Aurora kinase modulators and method of use

A compound of Formula I:

• or stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative or prodrug thereof, wherein each of A1 and A2, independently, is N or CR9, provided that at least one of A1 and A2 is N;
• C1 is N or CR10;
• C2 is N or CH;
• D is
• wherein D1 is N or CR11;
• D2 is N or CR12;
• D3 is N or CR2;
• D4 is NR1a, O, S or CR12;
• D5 is N or CR2;
• R1 is H, OR14, SR14, OR15, SR15, NR14R15, NR15R15,(CHR15)nR 14, (CHR15)nR15 or R15, wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• R1a is H, CN or C1-10alkyl;
• alternatively R1 taken together with either of R11 and R1a and the carbon or nitrogen 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 and S, and the ring optionally substituted independently with 1-3 substituents of oxo, R15, SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, OC(O)R15, COOR15, C(O)R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR14R15 or NR15R15;
• and
• R2 is SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, NR14R15, NR15R15, C(O)R14, C(O)R15, COOR15, OC(O)R15, C(O)C(O)R15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)C(O)R15, NR15(COOR15), OC(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2NR14R15, NR15S(O)2NR15R15,NR15S(O) 2R14, NR15S(O)2R15 or R15;
• L1 is NR3, O, S, C(O), S(O), SO2 or CR3R3;
• L2 is NR3, O, S, C(O), S(O), SO2 or CR3R3;
• Z is a fully unsaturated 5-6 membered first monocyclic ring, said first ring (1) formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, (2) optionally fused to a partially or fully saturated or fully unsaturated 5-6 membered second monocyclic ring formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and (3) wherein 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms of each of said first and second ring is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R5;
• each of R3 and R4, independently, is SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, NR14R15, NR15R 15, C(O)R14, C(O)R15, COOR15, OC(O)R15, C(O)C(O)R15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(o)NR15R15, NR15C(O)C(O)R15, NR15(COOR15), OC(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S (O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2R14, NR15S(O)2R15, NR15S(O)2NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR15R15 or R15;
• alternatively, either of R3 or R4, independently, taken together with R10 and the carbon 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 R13, R14 or R15;
• each R5, independently, is SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, NR14R15, NR15R15, C(O) R14, C(O)R15, COOR15, OC(O)R15, C(O)C(O)R15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)C(O)R15, NR15(COOR15), OC(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2R14, NR15S(O)2R15, NR15S(O)2NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR15R15 or R15;
• each of R6, R7 and R8, independently, is R13, R14 or R15;
• alternatively, either of R6 or R8, independently, taken together with R7 and the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a fully saturated or 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 1-4 substituents of R13, R14 or R15;
• each of R9, R10, R11 and R12, independently, is SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, NR14R15, NR15R15, C(O)R14, C(O)R15, COOR15, OC(O)R15, C(O)C(O)R15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)C(O)R15, NR15(COOR15), OC(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2NR15R15 , NR15S(O)2R14, NR15S(O)2R15, NR15S(O)2NR14R15,
• NR15C(O)C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR15R15 or R15 R13 is SR14, OR14, SR15, OR15, NR14R15, NR15R15, C(O)R14, C(O)R15, OC(O)R14, OC(O)R15, COOR14, COOR15, C(O)NR14R15, C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)R14, NR15C(O)R15, C(O)C(O)R15, NR15C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)NR15R15, NR15C(O)C(O)R15, NR15(COOR14), NR15(COOR15), NR15C(O)C(O)NR14R15, NR15C(O)C(O)NR15R15, S(O)2R14, S(O)2R15, S(O)2NR14R15, S(O)2NR15R15, NR15S(O)2R14, NR15S(O)2R15, NR15S(O)2NR14R15 or NR15S(O)2NR15R15;
• R14 is a partially or fully saturated or fully unsaturated 5-8 membered monocyclic, 6-12 membered bicyclic, or 7-14 membered tricyclic ring system, the ring system formed of carbon atoms optionally including 1-3 heteroatoms if monocyclic, 1-6 heteroatoms if bicyclic, or 1-9 heteroatoms if tricyclic, the heteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, wherein 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms of each ring is optionally substituted independently with 1-5 substituents of R15;
• and
• R15 is H, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkoxyl, oxo, CN, OH, SH, 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, 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 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;
• provided that (1) no more than one of D1, D2 and D3 is N, and (2) each of L1 and L2 is, independently, bound to the first ring of Z.