Heteroaryl-substituted alkyne compounds and method of use

A compound of Formula I:

• or stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative or prodrug thereof, wherein
• A1 is CR3 or N;
• A2 is CR4 or N;
• A3 is CR5 or N;
• A4 is CR6 or N;
• provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is N and no more than three of A1, A2, A3 and A4 are N;
• R1 is NR7R7, NR7R8, SR7, OR8, SR8, C(O)R7, OC(O)R7, COOR7, C(O)R8, OC(O)R8, COOR8, C(O)NR7R7, C(S)NR7R7, NR7C(O)R7, NR7C(S)R7, NR7C(O)NR7R7, NR7C(S)NR7R7, NR7(COOR7), OC(O)NR7R7, C(O)NR7R8, C(S)NR7R8, NR7C(O)R8, NR7C(S)R8, NR7C(O)NR7R8, NR7C(S)NR7R8, NR7(COOR8), OC(O)NR7R8, S(O)2NR7R7, NR7S(O)2NR7R7, NR7S(O)2R7, S(O)2R8, S(O)2NR7R8, NR7S(O)2NR7R8 or NR7S(O)2R8;
• R2 is a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic, 6-12 membered bicyclic, or 7-14 membered tricyclic ring system, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic, 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, or 1-9 heteroatoms if tricyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, wherein said ring system is substituted independently with one or more substituents of R10, R11, R15, NR10R10, NR10R11, OR10, SR10, OR11, SR11, C(O)R10, C(S)R10, C(NCN)R10, C(O)R11, C(S)R11, C(NCN)R11, C(O)C(O)R10, OC(O)R10, COOR10, C(O)SR10, C(O)C(O)R11, OC(O)R11, COOR11, C(O)SR11, C(O)NR10R10, C(S)NR10R10, C(O)NR10R11, C(S)NR10R11, OC(O)NR10R11, NR10C(O)R10, NR10C(O)R11, NR10C(S)R10, NR10C(S)NR11, NR10C(O)NR10R10, NR10C(O)NR10NR11, NR10C(S)NR10R10, NR10C(S)NR10R11, NR10(COOR10), NR10(COOR11), NR10C(O)C(O)R10, NR10C(O)C(O)R11, NR10C(O)C(O)NR10R11, S(O)2R10, S(O)2R11, S(O)2NR10R10, S(O)2NR10R11, NR10S(O)2NR10R11, NR10S(O)2R10 or NR10S(O)2R11, provided that at least one substituent on said ring system is C(O)2R10, C(O)2R11, C(O)C(O)R10, OC(O)R10, COOR10, C(O)SR10, C(O)C(O)R11, OC(O)R11, COOR11, C(O)SR11, C(O)NR10R10, C(S)NR10R10, C(O)NR10R11, C(S)NR10R11, OC(O)NR10R11, NR10C(O)R10, NR10C(O)R11, NR10C(S)R10, NR10C(S)R11, NR10C(O)NR10R10, NR10C(O)NR10R11, NR10C(S)NR10R10, NR10C(S)NR10R11, NR10R11, NR10(COOR10), NR10(COOR11), NR10C(O)C(O)R10, NR10C(O)C(O)R11, NR10C(O)C(O)NR10R11, S(O)2R10, S(O)2R11, S(O)2NR10R10, S(O)2NR10R11, NR10S(O)2NR10R11, NR10S(O)2R10 or NR10S(O)2R11;
• R3 is H, halo, haloalkyl, NO2, CN, OR7, SR7, NR7R8, C(O)R7, COOR7, C(O)NR7R7, C(O)NR7R8, NR7C(O)NR7R7, NR7C(O)NR7R8, OC(O)NR7R8, S(O)2R7, S(O)2NR7R7, S(O)2NR7R8, NR7S(O)2R7, NR7S(O)2R8, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl or C4-10-cycloalkenyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl and C4-10-cycloalkenyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of R8 or R9;
• alternatively R1 and R3 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a partially or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-3 substituents of R8 or R9;
• R4 is H, halo, haloalkyl, NO2, CN, NR7R7, OR7;
• SR7, C(O)R7, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl or C3-10-cycloalkyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl and C3-10-cycloalkyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of R9;
• alternatively R3 and R4 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a partially or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-3 substituents of R8 or R9
• R5 is H, halo, haloalkyl, NO2, CN, NR7R7, OR7;
• SR7, C(O)R7, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl or C3-10-cycloalkyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl and C3-10-cycloalkyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of R9;
• R6 is H, halo, haloalkyl, NO2, CN, SR7, OR7, C(O)R7, COOR7, OC(O)R7, NR7R7, NR7R8, C(O)NR7R7, C(O)NR7R8, NR7C(O)R7, NR7C(O)NR7R8, S(O)NR7R8, S(O)2NR7R8, NR7S(O)NR7R8, NR7S(O)2NR7R8, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl or C4-10-cycloalkenyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl and C4-10-cycloalkenyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of R8 or R9;
• alternatively R1 and R6 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a partially or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R8 or R9;
• alternatively R5 and R6 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a partially or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-3 substituents of R8 or R9;
• R7 is H, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl or C4-10-cycloalkenyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl and C4-10-cycloalkenyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of NR8R9, NR9R9, OR8, SR8, OR9, SR9, C(O)R8, OC(O)R8, COOR8, C(O)R9, OC(O)R9, COOR9, C(O)NR8R9, C(O)NR9R9, NR9C(O)R8, NR9C(O)R9, NR9C(O)NR8R9, NR9C(O)NR9R9, NR9(COOR8), NR9(COOR9), OC(O)NR8R9, OC(O)NR9R9, S(O)2R8, S(O)2NR8R9, S(O)2R9, S(O)2NR9R9, NR9S(O)2NR8R9, NR9S(O)2NR8, NR9S(O)2R9, R8 or R9;
• R8 is a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic, 6-12 membered bicyclic, or 7-14 membered tricyclic ring system, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic, 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, or 1-9 heteroatoms if tricyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and wherein said ring system is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R9, oxo, NR9R9, OR9;
• SR9, C(O)R9 or a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-6 membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R9;
• alternatively, R7 and R8 taken together form a saturated or partially or fully unsaturated 5-6 membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and said ring optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R9;
• R9 is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, acetyl, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl, C4-10-cycloalkenyl, C1-10-alkylamino-, C1-10-dialkylamino-, C1-10-alkoxyl, C1-10-thioalkoxyl or a saturated or partially or fully unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic or a 6-12 membered bicyclic, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, wherein each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl, C4-10-cycloalkenyl, C1-10-alkylamino-, C1-10-dialkylamino-, C1-10-alkoxyl, C1-10-thioalkoxyl and ring of said ring system is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of halo, haloalkyl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, oxo, methyl, methoxyl, ethyl, ethoxyl, propyl, propoxyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, methylamine, dimethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine, propylamine, isopropylamine, dipropylamine, diisopropylamine, benzyl or phenyl;
• R10 is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, NO2, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl or C4-10-cycloalkenyl, each of the C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl and C4-10-cycloalkenyl optionally comprising 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents of R11, R12 or R16, NR11R12, NR12R12, OR11, SR11, OR12, SR12, C(O)R11, OC(O)R11, COOR11, C(O)R12, OC(O)R12, COOR12, C(O)NR11R12, NR12C(O)R11, C(O)NR12R12, NR12C(O)R12, NR12C(O)NR11R12, NR12C(O)NR12R12, NR12(COOR11), NR12(COOR12), OC(O)NR11R12, OC(O)NR12R12, S(O)2R11, S(O)2R12, S(O)2NR11R12, S(O)2NR12R12, NR12S(O)2NR11R12, NR12S(O)2NR12R12, NR12S(O)2R11, NR12S(O)2R12, NR12S(O)2R11 or NR12S(O)2R12;
• R11 is a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic, 6-12 membered bicyclic, or 7-14 membered tricyclic ring system, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic, 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, or 1-9 heteroatoms if tricyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and wherein each ring of said ring system is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R12, R13, R14 or R16;
• alternatively, R10 and R11 taken together form a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-6 membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R12, R13, R14 or R16;
• R12 is H, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl, C4-10-cycloalkenyl, C1-10-alkylamino-, C1-10-dialkylamino-, C1-10-alkoxyl or C1-10-thioalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R13, R14, R15 or R16;
• R13 is NR14R15, NR15R15, OR14;
• SR14, OR15;
• SR15, C(O)R14, OC(O)R14, COOR14, C(O)R15, OC(O)R15, COOR15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR14C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R14, NR14C(O)R15, NR15C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)NR15R15, NR15(COOR14), NR15(COOR15), OC(O)NR14R15, OC(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S(O)2NR15R15, NR14S(O)2NR14R15, NR15S(O)2NR15R15, NR14S(O)2R14 or NR15S(O)2R15;
• R14 is a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-8 membered or a saturated or partially or fully unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic, 6-12 membered bicyclic, or 7-14 membered tricyclic ring system, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic, 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, or 1-9 heteroatoms if tricyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and wherein said ring system is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R15 or R16;
• R15 is H or C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, C2-10-alkynyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl, C4-10-cycloalkenyl, C1-10-alkylamino-, C1-10-dialkylamino-, C1-10-alkoxyl or C1-10-thioalkoxyl, each of which is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R16;
• R16 is H, halo, haloalkyl, CN, OH, NO2, NH2, OH, methyl, methoxyl, ethyl, ethoxyl, propyl, propoxyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino, isopropylamino, oxo, acetyl, benzyl, phenyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or a partially or fully saturated or unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic or 6-12 membered bicyclic ring system, said ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic or 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, said heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of halo, haloalkyl, CN, NO2, NH2, OH, methyl, methoxyl, ethyl, ethoxyl, propyl, propoxyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino, isopropylamino, benzyl or phenyl;
• and provided that (1) when said at least one substituent on said R2 ring system is C(O)NR10R10 or C(O)NR10R11, then R10 and R11, independently, are not —CH2-L-Q or —C(C1-6alkyl)(C1-6alkyl)-L-Q, wherein L is —O—, —NH—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)N—, —NHC(═NH)N— or —CO2— and Q is H, substituted or unsubstituted C1-6alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteraryl or C1-6alkyl substituted with aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl;
• or
• (2) when said R2 is a phenyl ring substituted with C(O)NR10R10 or C(O)NR10R11 meta to the alkynyl group of Formula I, then either (a) R1 is not halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyl or hydroxyl or (b) where R1 and R3 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a partially or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, said ring is not substituted with halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyl or hydroxyl substituents.