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US 6,593,327 B2Granted
Compounds and compositions as protease inhibitors
AssigneeAxys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsClifford M. Bryant, James T. Palmer, Robert M. Rydzewski, Eduardo L. Setti, Zong-Qiang Tian, Shankar Venkatraman, Dan-Xiong Wang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel N-cyanomethyl amides which are cysteine protease inhibitors, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and N-oxides thereof, their uses as therapeutic agents and the methods of their making.
Claims13
A compound of Formula I:
- in which:
- R1 is a group of Formula (a):
- wherein within Formula (a):
- X1 is —C(O)—;
- R5 is hydrogen or as defined together with R9;
- R7 is hydrogen;
- R9 is (i) (C1-6)alkyl or
- R9 and R5 together with the carbon atom to which both R9 and R5 are attached form (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene;
- and
- R11 is —X4X5R18, wherein X4 is —C(O)—, X5 is a bond, —O—or —NR19— where R19 is hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl and R18 is phenyl, wherein said phenyl ring is substituted by:
- (i) —R22 where R22 is hetero(C3-12)cycloalkyl(C0-6)alkyl, or
- (ii) —X3OR22, X3NR22R23, —X3NR23C(O)R22, —X3NR23C(O)OR22, —X3NR23S(O)2R22, —X3S(O)2R22, —X3C(O)R22 or —X3NR23C(O)NR22R23, wherein X3 is a bond or (C1-6)alkylene, R22 is hetero(C3-12)cycloalkyl(C0-6)alkyl and R23 at each occurrence independently is hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl;
- wherein within R11 any alicyclic or aromatic ring system present may be substituted further by 1 to 5 radicals independently selected from (C1-6)alkyl, (C1-6)alkylidene, cyano, halo, halo-substituted (C1-4)alkyl, nitro, —X3NR12R12, —X3NR12C(O)OR12, —X3NR12C(O)NR12R12, —X3NR12C(NR12)NR12R12, —X3OR12, —X3SR12, —X3C(O)OR12, —X3C(O)NR12R12, —X3S(O)2NR12R12, —X3P(O)(OR3)OR12, —X3OP(O)(OR3)OR12, —X3NR12C(O)R13, —X3S(O)R13, —X3S(O)2R13 and —X3C(O)R13, wherein X3 is a bond or (C1-6)alkylene, R12 at each occurrence independently is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl or halo-substituted (C1-3)alkyl and R13 is (C1-6)alkyl or halo-substituted (C1-3)alkyl;
- R3 is hydrogen or as defined together with R4;
- and
- R4 is (i) hydrogen or
- R4 and R3 taken together with the carbon atom to which both R4 and R3 are attached form (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene, wherein said (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene optionally is substituted with (C1-6)alkyl;
- or
- a N-oxide derivative, individual stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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A compound of Formula (I):
- in which:
- R1 is a group of Formula (a):
- wherein within Formula (a):
- X1 is —C(O)—;
- R5 is hydrogen or as defined together with R9;
- R7 is hydrogen;
- R9 is (i) (C1-6)alkyl or
- R9 and R5 together with the carbon atom to which both R9 and R5 are attached form (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene;
- and
- R11 is —X4X5R18, wherein X4 is —C(O)—, X5 is a bond, —O— or —NR19— where R19 is hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl and R18 is phenyl, wherein said phenyl ring is substituted by:
- (i) —R22 where R22 is hetero(C3-12)cycloalkyl(C0-6)alkyl wherein said heterocycloalkyl is comprised of one or more ring members selected from —N═, —NR—, —O—, —S— or —S(O)2 wherein R is (C1-6)alkyl, or
- (ii) —X3OR22, —X3NR22R23, —X3NR23C(O)R22, —X3NR23C(O)OR22, —X3NR23S(O)2R22, —X3S(O)2R22, —X3C(O)R22 or —X3NR23C(O)NR22R23, wherein X3 is (C1-6)alkylene, R22 is hetero(C3-12)cycloalkyl(C0-6)alkyl wherein said heterocycloalkyl is comprised of one or more ring members selected from —N═, —NR—, —O—, —S— or —S(O)2 wherein R is (C1-6)alkyl and R23 at each occurrence independently is hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl;
- wherein within R11 any alicyclic or aromatic ring system present may be substituted further by 1 to 5 radicals independently selected from (C1-6)alkyl, (C1-6)alkylidene, cyano, halo, halo-substituted (C1-4)alkyl, nitro, —X3NR12R12, —X3NR12C(O)OR12, —X3NR12C(O)NR12R12, —X3NR12C(NR12)NR12R12, —X3OR12, —X3SR12, —X3C(O)OR12, —X3C(O)NR12R12, —X3S(O)2NR12R12, —X3P(O)(OR3)OR12, —X3OP(O)(OR3)OR12, —X3NR12C(O)R13, —X3S(O)R13, —X3S(O)2R13 and —X3C(O)R13, wherein X3 is (C1-6)alkylene, R12 at each occurrence independently is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl or halo-substituted (C1-3)alkyl and R13 is (C1-6)alkyl or halo-substituted (C1-3)alkyl;
- R3 is hydrogen or as defined together with R4;
- and
- R4 is (i) hydrogen or
- R4 and R3 taken together with the carbon atom to which both R4 and R3 are attached form (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene, wherein said (C3-8)cycloalkylene or (C3-8)heterocycloalkylene optionally is substituted with (C1-6)alkyl;
- or
- a N-oxide derivative, individual stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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A compound which is selected from a group consisting of:
- N-[1-(cyanomethyl-carbamoyl)-3-methyl-butyl]-3-[3-(3-morpholin-4-yl-propyl)-ureido]-benzamide;
- 4-dimethylamino-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid {4-[1-(cyanomethyl-carbamoyl)-3-methyl-butylcarbamoyl]-phenyl}-amide;
- and
- N-(1S-cyanomethylcarbamoyl-3-methylbutyl)-4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)benzamide;
- and the N-oxide derivative, individual stereoisomer and mixture of stereoisomers;
- and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.