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US 7,598,243 B2Granted
Heterocyclic cyclopentyl tetrahydroisoquinoline and tetrahydropyridopyridine modulators of chemokine receptor activity
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsGabor Butora, Stephen D. Goble, Alexander Pasternak, Lihu Yang, Changyou Zhou, Christopher R. Moyes
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula I: Wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, X, n and the broken lines are as defined herein which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptor CCR-2.
Claims11
A compound of formula I:
- wherein:
- X is selected from the group consisting of:
- N, O, S and SO2;
- Y is N or C;
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydrogen, —C1-6alkyl, —C0-6alkyl-O—C1-6alkyl, —C0-6alkyl-S—C1-6alkyl, —(C0-6alkyl)-(C3-7cycloalkyl)-(C0-6alkyl), hydroxy, heterocycle, —CN, —NR12R12, —NR12COR13, —NR12SO2R14, —COR11, —CONR12R12, and phenyl,
- where R11 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- hydroxy, hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, —O—C1-6alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl where the alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, hydroxy, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, —CO2H, —CO2—C1-6 alkyl, and trifluoromethyl, and
- where R12 is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl where the alkyl, phenyl, benzyl and cycloalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, hydroxy, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, —CO2H, —CO2—C1-6 alkyl, and trifluoromethyl, and
- where R13 is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, —O—C1-6alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl where the alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, hydroxy, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, —CO2H, —CO2—C1-6 alkyl, and trifluoromethyl, and
- where R14 is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydroxy, C1-6 alkyl, —O—C1-6alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and C3-6 cycloalkyl where the alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents where said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, hydroxy, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, —CO2H, —CO2—C1-6 alkyl, and trifluoromethyl, and
- where said alkyl and said cycloalkyl are unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents where said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) halo,
- (b) hydroxy,
- (c) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (d) trifluoromethyl,
- (f) C1-3alkyl,
- (g) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (h) —COR11,
- (i) —SO2R14,
- (j) —NHCOCH3,
- (k) —NHSO2CH3,
- (l) -heterocycle,
- (m) ═O and
- (n) —CN,
- and where said phenyl and heterocycle are unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents where said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, hydroxy, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy and trifluoromethyl;
- R2 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) hydroxy,
- (c) halo,
- (d) C1-3alkyl, where the alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 substituents independently selected from fluoro and hydroxy,
- (e) —NR12R12,
- (f) —COR11,
- (g) —CONR12R12,
- (h) —NR12COR13,
- (i) —OCONR12R12,
- (j) —NR12CONR12R12,
- (k) -heterocycle,
- (l) —CN,
- (m) —NR12—SO2—NR12R12,
- (n) —NR12—SO2—R14,
- (o) —SO2—NR12R12, and
- (p) ═O, where R2 is connected to the ring via a double bond;
- R3 is oxygen or is absent when Y is N;
- R3 is selected from the following groups when Y is C:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) hydroxy,
- (c) halo,
- (d) C1-3alkyl, where said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 substituents independently selected from:
- fluoro, hydroxy, and —COR11,
- (e) —NR12R12,
- (f) —COR11,
- (g) —CONR12R12,
- (h) —NR12COR13,
- (i) —OCONR12R12,
- (j) —NR12CONR12R12,
- (k) -heterocycle,
- (l) —CN,
- (m) —NR12—SO2—NR12R12,
- (n) —NR12—SO2—R14,
- (o) —SO2—NR12R12 and
- (p) nitro;
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-6alkyl,
- (c) trifluoromethyl,
- (d) trifluoromethoxy,
- (e) chloro,
- (f) fluoro,
- (g) bromo, and
- (h) phenyl;
- R5 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) C1-6alkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro and optionally substituted with hydroxyl,
- (b) —O—C1-6alkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (c) —CO—C1-6alkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (d) —S—C1-6alkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (e) -pyridyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, trifluoromethyl, C1-4alkyl, and COR11,
- (f) fluoro,
- (g) chloro,
- (h) bromo,
- (i) —C4-6cycloalkyl,
- (j) —O—C4-6cycloalkyl,
- (k) phenyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, trifluoromethyl, C1-4alkyl, and COR11,
- (l) —O-phenyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of:
- halo, trifluoromethyl, C1-4alkyl, and COR11,
- (m) —C3-6cycloalkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (n) —O—C3-6cycloalkyl, where alkyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro,
- (o) -heterocycle,
- (p) —CN, and
- (q) —COR11;
- R6 is selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-6alkyl,
- (c) trifluoromethyl,
- (d) fluoro,
- (e) chloro, and
- (f) bromo;
- R7 is selected from:
- hydrogen, (C0-6alkyl)-phenyl, (C0-6alkyl)-heterocycle, (C0-6alkyl)-C3-7cycloalkyl , (C0-6alkyl)-COR11, (C0-6alkyl)-(alkene)-COR11, (C0-6alkyl)-SO3H, (C0-6alkyl)-W—C0-4alkyl, (C0-6alkyl)-CONR12-phenyl, (C0-6alkyl)-CONR15—V—COR11, and nothing (when X is O, S, or SO2), where V is C1-6alkyl or phenyl,
- where W is selected from the group consisting of:
- a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —CO—, —CO2—, —CONR12— and —NR12—,
- where the R15 can be hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, or where R15 is joined via a 1-5 carbon tether to one of the carbons of V to form a ring,
- where the C0-6alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents, where said substituents are independently selected from:
- (a) halo,
- (b) hydroxy,
- (c) —C0-6alkyl
- (d) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (e) trifluoromethyl, and
- (f) —C0-2alkyl-phenyl,
- where said phenyl, heterocycle, cycloalkyl, and C0-4alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents where said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) halo,
- (b) trifluoromethyl,
- (c) hydroxy,
- (d) C1-3alkyl,
- (e) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (f) —C0-3—COR11,
- (g) —CN,
- (h) —NR12R12,
- (i) —CONR12R12, and
- (j) —C0-3-heterocycle,
- or where the phenyl and heterocycle may be fused to another heterocycle, which itself may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1-2 substituents independently selected from hydroxy, halo, —COR11, and —C1-3alkyl,
- and where alkene is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents which are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) halo,
- (b) trifluoromethyl,
- (c) C1-3alkyl,
- (d) phenyl, and
- (e) heterocycle;
- R8 is nothing;
- or R7 and R9 may be joined together to form a ring which is heterocycle,
- wherein said ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents where said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) halo,
- (b) trifluoromethyl,
- (c) hydroxy,
- (d) C1-3alkyl,
- (e) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (f) —COR11,
- (g) —CN,
- (h) —NR12R12, and
- (i) —CONR12R12;
- R9 and R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) hydroxy,
- (c) C1-6alkyl
- (d) C1-6alkyl-COR11,
- (e) C1-6alkyl-hydroxy,
- (f) —O—C1-3alkyl,
- (g) ═O, when R9 or R10 is connected to the ring via a double bond, and
- (h) halo;
- n is 1;
- the dashed line represents a single or a double bond;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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