Substituted 2-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-3-carboxylic acid (benzyl-cyano-methyl)-amides inhibitors of cathepsin c

A compound of formula 1

• wherein
• R1 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, halogen, HO—, C1-6-alkyl-O—, H2N—, C1-6-alkyl-HN—, (C1-6-alkyl)2N— and C1-6-alkyl-C(O)HN—;
• or two R1 are together C1-4-alkylene;
• R2 is selected from among
• R2.1;
• aryl-;
• optionally substituted with one, two or three residues independently selected from R2.1;
• optionally substituted with one R2.3;
• C5-10-heteroaryl-;
• containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms independently selected from among S, S(O), S(O)2, O and N, wherein carbon atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.1;
• wherein nitrogen atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.2;
• wherein a carbon atom of the ring is optionally substituted with one R2.3;
• a nitrogen atom of the ring is optionally substituted with one R2.4;—and
• C5-10-heterocyclyl-;
• containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms independently selected from among S, S(O), S(O)2, O and N, wherein the ring is fully or partially saturated, wherein carbon atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three or four R2.1;
• wherein nitrogen atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.2;
• wherein a carbon atom of the ring is optionally substituted with one R2.3 or one R2.5;
• a nitrogen atom of the ring is optionally substituted with one R2.4 or
• R2 and R4 are together with two adjacent carbon atoms of the phenyl ring a 5- or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl, containing one, two or three heteroatoms independently selected from among S, S(O), S(O)2, O and N, wherein carbon atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.1;
• wherein nitrogen atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.2;
• R2.1 is independently selected from among H, halogen, NC—, O═, HO—, H-A-, H-A-C1-6-alkylene-, R2.1.1-A-, C1-6-alkyl-A-, C3-8-cycloalkyl-A-, C1-6-haloalkyl-A-, R2.1.1—C1-6-alkylene-A-, C1-6-alkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C3-8-cycloalkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C1-6-haloalkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, R2.1.1—C1-6-alkylene-A-C1-6-alkylene-, R2.1.1-A-C1-6-alkylene-, HO—C1-6-alkylene-A-, HO—C1-6-alkylene-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C1-6-alkyl-O—C1-6-alkylene-A- and C1-6-alkyl-O—C1-6-alkylene-A-C1-6-alkylene-
• R2.1.1 is independently selected from among
• aryl-;
• optionally substituted independently from each other with one, two or three R2.1.1.1;
• C5-10-heteroaryl-;
• containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms independently selected from among S, S(O), S(O)2, O and N, wherein carbon atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.1.1.1;
• wherein nitrogen atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.1.1.2;—and
• C5-10-heterocyclyl-;
• containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms independently selected from among S, S(O), S(O)2, O and N, wherein the ring is fully or partially saturated, wherein carbon atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three or four R2.1.1.1;
• wherein nitrogen atoms of the ring are optionally and independently from each other substituted with one, two or three R2.1.1.2;
• R2.1.1.1 is independently selected from among halogen, HO—, O═, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-alkyl-O—, C1-6-haloalkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-O— and C3-8-cycloalkyl-;
• R2.1.1.2 is independently selected from among O═, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, C1-6-alkyl-O—C1-6-alkyl-, H(O)C—, C1-6-alkyl-(O)C—, tetrahydrofuranylmethyl- and tetrahydropyranylmethyl-;
• R2.2 is independently selected from among H-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C3-8-cycloalkyl-, C1-6-alkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C3-8-cycloalkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C1-6-haloalkyl-A-C1-6-alkylene-, C1-6-alkyl-S(O)2—, C1-6-alkyl-C(O)— and R2.1.1-A-;
• R2.3 and R4 are together selected from
• among —O—, —S—, —N(R2.3.1)—, —C(O)N(R2.3.1)—, —N(R2.3.1)C(O)—, —S(O)2N(R2.3.1)—, —N(R2.3.1)S(O)2—;
• —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, R2.3,
• R2.3, —C(R2.3.2)═C(R2.3.2)—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —C(R2.3.2)2—O—, —O—C(R2.3.2)2—, —C(R2.3.2)2N(R2.3.1)—, —N(R2.3.1)C(R2.3.2)2— and —C1-4-alkylene-;
• R2.3.1 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)-O—C1-4-alkylene-, H2N—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C1-4-alkylene-;
• R2.3.2 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)-O—C1-4-alkylene-, H2N—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C1-4-alkylene-;
• R2.4 and R4 are together selected from
• among —N(R2.4.1)—, —C(O)N(R2.4.1)—, —N(R2.4.1)C(O)—, —S(O)2N(R2.4.1)—, —N(R2.4.1)S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(R2.4.2)═C(R2.4.2)—, —C═N—, —C(R2.4.2)2N(R2.4.1)— and —N(R2.4.1)C(R2.4.2)2—, C1-4-alkylene-;
• and
• R2.4.1 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)-O—C1-4-alkylene-, H2N—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C1-4-alkylene-;
• R2.4.2 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)-O—C1-4-alkylene-, H2N—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C1-4-alkylene-;
• R2.5 and R4 are together selected from among —C(R2.5.1)═, ═C(R2.5.1)— and —N═;
• and
• R2.5.1 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-;
• C3-8-cycloalkyl-, HO—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)-O—C1-4-alkylene-, H2N—C1-4-alkylene-, (C1-4-alkyl)HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-4-alkyl)2N—C1-4-alkylene-;
• R3 is H or F;
• R4 is independently selected from among H, F, Cl, phenyl-H2C—O—, HO—, C1-6-alkyl-, C1-6-haloalkyl-, C3-8-cycloalkyl-, C1-6-alkyl-O—, C1-6-haloalkyl-O—, C1-6-alkyl-HN—, (C1-6-alkyl)2-HN—, C1-6-alkyl-HN—C1-4-alkylene- and (C1-6-alkyl)2-HN—C1-4-alkylene-;
• A is a bond or independently selected from
• among —O—, —S—, —N(R5)—, —C(O)N(R5)—, —N(R5)C(O)—, —S(O)2N(R5)—, —N(R5)S(O)2—, —S(O)(═NR5)—N(R5)—, —N(R5)(NR5═) S(O)—, —S(═NR5)2—N(R5)—, —N(R5)(NR5═)2S—, —C(R5)═C(R5)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —S(═NR5)—, —S(O)(═NR5)—, —S(═NR5)2—, —(R5)(O)S ═N—, —(R5N═)(O)S— and —N═(O)(R5)S—;
• R5 is independently selected from among H, C1-6-alkyl- and NC—;
• or a salt thereof.