Benzotriazepine derivatives and their use as gastrin and cholecystokinin receptor ligands

A compound of formula (I):

• wherein:
• W is NZ or NO;
• R1 and R5 are independently H, C1 to C6 alkyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)oxy, thio, (C1 to C6 alkyl)thio, carboxy, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl), formyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)oxycarbonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonyloxy, nitro, trihalomethyl, hydroxy, hydroxy(C1 to C6 alkyl), amino, (C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, di(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, aminocarbonyl, halo, halo(C1 to C6 alkyl), aminosulfonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfonylamino, (C1 to C6 alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C1 to C6 alkyl)aminocarbonyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonylamino, formyloxy, formamido, (C1 to C6 alkyl)aminosulfonyl, di(C1 to C6 alkyl)aminosulfonyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfonylamino or cyano;
• or R1 and R5 together form a methylenedioxy group;
• R2 is selected from H or an optionally substituted C1 to C18 hydrocarbyl group wherein up to three C atoms may optionally be replaced by N, O and/or S atoms;
• R3 is —(CR11R12)m—X—(CR13R14)p—R9;
• m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• p is 0, 1 or 2;
• X is a bond, —CR15═CR16—, —C≡C—, C(O)NH, NHC(O), C(O)NMe, NMeC(O), C(O)O, NHC(O)NH, NHC(O)O, OC(O)NH, NH, O, CO, SO2, SO2NH, C(O)NHNH,
• R9 is H;
• C1 to C6 alkyl;
• or phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl or 2-pyridonyl, all optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from
• -L-Q
• wherein:
• L is a bond, or a group of the formula —(CR17R18)v—Y—(CR17R18)w, wherein v and w are independently, 0, 1, 2 or 3, and Y is a bond, —CR15═CR16—, phenyl, furanyl, thiophenyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolonyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, isothiazolyl, triazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyridyl or pyridazyl;
• and
• Q is H, (C1 to C6 alkyl)oxy, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)oxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, thio, (C1 to C6 alkyl)thio, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)thio, carboxy, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl), carboxy(C1 to C6 alkenyl), [N-Z]carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)oxy, formyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)oxycarbonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonyloxy, nitro, trihalomethyl, hydroxy, amino, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, aminocarbonyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C1 to C6 alkyl)aminocarbonyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonylamino, C5 to C8 cycloalkyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonyl(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, halo, halo(C1 to C6 alkyl), sulfamoyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfonylamino, (C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfonylaminocarbonyl, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfonyl, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)sulfinyl, tetrazolyl, [N-Z]tetrazolylamino, cyano, amidino, amidinothio, SO3H, formyloxy, formamido, C3 to C8 cycloalkyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)sulphamoyl, di(C1 to C6 alkyl)sulphamoyl, (C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonylaminosulfonyl, 5-oxo-2,5-dihydro[1,2,4]oxadiazolyl, carboxy(C1 to C6 alkyl)carbonylamino, tetrazolyl(C1 to C6 alkyl)thio, [N-Z]tetrazolyl(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, 5-oxo-2,5-dihydro[1,2,4]thiadiazolyl, 5-oxo-1,2-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolyl, [N-Z](C1 to C6 alkyl)amino(C1 to C6 alkyl)amino, or a group of the formula
• wherein P is O, S or NR19;
• Z is H, C1 to C6 alkyl, t-butoxycarbonyl, acetyl, benzoyl or benzyl;
• R4 is an optionally substituted C1 to C18 hydrocarbyl group wherein up to three C atoms may optionally be replaced by N, O and/or S atoms;
• R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R17, R18 and R19 are independently H or C1 to C3 alkyl;
• and
• R16 is H, C1 to C3 alkyl, or acetylamino;
• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
• with the proviso that when R1 is chloro, R2 is H, R4 is phenyl and R5 is H;
• R3 may not be H, methyl or 2-hydroxyethyl.