The discovery of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) antagonists (also termed “selective PPARγ modulators, SPPARγM”) is now of a great interest in the treatment of diabetes and obesity. The structure of compound 1a (G3335, Fig. 1), a novel class of PPARγ antagonist, is entirely different from that of other reported PPARγ antagonists. A series of 35 novel analogues (1b–l, 9a–d, 13a–t) were designed, synthesized and ...
