Patent Application
20130109685
The present invention relates to 1-phenyl-substituted heterocyclyl derivatives of formula (I) and their use as prostaglandin receptor modulators, most particularly as prostaglandin D2 receptor (“DP receptor”) modulators, in the treatment of various prostaglandin-mediated diseases and disorders, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to processes for their preparation. In particular, such derivatives may be used alone or in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of both, chronic and acute allergic/immune diseases/disorders such as asthma, allergic asthma, eosinophilic asthma, severe asthma, rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, angioedema, insect venom allergy, drug allergies, allergic sinusitis, allergic nephritis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, food allergy, systemic mast cell disorders, anaphylactic shock, urticaria, eczema, ulcerative colitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis; eosinophil-related diseases comprising small vessel vasculitides like Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis (and organ-specific subsets of the latter), hypereosinophilic syndromes like eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilic esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, eosinohilic endocarditis (Loeffler's endocarditis), eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, eosinohilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease), eosinophilic ulcers, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome), chronic eosinophilic leukemia and DRESS syndrome (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms); and basophil-related diseases, comprising basophilic leukemia and basophilic leukocytosis.
As a response to allergen exposure in allergic conditions, mast cells are activated and release mediators like histamine, thromboxane A2 (TxA2), cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) and prostaglandin D2 (PGD2). These mediators interact with their respective receptors and cause physiological effects such as increased vascular permeability, edema, pruritus, nasal and pulmonary congestion, bronchoconstriction, and mucus secretion. An increased vascular permeability for example, allows excessive infiltration of eosinophilic and basophilic leukocytes into the tissue and thus amplifies the allergic response.
Current treatments of allergic diseases comprise agents that can block or otherwise interrupt such interactions, e.g. anti-histamines (histamine H1 receptor antagonists), leukotriene receptor antagonists, beta-adrenergic receptor agonists, and corticosteroids. Generally, treatments with anti-histamines and leukotriene antagonists are limited in efficacy, and long-term usage of corticosteroids is often associated with unwanted side effects.
PGD2 is an agonist known to act on two G-protein-coupled receptors, the PGD2 receptor DP1 and the recently identified CRTH2 (chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 cells) receptor (also referred to as “DP2 receptor”).
Elevated PGD2 levels are considered to cause inflammation as observed in allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis and the like. Therefore, blocking the interaction of PGD2 with its receptors is considered a useful therapeutic strategy for the treatment of such diseases.
GB 2388540 discloses the use of ramatroban ((3R)-3-(4-fluorobenzene-sulfonamido)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole-9-propionic acid), a TxA2 receptor (also referred to as “TP receptor”) antagonist with additional antagonistic activity on CRTH2, for the prophylaxis and treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis or allergic conjunctivitis. In T. Ishizuka et al., Cardiovascular Drug Rev. 2004, 22(2), 71-90 effects of ramatroban on late-phase inflammation are described. Furthermore, oral bioavailability of ramatroban and its ability to inhibit prostaglandin D2-induced eosinophil migration in vitro has been reported (Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 305(1), p. 347-352 (2003)).
WO 03/097598 and WO 03/097042 disclose Ramatroban analogues with CRTH2 antagonistic activity. Ulven et al, J. Med. Chem. 2005, 48(4), 897-900 disclose further ramatroban analogues.
CRTH2 antagonists containing a phenoxy-acetic acid moiety have been for instance described in WO 05/105727, WO 06/056752, WO 07/037,187 and WO 07/052,023.
1) The present invention relates to 1-phenyl-substituted heterocyclyl derivatives of the formula (I),
wherein
X represents —NH—, —O— or a bond;
Y represents (C1-C4)alkandiyl;
Z represents O or S;
n represents 0 or 1;
R1 represents
The compounds of formula (I) according to embodiment 1) may contain one or more stereogenic or asymmetric centers, such as one or more asymmetric carbon atoms. Substituents at a double bond may be present in the (Z)- or (E)-configuration unless indicated otherwise. The compounds of formula (I) may thus be present as mixtures of stereoisomers or preferably as pure stereoisomers. Mixtures of stereoisomers may be separated in a manner known to a person skilled in the art.
The following paragraphs provide definitions of the various chemical moieties for the compounds according to the invention and are intended to apply uniformly throughout the specification and claims unless an otherwise expressly set out definition provides a broader or narrower definition.
In this patent application, variably attached bonds may be used for substituents or groups. In such case it is meant that the substituent or group is attached to any carbon atom of the ring system to which the variable attached bond is drawn into, provided that said carbon atom is not already specifically substituted. For example, formula (I) encompasses the following three formulas:
For avoidance of any doubt, compounds of formula I wherein n represents 0 are represented by formula IISO; and compounds of formula I wherein n represents 1 are represented by formula ITET:
The term “alkyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a straight or branched chain alkyl group containing one to six carbon atoms. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkyl” (x and y each being an integer), refers to an alkyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C1-C4)alkyl group contains from one to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of (C1-C4)alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Representative examples of (C4-C6)alkyl groups include n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pent-1-yl, pent-2-yl, pent-3-yl, 2-methyl-but-1-yl, 3-methyl-but-1-yl, 2-methyl-but-2-yl, 3-methyl-but-2-yl, 2,2-dimethyl-prop-1-yl and the isomeric hexyls. The alkyl group may be unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case “R1” represents “(C4-C6)alkyl” the term means (C4-C6)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pent-1-yl, pent-2-yl, pent-3-yl, 2-methyl-but-1-yl, 3-methyl-but-1-yl, 2-methyl-but-2-yl, 3-methyl-but-2-yl, 2,2-dimethyl-prop-1-yl and the isomeric hexyls. Preferred are n-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, pent-1-yl, 2-methyl-but-1-yl, 3-methyl-but-1-yl and 2,2-dimethyl-prop-1-yl, more preferred are n-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl and 2,2-dimethyl-prop-1-yl and most preferred are n-butyl, iso-butyl and 2,2-dimethyl-prop-1-yl.
In case “R1” represents monosubstituted (C1-C4)alkyl the term “(C1-C4)alkyl” means (C1-C4)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Preferred are methyl, ethyl and n-propyl; most preferred are methyl and ethyl. The (C1-C4)alkyl groups are mono-substituted with (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted heteroaryloxy, optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl or —NR8R9 (and especially with optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted heteroaryloxy or optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy).
In case “R1” represents “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl which is mono- or di-substituted with (C1-C4)alkyl” the term “(C1-C4)alkyl” means (C1-C4)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Preferred are methyl, ethyl and isopropyl and most preferred is methyl.
In case “R2” represents “(C1-C4)alkyl” the term means (C1-C4)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Preferred is methyl.
In case “R5” represents “(C1-C4)alkyl” the term means (C1-C4)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Preferred are methyl and iso-propyl; most preferred is methyl.
In case “(C1-C4)alkyl” is a substituent to an aryl, a heteroaryl, a heterocyclyl, an aryloxy, a heteroaryloxy, an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroarylsulfanyl, an arylsulfonyl or a heteroarylsulfonyl group, the term “(C1-C4)alkyl” means (C1-C4)alkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. Preferred are methyl and ethyl; most preferred is methyl.
The term “(C1-C4)alkandiyl” as used in Y refers to a carbon chain containing from one to four carbon atoms, which is attached to the oxygen-atom and to R10 as depicted in formula (I). The respective two residues may be attached to the same or to different carbon atoms of the alkandiyl group. Preferred examples of (C1-C4)alkandiyl groups are methandiyl, ethan-1,1-diyl, ethan-1,2-diyl, propan-1,3-diyl and butan-1,4-diyl. More preferred are methandiyl and ethan-1,1-diyl. Most preferred is methandiyl.
The term “alkenyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a straight or branched chain alkenyl group containing two to four carbon atoms. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkenyl” (x and y each being an integer), refers to an alkenyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C2-C4)alkenyl group contains from two to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of (C2-C4)alkenyl groups include ethenyl, propenyl, 2-methyl-propenyl and butenyl. Preferred is ethenyl. The (C2-C4)alkenyl group is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl.
The term “alkynyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a straight or branched chain alkynyl group containing two to four carbon atoms. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkynyl” (x and y each being an integer), refers to an alkynyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C2-C4)alkynyl group contains from two to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of (C2-C4)alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl and butynyl. Preferred is ethynyl. The (C2-C4)alkynyl group is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl.
The term “alkoxy”, used alone or in combination, refers to an alkyl-O— group wherein the alkyl group is as defined before. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkoxy” (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkoxy group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C1-C4)alkoxy group contains from one to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy.
In case “R1” represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with (C1-C4)alkoxy” the term “(C1-C4)alkoxy” means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred are methoxy and iso-butoxy. Most preferred is methoxy.
In case “R1” represents “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl which is mono-substituted with (C1-C4)alkoxy” the term “(C1-C4)alkoxy” means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred are methoxy and ethoxy. Most preferred is ethoxy.
In case “R2” represents “(C1-C4)alkoxy” the term means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above.
Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred is methoxy.
In case “R3” represents “(C1-C4)alkoxy” the term means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred is methoxy.
In case “R4” represents “(C1-C4)alkoxy” the term means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred is methoxy.
In case “R5” represents “(C1-C4)alkoxy” the term means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred is methoxy.
In case “(C1-C4)alkoxy” is a substituent to an aryl, a heteroaryl, a heterocyclyl, an aryloxy, a heteroaryloxy, an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroarylsulfanyl, an arylsulfonyl or a heteroarylsulfonyl group, the term “(C1-C4)alkoxy” means (C1-C4)alkoxy groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. Preferred is methoxy.
The term “aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” refers to an (C1-C2)alkoxy group as defined above in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced with an aryl group as defined below. Examples of aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy groups are aryl-methoxy, 1-aryl-ethoxy and 2-aryl-ethoxy. Preferred is aryl-methoxy.
The term “heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” refers to an (C1-C2)alkoxy group as defined above in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced with a heteroaryl group as defined below. Examples of heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy groups are heteroaryl-methoxy, 1-heteroaryl-ethoxy and 2-heteroaryl-ethoxy. Preferred is heteroaryl-methoxy.
The term “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to an alkyl-S(O)2— group wherein the alkyl group is as defined before, which is attached to the rest of the molecule via the sulfur-atom. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkylsulfonyl” (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkylsulfonyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl group contains from one to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkylsulfonyl groups include methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, n-propylsulfonyl, iso-propylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl, iso-butylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl.
In case “R2” represents “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl” the term means (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, n-propylsulfonyl, iso-propylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl, iso-butylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl. Preferred are methylsulfonyl and ethylsulfonyl; most preferred is methylsulfonyl.
In case “R4” represents “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl” the term means (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, n-propylsulfonyl, iso-propylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl, iso-butylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl. Preferred are methylsulfonyl and ethylsulfonyl; most preferred is ethylsulfonyl.
In case “R5” represents “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl” the term means (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, n-propylsulfonyl, iso-propylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl, iso-butylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl. Preferred are methylsulfonyl and ethylsulfonyl; most preferred is ethylsulfonyl.
In case “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl” is a substituent to an aryl, a heteroaryl, a heterocyclyl, an aryloxy, a heteroaryloxy, an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroarylsulfanyl, an arylsulfonyl or a heteroarylsulfonyl group, the term “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl” means (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, n-propylsulfonyl, iso-propylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl, iso-butylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl. Preferred is methylsulfonyl.
The term “(C1-C4)alkylsulfonylamino”, used alone or in combination, refers to an alkyl-S(O)2N-group wherein the alkyl group is as defined before, which is attached to the rest of the molecule via the nitrogen-atom. The term “(Cx-Cy)alkylsulfonylamino” (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkylsulfonylamino group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C1-C4)alkylsulfonylamino group contains from one to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkylsulfonylamino groups include methylsulfonylamino, ethylsulfonylamino, n-propylsulfonylamino, iso-propylsulfonylamino, n-butylsulfonylamino, iso-butylsulfonylamino, sec-butylsulfonylamino and tert-butylsulfonyl-amino. Preferred is methylsulfonylamino.
The term “cycloalkyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a cycloalkyl group containing three to six carbon atoms. The term “(Cx-Cy)cycloalkyl” (x and y each being an integer), refers to a cycloalkyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example a (C3-C6)cycloalkyl group contains from three to six carbon atoms. A cycloalkyl group containing five or six carbon atoms may optionally be annelated to a benzene ring. Examples of (C3-C6)cycloalkyl groups are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, indanyl, cyclohexyl and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl. The cycloalkyl group may be unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case “R1” represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with (C3-C6)cycloalkyl” the term “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl” means (C3-C6)cycloalkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, indanyl, cyclohexyl and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl. Preferred are cyclopropyl, indanyl and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl; most preferred is indanyl (especially indan-2-yl). In another embodiment cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl are preferred.
In case “R1” represents “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl” the term means (C3-C6)cycloalkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, indanyl, cyclohexyl and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl. Preferred are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; most preferred is cyclopropyl. The (C3-C6)cycloalkyl groups are mono- or di-substituted with (C1-C4)alkyl, mono-substituted with (C1-C4)alkoxy, mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl or mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroaryl (and preferably mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl).
The term “(Cx-Cy)fluoroalkyl” (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms in which one or more (and possibly all) hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluoro. For example a (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl group contains from one to four carbon atoms in which one to nine hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluoro.
In case “R2” represents “(C1-C4)fluoroalkyl” the term means a (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl group as defined above. Examples of said groups are difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl. Preferred is trifluoromethyl.
In case “R5” represents “(C1-C4)fluoroalkyl” the term means a (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl group as defined above. Examples of said groups are difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl. Preferred is trifluoromethyl.
In case “(C1-C4)fluoroalkyl” is a substituent to an aryl, a heteroaryl, a heterocyclyl, an aryloxy, a heteroaryloxy, an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroarylsulfanyl, an arylsulfonyl or a heteroarylsulfonyl group, the term “(C1-C4)fluoroalkyl” means (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl groups as defined above. Examples of said groups are difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl. Preferred is trifluoromethyl.
The term halogen means fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.
In case “R2” represents “halogen” the term means preferably fluoro, chloro and bromo and most preferably fluoro.
In case “R3” represents “halogen” the term means preferably fluoro and chloro and most preferably fluoro.
In case “R4” represents “halogen” the term means preferably fluoro, chloro and bromo and most preferably fluoro.
In case “R5” represents “halogen” the term means preferably fluoro, chloro and bromo and most preferably fluoro and chloro.
In case “R6” represents “halogen” the term means preferably fluoro, chloro and bromo and most preferably fluoro.
In case “halogen” is a substituent to an aryl, a heteroaryl, a heterocyclyl, an aryloxy, a heteroaryloxy, an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, a heteroarylsulfanyl, an arylsulfonyl or a heteroarylsulfonyl group, the term means fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo. Preferred examples are fluoro and chloro; most preferred is chloro.
The term “aryl”, used alone or in any combination, means a phenyl or a naphthyl group. Preferred is a phenyl group. An “optionally substituted aryl” group means an aryl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “optionally substituted aryl” the term means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen and (C1-C4)alkoxy. Examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are phenyl, 2-chloro-phenyl, 3-chloro-phenyl, 2-methoxy-phenyl and 4-methoxy-phenyl.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl” the term “optionally substituted aryl” means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, cyano, phenyl and 5-methyl-tetrazol-1-yl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, phenyl and 5-methyl-tetrazol-1-yl. More preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. In addition the term “optionally substituted aryl” may represent 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxinyl. Examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are phenyl, 2-fluoro-phenyl, 3-fluoro-phenyl, 4-fluoro-phenyl, 2-chloro-phenyl, 3-chloro-phenyl, 4-chloro-phenyl, 2,3-dichloro-phenyl, 2,6-dichloro-phenyl, 2-methyl-phenyl, 3-methyl-phenyl, 4-methyl-phenyl, 2-methoxy-phenyl, 3-methoxy-phenyl, 4-methoxy-phenyl, 2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl, 3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl, 4-methylsulfonyl-phenyl, biphenyl-4-yl, 4-(5-methyl-tetrazol-1-yl)-phenyl and 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-yl (and especially phenyl, 2-fluoro-phenyl, 3-fluoro-phenyl, 4-fluoro-phenyl, 2-chloro-phenyl, 3-chloro-phenyl, 4-chloro-phenyl, 2,3-dichloro-phenyl, 2-methyl-phenyl, 3-methyl-phenyl, 4-methyl-phenyl, 2-methoxy-phenyl, 3-methoxy-phenyl, 2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl and 3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl). Further examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are naphthyl, 2,3-difluoro-phenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,5-difluoro-phenyl, 2,6-difluoro-phenyl, 2,4-dichloro-phenyl, 2,5-dichloro-phenyl, 2-bromo-phenyl, 2-chloro-6-fluoro-phenyl, 2-chloro-5-fluoro-phenyl, 5-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-phenyl, 2,4-dimethyl-phenyl, 2,6-dimethyl-phenyl, 2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl, 2,3-dimethoxy-phenyl, 2,4-dimethoxy-phenyl, 2,6-dimethoxy-phenyl, 4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl, 2-cyano-phenyl (and especially 2,3-difluoro-phenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,4-dichloro-phenyl, 2-chloro-6-fluoro-phenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-phenyl and 2,4-dimethyl-phenyl). In a preferred embodiment, in case X represents —NH—, the term “optionally substituted aryl” preferably means a phenyl group which is unsubstituted or mono-substituted, wherein the substituent is selected from halogen or (C1-C4)alkoxy (especially from fluoro, chloro or methoxy). In another preferred embodiment, in case X represents —O—, the term “optionally substituted aryl” preferably means a phenyl group which is unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (Cr C4)fluoroalkyl and cyano (and preferably from fluoro, chloro, methyl, methoxy and trifluoromethyl). In still another preferred embodiment, in case X represents a bond, the term “optionally substituted aryl” means a phenyl or naphthyl group (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, phenyl and 5-methyl-tetrazol-1-yl (and preferably from fluoro, chloro, methyl, methoxy and trifluoromethyl).
In case R1 represents “(C2-C4)alkenyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl” the term “optionally substituted aryl” means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen and (C1-C4)alkyl. Examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are 2-fluoro-phenyl and 2-methyl-phenyl.
In case R1 represents “(C2-C4)alkynyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl” the term “optionally substituted aryl” means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. An example of such an optionally substituted aryl group is phenyl.
In case R1 represents “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl” the term “optionally substituted aryl” means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are phenyl, 2-fluoro-phenyl, 2-chloro-phenyl, 3-chloro-phenyl, 4-chloro-phenyl, 2,4-dichloro-phenyl, 2-methyl-phenyl, 2-methoxy-phenyl and 2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl. Further examples of such optionally substituted aryl groups are 3-fluoro-phenyl, 4-fluoro-phenyl, 3-methyl-phenyl, 4-methyl-phenyl, 3-methoxy-phenyl, 4-methoxy-phenyl, 3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl and 4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl.
In case R4 represents “optionally substituted aryl” the term means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen. An example of such an optionally substituted aryl group is 4-fluoro-phenyl.
In case R5 represents “optionally substituted aryl” the term means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen. An example of such an optionally substituted aryl group is 4-fluoro-phenyl.
In case R9 represents “optionally substituted aryl” the term means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. An example of such an optionally substituted aryl group is phenyl.
The term “aryloxy”, used alone or in combination, refers to an aryl-O— group wherein the aryl group is as defined before. An “optionally substituted aryloxy” group means an aryloxy group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryloxy” the term “optionally substituted aryloxy” means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenoxy), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl and phenyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl and most preferably from halogen and (C1-C4)alkyl. Examples of such optionally substituted aryloxy groups are phenoxy, 2-fluoro-phenoxy, 3-fluoro-phenoxy, 4-fluoro-phenoxy, 2-chloro-phenoxy, 3-chloro-phenoxy, 4-chloro-phenoxy, 2-methyl-phenoxy, 3-methyl-phenoxy, 4-methyl-phenoxy and biphenyl-2-yl. Further examples of such optionally substituted aryloxy groups are 2,4-dimethyl-phenoxy, 2-methoxy-phenoxy and 4-methoxy-phenoxy.
The term “optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy”, used alone or in combination, refers to an aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy group as defined above wherein the aryl group is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” the term “optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” means the above-mentioned groups, wherein the term “aryl” means a phenyl or a naphthyl group (preferably a phenyl group). The aryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (Cr C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy. Examples of such aryl groups are phenyl, 2-chloro-phenyl, 3-chloro-phenyl, 4-chloro-phenyl, 2-methyl-phenyl, 3-methyl-phenyl, 4-methyl-phenyl, 2-methoxy-phenyl, 3-methoxy-phenyl and 4-methoxy-phenyl.
The term “arylsulfonyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to an aryl-S(O)2— group wherein the aryl group is as defined before, which is attached to the rest of the molecule via the sulfur-atom. An “optionally substituted arylsulfonyl” group means an arylsulfonyl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R9 represents “optionally substituted arylsulfonyl” the term means the above-mentioned groups (preferably phenylsulfonyl), which groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen (especially fluoro). Examples of such optionally substituted arylsulfonyl groups are phenylsulfonyl, 2-fluoro-phenylsulfonyl, 3-fluoro-phenylsulfonyl and 3,4-difluoro-phenylsulfonyl.
The term “heteroaryl”, used alone or in combination, means a 5- to 10-membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms (preferably 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms, more preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such heteroaryl groups are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, benzofuranyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, indazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisothiazolyl, benzotriazolyl, benzo[2,1,3]oxadiazolyl, benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazolyl, benzo[1,2,3]thiadiazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl and phthalazinyl. Further examples are tetrazolyl, pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl and imidazo[4,5-b]pyridinyl. Preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are isoxazolyl (notably isoxazol-3-yl, isoxazol-4-yl and isoxazol-5-yl), oxadiazolyl (notably [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl and [1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl), thiazolyl (notably thiazol-2-yl, thiazol-4-yl and thiazol-5-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-2-yl and imidazol-4-yl), pyrazolyl (notably pyrazol-1-yl and pyrazol-3-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-1-yl, [1,2,3]triazol-2-yl and [1,2,3]triazol-4-yl), tetrazolyl (notably tetrazol-5-yl), pyridyl (notably pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl and pyridin-4-yl), pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-4-yl and pyrimidin-5-yl), pyrazinyl (notably pyrazin-2-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzothiophenyl (notably benzothiophen-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-1-yl indazol-2-yl and indazol-3-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl and benzimidazol-2-yl), benzoxazolyl (notably benzoxazol-2-yl)benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl), benzothiazolyl (notably benzothiazol-2-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-1-yl), 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl (notably 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-5-yl), imidazo[4,5-b]pyridinyl (notably imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl, quinolin-7-yl and quinolin-8-yl). More preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are isoxazolyl (notably isoxazol-4-yl), oxadiazolyl (notably [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl), thiazolyl (notably thiazol-4-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-2-yl and imidazol-4-yl), pyrazolyl (notably pyrazol-3-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-1-yl, [1,2,3]triazol-2-yl and [1,2,3]triazol-4-yl), pyridyl (notably pyridin-3-yl), pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-5-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzothiophenyl (notably benzothiophen-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-2-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl and benzimidazol-2-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl), benzothiazolyl (notably benzothiazol-2-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl and quinolin-7-yl). An “optionally substituted heteroaryl” group means an heteroaryl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroaryl” the term “heteroaryl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are isoxazolyl (notably isoxazol-3-yl, isoxazol-4-yl and isoxazol-5-yl), thiazolyl (notably thiazol-2-yl, thiazol-4-yl and thiazol-5-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-2-yl and imidazol-4-yl), pyrazolyl (notably pyrazol-1-yl and pyrazol-3-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-4-yl), pyridyl (notably pyridin-2-yl and pyridin-3-yl), pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-4-yl and pyrimidin-5-yl), pyrazinyl (notably pyrazin-2-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzothiophenyl (notably benzothiophen-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-1-yl, indazol-2-yl and indazol-3-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl and benzimidazol-2-yl), benzoxazolyl (notably benzoxazol-2-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl), benzothiazolyl (notably benzothiazol-2-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-1-yl), 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl (notably 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-5-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl and quinolin-7-yl). More preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are thiazolyl (notably thiazol-4-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-2-yl and imidazol-4-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-4-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzothiophenyl (notably benzothiophen-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-2-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl and benzimidazol-2-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl), benzothiazolyl (notably benzothiazol-2-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl and quinolin-7-yl). Most preferred are imidazolyl (notably imidazol-4-yl), indolyl (notably indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl). Preferred examples, in case X represents —O—, are isoxazolyl (notably isoxazol-3-yl, isoxazol-4-yl and isoxazol-5-yl), thiazolyl (notably thiazol-2-yl, thiazol-4-yl and thiazol-5-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-4-yl), pyrazolyl (notably pyrazol-1-yl and pyrazol-3-yl), pyridyl (notably pyridin-3-yl), pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-4-yl and pyrimidin-5-yl), pyrazinyl (notably pyrazin-2-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-1-yl and indazol-3-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl), benzoxazolyl (notably benzoxazol-2-yl) and benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl). Preferred examples, in case X represents a bond, are thiazolyl (notably thiazol-4-yl), imidazolyl (notably imidazol-2-yl and imidazol-4-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-4-yl), pyridyl (notably pyridin-2-yl and pyridin-3-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), benzothiophenyl (notably benzothiophen-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-1-yl and indazol-2-yl), benzimidazolyl (notably benzimidazol-1-yl and benzimidazol-2-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl), benzothiazolyl (notably benzothiazol-2-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-1-yl), pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-1-yl), 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl (notably 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-5-yl) and quinolinyl (notably quinolin-6-yl and quinolin-7-yl); most preferred, in case X represents a bond, are imidazolyl (notably imidazol-4-yl), indolyl (notably indol-1-yl and indol-3-yl), benzofuranyl (notably benzofuran-3-yl), indazolyl (notably indazol-1-yl), benzisoxazolyl (notably benzisoxazol-3-yl) and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl (notably pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl). The heteroaryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano and phenyl, wherein the phenyl is unsubstituted or mono- or di-substituted with methyl. Preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and phenyl, wherein the phenyl is unsubstituted or mono- or di-substituted with methyl. Most preferably the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy. Examples of such optionally substituted heteroaryl groups are 2-methyl-thiazol-4-yl, 1-phenyl-imidazol-2-yl, 3-(2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-imidazol-4-yl (preferred), 3-phenyl-[1,2,3]triazol-4-yl, indol-1-yl, 5-methoxy-indol-2-yl, indol-3-yl, 5-fluoro-indol-3-yl, 5-chloro-indol-3-yl, 1-methyl-indol-3-yl (preferred), 2-methyl-indol-3-yl (preferred), 1-ethyl-2-methyl-indol-3-yl, 5-methoxy-indol-3-yl (preferred), 6-methoxy-benzofuran-3-yl, benzothiophen-3-yl, 5-chloro-benzothiophen-3-yl, indazol-2-yl, benzimidazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, benzisoxazol-3-yl, 5-methyl-benzisoxazol-3-yl, 5-methoxy-benzisoxazol-3-yl (preferred), benzothiazol-2-yl, quinolin-6-yl and quinolin-7-yl. Further examples are 4-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl, 5-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-isoxazol-4-yl, 3-methyl-isoxazol-5-yl, thiazol-2-yl, 4-methyl-thiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-thiazol-2-yl, 2-methyl-thiazol-5-yl, 4-methyl-thiazol-5-yl, 4-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl, 2-methyl-pyrazol-3-yl, 2,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-3-yl, 2-ethyl-5-methyl-pyrazol-3-yl, 1,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-3-yl, 3-methyl-imidazol-4-yl, 2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, 3-methyl-indol-1-yl, 6-methyl-indol-1-yl, 6-methoxy-indol-1-yl, 4,6-dimethoxy-indol-1-yl, 6-chloro-indol-1-yl, 2-trifluoromethyl-indol-1-yl, indazol-1-yl, 4-fluoro-indazol-1-yl, 5-fluoro-indazol-1-yl, 6-fluoro-indazol-1-yl, 7-fluoro-indazol-1-yl, 4-fluoro-3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 6-fluoro-3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 7-fluoro-3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 4-chloro-indazol-1-yl, 5-chloro-indazol-1-yl, 6-chloro-indazol-1-yl, 7-chloro-indazol-1-yl, 4-chloro-3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 6-chloro-3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 3-methyl-indazol-1-yl, 1-methyl-indazol-3-yl, 3-chloro-indazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-2-yl, 3-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-5-yl, and 6-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl.
In case R1 represents “(C3-C6)cycloalkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroaryl” the term “heteroaryl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl and pyrazinyl. A preferred example of such a heteroaryl group is thiazolyl (notably thiazol-5-yl). The heteroaryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and trifluoromethyl. Most preferably the substituents are selected from (C1-C4)alkyl. An example of such an optionally substituted heteroaryl group is 2,4-dimethyl-thiazol-5-yl.
In case R4 represents “optionally substituted heteroaryl” the term “heteroaryl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl and pyrazinyl. A preferred example of such a heteroaryl group is pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-5-yl). The heteroaryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy. Most preferably the substituents are selected from (C1-C4)alkyl. An example of such an optionally substituted heteroaryl group is pyrimidin-5-yl.
In case R5 represents “optionally substituted heteroaryl” the term “heteroaryl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl and pyrazinyl. Preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are oxadiazolyl (notably [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl), triazolyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-1-yl and [1,2,3]triazol-2-yl) and pyrimidyl (notably pyrimidin-5-yl). The heteroaryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted and most preferably unsubstituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and mercapto (preferred). Examples of such optionally substituted heteroaryl groups are 5-mercapto-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl (tautomer to 5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl), [1,2,3]triazol-1-yl (preferred), [1,2,3]triazol-2-yl (preferred) and pyrimidin-5-yl.
In case R10 represents “optionally substituted heteroaryl” the term “heteroaryl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms (preferably 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl and pyrazinyl. Preferred examples of such heteroaryl groups are isoxazolyl (notably isoxazol-5-yl), oxadiazolyl (notably [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl and [1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl) and tetrazolyl (notably tetrazol-5-yl). The heteroaryl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted or mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and hydroxy (preferred). Examples of such optionally substituted heteroaryl groups are 3-hydroxy-isoxazol-5-yl (tautomer to isoxazol-3(2H)-on-5-yl), 5-hydroxy-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl (tautomer to 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-on-3-yl), 5-hydroxy-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl (tautomer to 1,3,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-on-2-yl) and tetrazol-5-yl.
The term “heteroaryloxy”, used alone or in combination, refers to an heteroaryl-O— group wherein the heteroaryl group is as defined before. An “optionally substituted heteroaryloxy” group means a heteroaryloxy group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroaryloxy” the term “optionally substituted heteroaryloxy” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryloxy groups containing in the heteroaryl moiety 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryloxy groups are furanyloxy, oxazolyloxy, isoxazolyloxy, oxadiazolyloxy, thienyloxy, thiazolyloxy, isothiazolyloxy, thiadiazolyloxy, pyrrolyloxy, imidazolyloxy, pyrazolyloxy, triazolyloxy, pyridyloxy, pyrimidyloxy, pyridazinyloxy and pyrazinyloxy. A preferred example of such heteroaryloxy group is pyridyloxy (notably pyridin-3-yloxy). Further preferred examples are imidazo[4,5-b]pyridinyloxy (notably imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yloxy) and quinolinyloxy (notably quinolin-8-yloxy). The heteroaryloxy groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted and most preferably di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, 2-hydroxy-ethoxy, cyano, —C(O)NH2 and trifluoromethyl (preferably from halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy and most preferably from (C1-C4)alkyl). An example of such an optionally substituted heteroaryloxy group is 2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-3-yloxy. Further examples are pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-fluoro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5-fluoro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-chloro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 4-chloro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5-chloro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 6-chloro-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-methyl-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5-methyl-pyridin-3-yloxy, 6-methyl-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5-methyl-2-methoxy-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5-methoxy-pyridin-3-yloxy, 6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2,6-dimethoxy-pyridin-3-yloxy, 5,6-dimethoxy-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-cyano-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2-carbamoyl-pyridin-3-yloxy, 6-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yloxy, 2,6-dichloro-pyridin-4-yloxy, 3-methyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yloxy and quinolin-8-yloxy.
The term “heteroarylsulfanyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a heteroaryl-S— group wherein the heteroaryl group is as defined before. An “optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl” group means a heteroarylsulfanyl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl” the term “optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl” means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroarylsulfanyl groups containing in the heteroaryl moiety 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroarylsulfanyl groups are furanylsulfanyl, oxazolylsulfanyl, isoxazolylsulfanyl, oxadiazolylsulfanyl, thienylsulfanyl, thiazolylsulfanyl, isothiazolylsulfanyl, thiadiazolylsulfanyl, pyrrolylsulfanyl, imidazolylsulfanyl, pyrazolylsulfanyl, triazolylsulfanyl, pyridylsulfanyl, pyrimidylsulfanyl, pyridazinylsulfanyl and pyrazinylsulfanyl. A preferred example of such a heteroarylsulfanyl group is triazolylsulfanyl (notably [1,2,3]triazol-4-ylsulfanyl). The heteroarylsulfanyl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy and phenyl (and preferably from phenyl). An example of such an optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl group is 3-phenyl-3H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylsulfanyl.
The term “heteroarylsulfonyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a heteroaryl-S(O)2— group wherein the heteroaryl group is as defined before, which is attached to the rest of the molecule via the sulfur-atom. An “optionally substituted heteroarylsulfonyl” group means a heteroarylsulfonyl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R9 represents “optionally substituted heteroarylsulfonyl” the term means the above-mentioned groups. Preferred are 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroarylsulfonyl groups containing in the heteroaryl moiety 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroarylsulfonyl groups are furanylsulfonyl, oxazolylsulfonyl, isoxazolylsulfonyl, oxadiazolylsulfonyl, thienylsulfonyl, thiazolylsulfonyl, isothiazolylsulfonyl, thiadiazolylsulfonyl, pyrrolylsulfonyl, imidazolylsulfonyl, pyrazolylsulfonyl, triazolylsulfonyl, pyridylsulfonyl, pyrimidylsulfonyl, pyridazinylsulfonyl and pyrazinylsulfonyl. A preferred example of such a heteroarylsulfonyl group is isoxazolylsulfonyl (notably isoxazole-4-sulfonyl). The heteroarylsulfonyl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy (and preferably from (C1-C4)alkyl). An example of such an optionally substituted heteroarylsulfonyl group is 3,5-dimethyl-isoxazole-4-sulfonyl.
The term “optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy”, used alone or in combination, refers to an heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy group as defined above wherein the heteroaryl group is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” the term “optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” means the above-mentioned groups, wherein the term “heteroaryl” means a heteroaryl group as defined above and preferably a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl group containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms (preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms) independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Examples of such 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl groups as used in “optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” are furanyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl and pyrazinyl. A preferred example of such a heteroaryl group is pyrazolyl (notably pyrazol-3-yl). The heteroaryl groups as used in “optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably mono-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl and (C1-C4)alkoxy (and preferably from (C1-C4)alkyl). An example of such an optionally substituted heteroaryl group as used in “optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy” is 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl. A preferred example of an optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy group is 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylmethoxy.
The term “heterocyclyl”, used alone or in combination, refers to a saturated monocyclic moiety of 5 to 7 ring members containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, it being understood that a heterocyclyl group does not contain 2 sulfur atoms. The sulfur atom of a heterocyclyl group may be in an oxidised form, i.e. as a sulfoxide or sulfonyl. A heterocyclyl group may optionally be annealed to a benzene ring. An “optionally substituted heterocyclyl” group means a heterocyclyl group as defined before which is unsubstituted or substituted as explicitly defined.
In case R1 represents “(C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with optionally substituted heterocyclyl” the term “heterocyclyl” means the above-mentioned groups. Examples of such heterocyclyl groups are pyrrolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, oxazolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, dioxanyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, dihydrobenzofuranyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinoxalinyl, chromanyl, dihydrobenzooxazinyl, dihydrobenzothiazinyl and dihydrobenzodioxinyl. Preferred examples are thiazolidinyl (notably thiazolidin-3-yl), indolinyl (notably indolin-1-yl), isoindolinyl (notably isoindolin-2-yl), tetrahydroquinolinyl (notably 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-1-yl) and dihydrobenzooxazinyl (notably 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]oxazin-4-yl). A further preferred example is pyrrolidinyl (notably pyrrolidin-1-yl). The heterocyclyl groups are independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (preferably unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted), wherein the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, oxo and phenyl. Examples of such optionally substituted heterocyclyl groups are 4-oxo-2-phenyl-thiazolidin-3-yl, indolin-1-yl, isoindolin-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-1-yl and 6-chloro-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]oxazin-4-yl. Further examples are 2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl, 4-methyl-2-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl, 2-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl and 1-oxo-isoindolin-2-yl.
The term “10-membered partially unsaturated ring system”, means a tetrahydronaphthyl (notably 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-2-yl) or a chromenyl (notably 2H-chromen-3-yl) group.
2) A further embodiment of the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) according to embodiment 1) that are also compounds of formula (IP),
wherein
X represents —NH—, —O— or a bond;
Y represents (C1-C4)alkandiyl;
Z represents O or S;
R1 represents
R1 represents
and to the salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds.
56) A further embodiment of the invention relates to compounds according to any one of embodiments 1) to 54), wherein the absolute configuration of the stereogenic center is as depicted in formula (ISt2)
and to the salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds.
57) Preferred compounds of formula (I) as defined in embodiment 1) are selected from the group consisting of:
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the general terms and names used hereinbefore and hereinafter preferably have within the context of this disclosure the following meanings:
Where the plural form is used for compounds, salts, pharmaceutical compositions, diseases and the like, this is intended to mean also a single compound, salt, pharmaceutical composition, disease or the like.
The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refers to non-toxic, inorganic or organic acid and/or base addition salts. Reference can be made to “Salt selection for basic drugs”, Int. J. Pharm. (1986), 33, 201-217.
The compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used for the preparation of a medicament, and are suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of chronic and acute allergic/immune diseases/disorders, comprising asthma, allergic asthma, eosinophilic asthma, severe asthma, rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, angioedema, insect venom allergy, drug allergies, allergic sinusitis, allergic nephritis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, food allergy, systemic mast cell disorders, anaphylactic shock, urticaria, eczema, ulcerative colitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis; eosinophil-related diseases comprising small vessel vasculitides like Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis (and organ-specific subsets of the latter), hypereosinophilic syndromes like eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilic esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, eosinohilic endocarditis (Loeffler's endocarditis), eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, eosinohilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease), eosinophilic ulcers, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome), chronic eosinophilic leukemia and DRESS syndrome (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms); and basophil-related diseases, comprising basophilic leukemia and basophilic leukocytosis.
In a preferred embodiment, the compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used for the preparation of a medicament, and are suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of asthma, allergic asthma, eosinophilic asthma, severe asthma, allergic rhinitis, angioedema, insect venom allergy, drug allergies, allergic sinusitis, allergic nephritis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, systemic mast cell disorders, anaphylactic shock, urticaria and eczema.
In another preferred embodiment, the compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used for the preparation of a medicament, and are suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of eosinophil-related diseases comprising small vessel vasculitides like Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis (and organ-specific subsets of the latter), hypereosinophilic syndromes like eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilic esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, eosinohilic endocarditis (Loeffler's endocarditis), eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, eosinohilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease), eosinophilic ulcers, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome), chronic eosinophilic leukemia and DRESS syndrome (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms).
In yet another preferred embodiment, the compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used for the preparation of a medicament, and are suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of basophil-related diseases, comprising basophilic leukemia and basophilic leukocytosis.
The invention also relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58) for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of the above-mentioned diseases.
The present invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts and to pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58).
A pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention contains at least one compound of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as the active agent and optionally carriers and/or diluents and/or adjuvants.
The compounds of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be used as medicaments, e.g. in the form of pharmaceutical compositions for enteral (such as especially oral) or parenteral (including topical application or inhalation) administration.
The production of the pharmaceutical compositions can be effected in a manner which will be familiar to any person skilled in the art (see for example Remington, The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21st Edition (2005), Part 5, “Pharmaceutical Manufacturing” [published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins]) by bringing the described compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, optionally in combination with other therapeutically valuable substances, into a galenical administration form together with suitable, non-toxic, inert, therapeutically compatible solid or liquid carrier materials and, if desired, usual pharmaceutical adjuvants.
The present invention also relates to a method for the prevention or treatment of a disease or disorder mentioned herein comprising administering to a subject a pharmaceutically active amount of a compound of formula (I) according to any one of embodiments 1) to 58), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The present invention also includes isotopically labelled, especially 2H (deuterium) labelled compounds of formula (I), which compounds are identical to the compounds of formula (I) except that one or more atoms have each been replaced by an atom having the same atomic number but an atomic mass different from the atomic mass usually found in nature. Isotopically labelled, especially 2H (deuterium) labelled compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof are within the scope of the present invention. Substitution of hydrogen with the heavier isotope 2H (deuterium) may lead to greater metabolic stability, resulting e.g. in increased in-vivo half-life or reduced dosage requirements, or may lead to reduced inhibition of cytochrome P450 enzymes, resulting e.g. in an improved safety profile. In one embodiment of the invention, the compounds of formula (I) are not isotopically labelled, or they are labelled only with one or more deuterium atoms. In a sub-embodiment, the compounds of formula (I) are not isotopically labelled at all. Isotopically labelled compounds of formula (I) may be prepared in analogy to the methods described hereinafter, but using the appropriate isotopic variation of suitable reagents or starting materials.
Any reference to a compound of formula (I), (IST1), (IST2), (IP), (I-1), (I-2), (I-3), (IISO) or (ITET), in this text is to be understood as referring also to the salts (and especially the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds, as appropriate and expedient. The preferences indicated for the compounds of formula (I) of course apply mutatis mutandis to the compounds of formula (IST1), the compounds of formula (IST2), the compounds of formula (IP), the compounds of formula (I-1), the compounds of formula (I-2), the compounds of formula (I-3), the compounds of formula (IISO) and the compounds of formula (ITET) as well as to the salts and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of formula (I), of formula (IST1), of formula (IST2), of formula (IP), of formula (I-1), of formula (I-2), of formula (I-3), of formula (IISO) or of formula (ITET). The same applies to these compounds as medicaments, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active principles or to the uses of these compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of the diseases according to this invention.
Unless used regarding temperatures, the term “about” (or alternatively “around”) placed before a numerical value “X” refers in the current application to an interval extending from X minus 10% of X to X plus 10% of X, and preferably to an interval extending from X minus 5% of X to X plus 5% of X. In the particular case of temperatures, the term “about” (or alternatively “around”) placed before a temperature “Y” refers in the current application to an interval extending from the temperature Y minus 10° C. to Y plus 10° C., and preferably to an interval extending from Y minus 5° C. to Y plus 5° C. Besides, the term “room temperature” (r.t.) as used herein refers to a temperature of about 25° C.
Whenever the word “between” is used to describe a numerical range, it is to be understood that the end points of the indicated range are explicitly included in the range. For example: if a temperature range is described to be between 40° C. and 80° C., this means that the end points 40° C. and 80° C. are included in the range or if a variable is defined as being an integer between 1 and 4, this means that the variable is the integer 1, 2, 3, or 4.
As mentioned earlier, compounds of formula (I) modulate the PGD2 activation of the CRTH2 receptor. The biological effect of such compounds may be tested in a variety of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo assays. The ability of the compounds of formula (I) to bind to the CRTH2 receptor may be measured by methods similar to those described in the literature (Arimura A. et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2001, 298(2), 411-419; and Sawyer N. et al., Br. J. Pharmacol, 2002, 137, 1163-1172, respectively) and by the assays described below in the experimental part.
A further aspect of the invention is a process for the preparation of compounds of Formula (I). Compounds according to Formula (I) of the present invention can be prepared according to the sequence of reactions outlined in the schemes below wherein X, Y, Z, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined for Formula (I). Other abbreviations used are defined in the experimental section. In some instances the generic groups X, Y, Z, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 might be incompatible with the assembly illustrated in the schemes below and, therefore, will require the use of protecting groups (PG). For example it may be necessary to protect reactive functional groups such as hydroxy, amino, imino, thio or carboxy groups, where these are desired in the final product, to avoid their unwanted participation in the reactions. The use of protecting groups is well known in the art (see for example “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis”, T. W. Greene, P. G. M. Wuts, Wiley-Interscience, 1999). It will be assumed that such protecting groups are as necessary in place. In the following description, for example, “PG”, when used as amino-protecting group, preferably refers to a group such as tert-butoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, or allyloxycarbonyl, most preferably benzyloxycarbonyl. Further, “L” refers to a leaving group, such as an activated hydroxy group (for examples as mesylate, tosylate, active ester etc.), an in-situ activated hydroxy group (as used, for instance, in Mitsunobu reactions), or a halogen, in particular chloro or bromo. Further, “R” refers to a (C1-C4)alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl or tert-butyl.
In general, all chemical transformations can be performed according to well-known standard methodologies as described in the literature or as described in the procedures below. The compounds obtained may also be converted into pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in a manner known per se.
Generally, compounds of Formula (I), wherein R10 represents —COOH, are obtained from an ester of Structure 1, wherein R represents (C1-C4)alkyl (preferably methyl, ethyl, or tert-butyl) by hydrolysis of the ester group using routine procedures, for example by stirring an intermediate of Structure 1, wherein R represents methyl or ethyl, with an aqueous solution of LiOH, NaOH or KOH in an organic co-solvent such as an alcohol (like MeOH or EtOH), THF, acetone, MeCN, or DMF; or by stirring an intermediate of Structure 1, wherein R represents tert.-butyl, in an acid like TFA.
An intermediate of Structure 1 is for instance obtained by reacting an intermediate of Structure 2, or a salt thereof, such as a hydrochloride salt, with a reagent of Formula L-C(O)X—R1, wherein X and R1 are as defined for Formula (I) and L is a leaving group such as an halogen (in particular chloro), in the presence of a base like NEt3, DIPEA, N-ethyl-morpholine, N-methylpiperidine, or pyridine, in a suitable solvent, such as THF, or DCM. The starting material L-C(O)X—R1 may be a chloroformate; an acyl anhydride; or an acyl halide like an acid chloride or an acid bromide. The acyl halide may be commercially available, known in the art or obtainable in situ from the corresponding commercially available or well known carboxylic acid in a reaction with a halogenating reagent like oxalyl chloride or phosphorous oxychloride under conditions known to a skilled person.
In another aspect, an intermediate of Structure 2 is reacted with a commercially available or well known isocyanate or isothiocyanate in the presence of a base to form an intermediate of Structure 1.
In another aspect, an intermediate of Structure 2 is activated with triphosgene, CDI, or the like and the reactive intermediate is then treated with an alcohol or an amine to give an intermediate of Structure 1, wherein X represents —NH— or —O—.
In a further aspect, an intermediate of Structure 2 is condensed with a commercially available or well known carboxylic acid in the presence of a coupling reagent, such as EDC, TBTU, diisopropylcarbodiimide, HATU, DCC, Ghosez's reagent or the like, in the presence of a base like NEt3, DIPEA, or pyridine to form an intermediate of Structure 1.
In a further aspect, an intermediate of Structure 2 is reacted with bromoacetyl bromide in the presence of a base like NEt3 or DIPEA to give the bromide 3, which is then used in an etherification reaction with alcohols RAOH (wherein RA represents optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkyl or optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkyl) in the presence of a base like sodium hydride to give a compound of Structure 1-A (Scheme 1). Alternatively, an intermediate of Structure 2 is used in an amide coupling with a N-protected amino acid to give an amide 4. Deprotection (for example catalytic hydrogenolysis of a Cbz protecting group), followed by reaction of the resulting amine with a sulfonyl chloride RBSO2Cl (wherein RB represents optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl) yields a derivative of Structure 1-B. The resulting sulfonamide may be alkylated with Me-L (wherein L is a bromide or iodide) in the presence of a base like sodium hydride to give an intermediate of Structure 1-C (Scheme 2).
In another aspect an intermediate of Structure 2 is reacted with a carbonate 5 (wherein RC represents optionally substituted aryl) in the presence of a base like NEt3 or DIPEA to give an intermediate of Structure 1-D (Scheme 3). A carbonate 5 is prepared by reaction of a benzyl alcohol 6 with N,N′-disuccinimidyl carbonate in the presence of a base like DMAP.
Alternatively an intermediate of Structure 2 is condensed with 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate in the presence of a base like NEt3 or DIPEA to give a carbamate 7 (Scheme 4). The carbamate 7 is then treated with an alcohol REOH (wherein RE represents (C1-C4)alkyl which is mono-substituted with (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted heteroaryloxy, optionally substituted aryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl-(C1-C2)alkoxy, optionally substituted heteroarylsulfanyl or —NR8R9) in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide to give a compound of Formula (I-A). Under these specific conditions, the saponification and the substitution take place during the same reaction.
In another alternative, an intermediate of Structure 2 is treated with acryloyl chloride in the presence of a base like NEt3 or DIPEA to give the vinyl amide 8 (Scheme 5). The vinyl amide 8 can undergo a Michael addition with RGH (9), wherein RGH represents an optionally substituted heteroaryl group containing an hydrogenated nitrogen atom in the ring system, like an optionally substituted indole, azaindole or indazole derivative. The reaction may be performed in the presence of potassium fluoride on alumina (F. M. Moghaddam et al., Lett. Org. Chem. 2006, 3, 157-160) and takes place at the nitrogen atom of the heteroaryl group to give a compound of Formula (I-B). Under these specific reaction conditions, potassium hydroxide is generated and the Michael addition and the saponification take place during the same reaction.
An intermediate of Structure 2 is obtained after removal of a protecting group (PG) from an intermediate of Structure 10, applying reaction conditions known to a skilled person. Preferably, PG is a group such as tert-butoxycarbonyl or benzyloxycarbonyl. A benzyloxycarbonyl protecting group is removed by hydrogenolysis or treatment with an acid; a tert-butoxycarbonyl group is cleaved under acidic conditions.
An intermediate of Structure 10, wherein n represents 1 (a tetrahydroisoquinoline) is obtained by one of the synthetic pathways described below. For example, an intermolecular α-aminoalkylation reaction between a 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 11 and a phenol 12 (Scheme 6) gives the tetrahydroisoquinoline 13. In this reaction, the 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 11 is first activated at r.t. in MeCN with a protecting group precursor PGL such as di-tert-butyl dicarbonate or a chloroformate (like benzyl chloroformate). The resulting activated species undergoes an electrophilic substitution with an electron rich aromatic compound (such as phenol 12) in MeCN at a temperature of about 60-80° C. A subsequent alkylation of phenol 13 with an electrophile L-Y—CO2R, wherein Y is as defined in Formula (I) and L is a leaving group such as bromide, in the presence of a base like Cs2CO3 or K2CO3 affords an intermediate of Structure 10 (n=1).
In another aspect, treatment of a dihydroisoquinoline 11 with a protecting group precursor PG1L such as di-tert-butyl dicarbonate or a chloroformate (like benzyl chloroformate), followed by the addition of a Grignard reagent 14 affords the tetrahydroisoquinoline 15 (Scheme 3). The Grignard reagent 14 is prepared by treatment of the bromide 16 with a solution of isopropylmagnesium chloride/lithium chloride complex. Compound 16 is obtained through protection of the phenol 17 with an allyl halide (e.g. allyl bromide) or a benzyl halide (e.g. benzyl bromide) as protecting group precursor PG2L in the presence of a base like K2CO3 in a solvent like acetone. Selective deprotection of the phenol protecting group of structure 15, like an selective removal of an allyl group in the presence of a carbamate protecting group (PG1) with Pd(PPh3)4 and a barbituric acid derivative and a subsequent alkylation with an electrophile L-Y—CO2R, wherein Y is as defined in Formula (I) and L is a leaving group such as bromide, in the presence of a base like Cs2CO3 or K2CO3 yields an intermediate of Structure 10-A.
In another aspect, Suzuki reaction of bromide 18 with a boronic acid R5B(OH)2 in the presence of a palladium catalyst affords an intermediate of Structure 10-B. A bromide 18 could also be used in a Stifle cross-coupling reaction. A bromide 18 can also be converted into a sulfone of Structure 10-C using a sulfinate derivative RIS(O)ONa (wherein RI represents (C1-C4)alkyl or phenyl) in the presence of a copper catalyst like CuI and a ligand like prolinate. Finally, a bromide 18 can be converted into a triazole derivative of Structure 10-D using a copper catalyst like CuI in the presence of a bidentate ligand like N,N′-dimethyl-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (Scheme 8).
Alternatively, a bromide 19 can be converted in a sulfone of Structure 10-E using a sulfinate derivative RIS(O)ONa (wherein RI represents (C1-C4)alkyl or phenyl) in the presence of a copper catalyst like CuI and a ligand like prolinate. A bromide 19 can be converted into a sulphonamide of Structure 10-F using a sulphonamide derivative RJSO2NH2 (wherein RJ represents (C1-C4)alkyl) in the presence of a copper catalyst like CuI in the presence of a bidentate ligand like N,N-dimethylglycine (Scheme 9).
In another aspect, a nitrile 20, obtainable following the sequence depicted in Scheme 6 (R5═CN), is converted to an amide of Structure 10-G by nitrile hydrolysis using water and the platinum catalyst developed by Ghaffar et al. (Tet. Lett. 1995, 36, 8657). Alternatively, nitrile 20 is transformed into an oxadiazole derivative by condensation with hydroxylamine and thiocarbonyldiimidazole (Scheme 10).
The required 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 11 are prepared from the corresponding phenethylamines 21 (or the corresponding hydrochloride salts) using a modified Bischler-Napieralski reaction (Scheme 11). Thus, reaction of a phenethylamine 21 with ethyl formate affords the corresponding formamide, which is transformed into an oxazolo intermediate upon treatment with oxalyl chloride and iron(III) chloride. Treatment of the oxazolo derivative with methanol in the presence of an acid like sulphuric acid yields the desired 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 11. If not commercially available, the phenethylamines 21 may be synthesized by reduction of the corresponding α,β-unsaturated nitro derivatives 22, which are prepared from the aldehydes 23 through an Henry reaction. Alternatively, the phenethylamines 21, wherein R7 represents methyl, are obtained from the corresponding benzyl cyanide 24 through double alkylation with methyl iodide in the presence of a base like sodium hydroxide followed by a reduction of the nitrile with lithium aluminum hydride. Finally, dihydroisoquinolines 11 can be obtained by oxidation of the corresponding tetrahydroisoquinolines 25 with N-bromosuccinimide followed by a basic workup (Scheme 11).
An intermediate of Structure 10, wherein n represents 0 (an isoindoline) may be prepared as described in Scheme 12. The bromide 26 is submitted to a lithium halogen exchange mediated by nBuLi and the resulting lithiated species is treated with the sulfinamide 27 to afford the isoindoline 28. The sulfinamide auxiliary is then cleaved under acidic conditions (for example in the presence of HCl) and the resulting amine is treated with a protecting group precursor PG1L such as di-tert-butyl dicarbonate or a chloroformate (like benzyl chloroformate) to give the isoindoline 29. Selective deprotection of the phenol protecting group of structure 29, like an selective removal of an allyl group in the presence of a carbamate protecting group (PG1) with Pd(PPh3)4 and a barbituric acid derivative gives a phenol 30. Alkylation of compound 30 with an electrophile L-Y—CO2R, wherein Y is as defined in Formula (I) and L is a leaving group such as bromide, in the presence of a base like Cs2CO3 or K2CO3 yields an intermediate of Structure 10-J. Compound 27 is prepared from salicylaldehyde derivative 31 through protection of the phenol moiety with an allyl halide (e.g. PG2L=allyl chloride) or a benzyl halide (e.g. PG2L=benzyl bromide) in the presence of a base like potassium carbonate in a solvent like DMF. The aldehyde 32 is treated with tert-butylsulfinamide in the presence of Ti(OEt)4 in a solvent like THF to give the sulfinamide 27.
The required bromides 26 are prepared from the corresponding benzyl alcohols 33 through a chlorination with thionyl chloride (Scheme 13). If not commercially available, the benzyl alcohols 33 are synthesized by reduction of the corresponding aldehydes 34 by using, for instance, sodium borohydride in a solvent like MeOH. The aldehydes 34 can be prepared from the corresponding bromide 35 through deprotonation with a strong base like LDA and subsequent addition of DMF.
In another aspect, the carboxylic acid moiety in compounds of Formula (I—C) can be replaced by a bioisostere. For example, the carboxylic acid can undergo an amide coupling with hydrazine in the presence of a coupling reagent like TBTU and a base such as DIPEA to give an hydrazide intermediate 36. The hydrazide 36 can then undergo a CDI mediated cyclization in the presence of a base like NEt3 to form a 5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,3,4]oxadiazol derivative of Formula (I-D) (Scheme 14). Alternatively, an amide coupling between the carboxylic acid moiety and trifluoromethanesulfonamide in the presence of a coupling reagent like HATU and a base such as DIPEA gives a trifluoromethylsulfonamido derivative of Formula (I-E). In another aspect, the carboxylic acid moiety can undergo an amide coupling with cyanamide in the presence of a coupling reagent such as HATU and a base like NEt3 to give a cyanamido derivative of Formula (I-F) (Scheme 14).
Alternatively, an ester of Structure 1 can be treated with aqueous hydroxylamine in a solvent like isopropanol to form an hydroxamate of Formula (I-G) (Scheme 15).
In another aspect, the known alcohol 37 (R. Riess et al., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 473-479) can be converted into the mesylate 38 by treatment with mesylchloride in the presence of a base like NEt3. The mesylate 38 is then used to alkylate a phenol derivative 13 (n=1) or 30 (n=0) in the presence of a base like potassium carbonate (Scheme 16). Global deprotection mediated by for example hydrobromic acid in acetic acid leads to the intermediate 39, which can be transformed in a compound of Formula (I-H) following one of the synthetic pathways describing the transformation of a compound of Structure 2 into a compound of Formula I (see above).
Alternatively, a phenol 13 (n=1) or 30 (n=0) can be alkylated with chloroacetonitrile in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate to give a nitrile derivative 40 (Scheme 17). Protecting group removal under acidic conditions and introduction of the desired residue R1—X—C(Z)— as described for the transformation of a compound of Structure 2 into a compound of Formula (I) gives an intermediate 41. The nitrile derivative 41 can be converted into a tetrazole of Formula (I-J) by treatment with sodium azide. In a different approach, a compound 41 can react with hydroxylamine in the presence of a base like potassium carbonate. The resulting N-hydroxycarbamimidoyl derivative 42 may undergo a CDI mediated cyclization in the presence of a base such as DBU to give a 5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazol derivative of Formula (I-K).
Acid derivatives used in the amide coupling with compounds of Structure 2 are commercially available, known in the art or obtainable according to Schemes 18 and 19. A Negishi cross-coupling reaction between the bromo derivative 43, wherein RK and RL independently represent hydrogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, chloro, or fluoro, and a zinc bromide derivative affords the ester 44 which is saponified to the corresponding carboxylic acid 45 (Scheme 18).
Alternatively, a cinnamic acid 46, wherein RM and RN independently represent hydrogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)fluoroalkyl, or halogen, is converted to the Weinreb amide 47. Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation gives the cyclopropane 48, which is hydrolyzed to the corresponding carboxylic acid 49 (Scheme 19).
Whenever the compounds of Formula (I) are obtained in the form of mixtures of enantiomers or diastereoisomers, the enantiomers or diastereoisomers can be separated using methods known to one skilled in the art: e.g. by formation and separation of diastereomeric salts or by HPLC over a chiral stationary phase such as a Daicel ChiralPak AD-H (5 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralCel OD-H (5 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralCel OD (10 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralPak IA (5 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralPak IB (5 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralPak IC (5 μm) column, or a (R,R)-Whelk-01 (5 μm). Typical conditions of chiral HPLC are an isocratic mixture of eluent A (EtOH, in presence or absence of a base like NEt3 and/or diethylamine or of an acid like TFA) and eluent B (heptane), at a flow rate of 8 to 34 mL/min.
AcOEt Ethyl acetate
AcOH Acetic acid aq. aqueous
Bu n-butyl
ca. circa (latin)—approximately
CC Column chromatography on silica gel
comb. combined
conc. concentrated
DBU 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DMAP N,N-Dimethyl-4-aminopyridine
dpm decays per minute
EDC 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
ee enantiomeric excess
eq. Equivalent
EtOH ethanol
Ghosez's reagent 1-Chloro-N,N,2-trimethyl-1-propenylamine
h hour(s)
HATU O-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate
HSA human serum albumin
hv high vacuum
iPr isopropyl
L liter(s)
LAH lithium aluminum hydride
M molarity [mol L−1]
MeI Methyl iodide
mesyl Methanesulfonyl
Meth. Method
min minute(s)
N Normality of solution
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
org. organic
PMSF Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
prep. preparative
r.t. room temperature
second(s)
sat. saturated
Si-carbonate Polymer supported carbonate
Si-DEA Polymer supported diethyl amine
soln. solution
subst. Substituted
TBTU O-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium
tert. tertiary
TFA Trifluoroacetic acid
tosyl Toluenesulfonyl
tR retention time
Tris Tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane buffer
All solvents and reagents are used as obtained from commercial sources unless otherwise indicated.
Temperatures are indicated in degrees Celsius (° C.). Unless otherwise indicated, the reactions take place at room temperature (r.t.).
In mixtures, relations of parts of solvent or eluent or reagent mixtures in liquid form are given as volume relations (v/v), unless indicated otherwise.
Analytical HPLC conditions as used in the Examples below:
LC-MS-conditions: Analytical. Pump: Waters Acquity Binary Solvent Manager, MS: Waters SQ Detector, DAD: Acquity UPLC PDA Detector, ELSD: Acquity UPLC ELSD. Column: Acquity UPLC BEH C18 1.7 mm 2.1×50 mm ID from Waters, thermostated in the Acquity UPLC Column Manager. Eluents: A: H2O+0.05% formic acid or TFA; B: MeCN+0.05% formic acid or TFA. Method: Gradient: 2% B to 98% B over 2.00 min. Flow: 1.2 mL/min. Detection: UV/Vis and/or ELSD, and MS, tR is given in min
LC-MS 1 FA: Eluents: A: H2O+0.05% formic acid; B: MeCN+0.05% formic acid
LC-MS 1TFA: Eluents: A: H2O+0.05% TFA; B: MeCN+0.05% TFA
HPLC/MS analyses are performed on a Ultimate 3000RS Dionex HPLC instrument, equipped with a Dionex Ultimate 3000 RS Photodiode Array Detector, a Dionex Ultimate 3000RS pump and a Dionex MSQ+ mass spectrometer.
The LC retention times are obtained using the following elution conditions:
Preparative HPLC/MS purifications are performed on a Gilson HPLC system, equipped with a Gilson 215 autosampler, Gilson 333/334 pumps, Finnigan AQA MS detector system, and a Dionex UV detector, using a Waters Xbridge C18 or an Waters Atlantis column, with a linear gradient of water/formic acid 0.02% (A) and MeCN (B) (acidic conditions) or water/ammonia 0.02% (A) and MeCN (B) (basic conditions).
1H-NMR spectra are recorded either on a Varian Mercury 300VX FT-NMR spectrometer or on a Bruker Advance II 400 spectometer. All spectra were recorded at r.t., unless otherwise stated. Chemical shifts (δ) are reported in parts per million (ppm) relative to proton resonances resulting from incomplete deuteration of the NMR solvent, e.g. for DMSO δ(H) 2.49 ppm, and the abbreviations s, d, t, q, m and br refer to singlet, doublet, triplet, quartet, multiplet, and broad, respectively. Coupling constant J are given in Hz.
The following examples illustrate the preparation of compounds of the invention but do not at all limit the scope thereof. First the synthesis of Example compounds of Formula (I) is described, followed by the description of the synthesis of intermediates and starting materials. Whenever used in the experimental part, generic Structures 1, 2, 3 etc. refer to the respective Structures described in preceeding general description of the preparation of compounds of Formula (I).
To a solution of an ester of Structure 1 (0.10 mmol, 1 eq.) in THF (0.5 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.13 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 14 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid. Listed in Table 1 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding compound of Structure 1 as starting material.
To a solution of a phenol 13 (0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and K2CO3 (83 mg, 0.60 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (1 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (33 μL, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 5 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 89 hours. The solution was carefully neutralized with formic acid (0.5 mL), filtered, and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 2 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding phenol 13 as starting material.
Method A: To a solution of 2-(1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)acetic acid (20 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (0.5 mL), TBTU (32 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and Si-DEA (400 mg, 0.50 mmol, 5.0 eq.) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 5 min. A solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (44 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in DCM (1 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The resulting suspension was filtered, the solids were rinsed with DCM (5 mL), and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (1 mL) and 0.2M aq. NaOH (1 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. The mixture was neutralized with 0.2M aq. HCl soln. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 3 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method B: To a solution of 2-methylhydrocinnamic acid (12 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.5 eq.) in DMF (1 mL), DIPEA (34 μL, 0.20 mmol, 4.0 eq.), and TBTU (24 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added in sequence. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. Then (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (17 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.50 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (0.50 mL), filtered, and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 4 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method C: To a solution of 3-phenylpropionic acid (23 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.1 eq.) in DMF/THF (4:1, 1 mL), HATU (108 mg, 0.28 mmol, 2.0 eq.) and DIPEA (49 μL, 0.28 mmol, 2.0 eq.) were added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. A solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (51 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DIPEA (49 μL, 0.28 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DMF/THF (4:1, 1 mL) was added at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with DCM and washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. and water. The org. phase was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (2 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH soln. (2 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 5 hours. The mixture was acidified with acetic acid (pH<5). Water (2 mL) and DCM (2 mL) were added. The layers were separated and the org. phase was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 5 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method D: To a suspension of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (37 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (1 mL), Si-carbonate (220 mg) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the free amine.
To a solution of 2-naphthylacetic acid (28 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.5 eq.) in DCM (1 mL), a solution of the Ghosez's reagent in DCM (0.21 mmol, 2.1 eq.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 10 min. A solution of the free amine and Si-DEA (0.45 mmol, 4.5 eq.) in DCM (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.5 mL) and 0.2M aq. NaOH soln. was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 20 min, then neutralized with 1M aq. HCl soln., and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 6 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method E: To a solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (42 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and [(2-chlorobenzyl)oxy]acetic acid (20 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (1.2 mL), N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (29 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (31 mg, 0.25 mmol, 2.5 eq.) were added in sequence. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 86 hours. The mixture was diluted with AcOEt (10 mL). The diluted solution was washed with 1M aq. HCl soln. (2×5 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (2×5 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×5 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.5 mL). 1M aq. NaOH (0.28 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 17 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. The mixture was extracted with DCM/THF 2:1 (3×6 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo.
The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 19×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 7 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method A: To a solution of an (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(6-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (5 mg, 0.014 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NEt3 (4 μL, 0.028 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DCM (1 mL), benzyl chloroformate (2 μL, 0.016 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in DMF (0.5 mL). 1M aq. NaOH (0.50 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (0.50 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 18×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 8 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding chloroformate as starting materials.
Method B: To a solution of triphosgene (22 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.33 eq.) in MeCN (0.15 mL) at −10° C. (acetone/ice bath), a solution of an alcohol (0.25 mmol, 1.10 eq.) and NEt3 (41 μL, 0.31 mmol, 1.4 eq.) in MeCN (0.8 mL) was added over a period of 15 min. The mixture was stirred for an additional 30 min at −10° C. and then a solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (77 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and NEt3 (87 μL, 0.62 mmol, 2.8 eq.) in MeCN (0.46 mL) was slowly added. The reaction mixture was slowly warmed to r.t. (ice bath during 30 min, then r.t.) and stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt, washed with water and sat. aq. NaCl, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. To a solution of the residue in DMF (0.5 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.5 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized with formic acid, then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 9 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding alcohol as starting materials.
Trifluoroacetic acid (0.92 mL, 11.8 mmol, 20.0 eq.) was added to a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (280 mg, 0.59 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (1 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. during 5 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To an-ice cooled suspension of the residue and triethylamine (0.41 mL, 2.95 mmol, 5.0 eq.) in DCM (1 mL), benzyl chloroformate (0.18 mL, 1.18 mmol, 2.0 eq.) was added dropwise. Upon completion of the addition, the cooling bath was removed and the suspension was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (5 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×2 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DMF (1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL), filtered, and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.98 min; [M+H]+=480.1
A mixture of (±)-7-bromo-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (54 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.), a sodium sulfinate (0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.), L-proline (2.3 mg, 0.02 mmol, 0.2 eq.), 1M NaOH (20 μL, 0.02 mmol, 0.2 eq.), and copper (I) iodide (1.9 mg, 0.01 mmol, 0.1 eq.) in DMSO (1 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 48 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and partitioned between AcOEt (15 mL), and H2O (15 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×15 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.5 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.28 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 14 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 10 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with (±)-7-bromo-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester, (±)-5-bromo-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester, or (±)-1-(5-bromo-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester and the corresponding sodium sulfinate as starting materials.
To a mixture under N2 of (±)-1-(5-bromo-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (52 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.00 eq.), a boronic acid (0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.), and sodium carbonate (42 mg, 0.40 mmol, 4.00 eq.) in toluene/EtOH/water 20:4:1 (2.5 mL), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (6 mg, 0.005 mmol, 0.05 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 24 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between AcOEt (10 mL) and water (10 mL). The layers were separated. The org. phase was washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×5 mL), dried over MgSO4, and filtered through Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.5 mL). 1M aq. NaOH (0.28 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 14 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 11 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding boronic acid as starting material.
Method A: To an ice-cooled solution of an alcohol (0.42 mmol, 5.0 eq.) in DMF (0.6 mL), sodium hydride (25 mg, 0.62 mmol, 7.0 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. A solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-bromo-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (40 mg, 0.09 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (0.6 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. Water (20 μL) was added and the mixture was further stirred at r.t. during 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.7 mL). 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.3 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.5 mL) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 12 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding alcohol as starting material.
Method B: To a solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-bromo-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (50 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and an alcohol (0.13 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in toluene (1 mL), 30% aq. NaOH (1 mL) and tetrabutyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (7.3 mg, 0.02 mmol, 0.2 eq.) were added. After 18 hours of vigorous stirring at r.t., the reaction mixture was diluted with water (2 mL), acidified with 1M aq. HCl and extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 13 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding alcohol as starting material.
Method A: An isocyanate (0.22 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added dropwise to an ice-cooled solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (73 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NEt3 (0.09 mL, 0.62 mmol, 3.1 eq.) in DCM (5.5 mL). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 60 hours. The mixture was diluted with DCM and washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. and water. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the crude product in DMF (0.9 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.25 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was acidified with 1M aq. HCl (0.25 mL), filtered, and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 14 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding isocyanate as starting materials.
Method B: Example 204: (±)-(2-{2-[2-(2-Chloro-phenyl)-ethylcarbamoyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-4-fluoro-phenoxy)-acetic acid (C26H24N2O4CIF, MW=482.94)
To a solution of triphosgene (20 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.33 eq.) in MeCN (0.3 mL) at −10° C. (acetone/ice bath), a solution of 2-(2-chlorophenyl)ethylamine (33 μL, 0.22 mmol, 1.10 eq.) and triethylamine (39 μL, 0.28 mmol, 1.30 eq.) in MeCN (2 mL) was added over a period of 15 min. The mixture was stirred for an additional 30 min at 0° C. and then a solution of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (73 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and triethylamine (78 μL, 0.56 mmol, 2.80 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL) was slowly added. The reaction mixture was slowly warmed to r.t. (ice bath during 30 min, then r.t.) and stirred at r.t. for 60 hours. The mixture was diluted with AcOEt, washed with water and sat. aq. NaCl soln., dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated. To a solution of the crude product in DMF (0.9 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.25 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.25 mL) then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to afford the title compound.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.84 min; [M+H]+=483.1
A sulfonyl chloride (0.18 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DIPEA (0.33 mL, 1.92 mmol, 10.6 eq.) were added to a solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-amino-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (81 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (3 mL). The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. 1M aq. KH2PO4 soln. (3 mL) was added to the mixture. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (0.8 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.4 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was diluted with water (2 mL) and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.4 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 15 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding sulfonyl chloride as starting material.
A sulfonyl chloride (0.18 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DIPEA (0.33 mL, 1.92 mmol, 10.6 eq.) were added to a solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-amino-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (81 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (3 mL). The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. 1M aq. KH2PO4 soln. (3 mL) was added to the mixture. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. To an ice-cooled solution of the residue in DMF (1 mL), sodium hydride (9 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. Methyl iodide (23 μl, 0.36 mmol, 2.0 eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The mixture was poured in H2O and extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DMF (0.8 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.4 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was diluted with water (2 mL) and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.4 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 16 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding sulfonyl chloride as starting material.
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-cyano-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (141 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (0.5 mL) and water (0.12 mL), hydrido(dimethylphosphinous acid-kP)[hydrogen bis(dimethylphosphinito-kP)]platinum(II) (26 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.2 eq.) was added in one portion at r.t. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 1 hour, then allow to cool to r.t. The product solution was then filtered through a short column containing a layer of Na2SO4 on top of a layer of SiO2 (each 1 cm deep), eluting with AcOEt (200 mL). The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (2 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.5 ml) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 6 hours. The mixture was neutralized with formic acid (0.5 mL), filtered, and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.67 min; [M+H]+=461.2
A mixture of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (139 mg, 2.00 mmol, 10.0 eq.) and NaHCO3 (202 mg, 2.40 mmol, 12.0 eq.) in DMSO (1 mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 1 hour. (±)-1-(5-Cyano-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (94 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added and the resulting new mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture followed by AcOEt. The layers were separated and the org. phase was washed with sat. aq. NaCl, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (1 mL). 1,1′-thiocarbonyldiimidazole (39 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.05 eq) and DBU (21 μL, 0.14 mmol, 0.7 eq.) were added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with AcOEt. The layers were separated and the org. phase was successively washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. and sat. aq. NaCl soln. then dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in THF (0.9 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.25 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours.
The solution was diluted with water (2 mL) and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.25 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=0.79 min; [M+H]+=518.1
A mixture under N2 of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (200 mg, 0.48 mmol, 1.00 eq.), 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (150 mg, 0.96 mmol, 2.00 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (28 mg, 0.02 mmol, 0.05 eq.) in MeOH (5 mL) was stirred at r.t. for 5 hours. The mixture was partitioned between AcOEt (25 mL) and water (25 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×25 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and Cs2CO3 (468 mg, 1.44 mmol, 3.00 eq.) in DMF (3 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (79 μL, 0.72 mmol, 1.50 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (25 mL) and AcOEt (50 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×25 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×25 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (2 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (2 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.87 min; [M+H]+=436.1
A mixture under N2 of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-6-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (60 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.00 eq.), 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (45 mg, 0.29 mmol, 2.00 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (8 mg, 7 μmol, 0.05 eq.) in MeOH (5 mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hours. The mixture was partitioned between AcOEt (25 mL) and water (25 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×25 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and Cs2CO3 (140 mg, 0.43 mmol, 3.00 eq.) in DMF (2 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (24 μL, 0.22 mmol, 1.50 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (25 mL) and AcOEt (50 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×25 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×25 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (2 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (2 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.86 min; [M+H]+=436.2
Ethyl-4-bromobutyrate (45 μL, 0.30 mmol, 1.50 eq.) was added to a solution of (±)-1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (75 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and K2CO3 (83 mg, 0.60 mmol) in DMF (0.7 mL). The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. Ethyl-4-bromobutyrate (22 μL, 0.15 mmol, 0.75 eq.) was added again and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt and water. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×). The combined org. phases were washed with water and sat. aq. NaCl soln., dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the crude ester in THF (0.9 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.50 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. during 62 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.8 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.89 min; [M+H]+=464.2
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-cyano-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (188 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (1 mL), a solution of 2-bromo-1,3,2-benzodioxaborole (159 mg, 0.80 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DCM (2 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. Water (2 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 20 min, then diluted with DCM (30 mL). The mixture was washed with 10% aq. NaOH soln. (2×15 mL), with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×15 mL), and dried over MgSO4. The dried org. layer was treated with 4M HCl in dioxane (4 mL), stirred at r.t. for 1 hour, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with heptane and filtered to give the HCl salt as a white solid. To a mixture of the resulting salt and trans-2-phenylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (65 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (2 mL), N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimid hydrochlorid (115 mg, 0.60 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (147 mg, 1.20 mmol, 3.0 eq.) were added in sequence. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 20 hours. The mixture was diluted with AcOEt (15 mL). The diluted solution was washed with 1M aq. HCl soln. (2×5 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (2×5 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×5 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (1 mL). 1M aq. NaOH (0.56 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln. The mixture was extracted with DCM/THF 2:1 (3×6 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 19×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white foam.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.79 min; [M+H]+=453.2
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-bromo-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (105 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (10 mL) were added zinc cyanide (23 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (23 mg, 0.02 mmol, 0.1 eq.). The resulting suspension was stirred at 110° C. for 18 hours. After cooling, Et2O (100 mL) was added and the solution was washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (2×120 mL). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and the solvent was removed under vacuum. To a solution of the crude product in DMF (0.9 mL) 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.25 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was acidified with 1M aq. HCl soln.
(0.25 mL) then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.81 min; [M+H]+=443.1
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (192 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL), (S)-2-(toluene-4-sulfonyloxy)-propionic acid methyl ester (80 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and potassium carbonate anhydrous (83 mg, 0.60 mmol, 2.0 eq.) were added and the mixture was heated to 65° C. for 18 hours. (S)-2-(Toluene-4-sulfonyloxy)-propionic acid methyl ester (40 mg, 0.15 mmol, 0.5 eq.) was added again and the mixture was heated at 90° C. for 4 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and extracted with Et2O (2×), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the crude ester in THF (1.3 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.38 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was diluted with water (2 mL) and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.38 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.93 min; [M+H]+=466.1
(±)-1-(2-Carboxymethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: ChiralPak AD-H, 20×250 mm, 5 μm, UV, eluent: Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 70/30) to yield 30.5 mg of the (R)-enantiomer and 26.1 mg of the (S)-enantiomer. Due the presence of EtOH in the eluent mixture, the acids were partially esterified. To a solution of the (S)-enantiomer in THF (0.6 mL), 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.18 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. during 2 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water and 1M aq. HCl soln. (0.18 mL) followed by DCM. The mixture was shaked then the layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL) was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.87 min; [M+H]+=436.1
A mixture under Ar of (±)-5-bromo-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (108 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.00 eq.), methanesulfonamide (23 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1.20 eq.), N,N-dimethylglycine (4.3 mg, 0.04 mmol, 0.2 eq.), potassium phosphate tribasic (106 mg, 0.50 mmol, 2.5 eq.), and copper (I) iodide (7.6 mg, 0.04 mmol, 0.2 eq.) in DMF (2 mL) was stirred at 150° C. for 48 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and partitioned between AcOEt (25 mL) and H2O (25 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×25 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DMF (1.0 mL). 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1.0 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with 1M aq. HCl soln. (1.0 mL), then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 uM, acidic conditions, detection: UV/MS) to give the desired acid. LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.72 min; [M+H]+=529.1
1H-1,2,3-triazole (23 μL, 0.400 mmol, 2.00 eq.), copper (I) iodide (1.9 mg, 0.010 mmol, 0.05 eq.), cesium carbonate (130. mg, 0.400 mmol, 2.00 eq.) and N,N′-dimethyl-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (7 μL, 0.040 mmol, 0.20 eq.) were added at r.t. to a solution of (±)-1-(5-bromo-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (105 mg, 0.200 mmol, 1.00 eq.) in DMF (0.1 mL) in a microwave tube. The tube was flushed with N2, sealed, and heated to 120° C. for 60 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and washed with AcOEt. The remaining aqueous phase was acidified with 1N aq. HCl and extracted with AcOEt (3×). The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give (±)-1-(2-carboxymethoxy-5-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (LC-MS 1FA: tR=0.75 min; [M+H]+=485.2) and (±)-1-(2-carboxymethoxy-5-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (LC-MS 1FA: tR=0.85 min; [M+H]+=485.1).
To a solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (76 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and N-ethyldiisopropylamine (42 μL, 0.24 mmol, 1.2 eq) in DCM (2 mL), 2-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate (36 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 19 hours. The mixture was diluted with DCM (20 mL), washed with 10% aq. AcOH (2×5 mL) and with sat. aq. NaCl (1×5 mL). The org. layer was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DMF (1 mL). 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 7 hours. The solution was carefully neutralized with formic acid (0.5 mL), filtered, and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid as a white solid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.89 min; [M+H]+=497.1
A mixture under N2 of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (65 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.00 eq.), 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (45 mg, 0.29 mmol, 2.00 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (8.3 mg, 0.007 mmol, 0.05 eq.) in MeOH (3 mL) was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The mixture was partitioned between AcOEt (15 mL) and water (15 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×15 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×15 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and potassium carbonate anhydrous (60 mg, 0.43 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (2 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (48 μL, 0.43 mmol, 3.0 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. during 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (15 mL) and AcOEt (30 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×15 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×15 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×15 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (1.1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.6 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 24 hours. The solution was acidified with formic acid (0.6 mL). The crude product was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the title compound.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.95 min; [M+H]+=470.1
To a solution of an ester of Structure 1 (0.10 mmol, 1 eq.) in THF (0.5 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.13 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 14 hours. The org. solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water (2 mL) and acidified with 1M aq. HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 17 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding compound of Structure 1 as starting material.
Method A: To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid 4-nitro-phenyl ester (118 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (102 mg, 0.60 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in THF (4.5 mL), potassium tert-butoxide (67 mg, 0.60 mmol, 3.0 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo (genevac). The residue was dissolved in MeCN/H2O (1 mL, 1:1), formic acid (0.2 mL) was added followed by DMF (0.6 mL). The resulting solution was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 18 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding 4-nitrophenol carbamate 7 and the corresponding alcohol as starting materials.
Method B: To a solution of [4-chloro-2-((S)-5,6-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (91 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1 eq.) and DIPEA (90 μL, 0.53 mmol, 2.5 eq.) in DCM (3.3 mL), carbonic acid 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl ester 2-fluoro-benzyl ester (70 mg, 0.25 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (3.3 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo (genevac). To a solution of the residue in DMF (1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.55 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. Formic acid (0.1 mL) was added. The resulting acidic solution was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 19 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding carbonate 5 as starting materials.
Method C: To an-ice cooled solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(7-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (378 mg, 0.94 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NEt3 (0.39 mL, 2.83 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (10 mL), benzyl chloroformate (0.17 mL, 1.13 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The solution was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 4 hours. The reaction was diluted with DCM (10 mL) and quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (20 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×10 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (3 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (1.5 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized with formic acid (ca. 1.5 mL) and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Water X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 20 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 as starting material.
Potassium fluoride 40 wt. % on alumina (216 mg, 3.72 mmol, 17.2 eq.) was added to a mixture of (±)-[2-(2-acryloyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-4-chloro-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (100 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and 5-fluoro-3-methylindole (33 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL). The resulting suspension was stirred at 80° C. for 18 hours. Formic acid was added (0.2 mL). The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a white foam.
Listed in Table 21 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding vinyl amide 8 and the corresponding heterocycle 9 as starting materials.
Method A: To a solution of (2-methoxyphenoxy)acetic acid (22 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in DMF (0.3 mL), TBTU (39 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and Si-DEA (400 mg, 0.50 mmol, 5.0 eq.) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. A solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (38 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM/DMF 5:1 (0.6 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The resulting suspension was filtered, the solids were rinsed with DCM (5 mL), and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in THF (1 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH (1 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. The mixture was acidified with 2M aq. HCl soln. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 22 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method B: To a solution of 3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)propionic acid (18 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (41 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (1.2 mL), DMAP (49 mg, 0.40 mmol, 4.0 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (29 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.6 mL) was added and the solution was stirred at r.t. during 2 hours. Formic acid (0.2 mL) was added. The crude mixture was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 23 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
Method C: To a solution of (±)-trans-2-ethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (35 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.3 eq.) in DMF (2 mL), DIPEA (4 eq.) and TBTU (98 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.3 eq.) were added in sequence. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. ((S)-4-Chloro-2-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (90 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac). To a solution of the ethyl ester derivative in DMF (1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 24 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
To a solution of (±)-trans-2-isopropyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (39 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.3 eq.) in DMF (2 mL), DIPEA (4 eq.) and TBTU (98 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.3 eq.) were added in sequence. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. ((S)-4-Chloro-2-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (90 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac). To a solution of the ethyl ester derivative in DMF (1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac) to give {4-Chloro-2-[(S)-2-(trans-2-isopropyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid (diastereoisomer 1) (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.13 min; [M+H]+=428.3) and {4-Chloro-2-[(S)-2-(trans-2-isopropyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid (diastereoisomer 2) (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.15 min; [M+H]+=428.3)
To a solution of (±)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (26 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (73 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (2.4 mL), DMAP (37 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (58 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 62 hours. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1.2 mL) was added and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 3.5 hours. Formic acid (0.2 mL) was added. The crude mixture was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions). The two racemic diastereoisomers were separated (LC-MS 3: tR (±)-dial=0.91 and tR (±)-dia2=0.93). The title compound showed: tR=0.93.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.09 min; [M+H]+=414.3
To a solution of (±)-trans-2-(2,4-dimethyl-thiazol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (42 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (73 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (2.4 mL), DMAP (37 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (58 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 62 hours. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1.2 mL) was added and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 3.5 hours. Formic acid (0.2 mL) was added. The crude mixture was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions). The two racemic diastereoisomers were separated (LC-MS 3: tR (±)-dial=0.81 and tR (±)-dia2=0.82). The title compound showed: tR=0.82.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=0.99 min; [M+H]+=497.3
Method A: To a mixture of 3-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine (13 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and potassium carbonate (22 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.6 eq.) in MeCN (0.8 mL) at 75° C., a solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-bromo-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-chloro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (47 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (0.2 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 75° C. for 2 hours and further at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The mixture was acidified with 2M aq. HCl soln. and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 25 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding alcohol as starting material.
Method B: To a solution of 3-hydroxy-5-methylpyridine (12 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (1.0 mL), 60% sodium hydride in mineral oil (4.4 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 10 min. A solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-bromo-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-chloro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (47 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (0.3 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 4 hours. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1.0 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. The reaction mixture was acidified with 2M aq. HCl soln. (1.0 mL) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF (1.2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 26 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding alcohol as starting material.
To a solution of (±)-{2-[2-(2-bromo-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-chloro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (47 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and cesium carbonate (65 mg, 0.20 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DMF (0.8 mL), 3-methylindole (13 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 17 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (0.2 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 4 hours. The mixture was neutralized with formic acid (ca. 0.2 mL) and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Water X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 27 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding indole as starting material.
To a solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (50 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and NEt3 (55 μL, 0.39 mmol, 3.00 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL), 2-chlorobenzyl isocyanate (23 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.05 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 28 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding isocyanate as starting materials.
To a mixture under N2 of (±)-7-bromo-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (113 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.00 eq.), 4-fluorobenzeneboronic acid (29 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and sodium carbonate (85 mg, 0.80 mmol, 4.00 eq.) in toluene/MeOH/water 20:4:1 (4 mL), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (12 mg, 0.01 mmol, 0.05 eq.) was added and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. in a sealed vial for 18 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in DMF (0.9 mL), 1M aq. NaOH solution (0.25 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours, then acidified with formic acid (0.25 mL). The crude mixture was filtered over celite and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 29 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding boronic acid as starting material.
To a suspension of (±)-1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (14 mg, 0.038 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and cesium carbonate (37 mg, 0.115 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (1 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (6 μL, 0.057 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (25 mL) and AcOEt (30 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×15 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×10 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×10 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DMF (1 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (1 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (1.00 mL), filtered and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 30 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding phenol 30 as starting material.
To a solution of (2-methoxyphenoxy)acetic acid (22 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in DMF (1 mL), TBTU (39 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and DIPEA (51 μL, 0.30 mmol, 3.0 eq.) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. A solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (37 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (0.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. 1M aq. NaOH (1 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min, then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired acid as a white solid.
Listed in Table 31 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding acid as starting materials.
To a solution of 3-indazol-1-yl-propionic acid (34 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in DMF (4 mL), DIPEA (0.12 mL, 0.70 mmol, 5.0 eq.) and TBTU (54 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.2 eq.) were added in sequence. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. (±)-[4-Chloro-2-(5-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (60 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (1 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting ester derivative was dissolved in DMF (0.50 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH (0.50 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was acidified with formic acid (1.0 mL), filtered, and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=1.00 min; [M+H]+=494.2
Potassium fluoride 40 wt. % on alumina (218 mg, 3.75 mmol, 25 eq.) was added to a mixture of [2-((S)-2-acryloyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-4-chloro-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (58 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and 5-fluoro-1H-indazole (25 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL). The resulting suspension was stirred at 80° C. for 18 hours. Formic acid was added (0.2 mL). The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a white foam.
Listed in Table 32 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding vinyl amide 8 and the corresponding heterocycle 9 as starting materials.
To a solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (40 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and NEt3 (45 μL, 0.33 mmol, 3.00 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL), a solution of 2-fluorobenzyl isocyanate (17 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.05 eq.) in MeCN (1 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.50 mL) was added and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (ca. 1 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo (Genevac) to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 33 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding amine of Structure 2 and the corresponding isocyanate as starting materials.
To a solution of (±)-4,5-dichloro-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (25 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and cesium carbonate (37 mg, 0.11 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DMF (1.0 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (7.5 μL, 0.07 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. 1M aq. NaOH (0.50 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The solution was neutralized with formic acid (0.50 mL) and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 18×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 34 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding phenols 30 as starting materials.
{4-Chloro-2-[(S)-2-(trans-2-o-tolyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid (mixture of 2 diastereoisomers) was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: (R,R)-Whelk-01, 5 um, 21.1×250 mm, Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 6:4, flow 16 mL/min) to give {4-chloro-2-[(S)-2-((1R,2R)-2-o-tolyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.15 min; [M+H]+=476.3) and {4-chloro-2-[(S)-2-((1S,2S)-2-o-tolyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.18 min; [M+H]+=476.3).
(4-Chloro-2-{(S)-2-[trans-2-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (mixture of 2 diastereoisomers) was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: (R,R)-Whelk-01, 5 um, 21.1×250 mm, Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 7:3, flow 16 mL/min) to give (4-chloro-2-{(S)-2-[(1R,2R)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.17 min; [M+H]+=530.3) and (4-chloro-2-{(S)-2-[(1S,2S)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.19 min; [M+H]+=530.3).
(4-Chloro-2-{(S)-2-[trans-2-(3-chloro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (mixture of 2 diastereoisomers) was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: Daicel, ChiralPak IA, 5 um, 20×250 mm, Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 85:15, flow 16 mL/min) to give (4-chloro-2-{(S)-2-[(1R,2R)-2-(3-chloro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.17 min; [M+H]+=496.2).
(4-Chloro-2-{(S)-2-[trans-2-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (mixture of 2 diastereoisomers) was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: Daicel, ChiralPak IA, 5 um, 20×250 mm, Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 8:2, flow mL/min) to give (4-chloro-2-{(S)-2-[(1R,2R)-2-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.12 min; [M+H]+=480.3).
(4-Chloro-2-{(S)-2-[trans-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (mixture of 2 diastereoisomers) was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (column: Daicel, ChiralPak IA, 5 um, 20×250 mm, Hept/EtOH+0.1% TFA 75:25, flow 16 mL/min) to give (4-chloro-2-{(S)-2-[(1R,2R)-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl}-phenoxy)-acetic acid (LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.12 min; [M+H]+=480.3).
To a solution of (S)-1-(2-carboxymethoxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (138 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.), cyanamide (16 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.2 eq.), and NEt3 (84 μL, 0.60 mmol, 2 eq.) in DMF (3.3 mL), HATU (137 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The mixture was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and evaporated to give a pale yellow oil, contaminated with NEt3. The contaminated product was redissolved in AcOEt and washed with 1M aq. HCl soln. and sat. aq. NaCl soln. The org. phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a pale yellow oil.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.27 min; [M+H]+=476.1
To a solution of (S)-1-(2-carboxymethoxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (138 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (1.2 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonamide (47 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.), HATU (125 mg, 0.33 mmol, 1.1 eq.), DIPEA (103 μL, 0.60 mmol, 2.0 eq.), and DMAP (spatula tip) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and evaporated to give a white-off solid, contaminated with some DIPEA. The contaminated product was redissolved in AcOEt and washed with 1M aq. HCl soln. and sat. aq. NaCl soln. The org. phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a white-off solid.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.19 min; [M+H]+=583.1
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (144 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in isopropanol (1.5 mL), hydroxylamine (50% w/w aqueous solution, 1.5 mL) was added. The ice bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to half and water (5 mL) was added. The resulting suspension was filtered, washed with water and dried under hv to give the desired product as a white solid.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.13 min; [M+H]+=467.3
Sodium azide (49 mg, 0.75 mmol, 3 eq.) was added to a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-cyanomethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (108 mg, 0.25 mmol, 1 eq.) in DMF (4.6 mL). The reaction mixture was heated up to 100° C. and stirred at that temperature for 18 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired product as a white solid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=1.21 min; [M+H]+=476.3
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydrazinocarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (137 mg, 0.29 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NEt3 (82 μL, 0.59 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in THF (3 mL), 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (72 mg, 0.44 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF (2.4 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired product as a white foam.
LC-MS 1FA: tR=1.14 min; [M+H]+=492.3
A solution of (±)-1-[5-chloro-2-(N-hydroxycarbamimidoylmethoxy)-phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (93 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.), 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (39 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (33 μL, 0.22 mmol, 1.1 eq.) in THF (2.7 mL) was heated at 120° C. under microwave irradiation for 20 min. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and partitioned between AcOEt and 0.5M aq. HCl soln. The org. phase was washed with 0.5M aq. HCl soln. and sat. aq. NaCl soln., dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a white solid.
LC-MS 1 FA: tR=1.21 min; [M+H]+=492.3
To an ice-cooled solution of (±)-5-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxymethyl]-isoxazol-3-ol (49 mg, 0.138 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NEt3 (58 μL, 0.414 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (3.8 mL), benzyl chloroformate (23 μL, 0.152 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added dropwise. Upon completion of the addition, the cooling bath was removed and the suspension was stirred at r.t. for 4 hours. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (3.8 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF, was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give the desired product as a pale yellow solid.
LC-MS 1TFA: tR=1.16 min; [M+H]+=491.2
A benzaldehyde 23 (40.00 mmol, 1 eq.) was dissolved in nitromethane (23.8 mL). Molecular sieves 4A (766 mg), butylamine (0.47 mL, 4.72 mmol, 0.12 eq.) and acetic acid (0.47 ml, 8.16 mmol, 0.20 eq.) were added and the mixture was heated to 95° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was transferred into a new flask to remove the molecular sieves. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by CC (SiO2, eluent: Hept/AcOEt) to give the desired nitrostyrene.
Listed in Table 35 below are nitrostyrenes 22, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding benzaldehyde 23 as starting material.
H2SO4 (2.870 mL) was added dropwise to a stirred suspension of LiAlH4 (4.30 g, 107.6 mmol, 4.46 eq.) in THF (162 mL) under ice-cooling. After stirring for 20 min, a solution of a nitrostyrene 22 (24.1 mmol, 1.00 eq.) in THF (17 mL) was added dropwise within 20 min under ice-cooling. After 10 min the cooling bath was removed and the mixture was warmed up gently by using a heat gun until the mixture gently boiled. After 5 min the mixture was again cooled to 0° C. The reaction was carefully quenched by the dropwise addition of iPrOH (18 mL), followed by 2M aq. NaOH (13 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered off and the filter cake was rinsed with THF. The fitrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the desired phenethylamine. The free amine was dissolved in Et2O (88 mL) containing iPrOH (3 mL) and acidified with 2M HCl in Et2O soln. (46 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered off. The white solids were rinsed with Et2O and dried under high vacuum. The desired phenethylamine salt was used without further purification.
Listed in Table 36 below are phenethylamines 21 and phenethylamine hydrochlorides 21, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding nitrostyrenes 22 as starting material.
Step 1: To a suspension of benzyl cyanide (2.34 mL, 20.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NaOH (3.22 g, 80.5 mmol, 4.0 eq.) in a mixture of DMSO (19 mL) and water (3.2 mL), methyl iodide (5.0 mL, 80.0 mmol, 4.0 eq.) was added dropwise at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The mixture was partitioned between Et2O (125 mL) and water (125 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with Et2O (2×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-methyl-2-phenyl-propionitrile. The product was used without further purification.
Step 2: To an ice-cooled suspension of LAH (1.43 g, 35.7 mmol, 1.5 eq.) in dry Et2O (70.0 mL) under N2, a solution of 2-methyl-2-phenyl-propionitrile (3.46 g, 23.8 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in dry Et2O (3.0 mL) was added dropwise over 30 min. After 30 min the cooling bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The mixture was again cooled to 0° C. and carefully quenched by the dropwise addition of iPrOH (35 mL) and then 2M aq. NaOH (20 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered through celite and the filter cake was rinsed with THF. The fitrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between DCM (125 mL) and 1M aq. NaOH (125 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting 2-methyl-2-phenyl-propylamine was used without further purification.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.39 min; [M+H]+=150.2 (Waters X-bridge)
Method A: A mixture of a phenethylamine hydrochloride 21 (12.45 mmol, 1.0 eq.), triethylamine (3.47 mL, 24.89 mmol, 2.0 eq.) and ethyl formiate (1.01 g, 13.69 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was stirred at 70° C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and partitioned between AcOEt (65 mL) and water (65 mL). The layers were separated. The org. phase was washed with water (1×65 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×65 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give the corresponding formamide. The formamide was dissolved in DCM (125 mL). Oxalyl chloride (1.18 mL, 13.69 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min, then cooled to −10° C. Iron(III) chloride anhydrous (2.42 g, 14.94 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added to the cold mixture. The resulting mixture was allowed to slowly warm to r.t. and stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction was quenched with 2M aq. HCl soln. (125 mL) and the biphasic system was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (1×65 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×65 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give the oxazolo intermediate. The oxazolo intermediate was dissolved in MeOH (142 mL) and conc. H2SO4 (7.5 mL). The resulting mixture was refluxed during 3 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between water (65 mL) and AcOEt (65 mL). The layers were separated. The org. phase was extracted with 2M aq. HCl (2×30 mL). The three comb. acidic aq. phases were basified with 25% NH3 and extracted with DCM (3×65 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×65 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired 3,4-dihydro-isoquinoline as a yellow solid. The residue was used without further purification.
Listed in Table 37 below are 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 11, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding phenethylamines (or the corresponding hydrochloride salt) 21 as starting material.
Method B: Synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-isoquinoline (C9H9N, MW=131.18): N-Bromosuccinimide (9.89 g, 55.0 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added cautiously and portionwise over 20 min to a solution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (6.34 mL, 50.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (130 mL) at r.t. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1.5 hour. 30% aq. NaOH (35 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The organic layer was separated and washed with water (1×70 mL). The product was extracted with 10% aq. HCl (2×80 mL). The combined acidic extracts were washed with DCM (1×80 mL) and basified with 25% NH3. The resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (2×80 mL). The comb. org. extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield the 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline as an orange oil. The product was used without further purification.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.23 min; [M+H]+=132.1
Method A: Benzyl chloroformate (0.33 mL, 2.17 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added to a solution of a 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 11 (2.17 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (4 mL) at r.t. under an argon atmosphere. After 30 min of stirring, a phenol 12 (2.17 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 4 days. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t., diluted with AcOEt, washed with 2M aq. HCl, water, and sat. aq. NaCl soln., dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The product was purified by flash master (Hept/AcOEt) to yield the desired tetrahydroisoquinoline 13 as a white foam.
Listed in Table 38 below are tetrahydroisoquinolines 13, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 11 and phenol 12 as starting materials.
Method B: To a solution of a 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 11 (5.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (15 mL), di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1.09 g, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. A phenol 12 (5.0 mmol, 1 eq.) was added and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 6 days. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with AcOEt (50 mL) and washed with 10% aq. HCl (1×25 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 (1×25 mL), water (2×25 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×25 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 40 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+AcOEt) to yield the desired tetrahydroisoquinoline 13 as a white foam.
Listed in Table 39 below are tetrahydroisoquinolines 13, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 11 and phenol 12 as starting materials.
To a mixture of 2-bromo-5-fluorophenol (2.01 g, 10.5 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and potassium carbonate anhydrous (1.60 g, 11.6 mmol, 1.10 eq.) in acetone (25 mL), allyl bromide (0.97 mL, 11.1 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added. The mixture was heated to reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and poured in water (150 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (2×200 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (flow: 40 mL/min, heptane to Heptane+AcOEt) to yield the protected phenol as a colorless oil.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=no ionization
Following the same procedure, but starting from 2-bromo-3-fluorophenol, 1-allyloxy-2-bromo-3-fluoro-benzene was obtained.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=no ionization
To a solution under N2 of 2-allyloxy-1-bromo-4-fluoro-benzene (462 mg, 2.00 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in THF (2 mL) cooled at −20° C., Isopropylmagnesium chloride—lithium chloride complex in THF (1:1), ca.14% in THF (320 mg, 2.20 mmol, 2.2 eq.) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −20° C. for 30 min and further at 0° C. for 2 h and further at r.t. for 6 h.→Grignard Solution A
To a solution of 3,4-dihydro-isoquinoline (131 mg, 1.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (5 mL), benzyl chloroformate (0.15 mL, 1.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. and the Grignard solution A was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction was carefully quenched with 1M aq. NH4Cl (50 mL) and with AcOEt (50 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered through celite and the filter cake was rinsed with water and AcOEt. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo.
The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column Water X-bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo.
LC-MS 2: tR=1.05 min; [M+H]+=417.8
Following the same procedure, but starting from 1-allyloxy-2-bromo-3-fluoro-benzene, (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-6-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester was obtained.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.04 min; [M+H]+=417.9
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-bromo-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-6,7-difluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (126 mg, 0.23 mmol, 1.00 eq.) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (0.45 mL) was added poly(methylhydrosiloxane) (5 μL) at r.t. The reaction mixture was heated to 120° C. and tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium(0) (4.5 mg, 0.005 mmol, 0.002 eq) then 1,1′-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-ferrocene (3.4 mg, 0.006 mmol, 0.027 eq.) were added. Afterwards, zinc cyanide (6.6 mg, 0.056 mmol, 0.25 eq.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at 150° C. during 25 min in a microwave. Zinc cyanide (3.3 mg, 0.028 mmol, 0.13 eq.), tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium(0) (2.3 mg, 0.002 mmol, 0.001 eq.) and 1,1′-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-ferrocene (1.7 mg, 0.003 mmol, 0.014 eq.) were added again. The resulting mixture was stirred at 150° C. during 25 min in a microwave. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt and filtered over celite. The filtrate was washed with water, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by CC (SiO2, eluent:Hept/AcOEt) to yield the nitrile derivative as a pale yellow oil.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.97 min; [M+H]+=507.3
Ethyl bromoacetate (0.44 mL, 3.97 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added to a solution of a phenol 13 (2.65 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and K2CO3 (1.10 g, 7.95 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (9 mL) at r.t. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt and water. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×). The comb. org. phases were washed with water and sat. aq. NaCl, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by CC (SiO2, Hept./AcOEt) to yield the desired ethyl ester.
Listed in Table 40 below are esters of Structure 10, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding tetrahydroisoquinolines 13 as starting material.
To an-ice cooled solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(6-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (900 mg, 2.25 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DIPEA (1.16 mL, 6.75 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (30 mL), benzyl chloroformate (0.43 mL, 2.92 mmol, 1.3 eq.) was added dropwise. Upon completion of the addition, the cooling bath was removed and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (25 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 50 g, flow: 40 mL/min, Heptane+10% EtOAc to Heptane+50% EtOAc) to yield the title compound.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.05 min; [M+H]+=498.4
Step 1: (S)-2-(Toluene-4-sulfonyloxy)-propionic acid methyl ester (C11H14O5S, MW=258.29)
To an ice-cooled solution of methyl (S)-(−)-lactate (4.6 mL, 47.07 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (25 mL), trimethylamine hydrochloride (450 mg, 4.71 mmol, 0.1 eq.) and triethylamine (7.35 mL, 52.81 mmol, 1.1 eq.) were added. A solution of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (9.06 g, 47.07 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (25 mL) was slowly added over 40 min at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred under N2 at 0° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered through celite and washed with MeCN. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo then diluted with water (30 mL) and extracted with Et2O (3×60 mL). The comb. org. layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the tosylate as a yellow liquid. The product was used crude for the next step.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.84 min; [M+H]+=259.1
Starting from methyl (R)-(+)-lactate, (R)-2-(Toluene-4-sulfonyloxy)-propionic acid methyl ester (C11H14O5S, MW=258.29) was obtained.
Step 2: To a solution of (±)-1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (500 mg, 1.33 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeCN (5 mL), a tosylate (1.33 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and potassium carbonate anhydrous (366 mg, 2.65 mmol, 2.0 eq.) were added and the mixture was heated to 65° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled to r.t. and extracted with Et2O (2×), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by FC (SiO2, eluent: Hept/AcOEt) to yield the ester as a mixture of 2 diastereoisomers.
Listed in Table 41 below are esters of Structure 10, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding tetrahydroisoquinolines 13 and the corresponding tosylate as starting materials.
Method A: To a solution of (±)-1-(2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (760 mg, 1.64 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH under N2, palladium on activated carbon (10 wt. %, 76 mg) was added. The flask was carefully evacuated and refilled with H2 (3×). The black suspension was stirred at r.t. under an H2-atmosphere for 18 hours. The black suspension was filtered through Celite. The Celite was rinsed with EtOH. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture was dissolved in 4M HCl in dioxane (10 mL). The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. during 30 min, then concentrated in vacuo. The new crude salt was dissolved in EtOH and concentrated in vacuo (3 times) to afford the desired salt.
Listed in Table 42 below are hydrochloride salts of Structure 2, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding Cbz-protected tetrahydroisoquinolines of Structure 10 as starting material.
Method B: To an ice-cooled solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.27 g, 2.84 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (5 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (12 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 7 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was coevaporated with EtOH (3×). The product was triturated with Et2O/pentane to afford the title salt.
Listed in Table 43 below are hydrochloride salts of Structure 2, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding Boc-protected tetrahydroisoquinolines of Structure 10 as starting material.
Method C: To a solution of Cbz-protected tetrahydroisoquinoline of Structure 10 (1.04 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in AcOH (10 mL), 33% hydrobromic acid in acetic acid (2.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane to AcOEt with 10% of NEt3). The resulting amine was dissolved in EtOH (20 mL) and acetyl chloride (0.11 mL, 1.48 mmol, 1.4 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was refluxed for 2 hours, then allowed to cool to r.t., and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired hydrochloride salt.
Listed in Table 44 below are hydrochloride salts of Structure 2, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding Cbz-protected tetrahydroisoquinolines of Structure 10 as starting material.
Method D: (±)-[4-Chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (C19H20NO3Cl, MW=345.83): To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (1.03 g, 2.15 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in AcOH (30 mL), 33% hydrobromic acid in acetic acid (7.5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane to AcOEt with 10% of NEt3) to yield the title amine.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.71 min; [M+H]+=346.3
Method E: (±)-[4-Fluoro-2-(6-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (C19H19NO3F2, MW=347.36): To a solution of (±)-5-bromo-6-fluoro-1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (50 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and Cs2CO3 (104 mg, 0.32 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (1 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (18 μL, 0.16 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the mixture was poured into water and extracted with DCM (3×). The combined extracts were washed with water and dried over MgSO4. To a solution under N2 of the residue in EtOH (4 mL), palladium on activated carbon (10 wt. %, 10 mg) was added. The flask was evacuated and backfilled with H2 (3×). The black suspension was stirred at r.t. under an H2-atmosphere for 18 hours. The suspension was filtered through Celite, the Celite rinsed with EtOH, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters X-bridge, 19×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) to give the title amine.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.62 min; [M+H]+=348.2
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (790 mg, 1.77 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (3 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (7.4 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was coevaporated with EtOH (3×). To a solution of the residue in EtOH (2 mL), conc. H2SO4 (0.18 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. Water and 5% aq. NaOH soln. were added and the mixture was extracted with Et2O (3×10 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.67 min; [M+H]+=346.1
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (640 mg, 1.38 mmol, 1 eq.) in EtOH (2.5 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (5.5 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between AcOEt and a sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt. The comb. org. phases were concentrated in vacuo to give the free amine.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.73 min; [M+H]+=364.2
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (446 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (4.8 mL) under N2, palladium on activated carbon (10 wt. %, 106 mg) was added. The flask was carefully evacuated and refilled with H2 (3×). The black suspension was stirred at 50° C. under an H2-atmosphere for 48 hours. The black suspension was filtered through Celite. The Celite was rinsed with EtOH. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. To an ice-cooled solution of the residue in DCM (1.8 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (2.6 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was coevaporated with EtOH (3×). The residue, redissolved in DMF (2 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 19×30 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired amine as a yellow oil.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.69 min; [M+H]+=312.1
Step 1: To a mixture of (±)-5-bromo-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (150 mg, 0.28 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and K2CO3 (43 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.10 eq.) in acetone (0.7 mL), allyl bromide (26 μL, 0.29 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added. The mixture was heated to 60° C. in a sealed vial for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and poured in water (4 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (2×5 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partially purified by flash master (column: 10 g, flow: 15 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+10% AcOEt) to yield (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-5-bromo-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester as a colorless oil.
Step 2: To a solution under N2 of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-5-bromo-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (90 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1.00 eq.) in THF (0.28 mL) cooled at −20° C., isopropylmagnesium chloride—lithium chloride complex 14% in THF (0.32 mL, 0.14 mmol, 1.00 eq.) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. and slowly warmed to r.t. over 2.5 hours. The reaction was carefully quenched with 1M aq. NH4Cl soln. (10 mL) and with AcOEt (10 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered through celite and the filter cake was rinsed with water and AcOEt. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×10 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×10 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo.
The residue was purified by flash master (column: 10 g, flow: 15 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+10% AcOEt) to yield (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester as a colorless oil.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.07 min; [M+H]+=452.1
To a solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (836 mg, 2.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DIPEA (0.86 mL, 5.00 mmol, 2.5 eq.) in DCM (30 mL), carbonic acid 2-bromo-benzyl ester 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl ester (787 mg, 2.40 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. during 2 hours. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (30 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the previous mixture in EtOH (1.1 mL), conc. H2SO4 (0.10 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. during 3 hours. Water and 5% aq. NaOH soln. were added and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired product as a pale yellow oil.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.06 min; [M+H]+=560.0
To an ice-cooled solution of (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (4.57 g, 10.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (43 mL), acryloyl chloride (0.98 mL, 11.7 mmol, 1.1 eq.) and DIPEA (3.99 mL, 23.3 mmol, 2.2 eq.) were added in sequence. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. The reaction was diluted with DCM (200 mL) and 1M aq. citric acid soln. (1×200 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×200 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×200 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane+20% AcOEt to Heptane+52% AcOEt) to yield the desired vinyl amide derivative.
Listed in Table 45 below are vinyl amides 8, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding amine of Structure 2 as starting materials.
To a solution of 2-bromobenzyl alcohol (2.83 g, 15.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and DMAP (916 mg, 7.5 mmol, 0.5 eq.) in MeCN/DCM 1:1 (45 mL), N,N′-disuccinimidyl carbonate (3.84 g, 15.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The mixture was washed with H2O (1×45 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×45 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was recrystallized from iPrOH.
Listed in Table 46 below are carbonates 5, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding benzyl alcohols 6 as starting materials.
To a solution of 2-bromobenzyl chloride (424 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (15 mL) cooled at −78° C., 2.5M butyllithium solution in hexanes (0.80 mL, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added. The resulting yellow solution was stirred at −78° C. for 20 min. A solution of (±)-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinic acid 1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-methylideneamide (600 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (5 mL) was added dropwise at −78° C. The dark yellow solution was stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 1 hour. H2O (20 mL) was added and the layers were separated. The aq. layer was extracted with Et2O (3×20 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×20 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flashmaster (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, heptane to heptane+30% AcOEt) to yield the desired isoindoline 28 as a beige solid.
Listed in Table 47 below are isoindolines 28, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding 2-bromobenzyl chloride derivatives 26 as starting materials.
Step 1: To a mixture of 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde (8.20 g, 52.37 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and potassium carbonate anhydrous (8.69 g, 62.85 mmol, 1.20 eq.) in DMF (100 mL), allyl bromide (4.7 mL, 54.99 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added. The mixture was heated at 50° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and poured in water (150 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (2×200 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-allyloxy-5-chloro-benzaldehyde. The product was used without further purification.
Step 2: To a mixture of 2-allyloxy-5-chloro-benzaldehyde (8.55 g, 43.48 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and 2-methyl-2-propanesulfinamide (6.86 g, 56.64 mmol, 1.3 eq.) in THF (200 mL), titanium (IV) ethoxide (52.3 mL, 49.84 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (1000 mL) and DCM (300 mL).The reaction mixture was filtered. The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×200 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×250 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×150 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without further purification.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.98 min; [M+H]+=300.0
To a solution of 1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-5-fluoro-2-(2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole (230 mg, 0.56 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeOH (10 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (2 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and DIPEA (0.30 mL, 1.69 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (10 mL), benzyl chloroformate (0.10 mL, 0.68 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (10 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×10 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×10 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired isoindoline.
Listed in Table 48 below are isoindolines 29, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding isoindoline derivatives 28 as starting materials.
To a solution of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-2-(2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole (10.77 g, 27.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in MeOH (300 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (40.0 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and DIPEA (14.5 mL, 82.9 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (300 mL), di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (7.23 g, 33.1 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted 1M aq. citric acid (100 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×100 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×100 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flashmaster (column: 340 g, flow: 90 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+20% AcOEt) to yield the desired product as a white foam.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.04 min; [M+H]+=386.1
A mixture under N2 of (±)-1-(2-allyloxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (10.35 g, 26.8 mmol, 1.00 eq.), 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (8.38 g, 53.6 mmol, 2.00 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (1.55 g, 1.34 mmol, 0.05 eq.) in MeOH (300 mL) was stirred at r.t. for 5 hours. The mixture was partitioned between AcOEt (250 mL) and water (250 mL). The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×100 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×250 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 340 g, flow: 90 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+50% AcOEt) to give the desired phenol 30.
Listed in Table 49 below are isoindolines 30, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding isoindoline derivatives 29 as starting materials.
To a mixture of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (7.47 g, 21.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and potassium carbonate anhydrous (4.48 g, 32.4 mmol, 1.5 eq.) in acetone (400 mL), ethyl bromoacetate (2.63 mL, 23.8 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was poured in water (150 mL). The mixture was extracted with AcOEt (2×200 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 340 g, flow: 90 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+50% EtOAc) to yield the title product as an yellow oil.
Listed in Table 50 below are isoindolines of Structure 10, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with corresponding isoindoline derivatives 30 as starting materials.
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (2.16 g, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (100 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (25 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and NEt3 (3.48 mL, 25 mmol, 5.0 eq.) in DCM (100 mL), acryloyl chloride (0.45 mL, 5.5 mmol, 1.1 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane+20% AcOEt to Heptane+70% AcOEt) to give the title compound.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=385.9
Following the same procedure, but starting from 1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (enantiomer 2), [2-(2-acryloyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-4-chloro-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (enantiomer 2) was prepared.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=385.9
To an ice-cooled solution of (S)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (86 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.00 eq.) in DCM (5 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (5 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue and NEt3 (0.14 mL, 1.0 mmol, 5.00 eq.) in DCM (5 mL), benzyl chloroformate (30 μL, 0.21 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 18×50 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.03 min; [M+H]+=465.9
Following the same procedure, but starting from (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester, (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester was prepared.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.03 min; [M+H]+=466.9
To an ice-cooled solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (2.26 g, 5.23 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (100 mL), 4M HCl in dioxane (25 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with cold methyl tert-butyl ether (50 mL), filtered, and rinsed with cold methyl tert-butyl ether (20 mL) to give the desired salt as a white solid.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.70 min; [M+H]+=332.2
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenyl)-5-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (165 mg, 0.34 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in AcOH (3.0 mL), 33% hydrobromic acid in acetic acid (3.0 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was stirred in 1.25M HCl in ethanol (5.0 mL) at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give the desired salt as a colorless oil.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.71 min; [M+H]+=350.1
Step 1: To a mixture of 5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (5.0 g, 35.69 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and potassium carbonate (7.97 g, 57.10 mmol, 1.60 eq.) in DMF (60 mL), benzyl bromide (4.54 mL, 37.47 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 hours, then allowed to cool to r.t. and poured into 100 mL of cold water and extracted with AcOEt. The organic extract was washed with 10% aq. NaOH soln. and sat. aq. NaCl soln., dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+30% AcOEt) to yield 2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-benzaldehyde as an yellow oil.
Step 2: To a solution under N2 of methyl 2-iodobenzoate (1.0 g, 3.82 mmol) in THF (20 mL) cooled at −78° C., isopropylmagnesium chloride—lithium chloride complex in THF (1:1), ca. 14% in THF (554 mg, 3.82 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 1 hour.==>Grignard Solution A
To the Grignard Solution A cooled to −78° C., a solution of 2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-benzaldehyde (879 mg, 3.82 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction was carefully quenched with 1M aq. NH4Cl soln. (50 mL) and AcOEt (100 mL) was added. The resulting suspension was filtered through celite and the filter cake was rinsed with water and AcOEt. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×150 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×100 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+45% AcOEt) to yield (±)-3-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3H-isobenzofuran-1-one as a white solid.
Step 3: To an ice-cooled and stirred suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (170 mg, 4.49 mmol, 1.5 eq.) in THF (30 mL), (±)-3-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-3H-isobenzofuran-1-one (1.0 g, 2.99 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (20 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min and further at r.t. for 1 hour. The mixture was again cooled to 0° C. and carefully hydrolyzed by the dropwise addition of iPrOH (15 mL) and 2M aq. NaOH (6 mL). The resulting suspension was filtered through celite and the filter cake was rinsed with THF. The fitrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with 2M aq. HCl soln. (150 mL) and DCM (150 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×150 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-methanol as a colorless oil.
Step 4: To an ice-cooled solution of (±)-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-methanol (500 mg, 1.48 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and DMAP (9 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.05 eq.) in DCM (30 mL), NEt3 (0.82 mL, 5.91 mmol, 4.00 eq.) and methanesulfonyl chloride (0.24 mL, 3.10 mmol, 2.10 eq.) were added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and further at r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with H2O (50 mL) and DCM (50 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (2×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with water (1×150 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-methanesulfonic acid 2-[(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-methanesulfonyloxy-methyl]-benzyl ester.
Step 5: To a solution of (±)-methanesulfonic acid 2-[(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-methanesulfonyloxy-methyl]-benzyl ester (650 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (15 mL), benzylamine (0.19 mL, 1.71 mmol, 1.3 eq.) and DIPEA (0.69 mL, 3.94 mmol, 3.0 eq.) were added in sequence. The mixture was heated at 70° C. for 2 days. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was filtered and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Water X-Bridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-2-benzyl-1-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole.
Step 6: To a solution under N2 of (±)-2-benzyl-1-(2-benzyloxy-5-fluoro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole (181 mg, 0.44 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (20 mL), palladium on activated carbon (10 wt. %, 60 mg) was added. The flask was evacuated and backfilled with H2 (3×). The black suspension was stirred at r.t. under an H2-atmosphere for 18 hours. The suspension was filtered through Celite, the Celite rinsed with EtOH. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was filtered and then purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-4-fluoro-phenol.
Step 7: To an-ice cooled solution of (±)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-4-fluoro-phenol (13 mg, 0.055 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and DIPEA (37 μL, 0.218 mmol, 4.00 eq.) in DCM (2 mL), benzyl chloroformate (8 μL, 0.057 mmol, 1.05 eq.) was added dropwise. Upon completion of the addition, the cooling bath was removed and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The reaction was quenched with 1M aq. citric acid soln. (5 mL). The layers were separated. The aq. phase was extracted with DCM (3×2 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-isoindole-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=364.1
A mixture of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (1.9 g, 5.00 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and chloroacetonitrile (0.34 mL, 5.19 mmol, 1.04 eq.) in DMSO (1.5 mL) was added to a suspension of potassium carbonate (980 mg, 7.09 mmol, 1.42 eq.) in DMSO (1.5 mL) (exothermic). The mixture was heated up to 80° C. and stirred at that temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice. After the ice melted, the mixture was filtered and the filter cake was rinsed with water. The resulting yellow gum was dried under hv The product was used without further purification.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.00 min; [M+H]+=433.1
To a solution of (S)-1-(2-carboxymethoxy-5-chloro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (165 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (0.9 mL), TBTU (138 mg, 0.43 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and DIPEA (0.19 mL, 1.08 mmol, 3.0 eq.) were added in sequence. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 15 min. Then 1M hydrazine in anhydrous THF (1.99 mL, 1.99 mmol, 5.6 eq.) was added at 0° C. (exothermic). The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with DCM and then washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. The aq. phase was extracted once with DCM. The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired product as a brown foam.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=466.3
To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-cyanomethoxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (866 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (25 mL), water (6 mL), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (542 mg, 7.6 mmol, 3.8 eq.) and potassium carbonate (485 mg, 3.5 mmol, 1.8 eq.) were added in sequence. The mixture was heated to reflux for 1 hour. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between water and DCM. The layers were separated and the aq. layer was extracted with DCM (3×). The comb. org. layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in DMF (5 mL), was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, basic conditions) and evaporated to give the title product as a white foam.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.84 min; [M+H]+=466.2
Step 1: To an ice-cooled solution of (3-benzyloxy-isoxazol-5-yl)-methanol (500 mg, 2.44 mmol, 1.00 eq., prepared as described by R. Riess et al. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 473-479) in DCM (5.1 mL), NEt3 (0.39 mL, 2.8 mmol, 1.15 eq.), DMAP (3 mg, 0.02 mmol, 0.01 eq.), and methasulfonyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.8 mmol, 1.15 eq.) were added in sequence. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2.5 hours, then was concentrated in vacuo to afford methanesulfonic acid 3-benzyloxy-isoxazol-5-ylmethyl ester. The product was used for the next step without further purification.
Step 2: To a solution of (±)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (159 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1 eq.) in MeCN (0.8 mL), potassium carbonate (166 mg, 1.2 mmol, 3 eq.) and methanesulfonic acid 3-benzyloxy-isoxazol-5-ylmethyl ester (113 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1 eq.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was diluted with MeCN/H2O 1:1 (1 mL) and purified by prep. HPLC (column: Atlantis, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and concentrated in vacuo to give (±)-1-[2-(3-benzyloxy-isoxazol-5-ylmethoxy)-5-chloro-phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester.
Step 3: A solution of (±)-1-[2-(3-benzyloxy-isoxazol-5-ylmethoxy)-5-chloro-phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (70 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq.) in 33% hydrobromic acid in acetic acid (0.64 mL) was stirred at r.t. for 1.5 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue, redissolved in MeCN/MeOH, was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated (genevac) to give (±)-5-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxymethyl]-isoxazol-3-ol.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.66 min; [M+H]+=357.2
To a solution under N2 of a bromobenzene 43 (5.00 mmol, 1.00 eq.) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (289 mg, 0.25 mmol, 0.05 eq.) in THF (10 mL), 4-ethoxy-4-oxobutylzinc bromide 0.5N in THF (20 mL, 10.00 mmol, 2.00 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to r.t. and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flashmaster (column: 100 g, flow: 45 mL/min, Heptane to Heptane+AcOEt) to yield the desired phenyl propionic ester. To a solution of the ester in THF (8 mL) and MeOH (2 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (4 mL) was added. The pale yellow solution was stirred at 50° C. for 18 hours, then the org. solvents were removed in vacuo. The resulting aq. layer was carefully acidified with 2N aq. HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×20 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid. The product was used without further purification.
Listed in Table 51 below are phenyl butyric acids 45, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with the corresponding bromobenzene 43 as starting material.
Step 1: A solution of 2-chlorocinnamic acid (1.84 g, 10.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (995 mg, 10.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (60 mL) was treated with 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (4.89 g, 40.0 mmol, 4.0 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (2.88 g, 15.0 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and the resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 62 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt (1 L). The diluted solution was washed with 1N aq. HCl soln. (3×400 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (3×400 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×400 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired amide as a pale yellow oil. The product was used without further purification.
LC-MS 3: tR=0.80 min; [M+H]+=226.2
Step 2: To a solution under N2 of trimethylsulfoxonium (2.20 g,10.0 mmol, 2.0 eq.) in DMSO (10 mL) maintained at r.t. with a water bath, sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 400 mg, 10.0 mmol, 2.0 eq.) was added portionwise over 10 min. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 hour. A solution of (E)-3-(2-chloro-phenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-acrylamide (1.14 g g, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMSO (5 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 19 hours. The reaction mixture was poured in sat. aq. NH4Cl soln. (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (3×50 mL). The comb. org. phases were washed with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by CC (SiO2, Hept/AcOEt) to give the desired cyclopropyl as a colorless oil.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.75 min; [M+H]+=240.2
Step 3: To a solution of (±)-(trans)-2-(2-chloro-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid methoxy-methyl-amide (1.00 g, 4.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in Et2O (30 mL), tert-butoxide (2.54 g, 22.66 mmol, 5.4 eq.) and H2O (0.15 mL) were added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in H2O and the solution was carefully acidified with conc. HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×20 mL). The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid as a colorless oil that solidifies upon standing. The residue was used without further purification.
Listed in Tables 52a and 52b below are cyclopropyl acids 49, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with the corresponding α,β-unsaturated acid 46 as starting material.
1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)
A solution of the amine ((S)-4-chloro-2-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester (456 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-(trans)-2-phenylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (219 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (8 mL) was treated with DMAP (240 mg, 1.97 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (377 mg, 1.97 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and the resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt (150 mL). The diluted solution was washed with 1N aq. HCl (3×50 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (3×50 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired amide.
LC-MS 3: tR=1.04 min; [M+H]+=490.0
A solution of the amine ((S)-4-chloro-2-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (210 mg, 0.50 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-(trans)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (116 mg, 0.50 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (3 mL) was treated with DMAP (490 mg, 4.00 mmol, 8.0 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (288 mg, 1.50 mmol, 3.0 eq.) and the resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 96 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt (50 mL). The diluted solution was washed with 1N aq. HCl (3×20 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (3×20 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×20 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in THF (2 mL), 1M aq. NaOH (0.64 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water and washed with AcOEt. The aq. phase was acidified with 2N aq. HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM. The comb. org. phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired acid.
Listed in Table 53 below are examples of compounds of Formula (I), prepared according to the above-mentioned method with the corresponding acid as starting material.
To an ice-cooled solution under N2 of (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (2.0 g, 5.2 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DCM (13 mL), N-ethyldiisopropylamine (2.7 mL, 15.6 mmol, 3.0 eq.) was added. A solution of bromoacetyl bromide (0.5 mL, 5.7 mmol, 1.1 eq.) in DCM (5 mL) was added dropwise. The cooling bath was removed and the brown solution stirred at r.t. for 2 hours. The solution was diluted with AcOEt (170 mL), washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (1×90 mL), with sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×90 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 35 mL/min, heptane to heptane+AcOEt) to yield the title compound as a brown oil.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.86 min; [M+H]+=449.6
A solution of N-carbobenzyloxyglycine (1.07 g, 5.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-[4-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (1.93 g, 5.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (30 mL) was treated with 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (2.44 g, 20.00 mmol, 4.0 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (1.44 g, 7.50 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and the resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt (500 mL). The diluted solution was washed with 1N aq. HCl soln. (3×200 mL), sat. aq. NaHCO3 soln. (3×200 mL), sat. aq. NaCl soln. (1×200 mL), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash master (column: 100 g, flow: 35 mL/min, heptane to heptane+AcOEt) to yield the title product as a white foam.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.92 min; [M+H]+=521.1
To a solution under N2 of (±)-{2-[2-(2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-acetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy}-acetic acid ethyl ester (1.81 g, 3.48 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in EtOH (17 mL), palladium on activated carbon (10% wt., 181 mg) was added. The flask was carefully evacuated and backfilled with H2 (3×). The black suspension was stirred at r.t. under an H2-atmosphere for 18 hours. The black suspension was filtered through Celite. The Celite was rinsed with EtOH. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 4M HCl in dioxane (20 mL). The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. during 30 min, then concentrated in vacuo. The crude salt was dissolved in EtOH and concentrated in vacuo (3 times) to afford the title salt as a pale yellow foam.
LC-MS 2: tR=0.64 min; [M+H]+=387.2
To a solution of 4′-chloro-2′-fluoroacetophenone (0.7 mL, 5 mmol, 1 eq.) in DME (5 mL), hydrazine monohydrate (5 mL, 5 mmol, 1 eq.) was added at r.t. over 5 min. The reaction mixture was then refluxed in a sealed microwave vial for 24 hours. The mixture was cooled down to r.t. and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Water was added. The resulting suspension was filtered off and the solids were purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 30×75 mm, 10 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions) and evaporated to give the desired indazole as a white solid.
Listed in Table 54 below are indazoles 9, prepared according to the above-mentioned method, with the corresponding 2′-fluoroacetophenone as starting material.
Listed in table 55 are enantiomers or diastereoisomers which were separated by prep. HPLC over a chiral stationary phase. Conditions for the separation are:
Method CS1: Column DaiCel ChiralPak IB (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 90% Heptane and eluent B 10% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS2: Column DaiCel ChiralPak IB (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 95% Heptane and eluent B 15% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS3: Column DaiCel ChiralPak OD (20×250 mm, 10 μm), eluent A 95% Heptane and eluent B 5% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS4: Column DaiCel ChiralPak AD-H (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 60% Heptane and eluent B 40% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS5: Column DaiCel ChiralPak AD-H (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 95% Heptane and eluent B 5% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS6: Column DaiCel ChiralPak OD-H (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 85% Heptane and eluent B 15% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS7: Column DaiCel ChiralPak AD-H (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 85% Heptane and eluent B 15% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS8: Column DaiCel ChiralPak AD-H (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 80% Heptane and eluent B 20% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min.
Method CS9: Column DaiCel ChiralPak AD-H (30×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 90% Heptane and eluent B 10% EtOH, flow 34 mL/min.
The assessment of the absolute configuration on the tetrahydroisoquinoline was done by X-ray analysis of compound 50 which was obtained according to the procedure as described in Scheme 20. The racemic phenol 51 was subjected to an alkylation with the enantiopure tosylate 52 (obtained upon treatment of the corresponding commercially available alcohol with tosyl chloride in the presence of NEt3 and triethylamine hydrochloride), with the assumption that the alkylation goes via inversion. The resulting mixture of diastereoisomers 53 was separated by chiral prep. HPLC (Conditions: Column Daicel ChiralPak OD (20×250 mm, 10 μm), eluent A 95% Heptane and eluent B 5% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min) to afford the two enantiomerically pure esters, which were saponified to the acids 50 and 54. The acid 50 was more active in the CRTH2 binding assay; it has been crystallized by slow evaporation of a solution in DCM and used for X-ray analysis.
The assessment of the absolute configuration on the phenylcyclopropyl ring was done by following the asymmetric synthesis developed by Charette et al. (JACS1998, 120, 11943-11952). The commercially available cinnamic acid 55 was esterified and reduced to give the homoallylic alcohol 56, which undergoes an asymmetric Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of the ligand 57. The resulting alcohol was then oxidized to give the desired acid 58. The acid 58 was obtained with an ee of 88% and the (S,S)-assignment was confirmed by comparison with published data (S. J. Cho et al. J. Med. Chem. 2009, 52, 1885-1902). Amide coupling between acid 58 and amine 59 in the presence of EDC as activating agent and DMAP as a base, followed by saponification afforded the final compound 60. Compound 60 has been obtained with an ee of 96% and was measured to have an antagonistic activity in the radioligand displacement assay (described below) of IC50=215 nM. By comparison, separation of the diasteroisomeric mixture 61 by prep. HPLC over a chiral stationary phase (Conditions: Column Daicel ChiralPak IB (20×250 mm, 5 μm), eluent A 90% Heptane and eluent B 10% EtOH, flow 16 mL/min) afforded two enantiomerically pure esters. The resulting two esters were saponified in the presence of 1M aq. NaOH to give the two optically pure acids 62 and 60; the thus obtained acid 60 has the same retention time as the acid obtained from intermediates 58 and 59 and was shown to be the less active isomer in the radioligand displacement assay (62: IC50=1.39 nM; 60: IC50=1000 nM). The stereochemistry of other examples containing a phenyl-cyclopropyl-carbonyl moiety, which were obtained by chiral chromatography, has been assigned in analogy, meaning that the more active isomer was assumed to have (R,R)-configuration at the two stereocenters of the cyclopropyl ring.
Preparation of hCRTH2 Receptor Membranes and Radioliqand Displacement Assay:
First, recombinant HEK293-hCRTH2 cells were detached from culture plates into 5 ml buffer A/plate (Buffer A: 5 mM Tris, 1 mM MgCl2-6H2O pH=7.4) using a rubber policeman. Cells were then transferred into centrifugation tubes and centrifuged for 5 min at 400 g. The cell pellet was resuspended in the same buffer and tubes were frozen at −80° C. Cells were thawed and membrane fragments were generated by homogenization using a polytron homogenizer (30 seconds). The membrane fragments were then centrifuged at 3000 g for 20 minutes and resuspended in buffer C (Buffer C: 75 mM Tris, 25 mM MgCl2, 250 mM Saccharose pH 7.4). Aliquots of membrane fragments were stored at −20° C.
Binding assay was performed in a final assay volume of 250 μl. First, 25 μl of test compound, previously diluted in Binding-Buffer (Binding-Buffer: 50 mM Tris-Base, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 0.1% BSA (protease free), 0.01% NaN3, 10 mM MnCl2, pH 7.0) was placed into each well. After addition of 75 μl Binding-Buffer, 50 μl of the radioligand 3H-PGD2 (at 2.5 nM (220.000 dpm/well) from ANAWA ART0662) was added to each well. Binding assay was started by addition of 100 μl CRTH2 membrane fragments, reaching a final concentration of 20 μg/well. For non-specific binding, PGD2 was added to the reaction mixture to 10 mM final concentration.
This assay mix was incubated for 90 minutes at room temperature and then filtered through a GF/C filter 96-well plate which was pre-soaked for 3 hours in 0.5% polyethyleneimine (PEI). The filter-wells were washed three times with ice cold Binding-Buffer. Then, 40 μl of Microscint-40 (Packard) was added to each well and the retained radioactivity quantified in a Topcount (Packard).
Antagonistic activities of exemplified compounds are displayed in the following Table:
Radioligand Displacement Assay-Human Serum Albumin (HSA):
Radioligand displacement assay in presence of human serum albumin (HSA) was performed as described above, with following modifications. Binding-Buffer-HSA: Binding-buffer+0.5% Sigma Albumin from Human serum A1887 (instead of 0.1% BSA). A volume of 25 μl test compound, previously diluted in Binding-Buffer—HSA was placed into each well. After addition of 75 μl Binding-Buffer-HSA, 50 μl of 3H-PGD2 (at 2.5 nM (220.000 dpm/well) from ANAWA ART0662) was added to each well. Remaining protocol was identical as described above.
After obtaining informed consent, blood samples were drawn by venipuncture according to the protocol approved by the ethics committee of Basel, Switzerland. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (containing eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils) were isolated using the Polymorphprep™ method (Axis-Shield). In brief, anticoagulated whole blood was layered onto a Polymorphprep gradient (density 1.113 g/ml) and centrifuged at 500 g for 30 min. The polymorphonuclear cell fraction was harvested and depleted for erythrocytes by hypotonic saline lysis.
The polymorphonuclear cells were resuspended in assay buffer (1×PBS with Ca2+/Mg2+supplemented with 0.1% BSA, 10 mM HEPES, and 10 mM Glucose, pH 7.4) at 5×106 cells/ml and stained with anti-CD49d-APC ((APC=Allophycocyanin) for 1 hour at RT. Test compounds, at various concentrations, were preincubated 10 min in human plasma (anticoagulated with a thrombin inhibitor). Then, human plasma was added to the polymorphonuclear cells to 50% of final assay volume with polymorphonuclear cells at 4×106 cells/ml. After incubation for 10 minutes at 37° C., the polymorphonuclear cells were activated for 5 min at 37° C. by addition of PGD2 at 100 nM final concentration. Activation was stopped by addition of 0.5 ml paraformaldehyde (1%).
Immediately after fixation with paraformaldehyde, the samples were analyzed by FACSCanto flow cytometer (BD Biosciences) and target cells were identified by their forward-scatter (FSC) and side-scatter (SSC) characteristics. Eosinophils were identified by the anti-CD49d-APC signal and their characteristic side-scatter (SSC) profile. Shape change responses, indicative of eosinophil activation, were quantified as the percent of cells with an increased forward-scatter.
Cells (HEK-293), stably expressing the hCRTH2 receptor under the control of the cytomegalovirus promoter from a single insertion of the expression vector pcDNA5 (Invitrogen), are grown to confluency in DMEM (low glucose, Gibco) medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Bioconcept, Switzerland) under standard mammalian cell culture conditions (37° C. in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2). Cells are detached from culture dishes using a dissociation buffer (0.02% EDTA in PBS, Gibco) for 1 min, and collected by centrifugation at 200 g at rt for 5 min in assay buffer (equal parts of Hank's BSS (HBSS, Bioconcept) and DMEM (low glucose, without phenol red, Gibco)). After incubation for 45 min (37° C. and 5% CO2) in the presence of 1 μM Fluo-4 and 0.04% Pluronic F-127 (both Molecular Probes), and 20 mM HEPES (Gibco) in assay buffer, the cells are washed with and resuspended in assay buffer, then seeded onto 384-well FLIPR assay plates (Greiner) at 50,000 cells in 66 μl per well, and sedimented by centrifugation.
Stock solutions of test compounds are made up at a concentration of 10 mM in DMSO, and serially diluted in assay buffer to concentrations required for inhibition dose response curves. Prostaglandin D2 (Biomol, Plymouth Meeting, PA) is used as an agonist.
A FLIPR Tetra instrument (Molecular Devices) is operated according to the manufacturer's standard instructions, adding 4 μl of test compound dissolved at 10 mM in DMSO and diluted prior to the experiment in assay buffer to obtain the desired final concentration. 10 μl of 80 nM prostaglandin D2 (Biomol, Plymouth Meeting, PA) in assay buffer, supplemented with 0.8% bovine serum albumin (fatty acid content <0.02%, Sigma), is then added to obtain a final concentration of 10 nM and 0.1%, respectively. Changes in fluorescence are monitored before and after the addition of test compounds at λex=488 nm and λem=540 nm. Emission peak values above base level after prostaglandin D2 addition are exported after base line subtraction. Values are normalized to high-level control (no test compound added) after subtraction of base line value (no prostaglandin D2 added). The program XLIfit 3.0 (IDBS) is used to fit the data to a single site dose response curve of the equation (A+((B−A)/(1+((C/x)̂D)))) and to calculate the IC50 values.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2010/053071 | Jul 2010 | IB | international |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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| PCT/IB11/52944 | 7/4/2011 | WO | 00 | 1/7/2013 |
