF (5.0 mL) was stirred in a closed pressure-vessel 15 at 600C for 72 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (5 mg, 5 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 313 [M+H]. Mp = 215-2170C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 14 20 By essentially same procedure set forth in Preparative Example 13, only using MeNH 2 solution in THF, compound given below was prepared. Br Y0 N H NH 2 White solid. LC-MS: 298 [M+]. Mp = 222-2240C. 25 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 15 83 Br Br O NINH2N,,,,

NH

2 H NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 11 (200 mg, 0.64 mmol) and ethylenediamine (0.10 mL) in dioxane (2.0 mL) was stirred under N 2 at 90 0 C for 24 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by 6 column chromatography on silica gel with 4:1 CH 2

CI

2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White solid (101 mg, 48%) was obtained. LC-MS: 329 [M+2H]. Mp = 215-2170C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 16 Br Br 0 N 0 N ON-N N N'N 10

NH

2 N NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 11 (200 mg, 0.64 mmol) and 1-methylpiperazine (0.40 mL) was stirred under N 2 at 100"C for 72 hr. The excess of 1-methylpiperazine was evaporated and the residue was purified -by column chromatographyon silica gel with 20:1 CH 2 CI2/7N NH 3 in MeOH as 15 eluent. White solid (155 mg, 66%) was obtained. LC-MS: 367 [M+]. Mp = 122 1250C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 17 Br Br SHNN 0 r/ N N NHO 0 N -N

NH

2

NH

2 20 1.0 M LiAIH 4 in THF (0.22 mL) was added at 00C to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 11 (150 mg, 0.48 mmol) in THF (8.0 mL). The mixture was stirred for 30 min at 00C, then more 1.0 M LiAIH 4 in THF (0.80 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at 00C for 20 min, then quenched with MeOH (4 mL). The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by 25 column chromatography on silica gel with 20:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (59 mg, 45%) was obtained. LC-MS: 271 [M+]. Mp = 234-12364C.

84 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 18 Br Br N N

O-NH

2 N 0 C 0 NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 9 (500 mg, 1.45 5 mmol), 2.0 M NH 3 in 2-propanol (10.0 mL), and conc. aqueous NH 4 0H (2.5 mL) was stirred in a closed pressure vessel at 70 0 C for 24 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 8:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (151 mg, 35 %) was obtained. LC MS: 299 [M+H]. Mp = 211-213 0 C. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 19 BocN N BocN N N'NN N'N OH CI A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 2 (12.50 g, 39.3 nim61), N,N-dirmethylaniline (15-.5- mL), and POCl 3 (125 ML) Was stirred at 250C 15 for 4 days. Excess of POCl 3 was evaporated and the residue was poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 (600 mL). The mixture was extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (3x200 mL), the combined extracts were dried over Na 2

SO

4 , filtered, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 8:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Pale yellow wax (9.41 g, 71 %) 20 was obtained. LC-MS: 337 [M+]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 20 BocN N BocN N N'N N'N C1 NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 19 (8.00 g, 23.8 25 mmol), 2.0 M NH 3 in 2-propanol (50 mL), and conc. aqueous NH 4 0H (5 mL) 85 was stirred in a closed pressure vessel at 700C for 28 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (7.40 g, 98 %) was obtained. LC MS: 318 [M+H]. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 21 BocN N BocN N N'N Br NNN

NH

2

NH

2 A solution of Br 2 (15.2 g, 95.2 mmol) in dry CH 2

C

2 (100 mL) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of the amine from Preparative Example 20 (30.2 g, 10 95.2 mmol) in tert-BuNH 2 (300 mL) and CH2Cl2 (100 mL). The mixture was stirred at 250C for 20 hrs, the solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 40:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent. White solid (29.8 g, 79 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 396 [M+]. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 22 BocN N BocN N Br N'N Br NNN NH2 SEM'N,'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 21 (2.50 g, 6.31 mmol), SEMCI (3.69 g, 22.1 mmol), and diisopropylethylamine (5.70 g, 44.2 mmol) in dry 1,2-dichloroethane (20 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 6 20 hr. The mixture was then poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 solution (250 mL), extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (3x50 mL), dried over Na 2

SO

4 , and filtered. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 80:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow oil (1.60 g, 39 %) was obtained. 25 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 23 86 BocN N BocN N r N NN SEM'N'SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 22 (200 mg, 0.31 mmol), 2-thienylboronic acid (59 mg, 0.46 mmol), Pd[PPh 3

]

4 (35 mg, 0.03 mmol), and Na 2

CO

3 (99 mg, 0.93 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (3 mL) and H 2 0 5 (0.6 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 72 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (54 mg, 27 %) was obtained. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 24 Br BocN N BocN NK/ S '-N N' ~* S N'N~ \ / SEM'N'SEM SEM'N,SEM A solution of NBS (13 mg, 0.075 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (1 mL) was added under N 2 to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Exarnple 23 (53 mg, 0.080 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (1 mL). The mixture was stirred for I 15 hr, the solvents were evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (36 mg, 66 %) was obtained. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 25 N'N' Br~~ BocN N BocN ,N -- SS S S N *xN, \S / / \ / 20 SEM'N'SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 24 (35 mg, 0.048 mmol), 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazole (15 mg, 0.071 mmol), Pd[PPh 3 4 (6 mg, 0.005 mmol), and Na 2

CO

3 (20 mg, 0.071 87 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (1.5 mL) and H 2 0 (0.3 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 20 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 2:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Yellow wax (10 mg, 29 %) was obtained. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 26 N' N' 'N'N-~~ S S BocN N .. HN N S -S N, N./ N N SEM' 'SEM NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 25 (10 mg) and 3N aqueous HCl (0.5 mL) in EtOH (0.5 mL) was stirred at 60'C for 1.5 hr. The 10 solvents were evaporated, Na 2

CO

3 (100 mg) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH (0.5 mL) were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it was loaded onto a column and it was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2

CI

2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White solid (4 mg, 80 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 380 [M+H]. Mp = 241-243 0 C. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 27-36 By essentially same sequence of procedures set forth in Preparative Examples 23-26 only using different boron reagents given in Column 1 for the Suzuki couplings with the intermediate from preparative Example 22, 20 compounds given in Column 2 of Table 3 were prepared. Table 3 Ex. Column 1 Column 2 Data 27 N,N-~

B(OH)

2 LCMS: HN N -- MH*=375 N NH y / NH2Mp > 250*C 88 28 N, N 28B(OH' LOMS: HN N N MH*=374 N N

NH

2 Mp = 229-232 0 C 29'

B(OH)

2 LCMS: s / HN N MH*= 380 N N s

NH

2 Mp = 250-253*C 30 NN / B(OH) 2 HN N LCMS: NN NH2Mp = 290-294 0 C 31 NN N B(OH) 2 HN N LCMS: HN -~MH+=375 N N N NH2 32 N

B(OH)

2 LCMS: BO)HN N MH = 338 N-N

NH

2 Mp = 183-186*C 33 N-'

B(OH)

2 LCMS: HN N MH*= 338 N N

NH

2 Mp = 227-230 0 C 34 N'N'' N B(OH) 2 -LCMS: B(H2 HN N MH=408 NN NN N N

NH

2 Mp = 219-222 0 C

HO

89 35 N'N'

B(OH)

2 LCMS: N HN N MH*=378 NN N NN N

NH

2 Mp = 272-275*C 36 N' LCMS: O HN N MH+= 368 O0B' n0 N'N

NH

2 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 37 BocN N O0BocN N Br N-NN YN'N SEM'N'SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 22 (400 mg, 0.62 5 mmol), the vinylboronate (143 mg, 0.93 mmol), Pd[PPh 3

]

4 (68 mg, 0.06 mmol), and Na 2

CQ

3 .(262 mg,.2.48 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (6 mL) and H 2 0 (1.2 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 48 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (312 mg, 85 %) was obtained. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 38 BocN N BocN ,N N'NN N'N SEM'N'SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 37 (150 mg) and 10% Pd/C (70 mg) in EtOAc (5 mL) was stirred under H 2 atmosphere for 72 hr. The 15 solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 5:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (118 mg, 79 %) was obtained.

90 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 39 NBN BocN N HN N N'N N N SEM'N'SEM NH 2 By essentially same sequence of procedures set forth in Preparative 5 Examples 24-26 starting from the compound from preparative Example 38, the title compound was prepared. LC-MS: 326 [M+H]. Mp = 76-78*C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 40 BocN N BocN N N'NN N'N NH2 SEM'N,SEM 10 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 20 (2.00 g, 6.30 mmol), SEMCI (3.69 g, 22.10 mmol), and diisopropylethylamine (5.70 g, 44.20 mmol) in dry 1,2-dichloroethane (20 mL) and was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 2 hr. The mixture was then poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 solution (100 mL), extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (3x30 mL), dried over Na 2

SO

4 , and filtered. The 15 solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 15:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow oil (2.76 g, 76 %) was obtained. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 41 BocN N BocN N - N'N NN 20 SEM'N,SEM SEM'N'SEM A solution of N-iodosuccinimide (0.90 g, 4.00 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (10 mL) was added under N 2 to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 40 (2.50 g, 4.33 mmol) in anhydrous CH 3 CN (10 mL). The mixture was 91 stirred for I hr, the solvents were evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 40:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (2.57 g, 92 %) was obtained. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 42 N BocN N- BocN ,N N'N N N'-N SEM'N'SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 41 (1.50 g, 2.13 mmol), 1 -methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazole (0.89 g, 4.26 mmol), PdCl 2 dppf.CH 2

CI

2 (171 mg, 0.21 mmol), and K 3

PO

4 (1.81 g, 10 8.52 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (30 mL) and H 2 0 (6 mL) was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 3 hr. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 5:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Yellow wax (1.13 g, 81 %) was obtained. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 43 N- N BocN N- HN N NN SEM'NsSEM NH2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 42 (1.00 g) and 3N aqueous HCI (20 mL) in EtOH (20 mL) was stirred at 60 0 C for 1.5 hr. The solvents were evaporated, Na 2

CO

3 (2.0 g) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH (20 20 mL) were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it was loaded onto a column and it was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White solid (405 mg, 90 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 298 [M+H]. 25 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 44 92 NN N HN N BocN N .

NH

2

NH

2 Boc 2 O (441 mg, 2.02 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 43 (500 mg, 1.68 mmol) and triethylamine (2.0 mL) in anhydrous CH 2 Cl 2 (10 mL). The mixture was stirred at 250C for 18 hr, then it 5 was poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 solution (60 mL), extracted with

CH

2 C1 2 (3x10 mL), dried over Na 2

SO

4 , and filtered. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 20:1 CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH as eluent. Pale yellow solid (670 mg, 100 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 398 [M+H]. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 45 NN N BocN N - BocN N N BrN

NH

2

NH

2 A solution of Br 2 (191 mg, 1.19 mmol) in dry CH 2 Cl 2 (4 mL) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of the product from Preparative Example 44 (500 15 mg, 1.26 mmol) in tert-BuNH 2 (10 mL) and CH 2 C1 2 (5 mL). The mixture was stirred at 250C for 20 hrs, the solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 1:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. White solid (415 mg, 73 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 476 [M+]. 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 46 N N BocN N- BocN ,N Br N N-' Br N

NH

2 SEM'NSEM 93 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 45 (410 mg, 0.86 mmol), SEMCI (503 mg, 3.01 mmol), and diisopropylethylamine (777 mg, 6.02 mmol) in dry 1,2-dichloroethane (4 mL) and was stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 20 hr. The mixture was then poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 solution 5 (60 mL), extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (3x1 0 mL), dried over Na 2

SO

4 , and filtered. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 7:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (214 mg, 34 %) was obtained. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 47 BocN BocN ,N Br N'N NC N SEM'N,SEM SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 46 (100 mg, 0.14 mmol), tributyltin cyanide (63 mg, 0.20 mmol), and Pd[PPha] 4 (16 mg, 0.014 mmol) in anhydrous dioxane (2 mL) was stirred at 100*C under N 2 for 20 hr. 15- Bis(tri-t-butylphospine)palladium (40 mg, 0.078 mmol) was-then added to the mixture and the mixture was stirred at 100*C under N 2 for additional 24 hr. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexane/EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (48 mg, 51 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 683 [M+H]. 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 48 N-'N BocN N - HN;,N -- NC N N NC NN SEM'N'SEM NH2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 47 (48 mg) and 3N aqueous HCI (1.0 mL) in EtOH (1.0 mL) was stirred at 604C for 1 hr. The 25 solvents were evaporated, Na 2 CO3 (200 mg) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH 94 (1.0 mL) were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it was loaded onto a column and it was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 8:1 CH 2

CI

2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White solid (13 mg, 57 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 323 [M+H]. Mp = 101-105*C. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 49 N, N/N' N BocN N - BocN N Br N ONNN SEM'N'SEM SEM'N,SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 46 (400 mg, 0.54 mmol), tributyl(1-ethoxyvinyl)tin (294 mg, 0.81 mmol), and Pd[PPh 3

]

4 (62 mg, 10 0.054 mmol) in anhydrous dioxane (8 mL) was stirred at 1 00 0 C under N 2 for 72 hr. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 CH 2

CI

2 /EtOAc as eluent. Slightly yellow wax (326 mg, 83 %) was obtained. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 50-51- By essentially same procedures set forth in Preparative Example 49 only using different tin reagents given in Column 1 for the Stille couplings with the intermediate from preparative Example 46, compounds given in Column 2 of Table 4 were prepared. 20 Table 4 Ex. Column I Column 2 50 N'N' SnBus BocN N .

MN , N I SEM' 'SEM 95 51 NN'~ BocN N .

SnBu 3 N, SEM..N'SEM PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 52 NN N' BocN N.- HN ,N NN SEM..N'SEM O NH2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 49 (320 mg) and 3N 5 aqueous HCI (3 mL) in EtOH (3 mL) was stirred at 600C for 1.5 hr. The solvents were evaporated, NaHCO 3 (2.0 g) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH (7 mL) were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it was loaded onto a column and it was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 12:1 CH 2 Cl2/7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White.solid.(1Q20mg, 81 10 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 340 [M+H]. Mp = 93-970C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 53a (isomer 1) and 53b (isomer 2) NN N N HN9 N,.---IN N.

N N o NH 2 OH NH 2 Compound 53 (isomer 53a and isomer 53b) NaBH 4 (16 mg, 0.44 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of the product 15 from Preparative Example 52 (30 mg, 0.088 mmol) in anhydrous MeOH (3 mL). The mixture was stirred under N 2 for 60 min, then the solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by preparative TLC chromatography on silica gel with 5:1 CH 2 Cl2/7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. Two isomers were obtained.

96 Isomer 1(less polar): white solid (5 mg); Mp = 130-133*C; LC-MS: 342 [M+HI. Isomer 2(more polar): white solid (6 mg); Mp = 199-2024C; LC-MS: 342 [M+H]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 54 HN9 ,N - ~HN N N - N 5 0 NH 2 HON NH 2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 52 (40 mg, 0.12 mmol), NH 2 OH.HCI (10 mg, 0.14 mmol), and triethylamine (0.20 mL) in 1,2 dichloroethane (1 mL) and MeOH(1 mL) was stirred in a closed flask at 250C for 20 hr. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by preparative 10 TLC chromatography on silica gel with 5:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. Slightly yellow solid (10 mg, 24 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 355 [M+H]. Mp = 228-2300C. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 55 BocN N .

HN N NH 2 15 SEM'N'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 51 (55 mg) and 3N aqueous HCI (2.8 mL) in EtOH (2.8 mL) was stirred at 600C for 1.5 hr. The solvents were evaporated, Na 2

CO

3 (0.3 g) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH (4 mL) were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. 20 Then it was loaded onto a preparative TLC plate and it was purified by preparative TLC on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2 Cl2/7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. Yellow wax (12 mg, 48 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 354 [M+H]. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 56 97 N'N N'N BocN N HN N N NN NN NO

NH

2 1 SEM' 'SEM The compound was prepared by essentially the same procedure as given in Preparative Example 55, starting from the product from Preparative Example 50. Yellow wax. LC-MS: 416 [M+H]. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 57 N'N N'N BocN N HN N SWNNH 2 SEM' 'SEM A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 51 (64 mg) in TFA (0.5 mL) and H 2 0 (0.5 mL) was stirred at 25 0 C for 1 hr. Toluene (5 mL) was added to 10 the mixture and the solvents were evaporated. NaHC03 (0.3 g) and 6:1 mixture of CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH (4 mL) Were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it was loaded onto a preparative TLC plate and it was purified by preparative TLC on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2

CI

2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. White semi-solid (13 mg, 42 %) was obtained. LC-MS: 336 [M+H]. 15 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 58 N, / N-N BocN N N BocN N B r N 'N B rN

NH

2 O N A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 45 (1.0 eq.), chloromethyl ethyl ether (4.0 eq.), and diisopropylethylamine (8.0 eq.) in dry 1,2 20 dichloroethane is stirred and refluxed under N 2 for 20 hr. The mixture is then poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO 3 solution, extracted with CH 2 C1 2 , dried 98 over Na 2

SO

4 , and filtered. The solvents are evaporated and the residue is purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 7:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOAc as eluent. 5 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 59 NN NN BocN ,N.- BocN ,N r N~N- / -N Br N F 3 C N N A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 58 (1.0 eq.), CF 3 SiEt 3 (3.6 eq.), KF (3.6 eq.), and Cul (4.5 eq.) in DMF is stirred in a closed pressure vessel at 800C for 3 d. CH 2

CI

2 is added, the mixture is filtered through Celite, the 10 solvent is evaporated, and the residue is chromatographed to yield the product. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 60 NN NN BocN N- HN N

F

3 C N-N

F

3 C N N

NH

2 A mixture of the product from Preparative Example 59 and 3N aqueous 15 HCI and EtOH is stirred at 600C for 1.5 hr. The solvents are evaporated, NaHCO 3 and 6:1 mixture of CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH are added to the residue and the mixture is stirred under N 2 for 15 min. Then it is loaded onto a preparative TLC plate and it is purified by preparative TLC on silica gel with 10:1 CH 2 C1 2 /7N NH 3 in MeOH as eluent. 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 61 00 EtO OEt C' N

-

N

'a 99 Diethyl phenyl malonate (2.0g, 8.5 mmol), 3-aminopyrazole (0.7g, 1.0 eq.) and tri-N-butyl amine (2.2 mL, 1.1 eq.) was heated to 180 4C for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and slurried in EtOAc overnight. The mixture was filtered and dried in vacuo to give a white solid 5 (2.98g). This solid was dissolved in POCl 3 (20 mL) and dimethyl aniline (4 mL) was added and the reaction mixture heated to reflux overnight. The resulting solution was cooled to room temperature and poured into ice (400g). The resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 100 mL). The combined organics were washed with H 2 0 (5 x 150 mL) and brine, dried over Na 2

SO

4 , 10 filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography using an 8% EtOAc in hexanes solution as eluent to give a tan solid (0.35g, 16% yield). PREPARATIVE EXAMPLES 62-63 15 Following the procedure set forth in Preparative Example 1 but utilizing the commercially available substituted diethyl malonates (as indicated) in Table 4.1 with 3-aminopyrazole, the substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine adducts were prepared (Products). Table 4.1 Prep. Ex. malonate Product Yield (%) Cl N 62 EtO OEt 6N Cl o 0 C1 N / 26 63 E *' OtNNN C1 20 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 64 100 Br Cl N C1 N IN- - - CI / CI To a solution of 5,7-dichloro adduct (0.35 g, 1.33 mmol) from Preparative Example 61 in CH 3 CN at 00*C was added NBS (0.26 g, 1.46 mmol) in a single portion. The mixture was stirred for 3 hours at 0 "C and was concentrated under 5 reduced pressure. The crude product was partitioned between Et 2 0 (7 mL) and

H

2 0 (2 mL) and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed sequentially with H 2 0 (1 x 2 mL) and brine (2 x 2 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO 4 ), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford an off-white solid (0.42 g, 90% yield) that was used without further purification.LC 10 MS [M+H] = 344.0; 95% purity. PREPARATIVE EXAMPLES 65-66 Following the procedure set forth in Preparative Example 64 but utilizing the 5,7-dichloro adducts (as indicated) from Table 4.1, the substituted 15 pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine adducts were prepared (Products). Table 4.2 Prep. Preparative u1.Yield (%) Ex. Example of 5,7- Product 2. LC-MS dichloro adduct Br C) N - 1.96 65 62/ -N' 2. 296.0 C1 Br CI N .- 1.95 66 63 N'N 2. 294.1 C1 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 67 101 Br Br C1 N Cl N (S'CI / NH 2 To a pressure tube charged with the 5,7-dichloro adduct (0.40 g, 1.16 mmol) from Preparative Example 64 and a stirbar was added 2M NH 3 in IPA (5 mL) and conc. NH 4 0H (2 mL). The tube was sealed and heated to 800*C. The 5 mixture was stirred for 12h, cooled to rt, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (6 x 1000 pAM plates) using a 30:1 mixture of CH 2

CI

2 /MeOH(7M

NH

3 ) as eluent to afford (0.15 g, 41% yield) as a white solid. mp > 210 *C. LC MS: 325.1 [M+HJ 10 EXAMPLES 68-69 Following the procedure set forth in Example 67 but utilizing the 5,7 dichloro adducts (as indicated) from Table 4.2, the substituted pyrazolo[1,5 a]pyrimidine adducts were prepared (Products) in Table 4.3. 15 Table 4.3 1.Yield (%) Ex. Preparative 2. LC-MS Example of 5,7- Product dichloro adduct 3. mp ("C) Br CI N 1.52 68 65 N 2. 277.0

NH

2 3. 135-138 Br CI N 1.42 69 66 N N'N 2. 263.1

NH

2 3. 178-182 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 70 102 BocHN C 1N BrN N Br /N ~. N-..1

N

/ NH 2 I / NH 2 To a mixture of 7-amino adduct (0.10 g, 0.31 mmol) from Example 67 in NMP (1.5 mL) at rt was added NaHCO 3 (78 mg, 0.93 mmol) followed by (S)-(-) 3-(Boc-amino)pyrrolidine (86 mg, 0.46 mmol). The mixture was affixed with a 5 reflux condenser and was heated to 140 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 14h, cooled to rt, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (6 x 1000 LM plates) using a 35:1 mixture of CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH as eluent to afford (68 mg, 46% yield) as a yellow/brown solid. LC-MS [M+H] = 475.1; 92% purity. 10 PREPARATIVE EXAMPLES 71-72 Following the procedure set forth in Preparative Example 70 but utilizing the 5,7-dichloro adducts (as indicated) from Table 4.3, the substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine adducts were prepared (Products) in Table 4.4. 15 . ... .Table 4.4 Prep. Example of 7-amino 1.Yield (%) Ex. adduct Product 2. LC-MS BocHN, 71 68 N N Br 1.76 N. N 2. 427.1

NH

2 BocHN 72 69 N N Br Nz N2. 413.1

NH

2 EXAMPLE 73 103 BocHN H 2 N Br Br KIN N BrNKir N

NH

2

NH

2 To a mixture of 7-amino adduct (68 mg, 0.14 mmol) from Preparative Example 70 in CH 2

CI

2 (2 mL) at 00"C was added TFA (0.5 mL) dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred for 12 h at rt and was concentrated under reduced 5 pressure. The crude material was partitioned between EtOAc (5 mL) and sat. aq. Na 2

CO

3 (2 mL) and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 5 mL) and the organic layers were combined. The organic layer was washed with brine (1 x 3 mL), dried (Na 2

SO

4 ), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by 10 preparative thin-layer chromatography (4 x 1000 gM plates) using a 15:1 mixture of CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH (7M NH 3 ) as eluent to afford (40 mg, 46% yield) as a light tan solid solid. mp 167-170 'C; LC-MS: 375 [M+H] EXAMPLES 74-75 15 Following the procedure set forth in Example 73 but utilizing the Boc adducts (as indicated) from Table 4.4, the substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine adducts were prepared (Products) in Table 4.5. Table 4.5 I.Yield (%) Ex. Ex. of Boc adduct Product 2. LC-MS 3. mp (*C)

H

2 N. ONI N Br 1.68 74 71 r 2.:325.2

NH

2 3. 135-138 104

H

2 N N : -N Br 1.80 75 72 2. 313.2

NH

2 3. 143-144 ASSAYS: CHKI SPA Assay An in vitro assay was developed that utilizes recombinant His-CHKI 5 expressed in the baculovirus expression system as an enzyme source and a biotinylated peptide based on CDC25C as substrate (biotin RSGLYRSPSMPENLNRPR). Materials and Reaqents: 1) CDC25C Ser 216 C-term Biotinylated peptide substrate (25 mg), stored at 10 200 C, Custom Synthesis by Research Genetics: biotin RSGLYRSPSMPENLNRPR 2595.4 MW 2) His-CHKI In House lot P976, 235 ug/mL, stored at -800 C. 3) D-PBS (without CaCI and MgCl): GIBCO, Cat.# 14190-144 -4) SPA beads: Arnersham, Cat.#SPQ032- 500 mg/vial 15 Add 10 mis of D-PBS to 500 mg of SPA beads to make a working concentration of 50 mg/ml. Store at 40 C. Use within 2 week after hydration. 5) 96-Well White Microplate with Bonded GF/B filter: Packard, Cat.# 6005177 6) Top seal-A 96 well Adhesive Film: Perkin Elmer, Cat.# 6005185 20 7) 96-well Non-Binding White Polystyrene Plate: Corning, Cat. # 6005177 8) MgC1 2 : Sigma, Cat.# M-8266 9) DTT: Promega, Cat.# V3155 10) ATP, stored at 40C: Sigma, Cat.# A-5394 11) 7 33 P-ATP, 1000-3000 Ci/mMol: Amersham, Cat.# AH9968 25 12) NaCl: Fisher Scientific, Cat.# BP358-212 13) H 3

PO

4 85% Fisher, Cat.#A242-500 14) Tris-HCL pH 8.0: Bio-Whittaker, Cat. # 16-015V 105 15) Staurosporine, 100 ug: CALBIOCHEM, Cat. # 569397 16) Hypure Cell Culture Grade Water, 500 mL: HyClone, Cat.# SH30529.02 Reaction Mixtures: 1) Kinase Buffer: 50 mM Tris pH 8.0; 10 mM MgCI 2 ; 1 mM DTT 5 2) His-CHK1,In House Lot P976, MW -30KDa, stored at -801 C. 6 nM is required to yield positive controls of -5,000 CPM. For I plate (100 rxn): dilute 8 uL of 235 ug/mL (7.83 uM) stock in 2 mL Kinase Buffer. This makes a 31 nM mixture. Add 20 uL/well. This makes a final reaction concentration of 6 nM. 10 3) CDC25C Biotinylated peptide. Dilute CDC25C to 1 mg/mL (385 uM) stock and store at -200 C. For 1 plate (100 rxn): dilute 10 uL of I mg/mL peptide stock in 2 ml Kinase Buffer. This gives a 1.925 uM mix. Add 20 uL/rxn. This makes a final reaction concentration of 385 nM. 15 4) ATP Mix. For 1 plate (100 rxn): dilute 10 uL of 1 mM ATP (cold) stock and 2 uL fresh P33-ATP (20 uCi) in 5 ml Kinase Buffer. This gives a 2 uM ATP (cold) solution; add 50 ul/well to start the reaction. Final volume is 100 ul/rxn so the final reaction concentrations will be.1 uM.ATP.(.cold) and 0.2 uCi/rxn-.. 20 5) Stop Solution: For I plate add: To 10 mL Wash Buffer 2 (2M NaCl 1% H 3

PO

4 ): ImL SPA bead slurry (50 mg); Add 100 uL/well 6) Wash buffer 1: 2 M NaCl 7) Wash buffer 2: 2 M NaCl, 1% H 3 PO4 25 Assay Procedure: 106 Assay Final Component Concentration Volume CHKI 6nM 20 pl/rxn Compound -10pl/rxn (10% DMSO) CDC25C 0.385 pM 20 pl/rxn y3 3 P-ATP 0.2 pCi/rxn 50pl/rxn Cold ATP 1 M Stop solution 100 pl/rxn* SPA beads 0.5 mg/rxn 200 pl/rxn** * Total reaction volume for assay.** Final reaction volume at termination of reaction (after addition of stop solution). 1) Dilute compounds to desired concentrations in water/10% DMSO - this will 5 give a final DMSO concentration of 1% in the rxn. Dispense 10 Ol/rxn to appropriate wells. Add 10 uL 10% DMSO to positive (CHK1+CDC25C+ATP) and negative (CHKI+ATP only) control wells. 2) Thaw enzyme on ice -- dilute enzyme to proper concentration in kinase buffer (see Reaction Mixtures)-and dispense 20 -0I-to each well.

10 3) Thaw the Biotinylated substrate on ice and dilute in kinase buffer (see Reaction Mixtures). Add 20 uL/well except to negative control wells. Instead, add 20 uL Kinase Buffer to these wells. 4) Dilute ATP (cold) and P33-ATP in kinase buffer (see Reaction Mixtures). Add 50 uL/well to start the reaction. 15 5) Allow the reaction to run for 2 hours at room temperature. 6) Stop reaction by adding 100 uL of the SPA beads/stop solution (see Reaction Mixtures) and leave to incubate for 15 minutes before harvest 7) Place a blank Packard GF/B filter plate into the vacuum filter device (Packard plate harvester) and aspirate 200 mL water through to wet the system. 20 8) Take out the blank and put in the Packard GF/B filter plate. 9) Aspirate the reaction through the filter plate. 10) Wash: 200 ml each wash; IX with 2M NaCl; 1X with 2M NaCl/ 1% H3PO4 11) Allow filter plate to dry 15 min.

107 12) Put TopSeal-A adhesive on top of filter plate. 13) Run filter plate in Top Count Settings: Data mode: CPM Radio nuclide: Manual SPA:P33 5 Scintillator: Liq/plast Energy Range: Low IC n DETERMINATIONS: Dose-response curves were plotted from inhibition data generated, each in duplicate, from 8 point serial dilutions of inhibitory compounds. Concentration of compound was plotted against % kinase activity, 10 calculated by CPM of treated samples divided by CPM of untreated samples. To generate IC 50 values, the dose-response curves were then fitted to a standard sigmoidal curve and IC 5 o values were derived by nonlinear regression analysis. CDK2 ASSAY: 15 BACULOVIRUS CONSTRUCTIONS: Cyclins A and E were cloned into pFASTBAC (Invitrogen) by PCR, with the addition of a GluTAG sequence (EYMPME) at the amino-terminal end to allow purification on anti-GluTAG affinity columns. The expressed proteins were approximately 46kDa (cyclin E) and -50kDa-(cyclin-A)-in size. CDK2 was also cloned into pFASTBAC by PCR, with 20 the addition of a haemaglutinin epitope tag at the carboxy-terminal end (YDVPDYAS). The expressed protein was approximately 34kDa in size. ENZYME PRODUCTION: Recombinant baculoviruses expressing cyclins A, E and CDK2 were infected into SF9 cells at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 5, for 25 48 hrs. Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 1000 RPM for 10 minutes. Cyclin-containing (E or A) pellets were combined with CDK2 containing cell pellets and lysed on ice for 30 minutes in five times the pellet volume of lysis buffer containing 50mM Tris pH 8.0, 0.5% NP40, 1mM DTT and protease/phosphatase inhibitors (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, 30 Germany). Mixtures were stirred for 30-60 minutes to promote cyclin-CDK2 complex formation. Mixed lysates were then spun down at 15000 RPM for 10 minutes and the supernatant retained. 5ml of anti-GluTAG beads (for one liter of SF9 cells) were then used to capture cyclin-CDK2 complexes. Bound beads 108 were washed three times in lysis buffer. Proteins were competitively eluted with lysis buffer containing 100-200ug/mL of the GluTAG peptide. Eluate was dialyzed overnight in 2 liters of kinase buffer containing 50mM Tris pH 8.0, 1 mM DTT, 10mM MgC12, 1O0uM sodium orthovanadate and 20% glycerol. Enzyme 5 was stored in aliquots at -700C. IN VITRO KINASE ASSAY: CDK2 kinase assays (either cyclin A or E dependent) were performed in low protein binding 96-well plates (Corning Inc, Corning, New York). Enzyme was diluted to a final concentration of 50 pg/ml in 10 kinase buffer containing 50mM Tris pH 8.0, 10mM MgC1 2 , 1mM DTT, and 0.1mM sodium orthovanadate. The substrate used in these reactions was a biotinylated peptide derived from Histone H1 (from Amersham, UK). The substrate was thawed on ice and diluted to 2 LM in kinase buffer. Compounds were diluted in I0%DMSO to desirable concentrations. For each kinase reaction, 20 ptl of the 50 15 tg/ml enzyme solution (1 .g of enzyme) and 20 1 .d of the I pM substrate solution were mixed, then combined with 10 tl of diluted compound in each well for testing. The kinase reaction was started by addition of 50 pl of 4 pM ATP and 1 gCi of 33P-ATP (from Amersham, UK). The reaction was allowed to run for 1 hour at room temperature. The reaction was stopped by adding 200 pl of stop 20 buffer containing 0.1% Triton X-100, 1mM ATP, 5mM EDTA, and 5 mg/ml streptavidine coated SPA beads (from Amersham, UK) for 15 minutes. The SPA beads were then captured onto a 96-well GF/B filter plate (Packard/Perkin Elmer Life Sciences) using a Filtermate universal harvester (Packard/Perkin Elmer Life Sciences.). Non-specific signals were eliminated by washing the beads twice 25 with 2M NaCl then twice with 2 M NaCl with 1% phosphoric acid. The radioactive signal was then measured using a TopCount 96 well liquid scintillation counter (from Packard/Perkin Elmer Life Sciences). 1Cop DETERMINATION: Dose-response curves were plotted from inhibition 30 data generated, each in duplicate, from 8 point serial dilutions of inhibitory compounds. Concentration of compound was plotted against % kinase activity, calculated by CPM of treated samples divided by CPM of untreated samples. To generate IC 50 values, the dose-response curves were then fitted to a 109 standard sigmoidal curve and IC 50 values were derived by nonlinear regression analysis. The CHK1 and CDK2/cyclin A IC 50 values of some, non-limiting, illustrative compounds of the invention are shown in Table 6. 5 Table 6 Column I CHK1 IC 5 o CDK2/cyclin A [nM] ICa [nM] HN N, N N 229 11300 N

NH

2 HN NN N /N 563 8330

NH

2 N HN N NN 160 2150 s NH- 2 N HN N NN 340 2310 o NH 2 N HN N N N N 507 1480

NH

2 110 N N 17 167 N NH2 N N 67 201

NH

2 N, HN N N N NH 114 11700 HO HN ,N -N' N N N 102 224000 N NH 2 N, HNN HN NN' O ' 52 2180

NH

2 N, HN N N 86 989 S NH 2 111 NH2 /31 334

NH

2 N HNN / 102 1720 NC

-~N

NH

2 N HN N N-N/ 8 33 o NH 2 N, HNN OH NH 2 148 isomer 2 N, HNN OH NH 2 18 isomer 2 NN NN -N H 0 N NH 2 5 112 N, HN N 12 38 O NH 2 N HN NN HNN SN Nj 47 103 0 NH 2 N HN N 0 N N 44 1289

NH

2 Br

H

2 N N4754 1186

NH

2 Br o0 N NNN- >450000 41345

NH

2 Br N HO N N>29077 69

NH

2 Br N

H

2 N N N4> 50000 882 0

NH

2 113

H

2 N Br ON N Br N- 22628

NH

2

H

2 N ON2 ~Br N N 845 852

NH

2

H

2 N KNIP IN Br 'N 1582 754

NH

2 As demonstrated above by the assay values, compounds of Table 6 of the present invention exhibit good Chk1 inhibitory properties. While the present invention has been described in conjunction with the 5 specific embodiments set forth above, many alternatives, modifications and other Variations thereof willibe apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. All such alternatives, modifications and variations are intended to fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (55)

1. A compound represented by the structural formula (1): R 2 R 3 N 5 6 NH 2 (I) 5 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of the compound of Formula (1), wherein: R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; -CF 3 ; -CN; -SR 6 ; -NO 2 ; -NRR 6 a; -C(O)R; -S(0 2 )R; -S(0 2 )NRR 0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R ; -N(R 5 )C(O)NRRO; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; 10 haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl /~-\ --(CH 2 )m-N N--Ra fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; \ N-R8 -aryl--N N-R a a N-R 8 1 2 i i and wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, 15 haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkynylalkyl groups and the heterocyclic moieties shown immediately above for R2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, 20 -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R 1 )pOR, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R, -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -C(=N-OH), -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R, with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H; -NR 5 R 6 a; OR6b; -SR 6 ; CF 3 ; 115 -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); alkyl; alkenyl, alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N 1-20-2 (1-2 aN nN( R8)N1 N (Ra)n () N /i -2 N/ N ; ; and (R") N 5 wherein each of the alkyl, alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group 10 consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR R, -C(=N-OH), SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R , -S( 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(Q 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a -OR 5 moiety; 15 R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NRRea; -(CR 5 R")pC(O 2 )R; -(CR 5 R 1 ')pC(O)NRR' 0 ; -C(O)-N(RR 0 ); -OR 6 b; -SR 6 ; -S(0 2 )R 7 ; -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 10 ; -C(O)R 6 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 1 0 ; alkenyl; alkenyl (substituted with alkoxy); hydroxyalkyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl 20 group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; 116 (Ra )n ((Ra(RIS -- (R8)n (CH 2 )m-N N-R8 (CH2)m -R aryl--N N-Ra8 ary N--RN -/ and wherein each of the alkyl, cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, fused 5 aryl, heteroaryl and fused heteroaryl groups of R 4 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R 11 )pOR 5 , -OR', -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R 1 ")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , 10 -C(R 5 )(=N-OR 5 ), -C(O)NR 5 R , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR moiety, and wherein the substituted alkyl group of R 4 is independently substituted with one or more of the above moieties; 15 R 5 is H, alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl; R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be 20 unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 1 0 , -C(R 5 R 1 ')p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5 R')pOR 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NR 5 R 0 , -SO 3 H, -SR 10 , -S(0 2 )R 7 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 0 , 25 -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 1 0 ; R 6 a is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, 117 heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR', 5 -NR 5 R 10 , -C(R 5 R")p-R, -N(R)Boc, -(CRR 1 )pOR 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R, -C(=N-OH), -C(O)NRR 10 , -SO 3 H, -SR 1 0 , -S(0 2 )R 7 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 0 , -N(R)S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; Rob is selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and 10 heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, 15 -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 1 O, -C(R 5 R")p-R', -N(R)Boc, -(CR 5 R 1 )pOR 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 10 , -SO 3 H, -SR 10 , -S(0 2 )R, -S(O 2 )NR 5 R" 0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 , -C(=N-OH), and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 1 0 ; R 7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl-heteroaryl, arylalkyl,-heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, and 20 heterocyclyl, wherein each of the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, and heterocyclyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, 25 CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R' 0 , -CH 2 0R 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R' 0 , -C(=N-OH), -C(O)R 5 , -SR' 0 , -S(0 2 )R' 0 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 1 0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 0 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R' 0 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; R 8 is selected from the group consisting of R 6 , -OR 6 , -NR 5 R 6 , -C(O)NR 5 R' 0 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 0 , -C(O)R 7 , -C(=N-CN)-NH 2 , -C(=NH)-NHR 5 , 0 N 30 heterocyclyl, -S(0 2 )R 7 , and\; 118 R 9 is selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -NR 5 R' 0 , -C(0 2 )R , -C(O)NR 5 R 1 0 , -C(=N-OH), -OR 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 7 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; and R 0 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, 5 cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of 10 halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR' 5 R 1 , -C(R 5 R' 1 )p-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5 R 1 )OR 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R", -C(O)R', -C(=N-OH), -SO 3 H, -SR 5 , -S(0 2 )R, -S(0 2 )NR 5 R", -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R)C(O)R and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R'l; or optionally (i) R 5 and R 10 in the moiety -NR 5 R1 0 , or (ii) R 5 and R 6 15 in the moiety -NR 5 R, may be joined together to form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety, with each of the cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety being unsubstituted or optionally independently being substituted with one or more R 9 groups; R 11 is H, halo or alkyl; m is-0 to 4; 20 n is1 to 4; and p is 1 to 4; with the provisos that (1) when R 2 is alkyl, carboxyl, phenyl or cycloalkyl, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR5Rea; -C(O)N(R R 6 ); alkynyl; arylalkyl; 25 heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N -2 0-2 (1-2 N (R 8 )n N- (R )n- 2 Q>1 -2 119 N O(R")n (R8« N-2 N NN N N 8 N ;and(R )n wherein each of the alkynyl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 is unsubstituted or independently substituted with one 5 or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of -CN, -NR 5 R , -(CR 5 R 1 )pNR 5 R 6 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R 6 ; (2) when R 2 is halo, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of 10 -OR 6 "; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; N 02 ( 1--2 (1 -2 N N -2 N R L NRJ N ;nR and2 wherein each of the cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can 15 be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -OF 3 , -ON, -OCF 3 , -(CR 1 'R 11 )pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R 11 )pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and 20 -N(R 5 )C(0)NR 5 R 6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a -- OR 5 moiety; and 120 (3) when R 2 is NH 2 , R 3 is not methyl.

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NO 2 ; -NRsRea; -C(O)R 6 ; -S(0 2 )R; -S(0 2 )NR 5 R' 0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 ; -- N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; 5 heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; -- \ (CH2)m / (CH 2 )m--N N--R" N-R -aryl--N N-R a aryl N--Ra - and \, 10 wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkynylalkyl groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, 15 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R')pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 Rll)pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R', -N(R)S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NRR 6 , with-the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR moiety. 20 3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NO 2 ; -NR5R 6 a; -C(O)R 6 ; -S(0 2 )R 7 ; -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 10 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; alkenyl; alkynyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; halo; haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; arylalkenyl; arylalkynyl; heteroarylalkyl; alkynylalkyl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl 25 group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; substituted N- 8 (CH 2 )M 'ijN /~(CH 2 ) -\N(CH alkyl; ~~R8 ary.NR -- aryl--N N--a -rk N-R" -- / and wherein each of the alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, arylalkynyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkynylalkyl 121 groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R 1 )pOR, -OR 5 , -NRR 6 , 5 -(CR 5 R 1 ),NR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R, -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR, -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R, with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety and the substituted alkyl is independently substituted with one or more of the above moieties. 10 4. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; -NO 2 ; -NRRea; -C(O)R 6 ; -SR"; -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R' 0 ; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; aryl; arylalkynyl; heteroaryl; wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkynyl, and heteroaryl groups of R 2 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with 15 one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR, -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NRR 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R,-with-the 20 proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety.

5. The compound according to claim 1, wherein when R 2 is phenyl, napthyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, 2,3 dihydrobenzofuranyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzothienyl, indanyl, 1,2-benzopyranyl, 3,4 25 dihydro-1,2-benzopyranyl or tetralinyl, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR5Rea with the proviso that R 5 and R 6 a are not CC4 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; N -2 0-2 1-2 ( N(R8)n N (R8)n-7 122 N (R 8 )n )N-2 N N NA NR 8 ) N ; and (R8)n wherein each of the aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted alkyl and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally 5 independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR 11 R")pOR 5 , -OR', -NR 5 R 6 , (CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R' and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR9R , with the proviso that no 10 carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety.

6. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is aryl substituted with 1 3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups. 15 ~ 7.~ ~~ _The compound according to claim 1, wherein k 2 is heteroarylsubstituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups.

8. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is selected from the group 20 consisting of heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl.

9. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 2 is selected from the N -NZZ NN 0 'N N, /N N group consisting of " , , , , - and

10. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the 25 group consisting of H; -NR5R6a; -ORob; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; 123 0-2 (1-2 N11 -2 ( 1-2 (Ray N(RQ-"N/( N 1-2 N (R 8 )n (R8,4 -2 n\N (N (R 8 ) In ; and (R)N wherein each of the alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties 5 whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR"R")pOR, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R6, -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , 10 -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR moiety.

11. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NRR 6 a; -ORsb; -SR; -C(O)N(RR 6 ); alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; 15 arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; N 2-(1-2 NN (R (Ra)nN 1-2 N (R 8 )N (R8N ~-2 N Y NN $N I (R 8 ) £;and (R)n 124 wherein each of the alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the 5 same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(C R " R"),OR 5 , -OR, -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R', -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R', -N(R)S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R)C(O)R 7 and -N(R6)C(O)NR 5 R6, with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring 10 carries a - OR 5 moiety, and wherein the substituted alkyl is substituted with one or more of the above moieties.

12. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NRsRea; -OReb; -SR 6 ; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); alkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; N 1-22 (1-2 (R 8 ) NN- 1 (R) I 15 (RN(N RN 1-2 N - 0 ~ (RN N -2 N N NR;; and (Ra N wherein each of the alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally 20 independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, -CF 3 , -CN, -OCF 3 , -(C R " R")pOR 5 , -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 6 , -(CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R', -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR 6 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R and -N(R)C(O)NR 5 R 6 , 25 with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety. 125

13. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR 5 R 6 a; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); alkyl; alkynyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; arylalkyl; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroarylalkyl; substituted alkyl; N -2 0-2 ( 1-2 NN (R (R)n (n N O(R)n (RN) -2 N (Ra NN N N 5 Ra Nn ;; and (R8) N wherein each of the cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted alkyl and the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 is independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being 10 independently selected from the group consisting of -CN, -NR 5 R 6 , (CR 5 R")pNR 5 R 6 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 6 .

14. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -NR 5 Rea; -C(O)N(R 5 R 6 ); N 10-2 (1-2 N (R8)nL N (Rayn , 15R -(R -n N 1-2 N (R")n S O-2 N (N NR) ; ; and (R8)n wherein each of the heterocyclic moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be unsubstituted or optionally independently 126 substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, -OCF 3 , -(CR" R")pOR 5 , -OR', -NR 5 R , (CR R"),NR 5 R , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , -SR , -S(O 2 )R 6 , 5 -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R9)C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 6 , with the proviso that no carbon adjacent to a nitrogen atom on a heterocyclyl ring carries a - OR 5 moiety.

15. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is - NRRa, with the proviso that R 5 is aryl and R6a is selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, 10 aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group 15 consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, -OR 5 , -NR 5 R 1 O, -C(R 5 R),-R 9 , -N(R 5 )Boc, -(CR 5 R)pOR 5 , -C(0 2 )R 5 , -C(O)R 5 , -C(O)NRR 1 0 , -SO 3 H, -SR 1 0 , -S(0 2 )R 7 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 Rl 0 , -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 , -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 .

16... The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 _is selected from the group 20 consisting of N N N-..N NRIR6 (FR) N(R8)N (R8)n N(R8)n N (RSNn' (R8 8 ) (R))n N (RN 127 N O (R8) N N -2 N I1' N NR 8 ) N ;and (R8)n

17. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of NHR6 NHR 6 N NR 6 N ~rH NP 4 I 7 N R' k NHR',Nand 5 HN''- NR6

18. The compound according to claims, wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -CN; -NR 5 Rl0a; -(CR 5 R")pC(O 2 )R 6 ; -OReb; -SR 6 ; -S(0 2 )R 7 ; 10 -C(O)-N(R 5 R 10 ); -S(0 2 )NRRl 0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R4 ; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; aryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; heteroaryl; heteroaryl fused with an aryl or heteroaryl group; -(CH 2 )m-N N--R (CH2)m N-R 8 substituted alkyl; aryl-N N-R 8 ary N-R 8 I- and 15 19. The compound according to claims, wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -CF 3 ; -NR 5 R 6 a; -OR 6 "; -SR 6 ; -S(0 2 )R 7 ; -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 0 ; -N(R 5 )S(0 2 )R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 ; -N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl; aryl; fused aryl; heteroaryl; fused heteroaryl; (CH 2 )m-N N-R 8 20 (CH2)mC\ \ /a~\ N -R - -8a r y l - -N N - a n d a r l N - R a

20. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CR 5 R 1 ),C(O 2 )R 6 ; -(CR5R),C(O)NR 5 R 0 ; hydroxyalkyl; 128 <(CH 2 )m 1(CH 2 )mN N-R 8 \NA -C(O)-N(R'~O); aryl;-- ;; -- aryl-N N-R8 g-l N-R8 -/ and wherein one or more of the aryl and/or one or more of the heteroaryl groups of R4can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties 5 which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -OR 5 , -SR 5 , -S(0 2 )R 6 , -S(0 2 )NR 5 R 6 , -NR 5 R 6 , -C(O)NR 5 R 6 , CF 3 , alkyl, aryl and OCF 3 .

21. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 4 is aryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each 10 independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups.

22. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 4 is heteroaryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, 15 thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups.

23. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of CF 3 , R R8,Rand R8 20 24. The compound according to claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: N'N'N NN HN N.- HN N.- HN N NN N- N N NH 2 NH 2 S NH 2 N- N N HN N-- HN N-- HNN /NNNN N-N O NH 2 NH 2 NH 2 129 NN N" HN N- H HN S_/NNN2 NNN N%/ N/ N NH 2 N: N -- NN NH 2 NH 2 HO / N'N--N HN N- HN N- MN NH sNH 2 NH 2 N NN N, -- NN N MN N- HN N- M N N F 3 C ~ -N NC N N NH 2 NH 2 0 NH 2 N, MN9 N- MN N N- /",/ O H NH 2 O H NH 2 N~ -isomerl1 isomer 2- HO'rN NH 2 HNNHN HNN? MN N- MNN MN 5 0 NH 2 0 NH 2 NH 2 Br Br Br O N N N H 2 N -. N-N N '.N-~N HO 'N NN NH 2 H NH 2 NH 2 130 H2N1%H 2 N Br Br Br -IN H2N N N-N 0 NH 2 NH 2 NH 2 and H 2 N. N N Br N-N NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. 5 25. A compound according to claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof in purified form.

26. A compound according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof in isolated form.

27. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective 10 amount of at least one compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. '28."~The pharmaceuticaI composition according to claim 27, further comprising one or more anti-cancer agents different from the compound of claim 1. 15 29. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 28, wherein the one or more anti-cancer agents are selected from the group consisting of cytostatic agent, cisplatin, doxorubicin, taxotere, taxol, etoposide, CPT-11, irinotecan, camptostar, topotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epothilones, tamoxifen, 5 fluorouracil, methotrexate, 5FU, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, SCH 66336, 20 R115777, L778,123, BMS 214662, Iressa, Tarceva, antibodies to EGFR, Gleevec, intron, ara-C, adriamycin, cytoxan, gemcitabine, Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 25 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, Pentostatine, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, 131 L-Asparaginase, Teniposide 17a-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyltestosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, 5 Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, goserelin, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Hydroxyurea, Amsacrine, Procarbazine, Mitotane, Mitoxantrone, Levamisole, Navelbene, CPT 11, Anastrazole, Letrazole, Capecitabine, Reloxafine, Droloxafine, Hexamethylmelamine, Avastin, Herceptin, Bexxar, Velcade, Zevalin, Trisenox, 10 Xeloda, Vinorelbine, Profimer, Erbitux, Liposomal, Thiotepa, Altretamine, Melphalan, Trastuzumab, Lerozole, Fulvestrant, Exemestane, Ifosfomide, Rituximab, C225, Campath, Clofarabine, cladribine, aphidicolon, rituxan, sunitinib, dasatinib, tezacitabine, SmIl, fludarabine, pentostatin, triapine, didox, trimidox, amidox, 3-AP, and MDL-101,731. 15 30. The use of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of the compound, for the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting one or more cyclin dependent kinases. -31. - The use of-a-therapeutically-effective amount of at least one compound of 20 claim I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug of the compound, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating one or more diseases by inhibiting a cyclin dependent kinase.

32. The use of a combination of (i) a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, 25 ester or prodrug of the compound, and (ii) an anti-cancer agent different from the compound of claim 1, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating one or more diseases by inhibiting a cyclin dependent kinase.

33. The use according to any of claims 30, 31 or 32, wherein the cyclin dependent kinase is CDK1. 30 34. The use according to any of claims 30, 31 or 32, wherein the cyclin dependent kinase is CDK2.

35. The use according to any of claims 31 or 32, wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of: 132 cancer of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck, esophagus, gall bladder, ovary, pancreas, stomach, cervix, thyroid, prostate, and skin, including squamous cell carcinoma; 5 leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell lymphoma, T- cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma, and Burkett's lymphoma; acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and 10 promyelocytic leukemia; fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma; astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, glioma and schwannomas; melanoma, seminoma, teratocarcinoma, osteosarcoma, xenoderoma pigmentosum, keratoctanthoma, thyroid follicular cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma. 15 36. The use according to any of claims 30, 31 or 32, further comprising radiation therapy.

37. The use according to claim 32, wherein the anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of a cytostatic agent, cisplatin, doxorubicin, taxotere, -- taxol, etoposide, CPT-I1, irinotecan, camptostar, topotecan, paclitaxel, 20 docetaxel, epothilones, tamoxifen, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, 5FU, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, SCH 66336, R115777, L778,123, BMS 214662, Iressa, Tarceva, antibodies to EGFR, Gleevec, intron, ara-C, adriamycin, cytoxan, gemcitabine, Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, 25 Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, oxaliplatin, leucovirin, ELOXATIN TM , Pentostatine, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, 30 L-Asparaginase, Teniposide 17a-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyltestosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, 133 Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, goserelin, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Hydroxyurea, Amsacrine, Procarbazine, Mitotane, Mitoxantrone, Levamisole, Navelbene, CPT 11, Anastrazole, Letrazole, Capecitabine, Reloxafine, Droloxafine, 5 Hexamethylmelamine, Avastin, Herceptin, Bexxar, Velcade, Zevalin, Trisenox, Xeloda, Vinorelbine, Profimer, Erbitux, Liposomal, Thiotepa, Altretamine, Melphalan, Trastuzumab, Lerozole, Fulvestrant, Exemestane, Ifosfomide, Rituximab, C225, Campath, Clofarabine, cladribine, aphidicolon, rituxan, sunitinib, dasatinib, tezacitabine, Smil, fludarabine, pentostatin, triapine, didox, 10 trimidox, amidox, 3-AP, and MDL-101,731.

38. The use of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting one or more Checkpoint kinases in a patient.

39. The use of at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically 15 acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease by inhibiting a Checkpoint kinase in a patient.

40. The use of acombination of (i) at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt;solvate; ester or prodrug thereof, -and-(ii) an 20 anti-cancer agent, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating one or more diseases by inhibiting a Checkpoint kinase.

41. The use of claim 40, wherein anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of a cytostatic agent, cisplatin, doxorubicin, taxotere, taxol, etoposide, CPT-11, irinotecan, camptostar, topotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epothilones, 25 tamoxifen, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, 5FU, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, SCH 66336, R115777, L778,123, BMS 214662, Iressa, Tarceva, antibodies to EGFR, Gleevec, intron, ara-C, adriamycin, cytoxan, gemcitabine, Uracil mustard, Chiormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, 30 Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, oxaliplatin, leucovirin, ELOXATIN TM , Pentostatine, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, 134 Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, L-Asparaginase, Teniposide 7a Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyltestosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, 5 Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, goserelin, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Hydroxyurea, Amsacrine, Procarbazine, Mitotane, Mitoxantrone, Levamisole, Navelbene, CPT-11, Anastrazole, Letrazole, Capecitabine, Reloxafine, Droloxafine, Hexamethylmelamine, Avastin, Herceptin, 10 Bexxar, Velcade, Zevalin, Trisenox, Xeloda, Vinorelbine, Profimer, Erbitux, Liposomal, Thiotepa, Altretamine, Melphalan, Trastuzumab, Lerozole, Fulvestrant, Exemestane, Ifosfomide, Rituximab, C225, Campath, Clofarabine, cladribine, aphidicolon, rituxan, sunitinib, dasatinib, tezacitabine, Smil, fludarabine, pentostatin, triapine, didox, trimidox, amidox, 3-AP, and MDL 15 101,731.

42. The use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for the manufacture-of a medicament for treating, or slowing the progression of;- 20 disease by inhibiting a Checkpoint kinase in a patient.

43. The use according to any of claims 38, 39, 40 or 42, wherein the Checkpoint kinase is Chk1.

44. The use according to any of claims 38, 39, 40 or 42, wherein the Checkpoint kinase is Chk2. 25 45. The use of a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting one or more tyrosine kinases in a patient.

46. The use of a compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for 30 treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease by inhibiting a tyrosine kinase in a patient.

47. The use of a combination of (i) at least one compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and (ii) an 135 anti-cancer agent, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating one or more diseases by inhibiting a tyrosine kinase.

48. The use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) at least one compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or 5 prodrug thereof, and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease by inhibiting a tyrosine kinase in a patient.

49. The use according to any of claims 45, 46, 47 or 48, wherein the tyrosine kinase is selected from the group consisting of VEGF-R2, EGFR, HER2, SRC, 10 JAK and TEK.

50. The use according to any of claims 45, 46, 47 or 48, wherein the tyrosine kinase is VEGF-R2.

51. The use according to any of claims 45, 46, 47 or 48, wherein the tyrosine kinase is EGFR. 15 52. The use of a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting one or more Pim-1 kinases in a patient.

53. The use of a compound of claim I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, -for the manufacture of a medicament-for 20 treating, or slowing the progression of, a disease by inhibiting a Pim-1 kinase in a patient.

54. The use of a combination of (i) at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and (ii) an anti-cancer agent, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating one or more 25 diseases by inhibiting a Pim-1 kinase.

55. The use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating, or slowing the progression of, a 30 disease by inhibiting a Pim-1 kinase in a patient.

56. The use of a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for treating a cancer. 136

57. The use of claim 56, wherein said cancer is selected from the group consisting of: cancer of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck, esophagus, gall bladder, ovary, pancreas, stomach, cervix, thyroid, prostate, and skin, including 5 squamous cell carcinoma; leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B cell lymphoma, T- cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma and Burkett's lymphoma; 10 acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and promyelocytic leukemia; fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma; head and neck, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma; astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, glioma and schwannomas; 15 melanoma, seminoma, teratocarcinoma, osteosarcoma, xenoderoma pigmentosum, keratoctanthoma, thyroid follicular cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma.

58. The use of a combination of (i) at least one compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and (ii) an anti-cancer agent, for the-manufacture of a medicament for treating a cancer. 20 59. The use of claim 58, further comprising the use of radiation therapy.

60. The use of claim 58, wherein said anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of cytostatic agent, cisplatin, doxorubicin, taxotere, taxol, etoposide, irinotecan, camptostar, topotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epothilones, tamoxifen, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, SCH 25 66336, R115777, L778,123, BMS 214662, Iressa, Tarceva, antibodies to EGFR, Gleevec, intron, ara-C, adriamycin, cytoxan, gemcitabine, Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 30 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, Pentostatine, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, L-Asparaginase, Teniposide 17a-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, 137 Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyltestosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, 5 Flutamide, Toremifene, goserelin, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Hydroxyurea, Amsacrine, Procarbazine, Mitotane, Mitoxantrone, Levamisole, Navelbene, Anastrazole, Letrazole, Capecitabine, Reloxafine, Droloxafine, Hexamethylmelamine, Avastin, herceptin, Bexxar, Velcade, Zevalin, Trisenox, Xeloda, Vinorelbine, Porfimer, Erbitux, Liposomal, Thiotepa, Altretamine, 10 Melphalan, Trastuzumab, Lerozole, Fulvestrant, Exemestane, Fulvestrant, Ifosfomide, Rituximab, C225, Campath, Clofarabine, cladribine, aphidicolon, rituxan, sunitinib, dasatinib, tezacitabine, SmIl, fludarabine, pentostatin, triapine, didox, trimidox, amidox, 3-AP, and MDL-1 01,731.

61. A compound of the formula: 'N HNNN- N N 15 NH 2 or a pharmaceufially acceptable sat, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

62. A compound of the formula: N' HN N NH2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. 20 63. A compound of the formula: N,N' H N N. HNN N N NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

64. A compound of the formula: 138 N, HN N 0 NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

65. A compound of the formula: N, HNN H N NN' N'N NH 2 5 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

66. A compound of the formula: N,. HNN H N NN N'N 0 NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

67. A compound of the formula: N, HNN HN N N NC Nr 10 NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

68. A compound of the formula: N, HN N N N'N 0 NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof. 15 69. A compound of the formula: 139 N HN N . NN N.N-N OH NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

70. A compound of the formula: N'N HN N,..- HN NH 2 5 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

71. A compound of the formula: N HNNN F3C N N NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof.

72. - A compound of claim 1 in isolated and purified form. 10