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US 2020/0345745 A1Published application
Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (kmo) inhibitors, and uses and compositions thereof
AssigneesUniversity of Leicester, The University of Manchester
InventorsNigel Scrutton, Flaviano Giorgini
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Abstract
There is provided compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein: L, X, R1, R2 and n have meanings provided in the description, which compounds are useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases.
Claims20
A compound of formula I
- or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- L represents C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro;
- n represents 2 to 4;
- each R1 independently represents C1-6 alkyl group optionally substituted by one or more groups independently selected from G1a or a halo group, wherein at least one R1 is a C1-6 alkyl group optionally substituted by one or more groups independently selected from G1a;
- each G1a independently represents halo, —CN, —N(Ra3)Rb3, —ORc3, —SRd3 or ═O;
- each Ra3, Rb3, Rc3 and Rd3 independently represents H or C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro;
- or Ra3 and Rb3 are linked together to form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, a 3- to 6-membered ring, which ring optionally contains one further heteroatom and which ring optionally is substituted by one or more groups independently selected from fluoro, C1-3 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, and ═O;
- R2 represents C(O)ORa2, C(O)NRb2Rc2, or tetrazole;
- each Ra2, Rb2 and Rc2 independently represents H, C1-6 alkyl, phenyl, or CH2-phenyl, wherein each of the latter three groups may be optionally substituted by one or more fluoro;
- and
- X represents O or S,
- with the proviso that the compound of formula I is not 2-(6-chloro-5,7-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,4-benzoxazin-4-yl) acetic acid.
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