Water-soluble zinc ionophores, zinc chelators, and/or zinc complexes and use for treating cancer

A compound, comprising Formula (Ib):

• wherein:
• each R0, each R1, each R2, and each R3 is independently H, OH, NH2, NO2, CN, halogen, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, substituted lower cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, substituted amino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, —S-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —S(O)k(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where k is 1, 2, or 3, —C(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —OC(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(S)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —O—CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CSN(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)CO-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• or L1XnL2-;
• provided that at least one of the R0, R1, R2, or R3 groups is L1XnL2-;
• each L1 is independently H, OH, NH2, halogen, —C(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —OC(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkylalkoxy, substituted alkylalkoxy, polyalkylene oxide, a hydoxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, substituted polyalkylene oxide, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, or substituted aralkyl;
• each X is independently a hydroxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, or —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, where k is 1, 2, or 3;
• each n is an integral number selected from 1 to 20;
• and
• each L2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, alkylene, substituted alkylene, alkenylene, substituted alkenylene, alkynylene, substituted alkynylene, —O—, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)k— where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)2—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —CSN(R′)—, —CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)kN(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)kN(R′)—, and —C(R′)2—N(R′)—N(R′)—;
• where each R′ is independent H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable atropisomers, pharmaceutically active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates.

A compound, comprising Formula (II):

• wherein:
• each R0, each R1, and each R2, on each side of Formula (II) is independently H, OH, NH2, NO2, CN, halogen, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, substituted lower cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, substituted amino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, —S-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —S(O)k(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where k is 1, 2, or 3, —C(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —OC(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(S)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —O—CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CSN(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)CO-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• or L1XnL2-;
• each L1 is independently H, OH, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkylalkoxy, substituted alkylalkoxy, polyalkylene oxide, a hydoxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, substituted polyalkylene oxide, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, or substituted aralkyl;
• each X is independently a hydroxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, or —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, where k is 1, 2, or 3;
• each n is an integral number selected from 1 to 20;
• j is 0 or 1;
• each L2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, alkylene, substituted alkylene, alkenylene, substituted alkenylene, alkynylene, substituted alkynylene, —O—, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)k— where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)2—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —CSN(R′)—, —CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)kN(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)kN(R′)—, and —C(R′)2—N(R′)—N(R′)—;
• where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• L is selected from the group consisting of a bond, alkylene, substituted alkylene, alkenylene, substituted alkenylene, alkynylene, substituted alkynylene, —O—, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)m-, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O—, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)k— where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S(O)k-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S—S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S—S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)2—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-CON(R)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —CSN(R′)—, —CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)kN(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)kN(R′)—, and —C(R′)2—N(R′)—N(R′)—;
• where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• m is an integral number selected from 1 to 20;
• and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable atropisomers, pharmaceutically active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates.

A method of treating cancer comprising administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound having the structure of Formula (I):

• wherein:
• each R0, each R1, each R2, and each R3 on each side of Formula (I) is independently H, OH, NH2, NO2, CN, halogen, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, substituted lower cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, substituted amino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, —S-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —S(O)k(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where k is 1, 2, or 3, —C(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —OC(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(S)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —O—CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CSN(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)CO-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• or L1XnL2-;
• provided that at least one of the R0, R1, R2, or R3 groups is L1XnL2-;
• each L1 is independently H, OH, NH2, halogen, —C(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —C(O)O-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —OC(O)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), —CON(R′)-(alkyl or substituted alkyl), alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkylalkoxy, substituted alkylalkoxy, polyalkylene oxide, a hydoxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, substituted polyalkylene oxide, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkaryl, substituted alkaryl, aralkyl, or substituted aralkyl;
• each X is independently a hydroxylated group, a substituted hydroxylated group, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, or —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, where k is 1, 2, or 3;
• each n is an integral number selected from 1 to 20;
• and
• each L2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, alkylene, substituted alkylene, alkenylene, substituted alkenylene, alkynylene, substituted alkynylene, —O—, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)k— where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)2—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —CSN(R′)—, —CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)kN(R)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)kN(R′)—, and —C(R′)2—N(R′)—N(R′)—;
• where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• optionally, at least one of R0, R1, R2, or R3 on one side of Formula (I) may be attached by L or -L1XnL2- to at least one of R0, R1, R2, or R3 on the other side of Formula (I);
• L is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, substituted alkylene, alkenylene, substituted alkenylene, alkynylene, substituted alkynylene, —O—, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O—, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)k— where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O)k(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S(O)k-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S—S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-S—S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)2—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-CON(R)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —O—CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-O-CON(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —CSN(R′)—, —CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-CSN(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)C(O)O-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O)kN(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, -(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-N(R′)C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)kN(R′)—, and —C(R′)2—N(R′)—N(R′)—;
• where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable atropisomers, pharmaceutically active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates.