The present invention discloses novel
aryl oxazole compounds of Formula I (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have
histamine-H3
receptor antagonist or
inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing and using such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods of using these compositions to treat
obesity, cognitive deficiencies,
narcolepsy, and other
histamine H3
receptor-related diseases. Formula I (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: m is independenlly at each occurrence 1, 2, or 3, Z independently represents carbon (substituted with
hydrogen or the optional substituents indicated herein) or
nitrogen, provided that when Z is
nitrogen then R6 is not attached to Z; R1 and R2 are independently —(C1—C7)
alkyl (optionally substituted with one to three halogens), or R1 and R2 and the
nitrogen to which they are attached form an azetidinyl ring, a pyrrolidinyl ring, or a piperidinyl ring, wherein further the azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, or piperidinyl ring so formed may be optionally substituted one to three times with R5; R6 is independently at each occurrence —H, -
halogen, or —CH3.