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US 8,188,137 B2Granted
HCV protease inhibitors and uses thereof
AssigneeAvila Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsDeqiang Niu, Russell C. Petter, Lixin Qiao, Juswinder Singh
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Abstract
The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
Claims29
A compound of formula I:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- one of Ra and Rb is hydrogen and the other is —OH or —OC(O)R′, or Ra and Rb are taken together to form an oxo group;
- R′ is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- Rx and Ry are taken together to form an optionally substituted C3-7 membered ring having 0-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R1 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl(C1-3 alkyl);
- R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl;
- R3 is a warhead group —(CH2)n-L-Y, wherein n is an integer from 0 to 5, inclusive, and -L-Y is selected from the following (a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) combinations of -L- and —Y:
- (a) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one double bond and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, cyclopropylene, —O—, —N(R)—, or —C(O)—;
- and Y is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (b) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one double bond and at least one methylene unit of L is replaced by —C(O)—, —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, or —C(O)O—, and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by cyclopropylene, —O—, —N(R)—, or —C(O)—;
- and Y is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (c) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one double bond and at least one methylene unit of L is replaced by —C(O)—, and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by cyclopropylene, —O—, —N(R)—, or —C(O)—;
- and Y is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (h) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one alkylidenyl double bond and at least one methylene unit of L is replaced by —C(O)—, —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, or —C(O)O—, and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by cyclopropylene, —O—, —N(R)—, or —C(O)—;
- and Y is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (i) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one triple bond and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, or —C(O)O—, and Y is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (k) L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein one methylene unit of L is replaced by cyclopropylene and one or two additional methylene units of L are independently replaced by —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, or —C(O)O—;
- and Y is C1-6 aliphatic substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (l) L is a covalent bond and Y is selected from:
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- (m) L is —C(O)—and Y is selected from:
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- (n) L is —N(R)C(O)—and Y is selected from:
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- (o) L is a bivalent C1-8 saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain;
- and
- Y is selected from:
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- (p) L is a covalent bond, —CH2—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —CH2NH—, —NHCH2—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)CH2OC(O)—, —CH2NHC(O)—, —NHSO2—, —NHSO2CH2—, —NHC(O)CH2OC(O)—, or —SO2NH—;
- and Y is selected from:
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- each Re is independently selected from -Q-Z, oxo, NO2, halogen, CN, a suitable leaving group selected from alkoxy, sulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkylsulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkenylsulfonyloxy, optionally substituted arylsulfonyloxy, acyl, diazonium, or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN, wherein:
- Q is a covalent bond or a bivalent C1-6 saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain, wherein one or two methylene units of Q are independently replaced by —N(R)—, —S—, —O—, —C(O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, —SO—, or —SO2—, —N(R)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R)—, —N(R)SO2—, or —SO2N(R)—;
- and
- each Z is independently hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- R4 is —NHC(O)NHR5, —NHC(O)OR6, or
- R5 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R6 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R7 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- and
- R is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
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A compound of formula I:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- one of Ra and Rb is hydrogen and the other is —OH or —OC(O)R′, or Ra and Rb are taken together to form an oxo group;
- R′ is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- Rx and Ry are taken together to form an optionally substituted C3-7 membered ring having 0-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R1 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl(C1-3 alkyl);
- R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl;
- R3 is a warhead —(CH2)n-L-Y, wherein:
- n is an integer from 0 to 5, inclusive;
- L is a bivalent C2-8 straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain wherein L has at least one double bond and one or two additional methylene units of L are optionally and independently replaced by —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —N(R)SO2—, —SO2N(R)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, cyclopropylene, —O—, —N(R)—, or —C(O)—;
- Y is hydrogen, C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN, or a 3-10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic, saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, and wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- and
- each Re is independently selected from -Q-Z, oxo, NO2, halogen, CN, a suitable leaving group selected from alkoxy, sulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkylsulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkenylsulfonyloxy, optionally substituted arylsulfonyloxy, acyl, diazonium, or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN, wherein:
- Q is a covalent bond or a bivalent C1-6 saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain, wherein one or two methylene units of Q are independently replaced by —N(R)—, —S—, —O—, —C(O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, —SO—, or —SO2—, —N(R)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R)—, —N(R)SO2—, or —SO2N(R)—;
- and
- Z is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- R4 is —NHC(O)NHR5, —NHC(O)OR6, or
- R5 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R6 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R7 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- and
- R is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
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A compound of formula I:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- one of Ra and Rb is hydrogen and the other is —OH or —OC(O)R′, or Ra and Rb are taken together to form an oxo group;
- R′ is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- Rx and Ry are taken together to form an optionally substituted C3-7 membered ring having 0-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R1 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl(C1-3 alkyl);
- R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic or C3-7 cycloalkyl;
- R3 is a warhead —(CH2)n-L-Y, wherein:
- n is an integer from 0 to 5, inclusive;
- L is a covalent bond, —C(O)—, —N(R)C(O)—, —NH—, —CH2NH—, —NHCH2—NHC(O)CH2OC(O)—, —CH2NHC(O)—, —NHSO2—, —NHSO2CH2—, —NHC(O)CH2OC(O)—, or —SO2NH—, or a bivalent C1-8 saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain;
- and
- Y is selected from the following (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), or (xvii):
- (i) C1-6 alkyl substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- (ii) C2-6 alkenyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (iii) C2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- or
- (vii) a saturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (ix) a partially unsaturated 3-6 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- or
- (x)
- (xvii) an 8-10 membered bicyclic, saturated or partially unsaturated ring, wherein said ring is substituted with 1-4 Re groups;
- wherein:
- each R is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- each Re is independently selected from -Q-Z, oxo, NO2, halogen, CN, a suitable leaving group selected from alkoxy, sulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkylsulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkenylsulfonyloxy, optionally substituted arylsulfonyloxy, acyl, diazonium, or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN, wherein:
- Q is a covalent bond or a bivalent C1-6 saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, hydrocarbon chain, wherein one or two methylene units of Q are independently replaced by —N(R)—, —S—, —O—, —C(O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, —SO—, or —SO2—, —N(R)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R)—, —N(R)SO2—, or —SO2N(R)—;
- and
- Z is hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic optionally substituted with oxo, halogen, NO2, or CN;
- R4 is —NHC(O)NHR5, —NHC(O)OR6, or
- R5 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R6 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- R7 is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, bridged bicyclic, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;
- and
- R is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-7 cycloalkyl, 6-10 membered aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or 4-7 membered heterocyclyl having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.