TIFF2025524984000197.tif61152 [Chemical 2] A compound having the structure of formula (Ia) or (Ib) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt [wherein, R is H, C1-C6
alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and -(CH2) m Selected from the group consisting of -W, where W is C3-C8 cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, bridged bicycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, S and O atoms, and each of said
alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, heterocyclic, phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl may be unsubstituted or phenyl, halo, cyano,
deuterium, hydroxy, C1-C6
alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, -SO2-R’, -CONR’R’’, NR’COR’’, -NR’CONR’R’’, -NR’CO2R’’, -(CH2) n -SO2-R’, -NHSO2-R’, -NR’’SO2-R’, -SO2NR’R’’, NR’R’’ or SR’ and may be substituted, and R’ and R’’ are independently H, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl, and R1 is phenyl, naphthyl, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, S and O atoms, and a 9- or 10-membered bicyclic
aryl, a heteroaryl or heterocyclic containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, S and O atoms, and each of said phenyl, naphthyl,
aryl, heterocyclic, or heteroaryl may be unsubstituted or halo, cyano,
deuterium, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, phenyl, -SO2-R’, -CONR’R’’, NR’COR’’, -NR’CONR’R’’, -NR’CO2R’’, -(CH2) n-SO2-R’, -NHSO2-R’, -NR’’SO2-R, -SO2NR’R’’, -P(O)R’R’’, may be substituted by formula (Ic) or NR’R’’’ or SR’, R’ and R’’ are independently H, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl, and m and n are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3]. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, particularly
acne.