Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof

A compound of Formula (II-b):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
• wherein:
• R1 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO2, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —(CRzRz)nC(O)N(RB)2, —ORA, —N(RB)2, —SRA, —C(═O)RA, —C(O)ORA, —C(O)SRA, —C(O)N(RB)2, —C(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —OC(O)RA, —OC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)RA, —NRBC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)ORA, —SC(O)RA, —C(═NRB)RA, —C(═NNRB)RA, —C(═NORA)RA, —C(═NRB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═NRB)RB, —C(═S)RA, —C(═S)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═S)RA, —S(O)RA, —OS(O)2RA, —SO2RA, —NRBSO2RA, or —SO2N(RB)2;
• each Rz is independently hydrogen or fluoro, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;
• R6 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO2, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —ORA, —N(RB)2, —SRA, —C(═O)RA, —C(O)ORA, —C(O)SRA, —C(O)N(RB)2, —C(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —OC(O)RA, —OC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)RA, —NRBC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)ORA, —SC(O)RA, —C(═NRB)RA, —C(═NNRB)RA, —C(═NORA)RA, —C(═NRB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═NRB)RB, —C(═S)RA, —C(═S)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═S)RA, —S(O)RA, —OS(O)2RA, —SO2RA, —NRBSO2RA, and —SO2N(RB)2;
• provided at least one of R1 and R6 is not hydrogen;
• each RA is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, an oxygen protecting group when attached to an oxygen atom, and a sulfur protecting group when attached to a sulfur atom;
• each RB is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and a nitrogen protecting group, or two RB groups are taken together with their intervening atoms to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
• R3 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C3-4 cycloalkyl;
• R4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkynyl, optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl;
• or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl-Cy;
• Cy is optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
• R5 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, or optionally substituted C3-4 cycloalkyl;
• and
• Rx is optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl or optionally substituted C3-4 cycloalkyl.

A method of preparing a compound of Formula (I):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
• wherein:
• X is N, Z is NR4, and Y is CR5;
• or
• X is NR4, Z is N, and Y is CR5;
• or
• X is CR5, Z is NR4, and Y is N;
• or
• X is CR5, Z is N, and Y is NR4;
• W1 is N or CR1;
• W2 is N or CR2;
• W3 is N or CR8;
• wherein one of W1, W2, and W3 is N;
• R1 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO2, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —(CRzRz)nC(O)N(RB)2, —ORA, —N(RB)2, —SRA, —C(═O)RA, —C(O)ORA, —C(O)SRA, —C(O)N(RB)2, —C(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —OC(O)RA, —OC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)RA, —NRBC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)ORA, —SC(O)RA, —C(═NRB)RA, —C(═NNRB)RA, —C(═NORA)RA, —C(═NRB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═NRB)RB, —C(═S)RA, —C(═S)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═S)RA, —S(O)RA, —OS(O)2RA, —SO2RA, —NRBSO2RA, or —SO2N(RB)2;
• each Rz is independently hydrogen or fluoro;
• n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;
• R2, R6, R7, and R are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO2, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —ORA, —N(RB)2, —SRA, —C(═O)RA, —C(O)ORA, —C(O)SRA, —C(O)N(RB)2, —C(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —OC(O)RA, —OC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)RA, —NRBC(O)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)N(RB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(O)ORA, —SC(O)RA, —C(═NRB)RA, —C(═NNRB)RA, —C(═NORA)RA, —C(═NRB)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═NRB)RB, —C(═S)RA, —C(═S)N(RB)2, —NRBC(═S)RA, —S(O)RA, —OS(O)2RA, —SO2RA, —NRBSO2RA, and —SO2N(RB)2;
• each RA is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, an oxygen protecting group when attached to an oxygen atom, and a sulfur protecting group when attached to a sulfur atom;
• each RB is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and a nitrogen protecting group, or two RB groups are taken together with their intervening atoms to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
• R3 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C3-4 cycloalkyl;
• R4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkynyl, optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl;
• or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl-Cy;
• Cy is optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
• R5 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, or optionally substituted C3-4 cycloalkyl;
• and
• Rx is optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl or optionally substituted C3-4 cycloalkyl;
• the method comprising:
• reacting a compound of Formula (XI):
• with a compound of Formula (XII):
• under reductive amination conditions to provide a compound of Formula (XIII):
• reacting the compound of Formula (XIII) with a boronic acid of Formula (XIV):
• wherein R is hydrogen, to provide a compound of Formula (XV):
• and
• deprotecting the compound of Formula (XV) to provide the compound of Formula (I).