Iap inhibitors

Abstract

The present invention describes compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compound of Formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: 
         X1, X2 and X3 are each independently O or S: 
         R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; cycloalkyl; 
         substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; 
         R1a and R1b are each independently selected from H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl; 
         R2 is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; 
         heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or 
         substituted heteroaryl; 
         R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; 
         cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl; 
         R6 is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; and 
         R12 is selected from H or hydroxy. 
       
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; aryl; substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and heteroaryl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R1a and R1b are each independently selected from H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl; wherein the alkyl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R2 is selected from alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the groups consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy, wherein the alkoxy substituents are selected from the groups consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro.   
     
     
         3 . The compound of  claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 X1, X2 and X3 are O;   R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; or substituted alkenyl; wherein the alkyl and alkenyl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro;   R1a and R1b are each independently selected from H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro.   R2 is alkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl;   R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy, wherein the alkoxy substituents are selected from the groups consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro.   
     
     
         4 . The compound of  claim 3 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H or lower alkyl;   R1a and R1b are each independently selected from H or lower alkyl;   R2 is selected from H; lower alkyl; cycloalkyl; or substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cycloalkyl and alkoxy;   R4 is H or methyl and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; lower alkylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, oxo, halogen, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; or heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen.   
     
     
         5 . The compound of  claim 4 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is methyl;   R1a is H and R1b is methyl;   R2 is lower alkyl or cycloalkyl;   R4 is H and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl;   R6 is selected from H; methylsulfonyl; substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, —NH 2 , mono-lower alkyl amino, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen.   
     
     
         6 . The compound of  claim 5  wherein:
 R is methyl; 
 R2 is selected from t-butyl or cyclohexyl; 
 R4 is H and R5 is selected from cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or 
 R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl; 
 R12 is —H. 
 
     
     
         7 . A compound of  claim 1  having the structure of formula (I-S): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: 
         R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; 
         R1 is selected from alkyl or substituted alkyl; 
         R2 is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; 
         R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl, or substituted heterocycloalkyl; 
         R6 is selected from H; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; and 
         R12 is selected from H or hydroxy. 
       
     
     
         8 . A compound of  claim 7 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; aryl; substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, cycloalkyl and heteroaryl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R1 is alkyl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R2 is alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy, wherein the alkoxy substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro.   
     
     
         9 . A compound of  claim 8 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; or substituted alkenyl; wherein the alkyl and alkenyl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro;   R1 is selected from H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro.   R2 is selected from alkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl;   R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the groups consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy, wherein the alkoxy substituents are selected from the groups consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro.   
     
     
         10 . The compound of  claim 9 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H, or lower alkyl;   R1 is lower alkyl;   R2 is selected from lower alkyl; cycloalkyl; or substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cycloalkyl and alkoxy;   R4 is H or methyl and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   R6 is selected from H; lower alkylsulfonyl; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, oxo, halogen, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; cycloalkyl; or heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen.   
     
     
         11 . The compound of  claim 10 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
 R is lower alkyl;   R1 is lower alkyl;   R2 is selected from a lower alkyl; a cycloalkyl; or a substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cycloalkyl and alkoxy;   R4 is H and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl.   
     
     
         12 . A compound of  claim 11 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
 R is methyl;   R1 is methyl;   R2 is selected from cyclohexyl, tert-butyl, cyclohexylmethyl, or cyclohexylethyl:   R4 is H and R5 is selected from cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl;   naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or   R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl;   R6 is selected from H, methylsulfonyl, cyclopropylcarbonyl, methylcarbonyl, methoxycarbonyl, methylaminocarbonyl, or pyrimidin-2-yl, and   R12 is H.   
     
     
         13 . The compound of  claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the structure: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         consists of a residue of an L-amino acid or L-amino acid ester. 
       
     
     
         14 . The compound of any of  claims 1  through  12 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are both attached, are: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         15 . The compound of  claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 
     
     
         16 . A compound of  claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       or,
 a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 
 
     
     
         17 . A compound that is a dimer of two monomers of Formula (I) or of two monomers of Formula (I-S) or of one monomer of Formula (I-S) and one monomer of Formula (I-R), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any such dimer, wherein:
 X1 is O or S:   X2 is O or S:   X3 is O or S:   R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; cycloalkyl;   substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl;   R1a is H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl;   R1b is H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl;   R1 is H; alkyl; or substituted alkyl;   both R2 groups together, or both R6 groups together, form -L-, linking the two monomers;   when both R6 groups together form -L-, then each R2 is independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl;   R4 is H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl and R5 is H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which each are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl;   when both R2 groups together form -L-, each R6 is independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; substituted heterocycloalkyl; aryl; substituted aryl; heteroaryl; or substituted heteroaryl; and   R12 is H or hydroxy;   L is a single or double covalent bond or is a contiguous chain, branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted, of 1 to about 100 atoms.   
     
     
         18 . The compound of  claim 17 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 in R, the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and heteroaryl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   in R1a, R1b and R1, the alkyl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   in R2, the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl; cycloalkyl; the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   in R4, the alkyl substituents are selected from the groups consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   in R5, the alkyl substituents are selected from the groups consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   in R6, the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; the alkoxy substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, nitro, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen; the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro.   
     
     
         19 . The compound of  claim 18 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 X1, X2 and X3 are O;   R is selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; or substituted alkenyl; wherein the alkyl and alkenyl substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro;   R1a is selected from H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro.   R1b is selected from H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro.   R1 is selected from H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl, wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cyclopropyl, alkoxy, amino, and nitro.   R2 is alkyl; cycloalkyl; aryl; heterocycloalkyl; heteroaryl; or substituted alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl;   R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H; alkyl; substituted alkyl, wherein the alkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, alkoxy, carboxy, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl, wherein the cycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; aryl; substituted aryl, wherein the aryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl; heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   both R6 groups together form -L-;   L is a single or double covalent bond or is a contiguous chain, branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted, of 1 to 100 atoms.   
     
     
         20 . The compound of  claim 19 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is selected from H or lower alkyl;   R1a is H or lower alkyl;   R1b is H or lower alkyl;   R1 is H or lower alkyl;   R2 is selected from H; lower alkyl; cycloalkyl; or substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cycloalkyl and alkoxy;   R4 is H or methyl and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent heterocycloalkyl; or substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the heterocycloalkyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, heteroaryl, and nitro;   both R6 groups together form -L-;   L is a single or double covalent bond or is a contiguous chain, branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted, of 1 to 300 atoms.   
     
     
         21 . The compound of  claim 20 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
 R is methyl;   R1a is H;   R1b is methyl;   R1 is methyl;   R2 is lower alkyl or cycloalkyl;   R4 is H and R5 is selected from substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, carboxy, cyclohexyl, and phenyl optionally substituted with fluoro; cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl;   R6 is selected from H; methylsulfonyl; substituted lower alkyl, wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of oxo, lower alkoxy, —NH 2 , mono-lower alkyl amino, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with lower alkyl or halogen;   L is optionally substituted alkyl, alkylene, alkylyne, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylarylalkyl chain of 2 to 20 atoms with 1-3 heteroatoms selected from —O—, —NH— and —S—.   
     
     
         22 . The compound of  claim 21  wherein:
 R1a is —H 
 R1b is methyl; 
 R1 is methyl; 
 R2 is selected from t-butyl or cyclohexyl; 
 R4 is H and R5 is selected from cyclohexyl; indanyl; tetrahydro-naphthyl; phenyl; naphthyl; substituted phenyl, wherein the phenyl substituents are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and fluoro; a heteroaryl selected from pyrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, or isoquinolyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen and phenyl; or 
 R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent indolinyl or isoindolinyl; 
 R12 is —H; 
 L is —C(O)CH 2 NHC(O)C(O)NHCH 2 C(O)—. 
 
     
     
         23 . The compound of  claim 17  selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         24 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. 
     
     
         25 . A method for inducing apoptosis in a cell comprising contacting the cell with a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from  claim 1 , in an amount sufficient to induce apoptosis in the cell. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the cell is a cancer cell. 
     
     
         27 . A method of treating cancer selected from the group consisting of; sarcomas, bladder cancers, ovarian cancers, breast cancers, brain cancers, pancreatic cancers, colon cancers, blood cancers, skin cancers, lung cancers and bone cancers, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from  claim 1 , to a patient in need thereof. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the cancers are selected from the group consisting of colorectal cancer, renal carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, breast carcinoma, melanoma, glioblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), small cell lung carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and basal cell carcinoma. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27  further comprising administering a second therapy selected from radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         30 . A method of treating an autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of; systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriasis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (Morbus Werlhof); the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from  claim 1 , to a patient in need thereof.