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US 8,569,299 B2Granted
Prolylcarboxypeptidase inhibitors
AssigneeMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
InventorsThomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Iyassu K. Sebhat, Dong-Ming Shen, Zhi-Cai Shi
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Abstract
Compounds of structural formulas I-1 and I-2 are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
Claims22
A compound of structural formula I-1 and I-b:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
- wherein
- X is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- N and CR8;
- Y is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- NR5 or CR6R7;
- Z is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- N and CR4;
- each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) —(CH2)n C3-7cycloalkyl,
- (2) —(CH2)n C2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (3) —(CH2)n aryl, and
- (4) —(CH2)n heteroaryl,
- wherein each CH2, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups independently selected from Ra;
- each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl;
- each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) —C1-6 alkyl,
- (2) —(CH2)m C3-7cycloalkyl,
- (3) —(CH2)m C2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (4) —(CH2)m aryl,
- (5) —(CH2)m biphenyl, and
- (6) —(CH2)m heteroaryl,
- wherein each CH2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, biphenyl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to four groups independently selected from Rb;
- each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl,
- (3) —(CH2)pCO2H,
- (4) —(CH2)pCO2C1-6 alkyl,
- (5) —(CH2)pCOC1-6 alkyl,
- (6) —(CH2)p—NRh—C1-6 alkyl,
- (7) —(CH2)p—O—C1-6 alkyl,
- (8) —(CH2)p—S—C1-6 alkyl,
- (9) —(CH2)p C3-7cycloalkyl,
- (10) —(CH2)p C2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (11) —(CH2)p aryl, and
- (12) —(CH2)p heteroaryl,
- wherein each CH2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups independently selected from Rc;
- each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl,
- (3) —(CH2)qCO2H,
- (4) —(CH2)qCO2C1-6 alkyl,
- (5) —(CH2)qCO—C1-6 alkyl,
- (6) —(CH2)qCO—C3-6 cycloalkyl,
- (7) —(CH2)qCO—C2-6 cycloheteroalkyl,
- (8) —(CH2)qCO-aryl,
- (9) —(CH2)qCO-heteroaryl,
- (10) —(CH2)u—NRh—C1-6 alkyl,
- (11) —(CH2)u—O—C1-6 alkyl,
- (12) —(CH2)u—S—C1-6 alkyl,
- (13) —(CH2)qC3-7cycloalkyl,
- (14) —(CH2)qC2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (15) —(CH2)qaryl, and
- (16) —(CH2)qheteroaryl,
- wherein each CH2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups independently selected from Rd;
- each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl,
- (3) —(CH2)vCF3,
- (4) —(CH2)vOCF3,
- (5) —(CH2)vN(Rh)2,
- (6) —(CH2)vCONH(C1-4 alkyl),
- (7) —(CH2)vCON(C1-4 alkyl)2,
- (8) —(CH2)v—NRh—CO—C1-4 alkyl,
- (9) —(CH2)v—NRh—CO2—C1-4 alkyl,
- (10) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)0-2—C3-6cycloalkyl,
- (11) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)0-2—C2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (12) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)0-2-aryl,
- (13) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)0-2-heteroaryl,
- (14) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)1-2—O—(CH2)1-2—OH,
- (15) —(CH2)v—NRh—(CH2)1-2—O—(CH2)1-2—OC1-6 alkyl,
- (16) —(CH2)v—S—C1-4 alkyl,
- (17) —(CH2)v—SO2C1-4 alkyl,
- (18) —(CH2)v—SO2-phenyl,
- (19) —(CH2)v—NRh—SO2C1-4 alkyl,
- (20) —(CH2)v—NRh—SO2phenyl,
- (21) —(CH2)vC3-7cycloalkyl,
- (22) —(CH2)vC2-6cycloheteroalkyl,
- (23) —(CH2)varyl, and
- (24) —(CH2)vheteroaryl,
- wherein each CH2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, phenyl, aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents selected from Re;
- each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl,
- wherein alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents selected from Rf;
- each R8 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl;
- each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl;
- wherein alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents selected from Rg;
- each Ra is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) halogen,
- (2) —CN,
- (3) —OH,
- (4) —C1-6alkyl,
- (5) —OC1-6alkyl,
- (6) —CF3, and
- (7) —OCF3;
- each Rb is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) halogen,
- (2) —CN,
- (3) —OH,
- (4) —C1-6alkyl,
- (5) —OC1-6alkyl,
- (6) —CF3, and
- (7) —OCF3;
- each Rc is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) halogen, and
- (2) —C1-6 alkyl;
- each Rd is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) halogen,
- (2) —CN,
- (3) —OH,
- (4) —C1-6alkyl,
- (5) —OC1-6alkyl,
- (6) —CF3,
- (7) —OCF3, and
- (8) —C(O)C1-6alkyl;
- each Re is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halogen,
- (3) —CN,
- (4) —OH,
- (5) —C1-6alkyl,
- (6) —OC1-6alkyl,
- (7) —CF3,
- (8) —OCF3, and
- (9) —C3-6 cycloalkyl;
- each Rf is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halogen, and
- (3) C1-6 alkyl;
- each Rg is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen,
- (2) halogen, and
- (3) C1-6 alkyl;
- each Rh is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) hydrogen, and
- (2) C1-6 alkyl;
- m is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
- n is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
- p is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
- q is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
- r is selected from 0, 1 and 2;
- s is selected from 1 and 2;
- t is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
- u is 1, 2, or 3;
- and
- v is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.