Substituted pyrrolidines as g-protein coupled receptor 43 agonists
AssigneeOgeda SA
InventorsHamid R. Hoveyda, Didier Schils, Ludivine Zoute, Julien Parcq
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases.
Claims9
1-32. (canceled)
A method of treatment and/or prevention of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), comprising the administration to a patient in need thereof of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein
- R1 and R2 are H,
- D is C═O;
- L2 is single bond;
- R is H, linear or branched alkyl, aryl, acyloxyalkyl, or dioxolene;
- Ar1 is a 5- to 6-membered aryl, 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, 3- to 6-membered cycloalkyl group, or a linear or branched C3-C6 alkyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, each of said aryl or heteroaryl substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and haloalkoxy;
- Ar2 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or monocyclic heterocyclyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, benzoxazol-2-yl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyloxy, heteroarylalkyloxy, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, amino, alkylamino, arylcarbonyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, oxo, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl or cycloalkyl group may be one or more aryl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cyanomethyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, C5-C12 aryl optionally substituted by a chloro or methyl group, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy optionally substituted by a fluoro group, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyloxy, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, carbamimidoyl, hydroxycarbamimidoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, oxo, and haloalkoxyalkyl;
- R3 is H, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, acetyl, or arylsulfonyl;
- R3 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
- R4 is H, cyano, or C1-C4 alkyl;
- under the condition that the compound is not
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-mesitylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-(2,4,6-triethylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5S)-1-benzoyl-5-mesitylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5R)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5R)-5-(tert-butyl)-1-(4-phenylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2S,5R)-methyl 5-(tert-butyl)-1-(4-phenylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2R,5R)-1-(4-bromothiophene-2-carbonyl)-5-phenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2R,5S)-1-(3-bromo-2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-5-phenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, 1-[7-(4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-1-cyclopentylmethyl-isoquinoline-3-carbonyl]-(5R)-phenyl-pyrrolidine-(2S)-carboxylic acid,
- and under the condition that:
- Ar2 is not phthalazin-6-yl, pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazin-2-yl, pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazin-3-yl, or pyrazino[2,3-d]pyridazin-2-yl;
- and/or
- R3 is not a mono substituted hydroxymethyl.
Method for modulating GPR43 receptor activity, in a patient in need of such treatment, which comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of formula:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein
- R1 and R2 are H,
- D is C═O;
- L2 is single bond;
- R is H or linear or branched alkyl, aryl, acyloxyalkyl, dioxolene;
- Ar1 is a 5- to 6-membered aryl, 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, 3- to 6-membered cycloalkyl group, or a linear or branched C3-C6 alkyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, each of said aryl or heteroaryl substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and haloalkoxy;
- Ar2 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or monocyclic heterocyclyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, benzoxazol-2-yl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyloxy, heteroarylalkyloxy, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, amino, alkylamino, arylcarbonyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, oxo, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl or cycloalkyl group may be one or more aryl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cyanomethyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, C5-C12 aryl optionally substituted by a chloro or methyl group, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy optionally substituted by a fluoro group, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyloxy, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, carbamimidoyl, hydroxycarbamimidoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, oxo, and haloalkoxyalkyl;
- R3 is H, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, acetyl, arylsulfonyl;
- R3 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
- R4 is H, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl;
- under the condition that the compound is not
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-mesitylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-(2,4,6-triethylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5S)-1-benzoyl-5-mesitylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5S)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5R)-methyl 1-benzoyl-5-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2S,5R)-5-(tert-butyl)-1-(4-phenylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2S,5R)-methyl 5-(tert-butyl)-1-(4-phenylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate,
- (2R,5R)-1-(4-bromothiophene-2-carbonyl)-5-phenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- (2R,5S)-1-(3-bromo-2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-5-phenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid,
- 1-[7-(4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-1-cyclopentylmethyl-isoquinoline-3-carbonyl]-(5R)-phenyl-pyrrolidine-(2S)-carboxylic acid,
- and under the condition that:
- Ar2 is not phthalazin-6-yl, pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazin-2-yl, pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazin-3-yl, or pyrazino[2,3-d]pyridazin-2-yl;
- and/or
- R3 is not a mono substituted hydroxymethyl.
The compound of formula E
- wherein
- R8 is Cl or F and R9 is H, or R8 and R9 are both F;
- R is methyl, ethyl, benzyl, allyl, phenacyl, methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, 2-methoxyethoxymethyl, 2-trimethylsilylethyl or tert-butyldiphenylsilyl.
A compound of formula F
- wherein
- R′ is OH or Cl;
- A0, A0′, A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are selected from the combinations 1 to 7, 9, 10, 13 to 15, 17 to 21, 23 and 24:
- Combination
- no
- A0
- A0′
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- 1
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 2
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 3
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 4
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 5
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 6
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 7
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 8
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 9
- C—F
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 10
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 11
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 12
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 13
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- 14
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 15
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- CH
- 16
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 17
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 18
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 19
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHCOCH3
- CH
- CH
- 20
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 21
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—N(CH3)SO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 22
- N
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- 23
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- 24
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula Ib-1b′
- wherein
- Ar2 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or monocyclic heterocyclyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, benzoxazol-2-yl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyloxy, heteroarylalkyloxy, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, amino, alkylamino, arylcarbonyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, oxo, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl or cycloalkyl group may be one or more aryl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cyanomethyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, C5-C12 aryl optionally substituted by a chloro or methyl group, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy optionally substituted by a fluoro group, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyloxy, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, carbamimidoyl, hydroxycarbamimidoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, oxo, and haloalkoxyalkyl;
- Ar1 is 2-chlorophenyl, 2-fluorophenyl, 2,3-difluorophenyl;
- R1, R2, R3, R3′, R4 and R are H;
- D is C═O;
- L2 is a single bond;
- which consists of:
- a) the coupling of a compound of formula A
- wherein
- R8 is Cl or F and R9 is H, or R8 and R9 are both F;
- R is methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, benzyl, allyl, phenacyl, methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, 2-methoxyethoxymethyl, 2-trimethylsilylethyl, tert-butyldiphenylsilyl,
- with a compound of formula B
- wherein:
- Ar2 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or monocyclic heterocyclyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, benzoxazol-2-yl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyloxy, heteroarylalkyloxy, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, amino, alkylamino, arylcarbonyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, oxo, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl or cycloalkyl group may be one or more aryl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cyanomethyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, C5-C12 aryl optionally substituted by a chloro or methyl group, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy optionally substituted by a fluoro group, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyloxy, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, carbamimidoyl, hydroxycarbamimidoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, oxo, and haloalkoxyalkyl;
- R″ is Cl or OL wherein L is a carboxylic acid activating group, followed by
- b) an alkaline or acidic treatment, hydrogenolysis or treatment with fluoride of the ester intermediate obtained in step a);
- step b) being optionally followed by conversion of a compound of formula Ib-1b′ to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula Ib-1b′
- wherein
- Ar1 is a 5- to 6-membered aryl, 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, 3- to 6-membered cycloalkyl group, or a linear or branched C3-C6 alkyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, each of said aryl or heteroaryl substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and haloalkoxy;
- R3 is H, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, acetyl, or arylsulfonyl;
- R3 is H or C 1-C4 alkyl;
- R4 is H, cyano, or C 1-C4 alkyl;
- R1, R2, and R are H;
- D is C═O;
- L2 is a single bond;
- Ar2 is selected from 4′-(2-methoxy-4-methylsulfonylamido-1,1′-biphenyl), 4′-(2-methyl-3-methylsulfonylamino-1,1′-biphenyl), 4-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl, 4-(2,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl, 3-methoxy-4-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl, 4-(3,6-dimethoxypyridazin-5-yl)phenyl, 4′-(5-cyano-2-methoxy-1,1′-biphenyl), 4′-(5-cyano-2-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl), 3-fluoro-4-(3,6-dimethoxypyridazin-5-yl)phenyl, (4-(4-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl), (4′-(methylsulfonamido)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (3′-(methylsulfonamido)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (4-(2,4-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl), (5-methoxy-6-phenylpyridin-3-yl), (4-(4-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl), (2,2′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (3-methoxy-4-(4-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl), (4-(2,4-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)-3-methoxyphenyl), (4′-acetamido-2′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (2′-cyano-4′,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (2′-methoxy-4′-(N-methylmethylsulfonamido)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl), (6-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)pyridin-3-yl), (4-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl), (4-(3-methoxypyridin-4-yl)phenyl);
- which consists of:
- a) the coupling of a compound of formula C
- wherein:
- Ar1 is a 5- to 6-membered aryl, 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, 3- to 6-membered cycloalkyl group, or a linear or branched C3-C6 alkyl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more group(s) selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, each of said aryl or heteroaryl substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and haloalkoxy;
- R3 is H, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, acetyl, or arylsulfonyl;
- R3 is H or C 1-C4 alkyl;
- R4 is H, cyano, or C1-C4 alkyl;
- R is methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, benzyl, allyl, phenacyl, methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, 2-methoxyethoxymethyl, 2-trimethylsilylethyl, tert-butyldiphenylsilyl,
- with a compound of formula D
- wherein
- R″ is Cl or OL, wherein L is a carboxylic acid activating group;
- A0, A0′, A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are selected from the combinations 1 to 24:
- Combination
- no
- A0
- A0′
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- 1
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 2
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 3
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 4
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 5
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 6
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 7
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 8
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 9
- C—F
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 10
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 11
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 12
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 13
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- 14
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 15
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- CH
- 16
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 17
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 18
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 19
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHCOCH3
- CH
- CH
- 20
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 21
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—N(CH3)SO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 22
- N
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- 23
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- 24
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- followed by
- b) an alkaline or acidic treatment, a hydrogenolysis or a treatment with fluoride of the ester intermediate obtained in step a);
- step b) being optionally followed by conversion of a compound of formula Ib-1b′ to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula Ib-1h″
- wherein
- R8 is F or Cl and R9 is H, or both R8 and R9 are F;
- R is H;
- A0, A0′, A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are selected from the combinations 1 to 24:
- Combination
- no
- A0
- A0′
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- 1
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 2
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 3
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 4
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 5
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 6
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 7
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 8
- CH
- CH
- C—CH3
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- 9
- C—F
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- N
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 10
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 11
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 12
- CH
- CH
- CH
- C—NHSO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 13
- CH
- CH
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- 15
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- CH
- 16
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- CH
- CH
- 17
- C—OCH3
- CH
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- 18
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- 19
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—NHCOCH3
- CH
- CH
- 20
- CH
- CH
- C—CN
- CH
- C—OCH3
- C—OCH3
- CH
- 21
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- C—N(CH3)SO2CH3
- CH
- CH
- 23
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- N
- CH
- N
- C—OCH3
- 24
- CH
- CH
- C—OCH3
- CH
- N
- CH
- CH
- which consists of:
- a) the coupling of a compound of formula A according to claim 6 with a compound of formula D according to claim 7, followed by
- b) an alkaline or acidic treatment, a hydrolysis, a hydrogenolysis or a treatment with fluoride of the ester intermediate obtained in step a);
- step b) being optionally followed by conversion of a compound of formula Ib-1h″ to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.