Claims
- 1. An imidazolidinone of formula ##STR31## wherein Y represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.N--, --N.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CO-- or --COCH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by R.sub.c, or by R.sub.c and R.sub.d, and which may additionally be substituted by one or two alkyl groups;
- a first of the groups R.sub.a to R.sub.d represents a group of formula
- A--B--
- wherein
- A is a group of the formula ##STR32## wherein the pyrazino moiety of the above-mentioned group may be substituted by an alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy or alkoxy group,
- G.sub.1 represents a methylene group which may be mono or disubstituted by an alkyl group, whilst the substituents may be identical or different,
- G.sub.3 represents a methylene group substituted by R.sub.9 and R.sub.10,
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
- R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, a cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl group each having 3 to 7 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl moiety, a C.sub.1-6 -alkyl group, a C.sub.3-6 -alkenyl group (which alkenyl group may not be linked to the nitrogen atom via the vinyl group), or a hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, N-alkylaminocarbonylalkyl, N,N-dialkylaminocarbonylalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylmethyloxycarbonyl, formyl, acetyl or trifluoroacetyl group,
- R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
- R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
- R.sub.9 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
- R.sub.10 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and
- B represents a bond,
- an alkylene group,
- an arylene group, or
- a cyclcohexylene group;
- a second of the groups R.sub.a to R.sub.d represents a group of formula
- F--E--D--
- wherein
- D represents a bond,
- an alkylene group,
- an arylene group,
- a C.sub.4-7 -cycloalkylene group optionally substituted by 1 or 2 alkyl groups, or
- a piperidinylene group;
- E represents a bond,
- an alkylene group which may be substituted by a C.sub.1-6 -alkyl group, or by an amino, aryl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, HNR.sub.21 or N-alkyl-NR.sub.21 -- group, (wherein R.sub.21 represents an alkylcarbonyl or alkylsulphonyl group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, an alkyloxycarbonyl group having a total of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylcarbonyl or cycloalkylsulphonyl group each having 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl moiety, an arylalkylcarbonyl, arylalkylsulphonyl, arylalkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl or arylsulphonyl group),
- a C.sub.2-4 -alkenylene group,
- an arylene group,
- a C.sub.4-7 -cycloalkylene optionally substituted by one or two alkyl groups,
- or E may also represent an alkylene group linked to the group D via a group W, wherein W represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or a sulphinyl, sulphonyl, --NR.sub.20 --CO-- or --CO--NR.sub.20 group, wherein R.sub.20 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the alkylene group may additionally be substituted by a C.sub.1-6 -alkyl group, by an amino, aryl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, HNR.sub.21 or N-alkyl-NR.sub.21 -- group, wherein the heteroatom of the additional substituent is separated from a heteroatom of group W by at least two carbon atoms and R.sub.21 is as hereinbefore defined; and
- F represents a carbonyl group substituted by a hydroxy, alkoxy, arylalkoxy or R.sub.22 O group (wherein R.sub.22 represents a C.sub.5-7 -cycloalkyl group or a cycloalkylalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl moiety),
- and the shortest distance between the group F and the nitrogen atom of the 7-membered ring of group A is at least 11 bonds;
- R.sub.c represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, trifluoromethyl or aryl group; and
- R.sub.d represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group;
- whilst unless otherwise specified
- each of the aryl moieties mentioned in the definition of the above groups is to a phenyl group which may be monosubstituted by R.sub.25, mono, di or trisubstituted by R.sub.26, or monosubstituted by R.sub.25 and additionally mono or disubstituted by R.sub.26, wherein the substituents may be identical or different and
- R.sub.25 represents a cyano, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylsulphenyl, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl or trifluoromethyl group and
- R.sub.26 represents an alkyl, hydroxy or alkoxy group, or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, whilst two groups R.sub.26, if they are bound to adjacent carbon atoms, may also represent a straight chain C.sub.3-4 -alkylene group, a 1,3-butadien-1,4-diylene group or a methylenedioxy group,
- and each arylene moiety mentioned in the definition of the above-mentioned groups is a phenylene group which may be monosubstituted by R.sub.25, mono or disubstituted by R.sub.26, or monosubstituted by R.sub.25 and additionally monosubstituted by R.sub.26, wherein the substituents may be identical or different and are defined as hereinbefore;
- and unless otherwise specified, the above-mentioned alkyl, alkylene or alkoxy moieties may each contain 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and each carbon atom in the above mentioned alkylene and cycloalkylene moieties is linked to one heteroatom at most;
- a tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof.
- 2. The imidazolidinone of formula I according to claim 1, wherein:
- Y represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.N--, --N.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CO-- or --COCH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by one or two methyl groups;
- R.sub.a represents a group of formula
- A--B--
- wherein
- A is a group of the formula ##STR33## wherein G.sub.1 represents a methylene group,
- G.sub.3 represents a methylene group,
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, 2-hydroxy-ethyl, allyl, benzyl, carboxymethyl or C.sub.1-2 -alkoxymethyl group,
- R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, and
- B represents a bond;
- R.sub.b represents a group of formula
- F--E--D--
- wherein
- D represents a phenylene or cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-piperidinylene group in which the nitrogen atom is linked to an optionally substituted alkylene group of group E;
- E represents a straight-chained alkylene group which may be substituted by an alkyl or phenyl group,
- a C.sub.2-4 -alkenylene group, or
- E may also represent a straight-chained O-alkylene group linked to the group D via the oxygen atom; and
- F represents a carbonyl group substituted by a hydroxy, alkoxy or C.sub.5-6 -cycloalkoxy group;
- whilst unless otherwise specified the above-mentioned alkyl, alkylene or alkoxy moieties may each contain 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and each carbon atom in the above mentioned alkylene and cycloalkylene moieties is linked to one heteroatom at most and each of the above-mentioned phenyl or phenylene groups may be substituted by a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, by a methyl or methoxy group;
- or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof.
- 3. The imidazolidinone of formula I according to claim 1, wherein:
- Y represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CO-- or --COCH.sub.2 -- group, whereby these groups can be substituted by a methyl group;
- R.sub.a represents a group of formula ##STR34## wherein G.sub.1 represents a methylene group,
- G.sub.3 represents a methylene group,
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, cyclopropylmethyl, allyl or benzyl group,
- R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, and
- B represents a bond;
- R.sub.b represents a group of formula
- F--E--D--
- wherein
- D represents a 1,4-phenylene or 1,4-cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-piperidinylene group in which the nitrogen atom is linked to a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by a methyl group of group E;
- E represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by a methyl group or a --OCH.sub.2 -- group wherein the oxygen atom is linked to group D; and
- F represents a carbonyl group substituted by a hydroxy or C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy group;
- or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof.
- 4. The imidazolidinone of formula I according to claim 1, wherein:
- Y represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CO-- or --COCH.sub.2 -- group where these groups can be substituted by a methyl group;
- R.sub.a represents a group of formula ##STR35## wherein G.sub.1 represents a methylene group,
- G.sub.3 represents a methylene group,
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 -alkyl or benzyl group,
- R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom,
- R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, and
- B represents a bond;
- R.sub.b represents a group of formula
- F--E--D--
- wherein
- D represents a 1,4-phenylene or 1,4-cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-piperidinylene group in which the nitrogen atom is linked to a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by a methyl group of group E;
- E represents a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by a methyl group or a --O--CH.sub.2 -- group where the oxygen atom is linked to group E; and
- F represents a carbonyl group substituted by a hydroxy or C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy group;
- or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof.
- 5. The imidazolidinone of formula I according to claim 1:
- (a) 1-�trans-4-(2-carboxyethyl)cyclohexyl!-3-(7-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazino�2,3-d!azepin-2-yl)-imidazolidin-2-one or a salt thereof;
- (b) 3-�trans-4-(2-carboxyethyl)cyclohexyl!-1-(7-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazino�2,3-d!azepin-2-yl)-imidazolidin-2,4-dione, or a salt thereof.
- 6. 1-�trans-4-(2-carboxyethyl)cyclohexyl!-3-(7-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazino�2,3-d!azepin-2-yl)-imidazolidin-2-one, or a salt thereof.
- 7. 3-�trans-4-(2-carboxyethyl)cyclohexyl!-1-(7-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazino�2,3-d!azepin-2-yl)-imidazolidin-2,4-dione, or a salt thereof.
Priority Claims (3)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional application of prior U.S. Ser. No. 08/434,136, filed May 2, 1995, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,235, which is in turn a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/200,125, filed Feb. 22, 1994, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,519,036.
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