Patent Application
20210300922
The present invention relates to new pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in the prevention and/or treatment of histamine H4 receptor mediated diseases or disorders.
The histamine H4 receptor was identified in 2000 as a receptor for histamine. After its discovery, histamine H4 receptor has attracted much attention due to its role as a mediator of allergic and inflammatory processes, among others.
Attempts at obtaining efficient histamine H4 receptor inhibitors have multiplied in recent years and this research has resulted in several recent patent applications claiming pharmaceutical compositions for disorders and diseases mediated by this receptor.
Documents WO 2009/083608, WO 2010/146173 A and Smits et al., J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 7855-7865 disclose quinazoline compounds with activity as histamine H4 receptor inhibitors.
In particular, WO 2009/083608 describes the synthesis and H4 binding affinity of quinazoline compounds of the following formula
Similarly, Smits et al. (J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 7855-7865) disclose histamine H4 receptor inverse agonist with this same quinazoline scaffold and wherein R1 can represent differently substituted amine groups.
Finally, WO 2010/146173 refers to the H4 receptor binding affinity of several compounds with a primary amine group at position 1 and a piperazine ring at position 4 of the quinazoline skeleton.
However, there still remains a need to find new and efficient compounds to treat histamine H4 receptor mediated diseases or disorders.
The authors of the present invention have found that compounds of formula (I) show activity as histamine H4-receptor antagonists and are therefore useful in the treatment of disorders and diseases mediated by this receptor.
These compounds present a new pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine scaffold, for which antihistaminic activity had never been disclosed. Additionally, as disclosed in the experimental section, the inventors have found that these compounds are not only efficient H4-receptor antagonists, but also present an improved affinity for said receptor compared to the corresponding quinazolines and to the isomeric pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine compounds.
Moreover, the inventors have surprisingly found that compounds of formula (I) can be also active as histamine H1-receptor antagonists, and therefore can inhibit both histamine receptors. This dual inhibition provides an improved effect in diseases and disorders in which both receptors are involved, such as type I allergic diseases.
Therefore, according to a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a compound of formula (I′):
or a salt or solvate thereof,
wherein:
According to a further aspect, the present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I′) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
A further aspect of the invention refers to a compound of formula (I′) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use as a medicament.
A further aspect of the invention is directed to a compound of formula (I)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
wherein:
A further aspect of the invention are the compounds of formula (I) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disorder or disease susceptible to amelioration by antagonism of histamine H4 receptor.
According to a further aspect, the present invention is directed to the use of a compound of formula (I) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of a disorder or disease mediated by histamine H4 receptor.
In a further aspect, the invention is directed to a method of treating and/or preventing a disorder or disease mediated by histamine H4 receptor, said method comprising administering to a patient in need of such a treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I) as described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
In the context of the present invention, the following terms have the meaning detailed below:
The term “C1-6 alkyl” refers to a linear or branched hydrocarbon chain radical consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms, containing no insaturation, having between 1 and 6, preferably between 1 and 3 (“C1-3 alkyl”), more preferably 1 or 2 (“C1-2 alkyl”), carbon atoms and which is attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond, including for example and in a non-limiting sense, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, etc. Preferably “alkyl” refers to methyl or ethyl.
The term “C3-7 cycloalkyl” refers to a saturated or partially saturated mono- or bicyclic aliphatic group having between 3 and 7, preferably between 3 and 6 carbon atoms which is bound to the rest of the molecule by means of a single bond, including for example and in a non-limiting sense, cyclopropyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, etc.
The term “C6-10 aryl” refers to an aromatic group having between 6 and 10, preferably 6 or 10 carbon atoms, comprising 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei, including for example and in a non-limiting sense, phenyl, naphthyl, etc. Preferably “aryl” refers to phenyl.
“5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl” refers to a stable 5- to 10-membered ring radical, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring, which consists of carbon atoms and from one to five, preferably from 1 to 4, heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur and which can be partially or fully saturated. For the purposes of this invention, the heterocycle can be a monocyclyl or bicyclyl ring system. Examples of such heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyrrolidine, piperidine, tetrahydropyridine, piperazine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, diazepane, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, octahydro-pyrrolopyrazine.
“5- to 10-membered heteroaryl” refers to a stable 5- to 10-membered aromatic ring radical, preferably a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, which consists of carbon atoms and from one to five, preferably from 1 to 4, heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur. For the purposes of this invention, the heteroaryl can be a monocyclyl or bicyclyl ring system. Examples of such heteroaryl include, but are not limited to, thiophene, furan, pyrrole, thiazole, oxazole, isothiazole, isooxazole, imidazole, pyrazole, triazole, oxadiazole, thiadiazole, tetrazole, tetrazole oxide, oxadiazolone, pyridine, pyrimidine, dihydroindolone, benzimidazole, benzothiazole, benzofuran, indole, purine, quinoline.
The term “(C6-C10)aryl(C1-C6)alkyl” refers to an aryl group as defined above which is attached to the rest of the molecule through an alkyl group as defined above. Preferably, the (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C6)alkyl is a (C6)aryl(C1-C3)alkyl, such as benzyl.
The term “C1-C6 haloalkyl” refers to an alkyl group as defined above wherein at least one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by a halogen atom such as, for example CF3, CCl3, CHF2, CH2F, CF2CF3.
The term “halogen” refers to bromo, chloro, iodo or fluoro.
As understood in this technical area, there can be a certain degree of substitution on the previously defined radicals. Thus, there can be substitution in any of the groups of the present invention. The references of the present document to substituted groups in the groups of the present invention indicate that the specified radical can be substituted in one or more available positions by one or more substituents. Said substituents include, for example and in a non-limiting sense, halogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, CN, NO2, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh), —OC(O)Ri, —C(NRj)NRkRl, —SORm, —SO2Rn and —SO2NRoRp; wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rg, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Ro and Rp are independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, and optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl; and wherein said optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl can in turn be substituted by one or more groups selected from halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, CN, NO2, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh), —OC(O)Ri, —C(NRj)NRkRl, —SORm, —SO2Rn and —SO2NRoRp, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Ro and Rp are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C4-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl.
The invention also provides “salts” of the compounds described herein. By way of illustration, said salts can be acid addition salts, base addition salts or metal salts, and can be synthesized from the parent compounds containing a basic or acid moiety by means of conventional chemical processes known by the person skilled in the art. See, generally, G. S. Paulekuhn, et al., “Trends in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Salt Selection based on Analysis of the Orange Book Database”, J. Med Chem., 2007, 50: 6665-72, S. M. Berge, et al., “Pharmaceutical Salts”, J Pharm Sci., 1977, 66:1-19, and Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts, Properties, Selection, and Use, Stahl and Wermuth, Eds., Wiley-VCH and VHCA, Zurich, 2002. Such salts are generally prepared, for example, by reacting the free acid or base forms of said compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the suitable base or acid in water or in an organic solvent or in a mixture of the two. Non-aqueous media such as ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, acetone, isopropanol or acetonitrile are generally preferred. Illustrative examples of acid addition salts include inorganic acid addition salts such as, for example, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulfate, pyrosulfate, bisulfate, sulfite, bisulfite, nitrate, phosphate, monohydrogen-phosphate, dihydrogenphosphate, meta-phosphate, pyrophosphate, etc., organic acid addition salts such as, for example, acetate, maleate, fumarate, citrate, oxalate, succinate, tartrate, malate, mandelate, methanesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, camphorsulfonate, propionates, decanoates, caprylates, acrylates, formates, isobutyrates, caproates, heptanoates, propiolates, malonates, succinates, suberates, sebacates, butyne-1,4-dioates, hexyne-1,6-dioates, benzoates, chlorobenzoates, methylbenzoates, dinitrobenzoates, hydroxybenzoates, methoxybenzoates, phthalates, sulfonates, xylenesulfonates, phenylacetates, phenylpropionates, phenylbutyrates, lactates, y-hydroxybutyrates, glycolates, propanesulfonates, naphthalene-1-sulfonates, naphthalene-2-sulfonates, etc.
Illustrative examples of base addition salts include inorganic base salts such as, for example, ammonium salts and organic base salts such as, for example, ethylenediamine, ethanolamine, N,N-dialkylenethanolamine, triethanolamine, glutamine, amino acid basic salts, etc. Illustrative examples of metal salts include, for example, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum and lithium salts.
The compounds of the invention may be in the form of salts or solvates, preferably pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates.
The term “solvate” according to this invention is to be understood as meaning any form of the active compound according to the invention which has another molecule (most likely a polar solvent) attached to it via non-covalent bonding. Examples of solvates include hydrates and alcoholates. Solvation methods are generally known in the state of the art.
The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” relates to molecular entities and compositions being physiologically tolerable and normally not causing an allergic reaction or similar adverse reaction, such as gastric discomfort, dizziness and the like, when they are administered to a human being. Preferably, as used in this description, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable” means approved by a governmental regulatory agency or listed in the US pharmacopoeia or another generally recognized pharmacopoeia for use in animals, and more particularly in humans.
The compounds of the invention can be in the amorphous or in the crystalline form. The compounds of the invention may present different polymorphic forms, it is intended that the invention encompasses all such forms.
The compounds of the invention may have asymmetric centers and therefore exist in different enantiomeric or diastereomeric forms. Thus, any given compound referred to herein is intended to represent any one of a racemate, one or more enantiomeric forms, one or more diastereomeric forms. Compounds referred to herein may also exist as atropisomers. All the stereoisomers including enantiomers, diastereoisomers and atropisomers of the compounds referred to herein, and mixtures thereof, are considered within the scope of the present invention.
The invention also encompasses pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of the compounds of Formula (I), and treatment methods employing such pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs. The term “prodrug” means a precursor of a designated compound that, following administration to a subject, yields the compound in vivo via a chemical or physiological process such as solvolysis or enzymatic cleavage, or under physiological conditions (e.g., a prodrug on being brought to physiological pH is converted to the compound of Formula (I)). A “pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug” is a prodrug that is non-toxic, biologically tolerable, and otherwise biologically suitable for administration to the subject. Illustrative procedures for the selection and preparation of suitable prodrug derivatives are described, for example, in “Design of Prodrugs”, ed. H. Bundgaard, Elsevier, 1985.
The present invention also encompasses pharmaceutically active metabolites of compounds of Formula (I), and uses of such metabolites in the methods of the invention. A “pharmaceutically active metabolite” means a pharmacologically active product of metabolism in the body of a compound of Formula (I) or salt thereof. Prodrugs and active metabolites of a compound may be determined using routine techniques known or available in the art. See, e.g., Bertolini et al., J. Med. Chem. 1997, 40, 2011-2016; Shan et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 1997, 86 (7), 765-767; Bagshawe, Drug Dev. Res. 1995, 34, 220-230; Bodor, Adv. Drug Res. 1984, 13, 55-331; Bundgaard, Design of Prodrugs (Elsevier Press, 1985); and Larsen, Design and Application of Prodrugs, Drug Design and Development (Krogsgaard-Larsen et al., eds., Harwood Academic Publishers, 1991).
The compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically active metabolites, whether alone or in combination, (collectively, “active agents”) of the present invention are useful as histamine H4 receptor modulators in the methods of the invention. Such methods for modulating histamine H4 receptor activity comprise exposing histamine H4 receptor to an effective amount of at least one chemical entity selected from compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically active metabolites of compounds of Formula (I). Embodiments of this invention inhibit histamine H4 receptor activity.
The compounds of the invention are also meant to include compounds which differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms. For example, compounds having the present structures except for the replacement of a hydrogen by a deuterium or tritium, or the replacement of a carbon by a 13C- or 14C-enriched carbon or a nitrogen by 15N-enriched nitrogen are within the scope of this invention.
In a first aspect, the invention is directed to a compound of formula (I), or a salt or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein said compound of formula (I) is not (4-fluoro-benzyl)-(2-piperidin-1-yl-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-amine; [2-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl)-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-amine; pyridin-4-ylmethyl-[2-(8-thiazol-2-yl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl)-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine; {2-[8-(morpholine-4-sulfonyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-amine; N1-(2-morpholin-4-yl-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-3-phenyl-propane-1,2-diamine; and 2-[(2,6-di-morpholin-4-yl-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-methyl-amino]-ethanol. Such a compound is denoted herein as a compound of formula (I′).
Particular and preferred embodiments for the compounds of formula (I) and (I′) are described below.
In a particular embodiment, X is selected from —O— and —NR6—, wherein R6 is selected from H and C1-3 alkyl.
In another embodiment, X is —NR6—, wherein R6 is selected from H and C1-6 alkyl, preferably from H and C1-3 alkyl.
In another embodiment, X is selected from —O— and —NH—.
Preferably, X is —NH—.
In an embodiment of the invention, R1 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, OR4, SR4, NR4R5, COR4 and CONR4R5, wherein R4 and R5 are independently selected from H and optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl.
In an embodiment of the invention, R1 is selected from:
In another embodiment, R1 is selected from:
In a further embodiment, R1 is selected from:
Preferably, R1 is selected from halogen and C1-6 alkyl. More preferably, R1 is halogen, even more preferably Cl.
In a particular embodiment of the invention, when R2 is an optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl or an optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, said C3-7 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl and (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl are optionally substituted by halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, CN, NO2, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh), —OC(O)Rj, —C(NRj)NRkRl, —SORm, —SO2Rn or —SO2NRoRp; wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Ro and Rp are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl.
In a particular embodiment of the invention, R2 is an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, preferably an optionally substituted C1-3 alkyl, even more preferably it is an optionally substituted C1-2 alkyl.
In an embodiment, R2 is a C1-6 alkyl, preferably a C1-3 alkyl, optionally substituted by:
In a further embodiment, R2 is a Cu alkyl optionally substituted by:
In a particular embodiment of the invention, X—R2 is a group of formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V):
wherein:
In a preferred embodiment, n is 1 or 2.
In another embodiment, Z is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, preferably a 5-membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted by halogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, CN, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh), —OC(O)Ri, —C(NRj)NRkRl, —SORm, —SO2Rn or —SO2NRoRp; wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Ro and Rp are independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl; and wherein said optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl and optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl can in turn be substituted by one or more groups selected from C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb) and —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl and C1-6 haloalkyl.
In a preferred embodiment, Z is selected from thiophene, furan, oxazole and thiazole, preferably thiophene, optionally substituted by halogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, CN, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORe, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh), —OC(O)Ri, —C(NRj)NRkRl, —SORm, —SO2Rn or —SO2NRoRp; wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Ro and Rp are independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl; and wherein said optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl and optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl can in turn be substituted by one or more groups selected from C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb) and —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl and C1-6 haloalkyl.
In another embodiment, R13 is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl and (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl optionally substituted by C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb), or —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-6 alkyl. Preferably, it is selected from C1-3 alkyl, phenyl and phenyl(C1-3)alkyl optionally substituted by C1-3 alkyl, phenyl, —N(Ra)(Rb), or —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-3 alkyl.
In a further embodiment, R14 is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl and (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl optionally substituted by C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb), or —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-6 alkyl. Preferably, it is selected from C1-3 alkyl, phenyl and phenyl(C1-3)alkyl optionally substituted by C1-3 alkyl, phenyl, —N(Ra)(Rb), or —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-3 alkyl.
In a preferred embodiment, R15 is selected from H and C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh) or —OC(O)Ri, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh and Ri Rj, are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl and (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl.
More preferably, R15 is selected from H and C1-3 alkyl optionally substituted by —N(Ra)(Rb) or —ORc, wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-6 alkyl.
In another preferred embodiment, R16 is selected from C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted by C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc or —SRd, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl and C1-6 haloalkyl.
In a further embodiment, R16 is selected from C1-3 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl(C1-3)alkyl and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted by C1-3 alkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl, phenyl, phenyl(C1-3)alkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, halogen, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc or —SRd, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-3 alkyl and C1-6 haloalkyl.
In an embodiment, R2 is selected from:
In an embodiment of the invention, R3 is selected from:
In a particular embodiment, R3 is selected from:
In an embodiment of the invention, R3 is selected from:
In another embodiment of the invention, R3 is selected from:
In a particular embodiment, R3 is selected from:
In a particular embodiment of the invention, when R3 is an optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, preferably it is an optionally substituted N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl. More preferably, it is an optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl comprising one or two nitrogen atoms. More preferably, an optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl wherein the heterocyclyl ring consists of carbon atoms and one or two nitrogen atoms, such as pyrrolidine, piperidine, tetrahydropyridine, piperazine, diazepane, octahydro-pyrrolopyrazine, azetidine, octahydro-pyridopyrazine, octahydro-pyrrolopyrrole, diaza-spirononane, diaza-spiroundecane.
In a further embodiment, when R3 is an optionally substituted N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, said heterocyclyl is selected from:
In an embodiment, the N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl is optionally substituted by halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, —N(Ra)(Rb), —ORc, —SRd, —C(O)Re, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)N(Rg)(Rh) and —OC(O)Ri; wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh and Ri are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C6-10 aryl and (C6-10)aryl(C1-6)alkyl. Preferably, it is optionally substituted by C1-6 alkyl or —N(Ra)(Rb); wherein Ra and Rb are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-6 alkyl.
In an embodiment, when R3 is an optionally substituted N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl, it is selected from:
In a preferred embodiment, R3 is an optionally substituted 6-membered heterocyclyl, preferably an optionally substituted N-containing 6-membered heterocyclyl, more preferably an optionally substituted N-containing 6-membered heterocyclyl comprising one or two nitrogen atoms.
In another embodiment, R3 is selected from optionally substituted piperazine and optionally substituted ocathydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine.
In an embodiment, R3 is optionally substituted piperazine. In a further embodiment, it is piperazine optionally substituted by C1-6 alkyl, preferably Me. Even more preferably, R3 is 4-methyl-piperazinyl.
In a further embodiment, R3 is selected from:
In a preferred embodiment, X—R2 is a group of formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V) as defined above, more preferably a group of formula (II) or (V), and R3 is an optionally substituted N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl as defined above.
In another preferred embodiment, R1 is selected from halogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, OR4, SR4, NR4R5, COR4 and CONR4R5, wherein R4 and R5 are independently selected from H and optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl; and R3 is an optionally substituted N-containing 5- to 10-membered heterocyclyl as defined above.
In a further preferred embodiment,
According to another embodiment, the compound of the invention is selected from the group consisting of:
or a salt or solvate thereof.
Compounds of formula (I) have been found to be antagonists of histamine H4 receptor and would thus be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or disorders mediated by this receptor; in particular, diseases or disorders susceptible to improvement by antagonism of histamine H4 receptor.
Therefore, an aspect of the invention refers to a compound of formula (I′), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use as a medicament.
In another aspect, the invention is directed to a compound of formula (I) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disorder or disease mediated by histamine H4 receptor, preferably a disease or disorder susceptible to amelioration by antagonism of H4 histamine receptor.
In an aspect, the invention is directed to a compound of formula (I) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory skin diseases, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and inflammatory eye diseases; allergic disorders; dermatological disorders; autoimmune diseases; pruritic diseases, lymphatic disorders, immunodeficiency disorders, respiratory diseases, cardiac diseases, kidney diseases, pain disorders, overactive bladder conditions, vestibular disorders, joint diseases and macular degenerative disorders.
In a particular embodiment, the invention is directed to a compound of formula (I) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of allergy, asthma, dry eye, conjunctivitis, uveitis, allergic rhinitis, rhinoconjuntivitis, chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD), atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, itchy skin, uraemic pruritus, urticaria, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, colitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial ischaemia, diabetic nephropathy, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, vertigo, tinnitus, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, mastocytosis and inflammatory or systemic lupus erythematosus. Illustrative types of inflammation treatable with a histamine H4 receptor-modulating agent according to the invention include inflammation due to any one of a plurality of conditions such as allergy, asthma, dry eye, chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel diseases (including colitis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis), psoriasis, pruritis, itchy skin, atopic dermatitis, urticaria (hives), ocular inflammation (e.g., post-surgical ocular inflammation), conjunctivitis (e.g. allergic conjunctivitis or vernal keratoconjunctivitis), nasal polyps, allergic rhinitis, nasal itch, scleroderma, autoimmune thyroid diseases, immune-mediated (also known as type 1) diabetes mellitus and lupus, which are characterized by excessive or prolonged inflammation at some stage of the disease. Other autoimmune diseases that lead to inflammation include Myasthenia gravis, autoimmune neuropathies, such as Guillain-Barre, autoimmune uveitis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, pernicious anemia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, temporal arteritis, anti-phospholipid syndrome, vasculitides, such as Wegener's granulomatosis, Behcet's disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, pemphigus vulgaris, vitiligio, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune oophoritis and orchitis, autoimmune disease of the adrenal gland, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis, and Sjogren's syndrome.
In an advantageous embodiment, compounds of formula (I) are antagonist of both histamine H1 and H4 receptors. Combined H1 and H4 antagonists have been disclosed to be more effective than monotherapy in the treatment of diseases or disorders where both receptors are involved. Therefore, such compounds with affinity for the histamine H1 receptor in addition to H4 receptor may be able to modulate inflammatory diseases (dermatitis, itching and inflammation) with both H4R and H1R component more efficiently than only with selective H1R or selective H4R ligands.
The term “treatment” or “to treat” in the context of this specification means administration of a compound or formulation according to the invention to ameliorate or eliminate the disease or one or more symptoms associated with said disease, through modulation of histamine H4 receptor activity. “Treatment” also encompasses ameliorating or eliminating the physiological sequelae of the disease.
The term “ameliorate” in the context of this invention is understood as meaning any improvement on the situation of the patient treated.
The term “prevention” or “to prevent” in the context of this specification means administration of a compound or formulation according to the invention to reduce the risk of acquiring or developing the disease or one or more symptoms associated with said disease.
According to a further aspect, the present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I′) as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
In an embodiment, the composition is administered simultaneously, separately or sequentially in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents selected from the group consisting of calcineurin inhibitors, anti-interleukin 17 (anti-IL-17) agents, anti-interleukin 4 receptor (anti-IL-4R), anti-interleukin-31 (anti-IL-31) agents, and combinations thereof to a patient in need thereof.
The term “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” refers to a vehicle, diluent, or adjuvant that is administered with the active ingredient. Such pharmaceutical excipients can be sterile liquids, such as water and oils, including those of petroleum, animal, vegetable, or synthetic origin, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, sesame oil, and similar. Water or saline aqueous solutions and aqueous dextrose and glycerol solutions, particularly for injectable solutions, are preferably used as vehicles. Suitable pharmaceutical vehicles are described in “Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences” by E. W. Martin, 21st Edition, 2005.
The excipients and auxiliary substances necessary to manufacture the desired pharmaceutical form of administration of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention will depend, among other factors, on the elected administration pharmaceutical form. Said pharmaceutical forms of administration of the pharmaceutical composition will be manufactured according to conventional methods known by the skilled person in the art. A review of different active ingredient administration methods, excipients to be used and processes for producing them can be found in “Tratado de Farmacia Galénica”, C. Fauli i Trillo, Luzn 5, S.A. de Ediciones, 1993.
Examples of pharmaceutical compositions include any solid (tablets, pills, capsules, granules etc.) or liquid (solutions, suspensions or emulsions) compositions for oral, topical or parenteral administration.
In a preferred embodiment the pharmaceutical compositions are in oral form. Suitable dose forms for oral administration may be tablets and capsules and may contain conventional excipients known in the art such as binding agents, for example syrup, acacia, gelatin, sorbitol, tragacanth, or polyvinylpyrrolidone; fillers, for example lactose, sugar, maize starch, calcium phosphate, sorbitol or glycine; tabletting lubricants, for example magnesium stearate; disintegrants, for example starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sodium starch glycolate or microcrystalline cellulose; or pharmaceutically acceptable wetting agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate.
The solid oral compositions may be prepared by conventional methods of blending, filling or tabletting. Such operations are conventional in the art. The tablets may for example be prepared by wet or dry granulation and optionally coated according to methods well known in normal pharmaceutical practice, in particular with an enteric coating.
The pharmaceutical compositions may also be adapted for parenteral administration, such as sterile solutions, suspensions or lyophilized products in the appropriate unit dosage form. Adequate excipients can be used, such as bulking agents, buffering agents or surfactants.
The mentioned formulations will be prepared using standard methods such as those described or referred to in the Spanish and US Pharmacopoeias and similar reference texts.
The compounds or compositions of the present invention may be administered by any suitable method, such as oral, sublingual, intranasal, intraocular, parenteral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, or transdermal administration. Oral administration is preferred.
Generally an effective administered amount of a compound of the invention will depend on the relative efficacy of the compound chosen, the severity of the disorder being treated and/or prevented and the weight of the sufferer. However, active compounds will typically be administered once or more times a day, for example 1, 2, 3 or 4 times daily, with typical total daily doses in the range of from 0.01 to 1000 mg/kg/day.
The present invention is additionally explained below by means of examples. This explanation must by no means be interpreted as a limitation of the scope of the invention as it is defined in the claims.
Compounds of formula (I) according to the present invention were prepared following the general preparation strategy detailed below. The detailed preparation of some of the compounds is described hereinafter.
Reagents and solvents were used as received from the commercial supplier without further purification unless mentioned otherwise. Reactions were carried out in Schlenk tubes or microwave sealed reactors typically under Ar atmosphere.
Microwave reactions were performed using Anton Paar Monowave 450 equipment.
The reaction temperature indicated in the experimental procedures corresponds to the external temperature of the reaction system measured with calibrated temperature sensors (conventional heating) or to the internal reactor temperature measured with a fiber-optic temperature sensor (microwave assisted reactions).
Low temperature reactions were carried out using an Immersion Cooler Huber mod. TC100E equipped with Pt100 sensor (temperature stability of ±0.5 K). In this type of processes, the reaction temperature indicated corresponds to the internal reaction temperature measured with calibrated temperature sensors.
Reactions were monitored by analytical thin layer chromatography using commercial aluminium sheets pre-coated (0.2 mm layer thickness) with silica gel 60 F254 (E. Merck) or by UPLC-MS chromatography. Analytical UPLC/PDA/MS analyses were conducted using a Waters Acquity H-Class chromatograph with a UPLC-PDA optical detector and a QDa™ or a TQD™ MS detector in scan mode. The chromatographic analyses were performed using the following conditions:
Method A: Column Kinetex C18 100×3.0 mm 2.6 μm column. Mobile phase: ammonium bicarbonate 10 mM (solvent A) and methanol (solvent B). Gradient at 0.6 mL/min from 95% to 5% solvent A in 9.0 minutes, then 0.5 minutes in 5% solvent A and back to 95% solvent A in another 0.5 minutes. Total run time 10 minutes. Oven temperature 30° C. Sample temperature 18° C.
Method B: Column Kinetex C18 100×3.0 mm 2.6 μm column. Mobile phase: formic acid 0.1% (solvent A) and methanol (solvent B). Gradient at 0.6 mL/min from 95% to 5% solvent A in 9.0 minutes, then 0.5 minutes in 5% solvent A and back to 95% solvent A in another 0.5 minutes. Total run time 10 minutes. Oven temperature 40° C. Sample temperature 18° C.
The chromatographic method applied for each compound is shown between parentheses after the purity value throughout the text noted as “UPLC-(name of the method)”.
Product purification by flash chromatography was performed using E. Merck Silica Gel (230-400 mesh). Visualization was carried out under UV light. Product purification by automated preparative flash chromatography was carried out on Combiflash® Rf+ flash chromatography system from Teledyne Isco, or alternatively on Reveleris® PREP system from Büchi instruments using SiliaSep™ or SiliaSep™ C18) (17%) 4 g, 12 g or 24 g flash cartridges purchased from Silicycle (UV detection operating at three different wavelength λ1=254 nm, λ2=280 nm and λ3=220-230 nm. Yields given are isolated yields unless otherwise stated.
Proton, magnetic nuclear resonance spectra were recorded at 300 MHz with a BRUKER Avance 300 MHz devices in deuterated solvents: chloroform, methanol or dimethylsulfoxide. Chemical shifts are reported in ppm relative to TMS peak at 0.00 ppm or relative to the corresponding signal of the residual solvent. The letters m, s, d, t, q, quint and sept stand for multiplet, singlet, doublet, triplet, quartet, quintuplet and septuplet, respectively. The letters b indicate broad signal. All melting points are corrected and were recorded on a Büchi B-540 apparatus using melting point tubes BUCHI™ reference 017808.
The compounds of formula (I) of the present invention can be synthesized in a multi-step sequence by available synthetic procedures. For example, they can be prepared by the process summarized in the general Schemes 1-4 shown below.
Synthesis of the key Intermediate F: The preparation of the Intermediate F, common in all of the examples described in the present invention, is shown in the Scheme 1.
Synthesis of Examples 1-38 and 68-99: Preparation of the compounds of formula (I) where R2 is N-methylpiperazine, piperazine, N-methylpyrrolidin-3-amine, 2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethan-1-amine, 1-methyl-1,4-diazepane, N-methylpiperidin-4-amine, piperidin-4-amine, pyrrolidin-3-amine or octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine is depicted in Scheme 2 starting from common intermediate F shown in Scheme 1.
Synthesis of Examples 39-45: Preparation of the compounds of formula (I) where R2 is piperidine, 1-methylpiperidine, 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine or 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine is depicted in Scheme 3 starting from common intermediate F shown in Scheme 1.
Synthesis examples 46-67: Preparation of the compounds of formula (I) where R3 substitution is -alkyl or —H is depicted in Scheme 4 starting from the Examples (3, 4, 6, 16, 17, 18, 24, 42 and 43) shown in Schemes 2 and 3.
Tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-3-yl)carbamate was prepared by an adapted procedure derived from WO 2008/130021, WO 2006/024834 and Ohta et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 7021-7032.
In a 500 ml oven-dried round bottom flask 5-amino-2-chloropyridine (20 g, 154 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in tert-butanol (217 mL, 0.71M), di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (38.4 g, 172 mmol, 1.12 equiv.) was added and the solution was stirred at 50° C. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC (Heptane:EtOAc 30:60% v/v) until complete conversion of 5-amino-2-chloropyridine into the Intermediate A was achieved (36 h). The solvent was evaporated on a rotary evaporator and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (500 mL). The organic phase was washed with water (3×150 mL), brine (1×150 mL), dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to give a pink solid, which was purified by automated flash chromatography (Elution with Heptane:EtOAc:DCM 50:25:25% v/v) giving tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-3-yl)carbamate as a white solid (35.29 g, 99.3% yield). Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 127-129.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.245 (dd, 1H), 7.965 (d, 1H), 7.25 (dd, 1H), 6.66 (bs, NH), 1.52 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=229.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C10H13ClN2O2: 228.7.
5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinate was prepared by an adapted procedure derived from WO 2008/130021 and WO 2006/024834.
To a 500 mL oven dried 3 necked round bottom flask, tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-3-yl)carbamate (Intermediate A) (5 g, 21.82 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in anhydrous diethyl ether (200 mL) giving a yellow solution. TMEDA 0.1M (11.7 mL, 76 mmol, 3.5 equiv.) were added and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. A solution of n-butyl lithium 2.5 M in hexanes (30.5 mL, 76 mmol, 3.5 equiv) was dropwise added (the reaction mixture turned brown-red colour). When the addition of the reagent was completed, the reaction mixture was permitted to reach to −10° C. and stirred at this temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was then re-cooled to −78° C. and a carbon dioxide gas bag (1 gal) was fitted under Ar atmosphere. The system was evacuated and flushed with carbon dioxide for three times. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. under carbon dioxide atmosphere at atmospheric pressure for 4 h. The reaction was permitted to warm up to 22° C. and stirred for 18 h. Water was added to the reaction mixture until complete solution of solid materials (300 mL). The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was washed with diethyl ether (2×100 mL). After that, the pH-value of the aqueous phase was adjusted to 6.32 with HCl 2.7M and extracted with diethyl ether (4×200 mL) and EtOAc (5×200 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure giving 5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinic acid as a pale yellow solid, (5.13 g, 87% yield). Purity: 99.1% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ(ppm): 10.01 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 1.48 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=273.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C11H13ClN2O4: 272.7.
Methyl 5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinate was prepared by an adapted procedure derived from Haddleton et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 7406-7413.
5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinic acid (Intermediate B) (4.27 g, 15 mmol, 1 equiv.) was added to a 500 mL two necked oven-dried round bottom flask equipped with a stirring bar and suspended in dichloromethane (187 mL, 0.08M) was added. 4-Dimethylamino pyridine (7.40 g, 60 mmol, 4 equiv.) was added at 22° C. resulting in an homogeneous solution. N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide (4.65 g, mmol, 2 equiv.) was added at that temperature and the crude mixture was stirred for 3 h. Anhydrous MeOH (HPLC quality), (5.5 mL, 135 mmol, 9 equiv.) was added to the solution and the mixture was stirred for 1 h at 22° C. The resulting mixture was heated to reflux using an aluminium heating block for 72 h. TLC (EtOAc:MeOH 90:10% v/v) showed complete conversion of Intermediate B into Intermediate C. The reaction was permitted to reach to 22° C. and volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. Dichloromethane (150 mL) was added to the residue until complete solution was achieved and the mixture was transferred to a separating funnel, washed with H2O (1×70 mL), HCl 1M (2×50 mL) and saturated NaCl solution (1×50 mL). The organic phase was dried with Na2SO4 and filtered through a pad of Na2SO4 on a filter plate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving a brown solid, which was purified by automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) giving methyl 5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinate as a pale yellow solid (4.04 g, 79% yield). Purity: 99.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 90.0-95.8° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.68 (bs, NH), 9.49 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.20 (s, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 1.47 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=287.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C12H15ClN2O4: 286.2.
Methyl 5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-chloroisonicotinate (Intermediate C) (6.22 g, 21.68 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in methanol (165 mL) and concd hydrochloric acid. (8.71 mL, 105 mmol, 4.85 equiv.) was added to the solution. The resulting yellow solution was stirred and heated to reflux using an aluminium heating block until complete conversion was achieved (22 h). The reaction was monitored by TLC analysis (Heptane:EtOAc 30:60% v/v). MeOH was evaporated under reduced pressure. DCM was added until complete solution of the residue was achieved (160 mL), water (90 ml) was added. The pH of the aqueous phase (initial pH 0.3) was adjusted to 13.02 by addition of 1.25M sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with DCM (4×200 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over anhyd. Na2SO4, filtered off and concentrated under reduced pressure yielding methyl 5-amino-2-chloroisonicotinate as a brown-yellow solid; (3.90 g, 95% yield). Purity: 98.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.0 (s, 1H), 7.6 (s, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=187.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H7ClN2O2: 186.2.
Urea (4.75 g, 79 mmol, 10 equiv.) was melted in a 50 mL round-bottom flask by heating at 150° C. using an aluminium heating block. Intermediate D (1.48 g, 7.9 mmol, 1 equiv.) was added and the mixture was heated at 150° C. overnight. The formation of a brown oil was observed. The temperature was lowered down to 100° C. and water (30 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at this temperature for 1 h allowing unreacted urea to dissolve. The pH of the aqueous phase (initial pH 7.63) was adjusted to 4.0 by addition of HCl 1M. The aqueous phase was extracted (3×70 mL) with CHCl3/iPrOH 4:1% v/v. The combined organic phases were dried over anhyd. Na2SO4, filtered off and evaporated under reduced pressure giving a yellow solid, mixture of intermediate D and E. The yellow solid was suspended in 100 mL of DCM and stirred during 15 min. The suspension was filtrated through a filter plate and washed with DCM (3×10 mL). The DCM-containing phases were combined and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving the unreacted intermediate D. The filtered yellow solid was dried to give 6-chloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione as a pale yellow solid (1.20 g, 72% yield). Purity: 93.9% (UPLC-B); mp: 315.4-318.2° C.; 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ(ppm): 11.60 (bs, 2H, NH), 8.36 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=198.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H4ClN3O2: 197.6.
2,4,6-Trichloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine was prepared by an adapted procedure derived from Kool et al., J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 132-140; Rose et al., J. Chem. Soc., 1947, 775-783; Ohta et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 7021-7032.
To a 6-chloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (Intermediate E) (1.19 g, 6 mmol, 1 equiv.) contained in a 100 mL 2-necked oven-dried round-bottom flask fitted with a Dimroth condenser, previously distilled POCl3 (27 mL, 288 mmol, 48 equiv.) and DIPEA (2.72 mL, 15.6 mmol, 2.6 equiv.) were added. The mixture was stirred under reflux conditions (110° C.) for 18 h. Volatiles were distilled off under laboratory vacuum (200-300 mmHg). The residue was dissolved in DCM (80 mL) and washed with water (2×30 mL) and saturated NaCl solution (1×30 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and filtered. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving 2, 4, 6-trichloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine as a light brown solid (1.22 g, 89% yield). Purity: 96.6% (UPLC-B); mp: 107.7-110.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.30 (s, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=233.8 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H2Cl3N3: 232.9.
An oven dried μW reactor was charged with 2,4,6-Trichloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine (Intermediate F) (234 mg, 1 mmol, 1 equiv.) sealed with a septum and purged with Ar atmosphere (3 cycles Ar/vacuum). Then, EtOAc (7 mL. 0.14 M) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.51 mL, 2.9 mmol, 2.9 equiv.) were added and the mixture was homogenized by stirring for 5 min. The corresponding amine or alcohol (RXH) (1.05 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at 22° C. until complete conversion of the Intermediate F was achieved (2-20 h). The corresponding amine (R3R2NH) (1.5-10.3 mmol, 1.5-10.3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was homogenized by stirring and submitted to reaction under microwave irradiation at 120° C. for 15-30 min (Energy Power: 60 W). The progress of the reaction was confirmed by TLC (EtOAc:MeOH). The crude mixture was transferred to a round bottom flask by addition of EtOAc and volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc (70 mL) and transferred to a separating funnel. The organic phase was washed with water (3×30 mL) and saturated NaCl solution (1×30 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and filtered through a pad of Na2SO4 with a filter plate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving the crude mixture, which was purified by automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH) yielding the corresponding products (Examples 1-38 and 68-99).
All of the reacting amines are commercially available except in the case of aminealkylsulfonamides used in the Examples 14-18, 26-28, 37-39, 41, 43, 45 and 71-90. The required aminealkylsulfonamides were prepared by an adapted procedure of the protocol described in the literature: Smits et al., J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 2390-2400. The structural elucidation of all of the compounds used in this procedure are reported therein except for: 2-amino-N-benzylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; white solid; Weight: 3.102 g; Yield: 35%; Purity: 84.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 175.5-187.9° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 4:1% v/v), δ(ppm): 7.41-7.29 (m, 5H), 4.31 (s, 2H), 3.43-3.31 (m, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=215.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S (parent free base): 214.1.
2-amino-N-(2-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale orange crystals; Weight: 2.0 g; Yield: 83.0%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 179.8-185.5° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.48-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.14 (m, 2H), 3.59 (t, 2H), 3.46 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=235.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C8H11ClN2O2S (parent free base): 234.0.
2-amino-N-(o-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; yellow solid; Weight: 1.8 g; Yield: 77.4%; Purity: 85.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 156.0-164.7° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.38-7.10 (m, 4H), 3.62 (t, 2H), 3.47 (t, 2H), 2.27 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=215.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S (parent free base): 214.1.
2-amino-N-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale brown solid; Weight: 2.0 g; Yield: 77.6%; Purity: 90.7% (UPLC-A); mp: 152.7-160.0° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.37-7.22 (m, 2H), 7.05 (m, 1H), 6.95 (m, 1H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.60-3.40 (m, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=231.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O3S (parent free base): 230.1.
2-amino-N-(2-aminophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide dihydrochloride; pale pink solid; Weight: 1.9 g; Yield: 63.0%; Purity: 94.1% (UPLC-A); mp: 229.6-237.0° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.67-7.29 (m, 4H), 3.64 (t, 2H), 3.49 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=216.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C8H13N3O2S (parent free base): 215.1.
2-amino-N-(3-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale brown solid; Weight: 1.8 g; Yield: 75.7%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 122.7-137.8° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.41-7.20 (m, 3H), 7.20-6.93 (m, 1H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 3.39 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=234.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C6H11ClN2O2S (parent free base): 234.0.
2-amino-N-(3-(tifluoromethoxy)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale brown solid; Weight: 2.8 g; Yield: 87.4%; Purity: 93.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 151.6-162.5° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.42 (t, 1H), 7.23-7.11 (m, 3H), 3.59 (t, 2H), 3.39 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=284.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H11F3N2O3S (parent free base): 284.0.
2-amino-N-(3-(tifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; yellow solid; Weight: 0.439 g; Yield: 43.0%; Purity: 94.8% (UPLC-A); mp: 201.5-203.5° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.56-7.36 (m, 4H), 3.55 (t, 2H), 3.37 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=268.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H11F3N2O2S (parent free base): 268.1.
2-amino-N-(m-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale yellow solid; Weight: 1.6 g; Yield: 72.0%; Purity: 90.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 141.6-148.0° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.24 (t, 1H), 7.03 (m, 3H), 3.53 (t, 2H), 3.37 (t, 2H), 2.24 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=215.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S (parent free base): 214.1.
2-amino-N-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale brown solid; Weight: 2.0 g; Yield: 84.5%; Purity: 94.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 108.7-116.7° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.28 (t, 1H), 6.93-6.73 (m, 3H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.55 (t, 2H), 3.38 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=231.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O3S (parent free base): 230.1.
2-amino-N-(3-(methylthio)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale yellow solid; Weight: 2.2 g; Yield: 53.8%; Purity: 95.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 137.3-142.7° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.25 (m, 1H), 7.07 (m, 2H), 6.96 (m, 1H), 3.54 (t, 2H), 3.38 (t, 2H,), 2.39 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=246.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S2 (parent free base): 246.1.
2-amino-N-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; yellow solid; Weight: 2.1 g; Yield: 95.0%; Purity: 91.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 198.2-212.2° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.42-7.17 (m, 2H), 7.16-6.93 (m, 2H), 3.52 (t, 2H), 3.36 (t, 2H,); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=234.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C8H11ClN2O2S (parent free base): 234.0.
2-amino-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; orange-brown solid; Weight: 0.400 g; Yield: 47.1%; Purity: 97.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 118.7-207.6° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.63 (d, 2H), 7.31 (d, 2H), 3.61 (t, 2H), 3.39 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=268.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H11F3N2O2S (parent free base): 268.1.
2-amino-N-(p-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; yellow-brown solid; Weight: 1.2 g; Yield: 89.3%; Purity: 89.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 162.0-173.9° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.18 (d, 2H), 7.10 (d, 2H), 3.51 (t, 2H), 3.37 (t, 2H), 2.23 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=215.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S (parent free base): 214.1.
2-amino-N-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; grey solid; Weight: 1.9 g; Yield: 67.7%; Purity: 95.8% (UPLC-A); mp: 160.7-169.3° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.21 (d, 2H), 7.12 (d, 2H), 3.50 (t, 2H), 3.35 (t, 2H), 2.36 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=246.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C9H14N2O2S2 (parent free base): 246.1.
2-amino-N-(pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale orange solid; Weight: 1.6 g; Yield: 66.3%; Purity: 89.8% (UPLC-A); mp: 165.3-179.3° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 8.72-8.62 (m, 1H), 8.51 (t, 1H), 8.39-8.24 (m, 1H), 7.97 (q, 1H), 3.92-3.65 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.31 (m, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=202.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H11N3O2S (parent free base): 201.1.
2-amino-N-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; beige solid; Weight: 0.400 g; Yield: 20.3%; Purity: 94.3% (UPLC-A); mp: 176.7-185.3° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 7.62 (t, 1H), 7.05 (dd, 1H), 6.81 (dd, 1H), 3.84 (t, 2H), 3.40 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=235.9 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H10ClN3O2S (parent free base): 235.0.
2-amino-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; beige solid; Weight: 0.600 g; Yield: 24.0%; Purity: 97.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 166.0-176.0° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 8.63 (dd, 1H), 8.51 (td, 1H), 8.00 (d, 1H), 7.91 (t, 1H), 4.73 (s, 2H), 3.65 (t, 2H), 3.45 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=216.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C8H13N3O2S (parent free base): 215.1.
2-amino-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; orange solid; Weight: 1.2 g; Yield: 52.0%; Purity: 91.5% (UPLC-A); mp: 138.7-146.0° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 8.53 (d, 2H), 7.07 (t, 1H), 3.73 (t, 2H), 3.46 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=203.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C6H10N4O2S (parent free base): 202.1.
2-amino-N-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride; pale yellow solid; Weight: 0.400 g; Yield: 14.5%; Purity: 90.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 182.0-195.6° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 6.37-6.12 (m, 1H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 3.64 (t, 2H), 3.41 (t, 2H), 2.23 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=219.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C7H14N4O2S (parent free base): 218.1.
Alternatively, the required aminealkylsulfonamides used in the Examples 91 and 92 were prepared as the corresponding protected derivatives (0-tert-butyldimethylsilyl) protected derivative for the example 91 and N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected derivative for the example 92) by an adapted procedure of the protocol described in the literature: Smits et al., J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 2390-2400. In these examples, an additional deprotection reaction step was necessary to obtain the target compound (see examples 91 and 92). 2-amino-N-benzyl-N-(2-((tert-butyidimethylsilyl)oxy)ethyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide reacted in the example 91 was obtained as a white solid; Weight: 2.28 g; Yield: 75%; Purity: 98.0% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ(ppm): 7.41-7.27 (m, 5H), 4.41 (s, 2H), 3.49 (t, 2H), 3.29-3.10 (m, 4H), 2.93 (t, 2H), 0.81 (s, 9H), −0.04 (s, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=373.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H32N2O3SSi: 372.2.
tert-butyl(2-((2-amino-N-benzylethyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)carbamate reacted in the example 92 was obtained as a pale yellow solid; Weight: 1.40 g; Yield: 67.0%; Purity: 93.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 7.41-7.27 (m, 5H), 4.45 (s, 2H), 3.32 (t, 2H), 3.20 (t, 4H), 3.08 (t, 2H), 1.49 (bs, NH2), 1.43 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=358.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H27N3O4S: 357.2.
Additionally, in examples 30 and 31 of this invention the reacting amine was used as the corresponding-protected derivative (Boc-protected). In these examples, an additional Boc-deprotection reaction step was necessary to obtain the target compound. Boc-Deprotection Procedure: The corresponding Boc-derivative (1 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (0.1M, HPLC quality). Conc. hydrochloric acid (3 equiv.) was added and the resulting yellow solution was stirred under reflux conditions until total conversion was achieved (3-20 h). The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC (EtOAc:MeOH). The mixture was permitted to cool down to 22° C. and MeOH was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in DCM, poured onto water and transferred to a separatory funnel. The pH of the aqueous phase was adjusted to pH-14 by addition of 1.25M sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with DCM (3×40 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over anhyd. Na2SO4, filtered off and concentrated under reduced pressure yielding the corresponding deprotected compound.
The following compounds were obtained following the General Synthetic Procedure A described above for Examples 1-38 and 68-99:
RXH: ethanol, 59 μL; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.143 g; Yield: 40%; Purity: 85.5% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.70 (d, 1H), 7.70 (d, 1H), 4.55 (q, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 2.52 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.50 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=308.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C14H18ClN5O: 307.1.
RXH: phenol, 89 μL; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.249 g; Yield: 67%; Purity: 95.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 137.8-144.2° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.75 (d, 1H), 7.89 (d, 1H), 7.49-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.32 (t, 1H), 7.30-7.22 (m, 2H), 3.78 (bt, 4H), 2.39 (t, 4H), 2.30 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=356.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H18ClN5O: 355.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.27 mL, 2.5 mmol, 2.5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 96:4% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.279 g; Yield: 79%; Purity: 94.3% (UPLC-A); mp: 150° C. (decomposition); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 7.25 (dd, 1H), 7.05 (d, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.01 (t, NH), 4.94 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=375.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6S: 374.1.
RXH: furan-2-ylmethanamine, 97.2 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.27 mL, 2.5 mmol, 2.5 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 92:8% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 307 mg; Yield: 85%; Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-B), mp: 158.1-170.2° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, 1H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 6.37 (t, 1H), 6.33 (d, 1H), 5.87 (t, 1H), 4.77 (d, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=359.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6O: 358.1.
RXH: 3-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 89:11% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.335 g; Yield: 87%; Purity: 95.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.33 (d, 1H), 7.26 (d, 1H), 7.11 (d, 1H), 5.95 (t, NH), 4.78 (d, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 2.51 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=375.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6S: 374.1.
RXH: 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethan-1-amine, 0.14 mL; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.17 mL, 1.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 96:04% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.356 g; Yield: 89%; Purity: 97.2% (UPLC-B); mp: 160.4-175.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.87 (d, 1H), 5.83 (t, NH), 3.96 (t, 4H), 3.86 (dd, 2H), 3.23 (t, 2H), 2.51 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=389.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H21ClN6S: 388.1.
RXH: 3-chloro-2-((chloro-15-azanyl)methyl)-2,3-dihydrothiazol-3-ium-2-ide, 192.9 mg; t: 4 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 91:9% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.334 g; Yield: 88%; Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CD2Cl2:MeOD 2:1% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.53 (d, 1H), 7.78 (d, 1H), 7.71 (d, 1H), 7.38 (d, 1H), 4.23 (s, 2H), 3.90 (t, 4H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.33 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=376.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H18ClN7S: 375.1.
RXH: 2-(aminomethyl)imidazol dyhydrochloride, 176.80 mg; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 78:22% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.278 g; Yield: 62%; Purity: 97.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CD2Cl2:MeOD 2:1% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.49 (d, 1H), 7.87 (d, 1H), 6.94 (s, 2H), 4.77 (s, 2H), 3.84 (t, 4H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=359.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H19ClN8: 358.1.
RXH: Aniline, 97 μL; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 97:3% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.310 g; Yield: 85%; Purity: 97.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 210.8-218.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.68 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.42 (t, 2H), 7.30 (bs, NH), 7.19 (t, 1H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=355.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H19ClN6: 354.1.
RXH: Benzylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 96:4% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.285 g; Yield: 75%; Purity: 97.1% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.38-7.30 (m, 5H), 7.36 (s, 1H), 5.95 (t, NH), 4.77 (d, 2H), 3.93 (t, 4H), 2.46 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=369.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H21ClN6: 368.2.
RXH: pyridin-2-ylmethanamine, 0.11 mL; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.229.52 g; Yield: 61%; Purity: 98.3% (UPLC-B); mp: 182.3-193.5° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (dm, 1H), 8.60 (s, 1H), 7.73 (td, 1H), 7.59 (t, NH), 7.47 (s, 1H), 7.36 (d, 1H), 7.27 (t, 1H), 4.82 (d, 2H), 3.94 (t, 4H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=313.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H20ClN7: 369.2.
RXH: 4-fluorophenyl)methanamine, 0.12 mL; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 98:2% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.275 g; Yield: 70%; Purity: 98.4% (UPLC-B); mp: 164° C. (decomposition); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.33 (t, 1H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 7.04 (t, 1H), 5.90 (t, NH), 4.74 (d, 2H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=387.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H23ClFN6: 386.1.
RXH: p-tolylmethanamine, 0.13 mL; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 1.16 mL, 10.3 mmol, 10.3 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.355 g; Yield: 90%; Purity: 97.2% (UPLC-B); mp: 181.2-198.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 7.26 (d, 1H), 7.18 (d, 1H), 5.81 (t, NH), 4.72 (d, 2H), 3.94 (t, 4H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=383.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H23ClN6: 382.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-methylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 185 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.357 g; Yield: 87%; Purity: 97.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.50 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 6.88 (t, NH), 4.01 (dt, 2H), 3.91 (t, 4H), 3.45 (t, 2H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.52 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=400.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C15H22ClN7O2S: 399.1.
Compound from Example 14 (0.357 mg, 0.87 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in MeOH (9.7 mL, 0.09M, HPLC quality) and HCl 1.25M in MeOH (2.1 mL, 2.6 mmol, 3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 22° C. over 18 h. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure yielding quantitatively 2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-N-methylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride as a yellow solid; Purity: 97.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 232.9° C. (degradation); 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 8.73 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 4.14 (t, 2H), 3.73 (bt, 4H), 3.60 (t, 4H), 3.31 (bt, 2H), 3.01 (s, 3H), 2.73 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=400.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C15H22ClN7O2S (parent free base): 399.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-benzylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 234 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 97:3% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.389 g; Yield: 80%; Purity: 97.7% (UPLC-A); mp: 222.5-230.2° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.36 (s, 1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 7.22-7.09 (m, 5H), 4.12 (s, 2H), 3.86-3.79 (m, 6H), 3.22-3.20 (m, 2H), 2.39 (t, 4H), 2.23 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S: 475.2.
Compound from Example 15 (0.389 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in MeOH (8.9 mL, 0.09M, HPLC quality) and HCl 1.25M in MeOH (1.9 mL, 2.4 mmol, 3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 22° C. over 17 h. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to afford N-benzyl-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride in quantitative yield as a yellow solid; Purity: 96.7% (UPLC-A); mp: 194.8-204.6° C.; 1H-NMR (D2O), δ(ppm): 8.38 (s, 1H), 7.47 (s, 1H), 7.16-7.10 (m, 5H), 4.19 (s, 2H), 3.90 (t, 2H), 3.68-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.41-3.37 (m, 4H), 3.20-3.15 (m, 2H), 2.97 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S (parent free base): 475.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 225.7 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 94:06% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.417 g; Yield: 90%; Purity: 99.5% (UPLC-A); mp: 223.1-229.5° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.29-7.06 (m, 5H), 3.96 (t, 2H), 3.83 (t, 4H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=462.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H24ClN7O2S: 461.1.
Compound from Example 16 (0.417 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in MeOH (10 mL, 0.09M, HPLC quality) and HCl 1.25M in MeOH (2.2 mL, 2.7 mmol, 3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 15 h. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to afford 6-chloro-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine hydrochloride in quantitative yield as a yellow solid; Purity: 99.5% (UPLC-A); mp: 277.1° C. (decomposition); 1H-NMR (MeOD:D2O 80:20% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.59 (s, 1H), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.26-7.21 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.06 (m, 3H), 4.05 (t, 4H), 3.70 (t, 4H), 3.69-3.11 (bs, 4H), 3.01 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=462.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H24ClN7O2S (parent free base): 461.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-methyl-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 293 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.330 g; Yield: 69%; Purity: 99.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 175.4-183.9° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.59 (s, 1H), 7.37-7.26 (m, 5H), 7.36 (s, 1H), 6.48 (t, NH), 4.06 (dd, 2H), 3.89 (t, 4H), 3.40 (t, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 2.46 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S: 475.2.
RXH: 2-(morpholinosulfonyl)ethan-1-amine hydrochloride, 293 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 92:8% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale yellow solid; weight: 0.417 g; Yield: 90%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-A); mp: 126.4-136.8° C.; 1H-NMR (CD2Cl2), δ(ppm): 8.41 (s, 1H), 7.31/s, 1H), 6.61 (t, NH), 4.00 (dd, 2H), 3.81 (t, 4H), 3.65 (t, 4H), 3.23 (t, 2H), 3.19 (t, 4H), 2.37 (t, 4H), 2.22 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=456.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H26ClN7O3S: 455.2.
RXH: 3-(aminomethyl)indolin-2-one hydrochloride, 210 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.32 mL, 3 mmol, 3 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.149 g; Yield: 30%; Purity: 84.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.50 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.26-7.23 (m, 2H), 7.02-6.91 (m, 2H), 4.14-3.88 (m, 3H), 3.97 (t, 4H), 2.60 (t, 4H), 2.41 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=424.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H22ClN7O: 423.2.
RXH: isobutylamine, 0.1 mL; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.248 g; Yield: 73%; Purity: 98.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 160.4-163.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.61 (s, 1H), 7.37 (s, 1H), 5.89 (t, NH), 3.93 (t, 4H), 3.41 (t, 2H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 2.03 (sept, 1H), 1.01 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=335.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H23ClN6: 334.2.
RXH: cyclohexylamine, 0.12 mL; t: 2 h; R2H: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.260 g; Yield: 72%; Purity: 99.7% (UPLC-A); mp: 155.8-165.6° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.60 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 5.55 (d, NH), 4.14-4.03 (m, 1H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.07 (m, 2H), 1.87-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.65 (m, 1H), 1.52-1.23 (m, 5H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=361.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H25ClN6: 360.2.
RXH: butylamine, 0.10 mL; t: 1 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.154 g; Yield: 45%; Purity: 97.9% (UPLC-A); mp: 134.7-140.5° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.30 (s, 1H), 5.58 (t, NH), 3.94 (t, 4H), 3.59 (dd, 2H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 1.74-1.64 (m, 2H), 1.51-1.39 (m, 2H), 0.99 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=335.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H23ClN6: 334.2.
RXH: cyclohexanemethylamine, 0.13 mL; t: 2.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.54 mL, mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 91:9% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.240 g; Yield: 64%; Purity: 99.9% (UPLC-A); mp: 92.8-103.5° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.60 (s, 1H), 7.37 (s, 1H), 5.89 (t, NH), 3.93 (t, 4H), 3.43 (t, 2H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H) 1.82-1.62 (m, 6H), 1.1-0.96 (m, 5H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=375.4 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H27ClN6: 374.2.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 89:11% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.307 g; Yield: 82%; Purity: 96.3% (UPLC-A); mp: 88.5-98.7° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.43 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.05 (d, 1H), 6.94 (dd, 1H), 4.89 (d, 2H), 3.95 (t, 4H), 2.94 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=361.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H17ClN6S: 360.1.
Compound from Example 24 (0.307 mg, 0.82 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in MeOH (9.1 mL, 0.09M, HPLC quality) and HCl 1.25M in MeOH (2.0 mL, 2.5 mmol, 3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 16 h. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to afford 6-chloro-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine hydrochloride in quantitative yield as a yellow solid; Purity: 97.8% (UPLC-A); mp: 211.47° C. (decomposition); 1H-NMR (MeOD: D2O 80:20% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.38 (dd, 1H), 7.19 (d, 1H), 7.04 (dd, 1H), 5.06 (d, 2H), 4.29 (t, 4H), 3.47 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=361.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H17ClN6S (parent free base): 360.1.
RXH: furan-2-ylmethanamine, 97.2 μL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 60:40% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 158 mg; Yield: 45%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.54 (d, 1H), 7.77 (d, 11H), 7.37 (dd, 1H), 6.34 (dd, 11H), 6.28 (dd, 1H), 4.72 (s, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 2.98 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=345.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H17ClN6O: 344.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 225.7 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 60:40% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.3498 g; Yield: 71%; Purity: 90.9% (UPLC-A); mp: 170.1-172.9° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 7.30-7.06 (m, 5H), 3.99-3.92 (m, 6H), 3.56 (t, 2H), 3.07 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=448.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H22ClN7O2S: 447.1.
Compound from Example 26 (0.350 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in MeOH (7.8 mL, 0.09M, HPLC quality) and HCl 1.25M in MeOH (1.7 mL, 2.1 mmol, 3 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred at 22° C. overnight. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to afford 2-((6-chloro-2-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride in quantitative yield as a yellow solid; Purity: 97.1% (UPLC-B); mp: 142.2-153.5° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.29-7.05 (m, 5H), 3.96 (t, 2H), 3.82 (t, 4H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 2.87 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=448.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H22ClN7O2S (parent free base): 447.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-methyl-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 293 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 60:40% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.399 g; Yield: 83%; Purity: 96.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 86.5-92.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.57 (s, 1H), 7.37-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.36 (s, 1H), 6.59 (t, NH), 4.06 (dd, 2H), 3.84 (t, 4H), 3.42 (t, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 2.92 (t, 4H), 2.59 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=462.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H24ClN7O2S: 461.1.
RXH: 2-(morpholinosulfonyl)ethan-1-amine hydrochloride, 293 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 60:40% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.409 g; Yield: 87%; Purity: 94.1% (UPLC-A); mp: 114.3-123.5° C.; 1H-NMR (CD2Cl2), δ(ppm): 8.43 (s, 1H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 3.93 (t, 2H), 3.79 (t, 4H), 3.65 (t, 4H), 3.24 (t, 2H), 3.16 (t, 4H), 2.82 (t, 4H; LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=442.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H24ClN7O3S: 441.1.
RXH: 3-(aminomethyl)indolin-2-one hydrochloride, 210 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: methylpiperazine hexahydrate, 980 mg, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 50:50% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.112 g; Yield: 20%; Purity: 73% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.50 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.25-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.01-6.90 (m, 2H), 4.16-3.84 (m, 3H), 3.94 (t, 4H), 2.94 (t, 2H), 2.76 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=410.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H20ClN7O: 409.1.
The compound was obtained by reaction of tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate (obtained by the General Synthetic Procedure A) under the Boc-deprotection conditions above-described; RXH: Thiophen-2-ylmethanamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 3-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-methylamino)pyrrolidine/3-(N-Boc-N-methylamino)pyrrolidine, 1.02 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 15 min. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 50:50% v/v) provided tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate as a yellow solid; weight: 404 mg; Yield: 80%; Purity: 94.1% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.65 (s, 1H), 7.36 (s, 1H), 7.23 (dd, 1H), 7.06 (d, 1H), 6.96 (dd, 1H), 4.21 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 3.94-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.65-3.53 (m, 2H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.20-2.05 (m, 3H), 1.49 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C22H27ClN6O2S: 475.0.
Boc-Deprotection Procedure; tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate (253 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.); methanol (5 mL, 0.1M); concd HCl (0.15 mL, 1.5 mmol, 3 equiv.), t: 12 h. Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 142 mg; Yield: 75%; Purity: 99.2% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.22 (dd, 1H), 7.05 (d, 1H), 6.95 (dd, 1H), 6.25 (t, NH), 4.91 (d, 2H), 3.89-3.65 (m, 3H), 3.53 (dd, 1H), 3.37 (quint, 1H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 2.25-2.14 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.83 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=375.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6S: 374.1.
The compound was obtained by reaction of tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((furan-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate (obtained by the General Synthetic Procedure A) under the Boc-Deprotection conditions above-described; RXH: furan-2-ylmethanamine, 97.2 μL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 3-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-methylamino)pyrrolidine/3-(N-Boc-N-methylamino)pyrrolidine, 1.02 mL, 5 mmol, 5 equiv.; t: 15 min. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 50:50% v/v) provided tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((furan-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate as a yellow solid; weight: 386 mg; Yield: 83%; Purity: 98.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.42 (s, 1H), 7.37 (dd, 1H), 6.34 (dd, 1H), 6.30 (dd, 1H), 4.86 (bs, NH), 4.76 (d, 2H), 3.93-3.84 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.50 (m, 2H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.19-2.05 (m, 3H), 1.49 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=459.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C22H27ClN6O3: 458.2.
Boc-Deprotection Procedure; tert-butyl (1-(6-chloro-4-((furan-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)carbamate (230 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.); methanol (5 mL, 0.1M); concd HCl (0.15 mL, 1.5 mmol, 3 equiv.), t: 5 h. Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 134 mg; Yield: 90%; Purity: 98.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDC3), δ(ppm): 8.61 (d, 1H), 7.37 (dd, 1H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 6.34 (dd, 1H), 6.31 (dd, 1H), 6.2 (t, NH), 4.72 (d, 2H), 3.87-3.74 (m, 2H), 3.70-3.61 (m, 1H), 3.51 (dd, 1H), 3.38 (quint, 1H), 2.50 (s, 3H), 2.25-2.15 (m, 1H), 1.93-1.83 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=359.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6O: 358.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylhomopiperazine, 0.26 mL, 2 mmol, 2 equiv; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.367 g; Yield: 89%; Purity: 98.5% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.52 (s, 1H), 7.81 (d, 1H), 7.21 (dd, 1H), 7.04 (d, 1H), 6.94 (dd, 1H), 4.90 (s, 2H), 4.01 (bs, 2H), 3.92 (bs, 2H), 2.78 (bs, 2H), 2.70-2.67 (m, 2H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 2.06 (bs, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=389.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H21ClN6S: 388.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 2-(2-aminoethyl)-1-methylpyrrolidine, 0.30 mL, 2 mmol, 2 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 85:15% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.352 g; Yield: 87%; Purity: 99.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3/MeOD 2:1), δ(ppm): 8.51 (bs, 1H), 7.75 (bs, 1H), 7.21 (dd, 1H), 7.06 (d, 1H), 6.95 (dd, 1H), 4.92 (bs, 2H), 3.55 (t, 2H), 3.23-3.16 (m, 1H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 2.39-2.31 (m, 2H), 2.14-2.06 (m, 2H), 1.86-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.62 (m, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=403.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H23ClN6S: 402.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 3-aminopyrrolidine, 0.18 mL, 2 mmol, 2 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 87:13% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.330 g; Yield: 90%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3/MeOD 2:1), δ(ppm): 8.55 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.20 (dd, 1H), 7.07 (d, 1H), 6.94 (dd, 1H), 4.90 (bs, 2H), 3.97-3.83 (m, 2H), 3.79-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.50 (d, 1H), 2.33-2.22 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.86 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=361.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H17ClN6S: 360.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 4-Aminopiperidine, 0.23 mL, 2 mmol, 2 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.167 g; Yield: 40%; Purity: 89.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 7.25 (d, 1H), 7.07 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 5.81 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 4.87 (dt, 2H), 3.04 (td, 2H), 2.97 (t, 1H), 1.93 (dm, 1H), 1.34 (ddd, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=375.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H19ClN6S: 374.1.
RXH: 2-thiophenemethylamine, 0.11 mL; t: 5 h; R3R2NH: 4-methylaminopiperidine, 240 mg, 2 mmol, 2 equiv.; t: 15 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.166 g; Yield: 35%; Purity: 81.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.60 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.05 (d, 1H), 6.97 (dd, 1H), 6.18 (t, NH), 4.96 (dt, 2H), 4.91 (d, 2H), 2.98 (td, 2H), 2.89 (tt, 1H), 2.55 (s, 3H), 2.08 (dm, 1H), 1.53 (ddd, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=389.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H21ClN6S: 388.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 225.7 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1,4-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane, 0.27 mL, 2.1 mmol, 2.1 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 50:50% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.220 g; Yield: 40%; Purity: 88.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.40 (s, 1H), 7.49 (bs, 2H), 7.25-7.11 (m, 2H), 7.19 (s, 1H), 7.06-6.98 (m, 1H), 4.73 (d, 1H), 4.55 (d, 1H), 3.94 (bs, 2H), 3.53 (bs, 3H), 3.41-3.11 (m, 3H), 3.02 (t, 1H), 2.60 (t, 2H), 2.04-1.79 (m, 3H), 1.73-1.54 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=488.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C22H26ClN7O2S: 487.2.
RXH: 3-(aminomethyl)indolin-2-one hydrochloride, 210 mg; t: 12 h; R3R2NH: 1,4-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane, 0.27 mL, 2.1 mmol, 2.1 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 50:50% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.313 g; Yield: 54%; Purity: 83.2% (UPLC-A); mp: degradation of the compound was observed up to 67.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.54 (s, 1H), 7.44 (s, 1H), 7.01 (t, NH), 4.93 (d, 1H), 4.78 (d, 1H), 4.10 (d, 2H), 3.78 (t, 4H), 3.42-3.27 (m, 6H), 3.26-3.14 (m, 3H), 2.86 (t, 1H), 2.47-2.17 (m, 3H), 2.00-1.75 (m, 3H), 1.68-1.51 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=482.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H28ClN7O3S: 481.2.
RXH: (3-methylthiophen-2-yl)methanamine, 0.14 mL; t: 14 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.217 g; Yield: 51%; Purity: 91.3% (UPLC-B); mp: 196.2-200.8° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 7.17 (d, 1H), 6.85 (d, 1H), 5.75 (t, NH), 4.86 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 2.28 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=389.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H21ClN6S: 388.1.
RXH: (5-methylthiophen-2-yl)methanamine, 0.13 mL; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 98:02% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.292 g; Yield: 75%; Purity: 99.9% (UPLC-A); mp: 208.0-212.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 6.85 (d, 1H), 6.62 (dq, 1H), 5.76 (t, NH), 4.86 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.45 (d, 3H), 2.36 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=389.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H21ClN6S: 388.1.
RXH: 2-(thiazol-2-yl)ethan-1-amine, 0.12 mL; t: 15.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 96:04% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.265 g; Yield: 67.3%; Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-B); mp: 184.7-188.7° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.53 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, 1H), 6.96 (t, NH), 3.95 (dd, 2H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 3.32 (t, 2H), 2.41 (t, 4H), 2.28 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=390.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H20ClN7S: 389.1.
RXH: 2-aminoethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride 168.0 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.262 g; Yield: 65%; Purity: 95.5% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.48 (s, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 3.94 (t, 2H), 3.88 (t, 4H), 3.38 (t, 2H), 2.52 (t, 4H), 2.33 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=386.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C14H20ClN7O2S: 385.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(2-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 290.0 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 88:12% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.303 g; Yield: 60.4%; Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-B); mp: 210.5-225.5° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.56 (dd, 1H), 7.34 (dd, 1H), 7.27 (td, 1H), 7.12 (td, 1H), 3.99 (t, 2H), 3.88 (t, 4H), 3.61 (t, 2H), 2.54 (t, 4H), 2.39 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=496.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H23C12N7O2S: 495.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(o-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 309.0 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.297 g; Yield: 61.8%; Purity: 98.9% (UPLC-B); mp: 226.0-229.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.50 (s, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.27 (d, 1H), 7.10-6.99 (m, 3H), 3.94 (t, 2H), 3.79 (t, 4H), 3.43 (t, 2H), 2.39 (t, 4H), 2.26 (s, 3H), 2.21 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S: 475.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 308.8 mg; t: 16 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as an orange solid; weight: 0.306 g; Yield: 56.0%; Purity: 90.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 208.5-213.6° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.39 (d, 1H), 7.04 (t, 1H), 6.89 (d, 1H), 6.84 (d, 1H), 3.95 (t, 2H), 3.83 (t, 4H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 2.47 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=492.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O3S: 491.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(2-aminophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide dihydrochloride, 281.0 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (CHCl3:EtOH, product elution with 85:15% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.279 g; Yield: 57.7%; Purity: 98.2% (UPLC-B); mp: 223.8-232.2° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.42 (s, 1H), 6.87 (dd, 1H), 6.78 (dd, 1H), 6.53 (dd, 1H), 6.42 (dd, 1H), 3.75 (t, 2H), 3.61 (t, 4H), 3.25 (t, 2H), 2.20 (t, 4H), 2.10 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=477.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H25ClN8O2S: 476.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(3-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 289.9 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.287 g; Yield: 56.0%; Purity: 96.8% (UPLC-B); mp: 203.0-205.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.06-6.90 (m, 4H), 3.87 (t, 2H), 3.74 (t, 4H), 3.46 (t, 2H), 2.38 (t, 4H), 2.26 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=496.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H23Cl2N7O2S: 495.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 359.8 mg; t: 17 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.278 g; Yield: 47.2%; Purity: 92.5% (UPLC-A); mp: 185.7-189.5° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.45 (s, 1H), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.15 (q, 1H), 7.03-6.95 (m, 2H), 6.83 (dt, 1H), 3.89 (t, 2H), 3.78 (t, 4H), 3.46 (t, 2H), 2.42 (t, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=546.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H23ClF3N7O3S: 545.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 337.5 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.495 g; Yield: 86.0%; Purity: 92.1% (UPLC-A); mp: 211.0-213.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.45-7.38 (m, 4H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 6.26 (t, NH), 4.10 (q, 2H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 3.56 (t, 2H), 2.44 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=530.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H23ClF3N7O2S: 529.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(m-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 292.5 mg; t: 13.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.338 g; Yield: 69.2%; Purity: 97.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 210.7-214.2° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.10 (t, 1H), 6.97-6.84 (m, 3H), 3.94 (t, 2H), 3.81 (t, 4H), 3.58 (t, 2H), 2.42 (t, 4H), 2.33 (s, 3H), 2.19 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S: 475.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 296.7 mg; t: 4.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.254 g; Yield: 49.7%; Purity: 96.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 215.7-217.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.36 (s, 1H), 7.42 (s, 1H), 6.95 (t, 1H), 6.56-6.40 (m, 3H), 3.80 (t, 2H), 3.66 (t, 4H), 3.56 (s, 3H), 3.38 (t, 2H), 2.30 (t, 4H), 2.18 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=492.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O3S: 491.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(3-(methylthio)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 310.6 mg; t: 16.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale brown solid; weight: 0.453 g; Yield: 82.0%; Purity: 91.9% (UPLC-A); mp: 122.1-137.4° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.23-7.17 (m, 2H), 7.02-6.90 (m, 3H), 6.28 (t, NH), 4.07 (dd, 2H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 3.55 (dd, 2H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=508.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S2: 507.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 309.7 mg; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 96:04% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.180 g; Yield: 35.9%; Purity: 98.8% (UPLC-A); mp: 232.1-241.2° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.22 (d, 2H), 7.11 (d, 2H), 3.93 (t, 2H), 3.81 (t, 4H), 3.56 (t, 2H), 2.44 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=496.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H23C12N7O2S: 495.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 329.8 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.246 g; Yield: 43.7%; Purity: 94.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 214.5-221.5° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.46 (d, 2H), 7.22 (d, 2H), 3.96 (t, 2H), 3.81 (t, 4H), 3.61 (t, 2H), 2.41 (t, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H);LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=530.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H23ClF3N7O2S: 529.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(p-tolyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 294.8 mg; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 85:15% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale yellow solid; weight: 0.463 g; Yield: 92.0%; Purity: 94.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 201.5-206.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.21 (s, 1H), 7.15-7.03 (m, 4H), 4.08 (dd, 2H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 3.49 (dd, 2H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 2.31 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=476.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S: 475.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 270.5 mg; t: 17 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale yellow solid; weight: 0.248 g; Yield: 46.4%; Purity: 95.0% (UPLC-A); mp: 228.5-233.0° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.14-7.06 (m, 4H), 3.94 (t, 2H), 3.81 (t, 4H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=508.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26ClN7O2S2: 507.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 277.9 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 75:25% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.178 g; Yield: 36.3%; Purity: 94.7% (UPLC-B); mp: 196.0-199.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, 1H), 8.21 (dd, 1H), 7.58 (ddd, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.15 (dd, 1H), 3.92 (t, 2H), 3.78 (t, 4H), 3.46 (s, 2H), 3.37 (t, NH), 2.44 (t, 4H), 2.30 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=463.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H23ClN8O2S: 462.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 303.0 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale yellow solid; weight: 0.440 g; Yield: 85%; Purity: 96.0% (UPLC-B); mp: 252.6-254.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.41 (s, 1H), 7.52 (s, 1H), 7.47 (s, NH), 7.40 (t, 1H), 6.67 (dd, 2H), 3.95 (t, 2H), 3.84 (t, 2H), 3.82 (t, 4H), 3.29 (s, NH), 2.47 (t, 4H), 2.30 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=497.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H22Cl2N8O2S: 496.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 272.5 mg; t: 3.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 91:09% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.326 g; Yield: 67.7%; Purity: 99.1% (UPLC-A); mp: 196.5-197.2° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 70:30% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.56 (s, 1H), 8.51 (d, 1H), 7.69 (t, 1H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 7.25-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.10 (t, NH), 4.49 (s, 2H), 4.06 (t, 2H), 3.90 (t, 4H), 3.41 (t, 2H), 2.47 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=477.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H25ClN8O2S: 476.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 311.5 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (DCM:MeOH, product elution with 90:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale yellow solid; weight: 0.109 g; Yield: 23.5%; Purity: 99.6% (UPLC-B); mp: 256.6-263.8° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.44 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, 2H), 7.84 (s, NH), 7.66 (s, 1H), 6.81 (t, 1H), 4.06-3.93 (m, 4H), 3.90 (t, 3H), 2.56 (t, 4H), 2.39 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=464.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H22ClN9O2S: 463.1.
RXH: 2-amino-N-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)ethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 295.2 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 75:25% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale red solid; weight: 0.128 g; Yield: 25.0%; Purity: 93.6% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.61 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 6.47 (t, NH), 5.88 (s, 1H), 4.12 (dd, 2H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.54 (dd, 2H), 2.54 (t, 4H), 2.40 (s, 3H), 2.20 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=480.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H26ClN9O2S: 479.2.
The compound was obtained by reaction of N-benzyl-N-(2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)ethyl)-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethane-1-sulfonamide (obtained by the General Synthetic Procedure A) under the Silyl-Deprotection conditions below-described; RXH: 2-amino-N-benzyl-N-(2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)ethyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide, 391.2 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (DCM:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided N-benzyl-N-(2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)ethyl)-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethane-1-sulfonamide as a yellow solid; weight: 0.544 g; Yield: 83.0%; Purity: 96.8% (UPLC-B); mp: 89.9-94.6° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.64 (s, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 7.32 (m, 5H), 6.60 (t, NH), 4.50 (s, 2H), 4.07 (dd, 2H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 3.73 (t, 2H), 3.37 (dd, 4H), 2.47 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.07 (s, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=634.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C29H44ClN7O3SSi: 633.3.
Silyl-Deprotection Procedure; A round bottom flask was charged with N-benzyl-N-(2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)ethyl)-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethane-1-sulfonamide (217 mg, 0.342 mmol, 1 equiv.), THF (20 mL, 0.017M) and TBAF (411 μL, 0.411 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), The mixture was stirred at 23° C. for 85 min. The progress of the reaction was confirmed by TLC (DCM:MeOH, 85:15% v/v). Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a white solid; weight: 24 mg; Yield: 13.2%; Purity: 97.9% (UPLC-B); mp: 157.5-161.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.56 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 7.28-7.21 (m, 5H), 6.71 (t, NH), 4.39 (s, 2H), 4.18 (dd, 2H), 3.85 (t, 4H), 3.68 (t, 2H), 3.38 (dd, 4H), 2.41 (t, 4H), 2.28 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=520.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C23H30ClN7O3S: 519.2.
The compound was obtained by reaction of tert-butyl (2-((N-benzyl-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)carbamate (obtained by the General Synthetic Procedure A) under the Boc-Deprotection conditions below-described; RXH: tert-butyl (2-((2-amino-N-benzylethyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)carbamate, 278.8 mg; t: 3 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.66 mL, 5.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (DCM:MeOH, product elution with 92:08% v/v) provided tert-butyl (2-((N-benzyl-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)carbamate as a yellow solid; weight: 405 mg; Yield: 88.0%; Purity: 99.3% (UPLC-B); mp: 86.7-92.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.51 (s, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 7.25 (m, 5H), 6.76 (bs, NH), 4.86 (s, 1H), 4.40 (s, 2H), 3.97 (dd, 2H), 3.83 (t, 4H), 3.30-3.22 (m, 4H), 3.16 (dd, 2H), 2.40 (t, 4H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=619.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C28H39ClN8O4S: 618.3.
Boc-Deprotection Procedure; A μW reactor was charged with tert-butyl (2-((N-benzyl-2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)carbamate (101 mg, 0.162 mmol, 1 equiv.), methanol (2.5 mL, 0.07M) and TFA ((102 μL, 1.312 mmol, 8.1 equiv.), The mixture was homogenized by stirring and submitted to reaction under microwave irradiation at 120° C. for 45 min (Energy Power: 50 W). The progress of the reaction was confirmed by TLC (EtOAc:MeOH, 85:15% v/v). Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 69 mg; Yield: 80%; Purity: 97.6% (UPLC-B); mp: 158.0-162.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.34 (t, NH), 7.31-7.26 (m, 5H), 4.38 (s, 2H), 4.06 (dd, 2H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 3.41 (dd, 2H), 3.37 (t, 2H), 2.82 (t, 2H), 2.48 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=519.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C23H31ClN6O2S: 518.2.
RXH: 2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethan-1-amine hydrochloride, 258.7 mg; t: 18 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 85:15% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.279 g; Yield: 62.0%; Purity: 99.4% (UPLC-B); mp: 141.5-151.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.61 (s, 1H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 7.78-7.50 (m, 4H), 6.40 (t, NH), 4.07 (dd, 2H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 3.51 (dd, 2H), 2.46 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=447.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H23ClN6O2S: 446.1.
RXH: 2-(benzylsulfonyl)ethan-1-amine, 220.0 mg; t: 23 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a white solid; weight: 0.315 g; Yield: 67.7%; Purity: 99.2% (UPLC-B); mp: 217.9-221.1° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.63 (s, 1H), 7.38-7.35 (m, 5H), 7.25 (s, 1H), 6.30 (t, NH), 4.33 (s, 2H), 4.06 (dd, 2H), 3.88 (t, 4H), 3.26 (dd, 2H), 2.46 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=461.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H25ClN6O2S: 460.1.
RXH: 2-(benzylsulfinyl)ethan-1-amine, 202.6 mg; t: 6 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.188 g; Yield: 40.8%; Purity: 97.6% (UPLC-B); mp: 200.7-203.2° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.41-7.27 (m, 6H), 7.13 (t, NH), 4.26-4.01 (m, 4H), 3.89 (t, 4H), 3.13-3.02 (m, 1H), 2.93-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.46 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=445.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H25ClN6OS: 444.2.
RXH: 3-amino-N-phenylpropanamide, 189.5 mg; t: 2 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.315 g; Yield: 72.7%; Purity: 98.3% (UPLC-B); mp: 206.6-210.6° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 90:10% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.53 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.51 (d, 2H), 7.31 (t, 2H), 7.10 (t, 1H), 4.02-3.88 (m, 6H), 2.79 (t, 2H), 2.56 (t, 4H), 2.39 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=426.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H24ClN7O: 425.2.
RXH: 2-amino-N-phenylacetamide hydrochloride, 166.0 mg; t: 20 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 20 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown solid; weight: 0.251 g; Yield: 56.3%; Purity: 92.5% (UPLC-B); mp: 257.4-268.7° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3:MeOD 90:10% v/v), δ(ppm): 8.52 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, 2H), 7.32 (t, 2H), 7.12 (t, 1H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 3.88 (t, 4H), 2.39 (t, 4H), 2.27 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=412.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H22ClN7O: 411.2.
RXH: 3-amino-N-methylpropanamide, 107.3 mg; t: 16.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a pale brown solid; weight: 0.295 g; Yield: 79.0%; Purity: 97.4% (UPLC-A); mp: 227.6-235.3° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.43 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 3.90 (t, 4H), 3.81 (t, 2H), 2.71 (s, 3H), 2.56 (t, 2H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.33 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=364.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H22ClN7: 363.2.
RXH: 2-aminoacetamide, 79.4 mg; t: 16.5 h; R3R2NH: 1-methylpiperazine, 0.88 mL, 7.8 mmol, 7.8 equiv.; t: 30 min. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.069 g; Yield: 20.3%; Purity: 98.6% (UPLC-A); mp: 237.1-241.8° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.52 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.47 (s, 2H(NH2)), 4.11 (s, 2H), 3.88 (t, 4H), 3.35 (s, NH), 2.47 (t, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=336.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C14H18ClN7O: 335.1.
2,4,6-Trichloropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine (Intermediate F) (936 mg, 4 mmol, 1 equiv.) was suspended in the mixture of solvents [EtOAc:DCM (1:1), 28 mL. 0.14 M] in a round bottom flask provide with a stirring bar under Ar atmosphere. Then, N, N-diisopropylethylamine (2.04 mL, 2.9 mmol, 2.9 equiv.) was added the mixture was homogenized by stirring for 5 min. The corresponding amine (RNH2) (4.1 mmol, 1.025 equiv.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at 22° C. until complete conversion of the Intermediate F was achieved (5-20 h). The reaction was monitored by TLC (Heptane: EtOAc). Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in EtOAc (150 mL), washed with water (3×50 mL), dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and filtered. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving the yellow-brown oil, which was purified by automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM) giving the corresponding Intermediate (G1-G5).
The following compounds were obtained following the General Synthetic Procedure B described above for Intermediates G:
RNH2: Thiophen-2-ylmethanamine, 0.43 mL; t: 15 h; Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM, product elution with 80:10:10% v/v) provided the Intermediate G1 as a pale yellow solid; weight: 1.06 g; Yield: 85%; Purity: 99.6% (UPLC-B); mp: 168.7-172.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl), δ(ppm): 8.98 (s, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.30 (dd, 1H), 7.14 (d, 1H), 7.00 (dd, 1H), 6.36 (t, NH), 5.04 (d, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=311.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C12H8Cl2N4S: 310.0.
RNH2: 2-amino-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 881.3 mg; t: 12 h; Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM, product elution with 40:30:30% v/v) provided the Intermediate G2 as a yellow solid; weight: 1.22 g; Yield: 77%; Purity: 99.2% (UPLC-B); mp: 236.7-240.4° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOH), δ(ppm): 8.74 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 4.04 (t, 2H), 3.76 (t, 4H), 3.43 (t, 2H), 3.32 (t, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=392.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C13H15Cl2N5O3S: 391.0.
RNH2: 2-amino-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 881.30 mg; t: 12 h; Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM, product elution with 70:15:15% v/v) provided the Intermediate G3 as a pale yellow solid; weight: 1.67 g; Yield: 93%; Purity: 88.6% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.21-7.18 (m, 5H), 7.04 (t, NH), 4.04 (t, 2H), 3.57 (t, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=311.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C15H13Cl2N5O2S: 397.0.
RNH2: 2-amino-N-methyl-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide hydrochloride, 1.144 g; t: 10 h; Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM, product elution with 70:15:15% v/v) provided the Intermediate G4 as a pale yellow solid; weight: 1.53 g; Yield: 90%; Purity: 97.3% (UPLC-B); mp: 184.3-203.4° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.91 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.46-7.36 (m, 5H), 7.29 (t, NH), 4.03 (t, 2H), 3.46 (t, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=412.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H15C12N5O2S: 411.0.
RNH2: 3-(aminomethyl)indolin-2-one hydrochloride, 800 mg; t: 20 h. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc:DCM, product elution with 60:20:20% v/v) provided the Intermediate G5 as a yellow solid; weight: 0.553 g; Yield: 37%; Purity: 96.4% (UPLC-B); mp: 202.2-206.8° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.34 (d, 1H), 7.22 (t, 1H), 7.01 (t, 1H), 6.91 (t, 1H), 4.11 (dd, 2H), 3.97 (t, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=360.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H11C12N5O: 359.0.
The corresponding Intermediate G (1 mmol, 1 equiv.), Pd(PPh3)4 (29.2 mg, 0.025 mmol, 0.05 equiv.) and the appropriate boronic acid pinacol ester (RBpin, 1.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were charged in an oven dried μW reactor. The ρW reactor was sealed with a septum and purged with Ar atmosphere (3 cycles ArNacuum). Anhyd. THF (1.9 mL, 0.27M) was added and the mixture was stirred until complete solution was achieved. The solution of Na2CO3 (2M, 0.75 mL, 3 equiv.) was added and the reaction mixture was submitted to reaction under microwave irradiation at 100° C. for 40 min (energy power: 150 W). Full conversion of the Intermediate G was confirmed by TLC monitoring (Heptane:EtOAc). The crude mixture was transferred to a separating funnel by addition of EtOAc (70 mL). The organic phase was washed with water (3×30 mL) and with saturated NaCl solution (1×30 mL), dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and filtered through a pad of Celite® with a filter plate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure giving the crude mixture, which was purified by automated flash chromatography yielding the corresponding Intermediate H1-H4 or the compound from Example 39.
The following compounds were obtained following the General Synthetic Procedure C described above for the Example 39 and Intermediates H1-H4:
Intermediate G2: 394 mg; RBpin: 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, 250.4 mg. Work-up of the crude mixture yielded a mixture of two compounds: the expected cross-coupling product (6-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)-N-(2-(morpholinosulfonyl)ethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine) and the title compound, stemming from the isomerization of the former compound. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc/DCM/MeOH, the title compound eluted with 40:40:20% v/v) led to the isolation of the title compound as the major product, contaminated with the cross-coupling byproduct (7.7%); weight: 0.417 g; Yield: 50%; Purity: 90.1% (UPLC-B); yellow solid; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.84 (s, 1H), 6.16 (t, 1H), 6.03-5.93 (m, 1H), 5.41 (d, 1H), 4.94 (d, 1H), 4.88 (t, 2H), 4.16 (t, 4H), 4.15 (t, 2H), 3.62-3.56 (m, 2H), 3.44 (s, 3H), 3.34 (dd, 4H), 2.86-2.71 (m, 1H), 2.31 (dt, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=454.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H25ClN6O3S: 453.0.
Intermediate G1: 311 mg; RBpin: 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, 250.4 mg. Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 97:3% v/v) provided the Intermediate H1 as a yellow solid; weight: 0.126 g; Yield: 30%; Purity: 89.1% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.04-7.36 (m, 1H), 7.27 (dd, 1H), 7.13 (dd, 1H), 6.97 (dd, 1H), 5.04 (d, 2H), 3.35-3.28 (m, 2H), 2.92-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.82-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.47 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=372.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H18ClN5S: 371.1.
Intermediate G1: 311 mg; RBpin: N-Boc-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-4-boronic acid pinacol ester, 174 mg. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 78:22% v/v) provided the Intermediate H2 as a yellow solid; weight: 0.185 g; Yield: 79%; Purity: 97.8% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.00 (s, 1H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.35 (bs, 1H), 7.25 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.21 (t, NH), 5.03 (d, 2H), 4.21 (dd, 2H), 3.66 (t, 2H), 2.82 (bt, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=458.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C22H24ClN5O2S: 457.1.
Intermediate G3: 448 mg; RBpin: N-Boc-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyndine-4-boronic acid pinacol ester, 174 mg. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 65:35% v/v) provided the Intermediate H3 as a yellow solid; weight: 0.465 g; Yield: 83%; Purity: 97.3% (UPLC-B); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.87 (s, 111), 7.56 (bs, 11H), 7.44 (bs, 11H), 7.33-7.12 (m, 5H), 6.82 (t, NH), 4.14 (bt, 4H), 3.61 (bt, 4H), 2.70 (bt, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=545.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C25H29ClN6O4S: 544.2.
Intermediate G4: 422 mg; RBpin: N-Boc-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrdine-4-boronic acid pinacol ester, 174 mg. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the Intermediate H4 as a yellow solid; weight: 0.442 g; Yield: 79%; Purity: 99.9% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.93 (s, 1H), 7.65 7.64-7.09 (m, 6H), 4.17-4.09 (m, 4H), 3.63 (t, 2H), 3.47 (t, 2H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 2.81-2.67 (m, 2H), 1.51 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=559.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C26H31ClN6O4S: 558.2.
The following compounds were obtained following the Boc-deprotection Procedure above described for Examples 1-38:
Intermediate H2: (233 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.); MeOH (5 mL, 0.1M); concd HCl (0.15 mL, 1.5 mmol, 3 equiv.), t: 17 h. Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 186 mg; Yield: 99%; Purity: 94.9% (UPLC-B), mp: 248° C. (decomposition); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.90 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.43 (bs, 1H), 7.18 (dd, 1H), 7.07 (dd, 1H), 6.94 (dd, 1H), 4.99 (d, 2H), 3.61 (dd, 2H), 3.09 (t, 2H), 2.76-2.68 (m, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=359.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H16ClN5S: 358.0.
Intermediate H3: (279.7 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.); MeOH (5 mL, 0.1M); concd HCl (0.15 mL, 1.5 mmol, 3 equiv.), t: 17 h. Work-up of the reaction yielded the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 239 mg; Yield: 98%; Purity: 91.0% (UPLC-A), mp: 243.0-247.3° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 9.21 (s, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.39 (m, 1H), 7.33-7.20 (m, 5H), 7.13-7.06 (m, 1H), 4.26 (t, 2H), 4.11 (dd, 2H), 3.68 (t, 2H), 3.54 (t, 2H), 3.04-2.96 (m, 2H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=445.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H21ClN6O2S: 444.1.
In a 250 ml oven dried round bottom flask, the appropriate compound (Example 39 or Intermediate H1-H4) (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in a mixture of solvents [EtOAc (46 mL) and MeOH (23 mL, HPLC quality)] under Ar atmosphere. Pd(OH)2 20% w/w on carbon (70.8 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) was added and three cycles of H2/vacuum were done in order to purge residual gases from the solvents. The reaction mixture was stirred at 22° C. under H2 atmosphere. The reaction was monitored by TLC (EtOAc:MeOH) until full conversion was achieved. The crude mixture reaction was filtered through a pad of Celite® in a filter plate and solvents were removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by automated flash chromatography giving the corresponding compounds
The following compounds were obtained following the General Reduction Procedure described above for the Example 42-45:
Intermediate H1: 208 mg. Automated flash reversed-phase chromatography (Water:MeOH, product elution with 20:80% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.132 g; Yield: 65%; Purity: 91.5% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.00 (s, 1H), 7.50 (s, 1H), 7.26 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.02 (t, NH), 5.04 (d, 2H), 3.05-2.94 (m, 2H), 2.87-2.74 (m, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 2.17-1.98 (m, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=374.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H20ClN5S: 373.1.
Example 39: 252 mg. Automated flash reversed-phase chromatography (Water:MeOH, product elution with 60:40% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.414 g; Yield: 55%; Purity: 60.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDC3), δ(ppm): 8.91 (s, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 4.65 (t, 2H), 4.13 (t, 4H), 3.77 (t, 2H), 3.32 (dd, 4H), 3.06-2.93 (m, 2H), 2.86-2.73 (m, 1H), 2.18-1.96 (m, 6H), 2.43 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=455.0 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H27ClN6O3S: 454.1.
Intermediate H2: 189 mg. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, elution with 89:11% v/v) provided tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid; weight: 205 mg; Yield: 74%; Purity: 82.9% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDC3), δ(ppm): 9.00 (s, 1H), 7.54 (s, 1H), 7.26 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (dd, 1H), 6.99 (dd, 1H), 6.19 (t, 1H), 5.04 (d, 2H), 4.22 (dd, 2H), 3.66 (t, 1H), 3.05-2.76 (m, 3H), 2.10-1.84 (m, 3H), 1.48 (s, 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=460.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C22H26ClN5O2S: 459.1. This compound (205 mg, 0.37 mmol) was submitted to reaction under Boc-Deprotection Procedure above described for Examples 1-38 obtaining the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 92 mg; Yield: 69%; Purity: 100% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.28 (dd, 1H), 7.13 (dd, 1H), 6.92 (dd, 1H), 5.12 (d, 2H), 3.59-3.40 (m, 4H), 3.31-3.09 (m, 1H), 2.30-2.17 (m, 1H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=360.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H18ClN5S: 359.1.
Intermediate H4: 280 mg. Automated flash chromatography (Heptane:EtOAc, product elution with 10:90% v/v) provided tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((2-(N-methyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl)ethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid; weight: 238 mg; Yield: 85%; Purity: 99.0% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.96 (s, 1H), 7.54 (s, 1H), 7.38-7.24 (m, 5H), 4.27-4.04 (m, 4H), 3.41-3.34 (m, 1H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 2.96-2.65 (m, 4H), 2.00-1.63 (m, 4H), 1.47 (s, 9H); This compound (238 mg, 0.43 mmol) was submitted to reaction under Boc-deprotection Procedure described above for Examples 1-38 obtaining the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 152 mg; Yield: 75%; Purity: 97.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 9.14 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 7.57-7.17 (m, 5H), 4.37-4.16 (m, 2H), 3.76-3.58 (m, 1H), 3.62 (t, 2H), 3.51 (t, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 3.30-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.54-2.10 (m, 4H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=461.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H25ClN6O2S: 460.1.
The General Dehalogenation Procedure described in the present invention was an adapted procedure from those extracted from the protocols described in the following websites—PEPPSI® CATALYST: Website: www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/docs/Aldrich/Bulletin/al_peppsi_activation_guide.pdf (downloaded on 2018/07/20)
An oven dried Schlenk was charged with a stirbar, PEPPSI™-IPr (7 mg, 2 mol %) and LiCl (69 mg, 1.6 mmol, 3.2 equiv.) under Ar atmosphere and sealed with a septum. DME (0.8 mL, freshly dried over 4 Å molecular sieves activated in an oven dried Schlenk heating at 650° C. under vacuum (<1 mmHg) just prior to use) was added and the suspension was stirred until PEPPSI-IPr was dissolved. After this time, the organohalide compound (RX, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.) was added and the mixture was stirred until complete solution of RX. In some cases, the addition of an extra DME 0.2-0.4 mL was necessary to dissolve RX. When an homogeneous solution was achieved, the organometallic compound (R3MX, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.) was added dropwise via syringe under Ar atmosphere. The reaction turned into an orange-brown colour indicating an efficient activation of the catalyst. The septum was replaced with a screw capped glass stopcock under Ar atmosphere and was stirred at 70° C. over 18 h. The reaction was permitted to cool down to 22° C. and 10 mL of saturated NH4Cl solution was added. The reaction was stirred at this temperature for 5 min to quench the unreacted organometallic (R3MX) species. The mixture was transferred to a separatory funnel with 80 mL of EtOAc and 20 mL of saturated NH4Cl solution. The phases were separated and the organic phase was washed with water (2×20 mL) and saturated NaCl solution (1×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and filtered off a pad of Celite®. Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure giving a yellow oil, which was purified by automated flash column (EtOAc:MeOH) providing the corresponding product (Examples 46-61). The following compounds were obtained following the General Synthetic Procedure D above described for Examples 46-61:
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 3), 187 mg; R3MX: methylmagnesium bromide (3M in Et2O), 0.27 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 93:7% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.104 g; Yield: 56%; Purity: 96.7% (UPLC-A), yellow solid; mp: 214.0-217.0° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.22 (dd, 1H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 7.04 (d, 1H), 6.95 (dd, 1H), 6.36 (t, NH), 4.94 (d, 2H), 3.97 (t, 4H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=355.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H22N6S: 354.1.
RX: 6-chloro-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 4), 179 mg; R3MX: methylmagnesium bromide (3M in Et2O), 0.27 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.080 g; Yield: 45%; Purity: 92.5% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.39 (dd, 1H), 7.011 (s, 1H), 6.36 (dd, 1H), 6.31 (dd, 1H), 5.97 (t, NH), 4.77 (d, 2H), 3.95 (t, 4H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=339.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C16H22N6O: 338.1.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 6), 194 mg; R3MX: methylmagnesium bromide (3M in Et2O), 0.27 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 97:3% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.161 g; Yield: 82%; Purity: 97.2% (UPLC-A), yellow solid; mp: 171.1-176.6° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.19 (dd, 1H), 7.03 (s, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.86 (d, 1H), 5.92 (dd, NH), 3.95 (t, 4H), 3.86 (dd, 2H), 3.23 (t, 2H), 2.55 (s, 3H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=369.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H24N6S: 368.1.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 3), 187 mg; R3MX: n-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.185 g; Yield: 97%; Purity: 95.1% (UPLC-A); mp: 54.4-62.3° C.; 1H-NMR (CDC3), δ(ppm): 8.83 (s, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 7.05 (d, 1H), 6.97 (dd, 1H), 6.17 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 3.99 (t, 4H), 2.75 (t, 2H), 2.54 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.79-1.66 (m, 2H), 0.92 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=383.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H26N6S: 382.2.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 6), 194 mg; R3MX: n-Propylmagnesium chloride (2M in Et2O), 0.4 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.023 g; Yield: 12%; Purity: 95.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.83 (s, 1H), 7.20 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (s, 1H), 6.98 (d, 1H), 6.87 (d, 1H), 5.78 (t, NH), 3.96 (t, 4H), 3.87 (dd, 2H), 3.24 (t, 2H), 2.77 (t, 2H), 2.51 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 1.79-1.71 (m, 2H), 0.95 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=397.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26N6S: 396.2.
RX: 6-chloro-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 4), 179 mg; R3MX: i-Propylzinc chloride (1M in MeTHF), 0.8 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 97:3% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.030 g; Yield: 13%; Purity: 95.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.85 (s, 1H), 7.41 (dd, 1H), 7.06 (s, 1H), 6.37 (dd, 1H), 6.33 (dd, 1H), 5.83 (t, NH), 4.79 (d, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 3.09 (sept, 1H), 2.51 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 1.32 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=367.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H26N6O: 366.2.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 3), 187 mg; R3MX: i-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.177 g; Yield: 93%; Purity: 96.4% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.84 (s, 1H), 7.22 (dd, 1H), 7.15 (s, 1H), 7.04 (d, 1H), 6.95 (dd, 1H), 6.47 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 3.05 (sept, 1H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 1.27 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=383.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C20H26N6S: 382.2.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 6), 194 mg; R3MX: i-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.164 g; Yield: 79%; Purity: 95.0% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.83 (s, 1H), 7.18 (dd, 1H), 7.12 (s, 1H), 6.97 (dd, 1H), 6.86 (d, 1H), 6.36 (t, NH), 3.97 (t, 4H), 3.85 (dd, 2H), 3.06 (sept, 1H), 2.53 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 1.28 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=397.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H28N6S: 396.2.
RX: 2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide (Example 16), 231 mg; R3MX: i-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.131 g; Yield: 68%; Purity: 95.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 7.21-7.07 (m, 5H), 6.74 (t, NH), 4.03 (dd, 2H), 3.84 (t, 4H), 3.54 (t, 2H), 3.05 (sept, 1H), 2.49 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 1.27 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=470.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C23H31N7O2S: 469.2.
RX: 2-((6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-N-methyl-N-phenylethane-1-sulfonamide (Example 17), 238 mg; R3MX: i-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:5% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.0616 g; Yield: 57%; Purity: 95.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.84 (s, 1H), 7.37-7.35 (m, 5H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 6.27 (t, NH), 4.09 (dd, 2H), 3.90 (t, 4H), 3.39 (t, 2H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 3.10 (sept, 1H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.32 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=484.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C24H33N7O2S: 483.2.
RX: 6-chloro-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 4), 179 mg; R3MX: tert-Butylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.036 g; Yield: 16%; Purity: 85.5% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.14 (d, 1H), 7.39 (dd, 1H), 7.12 (d, 1H), 6.35 (dd, 1H), 6.30 (dd, 1H), 5.79 (t, NH), 4.76 (d, 2H), 3.96 (t, 4H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 1.61 (s 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=381.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H26N6O: 380.2.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 3), 187 mg; R3MX: tert-Butylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with EtOAc 100% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown oil; weight: 0.006 g; Yield: 2%; Purity: 74% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDC3), δ(ppm): 8.14 (d, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (d, 1H), 7.07 (d, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 5.82 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 4.00 (t, 4H), 2.54 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.61 (s 9H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=397.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H28N6S: 396.2.
RX: 6-chloro-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 4), 179 mg; R3MX: i-Butylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 94:6% v/v) provided the title compound as a brown oil; weight: 0.089 g; Yield: 35%; Purity: 90.7% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.77 (s, 1H), 7.33 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (s, 1H), 6.29 (dd, 1H), 6.25 (dd, 1H), 5.88 (t, NH), 4.70 (d, 2H), 3.89 (t, 4H), 2.58 (d, 2H), 2.45 (t, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 2.04 (m, 1H), 0.83 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=381.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H28N6O: 380.2.
RX: 6-chloro-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 3), 187 mg; R3MX: i-Butylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 95:05% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow oil; weight: 0.0198 g; Yield: 9%; Purity: 88.1% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.85 (s, 1H), 7.26 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 7.01-6.98 (m, 2H), 5.84 (t, NH), 4.97 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 2.65 (d, 2H), 2.50 (t, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.06 (m, 1H), 0.91 (d, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=397.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C21H28N6S: 396.2.
The compound was prepared by reaction of 6-chloro-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 24) (0.414 g, 1 mmol, 1 equiv.) with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (241 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) in tert-butanol (0.7 mL, 0.7M) at 50° C. for 16 h. After this time, the mixture was diluted in 50 mL of dichloromethane and the organic phase was washed with hot water (6×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to yield tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid; weight: 0.404 g; Yield: 78%; Purity: 89% (UPLC-A). The so-obtained product was used without further purification as RX reagent in the General Synthetic Procedure D; RX: tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate, 231 mg; R3MX: methylmagnesium bromide (3M in Et2O), 0.27 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; work-up of the reaction provided tert-butyl 4-(6-methyl-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate with high purity 87% (UPLC-A). The so-obtained product was submitted without further purification to reaction under the Boc-Deprotection Procedure above described for Examples 1-38 furnishing the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.148 g; Yield: 82.0%; Purity: 88.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.62 (s, 1H), 7.26 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (d, 1H), 6.96 (dd, 1H), 4.93 (d, 2H), 4.0 (t, 4H), 3.01 (t, 4H), 2.57 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=341.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H20N6S: 340.2.
The compound was prepared by reaction of 6-chloro-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (Example 24) (0.414 g, 1 mmol, 1 equiv.) di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (241 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) in tert-butanol (0.7 mL, 0.7M) at 50° C. for 16 h. After this time, the mixture was diluted in 50 mL of dichloromethane and the organic phase was washed with hot water (6×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and volatiles were removed under reduced pressure yielding tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid; weight: 0.329 g; Yield: 65%; Purity: 91% (UPLC-A). The so-obtained product was used without further purification as RX reagent in the General Synthetic Procedure D; RX: tert-butyl 4-(6-chloro-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate, 232 mg; R3MX: n-Propylzinc bromide (0.5M in THF), 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol, 1.6 equiv.; Automated flash chromatography (product elution EtOAc with 100% v/v) tert-butyl 4-(6-propyl-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate was obtained as a yellow solid; weight: 0.087 g; Yield: 36%; Purity: 96.3% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.84 (s, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 7.07 (d, 1H), 6.97 (t, 1H), 6.13 (t, NH), 4.96 (d, 2H), 3.93 (t, 4H), 3.52 (t, 4H), 2.76 (t, 2H), 1.80-1.68 (m, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H), 0.93 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=469.3 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C24H32N6O2S: 468.2.
Tert-butyl 4-(6-propyl-4-((thiophen-2-ylmethyl)amino)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (87 mg, 0.18 mmol) was submitted to reaction under the Boc-Deprotection Procedure above described for Examples 1-38 giving the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.068 g; Yield: 95.0%; Purity: 91.5% (UPLC-A); mp: 70.1-81.6° C.; 1H-NMR (MeOD), δ(ppm): 8.64 (d, 1H), 7.61 (d, 1H), 7.25 (ddd, 1H), 7.08 (dd, 1H), 6.94 (dd, 1H), 4.92 (d, 2H), 3.92 (t, 4H), 2.89 (t, 4H), 2.78 (t, 2H), 1.83-1.71 (m, 2H), 0.98 (t, 3H); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.83 (s, 1H), 7.25 (t, 1H), 7.08 (s, 1H), 7.07 (d, 1H), 6.97 (t, 1H), 6.10 (t, NH), 4.95 (d, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 3.01 (t, 4H), 2.76 (t, 2H), 2.50 (t, NH), 1.80-1.68 (m, 2H), 0.93 (t, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=369.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H24N6S: 368.2.
The General Dehalogenation Procedure described in the present invention was an adapted procedure published by Jang et al., Tet. Lett. 2006, 47, 8917-8920.
In a 250 ml oven dried round bottom flask, the appropriate compound (Example 3, 4, 6, 18, 42 or 43) (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in a mixture of solvents [EtOAc (46 mL) and MeOH (23 mL, HPLC quality)] under Ar atmosphere. Pd/C 10% w/w (26 mg, 0.025 mmol, 0.05 equiv.) was added and three cycles of H2/vacuum were done in order to purge residual gases from the solvents. The reaction mixture was stirred at 22° C. under H2 atmosphere. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC (EtOAc:MeOH 90:10% v/v). When full conversion was achieved (1-3 days) the reaction was filtered through a pad of Celite® in a filter plate and solvents were removed under reduced pressure providing a yellow oil, which was purified by automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH) providing the Examples (62-67).
The following compounds were obtained following the General Dehalogenation Procedure described above for Examples 62-67:
Example 3 (187 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 113 mg; Yield: 60%; Purity: 90.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.18 (d, 1H), 7.26 (d, 1H), 7.24 (dd, 1H), 7.06 (d, 1H), 6.97 (dd, 1H), 6.18 (t, NH), 4.94 (d, 2H), 4.0 (t, 4H), 2.54 (t, 3H), 2.37 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=341.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H20N6S: 340.2.
Example 4 (179 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 129 mg; Yield: 67%; Purity: 83.9% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.86 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, 1H), 7.39 (dd, 1H), 7.29 (t, 1H), 6.34 (dt, 2H), 6.03 (t, NH), 4.78 (d, 2H), 3.99 (t, 4H), 2.53 (t, 4H), 2.38 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=325.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C17H20N6O: 324.1.
Example 6 (194 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 90:10% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 111.2 mg; Yield: 62%; Purity: 98.8% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.19 (d, 1H), 7.20 (dd, 1H), 7.14 (d, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.87 (dd, 1H), 5.75 (t, NH), 3.98 (t, 4H), 3.88 (q, 2H), 3.24 (t, 2H), 2.52 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=355.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H22N6S: 354.2.
Example 18 (228 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH, product elution with 80:20% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 160 mg; Yield: 72%; Purity: 94.6% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 8.71 (s, 1H), 8.17 (d, 1H), 7.73 (dd, 1H), 4.04 (dd, 2H), 3.98 (t, 4H), 3.73 (dd, 4H), 3.45 (dd, 2H), 3.27 (dd, 4H), 2.55 (t, 4H), 2.37 (s, 3H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=422.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H27N7O3S: 421.2.
Example 42 (187 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography on reversed-phase (Water/MeOH, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 124 mg; Yield: 68%; Purity: 93.2% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.21 (s, 1H), 8.55 (d, 1H), 7.46 (d, 1H), 7.25 (dd, 1H), 7.11 (dd, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.22 (t, NH), 5.05 (d, 2H), 3.26-3.14 (m, 2H), 3.02-2.88 (m, 1H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 2.40-2.14 (m, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=340.2 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C18H20N5S: 339.5.
Example 43 (227 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.). Automated flash chromatography on reversed-phase (Water/MeOH, product elution with 70:30% v/v) provided the title compound as a yellow solid; weight: 0.181 g; Yield: 25%; Purity: 58% (UPLC-A); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ(ppm): 9.10 (s, 1H), 8.58 (d, 1H), 7.99 (d, 1H), 4.65 (t, 2H), 4.13 (t, 4H), 3.77 (t, 2H), 3.33 (dd, 4H), 3.06-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.95-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 2.38-2.14 (m, 6H); LR-MS (ESI+): m/z=421.1 Da [M+H]+, calcd. for C19H28N6O3S: 420.1.
H4 Binding assay
JNJ7777120, imetit, thioperamide, histamine and chemical reagents such as Tris-HCl and EDTA were supplied by Sigma-Aldrich, VUF10947 was synthetized at FAES FARMA facilities (Lamiako-Leioa, Spain), JNJ10191584 was purchased from Tocris Bioscience, multiscreen microplates (MSFBN6B50) were acquired from Merck Millipore, scintillation liquid (Microscint 20), human H4 membranes (ES-393-M400UA) and 3H-histamina (NET 732) were provided by PerkinElmer.
Affinity for histamine H4-receptor was determined by H4 Binding assay:
Cetirizine and pyrilamine were supplied by Sigma-Aldrich, Bilastine was syntetized at FAES FARMA facilities (Lamiako-Leioa, Spain), chemical reagents such as Na2HPO4, KH2PO4 or polyvinilpirrolidone as well as multiscreen microplates (MSFBN6B50) were purchased from Merck Millipore, scintillation liquid (Microscint 20), human H1 membranes (ES-390-M400UA) and 3H-pirilamina (NET 594) were provided by PerkinElmer.
Affinity for histamine H1-receptor was determined by H1 Binding assay:
Table 1. Affinity for histamine H4 and H1-receptor for compounds of the invention.
Finally, the affinity for histamine H4 receptor of compound in Example 3 was compared with the corresponding quinazoline 3Q and the pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine isomer 3P by binding studies to H4 receptor using the same protocol as described above. The Ki, % inhibition and IC50 values are shown in Table 2.
Ex. 3
3Q
3P
As shown above, the compounds of formula (I) of the invention provide an improved affinity for human histamine He-receptor over compounds the corresponding quinazoline and isomeric compounds.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 18382559.5 | Jul 2018 | EP | regional |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/EP2019/069905 | 7/24/2019 | WO | 00 |
