Guanidine derivatives quinazoline and quinoline for use in the treatment of autoimmune diseases

A quinazoline derivative of the Formula I

• wherein Q1 is a quinazoline ring of the formula Ia
• wherein:
• m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• each R1 group, which may be the same or different, is selected from halogeno, trifluoromethyl, cyano, isocyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, formyl, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)alkenyl, (2-8C)alkynyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (2-6C)alkenyloxy, (2-6C)alkynyloxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, (3-6C)alkenoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(3-6C)alkenoylamino, (3-6C)alkynoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(3-6C)alkynoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• Q3—X1—
• wherein X1 is a direct bond or is selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R7), CO, CH(OR7), CON(R7), N(R7)CO, SO2N(R7), N(R7)SO2, OC(R7)2, SC(R7)2 and N(R7)C(R7)2, wherein R7 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q3 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C) cycloalkenyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl, or (R1)m is (1-3C)alkylenedioxy,
• and wherein adjacent carbon atoms in any (2-6C)alkylene chain within a R1 substituent are optionally separated by the insertion into the chain of a group selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R8), CO, CH(OR8), CON(R8), N(R8)CO, SO2N(R8), N(R8)SO2, CH═CH and C≡C wherein R8 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any CH2═CH— or HC≡C— group within a R1 substituent optionally bears at the terminal CH2═ or HC≡ position a substituent selected from halogeno, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl and di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl or from a group of the formula:
• Q4—X2—
• wherein X2 is a direct bond or is selected from CO and N(R9)CO, wherein R9 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q4 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any CH2 or CH3, group within a R1 substituent optionally bears on each said CH2 or CH3 group one or more halogeno substituents or a substituent selected from hydroxy, cyano, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• —X3—Q5
• wherein X3 is a direct bond or is selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R10), CO, CH(OR10), CON(R10), N(R10)CO, SO2N(R10), N(R10)SO2, C(R10)2O, C(R10)2S and N(R10)C(R10)2, wherein R10 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q5 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl group within a substituent on R1 optionally bears 1, 2 or 3 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)alkenyl, (2-8C)alkynyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (2-6C)alkenyloxy, (2-6C)alkynyloxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• —X4—R11
• wherein X4 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R12), wherein R12 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and R11 is halogeno-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, cyano-(1-6C)alkyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkanoylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, carbamoylalkyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-6C)alkyl or N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl-(1-6C)alkyl, or from a group of the formula:
• —X5—Q6
• wherein X5 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R13), wherein R13 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q6 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl, and any Q6 group optionally bears 1 or 2 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, (1-6C)alkyl and (1-6C)alkoxy,
• and wherein any heterocyclyl group within a substituent or R1 optionally bears 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo substituents;
• R2 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl and R3 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, or R2 and R3 together form a CH2, (CH2)2 or (CH2)3 group,
• R5 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, R5 and R6 together with the N atom to which they are attached from a 4- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from O, N and S,
• provided that one of the pairs of groups R2 and R4 together, R3 and R4 together and R5 and R4 together forms a bond;
• Q2 is aryl, aryl-(1-3C)alkyl, aryl-(3-7C)cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-3C)alkyl or heteroaryl-(3-7C)cycloalkyl wherein each aryl group is phenyl or naphthyl and each heteroaryl group is a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or a 9- or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaryl ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen heteroatoms and optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, and
• Q2 is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)alkenyl, (2-8C)alkynyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (2-6C)alkenyloxy, (2-6C)alkynyloxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, (3-6C)alkenoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(3-6C)alkenoylamino, (3-6C)alkynoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(3-6C)alkynoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• —X6—R14
• wherein X6 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R15), wherein R15 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and R14 is halogeno-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, cyano-(1-6C)alkyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl or di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl, or from a group of the formula:
• —X7—Q7
• wherein X7 is a direct bond or is selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R16), CO, CH(OR16), CON(R16), N(R16)CO, SO2N(R16), N(R16)SO2, C(R16)2O, C(R16)2S and C(R16)2N(R16), wherein each R16 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q7is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl, or Q2 is optionally substituted with a (1-3C)alkylenedioxy group,
• and wherein any aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl group within a substituent on Q2 optionally bears 1, 2 or 3 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)alkenyl, (2-8C)alkynyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (2-6C)alkenyloxy, (2-6C)alkynyloxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• —X8—R17
• wherein X8 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R18), wherein R18 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and R17 is halogeno-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, cyano-(1-6C)alkyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl or di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any heterocyclyl group within a substituent on Q2 optionally bears 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo substituents;
• and
• R6 is an optionally substituted group selected from (2-6C)alkenyl, (2-6C)alkynyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl and (3-7C)cycloalkenyl, or R6 is a substituted (1-6C)alkyl group,
• and wherein adjacent carbon atoms in any (2-6C)alkylene chain within a R6 group are optionally separated by the insertion into the chain of a group selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R19), CO, CH(OR19), CON(R19), N(R19)CO, SO2N(R19), N(R19)SO2, CH═CH and C≡C wherein R19 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any CH2═CH— or HC≡C group within a R6 group optionally bears at the terminal CH2═ or HC≡ position a substituent selected from halogeno, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl and di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl or from a group of the formula:
• Q8—X9—
• wherein X9 is a direct bond or is selected from CO and N(R20), CO, wherein R20 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q8 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any CH2 or CH3 group within a R6 group optionally bears on each said CH2 or CH3 group one or more of the following substituents, provided that the R6 group when it is (1-6C)alkyl must bear at least one such substituent, one or more halogeno substituents or a substituent selected from hydroxy, cyano, amidino, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkoxycarbonylamino, N-[hydroxy-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N-[(1-6C)alkoxy-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N-[amino-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N-[(1-6C)alkylamino-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N-{di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(2-6C)alkyl}carbamoyl, N,N-di-[hydroxy-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkoxy-(2-6)alkyl]carbamoyl, N,N-[amino-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkylamino-(2-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl and N,N-di-{di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(2-6C)alkyl}carbamoyl,
• or from a group of the formula:
• —X10—Q9
• wherein X10 is a direct bond or is selected from O, S, SO, SO2, N(R21), CO, CH(OR21), CON(R21), N(R21)CO, SO2N(R21), N(R21)SO2, C(R21)2O, C(R21)2S and N(R21)C(R21)2, wherein R21 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q9 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl-(1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl,
• and wherein any aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl group within a R6 group, or any heterocyclic group formed when R5 and R6 together with the N atom to which they are attached form a ring, optionally bears 1, 2 or 3 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)alkenyl, (2-8C)alkynyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (2-6C)alkenyloxy, (2-6C)alkynyloxy, (1-6C)alkylthio, (1-6C)alkylsulphinyl, (1-6C)alkylsulphonyl, (1-6C)alkylamino, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyl, (2-6C)alkanoyloxy, (2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(2-6C)alkanoylamino, N-(1-6C)alkylsulphamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]sulphamoyl, (1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino and N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkanesulphonylamino, or from a group of the formula:
• —X11—R22
• wherein X11 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R23), wherein R23 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and R22 is halogeno-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, cyano-(1-6C)alkyl, amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkanoylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonylamino-(1-6C)alkyl, carbamoyl-(1-6C)alkyl, N-(1-6C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-6C)alkyl or N,N-di-[(1-6C)alkyl]carbamoyl-(1-6C)alkyl,
• or from a group of the formula:
• —X12—Q10
• wherein X12 is a direct bond or is selected from O and N(R24), wherein R24 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl, and Q10 is aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl, and any Q10 group optionally bears 1 or 2 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from halogeno, (1-6C)alkyl and (1-6C)alkoxy,
• and wherein any heterocyclyl group within a R6 group, or the heterocyclic group formed when R5 and R6 together with the N atom to which they are attached form a ring, optionally bears 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo substituents;
• or a tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof.