Benzamide modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsMark Duggan, Craig Lindsley, David Wisnoski
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to compounds which are allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, including the mGluR5 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
Claims27
A compound of the formula I:
- wherein:
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halogen,
- (3) C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxyl or phenyl,
- (4) —OC1-6alkyl,
- (5) —S(O)m—C1-6alkyl, wherein m is selected from 0, 1 and 2,
- (6) —CO2R9, wherein R9 is independently selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) —C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (c) benzyl, and
- (d) phenyl,
- (7) —NR10R11, wherein R10 and R11 are independently selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) —C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (c) —C5-6cycloalkyl,
- (d) benzyl,
- (e) phenyl,
- (f) —S(O)2—C1-6alkyl,
- (g) —S(O)2-benzyl, and
- (h) —S(O)2-phenyl,
- (8) —S(O)2—NR10R11,
- (9) phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from:
- (a) —C1-6alkyl,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl,
- (c) halo,
- (d) hydroxy,
- (e) trifluoromethyl, and
- (f) —OCF3;
- R3 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxyl or phenyl,
- (2) C3-7cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxyl or phenyl, and
- (3) phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from:
- (a) —C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with —NR10R11,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl,
- (c) halo,
- (d) hydroxy,
- (e) trifluoromethyl,
- (f) —OCF3;
- (g) —CO2R9,
- (h) —NR10R11,
- (i) —C(O)NR10R11, and
- (j) —NO2,
- (4) heterocycle, wherein heterocycle is selected from:
- benzoimidazolyl, benzimidazolonyl, benzofuranyl, benzofurazanyl, benzopyrazolyl, benzotriazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, carbazolyl, carbolinyl, cinnolinyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, indolinyl, indolyl, indolazinyl, indazolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isoindolyl, isoquinolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, naphthpyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxazoline, isoxazoline, oxetanyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridopyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, quinoxalinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrazolyl, tetrazolopyridyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, triazolyl, azetidinyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, hexahydroazepinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyridin-2-onyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, dihydrobenzoimidazolyl, dihydrobenzofuranyl, dihydrobenzothiophenyl, dihydrobenzoxazolyl, dihydrofuranyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydroindolyl, dihydroisooxazolyl, dihydroisothiazolyl, dihydrooxadiazolyl, dihydrooxazolyl, dihydropyrazinyl, dihydropyrazolyl, dihydropyridinyl, dihydropyrimidinyl, dihydropyrrolyl, dihydroquinolinyl, dihydrotetrazolyl, dihydrothiadiazolyl, dihydrothiazolyl, dihydrothienyl, dihydrotriazolyl, dihydroazetidinyl, methylenedioxybenzoyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, and tetrahydrothienyl, and N-oxides thereof, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from:
- (a) —C1-6alkyl,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl,
- (c) halo,
- (d) hydroxy,
- (e) phenyl,
- (f) trifluoromethyl,
- (g) —OCF3;
- (h) —CO2R9,
- (i) —NR10R11, and
- (j) —CONR10R11;
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) C1-6alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxyl or phenyl,
- (2) C3-7cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxyl or phenyl, and
- (3) phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from:
- (a) —C1-6alkyl,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl,
- (c) halo,
- (d) hydroxy,
- (e) trifluoromethyl,
- (f) —OCF3,
- (g) —CO2R9,
- (h) —NR10R11,
- (i) —CONR10R11, and
- (j) —NO2;
- (4) heterocycle, wherein heterocycle is selected from:
- benzoimidazolyl, benzimidazolonyl, benzofuranyl, benzofurazanyl, benzopyrazolyl, benzotriazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, carbazolyl, carbolinyl, cinnolinyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, indolinyl, indolyl, indolazinyl, indazolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isoindolyl, isoquinolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, naphthpyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxazoline, isoxazoline, oxetanyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridopyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, quinoxalinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrazolyl, tetrazolopyridyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, triazolyl, azetidinyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, hexahydroazepinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyridin-2-onyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, dihydrobenzoimidazolyl, dihydrobenzofuranyl, dihydrobenzothiophenyl, dihydrobenzoxazolyl, dihydrofuranyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydroindolyl, dihydroisooxazolyl, dihydroisothiazolyl, dihydrooxadiazolyl, dihydrooxazolyl, dihydropyrazinyl, dihydropyrazolyl, dihydropyridinyl, dihydropyrimidinyl, dihydropyrrolyl, dihydroquinolinyl, dihydrotetrazolyl, dihydrothiadiazolyl, dihydrothiazolyl, dihydrothienyl, dihydrotriazolyl, dihydroazetidinyl, methylenedioxybenzoyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, and tetrahydrothienyl, and N-oxides thereof, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from:
- (a) —C1-6alkyl,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl,
- (c) halo,
- (d) hydroxy,
- (e) phenyl,
- (f) trifluoromethyl,
- (g) —OCF3,
- (h) —CO2R9,
- (i) —NR10R11, and
- (j) —CONR10R11;
- or wherein R4 and R5 are joined together to form a phthalimidyl, succinimidyl or glutamidyl ring, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the definitions of R1;
- R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) C1-6alkyl;
- n is an integer selected from 1, 2 and 3;
- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and individual diastereomers thereof.
A compound which is selected from the group consisting of:
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxybenzamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyrimidine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxybenzamide;
- 2-[({2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}amino)carbonyl]phenyl;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}-2-hydroxybenzamide;
- 2-chloro-N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}benzamide;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}-2-fluorobenzamide;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}benzamide;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-3-fluorophenyl}-3,5-difluorobenzamide;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-3-methoxybenzamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-2-methylbenzamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-2-furamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-5-methylisoxazole-3-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}cyclohexanecarboxamide;
- N-{5-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}cyclohexanecarboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-6-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}-1,2,5-thiadiazole-3-carboxamide;
- N-{2-[(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-4-methoxyphenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(4-fluoro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(2,5-dioxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(4-fluoro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(5,6-dimethyl-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(5-fluoro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(5-ethoxy-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{5-bromo-3-[(5,6-dichloro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-chloro-2-[(5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(5-fluoro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(5-ethoxy-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(5,6-dichloro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(4,6-dichloro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{2-[(4,6-dichloro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-4-fluorophenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{2-[(5,6-dichloro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]-4-fluorophenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-fluoro-2-[(5-nitro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{4-bromo-2-[(4-methyl-1,3-dioxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]-pyrrol-2(1H)-yl)methyl]phenyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{5-bromo-2-[(pyridin-2-ylcarbonyl)amino]benzyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(2-fluorobenzoyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{5-bromo-2-[(pyridin-2-ylcarbonyl)amino]benzyl}pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-[4-bromo-2-({[2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}methyl)phenyl]-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)(ethyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(2-{[(4-butoxybenzoyl)(ethyl)amino]methyl}-4-chlorophenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,5-dimethoxybenzoyl)(ethyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,4-dichlorobenzoyl)(ethyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)(isobutyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,5-dimethoxybenzoyl)(isobutyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-{5-fluoro-2-[(pyridin-2-ylcarbonyl)amino]benzyl}quinoxaline-2-carboxamide;
- N-(2-{[(4-butoxybenzoyl)amino]methyl}-4-fluorophenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(3-methoxybenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(2-{[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl](methyl)amino]methyl}-4-chlorophenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-[4-chloro-2-({(3,5-dichlorobenzoyl) [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amino}methyl)-phenyl]pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-[2-(benzoylamino)-5-bromobenzyl]-N,3,5-trimethylbenzamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}-phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(3,4-difluorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(2,4-difluorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-bromo-2-{[(3,4-dichlorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-[4-chloro-2-({methyl[2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}methyl)-phenyl]pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- N-(4-chloro-2-{[(3,4-dichlorobenzoyl)(methyl)amino]methyl}-phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide;
- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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