Pyrrolizine compounds useful as anti-inflammatory agents
AssigneesBristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cerep SA
InventorsT. G. Dhar, Dharmpal Dodd, Dominique Potin, Michele Launay
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Abstract
Pyrrolizine compounds having the formula (I), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are effective in treating inflammatory or immune diseases, where A is a four- to seven-membered saturated ring, K is O or S, and R1, R2, R3 n, and M are defined in the specification.
Claims17
A method of treating acute or chronic graft vs host reactions, acute or chronic transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Alzheimer's disease, shock, ankylosing spondylitis, gastritis, conjunctivitis, pancreatis, multiple organ injury syndrome, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, stroke, reperfusion injury, acute glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, thermal injury, necrotizing enterocolitis, granulocyte transfusion associated syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, eczema, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, schleroderma, psoriasis, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, oxygen toxicity, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, organ-tissue autoimmune disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, uveitis, systemic lupus erythematosis, Addison's disease, autoimmune polyglandular disease, or Grave's disease comprising:
- administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I),
- or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, enantiomer, or diastereomer, thereof, wherein:
- K is O or S;
- M is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, OR14, CO2R6, C(═O)R6, C(═O)NR6R7, NR6C(═O)R7, NR6C(═O)OR7, S(O)qR6, NR6SO2R7, SO2NR6R7, NHCH(alkyl)CO2R6, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclo, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl;
- A is a fully or partially saturated 4- to 7-membered heterocyclo ring;
- R1 is (CH2)r-Z, wherein Z is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclo and each Z group is substituted, where valence allows, by zero to three R10;
- R is (CH2)p-X, wherein X is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclo and each X group is substituted, where valence allows, by zero to three R11;
- R3 is (i) attached to any available carbon or nitrogen atom of ring A and at each occurrence is selected independently of other R3 from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, nitro, cyano, oxo, OR8, NR8R9, CO2R8, C(═O)R8, C(═O)NR8R9, NR8C(═O)R9, NR8C(═O)OR9, —OC(═O)R8, —OC(═O)NR8R9, S(O)qR8, NR8SO2R9, SO2NR8R9, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclo, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- or (ii) a first group R3 and a second group R3, wherein the first group R3 and the second group R3 are attached to two available adjacent atoms of ring A and together form a five- to six-membered cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclo, aryl, or heteroaryl, each of which is fused to ring A;
- R6 and R7 are i) independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) are taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R8 and R9 at each occurrence are (i) independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R10 and R11 at each occurrence are selected independently from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, nitro, cyano, oxo, OR12, NR12R13, CO2R12, and C(═O)R12;
- R12 and R13 at each occurrence, are i) selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) are taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R14 is selected from alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- p is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- q is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
- and
- r is 0, 1, 2 or 3.
A compound having the formula (Ia),
- or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, enantiomer, or diastereomer, thereof, wherein:
- K is O or S;
- M is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, OR14, CO2R6, C(═O)R6, C(═O)NR6R7, NR6C(═O)R7, NR6C(═O)OR7, S(O)qR6, NR6SO2R7, SO2NR6R7, NHCH(alkyl)CO2R6, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclo, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl;
- A is a fully or partially saturated 4- to 7-membered heterocyclo ring;
- R1 is (CH2)r-Z, wherein Z is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclo and each Z group is substituted, where valence allows, by zero to three R10;
- R2 is (CH2)p-X, wherein X is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclo and each X group is substituted, where valence allows, by zero to three R11;
- R3is (i) attached to any available carbon or nitrogen atom of ring A and at each occurrence is selected independently of other R3 from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, nitro, cyano, oxo, OR8, NR8R9, CO2R8, C(═O)R8, C(═O)NR8R9, NR8C(═O)R9, NR8C(═O)OR9, —OC(═O)R8, —OC(═O)NR8R9, S(O)qR8, NR8SO2R9, SO2NR8R9, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclo, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- or (ii) a first group R3 and a second group R3, wherein the first group R3 and the second group R3are attached to two available adjacent atoms of ring A and together form a five- to six-membered cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclo, aryl, or heteroaryl, each of which is fused to ring A;
- R6and R7 are i) independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) are taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R8 and R9 at each occurrence are (i) independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R10 and R11 at each occurrence are selected independently from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, nitro, cyano, oxo, OR12, NR12R13, CO2R12, and C(═O)R12;
- R12 and R13 at each occurrence, are i) selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- or (ii) are taken together form a heterocyclo ring;
- R14 is selected from alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclo;
- n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- p is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- q is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
- and
- r is 1, 2 or 3.
A compound according to claim 11, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, enantiomer, or diastereomer, thereof, wherein:
- M is methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyclopropyl, or CF3;
- R3 is hydroxy or —OC(═O)phenyl;
- R10 is chloro, fluoro, bromo, or cyano;
- and
- R11 independently at each occurrence is chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
A compound selected from
- (i)
- 7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1-ethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one;
- 7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-1-cyclopropyl-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one;
- (6R)-7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1-ethyl-6-hydroxy-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one;
- (6R)-7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1-ethyl-6-hydroxy-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one;
- 4-{[6-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-7a(5H)-yl]methyl}benzonitrile;
- 4-{[(2R)-6-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-7a(5H)-yl]methyl}benzonitrile;
- (2S,7aR)-7a-(4-bromobenzyl)-6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-5-oxo-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizin-2-yl benzoate;
- (2S, 7aS)-7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-5-oxo-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizin-2-yl benzoate;
- (6S, 7aS)-7a-(4-Bromobenzyl)-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1-ethyl-6-hydroxy-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one;
- 4-{[6-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-7-methyl-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-7a(5H)-yl]methyl}benzonitrile;
- 4-{[6-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-7-methyl-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-7a(5H)-yl]methyl}benzonitrile;
- 7a-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-oxo-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizine-7-carbonitrile;
- 7a-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-oxo-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizine-7-carbonitrile;
- (2R)-7a-(4-cyanobenzyl)-6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizine-7-carbonitrile;
- and
- 4-[6-(3,5-Dichloro-phenyl)-7-methoxy-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrrolizin-7a-ylmethyl]-benzonitrile;
- or
- (ii) a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, enantiomer, or diastereomer of (i), thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.