Lox inhibitors
AssigneeThe Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital
InventorsMohammed ALJARAH, Dan NICULESCU-DUVAZ, Leo LEUNG, Deborah SMITHEN, Michael BROWN, Lawrence Christopher DAVIES, Caroline SPRINGER
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, Formula (I) as defined herein. Compounds according to Formula I are pharmacologically effective as lysyl oxidase (LOX) inhibitors and are believed to be useful in the treatment of, for instance, cancer.
Claims26
A compound having the structure of Formula (I):
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
- m and n are each independently selected from 1, 2, 3 or 4, and where two ring carbon atoms of the cyclic diamine moiety of formula
- may be
- (i) optionally linked by a bond,
- (ii) optionally bridged by —(CR9R10)o—, where R9 and R10 are at each occurrence independently selected from H and unsubstituted C1-4 alkyl and o is 1, 2, 3 or 4;
- or
- (iii) optionally linked by a spiro carbon atom;
- and
- each ring carbon atom of said cyclic diamine moiety may be optionally substituted by one or two substituents independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkyl substituted with —OR2a, or C1-C6 alkyl substituted with —NR2aR2b;
- L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)NR3—, —NR3C(O)—, —NR3—, —SO2NR3—, —NR3SO2—, —S—, —SO2—, —SO2O—, —OSO2—, —NR3SO2NR4—, —NR3C(O)NR4—, —NR3C(O)O— or —OC(O)NR3—;
- L3 is selected from a bond, C1-C4 alkylene, C2-C4 alkenylene or C2-C4 alkynylene, where
- any alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene in L3 may be optionally substituted by one or two substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2, —C(O)R2, —C(O)OR2, —OC(O)R2, —C(O)NR6R7, —NR6C(O)R7, —NR6R7, —SO2NR6R7, —NR6SO2R7, —SR6, —SO2R6, —SO2OR6, —OSO2R6, —NR6SO2NR7R8, —NR6C(O)NR7R8, —NR6C(O)OR7 or —OC(O)NR6R7;
- X, Y and Z are each independently selected from a bond or a 3- to 12-membered ring system, including 0, 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O or S in the ring system, where
- any ring system in X, Y and Z may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2, —C(O)R2, —C(O)OR2,—OC(O)R2, —C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)R4, —NR4R5, —SO2NR4R5, —NR3SO2R4, —SR3, —SO2R3, —SO2OR3, —OSO2R3, —NR3SO2NR4R5, —R3C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)OR4 or —OC(O)NR4R5;
- R1 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl or a 3- to 12-membered ring system (e.g. cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl), including 0, 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O or S in the ring system, where
- any alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl in R1 may be optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, amino, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2, —C(O)R2, —C(O)OR2, —OC(O)R2, —C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)R4, —NR4R5, —SO2NR4R5, —NR3SO2R4, —SR3, —SO2R3, —SO2OR3, —OSO2R3, —NR3SO2NR4R5, —NR3C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)OR4 or —OC(O)NR4R5;
- and
- any ring system in R1 may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2, —C(O)R2, —C(O)OR2,—OC(O)R2, —C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)R4, —NR4R5, —SO2NR4R5, —NR3SO2R4, —SR3, —SO2R3, —SO2OR3, —OSO2R3, —NR3SO2NR4R5,—NR3C(O)NR4R5, —NR3C(O)OR4 or —OC(O)NR4R5;
- R2 is at each occurrence independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, where
- any alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl in R2 may be optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, R2a, —OR2a, —C(O)R2a, —C(O)OR2a, —OC(O)R2a, —C(O)NR2aR2b, —NR2aC(O)R2b, —NR2aR2b, —SO2NR2aR2b, —NR2aSO2R2b, —SR2a, —SO2R2a, —SO2OR2a, —OSO2R2a, —NR2aSO2NR2bR2, —NR2aC(O)NR2bR2c, —NR2aC(O)OR2b or —OC(O)NR2aR2b;
- R2a, R2b and R2c are at each occurrence independently selected from hydrogen or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl;
- R3, R4 and R5 are at each occurrence independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, where
- any alkyl or cycloalkyl in R3, R4 and R5 may be optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2, —C(O)R2 or —C(O)OR2, and
- when R4 is optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl and R5 is optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, then R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached in —C(O)NR4R5, —NR4R5, —SO2NR4R5, —NR3SO2NR4R5, —R3C(O)NR4R5 or —OC(O)NR4R5 may form a 3- to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R6, R7 and R8 are at each occurrence independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, where
- any alkyl or cycloalkyl in R6, R7 and R8 may be optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2a, —OR2a, —C(O)R2a, —C(O)OR2a, —C(O)NR2aR2b, —NR2aC(O)R2b, —NR2aR2b, —SO2NR2aR2b, —NR2aSO2R2b, —SR2a, —SO2R2a, —SO2OR2a, —OSO2R2a, —NR2SO2NR2aR2b, —NR2aC(O)NR2bR2c, —NR2aC(O)OR2b or —OC(O)NR2aR2b;
- R11 and R12 are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C6 alkyl;
- and
- q is 0, 1 or 2;
- provided at least one of L2, Y, L3 and Z is not a bond;
- provided —SO2—(CH2)2—NH2 in Formula I is linked to the remainder of the compound of Formula I via a carbon atom;
- provided when X is a bond, then L1 is selected from a bond, —C(O)—, —OC(O)—, —NR3C(O)—, —NR3SO2—, —SO2— and —OSO2—;
- provided when Y is a bond, then L2 is selected from a bond, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —C(O)NR3—, —SO2NR3—, —SO2— and —SO2O;
- and
- provided the compound is not
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety is bridged by —(CR9R10)o—, where R9 and R10 are at each occurrence independently selected from H and unsubstituted C1-2 alkyl.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety is bridged by —(CR9R10)o—, where o is 1 or 2.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is selected from a bond, unsubstituted phenyl or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, particularly X is selected from a bond or unsubstituted phenyl.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the compound of the structure of Formula (I) is a compound of the structure of Formula (III):
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, amino, oxo, hydroxy or carboxy, particularly R1 is unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by hydroxy, more particularly R1 is unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
- L1 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)NR3—, —NR3C(O)— or —SO2—;
- or
- L1 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)— or —SO2—;
- or
- L1 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)— or —C(O)NH—;
- or
- L1 is selected from a bond or —O—;
- or
- L1 is —O—.
A compound according to any one of the preceding claims wherein L1 is a bond and R1 is halogen.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
- L2 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)NR3— or —NR3C(O)—;
- or
- L2 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)NH— or —NHC(O)—;
- or
- L2 is selected from a bond, —O—, —C(O)— or —C(O)NH—;
- or
- L2 is selected from a bond, —C(O)— or —C(O)NH—;
- L2 is selected from a bond or —C(O)—;
- or
- L2 is —C(O)—.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein L3 is selected from a bond or C1-C4 alkylene, where
- any alkylene L3 may be optionally substituted by one or two substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy, carboxy, R2, —OR2,—C(O)R2, —C(O)OR2,—OC(O)R2, —C(O)NR6R7, —NR6C(O)R7, —NR6R7, —SO2NR6R7, —NR6SO2R7, —SR6, —SO2R6, —SO2OR6, —OSO2R6, —NR6SO2NR7R8, —NR6C(O)NR7R8, —NR6C(O)OR7 or —OC(O)NR6R7;
- particularly L3 is selected from a bond or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkylene,
- more particularly L3 is unsubstituted C1-C4 alkylene.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Y is selected from a bond, unsubstituted phenyl or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, particularly Y is selected from a bond or unsubstituted phenyl, more particularly Y is a bond.
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Z is selected from a bond, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 heterocycloalkyl, phenyl or 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl,
- any cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, phenyl or heteroaryl in Z may be optionally substituted by one, two or three substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxy or carboxy;
- and
- any heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl in Z including 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O or S in the ring.
- Particularly Z is selected from a bond or unsubstituted phenyl, more particularly Z is a bond.
A compound of any of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein m and n are each independently selected from 2 or 3.
A compound of any of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety of Formula I is selected from:
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety of Formula I is selected from:
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety of Formula I is selected from:
A compound of any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cyclic diamine moiety of Formula I is
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.