EP2937339A1 — Macrocylic inhibitors of hepatitis c virus

USPTO Abstract

Combinations comprising inhibitors of HCV replication of formula (I) and the N -oxides, salts, and stereoisomers, wherein each dashed line represents an optional double bond; X is N, CH and where X bears a double bond it is C; R 1 is -OR 7 , -NH-SO 2 R 8 ; R 2 is hydrogen, and where X is C or CH, R 2 may also be C 1-6 alkyl; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxyC 1-6 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl; R 4 is aryl or Het; n is 3, 4, 5, or 6; R 5 is halo, C 1-6 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1-6 alkoxy, phenyl, or Het; R 6 is C 1-6 alkoxy, or dimethylamino; R 7 is hydrogen; aryl; Het; C 3-7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with C 1-6 alkyl; or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with C 3-7 cycloalkyl, aryl or with Het; R 8 is aryl; Het; C 3-7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with C 1-6 alkyl; or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with C 3-7 cycloalkyl, aryl or with Het; aryl is phenyl optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents; Het is a 5 or 6 membered saturated, partially unsaturated or completely unsaturated heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and being optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents.