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US 6,441,000 B1Granted
Compounds useful in therapy
AssigneePfizer Inc.
InventorsStephen Paul Gibson, Ivan Tommasini, Kimberley Verrier, Lee Roberts, Brian Scott Bronk, Richard Edward Armer
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Abstract
There is provided a compound of formula I, wherein Het1, T, X, R1, R2 and R3 have meanings given in the description, which are useful in the prophylaxis and in the treatment of diseases mediated by opiate receptors, such as pruritus.
Claims15
A compound of formula I,
- wherein Het1 represents an imidazole group;
- T represents one or more optional substituents selected from H, halo, OH, ═O, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C3-6 cycloalkyl (which latter three groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms), aryl(C1-6)alkyl (the aryl part of which is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, C1-4 alkyl and C1-4 alkoxy (which latter two groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms)), —N(R4a)(R5), —N(R4b)S(O)mR6, —N(R4c)C(O)R7a and —N(R4d)C(O)OR7b, provided that when Het1 contains less than three C-atoms (i.e. where the only two C-atoms are those provided by the fused benzene ring) and at least one heteroatom selected from oxygen and sulfur, then T does not represent halo or C1-6 alkoxy (which latter group is optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms);
- R4a to R4d and R5 independently represent H, C1-6 alkyl (which latter group is optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms), or R4a and R5, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 4- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring (which ring is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, OH, ═O, nitro, amino or halo);
- R6 represents C1-6 alkyl or aryl, which two groups are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, C1-4 alkyl or nitro;
- R7a and R7b independently represent C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl (which four groups are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, C1-4 alkyl or nitro), or R7a represents H;
- m is 0, 1 or 2;
- R1 and R2 are each independently H or C1-4 alkyl;
- R3 represents C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 alkenyl or C3-10 alkynyl wherein said alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups are optionally substituted and/or terminated by one or more substituents selected from OR8c, S(O)nR8d, CN, halo, C1-6 alkoxy carbonyl, C2-6 alkanoyl, C2-6 alkanoyloxy, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C4-9 cycloalkanoyl, N(R9a)S(O)2R10, Het2, aryl, adamantyl (which latter two groups are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from OH, nitro, amino, halo, CN, CH2CN, CONH2, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-5 alkanoyl (which latter three groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms)), or —W—A1—N(R9b)(R9c);
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- W represents a single bond, C(O) or S(O)p;
- A1 represents a single bond or C1-10 alkylene;
- provided that when both W and A1 represent single bonds, then the group —N(R9b)(R9c) is not directly attached to an unsaturated carbon atom;
- p is 0, 1 or 2;
- R8a to R8d each independently represent H, C1-10 alky, C3-10 alkenyl, C3-10 alkynyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C1-4 alkylphenyl, aryl (which latter six groups are optionally substituted by or one or more substituents selected from OH, nitro, amino, halo, CN, CH2CN, CONH2, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-5 alkanoyl (which latter three groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms)) or Het3;
- provided that R8d does not represent H when n represents 1 or 2;
- R9a to R9c each independently represent H, C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 alkenyl, C3-10 alkynyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C1-4 alkylphenyl, aryl (which latter six groups are optionally substituted by or one or more substituents selected from OH, nitro, amino, halo, CN, CH2CN, CONH2, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-5 alkanoyl (which latter three groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms)), Het4, or R9b and R9c together represent unbranched C2-6 alkylene which alkylene group is optionally interrupted by O, S and/or an N(R11) group and is optionally substituted by one or more C1-4 alkyl groups;
- R10 represents C1-4 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, C1-4 alkylphenyl or aryl, which four groups are optionally substituted by or one or more substituents selected from C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, OH, nitro, amino or halo;
- R11 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, A2—(C3-8 cycloalkyl) or A2-aryl;
- A2 represents C1-6 alkylene;
- Het2, Het3 and Het4 independently represent 3- to 8-membered heterocyclic groups, which groups contain at least one heteroatom selected from oxygen, sulfur and/or nitrogen, which groups are optionally fused to a benzene ring, and which groups are optionally substituted in the heterocyclic and/or fused benzene ring part by one or more substituents selected from OH, ═O, nitro, amino, halo, CN, aryl, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-5 alkanoyl (which latter three groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms);
- X represents one or two optional substituents on the benzene ring, which substituents are selected from halo, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy (which latter two groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo atoms);
- or pharmaceutically, or veterinarily, acceptable derivatives thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.