SPIRO COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20250163070
  • Publication Number
    20250163070
  • Date Filed
    January 17, 2025
    11 months ago
  • Date Published
    May 22, 2025
    7 months ago
Abstract
A compound of the following formula:
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to pharmaceuticals, and more particularly to a novel spiro ligand compound capable of binding to a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase (CRBN) and an application thereof.


BACKGROUND

Protein degradation is a highly regulated process essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis. The selective recognition and removal of damaged, misfolded, or excess proteins are achieved through a ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP). The UPP is responsible for clearing defective proteins, and is characterized by its ATP-dependency, high efficiency and high selectivity. The catalytic component of UPP is the E3 ubiquitin ligase, which first needs to recruit the to-be-degraded protein. PROTACs (proteolysis targeting chimeras) technology is designed based on the UPP, in which the target protein ligand is linked to the E3 ligase ligand with appropriate chemical bonds, enabling the recognition of the target protein and enhancing the binding affinity between the E3 ligase and the target protein. This results in targeted ubiquitination and degradation of the target protein, with excellent catalytic activity, high efficiency and high selectivity.


Multiple ubiquitin molecules mark proteins through the covalent linkage between the terminal lysine residues and the E3 ubiquitin ligase for proteasomal degradation. In this process, the proteins are digested into small peptides and eventually into their constituent amino acids, which are used for the synthesis of new proteins.


Defective proteasomal degradation is associated with a variety of clinical diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophy, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.


Cereblon, as a part of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, is a thalidomide-binding protein, which functions as a substrate receptor to selectively target the ubiquitinated proteins. Cereblon, encoded by the human cereblon (CRBN) gene, interacts with the damaged DNA-binding protein 1 (DDB1), Cullin-4A (CUL4A), and the Cullin-1 regulator (ROC1) to form the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. This complex, which can ubiquitinate a series of proteins (the specific mechanism remains unknown). Cereblon is currently one of the commonly-used E3 ligases applied in the PROTACs technology.


The present application discloses a novel class of spiro compounds that can serve as effective CRBN ligands. These compounds can further be used to synthesize corresponding PROTACs bifunctional compounds, which can be applied to the treatment of various medical diseases, especially those diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation.


SUMMARY

In a first aspect, this application provides a compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:




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    • wherein:

    • ==∘ represents presence or absence of oxygen substitution;





A ring is selected from the group consisting of 3 to 12-membered cycloalkyl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 6 to 10-membered aromatic ring, and 5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring, wherein cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four RA1;

    • each RA is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CRA2RA3, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-ORA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-SRA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NRA2RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)NRA2RA3, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)RA2, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)ORA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NRA2RA3, —C1-4 alkylidene-NRA2RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-NRA2C(O)RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-NRA2S(O)2RA3, —C1-4 alkylidene-NRA2S(O)RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four RA4;
    • each RA4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CRA2RA3, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-ORA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-SRA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)RA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NRA2RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)NRA2RA3, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)RA2, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)ORA2, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NRA2RA3, —C1-4 alkylidene-NRA2RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-NRA2C(O)RA3, —C0-4 alkylidene-NRA2S(O)2RA3 and —C0-4 alkylidene-NRA2S(O)RA3;
    • RA2 and RA3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl and halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl;
    • R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CR21R22, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-SR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21C(O)R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21S(O)2R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21S(O)R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R23;
    • each R23 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CR21R22, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-SR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21C(O)R22, —C0-4alkylidene-NR21S(O)2R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21S(O)R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;
    • R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C1-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-SR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-S(O)2R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-S(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-S(O)NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24S(O)2R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24S(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;
    • each R26 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CR24R25, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-SR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)2NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-S(O)NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24S(O)2R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24S(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R27;
    • R24 and R25 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl and halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl; and
    • each R27 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl and halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl.


In some embodiments, the A ring is selected from the group consisting of.




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wherein the A ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four RA1. In formula (I), R2 and the carbonyl group connected to the A ring can be attached to any substitutable position of the A ring.


In some embodiments, each RA1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-3 alkyl and halogen-substituted —C1-3 alkyl.


In some embodiments, the A ring is selected from the group consisting of:




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In some embodiments, R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R23;

    • each R23 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;
    • R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C1-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;
    • each R26 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CR24R25, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring); and R24 and R25 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl and halogen-substituted —C1-3 alkyl.


In some embodiments, R2 is selected from the group consisting of: —C(O)NR21R22, —C(O)R21, —C0-2 alkylidene-NR21R22 and —C(O)OR21;

    • R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl, —C0-1 alkylidene-(6-membered aromatic ring), —C0-1 alkylidene-(10-membered heteroaromatic ring), -(4 to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl) and -(3 to 6-membered cycloalkyl), wherein aromatic ring, heteroaromatic ring, heterocycloalkyl and cycloalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;
    • each R26 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl, -(4 to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C(O)R24, —C(O)OR24 and —OC(O)R24; and
    • R24 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl.


In some embodiments, R2 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen,




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In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of:




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In a second aspect, this application provides a method for treating a disease associated with abnormal cell proliferation in a subject in need thereof, comprising:

    • administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the above-mentioned compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.


In some embodiments, the disease is a cancer.


In a third aspect, this application provides a method for preparing a drug for targeted protein degradation, comprising:

    • preparing the drug for targeted protein degradation from the above-mentioned compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.


In a fourth aspect, this application provides a drug for targeted protein degradation, comprising:

    • the above-mentioned compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.


In some embodiments, the drug for targeted protein degradation is a drug that relies on a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase (CRBN) for protein degradation.


The compounds provided herein and derivatives thereof can be named according to the nomenclature system of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) or Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Columbus, Ohio.


Unless otherwise specified, the initial definition of group or term provided herein is applicable throughout the specification. And those terms that are not specifically defined herein should be construed according to the disclosure and context.


“Substitution” means that the hydrogen atom in the molecule is replaced by other different atoms or groups; or the lone electron pair of an atom in the molecule is replaced by S atom or O atom.


The limitation “capable of being substituted” indicates that a “substitution” may occur, but is not required. The description includes instances where it does or does not occur.


A minimum and a maximum of a content of carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon group are indicated by the prefix. For example, a prefix Ca-b alkyl indicates any alkyl group containing a-b carbon atoms, i.e., —C1-4 alkyl refers to an alkyl group containing 1-4 carbon atoms.


The “alkyl” refers to a saturated hydrocarbon chain having the specified number of member atoms, i.e., —C1-6 alkyl refers to an alkyl group containing 1-6 carbon atoms. The alkyl group can be straight-chain or branched. Representative branched alkyl groups have one, two or three branched chains. The alkyl group may optionally be substituted with one or more substituents as defined herein. The alkyl includes methyl, ethyl, propyl (n-propyl and isopropyl), butyl (n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl), pentyl (n-pentyl, isopentyl and neopentyl) and hexyl. The alkyl group may also be part of other groups, such as C1-6 alkoxy.


The term “alkylidene” in the present disclosure means a divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a specified number of carbon atoms. The “Ca-b alkylidene” refers to alkylidene groups with a-b carbon atoms. The alkylidene groups include both branched and straight-chain hydrocarbon groups. For example, —C1-6 alkylidene is intended to include methylene, ethylidene, propylidene, 2-methylpropylidene, dimethylethylidene and pentylidene. For example, propylidene is




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and dimethylbutylidene is




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For example, the term “C0-4 alkylidene” is alkylidene with C0, alkylidene with C1 (such as —CH2—), alkylidene with C2 (such as —CH2CH2—), alkylidene with C3 (such as —CH2CH2CH2—), or alkylidene with C4 (such as —CH2CH2CH2CH2—). C0 alkylidene refers to the absence of the group here, and a connection here is chemical bonding. For example, A-C0 alkylidene-B refers to A-B, that is, A is directly connected to B through a chemical bond.


The term “alkenyl” refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon group having a specified number of carbon atoms, 2-6 carbon atoms or 2-4 carbon atoms, and having at least one vinyl unsaturated site (>C═C<). For example, —Ca-b alkenyl is an alkenyl group with a-b carbon atoms, such as vinyl, propenyl, isopropenyl and 1,3-butadienyl.


As used herein, the term “alkenylene” refers to a hydrocarbon chain having 2-10 carbon atoms, at least one double bond and two unsaturated valences. For example, (C3-C6) alkenylene includes “>C═CH—CH2—” and “—CH2—CH═CH—CH2—”.


The term “alkynyl” is a straight-chain monovalent hydrocarbon radical or a branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing at least one triple bond. The term “alkynyl” includes those alkyl groups having a triple bond and a double bond. For example, —C2-6 alkynyl includes ethynyl and propynyl.


The term “halogen” is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.


The terms “haloalkyl” and “halogen-substituted alkyl” refer to an yl in which the hydrogen atom may be replaced with one or more halogen atoms. For example, halogen-substituted C1-4 alkyl refers to an alkyl group containing 1-4 carbon atoms with the hydrogen atoms substituted by one or more halogen atoms.


The terms “—OR” and “—NRR” in the present disclosure indicate that the R group is connected to the O atom or N atom by a single bond.


The terms “—C(O)R” and “—S(O)2R” in the present disclosure indicate that the O atom is connected to the C atom or S atom by a double bond, and the R is connected to the C or S atom by a single bond.


The term “cycloalkyl” and “cycloalkane” in the present disclosure refer to a saturated or partially saturated cyclic group having a plurality of carbon atoms without heterocyclic atom, and having a single ring or a plurality of rings (including fused, bridged, spiro, and adamantane systems). For polycyclic systems with aromatic and non-aromatic rings that do not contain heterocyclic atoms, the term “cycloalkyl” is applicable when the attachment point is located at a non-aromatic carbon atom (for example, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-5-yl). The terms “cycloalkyl” includes cycloalkenyl groups, such as cyclohexenyl. The cycloalkyl includes adamantyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, cyclooctyl, cyclopentenyl and cyclohexenyl. The cycloalkyl including a polybicycloalkyl ring systems includes dicyclohexyl, dicyclopentyl and dicyclooctyl, such as




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The adamantyl includes, but is not limited to, the following structure:




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The terms “heterocycle”, “heterocycloalkyl” and “heterocycloalkane” in the present disclosure refer to a saturated ring or a non-aromatic unsaturated ring containing at least one heteroatom, where the heteroatom refers to atoms such as nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. For example, monovalent saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic or bicyclic ring systems of a plurality of ring atoms, preferably a monovalent saturated or partially unsaturated single-ring or bicyclic ring system containing 3 to 9 ring atoms, which includes 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, and the remaining ring atoms are carbon. Bicycles represent a chain consisting of two rings atoms in common, that is, a bridge separating the two rings is either a single bond or one or two ring atoms. The monocyclic saturated heterocyclicalkyl includes oxetanyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, 2-oxo-pyrrolidin-3-yl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothienyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, piperidinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl,




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thiomorpholinyl, 1,1-dioxo-thiomorpholin-4-yl, azepanyl, diazepanyl, homopiperazinyl and oxazepanyl. The bicyclic saturated heterocycloalkyl includes 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan, quinuclidinyl, 8-oxa-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and




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The partially unsaturated heterocycloalkyl includes dihydrofuranyl, imidazolinyl, tetrahydro-pyridyl and dihydropyranyl.


The terms “spiro-heterocyclic group” and “spiro-heterocycle” can be used interchangeably and refer to a non-aromatic saturated ring or a non-aromatic unsaturated ring system in which two monocycles share a carbon atom, consisting of carbon atoms and heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P. For example, “5 to 12-membered spiro-heterocycle” refers to a spiro-heterocycle having 5 to 12 ring atoms, where 1, 2 or 3 of the ring atoms are heteroatoms.


The terms “bridged-ring” or “bridged-ring group” refer to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group formed by two or more cyclic structures sharing two non-adjacent atoms with each other, including but not limited to




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The terms “bridged-heterocyclic group” and “bridged-heterocycle” can be used interchangeably and refer to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group formed by two or more cyclic structures sharing two non-adjacent atoms with each other, composed of carbon atoms and heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, and P.


Specific examples include, but are not limited to




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The terms “aromatic ring” and “aryl group” mentioned herein refer to an aromatic group with a plurality of carbon atoms. The aryl group is usually a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic aryl having 5-20 carbon atoms. Furthermore, the term “aryl group” provided herein refers to an aromatic substituent that can be a single aromatic ring or multiple aromatic rings fused together. Non-limiting examples include phenyl, naphthyl and tetrahydronaphthyl.


The terms “heteroaromatic ring” and “heteroaryl group” mentioned herein refer to an aromatic unsaturated ring containing at least one heteroatom. The heteroatom includes nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms and sulfur atoms. For example, aromatic monocyclic or bicyclic hydrocarbons with a plurality of ring atoms, where one or more of the ring atoms are selected from the group consisting of O, N and S. Preferably, there are 1-3 heteroatoms. The heteroaryl group includes pyridyl, indolyl, quinoxalinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, benzopyranyl, benzothiopyranyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, thienyl, oxadiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl and benzoxazolyl.


The term “stereoisomer” mentioned herein includes enantiomer and diastereomers.


The term “deuterated compound” mentioned herein refers to a substitution of one or more hydrogen atoms in a molecule or group by deuterium atoms, where the percentage of deuterium atoms is greater than an abundance of deuterium in nature.


The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” mentioned herein refers to a carrier, delivery agent, diluent, excipient, and/or salt that are generally chemically or physically compatible with other ingredients used in a pharmaceutical dosage form, and are physiologically compatible with the receptor.


The terms “salt” and “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” mentioned herein refer to salts formed by the aforementioned compounds or their stereoisomers with inorganic and/or organic acids and bases, including both acidic and/or base salts, as well as zwitterionic salts (inner salts) and quaternary ammonium salts, such as alkylammonium salts. These salts can be directly obtained during the final separation and purification of the compound. Alternatively, they can also be obtained by mixing the aforementioned compounds or their stereoisomers with an appropriate amount of acid or base (e.g., equivalent). The salts may be insoluble, and can be collected by filtration, evaporation or freeze drying. The salts provided herein include but not limited to hydrochloride, sulfate, citrate, benzene sulfonate, hydrobromide, hydrofluoride, phosphate, acetate, propionate, succinate, oxalate, malate, succinate, fumarate, maleate, tartarate and trifluoroacetate.


Apparently, according to the foregoing disclosure, various modifications, replacements or variations can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.







DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the following examples. However, it should be understood that the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the following exemplary embodiments. All embodiments implemented in light of the content disclosed herein shall fall within the scope of the present disclosure.


The known starting materials of the present disclosure can be synthesized according to the methods known in the prior art, or can be purchased from Energy Chemical Co., Ltd, Chengdu Kelong Chemical Co., Ltd, Accela ChemBio Co., Ltd, or J&K Scientific Co., Ltd.


DIPEA: N,N-diisopropylethylamine; HATU: 2-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate; HOBT: 1-hydroxybenzotriazole; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; LC-MS: liquid chromatograph mass spectrometry; NaCl: sodium chloride; MPLC: medium pressure preparative liquid chromatography; EDCI: 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride; Pd(OAc)2: palladium (II) acetate; DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide; AIBN: 2,2′-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile); NBS: N-bromosuccinimide; and BPO: dibenzoyl peroxide.


Unless otherwise specified, reaction was carried out under a nitrogen atmosphere, a solution is an aqueous solution, a temperature of the reaction is room temperature, which is the most suitable temperature for the reaction (20° C. to 30° C.), and M represents mol/L.


Compounds are structurally characterized by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Mass Spectrometry (MS). The NMR shifts (6) is expressed in a unit of 10−6 (ppm). The NMR spectra are obtained by using a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (Bruker Avance III 400) and (Bruker Avance 600 spectrometer) with deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO-d6), deuterated chloroform (CDCl3), or deuterated methanol (Methol-d4) as the solvent, and tetramethylsilane (TMS) as the internal standard. LC-MS is carried out using Shimadzu LC-MS 2020 (ESI). HPLC is performed using a Shimadzu High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph (Shimadzu LC-20A). MPLC (Medium-Pressure Preparative Liquid Chromatography) is performed on a Gilson GX-281 reversed phase preparative chromatograph. Yantai Huanghai HSGF254 or Qingdao GF254 silica gel plates are used for thin layer chromatography, and the product size used in the thin layer chromatography is 0.4 mm to 0.5 mm. Typically, 200-300 mesh silica gel (Yantai Huanghai silica gel) is used as the carrier in column chromatography.


Example 1 Preparation of Compound A1



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(1) Preparation of Compound A-3



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Compound A-2 (50.00 mg, 211.65 mol), DIPEA (132.25 mg, 0.80 mmol, 178.06 μL), HATU (250.96 mg, 0.66 mmol) and dichloromethane (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. After the temperature of the reaction mixture was lowered to 0° C., compound A-1 (86.29 mg, 1.06 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, and quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the compound A-3 (crude product).


(2) Preparation of Compound A-4



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Compound A-3 (crude product), sodium hydroxide (47.95 mg, 854.50 mmol), tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) and water (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature for 8 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), adjusted to pH 6.0-7.0 with a 1N hydrochloric acid solution and concentrated to give the compound A-4 (crude product), which was used directly in the next step.


(3) Synthesis of Compound A1



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Compound A-4 (8.70 mg, 34.90 mol), EDCI (13.33 mg, 69.80 mol), HOBT (9.43 mg, 69.80 mol), DIPEA (11.28 mg, 87.25 mol, 15.20 μL) and DMSO (1 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted at room temperature for 10 min, added with compound A-5 (4.89 mg, 34.90 μmol), reacted under stirring at room temperature for 1 h, and quenched (monitored by LC-MS). Then the reaction mixture was added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A1 (2.30 mg, 6.20 μmol, 17.12% yield, 81.1% purity).


LC-MS: C18H18N3O4S, [M+H]+ 372.1; found 372.2.



1H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d4) δ 7.98-7.95 (m, 2H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 2H), 4.44-4.05 (m, 4H), 3.21 (s, 3H), 3.13 (s, 3H), 3.03-2.99 (m, 2H).


Referring to the synthesis method of compound A1, compound A-1 and compound A-2 were respectively replaced with the raw material 1 and raw material 2 listed in the following table (other reagents and experimental conditions remained unchanged) to yield compounds A2-A11.
















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data
material 1
material 2
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Compound A2 (7.50 mg, 20.19 μmol, 25.17% yield, 96.7% purity). LC- MS:C18H18N3O4S, [M + H]+ 372.1; found 372.1. 1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.26 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (m, 2H), 4.51 (s, 1H), 4.39 (s, 1H), 4.21 (s, 1H), 4.07 (s, 1H), 3.07 (s, 3H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 2.75 (s, 3H).



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A3


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Compound A3 (2.70 mg, 7.62 μmol, 8.85% yield, 98.1% purity). LC- MS:C18H19N4O4, [M + H]+ 355.1; found 355.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.09 (s, 1H), 11.19 (s, 1H), 7.20 (m, 2H), 4.16 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 2H), 4.00 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 2H), 3.06 (s, 3H), 2.97 (m, 5H).



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Compound A4 (2.00 mg, 6.34 μmol, 6.13% yield, 90.9% purity). LC-MS: C16H18N3O4, [M + H]+ 316.1; found 316.2. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.97 (s, 1H), 7.80-7.59 (m, 2H), 7.56- 7.35 (m, 2H), 4.45-4.31 (m, 2H), 4.23 (mz, 1H), 4.06 (m, 1H), 2.98 (m, 5H), 2.89 (s, 3H).



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Compound A5 (4.30 mg, 13.64 μmol, 42.22% yield, 95.9% purity). LC-MS: C16H18N3O4, [M + H]+ 316.1; found 316.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform- d) δ 7.79-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.58-7.42 (m, 2H), 4.86-4.44 (m, 2H), 4.33-4.00 (m, 2H), 3.20-2.89 (m, 8H).



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Compound A6 (8.00 mg, 24.89 μmol, 24.80% yield, 95.3% purity). LC-MS: C14H16N3O4S, [M + H]+ 322.1; found 322.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.24 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 4.42 (m, 1H), 4.29 (m, 1H), 4.16 (m, 1H), 3.98 (m, 1H), 3.03-2.74 (m, 8H).



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A7


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Compound A7 (2.20 mg, 5.17 μmol, 5.60% yield, 99.1% purity). LC-MS: C22H24N3O4S4, [M + H]+ 426.1; found 426.1 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.03 (m, 1H), 7.94-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.63-7.45 (m, 2H), 4.33 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H), 4.19 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H), 3.97-3.85 (m, 2H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 3.04-2.83 (m, 2H), 1.86 (s, 2H), 1.71 (s, 2H), 1.57 (m, 1H), 1.29 (m, 5H).



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Compound A8 (4.10 mg, 9.95 μmol, 12.32% yield, 95.1% purity). LC-MS: C20H21N4O4S, [M + H]+ 413.1; found 413.4 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.26 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 2H), 8.18-8.04 (m, 1H), 7.96-7.81 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.47 (m, 2H), 4.31-4.02 (m, 3H), 3.91 (m, 1H), 3.73-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.17 (m, 4H), 2.94 (m, 2H).



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12.32%





A9


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Compound A9 (2.60 mg, 6.11 μmol, 10.30% yield, 93.0% purity). LC-MS: C21H20SO5N, [M + H]+ 426.5; found 426.6 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.24 (s, 1H), 8.30-7.96 (m, 1H), 7.98- 7.67 (m, 1H), 7.54-7.30 (m, 1H), 4.47 (s, 2H), 4.34-4.20 (m, 3H), 4.13 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.06-2.80 (m, 2H).



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Compound A10 (1.30 mg, 3.79 μmol, 3.35% yield, 93.0% purity). LC-MS: C16H14SO4N3, [M + H]+ 344.1; found 344.0 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.03 (m, 1H), 7.86-7.77 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.45 (m, 2H), 4.42-4.13 (m, 2H), 3.92-3.76 (m, 2H), 3.04-2.80 (m, 2H).

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Compound A11 (6.00 mg, 13.20 μmol, 14.63% yield, 86.8% purity). LC-MS: C22H23SO5N4, [M + H]+ 455.1; found 455.0 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.22 (s, 1H), 8.24-7.99 (m, 1H), 8.01-7.72 (m, 1H), 7.69-7.30 (m, 2H), 4.52-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.80-3.60 (m, 6H), 3.02-2.88 (m, 4H), 2.04 (s, 3H).



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Example 2 Preparation of Compound A16



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A12



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Compound A-16 (20.00 mg, 112.23 mol), A-5 (15.73 mg, 112.23 mol), EDCI (42.87 mg, 224.46 mol) and pyridine (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A12 (10.00 mg, 33.30 mol, 29.67% yield, 99.9% purity).


LC-MS: C15H13N2O3S, [M+H]+ 301.1; found 301.2.



1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.29 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.51-7.44 (m, 2H), 4.71 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (m, 1H), 4.11 (m, 1H), 3.03 (s, 2H).


Referring to the synthesis method of compound A12, compound A-16 was replaced with the raw material 1 listed in the following table (other reagents and experimental conditions remained unchanged) to yield compounds A13-A14.















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Compound A13 (6.00 mg, 19.98 μmol,





17.80% yield, purity 99.9%). LC-MS:





C15H13N2O3S, [M + H]+ 301.1; found 301.2.






1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.24 (s,






1H), 8.37-8.21 (m, 2H), 8.06 (d, J = 7.8 Hz,





1H), 7.60-7.35 (m, 2H), 4.47 (d, J = 9.0 Hz,





1H), 4.37 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.26 (m, 1H),





4.10 (m, 1H), 3.01 (m, 2H).







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Compound A14 (17.00 mg, 50.84 μmol,





14.26% yield, 90.5% purity). LC-MS:





C15H15N2O5, [M + H]+ 303.1; found 303.3 1H





NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.87 (m, 1H),





7.62 (m, 2H), 7.43-7.36 (m, 1H), 4.20 (m,





1H), 4.01 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 4H), 3.06-2.88 (m,





2H).









Example 3 Preparation of Compound A15



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A-20



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Compound A-19 (155.00 mg, 0.75 mmol), DIPEA (132.25 mg, 1.00 mmol, 178.06 μL), HATU (250.96 mg, 0.66 mmol) and dichloromethane (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. After the temperature of the reaction system was decreased to 0° C., compound A-1 (190.00 mg, 0.75 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the compound A-20 (100.00 mg, crude product).


(2) Synthesis of Compound A-21



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Compound A-20 (117.00 mg, 0.50 mmol), sodium carbonate (91.00 mg, 1.00 mmol), Mo(CO)6 (169.30 mg, 0.75 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (9.6 mg, 0.05 mmol) and Bu3PBF4 (24.73 mg, 0.10 mmol) were dissolved in DMF/H2O (10 mL, 1:1) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was reacted at 85° C. for 2 h, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-21 (70.00 mg, 70.35% yield).


(3) Synthesis of Compound A15



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Compound A-21 (20.00 mg, 100.39 mol), compound A-5 (14.07 mg, 100.39 mol), EDCI (19.17 mg, 100.39 mol) and pyridine (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A15 (5.00 mg, 15.56 mol, 15.50% yield, 99.9% purity).


LC-MS: C1-4H16N3O4S, [M+H]+ 322.1; found 322.1.



1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.23 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.39-4.10 (m, 3H), 4.00 (m, 1H), 3.08-2.76 (m, 8H).


Example 4 Preparation of Compound A16



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A-23



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Compound A-22 (500.00 mg, 2.64 mmol), DMAP (322.83 mg, 2.64 mmol) and Boc2O (8.64 g, 39.64 mmol) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring overnight at room temperature, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-23 (700.00 mg, 2.42 mmol, 91.56% yield).


(2) Synthesis of Compound A-24



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Compound A-23 (700.00 mg, 2.42 mmol), NBS (452.15 mg, 2.54 mmol), AIBN (79.46 mg, 483.88 mol) and carbon tetrachloride (7 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was refluxed overnight, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-24 (700.00 mg, 1.90 mmol, 78.57% yield).


(3) Synthesis of Compound A-25



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Compound A-1 (36.73 mg, 814.73 mol), compound A-24 (100.00 mg, 271.58 mol), potassium carbonate (187.39 mg, 1.36 mmol) and DMF (2 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at 60° C. for 2 h and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-25 (50.00 mg, 150.42 mol, 55.39% yield).


(4) Synthesis of Compound A-26



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Compound A-25 (50.00 mg, 150.42 mol), sodium hydroxide (60.17 mg, 1.50 mmol) and MeOH/H2O (2 mL, 1:1) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was refluxed under stirring for 2 h, adjusted the pH with a 1 M HCl aqueous solution, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-26 (45.00 mg, 141.35 mol, 93.97% yield).


(5) Synthesis of Compound A-27



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Compound A-26 (45.00 mg, 141.35 mol) was dissolved in hydrochloric acid/dioxane (2 mL). The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature for 2 h and concentrated to give the compound A-27 (30.00 mg, 137.46 mol, 97.25% yield).


(6) Synthesis of Compound A16



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Compound A-27 (45.00 mg, 206.18 mol), compound A-5 (28.89 mg, 206.18 mol), EDCI (78.97 mg, 412.37 mol) and pyridine (2 mL) were successively added to a 25 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A16 (8.60 mg, 25.27 mol, 12.25% yield, 98.1% purity).


LC-MS: C18H21N4O3, [M+H]+ 341.2; found 341.1.



1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.53 (m, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=6.6, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (m, 2H), 4.17 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 4.01 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 3.78 (s, 2H), 2.97 (s, 2H), 2.22 (s, 6H).


Referring to the synthesis method of compound A16, compound A-22 was replaced with the raw material listed in the following table (other reagents and experimental conditions remained unchanged) to yield compound A17.















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Compound A17 (4.47 mg, 13.13 μmol, 28.92%





yield, 98.1% purity). LC-MS: C18H21N4O3,





[M + H]+ 341.2; found 341.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz,





DMSO-d6) δ 12.04 (m, 1H), 7.85 (m, 1H), 7.51 (m,





1H), 7.32 (m, 1H), 7.22 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.63





(m, 2H), 4.31-4.08 (m, 4H), 3.06 (s, 6H), 2.94 (m,





2H).









Example 5 Preparation of Compound A18



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A-30



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Compound A-29 (1.00 g, 5.20 mmol), compound A-1 (703.57 mg, 15.61 mmol), EDCI (2.99 g, 15.61 mmol) and pyridine (10 mL) were successively added to a 25 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A-30 (1.13 g, 5.15 mmol, 99.05% yield).


(2) Synthesis of Compound A-31



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Compound A-30 (100.00 mg, 455.99 mol), BPO (22.09 mg, 91.20 mol), NBS (85.22 mg, 478.79 mol) and dichloromethane (DCM, 5 mL) were successively added to a 25 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring overnight and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-31 (115.00 mg, 385.65 mol, 84.57% yield).


(3) Synthesis of Compound A18



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Compound A-31 (45.00 mg, 150.91 mol), compound A-5 (21.15 mg, 150.91 mol), sodium bicarbonate (63.38 mg, 754.53 mol) and DMF (1 mL) were successively added to a 5 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring overnight at room temperature and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-18 (17.85 mg, 49.94 mol, 33.09% yield, 98.1% purity).


LC-MS: C18H21N4O3, [M+H]+ 341.2; found 341.1.



1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.53 (m, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=6.6, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (m, 2H), 4.17 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 4.01 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 3.78 (s, 2H), 2.97 (s, 2H), 2.22 (s, 6H).


Example 6 Preparation of Compound A19



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A-33



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Compound A-32 (500.00 mg, 2.85 mmol), HATU (1.08 g, 2.85 mmol), DIPEA (368.88 mg, 2.85 mmol, 497.14 μL) and dichloromethane (10 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 20 min, followed by addition of the compound A-1 (128.67 mg, 2.85 mmol). Then the reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature for 1 h, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-33 (500.00 mg, 2.47 mmol, 86.62% yield).


(2) Synthesis of Compound A-34



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Compound A-33 (500.00 mg, 2.47 mmol), phosphorus oxychloride (1.13 g, 7.41 mmol) and DMF (15 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature for 2 h and then purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-34 (430.00 mg, 1.88 mmol, 75.62% yield).


(3) Synthesis of Compound A-35



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Compound A-34 (430.00 mg, 1.88 mmol), sodium dihydrogen phosphate (381.26 mg, 2.44 mmol), hydrogen peroxide (76.70 mg, 2.26 mmol) and chlorous acid (238.00 mg, 2.63 mmol) were dissolved in acetonitrile/water (10 mL). The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature overnight, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-35 (300.00 mg, 1.22 mmol, 64.89% yield).


(4) Synthesis of Compound A19



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Compound A-35 (8.54 mg, 60.91 mol), compound A-1 (15.00 mg, 60.91 mol), EDCI (23.27 mg, 121.82 mol) and pyridine (2 mL) were successively added to a 25 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and then added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A-19 (5.50 mg, 14.93 mol, 24.51% yield, 98.4% purity).


LC-MS: C19H21N4O4, [M+H]+ 369.2; found 369.2.



1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.19 (s, 1H), 7.69 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 4.25-3.94 (m, 4H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.08 (s, 3H), 2.97 (s, 2H), 2.91 (s, 3H).


Example 7 Preparation of Compound A20



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(1) Synthesis of Compound A-37



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Compound A-36 (410.00 mg, 2.33 mmol), HATU (1.06 g, 2.79 mmol), DIPEA (902.37 mg, 6.98 mmol, 1.22 mL) and dichloromethane (10 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 20 min, followed by addition of the compound A-1 (128.67 mg, 2.85 mmol).


Then the reaction mixture was reacted under stirring at room temperature for 1 h, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-37 (397.00 mg, 1.95 mmol, 83.93% yield).


(2) Synthesis of Compound A-38



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Compound A-37 (560.00 mg, 2.76 mmol), NBS (637.54 mg, 3.58 mmol), AIBN (22.62 mg, 137.77 mol) and chlorobenzene (10 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was refluxed overnight, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-38 (449.00 mg, 1.59 mmol, 57.76% yield).


(3) Synthesis of Compound A-40



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Compound A-38 (449.00 mg, 1.59 mmol), compound A-39 (478.13 mg, 6.37 mmol) and DMF (5 mL) were successively added to a 50 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring overnight at room temperature, and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-40 (187.00 mg, 860.88 mol, 54.09% yield).


(4) Synthesis of Compound A-41



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Compound A-40 (187.00 mg, 860.88 mol), sodium dihydrogen phosphate (381.26 mg, 2.44 mmol), hydrogen peroxide (35.14 mg, 1.03 mmol) and sodium chlorite (174.59 mg, 1.12 mmol) were dissolved in acetonitrile/water (10 mL). The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring overnight at room temperature, concentrated and purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) to give the compound A-41 (140.00 mg, 600.29 mol, 69.73% yield).


(5) Synthesis of Compound A20



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Compound A-41 (30.00 mg, 128.63 mol), compound A-5 (18.03 mg, 128.63 mol), EDCI (25.47 mg, 128.63 mol) and pyridine (3 mL) were successively added to a 25 mL reaction flask. The reaction mixture was reacted under stirring in an ice bath for 0.5 h, quenched (monitored by LC-MS), and added with a saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) and ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) for extraction. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, purified by medium-pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the compound A-20 (8.00 mg, 22.51 mol, 17.50% yield, 99.1% purity).


LC-MS: C18H18N3O5, [M+H]+ 355.1; found 355.2.



1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.23 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.35-3.93 (m, 4H), 3.07 (m, 6H) and 2.96 (m, 2H).


The technical effects of the present disclosure were illustrated through the following experiments.


Experiment 1 Detection of Compounds Inhibition of CRBN/DDB1 Protein Activity (Using a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Method)
(1) Experimental Materials and Reagents

Microplate reader (BMG PHERAstar FSX), ECHO (LABCYTE Echo 665), microplate thermostatic oscillator (Hangzhou Ruicheng Instrument Co., Ltd.), disodium hydrogen phosphate (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), sodium dihydrogen phosphate (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), bovine serum albumin (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold (Cisbio Bioassays Company CISBIO), CRBN/DDB1 protein (HitGen Inc.), 384-well plate (Grenier Bio-one (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.).


(2) Experimental Methods

The compound powders were dissolved in DMSO and serially diluted using ECHO. The resulting dilutions were individually added to 384-well reaction plates, ensuring that the final concentration of DMSO in the entire reaction system (10.0 μL) was 1.0%. An equal volume of DMSO was added as a control.


The CRBN/DDB1 protein was diluted to twice the required final concentration (5.0 nM) by addition of 20 mM disodium hydrogen phosphate, 20 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.08% bovine serum albumin and a buffer with pH 7.0. The diluted CRBN/DDB1 protein (5.0 μL) was added to the 384-well reaction plates that already had the compounds added, centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 1 min, then pre-incubated in a microplate thermostatic oscillator at 25° C. and 250 rpm for 15 min. The Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold and FITC-labeled thalidomide analog were diluted to twice the required final concentration by addition of 20 mM disodium hydrogen phosphate, 20 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.08% bovine serum albumin and the buffer with pH 7.0. The final concentration of Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold was 0.2 nM, and the final concentration of the FITC-labeled thalidomide analog was 50.0 nM, so as to obtain a mixture of Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold/FITC-labeled thalidomide analog. 5.0 μL of the mixture of Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold/FITC-labeled thalidomide analog was individually added to the 384-well reaction plates, followed by centrifugation at 1000 rpm for 1 min. Then the reaction plates were incubated in the microplate thermostatic oscillator at 25° C. and 250 rpm for 30 min. After the reaction was completed, the fluorescence signal values in the 384-well reaction plates were read using the microplate reader (Ex=337 nm, Em=520/490 nm).


(3) Data Analysis

A solvent group (containing 5.0 nM CRBN/DDB1, 0.2 nM Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold, 50.0 nM FITC-labeled thalidomide analog and 1.0% DMSO) was used as a negative control. A reaction buffer group (containing 0.2 nM Anti-6His-Tb crypate Gold, 50.0 nM FITC-labeled thalidomide analog and 1.0% DMSO) was used as the blank control.


The residual activity percentage at each concentration was calculated using the following formula:







residual


activity



(
%
)


=

100

%
×

(



Flu



compound


group


-


Flu





blank


control




)

/


(



Flu









negative


control



-


Flu



blank


control



)

.






A dose-effect curve was fitted using GraphPad 6.0 to calculate the IC50 value.









TABLE 1







Inhibition of CRBN/DDB1 protein by compounds










Compound number
IC50







A1
+++++



A2
++++



A3
+++++



A4
+++



A5
+++



A6
++++



A7
+++++



A8
+++++



A9
+++++



A10
++++



A11
+++++



A12
+++



A13
+++



A14
++++



A15
+++



A16
+++



A17
+



A18
+



A19
+++++



A20
+++++







“+” represented 200 μM > IC50 > 100 μM, “++” represented 100 μM > IC50 > 10 μM, “+++” represented 10 μM > IC50 > 1 μM, “++++” represented 1 μM > IC50 > 0.1 μM and “+++++” represented IC50 < 0.1 μM.






Experiment 2 Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) Detection of Compound Binding to CRBN/DDB1
(1) Experimental Materials and Reagents

Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), sodium dihydrogen phosphate (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), Tween 20 (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), dimethyl sulfoxide (Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.), desalting column (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., #89882), microplate reader (BMG LABTECH Inc., PHERAstar FSX), CRBN/DDB1 protein (HitGen Inc.), MicroCal PEAQ-ITC (Malvern Panalytical Ltd.).


(2) Experimental Methods

6.1 mL of 200 mM disodium hydrogen phosphate aqueous solution and 3.9 mL of 200 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate aqueous solution were mixed to obtain 200 mM PB buffer (pH 7.0). Then, 5397 μL of deionized water was mixed with 600 μL of 200 mM PB buffer and 3 μL of 10% Tween 20 aqueous solution to prepare a detection buffer with a pH of 7.0.


The protein storage solution was subjected to buffer exchange using the detection buffer prepared above according to the instruction of the Zeba™ Spin Desalting Columns (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., #89882). After the exchange was completed, ultraviolet (UV) absorption of the protein solution at OD280nm was measured using the microplate reader (BMG LABTECH Inc., PHERAstar FSX), and the concentration was calculated. Based on the measured concentration, the protein was diluted to 10 μM with the detection buffer, and added with DMSO to a final concentration of 1%, resulting in a total volume of 300 μL. After a brief centrifugation at room temperature, the solution was collected for later use.


The compound powder was dissolved in DMSO and diluted to 100 μM with the detection buffer prepared above. The DMSO concentration was adjusted to a final concentration of 1% with a total volume of 100 μL. The compound solution was subjected to centrifugation at 15,000 rpm for 5 min at room temperature, and at least 75 μL of supernatant was collected for later use.


The ITC instrument (MicroCal PEAQ-ITC) was cleaned according to the instrument's procedures. After cleaning, a water-drop test was performed to check the cleanliness and status of the instrument. During the sample titration, the protein sample was added to a sample cell, and the compound solution was added to the titrator. The instrument temperature was set to 25° C., with a reference power (ucal/s) of 5.00, a feedback mode set to “High” and a stirring speed of 750 rpm. A total of 19 injections were added, with the first drop discarded. For the remaining 18 injections, 2 μL was added every 4 seconds, and an equilibration time of 150 seconds was allowed between each drop. After the titration was completed, the instrument was cleaned again. The water-drop test was performed again to ensure the cleanliness and proper status of the instrument. Then, a control experiment titration was carried out. The compound was prepared as described above and added to the titrator. Another 300 μL of detection buffer containing 1% DMSO was added to the sample cell. The instrument parameters were set the same as above and the titration was performed again.


(3) Data Analysis

The fitting was performed with a “one set of sites” model using the self-analysis software of the ITC instrument. After background subtraction from the control experiment, reaction-related parameters such as N, KD, δH, δG and δS were obtained.









TABLE 2







Compound and CRBN/DDB1 protein binding results










Compound number
KDITC







A1
0.020 μM



A3
0.015 μM










The above experiments demonstrated that the compound A of the embodiments of the present disclosure exhibited good CRBN binding affinity and inhibitory effects, and could be effectively used for the treatment of disease associated with abnormal CRBN activity.


Described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood that various modifications, changes and replacements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the disclosure shall fall within the scope of the present disclosure defined by the appended claims.

Claims
  • 1. A compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
  • 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the A ring is selected from the group consisting of:
  • 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein each RA1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-3 alkyl and halogen-substituted —C1-3 alkyl.
  • 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein the A ring is selected from the group consisting of:
  • 5. The compound of claim 1, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR21R22, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R23; each R23 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR21, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R21, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C1-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C1-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C1-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring), wherein alkylidene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aromatic ring and heteroaromatic ring are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;each R26 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano group, nitro, ═O, ═S, ═CR24R25, —C1-6 alkyl, —C2-6 alkenyl, —C2-6 alkynyl, halogen-substituted —C1-6 alkyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkenyl, halogen-substituted —C2-6 alkynyl, —C0-4 alkylidene-OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-OC(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)R24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)OR24, —C0-4 alkylidene-C(O)NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-NR24C(O)R25, —C0-4 alkylidene-(3 to 10-membered cycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(4 to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C0-4 alkylidene-(6 to 10-membered aromatic ring) and —C0-4 alkylidene-(5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring); andR24 and R25 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl and halogen-substituted —C1-3 alkyl.
  • 6. The compound of claim 5, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of —C(O)NR21R22, —C(O)R21, —C0-2 alkylidene-NR21R22 and —C(O)OR21; R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl, —C0-1 alkylidene-(6-membered aromatic ring), —C0-1 alkylidene-(10-membered heteroaromatic ring), -(4 to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl) and -(3 to 6-membered cycloalkyl), wherein aromatic ring, heteroaromatic ring, heterocycloalkyl and cycloalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, three or four R26;each R26 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3 alkyl, -(4 to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl), —C(O)R24, —C(O)OR24 and —OC(O)R24; andR24 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl.
  • 7. The compound of claim 6, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen,
  • 8. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
  • 9. A method for treating a disease associated with abnormal cell proliferation in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1, or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the disease is a cancer.
  • 11. A method for preparing a drug for targeted protein degradation, comprising: preparing the drug for targeted protein degradation from the compound of claim 1, or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • 12. A drug for targeted protein degradation, comprising: the compound of claim 1, or a stereoisomer, a deuterated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
202211085342.9 Sep 2022 CN national
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2023/116880, filed on Sep. 5, 2023, which claims the benefit of priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 202211085342.9, filed on Sep. 7, 2022. The content of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Continuations (1)
Number Date Country
Parent PCT/CN2023/116880 Sep 2023 WO
Child 19027734 US