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2-(4-bromo or 4-iodo phenylamino) benzoic acid derivatives and their use as MEK inhibitors

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  • Patent Grant
  • 6310060
  • Patent Number
    6,310,060
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, January 5, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 30, 2001
    23 years ago
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Abstract
Phenylamino benzoic acid, benzamides, and benzyl alcohol derivatives of the formula where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are hydrogen or substituent groups such as alkyl, and where R7 is hydrogen or an organic radical, and Z is COOR7, tetrazolyl, CONR6R7, or CH2OR7, are potent inhibitors of MEK and, as such, are effective in treating cancer and other proliferative diseases such as inflammation, psoriasis and restenosis, as well as stroke, heart failure, and immunodeficiency disorders.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




This invention provides benzoic acid and amide derivatives of anthranilic acids which inhibit certain dual specificity kinase enzymes involved in proliferative diseases such as cancer and restenosis.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




Proliferative diseases are caused by a defect in the intracellular signaling system, or the signal transduction mechanism of certain proteins. Cancer, for example, is commonly caused by a series of defects in these signaling proteins, resulting from a change either in their intrinsic activity or in their cellular concentrations. The cell may produce a growth factor that binds to its own receptors, resulting in an autocrine loop, which continually stimulates proliferation. Mutations or overexpression of intracellular signaling proteins can lead to spurious mitogenic signals within the cell. Some of the most common mutations occur in genes encoding the protein known as Ras, which is a G-protein that is activated when bound to GTP, and inactivated when bound to GDP.




The above mentioned growth factor receptors, and many other mitogenic receptors, when activated, lead to Ras being converted from the GDP-bound state to the GTP-bound state. This signal is an absolute prerequisite for proliferation in most cell types. Defects in this signaling system, especially in the deactivation of the Ras.GTP complex, are common in cancers, and lead to the signaling cascade below Ras being chronically activated.




Activated Ras leads in turn to the activation of a cascade of serine/threonine kinases. One of the groups of kinases known to require an active Ras.GTP for its own activation is the Raf family. These in turn activate MEK, (eg, MEK


1


and MEK


2


) which then activates MAP kinase. Activation of MAP kinase by mitogens appears to be essential for proliferation, and constitutive activation of this kinase is sufficient to induce cellular transformation. Blockade of downstream Ras signaling, for example by use of a dominant negative Raf-1 protein, can completely inhibit mitogenesis, whether induced from cell surface receptors or from oncogenic Ras mutants. Although Ras is not itself a protein kinase, it participates in the activation of Raf and other kinases, most likely through a phosphorylation mechanism. Once activated, Raf and other kinases phosphorylate MEK on two closely adjacent serine residues, S


218


and S


222


in the case of MEK-1, which are the prerequisite for activation of MEK as a kinase. MEK in turn phosphorylates MAP kinase on both a tyrosine, Y


185


, and a threonine residue, T


183


, separated by a single amino acid. This double phosphorylation activates MAP kinase at least 100-fold, and it can now catalyze the phosphorylation of a large number of proteins, including several transcription factors and other kinases. Many of these MAP kinase phosphorylations are mitogenically activating for the target protein, whether it be another kinase, a transcription factor, or other cellular protein. MEK is also activated by several kinases other than Raf-1, including MEKK, and itself appears to be a signal integrating kinase. As far as is currently known, MEK is highly specific for the phosphorylation of MAP kinase. In fact, no substrate for MEK other than MAP kinase has been demonstrated to date, and MEK does not phosphorylate peptides based on the MAP kinase phosphorylation sequence, or even phosphorylate denatured MAP kinase. MEK also appears to associate strongly with MAP kinase prior to phosphorylating it, suggesting that phosphorylation of MAP kinase by MEK may require a prior strong interaction between the two proteins. Both this requirement and the unusual specificity of MEK are suggestive that it may have enough difference in its mechanism of action to other protein kinases that selective inhibitors of MEK, possibly operating through allosteric mechanisms rather than through the usual blockade of the ATP binding site, may be found.




This invention provides compounds which are highly specific inhibitors of the kinase activity of MEK. Both in enzyme assays and whole cells, the compounds inhibit the phosphorylation of MAP kinase by MEK, thus preventing the activation of MAP kinase in cells in which the Ras cascade has been activated. The results of this enzyme inhibition include a reversal of transformed phenotype of some cell types, as measured both by the ability of the transformed cells to grow in an anchorage-independent manner and by the ability of some transformed cell lines to proliferate independently of external mitogens.




The compounds provided by this invention are 2-(phenylamino) benzoic acid, tetrazole, ester, amide, and benzyl alcohol derivatives, in which the phenyl ring is substituted at the 4-position with bromo or iodo. U.S. Pat. No. 5,155,110 discloses a wide variety of fenamic acid derivatives, including certain 2-(phenylamino) benzoic acid derivatives, as anti-inflammatory agents. The reference fails to describe the compounds of this invention or their kinase inhibitory activity.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




This invention provides 4-bromo and 4-iodo phenylamino benzoic acid derivatives which are selective MEK kinase inhibitors and as such are useful for treating proliferative diseases such as cancer, psoriasis, and restenosis. The compounds are defined by Formula I











wherein:




R


1


is hydrogen, hydroxy, C


1


-C


8


alkyl, C


1


-C


8


alkoxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, or CN;




R


2


is hydrogen;




R


3


, R


4


, and R


5


independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, C


1


-C


8


alkyl, C


1


-C


8


alkoxy, nitro, CN, or —(O or NH)


m


—(CH


2


)


n


—R


9


, where R


9


is hydrogen, hydroxy, CO


2


H, or NR


10


R


11


;




n is 0-4;




m is 0 or 1;




R


10


and R


11


independently are hydrogen or C


1


-C


8


alkyl, or taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, can complete a 3-10 member cyclic ring optionally containing one, two, or three additional heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N—C


1


-C


3


alkyl;




Z is COOR


7


, tetrazolyl, CONR


6


R


7


, CONHNR


10


R


11


, or CH


2


OR


7


;




R


6


and R


7


independently are hydrogen, C


1


-C


8


alkyl, C


2


-C


8


alkenyl,




C


2


-C


8


alkynyl,











aryl, heteroaryl, C


3


-C


10


cycloalkyl, or




C


3


-C


10


(cycloalkyl optionally containing one, two, or three heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N alkyl); or R


6


and R


7


together with the nitrogen to which they are attached complete a 3-10 member cyclic ring optionally containing 1, 2, or 3 additional heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N alkyl;




and wherein any of the foregoing alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted by halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, or heteroaryloxy, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.




Preferred compounds have Formula II











where R


1


, R


3


, R


4


, R


5


, R


6


, and R


7


are as defined above. Especially preferred are compounds wherein R


1


is methyl or halo, and R


3


, R


4


, and R


5


are halo such as fluoro or bromo.




The compounds of Formula II are carboxylic acids when R


7


is hydrogen, and are esters when R


7


is other than hydrogen. Compounds which are analogous to the acids in physical and biological properties are tetrazolyl derivatives of Formula IIa











Another preferred group of compounds are amides Formula III











and hydrazides of Formula IIIa











The benzyl alcohols of the invention have Formula IV











The most preferred compounds are those wherein R


1


is methyl, R


3


is hydrogen or halo such as fluoro, R


4


is halo such as fluoro, and R


5


is hydrogen or halo such as fluoro, bromo, or chloro. Representative compounds have the formulas











This invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a compound of Formula I together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent, or carrier. Preferred formulations include any of the foregoing preferred compounds together with an excipient, diluent, or carrier.




The compounds of Formula I are potent and selective inhibitors of MEK


1


and MEK


2


kinase enzymes. They are, therefore, useful to treat subjects suffering from cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, viral disease, heart failure, and proliferative diseases such as psoriasis, restenosis, autoimmune disease, and atherosclerosis. The compounds are especially well suited to treat cancers such as breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, and pancreatic cancer. They are particularly well-suited for use in conjunction with conventional radiation therapy. The compounds are also immunomodulatory agents and can be used to treat degenerative diseases where change in MEK activation leads to pathologies such as hepatomegaly and cardiomegaly. The invention provides a method of inhibiting MEK enzymes and the foregoing diseases by administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.




DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




As used herein, the term “aryl” means a cyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic aromatic ring moiety having from five to twelve carbon atoms. Examples of typical aryl groups include phenyl, naphthyl, and fluorenyl. The aryl may be substituted by one, two, or three groups selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino, or dialkylamino. Typical substituted aryl groups include 3-fluorophenyl, 3,5-dimethoxyphenyl, 4-nitronaphthyl, 2-methyl4-chloro-7-aminofluorenyl, and the like.




The term “aryloxy” means an aryl group bonded through an oxygen atom, for example phenoxy, 3-bromophenoxy, naphthyloxy, and 4-methyl-1-fluorenyloxy.




“Heteroaryl” means a cyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic aromatic ring moiety having from four to eleven carbon atoms and one, two, or three heteroatoms selected from O, S, or N. Examples include furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, xanthenyl, pyronyl, indolyl, pyrimidyl, naphthyridyl, pyridyl, benzinnidazolyl, and triazinyl. The heteroaryl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted by one, two, or three groups selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino, or dialkylamino. Examples of substituted heteroaryl groups include chloropyranyl, methylthienyl, fluoropyridyl, amino-1,4-benzisoxazinyl, nitroisoquinolinyl, and hydroxyindolyl.




The heteroaryl groups can be bonded through oxygen to make heteroaryloxy groups, for example thienyloxy, isothiazolyloxy, benzofuranyloxy, pyridyloxy, and 4-methylisoquinolinyloxy.




The term “C


1


-C


8


alkyl” means straight and branched chain aliphatic groups having from one to eight carbon atoms, preferably one to four. Typical C


1


-C


8


alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert.-butyl, 2,3-dimethylhexyl, and 1,1-dimethylpentyl. The alkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted by halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, or heteroaryloxy, as those terms are defined herein. Typical substituted alkyl groups include chloromethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-dimethylaminobutyl, and 2-(hydroxymethylamino)ethyl. Examples of aryl and aryloxy substituted alkyl groups include phenylmethyl, 2-phenylethyl, 3-chlorophenylmethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-3-(2-nitrophenoxy)butyl, and 3,4,5-trifluoronaphthylmethyl. Examples of alkyl groups substituted by a heteroaryl or heteroaryloxy group include thienylmethyl, 2-furylethyl, 6-furyloxyoctyl, 4-methylquinolyloxymethyl, and 6-isothiazolylhexyl. Cycloalkyl substituted alkyl groups include cyclopropylmethyl, 2-cyclohexyethyl, piperidyl-2-methyl, 2-(piperidin-1-yl)-ethyl, 3-(morpholin-4-yl)propyl.




“C


2


-C


8


Alkenyl” means a straight or branched carbon chain having one or more double bonds. Examples include but-2-enyl, 2-methyl-prop-2-enyl, 1,1-dimethyl-hex-4-enyl, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-pent-2-enyl, and 3-isopropyl-pent-4-enyl. The alkenyl groups can be substituted with halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, or heteroyloxy, for example 2-bromoethenyl, 3-hydroxy-2-butenyl, 1-aminoethenyl, 3-phenylprop-2-enyl, 6-thienyl-hex-2-enyl, 2-furoyloxy-but-2-enyl, and 4-naphthyloxy-hex-2-enyl.




“C


2


-C


8


Alkynyl” means a straight or branched carbon chain having from two to eight carbon atoms and at least one triple bond. Typical alkynyl groups include prop-2-ynyl, 2-methyl-hex-5-ynyl, 3,4-dimethyl-hex-5-ynyl, and 2-ethyl-but-3-ynyl. The alkynyl groups can be substituted as the alkyl and alkenyl groups, for example, by aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, or heteroaryloxy, for example 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-but-3-ynyl, 3-methyl 1-5-thienylpent4-ynyl, 3-phenoxy-hex-4-ynyl, and 2-furyloxy-3-methyl-hex-4-ynyl.




The alkenyl and alkynyl groups can have one or more double bonds or triple bonds, respectively, or a combination of double and triple bonds. For example, typical groups having both double and triple bonds include hex-2-en-4-ynyl, 3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-en-4-ynyl, and 3-thienyloxy-hex-3-en-5-ynyl.




The term “C


3


-C


10


cycloalkyl” means a nonaromatic ring or fused rings containing from three to ten carbon atoms. Examples include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopenyl, cyclooctyl, bicycloheptyl, adamantyl, and cyclohexyl. The ring can optionally contain one, two, or three heteroatoms selected from O, S, or NR


9


. Such groups include tetrahydrofuryl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, octahydrobenzofuranyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, octahydroindolyl, and octahydrobenzothiofuranyl. The cycloalkyl groups can be substituted with the same substituents as an alkyl and alkenyl groups, for example, halo, hydroxy, aryl, and heteroaryloxy. Examples include 3-hydroxycyclohexyl, 2-aminocyclopropyl, 2-phenylpyrrolidinyl, and 3-thienylmorpholine-1-yl.




R


6


and R


7


can be taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to complete a cyclic ring having from 3 to 10 members, which may contain 1, 2, or 3 additional heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N alkyl. Examples of such cyclic rings include piperazinyl, piperidyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholino, N-methylpiperazinyl, aziridynyl, and the like. Such rings can be substituted with halo, hydroxy, alkyl, alkoxy, amino, alkyl, and dialkylamino, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, and heteroaryloxy. Typical examples include 3-bydroxy-pyrrolidinyl, 2-fluoro-piperindyl, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-piperidinyl, and 3-thienylmorpholino.




The 2-(4-bromo and 4-iodo phenylamino)-benzoic acid derivatives of Formula I can be prepared from commercially available starting materials utilizing synthetic methodologies well-known to those skilled in organic chemistry. A typical synthesis is carried out by reacting a 4-bromo or 4-iodo aniline with a benzoic acid having a leaving group at the 2-position to give a 2-(phenylamino)-benzoic acid. This process is depicted in Scheme 1.











where L is a leaving group, for example halo such as fluoro.




The reaction of aniline and the benzoic acid derivative generally is accomplished by mixing the benzoic acid with an equimolar quantity or excess of the aniline in an unreactive organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran or toluene, in the presence of a base such as lithium diisopropylamide, n-butyl lithium, sodium hydride, triethylamine, and Hunig's base. The reaction generally is carried out at a temperature of about −78° C. to about 100° C., and normally is complete within about 2 hours to about 4 days. The product can be isolated by removing the solvent, for example by evaporation under reduced pressure, and further purified, if desired, by standard methods such as chromatography, crystallization, or distillation.




The 2-(phenylamino)-benzoic acid (eg, Formula 1, where R


7


is hydrogen) can be reacted with an organic or inorganic base such as pyridine, triethylamine, calcium carbonate, or sodium hydroxide to produce a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. The free acids can also be reacted with an alcohol of the formula HOR


7


(where R


7


is other than hydrogen, for example methyl) to produce the corresponding ester. Reaction of the benzoic acid with an alcohol can be carried out in the presence of a coupling agent. Typical coupling reagents include 2-ethoxy-1-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ), 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), bromo-tris(pyrrolidino)-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBrOP), and (benzotriazolyloxy) tripyrrolidino phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP). The phenylamino benzoic acid and alcohol derivative normally are mixed in approximately equimolar quantities in an unreactive organic solvent such as dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, or xylene, and an equimolar quantity of the coupling reagent is added. A base such as triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine can be added to act as an acid scavenger if desired. The coupling reaction generally is complete after about 10 minutes to 2 hours, and the product is readily isolated by removing the reaction solvent, for instance by evaporation under reduced pressure, and purifying the product by standard methods such as chromatography or crystallizations from solvents such as acetone, diethyl ether, or ethanol.




The benzamides of the invention, Formula I where Z is CONR


6


R


7


, are readily prepared by reacting the foregoing benzoic acids with an amine of the formula HNR


6


R


7


. The reaction is carried out by reacting approximately equimolar quantities of the benzoic acid and amine in an unreactive organic solvent in the presence of a coupling reagent. Typical solvents are chloroform, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, and xylene. Typical coupling reagents include DCC, EEDQ, PyBrOP, and PyBOP. The reaction is generally complete after about 10 minutes to about 2 hours when carried out at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 60° C. The product amide is readily isolated by removing the reaction solvent, for instance by evaporation, and further purification can be accomplished by normal methods such as chromatography, crystallization, or distillation. The hydrazides (z=CONHNR


10


R


11


) are similarly prepared by coupling a benzoic acid with a hydrazine of the formula H


2


HNR


10


R


11


.




The benzyl alcohols of the invention, compounds of Formula I where Z is CH


2


OR


6


and R


6


is hydrogen, are readily prepared by reduction of the corresponding benzoic acid according to the following scheme











Typical reducing agents commonly employed include borane in tetrahydrofuran. The reduction normally is carried out in an unreactive organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, and generally is complete within about 2 hours to about 24 hours when conducted at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 40° C.











The following detailed examples illustrate specific compounds provided by this invention.




EXAMPLE 1




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methylphenylamino)benzoic acid




To a stirring solution comprised of 3.16 g (0.0133 mol) of 2-amino-5-iodotoluene in 5 mL of tetrahydrofuran at −78° C. was added 10 mL (0.020 mol) of a 2.0 M lithium diisopropylamide in tetrahydrofuran/heptane/ethenylbenzene (Aldrich) solution. The resulting green suspension was stirred vigorously for 15 minutes, after which time a solution of 1.00 g (0.00632 mol) of 2,4-difluorobenzoic acid in 10 mL of tetrahydrofuran was added. The reaction temperature was allowed to increase slowly to room temperature, at which temperature it was stirred for 2 days. The reaction mixture was concentrated. Aqueous HCl (10%) was added to the concentrate, and the solution was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase was dried (MgSO


4


) and then boiled over a steambath to low volume and cooled to room temperature. The off-white fibers were collected by vacuum filtration, rinsed with hexanes, and vacuum-oven dried. (76° C.; ca. 10 mm of Hg) to afford 1.10 g (47%) of the desired material;




mp 224-229.5° C.;


1


H NMR (400 MHz; DMSO): Λ 9.72 (s, 1H), 7.97 (dd, 1H, J=7.0, 8.7 Hz), 7.70 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz), 7.57 (dd, 1H, J=8.4, 1.9 Hz), 7.17 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 6.61-6.53 (m, 2H), 2.18 (s, 3H);


13


C NMR (100 MHz; DMSO): Λ 169.87, 167.60, 165.12, 150.17, 150.05, 139.83, 138.49, 136.07, 135.31, 135.20, 135.07, 125.60, 109.32, 105.09, 104.87, 99.72, 99.46, 89.43, 17.52;


19


F NMR (376 MHz; DMSO): δ−104.00 to −104.07 (m); IR (KBr) 1670 (C═O stretch) cm


−1


; MS (CI) M+1=372. Analysis calculated for C


14


H


11


FINO


2


: C, 45.31; H, 2.99; N, 3.77. Found: C, 45.21; H, 2.77; N, 3.64.




EXAMPLES 2-30




By following the general procedure of Example 1, the following benzoic acids and salts were prepared:

















Example








No.




Compound




MP° C.

























2




3,4,5-Trifluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  206-210







benzoic acid






3




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic




240.5-244.5







acid






4




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




259.5-262







phenylamino)-benzoic acid






5




5-Chloro-2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  255-260






6




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  234-238






7




Sodium 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  310-320 DEC







benzoate






8




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




239.5-240






9




2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic acid




  289-293






10




4-Fluoro-2-(3-fluoro-4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  233-235







benzoic acid






11




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic acid




  264-267






12




2-(2-Fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic acid




  256-258






13




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-benzoic




218.5-220







acid






14




2-(2-Bromo-4-iodo-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic acid




  285-288 DEC






15




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-




  230-234







benzoic acid






16




3-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  218-221






17




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methoxy-phenylamino)-




  230-233







benzoic acid






18




4-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  245-255 DEC






19




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  218-223






20




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  243-46






21




5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  241-245






22




2,3,5-Trifluoro-4-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  218-222







benzoic acid






23




4-Fluoro-2-(3-chloro-4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  248-252.5







benzoic acid






24




2-(4-Iodo-phenylamino)-5-methoxy-benzoic acid




  208-211






25




3-Chloro-2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  232-233






26




2-Fluoro-6-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  179-182






27




4-Fluoro2-(2,3-dimethyl-4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




  258-261







benzoic acid






28




5-Methyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic




209.5-211







acid






29




2-Chloro-6-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid




  171-175






30




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-4-nitro-benzoic acid




  251-263














EXAMPLE 31




5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




To a stirring solution comprised of 0.1020 g (0.2632 mmol) of 5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)benzoic acid, 0.1 mL (1.7 mmol) of ethanolamine, and 0.05 mL (0.29 mmol) of diisopropylethylamine in 5 mL of a 1:1 (v/v) tetrahydrofuran-dichloromethane solution was added 0.15 g (0.29 mmol) of solid PyBOP powder directly. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude residue was partitioned between ether (50 mL) and 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid (50 mL). The organic phase was washed with 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide (50 mL), dried (MgSO


4


) and concentrated in vacuo to afford a yellow-brown oil which was crystallized from hexanes-ether to afford 0.0831 g (73%) of a green-yellow powder; mp 120-121° C.;






1


H NMR (400 MHz; CDCl


3


): δ 9.11 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, 1H, J=1.4 Hz), 7.46-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.20 (dd, 1H, J=8.9, 2.4 Hz), 7.00 (t, 2H, J=9.6 Hz), 6.55 (broad t, 1H), 3.86 (t, 2H, J=5.0 Hz), 3.61 (dd, 2H, J=10.1, 5.5 Hz), 2.23 (s, 3H), 1.56 (broad s, 1H); IR (KBr) 3297 (O—H stretch), 1627 (C═O stretch) cm


−1


; MS (CI) M+1=431. Analysis calculated for C


16


H


16


ClIN


2


O


2


: C, 44.62; H, 3.74; N, 6.50. Found: C, 44.63; H, 3.67; N, 6.30.




EXAMPLES 32-48




By following the general procedure of Example 31, the following benzamides were prepared by reacting the corresponding benzoic acid with the corresponding amine.

















Example








No.




Compound




MP° C.











32




4-Methoxy-N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3-nitro-




153.5-156  







benzamide






33




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




158







benzamide






34




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




102.5-104.5







methyl-benzamide






35




N-Ethyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl




90-91







amino)-benzamide






36




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,




oil







N-dimethyl-benzamide






37




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




285-288







(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-benzamide




DEC






38




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




180-182







benzamide






39




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,




137-138







N-dimethyl-benzamide






40




[5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




170-173







benzoylamino]-acetic acid






41




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




69-71







propyl-benzamide






42




5-Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-




 132-133.4







methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






43




N,N-Diethyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




oil







phenylamino)-benzamide






44




4-Fluoro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-




122-124







1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-







phenylamino)-benzamide






45




N,N-Diethyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




91-93







5-nitro-benzamide






46




N-Butyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




97-99







phenylamino)-benzamide






47




5-Chloro-N,N-diethyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




118-120







phenylamino)-benzamide






48




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,




142.5-144 







N-dimethyl-benzamide














EXAMPLE 49




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzyl alcohol




4-Fluoro-2-(4iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid (0.50 g, 1.35 mmol) was dissolved in 6 mL (6 mmol) of cold 1.0 M borane-tetrahydrofuran complex in tetrahydrofuiran solution. The reaction mixture was stirred under nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with 80 mL of methanol. Concentration in vacuo produced a clear tan oil which was purified by MPLC. Elution with dichloromethane afforded 0.4285 g (89%) of a white solid; mp 99-100.5° C.;






1


H NMR (400 MHz; DMSO): δ 7.57 (d, 1H, J=1.7 Hz), 7.45 (dd, 1H, J=8.4, 1.9 Hz), 7.39 (s, 1H), 7.29 (t, 1H, J=7.5 Hz), 6.89 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 6.67-6.60 (m, 1H), 5.47 (t, 1H, J=5.5 Hz), 4.49 (d, 2H, 5.1 Hz), 2.14 (s, 3H); IR (KBr) 3372 (O—H stretch) cm


−1


; MS (CI) M+1=358. Analysis calculated for C


14


H


13


FINO: C, 47.08; H, 3.67; N, 3.92. Found: C, 47.17; H, 3.75; N, 3.72.




EXAMPLE 50-52




The following benzyl alcohols were prepared by the general procedure of Example 49.

















Example








No.




Compound




MP° C.











50




[5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




82-85







phenyl]-methanol






51




[2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




126.5-128.5







phenyl]-methanol






52




[5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




60.5-63.5







phenyl]-methanol














Several invention compounds of Formula I were prepared utilizing combinatorial synthetic techniques. The general procedure is as follows:




To a 0.8-mL autosampler vial in a metal block was added 40 μL of a 0.5 M solution of the acid in DMF and 40 μL of the reagent amine (2M solution in Hunig's base and 1 M in amine in DMF). A 0.5M solution of PyBrop was freshly prepared and 50 μL were added to the autosampler vial. The reaction was allowed to stand for 24 hours.




The reaction mixture was transferred to a 2-dram vial and diluted with 2 mL of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 3 mL of distilled water and the water layer washed again with 2 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were allowed to evaporate to dryness in an open fume hood.




The residue was taken up in 2 mL of 50% acetonitrile in water and injected on a semi-prep reversed phase column (10 mm×25 cm, 5 μM spherical silica, pore size 115 A derivatized with C-18, the sample was eluted at 4.7 mL/min with a linear ramp to 100% acetonitrile over 8.5 minutes. Elution with 100% acetonitrile continued for 8 minutes). Fractions were collected by monitoring at 214 nM. The residue was dissolved in chloroform and transferred to a preweighed vial, evaporated, and weighed again to determine the yield.




EXAMPLES 53-206




The following compounds of Formula I were prepared by combinatorial methodology:

















Example





MS






No.




Compound




M-H

























53




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




510







phenylamino)-benzamide






54




N-(2,3-Dihydroxy-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




462







phenylamino)-benzamide






55




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




577







(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






56




3,4-Difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




432







phenylamino)-benzamide






57




N-(2,3-Dihydroxy-propyl)-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




444







phenylamino)-benzamide






58




3,4-Difluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




446







phenylamino)-benzamide






59




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




564







(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






60




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




571







(2-pyridin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






61




4-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




414







benzamide






62




5-Bromo-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-




551







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






63




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




580







(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






64




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-




501







4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






65




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-




485







1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






66




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-




493







ethyl)-benzamide






67




N-(3-Dimethylamino-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




473







phenylamino)-benzamide






68




N-Benzyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




460






69




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-




384







ethyl)-benzamide






70




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-




483







ethyl)-benzamide






71




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-




495







propyl)-benzamide






72




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-




513







1-yl-propyl)-benzamide






73




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-thiophen-2-yl-




480







ethyl)-benzamide






74




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-




467







ethyl)-benzamide






75




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-morpholin-




453







4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






76




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




557







pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide






77




3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-




479







4-ylmethyl-benzamide






78




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-




425







3,4-difluoro-benzamide






79




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-




461







benzamide






80




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-




475







ethyl)-benzamide






81




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-pyridin-




445







4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






82




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-




400







propyl)-benzamide






83




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-pyrrolidin-




437







1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






84




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-phenethyl-




474







benzamide






85




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-thiophen-




450







2-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






86




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-pyridin-




431







4-ylmethyl-benzamide






87




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-phenethyl-




444







benzamide






88




2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-piperidin-




451







1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide






89




5-Chloro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-




557*







2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






90




5-Fluoro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-




541*







2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






91




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-pyridin-4-yl methyl-




487







benzamide






92




5-Bromo-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-




601*







2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






93




5-Chloro-N-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




486*







phenylamino)-benzamide






94




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-




497*







ethyl)-benzamide






95




(3-Hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-[2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




466







5-nitro-phenyl]-






96




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-




484*







ethyl)-benzamide






97




5-Bromo-N-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




530*







phenylamino)-benzamide






98




N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-




518*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






99




N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-




562*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






100




[5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-(3-hydroxy-




499







pyrrolidin-1-yl)-






101




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic acid phenethyl




501







ester






102




N-{3-[4-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-




568*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






103




[5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-(3-hydroxy-




455







pyrrolidin-1-yl)-






104




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-




460







benzamide






105




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-




528*







ethyl)-benzamide






106




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-




542*







ethyl)-benzamide






107




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-




468*







ethyl)-benzamide






108




5-Chloro-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




472*







phenylamino)-benzamide






109




N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-




502*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






110




5-Chloro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




445*







phenylamino)-benzamide






111




5-Chloro-N-(3-diethylamino-2-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-




516*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






112




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-




482*







ethyl)-benzamide






113




5-Bromo-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




489*







phenylamino)-benzamide






114




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-




556*







propyl)-benzamide






115




N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




529*







phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzamide






116




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-




500*







ethyl)-benzamide






117




5-Chloro-N-(3-diethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




500*







phenylamino)-benzamide






118




5-Chloro-N-(2-diisopropylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




514*







phenylamino)-benzamide






119




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-




512*







propyl)-benzamide






120




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-




509*







ethyl)-benzamide






121




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperazin-1-yl-




544*







ethyl)-benzamide






122




N-(2-Diethylamino-ethyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




470*







phenylamino)-benzamide






123




5-Bromo-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




516*







phenylamino)-benzamide






124




N-(3-Hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




456*







benzamide






125




5-Fluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




429*







phenylamino)-benzamide






126




N-(3-Diethylamino-propyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




484*







phenylamino)-benzamide






127




N-(3-Diethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




511*







5-nitro-benzamide






128




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-




544*







ethyl)-benzamide






129




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-




523*







propyl)-benzamide






130




[5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-(3-hydroxy-




439







pyrrolidin-1-yl)-






131




5-Bromo-N-(2-diisopropylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




558*







phenylamino)-benzamide






132




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-




484*







ethyl)-benzamide






133




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-




496*







propyl)-benzamide






134




[5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-




482







[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-






135




N-(3-Diethylamino-2-hydroxy-propyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-




500*







2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide






136




[5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoylamino]-




443







acetic acid






137




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-




495*







ethyl)-benzamide






138




N-(3-Dimethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




483*







5-nitro-benzamide






139




N-(2-Diisopropylamino-ethyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




498*







phenylamino)-benzamide






140




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-thiobenzoic acid




490







S-phenethyl ester






141




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-thiobenzoic acid




506







S-phenethyl ester






142




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-thiobenzoic acid




536







S-benzyl ester






143




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-thiobenzoic acid




503







S-benzyl ester






144




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-thiobenzoic acid




476







S-benzyl ester






145




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-thiobenzoic acid




492







S-benzyl ester






146




N-Cyclopropyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




409







benzamide






147




5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




429







benzamide






148




5-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




413







benzamide






149




N-Benzyloxy-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




475







benzamide






150




N-Benzyloxy-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




593*







benzamide






151




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




567







benzyl)-benzamide






152




5-Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




473







benzamide






153




N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




521







benzamide






154




N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




440







benzamide






155




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-5-nitro-N-phenyl-




486







benzamide






156




5-Chloro-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




425







benzamide






157




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




459







benzamide






158




N-Allyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




409






159




N-Benzyloxy-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




583







benzamide






160




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




538







benzyl)-benzamide






161




N-Allyl-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




425






162




N-Cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




436







benzamide






163




5-Bromo-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




469







benzamide






164




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




475







benzamide






165




5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-




646







benzamide






166




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




598







benzyl)-benzamide






167




N-Allyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzamide




436






168




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




565







benzyl)-benzamide






169




N-Allyl-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




469






170




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-




473







benzamide






171




N-Cyclopropyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




517







benzamide






172




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




519







benzamide






173




N-Benzyloxy-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




502







benzamide






174




N-Cyclohexyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




559







benzamide






175




N-Allyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




517






176




5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-




581







benzamide






177




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-5-nitro-




500







benzamide






178




5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




567







benzamide






179




N-Cyclohexyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




451







benzamide






180




5-Chloro-N-cyclohexyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




467







benzamide






181




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-




533







benzamide






182




5-Bromo-N-cyclohexyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




511







benzamide






183




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-




489







benzamide






184




N-Cyclohexyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




478







benzamide






185




N-Benzyloxy-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




538







benzamide






186




N-Benzyloxy-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




477







benzamide






187




5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




431







benzamide






188




5-Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




475







benzamide






189




2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-5-nitro-N-phenyl-




488







benzamide






190




5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




477







benzamide






191




N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




523







benzamide






192




5-Chloro-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




425







benzamide






193




N-Allyl-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




427






194




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




461







benzamide






195




N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




442







benzamide






196




5-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




415







benzamide






197




5-Bromo-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




472







benzamide






198




N-Cyclopropyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




411







benzamide






199




5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




540







benzyl)-benzamide






200




N-Cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-




438







benzamide






201




N-Allyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




411






202




N-Benzyloxy-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




585







benzamide






203




N-Allyl-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide




472






204




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-




601







benzyl)-benzamide






205




5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-




522







benzamide






206




N-Allyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-nitro-benzamide




438











*M + H













EXAMPLE 207




Preparation of [4-Chloro-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-amine




Step a: Preparation of 5-Chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde




To a solution of 1-chloro4-fluorobenzne (13.06 g, 0.1 mol) in THF (180 mL), at −78° C., LDA (2 M solution in THF, 50 mL, 0.1 mol) was added dropwise. After stirring at −78° C. for 1.5 hours, DMF (8 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and allowed to warm up to room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and Et


2


O. The Et


2


O layer was dried (MgSO


4


) and the solvent removed in vacuum to give 14.95 g (94%) yield of crude aldehyde:






1


H NMR (CDCl


3


): δ, 10.3 (s, —C(═O)H).




step b: Preparation of 5-Chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde oxime




A solution of 5-chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde (10 g, 0.0631 mol), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (6.57 g, 0.0946 mol) and pyridine (8.3 mL, 0.1010 mol) in EtOH (100 mL) was heated at 75° C. (oil bath temperature) for 1 hour and the solvent removed under vacuum to give an oil. The oil was partitioned between water and CH


2


Cl


2


. The CH


2


Cl


2


layer was dried (MgSO


4


) and the solvent removed under vacuum to give crude aldoxime as a solid. The solid was purified by medium pressure liquid chromatography on silica. Elution with CH


2


Cl


2


gave 4.87 g (28%) of the aldoxime as white solid: mp 95-97° C.;




Analysis calculated for C


7


H


5


NOFCl: C, 48.44; H., 2.90; N, 8.07. Found: C, 48.55; H, 2.69, N, 7.90.




Step c: Preparation of 5-Chloro-2-fluoro-benzonirile




A solution of the 5-chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde oxime (3.15 g, 0.0182 mol) in acetic anhydride (150 mL) was refluxed for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO


3


(200 mL) solution. The mixture was extracted with Et


2


O. The Et


2


O layer was dried (K


2


CO


3


) and the solvent removed to give the product as an oily solid. The product was used without further purification in the next step.




Step d: Preparation of 5-(5-Chloro-2-fluoro-Rhenyl)-1H-tetrazole




A mixture of 5-chloro-2-fluoro-benzonitrile (2.84 g, 0.01823 mol), butanol (15 mL), sodium azide (1.543 g, 0.0237 mol), acetic acid (1.36 mL, 0.0237 mol) was refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, additional 1.543 g sodium azide added, and the reaction mixture refluxed for additional 24 hours. After cooling to room temperature, Et


2


O (100 mL) and 10% aqueous NaOH (200 mL) were added sequentially. The mixture was vigorously stirred. The aqueous layer was separated, cooled with ice-methanol bath (−15° C.) and acidified to pH 1 with conc. HCl. A gray solid precipitated. The solid was dried in vacuum at 50° C. to give 1.76 g (49%) of 5-(5-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-1H-tetrazole: mp partial melt at 110° C., complete melting at 124° C.);






1


H (400 Mz, CDCl


3


): δ 8.19-8.08 (m, 1H), 7.77-7.71 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.52 (m, 1H);


13


C (100 Mz, CDCl


3


): δ 159.00, 156.49, 140.88, 133.02, 132.93, 130.73, 129.23, 129.21, 129.08, 126.05, 118.96, 118.73, 114.50; MS (CI) M+1=199 (100), M=198 (6).




Step e: Preparation of [4-Chloro-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-amine




To a solution of 2-methyl-4-iodoaniline (3.52 g, 0.0151 mol) in THF (25 mL) at −78° C., LDA (2 molar solution in THF, 11.33 mL, 0.02267 mol) was added dropwise. After stirring for 0.5 hours, a solution of 1-(tetrazol-5-yl)-2-fluoro-5-chlorobenzene (1.5 g, 0.00756 mol) in THF (15 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred for 16 hours as it warmed up to room temperature. The reaction mixture was quenched with aqueous conc. NH


4


Cl solution and extracted with CH


2


Cl


2


. The organic layer was dried (MgSO


4


) and the solvent removed giving a crude product as an oil. The oil with CH


2


Cl


2


-→CH


2


Cl


2


:MeOH (9.7:0.3) gave 1.5 g (48%) of the desired product:




mp 205-208;


1


H (400 Mz, DMSO): δ 9.13 (s, 1H), 8.00-7.99 (s, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.52 (m, 1H), 7.43-7.40 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.05 (m, 1H), 2.24 (s, 3H);


3


C (100 Mz, CDCl


3


): δ 141.87, 139.28, 138.88, 135.47, 133.71, 131.65, 128.15, 123.69, 121.94, 116.68, 87.79, 17.22; MS (CI) M+2=413 (44), M+1=412 (85), M=411 (100). Analysis calculated for C


14


H


11


N


5


ClI.0.5H


2


O: C, 39.97; H, 2.87; N, 16.65. Found: C, 38.87, H, 2.77; N, 16.47.




The following tetrazole substituted phenylamines were prepared by 25 following the general procedure of Example 207.




EXAMPLE 208




(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-[2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl]amine, mp 231 ° C. (dec)




EXAMPLE 209




[4-Nitro-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-amine, mp 205-208° C.




The invention compounds are useful in treating cancer and other proliferative diseases by virtue of their selective inhibition of the dual specificity protein kinases MEK


1


and MEK


2


. The invention compound has been evaluated in a number of biological assays which are normally utilized to establish inhibition of proteins and kinases, and to measure mitogenic and metabolic responses to such inhibition.




EXAMPLES 210-224




Additional invention compounds which were prepared by the general methods described above are:

















Example








No.




Compound




MP° C.











210




2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3-fluoro-4-




239-241







(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethylamino)-5-nitro-benzoic




DEC







acid






211




4-Amino-2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3-




>270







fluoro-5-nitro-benzoic acid






212




2,4-Bis-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3-




>265







fluoro-5-nitro-benzoic acid




DEC






213




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-5-




218-225







nitro-benzoic acid




DEC






214




2-(2,6-Difluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3,4-




247-249







difluoro-benzoic acid






215




2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-4-nitro-




267-269







benzoic acid






216




2-(2,4-Diiodo-phenylamino)4-fluoro-benzoic




260-261







acid






217




2-(2-Bromo-4-iodo-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-




259-262







benzoic acid






218




4-Fluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-




215-217







benzoic acid






219




2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-




242-247







benzoic acid






220




5-Bromo-2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3,4-




312.5-318  







difluoro-benzoic acid






221




2,3,5-Trifluoro-6-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




118-121







phenylamino)-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-







benzoic acid methyl ester dihydrofluoride salt






222




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




214-217







phenylamino)-N-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-




DEC







benzamide






223




5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




154-175







phenylamino)-benzoic acid N′,N′-dimethyl-




DEC







hydrazide






224




4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-




153.5-156  







benzoic acid hydrazide














Enzyme Assays




Cascade Assay for Inhibitors of the MAP Kinase Pathway




Incorporation of


32


P into myelin basic protein (MBP) was assayed in the presence of a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein containing p44MAP kinase (GST-MAPK) and a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein containing p45MEK (GST-MEK). The assay solution contained 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 10 mM MgCl


2


, 1 mM MnCl


2


, 1 mM EGTA, 50 μM [γ-


32


P]ATP, 10 μg GST-MEK, 0.5 μg GST-MAPK and 40 μg MBP in a final volume of 100 μg. Reactions were stopped after 20 minutes by addition of trichloroacetic acid and filtered through a GF/C filter mat.


32


P retained on the filter mat was determined using a 1205 Betaplate. Compounds were assessed at 10 μM for ability to inhibit on of


32


P.




To ascertain whether compounds were inhibiting GST-MEK or GST MAPK, two additional protocols were employed. In the first protocol, compounds were added to tubes containing GST-MEK, followed by addition of GST-MAPK, MBP and [γ-


32


P]ATP. In the second protocol, compounds were added to tubes containing both GST-MEK and GST-MAPK, followed by MBP and [γ-


32


P]ATP. Compounds that showed activity in both protocols were scored as MAPK inhibitors, while compounds showing activity in only the first protocol were scored as MEK inhibitors.




In Vitro MAP Kinase Assay




Inhibitory activity was also confirmed in direct assays. For MAP kinase, 1 μg GST-MAPK was incubated with 40 μg MBP for 15 minutes at 30° C. in a final volume of 50 μL containing 50 mM Tris (pH 7.5), 10 μM MgCl


2


, 2 μM EGTA, and 10 μM [γ-


32


P]ATP. The reaction was stopped by addition of Laemmli SDS sample buffer and phosphorylated MBP resolved by electrophoresis on a 10% polyacrylamide gel. Radioactivity incorporated into MBP was determined by autoradiography, and subsequently by excision of the bands followed by scintillation counting.




In Vitro MEK Assay




For evaluation of direct MEK activity, 10 μg GST-MEK


1


was incubated with 5 μg of a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein containing p44MAP kinase with a lysine to alanine mutation at position 71 (GST-MAPK-KA). This mutation eliminates kinase activity of MAPK, so only kinase activity attributed to the added MEK remains. Incubations were 15 minutes at 30° C. in a final volume of 50 μL containing 50 mM Tris (pH 7.5), 10 μLM MgCl


2


, 2 μM EGTA, and 10 μM [γ-


32


P]ATP. The reaction was stopped by addition of Laemmli SDS sample buffer and phosphorylated GST-MAPK-KA was resolved by electrophoresis on a 10% polyacrylamide gel. Radioactivity incorporated into GST-MAPK-KA was determined by autoradiography, and subsequently by excision of the bands followed by scintillation counting. Additionally, an artificially activated MEK was utilized that contained serine to glutamate mutations at positions 218 and 222 (GST-MEK-2E). When these sites are phosphorylated, MEK activity is increased. Phosphorylation of these sites can be mimicked by mutation of the serine residues to glutamate. For this assay, 5 μg GST-MEK-2E was incubated with 5 μg GST-MAPK-KA for 15 minutes at 30° C. in the same reaction buffer as described above. Reactions were terminated and analyzed as above.




Whole Cell MAP Kinase Assay




To determine if compounds were able to block activation of MAP kinase in whole cells, the following protocol was used: Cells were plated in multi-well plates and grown to confluence. Cells were then serum-deprived overnight. Cells were exposed to the desired concentrations of compound or vehicle (DMSO) for 30 minutes, followed by addition of a growth factor, for example, PDGF (100 ng/mL). After a 5-minute treatment with the growth factor, cells were washed with PBS, then lysed in a buffer consisting of 70 mM NaCl, 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 50 mM glycerol phosphate, and 1% Triton X-100. Lysates were clarified by centrifugation at 13,000×g for 10 minutes. Five micrograms of the resulting supernatants were incubated with 10 μg microtubule associated protein-2 (Map2) for 15 minutes at 30° C. in a final volume of 25 μL containing 50 mM Tris (pH 7.4), 10 mM MgCl


2


, 2 mM EGTA and 30 μM [γ-


32


P]ATP. Reactions were terminated by addition of Laemmli sample buffer. Phosphorylated Map2 was resolved on 7.5% acrylamide gels and incorporated radioactivity determined by autoradiography and subsequent excision of the bands followed by scintillation counting.




Immunoprecipitation and Antiphospbotyrosine Immunoblots




To determine the state of tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular MAP kinase, cells were lysed, endogenous MAP kinase was immunoprecipitated with a specific antibody, and the resulting immunoprecipitate analyzed for the presence of phosphotyrosine as follows: confluent cells were serum-deprived overnight and treated with compounds and growth factors as described above. Cells were then scraped and pelleted at 13,000×g for 2 minutes. The resulting cell pellet was resuspended and dissolved in 100 μL of 1% SDS containing 1 mM NaVO


4


. Following alternate boiling and vortexing to denature cellular protein, 900 μL RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% deoxycholate, and 10 mM EDTA) w as added. To this mixture was added 60 μL agarose beads coupled with rabbit immunoglobulin m and 60 μL Pansorbin cells in order to clear the lysate of nonspecific binding proteins. This mixture was incubated at 4° C. for 15 minutes then centrifuged at 13,000×g for 10 minutes. The resulting supersatant was transferred to fresh tubes and incubated with 10 μL of a polyclonal antisera raised against a fragment of MAP kinase for a minimum of 1 hour at 4° C. Seventy microliters of a slurry of agarose beads coupled with protein G and protein A was added and the incubation continued for an additional 30 minutes at 4° C. The beads were pelleted by centrifugation at 13,000×g for 5 minutes and washed three times with 1 mL RIPA buffer. Laemmli sample buffer was added to the final bead pellet. This mixture was boiled for 5 minutes then resolved on a 10% acrylamide gel. Proteins on the gel were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane and nonspecific binding sites on the membrane blocked by incubation with 1% ovalbumin and 1% bovine serum albumin in TBST (150 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris (pH 7.4), and 0.05% Tween 20). The membrane was then incubated with a commercially available a ntibody directed against phosphotyrosine. Antibody bound on the membrane was detected by incubation with


125


I-protein A, followed by autoradiography.




Cell Growth Assays






3


H-Thymidine Incorporation




Cells were plated in multi-well plates and grown to near confluence. The media was then removed and replaced with growth media containing 1% bovine serum albumin. After 24-hour serum starvation, compounds and specific growth factors were added and incubations continued for an additional 24 hours. During the final 2 hours,


3


H-thymidine was added to the medium. To terminate the incubations, the medium was removed and cell layers washed twice with ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline. After the final wash, ice-cold 5% trichloroacetic acid was added and the cells incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. The trichloroacetic acid solution was then removed and the cell layer washed three times with distilled water. After the final wash, the cell layer was solubilized by addition of 2% sodium dodecylsulfate. Radioactivity in this solution was determined by scintillation counting.




In 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells, in which the inhibition blocks MAPK activation by insulin with an IC


50


of 3 μM, the compound had no effect on the insulin stimulated uptake of radiolabeled 2-deoxyglucose, or on the insulin-stimulated synthesis of either lipid or glycogen at 10 μM concentration. This demonstrates that the inhibitor shows selectivity between the mitogenic and metabolic effects of insulin, and demonstrates that the inhibitor will show less toxicity than an inhibitor which does not show this surprising selectivity.




Monolayer Growth




Cells were plated into multi-well plates at 10 to 20,000 cells/mL. Forty-eight hours after seeding, compounds were added to the cell growth medium and incubation was continued for 2 additional days. Cells were then removed from the wells by incubation with trypsin and enumerated with a Coulter counter.




Growth in Soft-agar




Cells were seeded into 35-mm dishes at 5 to 10,000 cells/dish using growth medium containing 0.3% agar. After chilling to solidify the agar, cells were transferred to a 37° C. incubator. After 7 to 10 days growth, visible colonies were manually enumerated with the aid of a dissecting microscope. Order of addition experiments established that the invention compounds are inhibiting MEK and not MAP kinase. Experiments looking at the phosphorylation of a kinase defective mutant of MAP kinase as substrate (so that there can be no autophosphorylation of the MAP kinase to complicate interpretation) confirms that the inhibitor inhibits MEK with an IC


50


essentially identical to that produced in the cascade assay.




Kinetic analysis demonstrates that the invention compounds are not competitive with ATP. Thus, they do not bind at the ATP binding site of the enzyme, which is probably the explanation as to why these compounds do not show the nonspecific kinase inhibitory activity typical of most kinase inhibitors, which do bind at the ATP binding site and which are ATP competitive. The in vitro and in vivo biological activity of several representative compounds of Formula I in the foregoing assays is presented in Table 1.














TABLE 1











Compound of




In Vitro




In Vivo (Cell Culture)















Example No.




% Inhibition




IC


50


μM




% Inhibition




IC


50


μM


















1





0.019








2





0.014





3






3





0.0111





10






4





0.005





1






5





0.066






6





0.071






7





0.072






8





0.086






9





0.097






10





0.101






11





0.128






12





0.135






13





0.178






14





0.179






15





0.194






16





0.323






17





0.434






18





0.446






19





0.524




50% at 30 μM






20





0.557






21





0.569






22





1.581




30% at 30 μM






23





1.588






24





1.944






25





2.363






26





2.609




50% at 30 μM






27





2.269






28





3.670






29





5.331






30




105






10






31





0.226






32





0.028






33





0.052






34





0.098






35





0.121






36





0.129






37





0.237






38





0.412






39





0.497






40





0.651




30% at 30 μM






41





0.872






42





0.920






43





>1.000






44





1.481






45





1.755






46





1.814






47





1.911






48





1.945






49





0.418





3






50





0.179






51





0.887






52





2.346






53





0.047





0.54






54





0.158






55





0.114






57





0.399






89





0.186






89





0.614






90





0.604






91





2.071






92





0.253






93





0.521






95





1.001






96





0.374






100





1.994






184





0.278






186





0.555






187





0.561






188





0.771






189





0.859






190





0.921






191





1.355






192





1.797






193





2.902






194





4.952






195





12.831






208





1.215






209





1.372






211





>0.1






212





0.034






213





0.062






214





0.303






215





0.031






216





1.000






217





>1.00






218





0.051






219





0.108






220





0.029






221





0.002






222





0.085






223





0.043






224





0.028














The invention compounds will be utilized to treat subjects suffering from cancer and other proliferative diseases, immunodeficiency, and certain degenerative diseases, and in need of treatment. The compounds are ideally suited to treating psoriasis, restenosis, autoimmune disease, and atherosclerosis. The compounds will generally be utilized as a pharmaceutical formulation, in which the compound of Formula I is present in a concentration of about 5% to about 95% by weight. The compounds can be formulated for convenient oral, parenteral, topical, rectal, or like routes of administration. The compound will be formulated with common diluents, excipients, and carriers routinely utilized in medicine, for instance, with polyols such as glycerin, ethylene glycol, sorbitol 70; mono- and difatty acid esters of ethylene glycol. Starches and sugars such as corn starch, sucrose, lactose, and the like, can be utilized for solid preparations. Such solid formulations can be in the form of tablets, troches, pills, capsules, and the like. Flavoring agents such as peppermint, oil of wintergreen, and the like can be incorporated.




Typical doses of active compound are those that are effective to treat the cancer or other proliferative disorder afflicting the mammal. Doses will generally be from about 0.1 mg per kilogram body weight to about 500 mg per kilogram body weight. Such doses will be administered from one to about four times a day, or as needed to effectively treat the cancer, psoriasis, restenosis, or other proliferative disorder.




A preferred method for delivering the invention compound is orally via a tablet, capsule, solution, or syrup. Another method is parenterally, especially via intravenous infusion of a solution of the benzopyran in isotonic saline or 5% aqueous glucose.




Following are typical formulations provided by the invention.




EXAMPLE 225















Preparation of 50-mg Tablets












Per Tablet




Per 10,000 Tablets
















0.050 g




4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-




 500 g







phenylamino)-benzoic acid






0.080 g




lactose




 800 g






0.010 g




corn starch (for mix)




 100 g






0.008 g




corn starch (for paste)




 80 g






0.002 g




magnesium stearate (1%)




 20 g






0.150 g





1500 g














The benzoic acid, lactose, and corn starch (for mix) are blended to uniformity. The corn starch (for paste) is suspended in 600 mL of water and heated with stirring to form a paste. The paste is used to granulate the mixed powders. The granules are passed through a #8 screen and dried at 120° F. The dry granules are passed through a #16 screen. The mixture is lubricated with 1% magnesium stearate and compressed into tablets. The tablets are administered to a mammal for inhibiting MEK enzymes and treating restenosis, atherosclerosis, and psoriasis.




EXAMPLE 226















Preparation of Oral Suspension















Ingredient




Amount




















5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-




500




mg







(methyl)-benzamide







Sorbitol solution (70% NF)




40




mL







Sodium benzoate




150




mg







Saccharin




10




mg







Red dye




10




mg







Cherry flavor




50




mg







Distilled water qs ad




100




mL















The sorbitol solution is added to 40 mL of distilled water and the benzamide derivative is suspended therein. The saccharin, sodium benzoate, flavor, and dye are added and dissolved. The volume is adjusted to 100 mL with distilled water. Each milliliter of syrup contains 5 mg of the invention compound. The syrup is administered to a mammal for treating proliferative disease, especially breast cancer and skin cancer.




EXAMPLE 227




Preparation of Parenteral Solution




In a solution of 700 mL of propylene glycol and 200 mL of water for injection is added 20.0 g of 4-fluoro-2-(4-bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzyl alcohol. The volume of the solution is adjusted to 1000 mL by addition of water for injection. The formulation is heat sterilized, filled into 50-mL ampoules each containing 2.0 mL (40 mg of 4-fluoro-2-(4-bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzyl), and sealed under nitrogen.




The invention compound thus formulated will be administered to a mammal in need of treatment for a proliferative disorder such as cancer, psoriasis, restenosis, atherosclerosis, autoimmune disease, and other immunodeficient diseases and degenerative disorders, at a rate and dose effective to treat the condition. An “antiproliferative amount” of an invention compound is that quantity of compound that inhibits or reduces the rate of proliferation of target cells. Typical cancers to be treated according to this invention include breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, and the like. The invention compound is especially well-suited for use in combination with radiation for treating cancer. The compound is well-suited to the treatment of psoriasis, restenosis, and atherosclerosis, and to inhibiting the activity of MEK enzymes, especially MEK


1


and MEK


2


. All that is required to inhibit these enzymes is to administer to a mammal an MEK inhibiting amount of a compound of the invention. An “MEK inhibiting amount” of an invention compound is an amount that when administered to a mammal causes a measurable inhibition of the MEK enzyme. Typical MEK inhibiting amounts will be from about 0.1 μg to about 500 mg of active compound per kilogram body weight. For treating the proliferative diseases mentioned above, typical doses will be from about 0.1 to about 50 mg/kg, normally given from one to about four times per day.



Claims
  • 1. The compounds of Formula I wherein:R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, or CN; R2 is hydrogen; R3, R4, and R5 independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, C1-C8 alkyl, CN, or —(O or NH)m—(CH2)n—R9, where R9 is hydrogen, hydroxy, COOH, or NR10R11; n is 0-4; m is 0 or 1; R10 and R11 independently are hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl, or taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached can complete a 3-10 member cyclic ring optionally containing 1, 2, or 3 additional heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N—C1-C8 alkyl; Z is COOR7, tetrazolyl, CONR6R7, or CH2OR7; R6 and R7 independently are hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, orC3-C10 cycloalkyl, optionally containing one, two, or three heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N alkyl; or R6 and R7 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached complete a 3-10 member cyclic ring optionally containing 1, 2, or 3 additional heteroatoms selected from O, S, NH, or N alkyl; and wherein any of the foregoing alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted by halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, or heteroaryloxy, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R1 is CH3 or halo.
  • 3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein Z is COOR7, tetrazolyl, or a salt thereof.
  • 4. A compound according to claim 3 which is [4-Chloro-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-amine; and (4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenyl)-[2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl]amine.
  • 5. A compound according to claim 3 having the formula
  • 6. A compound of claim 5 wherein R3 is hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro; R4 is hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro; and R5 is hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
  • 7. A compound which is4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methylphenylamino)benzoic acid; 3,4,5-Trifluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; Sodium 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoate; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 4-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 2-(4-Iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 2,3,5-Trifluoro-4-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 5-Methyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 2,3,5-Trifluoro-6-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-benzoic acid methyl ester dihydrofluoride salt; and 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-benzamide.
  • 8. A compound of claim 3 having the formula
  • 9. A compound of claim 8 wherein R3 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; R4 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; R5 is hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
  • 10. A compound of claim 1 which is2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-benzoic acid; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4difluoro-benzoic acid; 2-(2,4-Diodo-phenylamino)-4fluoro-benzoic acid; 2-(2-Bromo-4-iodo-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-benzoic acid; 4-Fluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzoic acid; 2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-4-fluoro-benzoic acid; and 5-Bromo-2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-benzoic acid.
  • 11. A compound of claim 2 wherein Z is CONR6R7.
  • 12. A compound of claim 11 having the formula
  • 13. A compound of claim 12 wherein R3 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; R4 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; and R5 is hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
  • 14. A compound of claim 13 which is5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-benzamide; N-Ethyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-hydroxycarbonylmethyl-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-propyl-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N,N-Diethyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Butyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N,N-diethyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-(2,3-Dihydroxy-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-(2,3-Dihydroxy-propyl)-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidine-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidine-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; N-(3-Dimethylamino-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyl-4-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-propyl)-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-propyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-thiophen-2-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-3,4-difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide; 3,4-Difluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-3,4-difluoro-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-pyridin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-phenylethyl-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-thiophen-2-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-phenylethyl-benzamide; 2-(4-Bromo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-3,4-difluoro-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-N-{3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-{3-[4(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl }-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenyl lamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidine-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-2-(4iodo-2-methyl-phenyl amino)-benzamide; N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-{3-[4-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl}-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-ethyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-{2-[Bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(3-diethylamino-2-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-propyl)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(3-diethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(2-diisopropylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-propyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-piperazin-1-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; N-(2-Diethylamino-ethyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-(3-Diethylamino-propyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 1-[5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-1-(3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-methadone; 5-Bromo-N-(2-diisopropylamino-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-piperidin-1-yl-propyl-benzamide; 1-[5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-1-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-methadone; N-(3-Diethylamino-2-hydroxy-propyl)-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Cyclopropyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-(2-Hydroxy-ethenyl)-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5Bromo-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; 5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-benzamide; 5Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-benzamide; N-Cyclopropyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; N-Cyclohexyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-benzamide; 5-Iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; N-Cyclohexyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-cyclohexyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-cyclohexyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(3-methyl-benzyl)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Chloro-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Cyclopropyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Benzyloxy-5-iodo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; N-Allyl-5-bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzamide; 5-Bromo-2-(4iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-(4-sulfamoyl-benzyl)-benzamide; and 5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide.
  • 15. A compound of claim 2 wherein Z is CH2OR7.
  • 16. A compound of claim 15 having the formula
  • 17. A compound of claim 16 wherein: R3 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; R4 is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro; and R5 is hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
  • 18. A compound of claim 17 which is4-Fluoro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-benzyl alcohol; [5-Chloro-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-methanol; and [5-Bromo-2-(4-iodo-2-methyl-phenylamino)-phenyl]-methanol.
  • 19. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent, or carrier.
  • 20. A formulation of claim 19 comprising a compound wherein Z is COOH or a salt thereof.
  • 21. A formulation of claim 19 comprising a compound wherein Z is CONR6R7.
  • 22. A formulation of claim 19 comprising a compound wherein Z is CH2OR7.
  • 23. A method for inhibiting MEK enzymes in a mammal comprising administering an MEK inhibiting amount of a compound in claim 1.
  • 24. A method of treating a mammal suffering from a proliferative disease and in need of treatment comprising administering an antiproliferative amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 25. A method according to claim 21 wherein the proliferative disease is psoriasis, restenosis, autoimmune disease, or atherosclerosis.
  • 26. A method according to claim 21 wherein the proliferative disease is cancer.
  • 27. A method for treating a mammal suffering from stroke and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 28. A method for treating a mammal suffering from heart failure and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 29. A method for treating a mammal suffering from hepatomegaly and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 30. A method for treating a mammal suffering from cardiomegaly and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 31. A method for treating a mammal suffering from diabetes and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 32. A method for treating a mammal suffering from Alzheimer's disease and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 33. A method for treating a mammal suffering from cancer and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 in combination with conventional radiation therapy.
  • 34. A method for treating a mammal suffering from cystic fibrosis and in need of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
  • 35. A compound of the formula wherein:R3, R4 and R5 independently are hydrogen or halo, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • 36. A compound of the formula wherein:R3 and R4 independently are fluoro or bromo, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • 37. A compound that is3,4-difluoro-2-(2-chloro-4-iodophenylamino)-benzoic acid.
Parent Case Info

This application is a 371 of PCT/US98/13105 filed Jun. 24, 1998.

PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind 102e Date 371c Date
PCT/US98/13105 WO 00 1/5/2000 1/5/2000
Publishing Document Publishing Date Country Kind
WO99/01421 1/14/1999 WO A
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