1,5-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles are inhibitors of RAC/CDC42 GTPases

A process for preparing a compound of formula (I),

• wherein A and B are independently H, deuterium, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, —OH, —CN, —NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —OR4, CO2H, —C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —C(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SC1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl);
• or A and B taken together with the ring to which they are attached form a C5-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or a 5- to 8-membered heterocycloalkyl;
• wherein each hydrogen atom in C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C5-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or 5- to 8-membered heterocycloalkyl is independently optionally substituted by deuterium, halogen, —OH, —CN, —OR4, —OC1-C6 alkyl, —NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)NH2, —NHC(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —NHS(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)NH2, —NHS(O)2NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH2, —NHS(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHS(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —CO2H, —C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —C(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SC1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(O)(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, —CF3, —CHF2, or —CH2F;
• R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or mono- or bicyclic heteroaryl;
• wherein each hydrogen atom in C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or mono- or bicyclic heteroaryl is independently optionally substituted by deuterium, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, or —OR5;
• each R2 is independently deuterium, halogen, —OH, —CN, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, —OR6, —C(O)OR6, —C(O)NR6R7, —NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —CO2H, —C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —C(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SC1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl);
• wherein each hydrogen atom in C1-C6alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and C6-C10 aryl is independently optionally substituted by deuterium, halogen, —OH, —CN, —OR6, —OC1-C6 alkyl, —NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)NH2, —NHC(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —NHS(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)NH2, —NHS(O)2NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH2, —NHS(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHS(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —CO2H, —C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —C(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SC1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(O)(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —C3-C6 cycloalkyl, or 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
• R3 is independently H, deuterium, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C6-C10 aryl-(C6-C10 aryl), C1-C6 alkyl-(NHR8), C1-C6 alkyl-(OR8), C6-C10 aryl-(OR8), C1-C6 alkyl-(NR8R9), or mono- or bicyclic heteroaryl;
• wherein each hydrogen atom in C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, or mono- or bicyclic heteroaryl is optionally substituted by deuterium, halogen, —OH, oxo, —OR8, —NHR8, —CN, —OC1-C6 alkyl, —NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NH(C6-C10 aryl), —NH(C6-C10 aryl)-N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)NH2, —NHC(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)NHC1-C6 alkyl, —NHC(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHC(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —NHS(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)NH2, —NHS(O)2NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH2, —NHS(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NHS(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NHS(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —N(C1-C6 alkyl)S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —CO2H, —C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —C(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —SC1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —S(O)NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)2NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —S(O)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —S(O)2N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —P(O)(C1-C6 alkyl)2, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkyl-(3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl), —CF3, —CHF2, or —CH2F;
• each R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 is independently H, deuterium, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C1-C6 alkyl-(3-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl), heteroaryl, —S(O)2C1-C6 alkyl, —CF3, —CHF2, or —CH2F, wherein each hydrogen in C6-C10 aryl is optionally substituted by C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or —CH2CN;
• and
• x is 0, 1, 2, or 3,
• the process comprising contacting a compound of formula (V),
• wherein A, B, R1, R2, and x are as defined in formula (I), with a compound of formula (VI),
• YM—≡—R3 (VI)
• wherein R3 is as defined in formula (I), Y is absent or a halogen, and M is a metal, or with a compound of formula (VIa),
• ≡—R3 (VIa)
• wherein R3 is as defined in formula (I) and a catalyst.