Compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment and prevention of avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC)

A method of treating or preventing a bacterial infection in an avian subject, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-APEC agent to the avian subject, wherein the anti-APEC agent is a growth inhibitor defined by Formula I,

• wherein Formula I is defined by the structure below
• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein
• X1 and X2 are independent selected from —O— and —S—;
• R1 is selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl-C1-4 alkylene, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl-C1-4 alkylene, 6-10 membered aryl-C1-4 alkylene, 5-10 membered heteroaryl-C1-4 alkylene;
• wherein the C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl-C1-4 alkylene, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl-C1-4 alkylene, 6-10 membered aryl-C1-4 alkylene, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl-C1-4 alkylene are each optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 independently selected RX groups;
• R2 is —(CR7R7′)nR8;
• R3, R3′, R4, R4′, R5, and R5′ are each selected from H, OH, NO2, CN, halo, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkoxy, cyano-C1-3 alkyl, HO—C1-3 alkyl, amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, thio, C1-6 alkylthio, C1-6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-6 alkyl sulfonyl, carbamyl, C1-6 alkylcarbamyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)carbamyl, carboxy, C1-6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonylamino, aminocarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminocarbonylamino, and di(C1-6 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino;
• R6 is selected from a C3-10 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl are each optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3, or 4 independently selected RX groups;
• each R7 and R7′, when present, are each independently selected from H, OH, NO2, CN, halo, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkoxy, cyano-C1-3 alkyl, HO—C1-3 alkyl, amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, thio, C1-6 alkylthio, C1-6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-6 alkyl sulfonyl, carbamyl, C1-6 alkylcarbamyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)carbamyl, carboxy, C1-6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonylamino, aminocarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminocarbonylamino, and di(C1-6 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino;
• R8 is selected from C3-10 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl, wherein the C3-10 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl are each optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3, or 4 independently selected RX groups;
• each RX, when present, are each independently selected from OH, NO2, CN, halo, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkoxy, cyano-C1-3 alkyl, HO—C1-3 alkyl, amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, thio, C1-6 alkylthio, C1-6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-6 alkyl sulfonyl, carbamyl, C1-6 alkylcarbamyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)carbamyl, carboxy, C1-6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminosulfonylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)aminosulfonylamino, aminocarbonylamino, C1-6 alkylaminocarbonylamino, and di(C1-6 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino;
• and
• n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.