1461145886-df48ce14-71e1-4447-82b1-bf54b6b577ae

1. A polishing pad assembly for use in a CMP process using a sensor assembly to detect the progress of the CMP process, said polishing pad assembly comprising:
a pad having a center;
a spool shaped void disposed in the pad, radially displaced from the center of the pad;
a sensor assembly disposed in a spool shaped plug, with said spool shaped plug disposed within the spool shaped void.
2. The polishing pad of claim 1 wherein the spool shaped plug comprises urethane.
3. The polishing pad of claim 1 wherein the spool shaped plug comprises an optically transparent urethane.
4. The polishing pad of claim 1 further comprising an electrical conductor disposed within the pad and running from the sensor assembly to the center of the pad.
5. A polishing pad assembly for use in a CMP process using a sensor assembly to detect the progress of the CMP process, said polishing pad assembly comprising:
a pad having a center;
a releasable mating structure disposed at the center of the pad, said releasable mating structure having a first set of electrical contacts disposed thereon;
a sensor assembly disposed within the pad, said sensor assembly radially spaced from the center of the pad; and
an electrical conductor connecting the sensor assembly to the releasable rotating mating structure;
a hub adapted to be releasably attached to the releasable mating structure, said hub having a second set of electrical contacts disposed thereon such that insertion of the hub into the releasable fitting results in electrical contact between the first set of electrical contacts and the second set of electrical contacts.
6. The polishing pad of claim 5 wherein the releasable mating structure further comprises:
a snap ring assembly disposed in the center of the polishing pad, said snap ring assembly having snap ring and a hub receiving aperture, said hub receiving aperture having a bottom;
a contact pad disposed on the bottom of the hub receiving aperture, wherein the first set of electrical contacts are disposed on the contact pad, and wherein said contacts face towards the hub receiving aperture; and
the electrical conductor electrically connects the sensor assembly to the plurality of electrical contacts on the bottom of the snap ring.
7. The polishing pad of claim 5 wherein the top surface of the releasable mating structure and the top surface of the pad are substantially co-planar and wherein the bottom surface of the snap ring and the bottom surface of the pad are substantially co-planar.
8. The polishing pad of claim 6 wherein the top surface of the snap ring and the top surface of the pad are substantially co-planar and wherein the bottom surface of the snap ring and the bottom surface of the pad are substantially co-planar.
9. The polishing pad of claim 5 where the removably attachable hub is an electronics hub holding electronics.
10. The polishing pad of claim 6 where the removably attachable hub is an electronics hub holding electronics.
11. The polishing pad of claim 5 wherein the first set of contacts comprises a signal contact, a power contact, and a ground contact, and the removably attached hub is an electronics hub holding electronics for processing a signal received from the signal contact, for transferring power to the power contact, and for connecting a common ground to the ground contact.
12. The polishing pad of claim 6 wherein the first set of contacts comprises a signal contact, a power contact, and a ground contact, and the removably attached hub is an electronics hub holding electronics for processing a signal received from the signal contact, for transferring power to the power contact, and for connecting a common ground to the ground contact.
13. The polishing pad of claim 5 where the electrical conductor comprises a power conducting line, a signal conducting line, and a ground conducting line.
14. The polishing pad of claim 5 where the optical aperture further comprises circular lips inserted laterally into the lower layer and the upper layer of the polishing pad, said aperture being suitable for receiving a liquid sealant which becomes transparent and solid when dry.
15. The polishing pad of claim 5 where the polishing pad has a cutout section extending from the snap ring assembly to the optical assembly, said cutout section being suitable for receiving a liquid sealant which becomes transparent and solid when dry.
16. The polishing pad of claim 15 where the optical sensing assembly, the electrically conducting ribbon, and the snap ring are sealed into the cutout section by the liquid sealant.
17. The polishing pad of claim 16 where the liquid sealant comprises liquid urethane.
18. A method of sealing an optical sensor assembly in an optical aperture cut through a polishing pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, comprising the steps of:
providing a polishing pad fashioned with an aperture cut through a pad, said aperture being suitable for receiving a liquid sealant which becomes transparent and solid when dry;
inserting the optical sensor assembly into the optical aperture, said optical sensor assembly being sized relative to the aperture so that a void space remains between the optical sensor assembly and the pad;
pressing an upper mold plate against the upper surface of the polishing pad and a lower plate against the lower surface of the polishing pad;
injecting the liquid sealant into the aperture until the liquid sealant fills the void space;
allowing the liquid sealant to dry; and,
removing the upper mold plate and the lower mold plate.
19. The method of claim 18 where the liquid sealant comprises liquiad urethane.
20. The method of claim 18 wherein the liquid sealant comprises an optically transparent urethane.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A storage system, comprising:
N storage elements, organized as (N\u22122) storage elements for storing data, a storage element for storing a P parity, and a storage element for storing a Q parity, said N storage elements storing at least one block comprising a group of M symbols from each of said N storage elements, N being an integer greater than 3 and M being an integer greater than 1;
a storage controller for controlling a data transfer between said N storage elements and at least one host, said storage controller comprising:
a host interface for coupling said storage controller to at least one host;
a storage element interface for coupling said storage controller to said N storage elements;
a buffer memory for temporarily storing a block of symbols associated with symbols from said data transfer, said block of symbols comprising M sets of N symbols, each of said M sets including at least one data symbol, a P parity symbol, and a Q parity symbol; and
a parity system, for maintaining said P parity symbols, said Q parity symbols, and for regenerating missing symbols in said block of symbols from up to two failed storage elements of said N storage elements;

wherein
said parity system calculates each P parity symbol in said block using a first relationship including said P parity symbol and (N\u22122) data symbols from each one of (N\u22122) storage elements which stores data, such that each data symbol in said block is associated with only one P parity symbol, and no two first relationship in said block shares a common symbol; and
said parity system calculates each Q parity symbol in said block using a second relationship including said Q parity symbol, one of said P parity symbol, and (N\u22123) data symbols from all but one of said (N\u22122) storage elements which store data, such that no two second relationships in said block miss a same data symbol and no two second relationships in said block share a common symbol.
2. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said parity system comprises:
a table for storing K scripts;
wherein
K is equal to a total number of possible single and double storage element failure in said storage system,
each script provides parameters for said parity system to reconstruct any missing symbols, and
each script is associated with a different one of said K potential single or double storage element failure.
3. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said storage controller further comprises a mapping engine for mapping between host asserted addresses to storage element addresses.
4. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said storage controller further comprises a cache memory.
5. The storage system of claim 1, wherein N is equal to 10.
6. The storage system of claim 1, wherein N is equal to 16.
7. The storage system of claim 1, wherein M is equal to 16.
8. The storage system of claim 1, wherein each of said storage elements is a disk.
9. The storage system of claim 8, wherein said each of said storage elements is a serial advanced attachment (SATA) disk.
10. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said host interface is a fibre channel interface.
11. A method for operating a storage system having N storage elements organized as (N\u22122) data storage elements, a P parity storage element for storing P parity, and a Q parity storage elements for storing Q parity, the storage system being organized into at least one block, each block having M symbols from each of said N storage elements, the method comprising:
creating a set of P parity relationships for respectively calculating a set of P parity in a block, each P parity relationship including one P parity symbol in said block, and one data symbol in said block from each of said (N\u22122) data storage elements, such that no data symbol in said block is associated with more than one P parity relationship and none of the P parity relationships in said block any common symbol;
creating a set of Q parity relationships for respectively calculating a set of Q parity in said block, each Q parity relationship including one Q parity symbol in said block, one P parity symbol in said block, and (N\u22123) data symbols from all but one of said (N\u22122) data storage elements, such that none of the Q relationships in said block miss a common data symbol and none of the Q parity relationships in said block share any common symbols; and
storing said set of P parity relationships and said set of Q parity relationships.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of storing comprises:
generating a set of scripts from said set of P parity relationships and said set of Q parity relationships; and
storing said set of scripts;
wherein each script in said set of scripts is associated with a different one of a potential single or potential double storage element failure of said storage system.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said set of scripts comprise a plurality of scripts respectively associated with every possible potential single or potential double storage element failure of said storage system.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of creating a set of Q parity relationship comprises:
deriving a candidate Q parity relationship by selecting one unused P parity symbol and (N\u22123) data symbols respectively from all but one of said (N\u22122) storage elements which store data symbols;
evaluating whether adding said candidate Q parity relationship to said set of Q parity relationship would permit reconstructing all missing symbols arising from every combination of single and double failures in said N data storage elements to be resolved;
if said step of evaluation determines that all missing symbols can be reconstructed, adding said candidate Q parity relationship to said set of Q parity relationships;
if said step of evaluation determines that all missing symbols cannot be reconstructed,
repeatedly, until there are no longer any surviving relationships:
identifying all intact, surviving, and non-surviving relationships for one group of missing symbols; and
if said step of identifying yields at least one surviving relationship, resolving an unresolved symbol associated with one of said at least one surviving relationship;

determining whether all relationships are intact;
if all relationships are intact, continuing at said step of evaluating; and
if not all relationships are intact, continuing at said step of deriving a Q parity relationship.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
receiving a write request, said write request including a host address and a write data;
mapping said host address to a storage element address;
identifying a P parity relationship and a Q parity relationship corresponding to said, write data;
determining whether all symbols require to compute an updated P parity symbol and a Q parity symbol are available in said block;
if said step of determination determines that all symbols are not available, reading all missing symbols from said storage elements;
calculating an updated P parity symbol and an updated Q parity symbol based on the identified P parity relationship and Q parity relationship; and
writing said write data as at least one write symbols, said updated P parity symbol, and Q parity symbol to said N storage elements.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing said write data in a cache memory.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising signaling completion of said write request.
18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
receiving a read request, said read request including a host address;
mapping said host address to a storage element address;
reading, from said N storage elements, at said storage element address;
identifying a P parity relationship and a Q parity relationship corresponding to said read request;
regenerating any missing data symbols associated with said read request based on the identified P parity relationship and Q parity relationship; and
transmitting data symbols associated with said read request.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising caching at least some of said data symbols associated with said read request.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising caching regenerated data symbols associated with said read request.

1461145876-ae88bcc9-1389-4048-a21f-ecf0094b4972

1. A method of adjusting output power of a transmitter power supply, in which method the output power of the power supply is measured and the output power of the power supply is adjusted on the basis of the measured output power, characterized by adjusting the output power of the power supply on the basis of the-transmission power of the transmitter such that:
a power supply control unit (200) receives from the transmitter a synchronisation chopping (210) that synchronizes the operation between the transmitter and the power supply control unit, and
the power supply control unit (200) receives from the transmitter the information on the transmission power (212) of the transmitter.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the power supply control unit (200) controlling a chopper (202), by which the output power of the power supply is controlled.
3. A method as claimed in claim 2, characterized by adjusting the output power of the power supply by a pulse ratio of the chopper, which ratio is controlled by the power supply control unit.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the power supply control unit (200) performing a coarse adjustment on the basis of the information which concerns the transmission power (210) of the transmitter and which is received from the transmitter.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the power supply control unit (200) performing a fine adjustment on the basis of the power value measured from the power supply output (208).
6. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the information on the transmission power (212) of the transmitter being digital parallel-mode chopping.
7. A method as claimed in claim 3, characterized by controlling the pulse ratio of the chopper (202) by means of the power supply control unit (200) on the basis of the information on the transmission power (212) of the transmitter.
8. A method as claimed in claim 3, characterized by controlling the pulse ratio of the chopper (202) by means of the power supply control unit (200) on the basis of the synchronisation chopping (210).
9. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by adjusting the output power of the power supply of a base station transmitter stage by means of the method.
10. An arrangement for adjusting output power of a transmitter power supply, which arrangement comprises a transmitter power supply comprising a chopper (202) and a power supply control unit (200) in feedback (216) between the power supply output and input to adjust the output power of the power supply on the basis of the measured output power of the power supply, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to adjust the output power of the power supply on the basis of the transmission power of the transmitter such that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to receive from the transmitter a synchronisation chopping (210) that synchronizes the operation between the transmitter and the power supply control unit, and the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to receive from the transmitter the information on the transmission power (212) of the transmitter.
11. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to control the chopper (202) to adjust the output power of the power supply.
12. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the arrangement comprises a pulse-width modulator functioning as the power supply control unit (200).
13. An arrangement as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to control the pulse ratio of the chopper (202) in order to adjust the output power of the power supply.
14. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to perform a coarse adjustment on the basis of the information which concerns the transmission power (212) of the transmitter and which is received from the transmitter.
15. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to perform a fine adjustment (210) on the basis of the output power measured from the power supply output (208).
16. An arrangement as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the power supply control unit (200) is arranged to control the pulse ratio of the chopper (202) on the basis of the information on the transmission power (212) of the transmitter.
17. An arrangement as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the power supply control unit is arranged to control the pulse ratio of the chopper on the basis of the synchronisation chopping (210).
18. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the transmitter is a base station transmitter stage.
19. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the chopper (202) comprises at least one FET transistor.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A compound of Formula I
or a stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than two of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
one R1 is C1-3haloalkyl and the other R1 is H, F, Cl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl or \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, and C1-6-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl and \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F, oxo or OH;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
each of R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl or \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, and C1-6-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl and \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F, oxo or OH;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, CH2OH, C1-4haloalkyl or cyclopropyl, wherein each of the C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl and cyclopropyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms;
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkoxyl, C1-4-alkyl, CN, OH, OC1-4-alkyl, S(O)oC1-4-alkyl, NHC1-4-alkyl or C(O)C1-4-alkyl;
R7 is \u2014NH\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9, \u2014C(\u2550O)NH\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550S)\u2014R9, \u2014O\u2014R9 or \u2014S\u2014R9;
R9 is acetyl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl or a fully or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic ring formed of carbon atoms, said ring optionally including 1-4 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-5 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N or S, wherein the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and ring are optionally substituted, independently, with 1-5 substituents of R10; and
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl,
provided that when A4 is CR4, A5 is CR5, A6 is CR6 and A8 is CR8, and each of R6 and R8, independently, is H, then R5 is not H.
2. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein one R1 is H and the other R1 is CF3.
3. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each R2, independently, is H.
4. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R3 is CH3, CF3, CH2F or CHF2.
5. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R7 is \u2014NH\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550S)\u2014R9, \u2014O\u2014R9 or \u2014S\u2014R9;
or R7 is
wherein V is NR10, O or S; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N.
6. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
one R1 is CF3 and the other R1 is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3, C(O)CH3 or CH2OCHF2;
each R2, independently, is H, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3, C(O)CH3 or CH2OCHF2;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl, CH2OH, CH2OCHF2 or cyclopropyl; and
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3 or C(O)CH3.
7. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
one R1 is H and the other R1 is CF3;
R3 is CH3, CF3, CH2F or CHF2; and
R7 is \u2014NH\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550S)\u2014R9 or
wherein V is NR10, O or S; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N.
8. The compound according to claim 7, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R7 is \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9.
9. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R7 is \u2014NH\u2014R9, \u2014O\u2014R9 or \u2014S\u2014R9.
10. The compound according to claim 8, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6; and
A8 is CR8 or N; wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, CF3, CF2H, CH2F or CH3;
provided that (1) no more than one of A5 and A8 is N; and (2) when A4 is CR4, A5 is CR5, A6 is CR6 and A8 is CR8, and each of R6 and R8, independently, is H, then R5 is F, CF3, CF2H, CH2F or CH3.
11. A compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a Formula II:
wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than two of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl or \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, and C1-6-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl and \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F, oxo or OH;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, CH2OH, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl or cyclopropyl, wherein each of the C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl and cyclopropyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms;
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkoxyl, C1-4-alkyl, CN, OH, OC1-4-alkyl, S(O)oC1-4-alkyl, NHC1-4-alkyl or C(O)C1-4-alkyl;
R7 is \u2014NH\u2014R9, \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9, \u2014C(\u2550O)NH\u2014R9, \u2014O\u2014R9, \u2014S\u2014R9;
or R7 is
wherein V is NR10, O or S; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N;

R9 is acetyl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl or a fully or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic ring formed of carbon atoms, said ring optionally including 1-4 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-5 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N or S, wherein the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and ring are optionally substituted, independently, with 1-5 substituents of R10; and
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl,
provided that when A4 is CR4, A5 is CR5, A6 is CR6 and A8 is CR8, and each of R6 and R8, independently, is H, then R5 is not H.
12. The compound according to claim 11, or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3, C(O)CH3 or CH2OCHF2;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl, CH2OH, CH2OCHF2 or cyclopropyl; and
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3 or C(O)CH3,
provided that when A4 is CR4, A5 is CR5, A6 is CR6 and A8 is CR8, and each of R6 and R8, independently, is H, then R5 is not H.
13. The compound according to claim 11, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4;
A5 is CR5;
A6 is CR6; and
A8 is CR8; wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, CF3, CF2H, CH2F or CH3;
R3 is R3 is CH3, CF3, CH2F or CHF2; and
R7 is \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9 or
wherein V is NR10, O or S; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N.
14. The compound according to claim 13, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R7 is \u2014NH\u2014C(\u2550O)\u2014R9.
15. The compound according to claim 11, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R7 is
wherein each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl.
16. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a Formula I-A
wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
one R1 is C1-3haloalkyl and the other R1 is H, F, Cl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl or \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, and C1-6-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014OC1-6-alkyl, \u2014S(O)oC1-6-alkyl, \u2014NHC1-6-alkyl and \u2014C(O)C1-6-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F, oxo or OH;
each of R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl, \u2014OC1-3-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and C1-4-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl and \u2014OC1-3-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, CH2OH, C1-4haloalkyl or cyclopropyl, wherein each of the C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl and cyclopropyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms;
each of R4, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F;
R5 is H, F or CH3;
R9 is acetyl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl or a fully or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic ring formed of carbon atoms, said ring optionally including 1-4 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-5 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N or S, wherein the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and ring are optionally substituted, independently, with 1-5 substituents of R10; and
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl,
provided that when A4 is CR4, A5 is CR5, A6 is CR6 and A8 is CR8, and each of R6 and R8, independently, is H, then R5 is not H.
17. The compound according to claim 16, or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4;
A5 is CR5;
A6 is CR6;
A8 is CR8; wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3 or C(O)CH3;
one R1 is H and the other R1 is CF3;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
each of R2, independently, is H, F, CH3, C2H5, CF2H, CH2F, CH2OCH2F, CH2OCF2H or CH2OCF3;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
R3 is CH3, C2H5, CF2H or CH2F;
R9 is acetyl, C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl or a fully or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic ring formed of carbon atoms, said ring optionally including 1-4 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-5 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N or S, wherein the C1-6-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and ring are optionally substituted, independently, with 1-5 substituents of R10; and
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl.
18. The compound according to claim 16, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F and provided no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
one R1 is H and the other R1 is F, Cl, CF3, CF2H or CH2F; and
each R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F; and
R3 is CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F.
19. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a Formula I-B:
wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each of R1 and R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl, \u2014OC1-3-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and C1-4-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl and \u2014OC1-3-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, CH2OH, C1-4haloalkyl or cyclopropyl, wherein each of the C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl and cyclopropyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms;
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F;
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N.
20. The compound according to claim 19, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4;
A5 is CR5;
A6 is CR6;
A8 is CR8; wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3 or C(O)CH3;
one R1 is H and the other R1 is CF3;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
each of R2, independently, is H, F, CH3, C2H5, CF2H, CH2F, CH2OCH2F, CH2OCF2H or CH2OCF3; and
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
R3 is CH3, C2H5, CF2H or CH2F.
21. The compound according to claim 19, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F and provided no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each of R1 and R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F; and
R3 is CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F.
22. The compound according to claim 1, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a Formula I-D:
wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, provided that no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each of R1 and R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, CN, \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl, \u2014OC1-3-alkyl, wherein each of the C1-4-alkyl, C2-4alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl and C1-4-alkyl portion of \u2014CH2OC1-3-alkyl and \u2014OC1-3-alkyl are optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents of F;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms on the carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a substituent of C1-3alkyl, CH2OC1-2alkyl or C1-3haloalkyl on the nitrogen atom;
R3 is C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, CH2OH, C1-4haloalkyl or cyclopropyl, wherein each of the C1-4alkyl, CH2OC1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl and cyclopropyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 F atoms;
each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F;
each R10, independently, is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, SF5, acetyl, \u2014C(O)NHCH3, oxo, cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperazinyl, oxetan-3-yl, imidazo-pyridinyl or dioxolyl, wherein each of the cyclopropylmethoxy, 2-propynyloxy, 2-butynyloxy, C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-, C1-6dialkylamino-, C1-6alkoxyl, C1-6thioalkoxyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, dihydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxetan-3-yl or dioxolyl, is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of F, Cl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, cyclopropyl, butyl, butoxyl, cyclobutyl, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, C1-3alkylamino-, C1-3dialkylamino, C1-3thioalkoxyl oxazolyl, or oxetan-3yl;
V is NR10, O or S; and
each W, independently, is CH, CF, CCl or N.
23. The compound according to claim 22, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4;
A5 is CR5;
A6 is CR6;
A8 is CR8; wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, OCF3, methyl, ethyl, CN, OH, OCH3, SCH3, NHCH3 or C(O)CH3;
one R1 is H and the other R1 is CF3;
alternatively, each R1 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
each of R2, independently, is H, F, CH3, C2H5, CF2H, CH2F, CH2OCH2F, CH2OCF2H or CH2OCF3; and
alternatively, each R2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-6 spirocarbocyclic ring optionally including one heteroatom selected from O and N and optionally substituted with 1-3 F atoms;
R3 is CH3, C2H5, CF2H or CH2F.
24. The compound according to claim 22, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A4 is CR4 or N;
A5 is CR5 or N;
A6 is CR6 or N;
A8 is CR8 or N, wherein each of R4, R5, R6 and R8, independently, is H or F and provided no more than one of A4, A5, A6 and A8 is N;
each of R1 and R2, independently, is H, F, Cl, CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F; and
R3 is CF3, CH3, CF2H or CH2F.
25. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamide;
Racemic mixture of N-(3-((4R,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamide and N-(3-((4S,6R)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-2-pyridinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3-chloro-1,7-naphthyridin-8-amine;
Racemic mixture of N-(3-((4R,6R)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-2-methoxypyrido3,4-bpyrazin-5-amine and N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-2-methoxypyrido3,4-bpyrazin-5-amine;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-6-chloro-3-methylimidazo1,2-apyridine-2-carboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridinecarboxamide; and
8-((3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)amino)-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile.
26. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-chloro-3-methylpicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
Racemic mixture of N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide and N-(3-((4R,6R)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3-chloro-5-cyano-2-pyridinecarboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxy-3-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methoxypicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-chloropicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloropicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3-chloro-5-methoxypicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methoxypicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-chloropicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloropicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-methoxypicolinamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-5-cyano-3-methylpicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-3-chloro-5-methoxypicolinamide;
N-(5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dichloropicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-chloro-3-methylpyridine-2-carbothioamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-3,5-dichloropicolinamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)picolinamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-3-chloro-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-fluoropicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3,5-dichloropicolinamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-5-chloropicolinamide;
N-(6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-5-cyano-3-methylpicolinamide; and
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-bromo-3-chloro-2-pyridinecarboxamide.
27. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from
8-((3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)amino)-5-fluoro-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-5-cyanopicolinamide;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3-chloro-5-methoxypicolinamide;
8-((3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)amino)-5-fluoro-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile;
(4S,6S)-4-(5-((3-chloro-1,7-naphthyridin-8-yl)amino)-2-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-2-amine;
(4S,6S)-4-(5-((7-chloropyrido3,2-dpyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-2-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-2-amine;
4-((5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)amino)pyrido3,2-dpyrimidine-7-carbonitrile;
8-((5-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)amino)-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile;
N-(3-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-(fluoromethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-4-fluorophenyl)-3-methylimidazo1,2-apyridine-2-carboxamide; and
8-((6-((4S,6S)-2-amino-4-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)amino)-5-fluoro-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile.
28. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from
29. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
30. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 25 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
31. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 26 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
32. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 27 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
33. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 28 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
34. A method of reducing beta amyloid peptide levels in the cerebral spinal fluid of a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective dosage amount of a compound according to claim 1.
35. A method of treating Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment or a combination thereof in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective dosage amount of a compound according to claim 1.
36. A method of treating a neurological disorder selected from the group consisting of mild cognitive impairment, Down’s syndrome, Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with dutch-type amyloidosis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, degenerative dementia, dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease, dementia associated with supranuclear palsy, dementia associated with cortical basal degeneration, diffuse lewy body type of Alzheimer’s disease or a combination thereof in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective dosage amount of a compound according to claim 1.
37. A method of reducing the formation of plaque on the brain of a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective dosage amount of a compound according to claim 1.
38. A process for preparing a compound according to claim 1, the process comprising the step of reacting a protected compound 20
wherein each R1 and each R2, R3, A4, A5, A6 and A8 of compound 20 are as defined in claim 1, with a compound having the structure or R9\u2014C(\u2550O)OH or R9\u2014Cl, wherein R9 is as defined in claim 1 to prepare the compound according to claim 1.
39. A process for preparing a compound according to claim 1, the process comprising the step of reacting a compound 21
wherein each R1 and each R2, R3, A4, A5, A6 and A8 of compound 21 are as defined in claim 1, with a compound having the structure R9\u2014Cl, wherein R9 is as defined in claim 1 to prepare the compound according to claim 1.