Anti-fungal compounds
AssigneesSaint Louis University, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
InventorsMaureen J. Donlin, John Edwin Tavis, Ryan Murelli, Marvin J. Meyers
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compounds of the formula (I), (II), (III), wherein the variables are as defined herein for use in the treatment of fungal infections. In some embodiments, the fungal infection is an infection of Cryptococcus neojormans fungus. Also provided herein are compositions comprising a compound of formula I, II, or III and a second anti-fungal agent.
Claims19
A method of treating a fungal infection in a patient comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R1 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, halo, or a group of the formula:
- —X—Y1, wherein:
- X is C(O), O, S, or NR1′, wherein:
- R1′ is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), aryl(C≤8), or substituted aryl(C≤8);
- and
- Y1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), alkylsulfonyl(C≤12), arylsulfonyl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R2 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), substituted aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), substituted aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), substituted heteroaryl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), substituted alkoxy(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), substituted acyl(C≤12), or a group of the formula:
- —C(O)Y2R21, wherein:
- Y2 is alkenediyl(C≤8) or substituted alkenediyl(C≤8);
- and
- R2′ is aryl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), arenediyl(C≤12)-O-aryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- and
- R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, nitroso, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤18), substituted aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), substituted heteroaryl(C≤18), acyl(C≤18), substituted acyl(C≤18), amido(C≤18), substituted amido(C≤18), or C(O)Ra or S(O)2Ra wherein:
- Ra is alkyl(C≤18), cycloalkyl(C≤18), aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), alkoxy(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), -alkanediyl(C≤6)-cycloalkyl(C≤12);
- or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or
- R2 and R3 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rb, Rc, Rd, and Re are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R1 and R2 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rf, Rg, Rh, and Ri are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R3 and R4 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rj is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R7 is alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R8 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), or substituted alkyl(C≤8);
- and
- R9 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤12), or substituted alkyl(C≤12);
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R10 is amino, hydroxy, or aryl(C≤18), aralkyl(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), cycloalkylamino(C≤18), aralkoxy(C≤18), arylamino(C≤18), aralkamino(C≤18), diarylamino(C≤18), diaralkamino(C≤18), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R11 is hydrogen, acyl(C≤12), or substituted acyl(C≤12), or —C(O)Ra;
- wherein:
- Ra is amino, hydroxy, alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), or substituted dialkylamino(C≤8);
- R12 is hydrogen, alkoxy(C≤8), or substituted alkoxy(C≤8);
- R13 is amino, cyano, halo, hydroxy, nitro, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), acyl(C≤8), substituted acyl(C≤8), alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), acyloxy(C≤8), substituted acyloxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), substituted dialkylamino(C≤8), amido(C≤8), or substituted amido(C≤8);
- and
- n is 1, 2, or 3;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof;
- wherein the compound is formulated as a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound and an excipient, further wherein the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for oral administration, intraarterial administration, intravenous administration, parenteral administration, or for administration to the lungs;
- provided that the compound is not thujaplicin when the fungal infection is a Candida albicans infection.
A method of treating a condition associated with a Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R1 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, halo, or a group of the formula:
- —X—Y1, wherein:
- X is C(O), O, S, or NR1′, wherein:
- R1′ is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), aryl(C≤8), or substituted aryl(C≤8);
- and
- Y1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), alkylsulfonyl(C≤12), arylsulfonyl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R2 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), substituted aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), substituted aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), substituted heteroaryl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), substituted alkoxy(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), substituted acyl(C≤12), or a group of the formula:
- —C(O)Y2R2′, wherein:
- Y2 is alkenediyl(C≤8) or substituted alkenediyl(C≤8);
- and
- R2′ is aryl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), arenediyl(C≤12)-O-aryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- and
- R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, nitroso, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤18), substituted aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), substituted heteroaryl(C≤18), acyl(C≤18), substituted acyl(C≤18), amido(C≤18), substituted amido(C≤18), or —C(O)Ra or —S(O)2Ra wherein:
- Ra is alkyl(C≤18), cycloalkyl(C≤18), aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), alkoxy(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), -alkanediyl(C≤6)-cycloalkyl(C≤12);
- or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or
- R2 and R3 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rb, Rc, Rd, and Re are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R1 and R2 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rf, Rg, Rh, and Ri are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R3 and R4 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rj is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R7 is alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R8 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), or substituted alkyl(C≤8);
- and
- R9 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤12), or substituted alkyl(C≤12);
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R10 is amino, hydroxy, or aryl(C≤18), aralkyl(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), cycloalkylamino(C≤18), aralkoxy(C≤18), arylamino(C≤18), aralkamino(C≤18), diarylamino(C≤18), diaralkamino(C≤18), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R11 is hydrogen, acyl(C≤12), or substituted acyl(C≤12), or —C(O)Ra;
- wherein:
- Ra is amino, hydroxy, alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), or substituted dialkylamino(C≤8);
- R12 is hydrogen, alkoxy(C≤8), or substituted alkoxy(C≤8);
- R13 is amino, cyano, halo, hydroxy, nitro, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), acyl(C≤8), substituted acyl(C≤8), alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), acyloxy(C≤8), substituted acyloxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), substituted dialkylamino(C≤8), amido(C≤8), or substituted amido(C≤8);
- and
- n is 1, 2, or 3;
- wherein the compound is formulated as a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound and an excipient, further wherein the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for oral administration, intraarterial administration, intravenous administration, parenteral administration, or for administration to the lungs;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- (A) a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R1 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, halo, or a group of the formula:
- —X—Y1, wherein:
- X is C(O), O, S, or NR1′, wherein:
- R1′ is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), aryl(C≤8), or substituted aryl(C≤8);
- and
- Y1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), alkylsulfonyl(C≤12), arylsulfonyl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R2 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), substituted aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), substituted aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), substituted heteroaryl(C≤12), alkoxy(C≤12), substituted alkoxy(C≤12), acyl(C≤12), substituted acyl(C≤12), or a group of the formula:
- —C(O)Y2R2′, wherein:
- Y2 is alkenediyl(C≤8) or substituted alkenediyl(C≤8);
- and
- R2′ is aryl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), arenediyl(C≤12)-O-aryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- and
- R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, nitroso, alkyl(C≤12), substituted alkyl(C≤12), cycloalkyl(C≤12), substituted cycloalkyl(C≤12), alkenyl(C≤12), substituted alkenyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤18), substituted aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), substituted heteroaryl(C≤18), acyl(C≤18), substituted acyl(C≤18), amido(C≤18), substituted amido(C≤18), or —C(O)Ra or —S(O)2Ra wherein:
- Ra is alkyl(C≤18), cycloalkyl(C≤18), aryl(C≤18), heteroaryl(C≤18), alkoxy(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), -alkanediyl(C≤6)-cycloalkyl(C≤12);
- or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or
- R2 and R3 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rb, Rc, Rd, and Re are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R1 and R2 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- Rf, Rg, Rh, and Ri are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), -alkane-diyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- R3 and R4 are taken together and are a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R3 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, or alkyl(C≤8), cycloalkyl(C≤8), alkenyl(C≤8), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- or -alkanediyl(C≤6)-alkylamino(C≤8), alkanediyl(C≤6)-dialkylamino(C≤8), or a substituted version of either of these groups;
- or
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R7 is alkyl(C≤12), aryl(C≤12), aralkyl(C≤12), heteroaryl(C≤12), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R8 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤8), or substituted alkyl(C≤8);
- and
- R9 is hydrogen, alkyl(C≤12), or substituted alkyl(C≤12);
- a compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- R10 is amino, hydroxy, or aryl(C≤18), aralkyl(C≤18), aryloxy(C≤18), cycloalkylamino(C≤18), aralkoxy(C≤18), arylamino(C≤18), aralkamino(C≤18), diarylamino(C≤18), diaralkamino(C≤18), or a substituted version of any of these groups;
- R11 is hydrogen, acyl(C≤12), or substituted acyl(C≤12), or —C(O)Ra;
- wherein:
- Ra is amino, hydroxy, alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), or substituted dialkylamino(C≤8);
- R12 is hydrogen, alkoxy(C≤8), or substituted alkoxy(C≤8);
- R13 is amino, cyano, halo, hydroxy, nitro, alkyl(C≤8), substituted alkyl(C≤8), acyl(C≤8), substituted acyl(C≤8), alkoxy(C≤8), substituted alkoxy(C≤8), acyloxy(C≤8), substituted acyloxy(C≤8), alkylamino(C≤8), substituted alkylamino(C≤8), dialkylamino(C≤8), substituted dialkylamino(C≤8), amido(C≤8), or substituted amido(C≤8);
- and
- n is 1, 2, or 3;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof;
- and
- (B) a second anti-fungal compound;
- wherein the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for oral administration, intraarterial administration, intravenous administration, parenteral administration, or for administration to the lungs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.