Orally active iron (III) chelators

Abstract

A novel 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one compound of formula I is provided wherein R is hydrogen or a group that is removed by metabolism in vivo to provide the free hydroxy compound, R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group substituted by a hydroxy group or a carboxylic acid ester, sulpho acid ester or a C1-6 alkoxy, C6-aryloxy or C7-10aralkoxy ether thereof, R3 is selected from hydrogen and C1-6alkyl; and R4 is selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl and a group as described for R2; characterised in that R2 is selected from groups —CONH—R5  (i) —CH2NHCO—R5  (ii) —SO2NH—R5  (iii) —CH2NHSO2—R5  (iv) —CR6R6OR7  (v) —CONHCOR5  (viii) wherein R5 is selected from hydrogen and optionally hydroxy, alkoxy, or aralkoxy substituted C1-13 alkyl, aryl and C71-13 aralkyl, R6 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-13 alkyl, aryl and C7-13 aralkyl, and R7 is selected from hydrogen, C1-13 alkyl, aryl and C7-13 aralkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any such compound with the proviso that when R7 is hydrogen, R6 is not selected from aryl and with the proviso that the compound is not 1-ethyl-2-(1′-hydroxyethyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one.

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