Sulfonyl-indole derivatives
AssigneeProximagen Limited
InventorsJohan Angbrant, Peter Brandt, Rune Ringom, Bengt Lindqvist
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as described herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, to processes for their preparation, as well as to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament against 5-HT6 receptor-related disorders.
Claims17
A compound of the Formula (I)
- including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, geometrical isomers, tautomers, and optical isomers thereof, wherein:
- represents a double bond;
- m and n are each independently selected from 1 and 2,
- provided that m+n≦3;
- R1 is a group selected from:
- (a) aryl, and
- (b) heteroaryl;
- wherein any heteroaryl or aryl residue, alone or as part of another group, is optionally independently substituted in one or more positions with a substituent selected from:
- (a) halogen,
- (b) C1-6-alkyl,
- (c) hydroxy-C1-6-alkyl,
- (d) fluoro-C1-6-alkyl,
- (e) C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (f) hydroxy-C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (g) fluoro-C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (h) methyl-C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (i) C3-4-cycloalkyl-C1-3-alkyl,
- (j) C3-4-cycloalkyl(hydroxy)-C1-3-alkyl,
- (k) C1-6-alkoxy,
- (l) fluoro-C1-6-alkoxy,
- (m) C1-2-alkoxy-C1-4-alkyl,
- (n) C3-7-cycloalkoxy,
- (o) fluoro-C3-7-cycloalkoxy,
- (p) methyl-C3-7-cycloalkoxy,
- (q) C2-6-alkenyl,
- (r) fluoro-C2-6-alkenyl,
- (s) C2-6-alkynyl,
- (t) hydroxy,
- (u) —SCF3,
- (v) —SCF2H,
- (w) —SO2NR6R6,
- (x) —S(O)eR7, wherein e is 0, 1, 2 or 3,
- (y) —OSO2R7,
- (z) —CN,
- (aa) —NR6R6,
- (ab) —NHSO2R7,
- (ac) —NR8COR7,
- (ad) —NO2,
- (ae) —CONR6R6,
- (af) —CO—R7,
- (ag) —COOH,
- (ah) C1-6-alkoxycarbonyl,
- (ai) aryl,
- (aj) heteroaryl,
- (ak) aryloxy, and
- (al) heteroaryloxy;
- wherein any (ai) aryl or (aj) heteroaryl, alone or as part of another group, is optionally substituted in one or more positions with a substituent selected from:
- (a) halogen,
- (b) C1-4-alkyl,
- (c) C1-4-alkoxy,
- (d) —CF3, and
- (e) —CN;
- q is selected from 0, 1 and 2;
- each R2 is independently selected from:
- (a) C1-6-alkoxy,
- (b) hydroxy, and
- (c) —OSO2—CF3,
- R3 is hydrogen;
- each R4 is independently selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-4-alkyl,
- (c) hydroxy, and
- (d) oxo,
- provided that when R4 is hydroxy or oxo, then either m or n is 2, and R4 is
- not attached on a carbon in alpha position to the ring nitrogen atom;
- R5 is a group selected from:
- (a) hydrogen, and
- (b) C1-4-alkyl,
- each R6 is a group independently selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-6-alkyl,
- (c) fluoro-C2-6-alkyl, and
- (d) C3-7-cycloalkyl, or
- two R6 groups together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted with methyl;
- each R7 is a group independently selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-6-alkyl,
- (c) fluoro-C1-6-alkyl,
- (d) C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (e) methyl-C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- (f) C3-4-cycloalkyl-C1-3-alkyl,
- (g) aryl, and
- (h) heteroaryl;
- wherein any heteroaryl or aryl residue is optionally independently substituted in one or more positions with a substituent selected from:
- (a) halogen,
- (b) C1-4-alkyl,
- (c) C1-4-alkoxy,
- (d) —CF3, and
- (e) —CN;
- each R8 is independently a group selected from:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C1-6-alkyl,
- (c) fluoro-C1-6-alkyl, and
- (d) C3-7-cycloalkyl,
- or R7 and R8 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a lactam ring when present in the group NR8COR7, or R7 and R8 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a sultam ring when present in the group NR8SO2R7;
- provided that the said compound of Formula (I) is not 1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole.
A pharmaceutical composition containing as active ingredient a compound selected from 1-[(3,5-dimethylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole, 1-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,
- in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.