Disclosed herein are new antiviral compounds, together with pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more antiviral compounds, and methods of synthesizing the same. Also disclosed herein are methods of ameliorating and/or treating a paramyxovirus viral infection with one or more small molecule compounds. Examples of paramyxovirus infection include an infection caused by human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Disclosed herein are new antiviral compounds, together with pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more antiviral compounds, and methods of synthesizing the same. Also disclosed herein are methods of ameliorating and/or treating a paramyxovirus viral infection with one or more small molecule compounds. Examples of paramyxovirus infection include an infection caused by human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Described herein are N-((1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl) carbamoyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2-sulfonamide derivatives and related compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is formulae (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII) or (IX) and R2 is formulae (X) or (XI) as NLPR3 (pyrin domain-containing protein 3) modulators for the treatment of e.g. metabolic diseases (e.g. type 2 diabetes or obesity), liver diseases (e.g. NAFLD or cirrhosis), lung diseases (e.g. asthma or CORD), central nervous system diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis), inflammatory or autoimmune diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis), cardiovascular diseases (e.g. atherosclerosis or stroke). The present description discloses the synthesis and characterisation of exemplary compounds as well as pharmacological data thereof (e.g. pages 67 to 90; examples 1 to 21; compounds 1 to 126; tables). An exemplary compound is e.g. N-((1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)carbamoyl)-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2-sulfonamide (Example 1; compound (5))

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Described herein are N-((1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl) carbamoyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2-sulfonamide derivatives and related compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is formulae (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII) or (IX) and R2 is formulae (X) or (XI) as NLPR3 (pyrin domain-containing protein 3) modulators for the treatment of e.g. metabolic diseases (e.g. type 2 diabetes or obesity), liver diseases (e.g. NAFLD or cirrhosis), lung diseases (e.g. asthma or CORD), central nervous system diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis), inflammatory or autoimmune diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis), cardiovascular diseases (e.g. atherosclerosis or stroke). The present description discloses the synthesis and characterisation of exemplary compounds as well as pharmacological data thereof (e.g. pages 67 to 90; examples 1 to 21; compounds 1 to 126; tables). An exemplary compound is e.g. N-((1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)carbamoyl)-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2-sulfonamide (Example 1; compound (5))

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This method for producing an aromatic astatine compound comprises reacting an aromatic iodonium ylide with astatine to produce an aromatic astatine compound.

This method for producing an aromatic astatine compound comprises reacting an aromatic iodonium ylide with astatine to produce an aromatic astatine compound.

The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I),

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pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to provides a method of modulating a HSD17B13 protein for treatment of metabolic disease or liver condition, The present invention relates generally to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful as 17β-HSD13 inhibitors. Specifically, the present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of 17β-HSD13 and methods for their preparation and use.

A compound represented by general formula (I) (in the formula, all symbols are as described in the description) or a salt thereof has a potent nerve-protecting and/or -repairing activity, and therefore can be used as a therapeutic agent for neuropathy (e.g., chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, periarteritis nodosa, allergic vasculitis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, entrapment neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy associated with the administration of a chemotherapeutic drug, or peripheral neuropathy associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease). ##STR00001##

The present disclosure provides certain 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene compounds that are Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2α (HIF-2α) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of HIF-2α. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.

The present disclosure provides certain 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene compounds that are Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2α (HIF-2α) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of HIF-2α. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.