Phenyl heterocycles as COX-2 inhibitors
AssigneeMerck Frosst Canada, Inc.
InventorsYves Ducharme, Jacques Y. Gauthier, Petpiboon Prasit, Yves Leblanc, Zhaoyin Wang, Serge Leger, Michel Therien
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Abstract
The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising compounds of Formula I.
Claims18
A compound of formula I ##STR219## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein:
- X--Y--Z-- is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --,
- (b) --C(O)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, and
- (c) --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(O)--,
- wherein side b is a double bond, and sides a an c are single bonds;
- R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of
- (a) S(O).sub.2 CH.sub.3,
- (b) S(O).sub.2 NH.sub.2,
- (c) S(O).sub.2 NHC(O)CF.sub.3,
- (d) S(O)(NH)CH.sub.3,
- (e) S(O)(NH)NH.sub.2,
- (f) S(O)(NH)NHC(O)CF.sub.3,
- (g) P(O)(CH.sub.3)OH, and
- (h) P(O)(CH.sub.3)NH.sub.2,
- R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of
- (a) C.sub.3, C.sub.4, C.sub.5, C.sub.6, and C.sub.7, cycloalkyl,
- (b) mono-, di- or tri-substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is selected from the group consisting of
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halo,
- (3) C.sub.1-6 alkoxy,
- (4) C.sub.1-6 alkylthio,
- (5) CN,
- (6) CF.sub.3,
- (7) C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
- (8) N.sub.3,
- (9) --CO.sub.2 H,
- (10) --CO.sub.2 --C.sub.1-4 alkyl,
- (11) --C(R.sup.5)(R.sup.6)--OH,
- (12) --C(R.sup.5)(R.sup.6)--O--C.sub.1-4 alkyl, and
- (13) --C.sub.1-6 alkyl-CO.sub.2 --R.sup.5 ;
- (c) mono-, di- or tri-substituted heteroaryl wherein the heteroaryl is a monocyclic aromatic ring of 5 atoms, said ring having one hetero atom which is S, O, or N, and optionally 1, 2, or 3 additional N atoms;
- or
- the heteroaryl is a monocyclic ring of 6 atoms, said ring having one hetero atom which is N, and optionally 1, 2 or 3 additional N atoms;
- said substituents are selected from the group consisting of
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halo, including fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo,
- (3) C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
- (4) C.sub.1-6 alkoxy,
- (5) C.sub.1-6 alkylthio,
- (6) CN,
- (7) CF.sub.3,
- (8) N.sub.3,
- (9) --C(R.sup.5)(R.sup.6)--OH, and
- (10) --C(R.sup.5)(R.sup.6)--O--C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
- R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of
- (a) hydrogen, and
- (b) C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
- or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 together with the carbon to which they are attached form a monocyclic saturated carbon ring of 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 atoms.
A compound according to claim 8 wherein R.sup.2 is a mono- or di-substituted heteroaryl wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of
- (1) 2-furanyl,
- (2) 3-furanyl,
- (3) 2-thienyl,
- (4) 3-thienyl,
- (5) 3-isoxazolyl,
- (6) 4-isoxazolyl,
- (7) 5-isoxazolyl,
- (8) 3-isothiazolyl,
- (9) 4-isothiazolyl,
- (10) 5-isothiazolyl,
- (11) 2-oxazolyl,
- (12) 4-oxazolyl,
- (13) 5-oxazolyl,
- (14) 2-thiazolyl,
- (15) 4-thiazolyl,
- (16) 5-thiazolyl,
- (17) 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl,
- (18) 1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl,
- (19) 1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl,
- (20) 1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl,
- (21) 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl,
- (22) 1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl,
- (23) 1,2,3-oxadiazol-4-yl,
- (24) 1,2,3-oxadiazol-5-yl,
- (25) 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl,
- (26) 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl,
- (27) 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl,
- (28) 1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl,
- (29) pyrazol-4-yl,
- (30) pyrazol-5-yl,
- (31) 1,2,3-triadiazol-4-yl,
- (32) 1,2,3-triadiazol-5-yl,
- (33) 1,2,4-triadiazol-3-yl,
- (34) 1,2,4-triadiazol-5-yl,
- (35) 1,2-diazinyl,
- (36) 1,3-diazinyl,
- (37) 1,4-diazinyl,
- (38) 1,2,3,4-tetrazin-5-yl,
- (39) 1,2,4,5-tetrazin-4-yl,
- (40) 1,3,4,5-tetrazin-2-yl, and
- (41) 1,2,3,5-tetrazin-4-yl.
A compound which is ##STR221##
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.