Derivatives of n-(arylamino) sulfonamides as inhibitors of mek
AssigneeArdea Biosciences, Inc.
InventorsAndreas Maderna, Jean-Michel Vernier, Dinesh Barawkar, Varaprasad Chamakura, Hassan El Abdellaoul, Zhi Hong
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Abstract
This invention concerns N-(2-arylamino) aryl sulfonamides, which are inhibitors of MEK and are useful in treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases.
Claims10
A compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, ester, tautomer or prodrug thereof
- wherein
- Z is H or F;
- X is F, Cl, CH3, CH2OH, CH2F, CHF2, or CF3;
- Y is I, Br, Cl, CF3, C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C3 alkenyl, C2-C3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, OMe, OEt, SMe, phenyl or Het, where Het is a 5- to 10-membered mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group, which group is saturated, olefinic, or aromatic, containing 1-5 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, O, and S;
- where
- all said phenyl or Het groups are optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, acetyl, methyl, CN, NO2, CO2H, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 alkoxy, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkoxy-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)O—, C1-C3 alkyl-O—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═NH)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, di-C1-C3 alkyl-N—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)N(C1-C3 alkyl)-, C1-C3 alkyl-S(═O)2NH— or trifluoromethyl;
- all said methyl, ethyl, C1-C3 alkyl, and cyclopropyl groups are optionally substituted with OH;
- all said methyl groups are optionally substituted with one, two, or three F atoms;
- R0 is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CH3NH—, (CH3)2N—, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, phenyl, monosubstituted phenyl, O(C1-C4 alkyl), O—C(═O)(C1-C4 alkyl) or C(═O)O(C1-C4 alkyl);
- where
- said alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and phenyl groups are optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, cyanomethyl, nitro, phenyl and trifluoromethyl;
- said C1-C6 alkyl and C1-C4 alkoxy groups also optionally substituted with OCH3 or OCH2CH3;
- G is G1, G2, R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, Ar1, Ar2 or Ar3;
- where
- G1 is C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one amino, C1-C3 alkylamino, or dialkylamino group, said dialkylamino group comprising two C1-C4 alkyl groups which may be identical or non-identical;
- or
- G1 is a C3-C8 diamino alkyl group;
- G2 is a 5- or 6-membered ring, which is saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic, containing 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, O, and S, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, OH, O(C1-C3 alkyl), OCH3, OCH2CH3, CH3C(═O)NH, CH3C(═O)O, CN, CF3, and a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, O, and S;
- R1a is methyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 fluorine atoms or 1-3 chlorine atoms, or with OH, cyclopropoxy, or C1-C3 alkoxy, where said cyclopropoxy group or the C1-C3 alkyl moieties of said C1-C3 alkoxy groups are optionally substituted with one hydroxy or methoxy group, and where all C3-alkyl groups within said C1-C4 alkoxy are optionally further substituted with a second OH group;
- R1b is CH(CH3)—C1-3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, Br, I, OH, OCH3, and CN;
- R1c is (CH2)nOmR′;
- where
- m is 0 or 1;
- and where
- when m is 0, n is 1 or 2;
- when m is 1, n is 2 or 3;
- R′ is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, OH, OCH3, OCH2CH3, and C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
- R1d is C(A)(A′)(B)—;
- where
- B is H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- A and A′ are independently H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- or
- A and A′, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a 3- to 6-member saturated ring;
- R1e is
- where
- q is 1 or 2;
- R2 and R3 are each independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl or methylsulfonyl;
- R4 is H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, methylsulfonyl, nitro, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol, 1,3,4-thiadiazol, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholyl carbonyl amino, N-morpholylsulfonyl and N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino;
- R5 is H, F, Cl or methyl;
- R6 is H, F, Cl or methyl;
- Ar1 is
- where
- U and V are, independently, N, CR2 or CR3;
- R2, R3 and R4 are, independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholylcarbonylamino, N-morpholylsulfonyl, N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino, and methylsulfonyl;
- R5 and R6 are, independently, H, F, Cl or methyl;
- Ar2 is
- where
- the dashed line represents alternative formal locations for the second ring double bond;
- U is —S—, —O— or —N═, and where
- when U is —O— or —S—, V is —CH═, —CCl═ or —N═;
- when U is —N═, V is —CH═, —CCl═, or —N═;
- R7 is H or methyl;
- R8 is H, acetamido, methyl, F or Cl;
- Ar3 is
- where
- U is —NH—, —NCH3— or —O—;
- R7 and R8 are, independently, H, F, Cl, or methyl.
3-68. (canceled)
A method for inhibiting MEK enzymes comprising contacting said MEK enzyme with a composition comprising a compound of formula I or a polymorph, solvate, ester, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, sufficient to inhibit said enzyme, wherein said enzyme is inhibited
- wherein
- Z is H or F;
- X is F, Cl, CH3, CH2OH, CH2F, CHF2, or CF;
- Y is I, Br, Cl, CF3, C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C3 alkenyl, C2-C3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, OMe, OEt, SMe, phenyl or Het, where Het is a 5- to 10-membered mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group, which group is saturated, olefinic, or aromatic, containing 1-5 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, 0, and S;
- where
- all said phenyl or Het groups are optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, acetyl, methyl, CN, NO2, CO2H, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 alkoxy, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkoxy-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)O—, C1-C3 alkyl-O—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═NH)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, di-C1-C3 alkyl-N—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)N(C1-C3 alkyl)-, C1-C3 alkyl-S(═O)2NH— or trifluoromethyl;
- all said methyl, ethyl, C1-C3 alkyl, and cyclopropyl groups are optionally substituted with OH,
- all said methyl groups are optionally substituted with one, two, or three F atoms;
- R0 is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CH3NH—, (CH3)2N—, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, phenyl, monosubstituted phenyl, O(C1-C4 alkyl), O—C(═O)(C1-C4 alkyl) or C(═O)O(C1-C4 alkyl);
- where
- said alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and phenyl groups are optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, cyanomethyl, nitro, phenyl and trifluoromethyl;
- said C1-C6 alkyl and C1-C4 alkoxy groups also optionally substituted with OCH3 or OCH2CH3;
- G is G1, G2, R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, Ar1, Ar2 or Ar3;
- where
- G1 is C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one amino, C1-C3 alkylamino, or dialkylamino group, said dialkylamino group comprising two C1-C4 alkyl groups which may be identical or non-identical;
- or
- G1 is a C3-C8 diamino alkyl group;
- G2 is a 5- or 6-membered ring, which is saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic, containing 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, O, and S, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, OH, O(C1-C3 alkyl), OCH3, OCH2CH3, CH3C(═O)NH, CH3C(═O)O, CN, CF3, and a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected independently from N, O, and S;
- R1a is methyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 fluorine atoms or 1-3 chlorine atoms, or with OH, cyclopropoxy, or C1-C3 alkoxy, where said cyclopropoxy group or the C1-C3 alkyl moieties of said C1-C3 alkoxy groups are optionally substituted with one hydroxy or methoxy group, and where all C3-alkyl groups within said C1-C4 alkoxy are optionally further substituted with a second OH group;
- R1b is CH(CH3)—C1-3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, Br, I, OH, OCH3, and CN;
- R1c is (CH2)nOmR′;
- where
- m is 0 or 1;
- and where
- when m is 0, n is 1 or 2:
- when m is 1, n is 2 or 3:
- R′ is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected independently from F, Cl, OH, OCH3, OCH2CH3, and C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
- R1d is C(A)(A′)(B)—;
- where
- B is H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- A and A′ are independently H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- or
- A and A′, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a 3- to 6-member saturated ring;
- R1e is
- where
- q is 1 or 2;
- R2 and R3 are each independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl or methylsulfonyl;
- R4 is H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, methylsulfonyl, nitro, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol, 1,3,4-thiadiazol, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholyl carbonyl amino, N-morpholylsulfonyl and N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino;
- R5 is H, F, Cl or methyl:
- R6 is H, F, Cl or methyl;
- A1 is
- where
- U and V are, independently, N, CR2 or CR3;
- R2, R3 and R4 are, independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholylcarbonylamino, N-morpholylsulfonyl, N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino, and methylsulfonyl;
- R5 and R6 are, independently, H, F, Cl or methyl;
- Ar2 is
- where
- the dashed line represents alternative formal locations for the second ring double bond;
- U is —S—, —O— or —N═, and where
- when U is —O— or —S—, V is —CH═, —CCl═ or —N═;
- when U is —N═, V is —CH═, —CCl═, or —N═;
- R7 is H or methyl:
- R8 is H, acetamido, methyl, F or Cl;
- Ar3 is
- where
- U is —NH—, —NCH3— or —O—;
- R7 and R8 are, independently, H, F, Cl, or methyl.
70-101. (canceled)
A method for the treatment of an oncologic disease, a proliferative disease or an inflammatory disease in an individual or a method for inhibiting tumor size increase, reducing the size of a tumor, or reducing tumor proliferation in an individual,
- comprising administering to said individual an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or tautomer thereof:
- wherein
- Z is H or F;
- X is F, Cl, CH3, CH2OH, CH2F, CHF2, or CF3;
- Y is I, Br, Cl, CF3, C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C3 alkenyl, C2-C3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, O-Methyl, O-Ethyl, S-Methyl or phenyl;
- where
- said phenyl group is optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, acetyl, methyl, CN, NO2, CO2H, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 alkoxy, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkoxy-C(═S)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)O—, C1-C3 alkyl-O—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═NH)NH—, C1-C3 alkyl-NH—(C═O)—, di-C1-C3 alkyl-N—(C═O)—, C1-C3 alkyl-C(═O)N(C1-C3 alkyl)-, C1-C3 alkyl-S(═O)2NH— or trifluoromethyl;
- all said methyl, ethyl, C1-C3 alkyl, and cyclopropyl groups are optionally substituted with OH;
- all said methyl groups are optionally substituted with one, two, or three F atoms;
- R0 is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CH3NH—, (CH3)2N—, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, phenyl, monosubstituted phenyl, O(C1-C4 alkyl), O—C(═O)(C1-C4 alkyl) or C(═O)O(C1-C4 alkyl);
- where
- said alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and phenyl groups are optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, cyanomethyl, nitro, phenyl and trifluoromethyl;
- said C1-C6 alkyl and C1-C4 alkoxy groups are also optionally substituted with OCH3 or OCH2CH3;
- G is G1, G2, R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, Ar1, Ar2 or Ar3;
- where
- G1 is C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one amino, or is a C3-C8 diamino alkyl group;
- G2 is a 5- or 6-membered ring, which is saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic, containing 1-3 ring heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of O, and S, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, OH, O(C1-C3 alkyl), OCH3, OCH2CH3, CH3C(═O)NH, CH3C(═O)O, CN, CF3, and a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing 1-4 ring heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S;
- R1a is methyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 fluorine atoms or 1-3 chlorine atoms, or with OH, cyclopropoxy, or C1-C3 alkoxy, where said cyclopropoxy group or the C1-C3 alkyl moieties of said C1-C3 alkoxy groups are optionally substituted with one hydroxy or methoxy group, and where all C3-alkyl groups within said C1-C3 alkoxy are optionally further substituted with a second OH group;
- R1b is CH(CH3)—C1-3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, OCH3, and CN;
- R1c is (CH2)nOmR′;
- where
- m is 0 or 1;
- and where
- when m is 0, n is 1 or 2;
- when m is 1, n is 2 or 3;
- R′ is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, OH, OCH3, OCH2CH3, and C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
- R1d is C(A)(A′)(B)—;
- where
- B is H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- A and A′ are independently H or C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted with one or two OH groups;
- or
- A and A′, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a 3- to 6-member saturated ring;
- R1e is
- where
- q is 1 or 2;
- R2 and R3 are each independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl or methylsulfonyl;
- R4 is H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, methylsulfonyl, nitro, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol, 1,3,4-thiadiazol, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholyl carbonyl amino, N-morpholylsulfonyl or N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino;
- R5 is H, F, Cl or methyl;
- R6 is H, F, Cl or methyl;
- Ar1 is
- where
- U and V are, independently, N, CR2 or CR3;
- R2, R3 and R4 are, independently, H, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2F, CHF2, CF3 OCH3, OCH2F, OCHF2, OCF3, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, acetamido, amidinyl, cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1H-tetrazolyl, N-morpholylcarbonylamino, N-morpholylsulfonyl, N-pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino, or methylsulfonyl;
- R5 and R6 are, independently, H, F, Cl or methyl;
- Ar2 is
- where
- the dashed line represents alternative formal locations for the second ring double bond;
- U is —S—, —O— or —N═, and where
- when U is —O— or —S—, V is —CH═, —CCl═ or —N═;
- when U is —N═, V is —CH═, —CCl═, or —N═;
- R7 is H or methyl;
- R8 is H, acetamido, methyl, F or Cl;
- Ar3 is
- where
- U is —NH—, —NCH3— or —O—;
- and
- R7 and R8 are, independently, H, F, Cl, or methyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.