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US 2003/0125344 A1Published application
Rho-kinase inhibitors
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDhanaphalan Nagarathnam, Davoud Asgari, Jianxing Shao, Xiao-Gao Liu, Uday Khire, Chunguang Wang, Barry Hart, Stephen Boyer, Olaf Weber, Mark Lynch
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Abstract
Disclosed are compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as Rho-kinase inhibitors. These compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting tumor growth, treating erectile dysfunction, and treating other indications mediated by Rho-kinase, e.g., coronary heart disease.
Claims27
A compound of Formula I
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- wherein Y is ═N— or ═CR17,
- X is —(CH2)x—, —O—(CH2)n—, —S—(CH2)n—, —NR7—CO—(CH2)n—, —NR7—SO2—(CH2)n—, —NR7—(CH2)n—, or —(O)C—NR7—,
- each n is an integer which is independently 0, 1, 2 or 3,
- x is 0-3
- p is 0-3
- a and c are each independently —CR5═, —N═, or —NR6—, wherein one of a or c is —NR6—, and b is —CR5═ or —N═;
- A is H, halogen, —CO—OR8, —CO—R8, cyano, —OR8, —NR8R9, —CO—NR8R9, —NR8—CO—R9, —NR8—CO—OR9, —NR8—SO2—R9, —SR8, —SO2—R8, —SO2—NR8R9, NR8—CO—NHR9,
- or
- A is a 3-20 atom, cyclic or polycyclic moiety, containing 1-4 rings, which optionally contain 1-3 N, O or S atoms per ring, and may optionally be aryl or heteroaryl, which cyclic or polycyclic moiety may optionally be substituted up to 3 times by (i) C1-C10 alkyl or C2-C10-alkenyl, each optionally substituted with halogen up to perhalo;
- (ii) C3-C10 cycloalkyl;
- (iii) aryl;
- (iv) heteroaryl;
- (v) halogen;
- (vi) —CO—OR8;
- (vii) —CO—R8;
- (viii) cyano;
- (ix) —OR8, (x) (x) —NR8R13;
- (xi) nitro;
- (xii) —CO—NR8R9;
- (xiii) —C1-10-alkyl-NR8R9;
- (xiv) —NR8—CO—R12;
- (xv) —NR8—CO—OR9;
- (xvi) —NR8—SO2—R9;
- (xvii) —SR8;
- (xviii) —SO2—R8;
- (xix) —SO2—NR8R9;
- or (xx) NR8—CO—NHR9;
- Ring B is optionally independently substituted up to 3 times in any position by R5,
- R1, and R6-R11 are each independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl,
- R2-R5 are each independently (i) hydrogen, (ii) C1-10 alkyl or C2-10-alkenyl each optionally substituted by amino, N-lower alkylamino, N,N-dilower alkylamino, N-lower alkanoylamino, hydroxy, cyano, —COOR10, —COR14, —OCOR14, —OR10, C5-10-heteroaryl, C5-10-heteroaryloxy, or C5-10-heteroaryl-C1-10-alkoxy, halogen up to perhalo;
- (iii) C3-C10 cycloalkyl, in which 1-3 carbon atoms are optionally independently replaced by O, N or S;
- (iv) C3-10-cycloalkenyl;
- (v) partially unsaturated C5-10-heterocyclyl;
- (vi) aryl;
- (vii) heteroaryl;
- (viii) halogen;
- (ix) —CO—OR10;
- (x) —OCOR10;
- (xi) —OCO2R10;
- (xii) —CHO;
- (xiii) cyano;
- (xiv) —OR16;
- (xv) —NR10R15;
- (xvi) nitro;
- (xvii) —CO—NR10R11;
- (xviii) —NR10—CO—R12;
- (xix) —NR10—CO—OR11;
- (xx) —NR10—SO2—R12;
- (xxi) —SR16;
- (xxii) —SOR16;
- (xxiii) —SO2—R16;
- (xxiv) —SO2—NR10R11;
- (xxv) NR10—CO—NHR11;
- (xxvi) amidino;
- (xxvii) guanidino;
- (xxviii) sulfo;
- (xxix) —B(OH)2;
- (xxx) —OCON(R10)2;
- or (xxxi) —NR10CON(R10)2;
- R12 is H, C1-6-alkyl or C5-10-aryl,
- R13 is H, C1-6-alkyl or C1-6-alkoxy,
- R14 is C1-6 alkyl or phenyl;
- R15 is C1-6 alkyl, halogen, amino, N-lower alkyl amino, N,N-dilower alkylamino, N-lower alkanoylamino, OH, CN, COOR10, —COR14 or —OCOR14;
- R16 is hydrogen, C1-6-alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, up to perhalo, or C5-10-heteroaryl;
- and
- R17 is H, C1-6 alkyl or CN,
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
- with the provisos that A is not hydrogen when x is 0, and that Formula I is not
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.