Nonpeptide substituted spirobenzoazepines as vasopressin antagonists
AssigneeOrtho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
InventorsRobert H. K. Chen, Min A. Xiang
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Abstract
The invention is directed to nonpeptide substituted benzodiazepines of Formula I, wherein A, X, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, a and b are as described in the specification, which are useful as vasopressin receptor antagonists for treating conditions associated with vasopressin receptor activity such as those involving increased vascular resistance and cardiac insufficiency. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I and methods of treating conditions such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, cardiac insufficiency, coronary vasospasm, cardiac ischemia, liver cirrhosis, renal vasospasm, renal failure, cerebral edema and ischemia, stroke, thrombosis, or water retention are also disclosed.
Claims14
A compound of Formula (I),
- wherein
- R1 is one to three substituents independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, amino, substituted amino, hydroxy, alkyloxy, phenyl, substituted phenyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkyl-sulfoxide, aryl-sulfoxide, alkyl-sulfone, and aryl-sulfone;
- R4 is one or two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituents alkyl, phenyl, and substituted phenyl;
- R5 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituents alkyl, aldehyde, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, —(CH2)kNZ1Z2 and —CONZ1Z2 wherein k is an integer from 1-4, and Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, aminocarbonyl, and substituted aminocarbonyl, or N, Z1 and Z2 together form heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl;
- a represents double bond;
- A is selected from phenyl;
- X is selected from CH;
- and
- n is 1, 2, or 3;
- or an optical isomer, enantiomer, diastereomer, racemate thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.