Claims
- 1. A process, comprising:
(a) contacting a compound of formula I with a base and a halo-allyl group to form a compound of formula II: 25 wherein: Pg1 is an amino protecting group or represents H and an amino protecting group; and, the ratio of carbon to oxygen alkylation is from about 50-1000.
- 2. A process according to claim 1, further comprising: (b) resolving a compound of formula II to form a compound of formula III:
- 3. A process according to claim 2, wherein (b) is performed by contacting a compound of formula II with pig liver esterase and the enantiomeric excess of the R-isomer of formula III is at least 90%.
- 4. A process according to claim 2, further comprising:
(c) protecting the amino group of the compound of formula III to form a compound of formula IV: 27 wherein Pg2 is an amino protecting group or represents H and an amino protecting group.
- 5. A process according to claim 4, wherein (c) is performed by contacting a compound of formula III with an amino protecting reagent in the presence of a base;
wherein the amino protecting group reagent is selected form di-tert-butyl dicarbonate and 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxyimino)-2-phenylacetonitrile; and, the base is selected from lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate.
- 6. A process according to claim 5, wherein:
Pg2 is tert-butoxycarbonyl; the amino protecting group reagent is di-tert-butyl dicarbonate; and, the base is lithium carbonate.
- 7. A process according to claim 4, further comprising:
(d) contacting a compound of formula IV with an alkylating agent to form a compound of formula V: 28
- 8. A process according to claim 7, wherein the alkylating agent is a 4-halomethyl-2-methylquinoline and the contacting is done in the presence of a base.
- 9. A process according to claim 8, wherein the alkylating agent is 4-chloromethyl-2-methylquinoline and the base is potassium tert-butoxide.
- 10. A process according to claim 7, further comprising:
(e) cleaving the olefin of formula V to form a compound of formula VI; and, 29(f) contacting the compound of formula VI with an ester of an amino acid to form a compound of formula VII; 30 wherein (f) is done in the presence of a reducing agent.
- 11. A process according to claim 10, further comprising:
(g) deprotecting the compound of formula VII to form a compound of formula VIII. 31
- 12. A compound of formula III:
- 13. A compound according to claim 12, wherein the compound of formula III is a methanesulfonic acid salt.
- 14. A compound of formula IV:
- 15. A compound according to claim 14, wherein Pg2 is tert-butoxycarbonyl.
- 16. A compound of formula VIII or a salt form thereof:
- 17. A compound according to claim 16, wherein the compound of formula VIII is a bis-methanesulfonic acid salt.
- 18. A crystalline, free-base form of Compound J ((2R)-2-((3R)-3-amino-3-{-[(2-methyl-4-quinolinyl)methoxy]phenyl}-2-oxopyrrolidinyl)-N-hydroxy-4-methylpentanamide):
- 19. The compound according to claim 18, wherein the compound is characterized by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially in accordance with that shown in FIG. 1.
- 20. The compound according to claim 18, wherein the compound is characterized by a differential scanning calorimetry thermogram substantially in accordance with that shown in FIG. 2.
- 21. A compound according to claim 18, wherein the compound is characterized by a differential scanning calorimetry thermogram having a melt onset at about 194.4±0.5° C. with melting peak at about 195.9±0.5° C. followed by decomposition, wherein the DSC is operated at a rate of about 10° C./minute.
- 22. A compound according to claim 18, wherein the compound is characterized by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern with its most intense reflections comprising the following 20 values 6.7±0.2; 8.4±0.2; 9.2±0.2; 13.5±0.2; 14.2±0.2; 16.7±0.2; 17.4±0.2; 19.6±0.2; 19.9±0.2; 20.1±0.2; 20.9±0.2; and, 22.6±0.2 and a differential scanning calorimetry thermogram substantially in accordance with that shown in FIG. 2.
- 23. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof.
- 24. A method for treating an inflammatory disorder, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof.
- 25. A method of treating a condition or disease mediated by MMPs, TACE, or a combination thereof in a mammal, comprising: administering to the mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof.
- 26. A method comprising: administering a compound according to claim 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof, in an amount effective to treat a condition or disease mediated by MMPs, TACE, or a combination thereof.
- 27. A method of treating a disease or condition according to claim 25, wherein the disease or condition is selected from to as acute infection, acute phase response, age related macular degeneration, alcoholic liver disease, allergy, allergic asthma, anorexia, aneurism, aortic aneurism, asthma, atherosclerosis, atopic dermatitis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune hepatitis, Bechet's disease, cachexia, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease, cardiovascular effects, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, coagulation, congestive heart failure, corneal ulceration, Crohn's disease, enteropathic arthropathy, Felty's syndrome, fever, fibromyalgia syndrome, fibrotic disease, gingivitis, glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome, gout, graft versus host disease, hemorrhage, HIV infection, hyperoxic alveolar injury, infectious arthritis, inflammation, intermittent hydrarthrosis, Lyme disease, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, mycobacterial infection, neovascular glaucoma, osteoarthritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, periodontitis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, post-ischaemic reperfusion injury, post-radiation asthenia, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, pulmonary emphysema, pydoderma gangrenosum, relapsing polychondritis, Reiter's syndrome, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, sepsis syndrome, Still's disease, shock, Sjogren's syndrome, skin inflammatory diseases, solid tumor growth and tumor invasion by secondary metastases, spondylitis, stroke, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, uveitis, vasculitis, and Wegener's granulomatosis.
- 28. A method for treating an inflammatory disorder, comprising: administering, in combination, to a host in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of
(a) a compound of claim 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof; and, (b) one or more additional anti-inflammatory agents selected from selective COX-2 inhibitors, interleukin-1 antagonists, dihydroorotate synthase inhibitors, p38 MAP kinase inhibitors, TNF-α inhibitors, TNF-α sequestration agents, and methotrexate.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority benefits of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/392,440, filed Jun. 28, 2002, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/400,411, filed Aug. 1, 2002, all of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60392440 |
Jun 2002 |
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60400411 |
Aug 2002 |
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