Peptide derivatives

A compound of formula VIIa, VIIb or VIIc ##STR5## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing from 1 l to 5 carbon atoms, and more preferably from 2 to 5 carbons;

• R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 are each selected independently from the group consisting of:
• (I) an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbons;
• (II) an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted by at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) hydroxy;
• (b) amino;
• (c) alkylamino containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (d) dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (e) alkanoyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (f) arylcarbonyl wherein the aryl contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (g) aralkanoyl containing 8 to 13 carbons;
• (h) amido which may be attached to the alkyl group via either a nitrogen or carbon of said amido;
• (i) alkylcarbonylamino wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (j) alkylaminocarbonyl wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (k) arylcarbonylamino wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (l) aralkylcarbonylamino wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (m) arylaminocarbonyl wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (n) aralkylaminocarbonyl wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (o) carboxy;
• (p) aryloxycarbonyl wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (q) aralkoxycarbonyl wherein the aralkoxy group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (r) alkanoyloxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (s) aroyloxy wherein the aryl portion contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (t) aralkanoyloxy containing from 8 to 14 carbons;
• (u) alkylsulfonamido wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (v) aralkylsulfonamido wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (w) arylsulfonamido wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (x) acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) including acylsulfonamido wherein the acyl group contains 1 to 7 carbons when it is the terminal portion of the acylsulfonamide and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (y) alkxoycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (z) aralkoxycarbonylamino containing from 8 to 13 carbons (e.g., benzyloxycarbonyl amino);
• (aa) aryloxycarbonylamino wherein the aryloxy group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (bb) alkoxycarbonylamino wherein the alkyloxy group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (cc) aryl containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons (e.g., phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl);
• (dd) aryl containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons and substituted by 1 to 3 members selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxycarbonyl (1 to 6 carbons), carboxy, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 15 carbons) and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (ee) cycloalkyl containing from 3 to 15 carbons (e.g., cyclohexyl, adamantyl, norbornyl);
• (ff) alkylureido wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (gg) aralkylureido containing from 8 to 13 carbons;
• (hh) arylureido wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• and
• (III) an aryl group of 6 carbons, e.g. phenyl;
• R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of:
• (I) an alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbons;
• (II) an alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbons and from 1 to 4 hetero atoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen;
• (III) an alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbons and, optionally, 1 to 4 hetero atoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen, and substituted on at least one of carbon or nitrogen by 1 to 3 members selected independently from the group consisting of:
• For carbon;
• (a) hydroxy, provided that it may not be on a carbon directly bonded to A;
• (b) amino, provided that it may not be on a carbon directly bonded to A;
• (c) alkylamino containing from 1 to 6 carbons, provided that it may not be on a carbon directly bonded to A;
• (d) dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons, provided that it may not be on a carbon directly bonded to A;
• (e) alkanoyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (f) arylcarbonyl wherein the aryl contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (g) aralkanoyl containing 8 to 13 carbons;
• (h) amido which may be attached to the alkyl group via either a nitrogen or carbon of said amido;
• (i) alkylcarbonylamino wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (j) alkylaminocarbonyl wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (k) arylcarbonylamino wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (k)-(1) arylcarbonylamino wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons and is substituted by a member selected from carboxy, alkxoycarbonyl, where alkoxy is 1 to 3 carbons, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (i.e. acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) containing 1 to 15 carbons and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (l) aralkylcarbonylamino wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (l)-(1) aralkylcarbonylamino wherein the aralkyl group contains 7 to 13 carbons and is substituted on the aryl portion by a member selected from carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, where the alkoxy has 1 to 3 carbons, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) containing 1 to 15 carbons and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (m) arylaminocarbonyl wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (n) aralkylaminocrabonyl wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (o) carboxy;
• (p) aryloxycarbonyl wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (q) aralkoxycarbonyl wherein the aralkoxy group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (r) alkanoyloxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (s) aroyloxy wherein the aryl portion contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (t) aralkanoyloxy containing from 8 to 13 carbons;
• (u) alkylsulfonamido wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (u)-(1) cycloalkylsulfonamido wherein the cycloalkyl portion contains 3 to 15 carbon (e.g., cyclohexyl, adamantyl, norbornyl);
• (v) aralkylsulfonamido wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (w) arylsulfonamido wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (x) acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 15 carbons) including acylsulfonamido wherein the acyl group contains 1 to 7 carbons when it is the terminal portion of the acylsulfonamide, and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (y) alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (z) aralkoxycarbonylamino containing from 8 to 13 carbons (e.g., benzyloxycarbonylamino);
• (z)-(1) aralkylaminocarbonyloxy containing 8 to 13 carbons;
• (z)-(2) aryloxy wherein the aryl contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (z)-(3) aryloxy wherein the aryl contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons and is substituted by a member selected from aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylalkyl where the alkyl has 1 to 3 carbons, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 3 carbons, and carboxy;
• (aa) aryloxycarbonylamino wherein the aryloxy group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (aa)-(1) arylaminocarbonyloxy wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (bb) alkoxycarbonylamino wherein the alkyloxy group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (bb)-(1) alkoxycarbonylamino wherein the alkoxy group contains 1 to 6 carbons and is optionally bonded on carbon to a carbon of an aromatic heterocyclic group as described in (gg) under R.sup.3 ;
• (bb)-(2) alkoxycarbonylamino wherein the alkoxy group contains 1 to 6 carbons substituted by an aliphatic heterocyclic group as described in (ff) under R.sup.3 ;
• (bb)-(3) aryloxyalkylcarbonylamino wherein the aryl contains 6 to 10 carbons and the alkyl has 1 to 6 carbons;
• (bb)-(4) alkylaminocarbonyloxy wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbons;
• (cc) aryl containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons (e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl);
• (cc)-(1) aryloxy containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (dd) aryl containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons and substituted by 1 to 3 members independently selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxycarbonyl (2 to 6 carbons), carboxy, aminocarbonylalkyl (2 to 6 carbons), aminocarbonyl, 5-tetrazol, and acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 5 carbons), and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (dd)-(1) aryloxy containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons and substituted on carbon by 1 to 3 members independently selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxycarbonyl (2 to 6 carbons), carboxy, aminocarbonylalkyl (2 to 6 carbons), aminocarbonyl, 5-tetrazolo, acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 15 carbons) and provided that when the acrylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (ee) cycloalkyl containing from 3 to 15 carbons (e.g., cyclohexyl, adamantyl, norbornyl);
• (ee)-(1) cycloalkyloxy containing from 3 to 15 carbons;
• (ff) an aliphatic heterocyclic group of at least 4 atoms containing from 1 to 5 carbons and from 1 to 4 hetero atoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen (e.g., morpholine, piperazine), wherein the aliphatic heterocyclic group may optionally contain 1 or 2 double bond(s), which aliphatic heterocyclic group may be substituted at any nitrogen with an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons, an alkyanoyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons, and aryloxycarbonyl group wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons or an alkoxycarbonyl group wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (ff)-(1) an aliphatic heterocyclic oxy group wherein the oxy link the is bonded directly to a carbon atom of the aliphatic heterocyclic group of at least 5 atoms containing from 1 to 5 carbons and from 1 to 4 hetero atoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen (e.g., norpholine, piperazine), wherein the aliphatic heterocyclic group may optionally contain 1 or 2 double bond(s), which aliphatic heterocyclic group may be substituted at any nitrogen with an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6carbons, an alkanoyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons, an aryloxycarbonyl group wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons or an alkoxycarbonyl group wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (gg) an aromatic heterocyclic group of from 1 to 15 carbons and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each of which is selected independently from the group group consisting of sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen and which form 1 to 3 five or six-membered rings at least one of which is aromatic, and optionally wherein up to 3 carbons of the aromatic ring(s) may be substituted with a member of the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, trifluoromethyl, alkyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkanoyl containing from 2 to 6 carbons, carboxy, aminocarbonylalkyl (2 to 6 carbons) and aminocarbonyl, and provided further that any nitrogen atom may be substituted by an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (gg)-(1) an aromatic heterocyclic oxy group wherein the oxy link is bonded directly to a carbon of an aromatic heterocyclic group of from 1 to 15 carbons and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen and which form 1 to 3 five or six-membered rings at least one of which is aromatic, and optionally, wherein up to 3 carbons of the aromatic ring(s) may be substituted with a member of the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, trifluoromethyl, alkyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkanoyl containing from 2 to 6 carbons, carboxy, aminocarbonylalkyl (2 to 6 carbons) and aminocarbonyl, and provided further that any nitrogen atom may be substituted by an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons;
• (hh) alkylureido wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (hh)-(1) cycloalkylureido wherein the cycloalkyl group contains 3 to 15 carbons;
• (ii) aralkylureido wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons;
• (jj) aryulureido wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (jj)-(1) arylureido wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons and is substituted by 1 to 3 members selected independently from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxycarbonyl (2 to 6 carbons), carboxy, aminocarbonylalkyl (2 to 6 carbons), aminocarbonyl, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 15 carbons) including acylsulfonamido wherein the acyl group contains 1 to 7 carbons when it is the terminal portion of the acylsulfonamide and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• For nitrogen:
• (a) alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons;
• (b) alkanoyl containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (c) arylcarbonyl wherein the aryl contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (d) aralkanoyl containing 8 to 14 carbons;
• (e) formyl;
• (f) an aliphatic heterocyclic group wherein the amino link is bonded directly to a carbon of an aliphatic heterocyclic group defined in (ff) for the carbon substituents;
• (g) an aromatic heterocyclic group wherein the amino link is bonded directly to a carbon of the aromatic heterocyclic group defined in (gg) for the carbon substituents;
• (IV) an aryl group containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons;
• (V) an aryl group containing 6, 10 or 12 carbons suitably substituted by 1 to 3 members selected independently from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, alkyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxycarbonyl containing from 2 to 6 carbons, carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbons, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (i.e., acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) containing from 1 to 15 carbons, and provided that when the acrylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• (IV) a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 15 carbons (e.g., cyclohexyl, adamantyl, norbornyl);
• (VI)-(1) a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 15 carbons (e.g., cyclohexyl, adamantyl, norbornyl), substituted by a member selected from the group consisting of carboxy and alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy group contains 1 to 4 carbons;
• (VII) an aliphatic heterocyclic group of at least 5 atoms containing from 1 to 5 carbons and from 1 to 4 hetero atoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen, (e.g., morpholine, piperazine) which may be substituted at any nitrogen with a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons, an aryloxycarbonyl group wherein the aryl group contains 6, 10 or 12 carbons, an aralkoxycarbonyl group wherein the aralkyl group contains from 7 to 13 carbons and an alkoxycarbonyl group containing from 2 to 7 carbons, provided that when A is OCO or NHCO then A must be bonded to a carbon atom of the aliphatic heterocyclic group;
• (VIII) an aromatic heterocyclic group of from 1 to 15 carbons and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each of which is selected independently from the group consisting of sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen, and which form 1 to 3 five or six-membered rings at least one of which is aromatic, and optionally, wherein up to 3 carbons of the aromatic ring(s) may be substituted at any carbon atom with a member of the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, trifluoromethyl, alkyl containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy containing from 1 to 6 carbons, alkanoyl containing from 2 to 6 carbons, carboxy, and provided further that any nitrogen may be substituted by an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbons, provided that when A is OCO or NHCO then A must be bonded to a carbon of the aromatic heterocycle;
• (IX) an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbons, having at least one double bond;
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• (X) an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbons, having at least one double bond and substituted by a member selected from the group consisting of
• (a) aryl of 6 or 10 carbons;
• (b) aryl of 6 to 10 carbons substituted by 1 to 3 members selected independently from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons), alkoxycarbonyl (2 to 6 carbons), carboxy, 5-tetrazolo, and acylsulfonamido (i.e. acylaminosulfonyl and sulfonylaminocarbonyl) (1 to 15 carbons) and provided that when the acylsulfonamido contains an aryl the aryl may be further substituted by a member selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo and nitro;
• and
• (c) ureidocarbonyl;
• R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 are each independently selected from hydrogen or methyl;
• n is 0, 1 or 2;
• and
• A is selected from the group consisting of ##STR6## where appropriate, the acid- and base-addition salts thereof and provided that:
• (1) alkyls may be straight or branched chain;
• (2) no carbon of an alkyl may be directly bonded to two heteroatoms;
• (3) no heteroatoms may be directly bonded to a sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen;
• and
• (4) alkenyls of IX and X for R.sup.3 may not be 1,1-disubstituted, and a carbon of a double bond may not be directly bonded to an oxygen or nitrogen.