CA2060557C - (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy) indoles as inhibitors of the biosynthesis of leukotrienes - Google Patents

Abstract

Compounds having the formula I:
are inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis.
These compounds are useful as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective agents. They are also useful in treating diarrhea, hypertension, angina, platelet aggregation, cerebral spasm, premature labor, spontaneous abortion, dysmenorrhea, and migraine.

Description

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TITLE OF THE INVENTION
(QUINOLIN-2-YLMETHOXY)INDOLES AS INHIBITORS OF THE
BIOSYNTHESIS OF LEUKOTRIENES.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI DT
European Patent Applications 166,591 and 275,667 disclose a series of indole-based compounds with activity as prostaglandin antagonists and inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis respectively.

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In EF 181,568 and EP 200,101 are disclosed a series of compounds, containing two aromatic nuclei, which are described as possessing activity as lipoxygenaseinhibitors . In EP 279,263 is disclosed a series of indoles, benzofurans and benzothiophenes which are described as possessing activity as lipoxygenase inhibitors. U.S. Patent 4,629,733 describes novel indolinones which are antithrombotic and inhibit both phosphodiesterase and tumor metastasis. The chemical preparation of quinolylindoles is referred to by Sheinkman, ~t al., Chem. Ab., Vol. 67, 54017 (1967), without mentioning any utility for such compounds. A number of N-acyl derivatives of indole-3-acetic acid are described as Potential anti-inflammatory agents by Biniecki, g ~1., Chem. Ab., Vol. 98, 197936 (1983), by Pakula, ~1., Chem. Ab., Vol. 105, 190835 (1986), and in British Pat. Spec. 1,228,848.
~Ry OF THE INVENTIQN_ The present invention relates to compounds having activity as leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors, to methods for their preparation, and to methods and pharmaceutical formulations for using these compounds in mammals (especially humans).
Because of their activity as leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors, the compounds of the present invention are useful as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory agents and are useful in treating allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis and for amelioration of skin diseases like psoriasis and atopic eczema. These compounds are 75iI?r'll~I3t~ - 3 - 17940TB
also useful to inhibit the pathologic actions of leukotrienes on the cardiovascular and vascular systems for example, actions such as result in angina or endotoxin shock. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic diseases of the eye, including allergic conjunctivitis. The compounds are also useful as cytoprotective agents and for the treatment of migraine headache.
1o Thus, the compounds of the present invention may also be used to treat or prevent mammalian (especially, human) disease states such as erosive gastritis; erosive esophagitis; inflammatory bowel disease; ethanol-induced hemorrhagic erosions;
hepatic ischemia; noxious agent-induced damage ox necrosis of hepatic, pancreatic, renal, or myocardial tissue; liver parenchymal damage caused by hepatoxic agents such as CC14 and D-galactosamine; ischemic renal failure; disease-induced hepatic damage; bile salt induced pancreatic or gastric damage; trauma- or stress-induced cell damage; and glycerol-induced renal failure.
The compounds of this invention are inhibitors of the biosynthesis of 5-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid, such as 5-HPETE, 5-HETE and the leukotrienes. heukotrienes B4, C4, D4 and E4 are known to contribute to various disease conditions such as asthma, psoriasis, pain, ulcers and systemic anaphylaxis. Thus inhibition of the 3o synthesis of such compounds will alleviate these and other leukotriene-related disease states.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTI N
The present invention provides novel compounds of the formula I:

\ \ R4 N X4 I \ (CR»Ri~~ _Y (CR~tR~i~ _Q
n W p R N

1~ (ply R
T
wherein:
R1~ R2~ R3~ R4 and R10 are independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, -CF3, -CN, -N02, -N3, -CCOH)R11R11, -C02R12, -SR14 -S(0)R14~ _S(0)2R14~ _S(0)2NR15R15~ -pRIS~ _NR15R15~
-C(0)R16 or -(CH2)tR2l;
R5 is hydrogen, -CH3, CF3, -C(0)H, X1-R6 or Xz-R7;
R6 and R9 are independently alkyl, alkenyl, -(CH2)uPh(R10)2 or -(CH2)uTh(R10)2;
R7 is -CF3 or R6;
R8 is hydrogen or X3-R9;
3o each R11 is independently hydrogen or lower alkyl, or two R11's on same carbon atom are joined to foam a v\ en a~~°)~:.r')~~
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cycloalkyl ring of 3 to 6 carbon atoms;
R12 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or -CH2R21;
R13 is lower alkyl or -(CH2)rR2l;
R14 is -CF3 or R13;
R15 is hydrogen, -C(0)R16, R13, or two R15 's on the same nitrogen may be joined to form a monocyclic heterocyclic ring of 4 to 6 atoms containing up to 2 heteroat oms chosen from 0, S or N;
R16 is hydrogen, -CF3, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or -(CH2)rRZl;
Rl~ is _(CH2)s-C(R18R18)-(CH2)s-R19 or -CHZC(0)NR15R15;
R18 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;
R19 is a) a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic ring containing from 3 to 9 nuclear carbon atoms and 1 or 2 nuclear hetero-atoms selected from N, S or 0 and with each ring in the heterocyclic radical being formed of 5 ox 6 atoms, or b) the radical W-R20;
R20 is alkyl or -C(0)R23;
R21 is phenyl substituted with 1 or 2 R22 groups;

R22 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, -CF3, -CN, -N02 or -N3;
R23 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, or monocyclic monoheterocyclic ring;
R24 is the residual structure of a standard amino acid, or R18 and R24 attached to the same N can to cyclize to form a proline residue;
m is 0 to 1;

n is 0 to 3;

p is 1 to when m is 1;

is 0 to when m is 0;
p 3 r is 0 to 2;

s is 0 to 3;

t is 0 to 2;

a is 0 to 3;

is 0 or ~ 1;

W is 0, S NR15;
or X1 is 0, or NR15;

X2 is C(0), CR11R11, S, S(0) or S(0)2;

X3 is C(0), CR11R11, S(0)2 or a bond;

is CH=CH, CH2-Y1 or Y1-CH2;

Y is X1 or 2;
X

Y1 is S, S(0)2 or CH2;

Q is -C02R12, -C(0)NHS(0)2R14~ _~S(0)2R14~
-S(0)2~R15 -C(0)NR15R15~ -C02R17~ -C(0)NR18R24~
-CH20H, or 1H- or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl;

and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
A preferred embodiment of Formula I is that in which X4 is CH2-Y1, Yl is 0 and the remaining sustituents are as defined for Formula I.
A preferred embodiment of Formula I is that in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen;
R5 is X2-R7 or -OR6;
R7 is R6;
R8 is R9;
R10 is hydrogen or halogen;
m is 0;
n is 1 to 3;
a is 0 in R6 and 1 in R9;
v is 0;
X2 is CR11R11 or S;
X4 is CH2-Y1;

Q is -C02R12; and the remaining substituents are as def fined for Formula I ;
or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof .
Def initions The following abbreviations have the indicated meanings:
Me = methyl 3o Bz = benzyl Ph = phenyl ;.a 1 75!D.A~I30 - 8 - 17940IB
t-Bu = tert-butyl i-Pr = isopropyl c-C6H11 = cyclohexyl c-Pr = cyclopropyl c- - cyclo Ac = acetyl Tz = 1H- or 2H- tetrazol-5-y1 Th = 2- or 3- thienyl c-C5H9 = cyclopentyl 1-Ad = 1-adamantyl.
Alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl are intended to include linear, branched, and cyclic structures and combinations thereof.
As used herein, the term '°alkyl" includes "lower alkyl" and extends to cover carbon fragments having up to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of alkyl groups include octyl, nonyl, noxbornyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, eicosyl, 3,7-diethyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-propylnonyl, cyclododecyl, adamantyl, and the like.
As used herein, the term "lower alkyl"
includes those alkyl groups of from 1 to 7 carbon atoms. Examples of lower alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec- and tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyciohexyl, cycloheptyl, 2-methylcyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, and the like.
The term "cycloalkyl" refers to a hydrocarbon ring having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms.
Examples of cycloalkyl groups are cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohegtyl and the like.

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"Lower alkenyl" groups include those alkenyl groups of 2 to 7 carbon atoms. Examples of lower alkenyl groups include vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2-butenyl and the like.
"Lower alkynyl" groups include those alkynyl groups of 2 to 7 carbon atoms. Examples of lower alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propargyl, 3-methyl-1-pentynyl, 2-heptynyl and the like.
As used herein, the term "lower alkoxy'°
includes those alkoxy groups of from 1 to 7 carbon atoms of a straight, branched, or cyclic configuration. Examples of lower alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, cyclopropyloxy, cyclohexyloxy, and the like.
The term "monocyclic monoheterocyclic ring"
which defines R23 includes those monocyclie groups of 5 to 7 members containing only 1 heteroatom selected from N, S or 0 in the sing. Examples include tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, pyrrolidine, piperidine, tetrahydropyran, and the like.
The term "monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic ring" which defines R19 may be 2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl, (3-pyridinylcarbonyl) amino, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl, 2,4-imidazolinedion-1-yl, 2,6-piperidinedion-1-y1, 2-imidazolyl, 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl, piperidin-1-yl, morpholin-1-yl, piperazin-1-yl and the like.

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The point of attachment of any heterocyclic ring may be at any free valence of the ring.
It is understood in the art that when the variable v is 1, the nitrogen of the quinolinyl N-oxide so formed is positively charged, and the oxygen is negatively charged.
The term standard amino acid is employed to include the following amino acids: alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, arginine, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine and valine. (See F.H.C. Crick, Symposium of the Society for Experimental Biology, 1958 (12) p. 140.) It is understood that R1 and R~ may be located at any of positions 3,4,5,6,7 or 8 of the quinoline ring.
As used herein the term "lower alkylthio"
includes those alkylthio grougs of from 1 to 7 carbon atoms of a straight, branched or cyclic configuration. Examples of lower alkylthio groups include methylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, cycloheptylthio, etc. By way of illustration, the propylthio group signifies -SGH2CH2CH3.
The terms Ph(R10)2 and Th(R10)2 indicate a phenyl or thienyl group substituted with two R10 substituents.
Halogen includes F, G1, Br, and I.
It is intended that the definitions of any substituent (e.g., R1, R2, R15, Fh(R10)2, etc.) in a particular molecule be independent of its definitions elsewhere in the molecule. Thus, -NR15R15 represents -NHH, -NHCH3, -NHC6H5, etc.

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The monocyclic heterocyclic rings formed c~Then two R15 groups join through N include pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, thiamorpholine, piperazine, and N-methylpiperazine.
The prodrug esters of Q (i.e., when Q =
C02R17) are intended to include the esters such as are described by Saari ~t ate., J. Med. Chem., 21, No.
8, 746-753 (1978), Sakamoto ~ al., Chem. Pharm.
Bull., ~2, No. 6, 2241--2248 (1984) and Bundgaard et l0 al., J. Med. Chem., 30, No. 3, 451-454 (1987).
Some of the compounds described herein contain one or more asymmetric centers and may thus give rise to diastereomers and optical isomers. The present invention is meant to comprehend such possible diastereomers as well as their racemic and resolved, enantiomerically pure forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention comprise a compound of Formula I as an active ingredient or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof, and may also contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optionally other therapeutic ingredients. The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salts" refers to salts Prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases including inorganic bases and organic bases.
Salts derived from inorganic bases include aluminum, ammonium, calcium, copper, ferric, ferrous, lithium, magnesium, manganic salts, manganous, potassium, sodium, zinc and the like. Particularly preferred are the ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium andsodium salts. Salts derived from pharmaceutically acceptable organic non-toxic bases include salts of ~h .,a s.:~;-r r.
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primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines and basic ion exchange resins, such as arginine, betaine, caffeine, choline, N,N1-dibenzylethylenediamine, diethylamine, 2-diethylaminoethanol, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-ethylmorpholine, N-ethylpiperidine, glucamine, glucosamine, histidine, hydrabamine, isopropylamine, lysine, methylglucamine, l0 morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, polyamine resins, procaine, purines, theobromine, triethylamine, trimethylamine, tripropylamine, tromethamine and the like.
When the compound of the present invention is basic, salts may be prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic acids, including inorganic and organic acids. Such acids include acetic, benzenesulfonic, benzoic, camphorsulfanic, citric, ethanesulfonic, fumaric, gluconic, glutamic, 2o hYdrobromic, hydrochloric, isethionic, lactic, malefic, malic, mandelic, methanesulfonic, mucic, nitric, pamoic, pantothenic, phosphoric, succinic, sulfuric, tartaric, p-toluenesulfonic acid and the like. Particularly preferred are citric, hYdrobromic, hydrochloric, malefic, phosphoric, sulfuric and tartaric acids.
It will be understood that in the discussion of methods of treatment which follows, references to the compounds of Formula I are meant to also include the pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
The ability of the compounds of Formula I to inhibit biosynthesis of the leukotrienes makes them ~~~~~:.j':3~4 75lPari3o - 13 - 17a4oz~
useful for inhibiting the symptoms induced by the leukotrienes in a human subject. This inhibition of the manunalian biosynthesis of leukotrienes indicates that the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful to treat, prevent or ameliorate in mammals and especially in humans: 1) pulmonary conditions including diseases such as asthma, 2) allergies and allergic reactions such as allergic rhinitis, contact dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and the liY,e, 3) inflammation such as arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, 4) pain, 5) skin conditions such as psoriasis and the like, 6) cardiovascular conditions such as angina, endotoxin shock, and the like and 7) renal insufficiency arising from ischaemia induced by immunological or chemical (cyclosporin) etiology, and that the compounds are cytoprotective agents.
The cytoprotective activity of a compound may be observed in both animals and man by noting the increased resistance of the gastrointestinal mucosa to the noxious effects of strong irritants, for example, the ulcerogenic effects of aspirin or indomethacin. In addition to lessening the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the gastrointestinal tract, animal studies show that cytoprotective compounds will prevent gastric lesions induced by oral administration of strong acids, strong bases, ethanol, hypertonic saline solutions and the like.
Two assays can be used to measure cytoprotective ability. These assays are; (A) an ethanol-induced lesion assay and (~) an ~~~9~~~~~~~~c:~'~
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indemethacin-induced ulcer assay and are described in EP 140,684.
The magnitude of prophylactic or therapeutic dose of a compound of Formula I will, of course, vary with the nature of the severity of the condition to be treated and with the particular compound of Formula I and its route of administration. It will also vary according to the age, weight and response of the individual patient. In general, the daily 1o dose range for anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic or anti-inflammatory use and generally, uses other than cytoprotection, lie within the range of from about 0.001 mg to about 100 mg per kg body weight of a mammal, preferably 0.01 mg to about 10 mg per kg, and most preferably 0.1 to 1 mg per kg, in single or divided doses. On the other hand, it may be necessary to use dosages outside these limits in some cases.
For use where a composition for intravenous administration is employed, a suitable dosage range for anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-allergic use is from about 0.001 mg to about 2~
mg (preferably from 0.01 mg to about 1 mg) of a compound of Formula I per kg of body weight per day and for cytoprotective use from about 0.1 mg to about 100 mg (preferably from about 1 mg to about 100 mg and more preferably from about 1 mg to about 10 mg) of a compound of Formula I per kg of body weight per day.
3o In the case where an oral composition is employed, a suitable dosage range for anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-allergic use is, e.g. from ewe ~3' E~ i~ .! I;~ '4 ~/~Ariso - 1~ - 17q4ozB
about 0.01 mg to about 100 mg of a compound of Formula I per kg of body weight per day, preferably from about 0.1 mg to about 10 mg per kg and for cytoprotective use from 0.1 mg to about 100 mg (preferably from about 1 mg to about 100 mg and more preferably from about 10 mg to about 100 mg) of a compound of Formula I per kg of body weight per day.
For the treatment of diseases of the eye, ophthalmic preparations for ocular administration comprising 0.001-1% by weight solutions or suspensions of the compounds of Formula I in an acceptable ophthalmic formulation may be used.
The exact amount of a compound of the Formula I to be used as a cytoprotective agent will depend on, in r alia, whether it is being administered to heal damaged cells or to avoid future damage, on the nature of the damaged cells (e. g., gastrointestinal ulcerations vs. nephrotic necrosis), and on the nature of the causative agent. An example of the use of a compound of the Formula I in avoiding future damage would be co-administration of a compound of the Formula I with a nan-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that might otherwise cause such damage (for example, indomethacin). For such use, the compound of Formula I is administered from 30 minutes prior up to 30 minutes after administration of the NSAID. Preferably it is administered prior to or simultaneously with the NSAID, (for example, in a combination dosage form).
Any suitable mute of administration may be employed for providing a mammal, especially a human E~d i~ a'~ ;~ a i t, k~ ~., ~~ ;a .s 75,tD.AM30 - 16 - 17940IB
with an effective dosage of a compound of the present invention. For example, oral, rectal, topical, parenteral, ocular, pulmonary, nasal, and the like may be employed. Dosage forms include tablets, troches, dispersions, suspensions, solutions, capsules, creams, ointments, aerosols, and the like.
The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention comprise a compound of Formula I as an active ingredient or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and may also contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optionally other therapeutic ingredients. The term ~~pharmaceutically acceptable saltsaa refers to salts prepared frum pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases or acids including inorganic bases or acids and organic bases or acids.
The compositions include compositions suitable for oral, rectal, topical, paxenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous), ocular (ophthalmic), pulmonary (nasal or buccal inhalation), or nasal administration, although the most suitable route in any given case will depend on the nature and severity of the conditions being treated and on the nature of the active ingredient. They may be conveniently Presented in unit dosage form and prepared by any of the methods well-known in the art of pharmacy.
For administration by inhalation, the compounds of the present invention are conveniently delivered in the form of an aerosol spray Presentation from pressurized packs or nebulisers.The compounds may also be delivered as powders which may s.~ , t.. ~ ,."; i1 ~~
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be formulated and the powder composition may be inhaled with the aid of an insufflation powder inhaler device. The preferred delivery system for inhalation is a metered dose inhalation (MDI) aerosol, which may be formulated as a suspension or solution of Compound I in suitable propellants, such as fluorocarbons or hydrocarbons.
Suitable topical formulations of Compound I
include transdermal devices, aerosols, creams, lp ointments, lotions, dusting powders, and the like.
In practical use, the compounds of Formula I
can be combined as the active ingredient an intimate admixture with a pharmaceutical carrier according to conventional pharmaceutical compounding techniques.
The carrier may take a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparation desired for administration, e.g., oral or parenteral (including intravenous). In preparing the compositions for oral dosage form, any of the usual pharmaceutical media may be employed, such as, for example, water, glycols, oils, alcohols, flavoring agents, preservatives, coloring agents and the like in the case of oral liquid preparations, such as, for example, suspensions, elixirs and solutions; or carriers such as starches, sugars, microcrystalline cellulose, diluents, granulating agents, lubricants, binders, disintegrating agents and the like in the case of oral solid preparations such as, for example, powders, capsules and tablets, with the solid oral 3o Preparations being preferred over the liquid preparations. Because of their ease of administration, tablets and capsules represent the ~~ °~'~ '~ '~
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most advantageous oral dosage unit form in which case solid pharmaceutical carriers are obviously employed. If desired, tablets may be coated by standard aqueous or nonaqueous techniques.
In addition to the common dosage forms set out above, the compounds of Formula I may also be administered by controlled release means and/or delivery devices such as those described in U.S.
Patent Nos. 3,845,770; 3,916,899; 3,536,809;
3,598,123; 3,630,200 and 4,008,719.
Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units such as capsules, cachets or tablets each containing a predetermined amount of I5 the active ingredient, as a powder or granules or as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous liquid, a non-aqueous liquid, an oil-in-water emulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion. Such compositions may be prepared by any of the methods of pharmacy but all methods include the step of bringing into association the active ingredient with the carrier which constitutes one or more necessary ingredients. In general, the compositions are prepared by uniformly and intimately admixing the active ingredient with z5 liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product into the desired presentation. For example, a tablet may be prepared by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients. Compressed 3o tablets may be prepared by compressing in a suitablemachine, the active ingredient in a free-flowing form such as powder or granules, ~~ ~~ c$ ~~ a_i _'.~ ' 75 ~'D:~rI30 -- 19 - 17940zB
optionally mixed with a binder, lubricant, inert diluent, surface active or dispersing agent. Molded tablets may be made by molding in a suitable machine, a mixture of the powdered compound moistened with an inert liquid diluent. Desirably, each tablet contains from about 2.5 mg to about 500 mg of the active ingredient and each cachet or capsule contains from about 2.5 to about 500 mg of the active ingredient.
la The following are examples of representative pharmaceutical dosage forms for the compounds of Formula I:

Iniectable Suspension (I.M.) m ml Compound of Formula I 10 Methylcellulose 5.0 TweenM80 0.5 Benzyl alcohol 9.0 Benzalkonium chloride 1.0 Water for injection to a total volume of 1 ml to Tablet mg/tablet Compound of Formula I 25 Microcrystalline Cellulose 415 Providone 14.0 Pregelatinized Starch 43.5 Magnesium Stearate 255 Capsule mQ/capsule Compound of Formula I 25 Lactose Powder 573.5 Magnesium Stearate 1.5 Aerosol Per canister Compound of Formula I 24 mg Lecithin, NF Liquid Concentrate 1.2 mg Trichlorofluoromethane, NF 4.025 gm Dichlorodifluoromethane, NF 12.15 gm c', iYa3:.'b 7 5;'D:'1I'I30 - 21 - 17940IB
In addition to the compounds of Formula I, the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention can also contain other active ingredients, such as cyclooxygenase inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), peripheral analgesic agents such as zomepirac diflunisal and the like. The weight ratio of the compound of the Formula I to the second active ingredient may be varied and will depend upon the effective dose of each ingredient. Generally, an effective dose of each will be used. Thus, for example, when a compound of the Formula I is combined with an NSAID
the weight ratio of the compound of the Formula I to the NSAID will generally range from about 1000:1 to about 1:1000, preferably about 200:1 to about 1:200.
Combinations of a compound of the Formula I and other active ingredients will generally also be within the aforementioned range, but in each case, an effective dose of each active ingredient should be used.
NSAIDs can be characterized into five groups:
(1) the propionic acid derivatives;
(2) the acetic acid derivatives;
(3) 'the fenamic acid derivatives;

(4) the biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives;
and (5) the oxicams or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The propionic acid derivatives which may be used comprise: alminoprofen, benoxaprofen, bucloxic acid, carprofen, fenbufen, fenoprofen, fluprofen, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indoprofen, ketoprofen, ø~ "~i ,~f ~1~ 'r1 4 va i5%D.=~I~Iu - ~z - 17940IB
miroprofen, naproxen, oxaprozin, pirprofen, prano-profen, suprofen, tiaprofenic acid, and tioxaprofen. Structurally related propionic acid derivatives having similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties are also intended to be included in this group.
Thus, "propionic acid derivatives" as defined herein are non-narcotic analgesics/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs having a free -CH(CH3)COOH or -CH2CH2COOH group (which optionally can be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt group, e.g., -CH(CH3)C00-Na+ or -CH2CH2C00-Na'~'), typically attached directly or via a carbonyl function to a ring system, preferably to an aromatic ring system.
The acetic acid derivatives which may be used comprise: indomethacin, which is a preferred NSAID, acemetacin, alclofenac, clidanac, diclofenac, fenclofenac, fenclozic acid, fentiazac, furofenac, ibufenac, isoxepac, oxpinac, sulindac, tiopinac, tolmetin, zidometacin and zomepirac. Structually related acetic acid derivatives having similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties are also intended to be encompassed by this group.
Thus, °'acetic acid derivative," as defined herein are non-narcotic analgesics/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs having a free -CH~COOH group (which optionally can be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt group, e.g.
-CH2C00-Na+), typically attached directly to a ring system, preferably to an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system.

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The fenamic acid derivatives which may be used comprise: flufenamic acid, meclofenamic acid, mefenamic acid, niflumic acid and tolfenamic acid.
Structurally related fenamic acid derivatives having similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties are also intended to be encompassed by this group.
Thus, "fenamic acid derivatives" as defined herein are non-narcotic analgesics/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs which contain the basic 1o structure:
H
15 CO~ H
which can bear a variety of substituents and in which the free -COOH group can be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt group, e.g., -C00-Nay' .
2o The biphenylcarbo~ylic acid derivatives which can be used comprise: diflunisal and flufenisal. Structurally related biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives having similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties axe also intended to be 25 encompassed by this group.
Thus, "biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives"
as defined herein are non-narcotic analgesics/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs which contain the basic structure:

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which can bear a variety of substituents and in which the free -COON group can be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt group, e.g., -C00-Na+.
The oxicams which can be used in the present invention comprise: isoxicam, piroxicam, sudoxicam and tenoxican. Structurally related oxicams having similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties are also intended to be encompassed by this group.
~-5 Thus, "oxicams" as defined herein are non narcotic analgesics/non-steroidal anti--inflammatory drugs which have the general formula:
OH
2 o c~ o~ z~z-zR
i ~y ~ C H3 a a wherein P, is an aryl or heteroaryl ring system.
The following NSA3Ds may also be used:
amfenac sodium, aminoprofen, anitrazafen, antrafenine, auranofin, bendazac lysinate, benzydanine, beprozin, broperamole, bufezolac, cinmetacin, ciproquazone, cloximate, dazidamine, ~_b ' 't' ~J ~;') e:' ~ ~l 75/DArI30 - 25 - 17940IB
deboxamet, delmetacin, detomidine, dexindoprofen, diacerein, di-fisalamine, difenpyramide, emorfazone, enfenamic acid, enolicam, epirizole, etersalate, etodolac, etofenamate, fanetizole cnesylate, fenclorac, fendosal, fenflumizole, feprazone, floctafenine, flunixin, flunoxaprofen, fluproquazone, f opirtoline, fosfosal, furcloprofen, glucametacin, guaimesal, ibuproxam, isofezolac, isonixim, isoprofen, isoxicam, lefetamine HC1, leflunomide, to lofemizole, lonazolac calcium, lotifazole, loxoprof en, lysin clonixinate, meclofenamate sodium, meseclazone, nabumetone, nictindole, nimesulide, orpanoxin, oxametacin, oxapadol, perisoxal citrate, pimeprofen, pimetacin, piproxen, pirazolac, pirfenidone, proglumetacin maleate, proquazone, pyridoxiprofen, sudoxicam, talmetacin, talniflumate, tenoxicam, thiazolinobutazone, thielavin B, tiaramide HC1, tiflamizole, timegadine, tolpadol, tryptamid and ufenamate.
The following NSAIDs, designated by company code number (see e.g., Pharmaprojects_), may also be used>
4801565, AA861, AD1590, AFP802, AFP860, AI77B, AP504, AU8001, BPPC, BW540C, CHINOIN 127, CN100, EB382, EL508, F1044, GV3658, ITF182, KCNTEI6090, KME4, LA2851, MR714, MR897, MY309, ON03144, PR823, PV102, PV108, 8830, RS2131, SCR152, Sii440, SIR133, SPAS510, SQ27239, ST281, SY6001, TA60, TAI -901 (4-benzoyl-1-indancarboxylic acid), TVX2706, U60257, UR2301, and WY41770.
Finally, NSAIDs which may also be used include the salicylates, specifically acetyl salicylic acid and the phenylbutazones, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
In addition to indomethacin, other Dreferred NSAIDS are acetyl salicylic acid, diclofenac, fenbufen, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, phenylbutazone, piroxicam, sulindac and tolmetin.
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Formula I compounds may also contain inhibitors of l0 the biosynthesis of the leukotrienes such as are disclosed in EP 138,481 (April 24,1985), EP 115,394 (August 8, 1984), EP 136,893 (April 10, 1985), and EP
140,709 (May 8, 1985), The compounds of the Formula I may also be used in combination with leukotriene antagonists such as those disclosed in EP 106,565 (April 25, 1984) and EP 104,885 (April 4, 1984) and others known in the art such as those disclosed in EP Application Nos. 56,172 (July 21, 1982) and 61,800 (June 10, 1982); and in U.K.
Patent Specification No. 2,058,785 (April 15, 1981).
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Formula I compounds may also contain as the second active ingredient, prostaglandin antagonists such as those disclosed in EP 11,067 (May 28, 1980) or thromboxane antagonists such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. 4,237,160. They may also contain histidine decarboxylase inhibitors such as a-fluoromethylhistidine, described in U.S. Pat.
4,325,961. The compounds of the Formula I may also be advantageously combined with an H1 or H2-receptor antagonist, such as for instance acetamazole, aminothiadiazoles disclosed in EP 40,696 (December 2, 1981), benadryl, cimetidine, famotidine, framamine, histadyl, phenergan, ranitidine, terfenadine and like compounds, such as those disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,283,408; 4,362,736; and 4,394,508. The pharmaceutical compositions may also contain a K+/g+
ATPase inhibitor such as omeprazole, disclosed in U.S. Pat. 4,255,431, and the like. Compounds of l0 Formula I may also be usefully combined with most cell stabilizing agents, such as 1,3-bis(2-carboxychromon-5-yloxy)-2-hydroxypropane and related compounds described in British Patent Specifications 1,144,905 and 1,144,906. Another useful pharmaceutical composition comprises the Formula I compounds in combination with serotonin antagonists such as methysergide, the serotonin antagonists described in Nature, Vol. 316, pages 126-131, 1985, and the like.
Other advantageous pharmaceutical compositions comprise the Formula I compounds in combination with anti-cholinergics such as iPratropium bromide, bronchodilators such as the beta agonist salbutamol, metaproterenol, terbutaline, fenoterol and the like, and the anti-asthmatic drugs theophylline, choline theophyllinate and enprofylline, the calcium antagonists nifedipine, diltiazem, nitrendipine, verapamil, nimodipine, felodipine, etc. and the corticosteroids, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, betamethasone, dexamethasone, beclomethasone, and the like.

;~y :i~ 1V ,~J
7s!~Ar~3o - 2s ~- 1794ozB
Compounds of the present invention can be prepared according to the following methods.
Temperatures are in degree Celsius.
The starting methoxy phenylhydxazines II are either commercially available or axe described in the chemical literature as are the acetamidophenols XXVI. The benzyl phenylhydrazine starting materials III axe prepared as described in EP 166,591 (17102 IA) and the ketones IV and _XXXI are prepared as described in EP 166,591 and EP 275,667 (17496 IA).
The 2-(halomethyl)quinolines VII are available from literature methods described in "Quinolines" Parts I
and II, G. Jones (ED.), John Wiley & Sons, Toronto, 1977 and 1982. The preparation of VII by ~5 halogenation of the corresponding 2-methylquinolines is also described in the Jones' volumes. The benzyl halides, (R10)2 PhCH2-Hal, are readily prepared and many such compounds are described in the prior art, such as U.S. Patent 4,808,608 (17323 IB). Hal in VII
and (R10)2 PhCH2-Hal represents Cl, Br or I.
Many syntheses of indoles are well-known in the chemical literature: see for example, "Heterocyclic compounds" Volume 25, Parts I, II, III, W.J. Houlihan (Ed.), Interscience, J. Wiley & Sons, N~Y~~ 1979, and "The Chemistry of Indoles" by R.J.
Sundberg, Academic Press, N.Y., 1970. One of the most common syntheses is known as the Fischer Indole Synthesis, and is abbreviated in the following methods as "Fischer".
The -C02H and -C02R12 groups in the intermediates and final products in the various methods can be transformed to other representatives of Q such as -CONHS(0)2R14, -NHS(0)2R14, -CONR15R15, 9 a~ sy ~:~ Y~ iY y._~ ~.:: a 75~'DAri30 - 29 - 17940I~3 -CH20H or tetrazol-5-y1 by the methodology described in U.S. Patent 4,808,608 (17323IB). The preparation of the gro-drug forms (Q is -C02R17) from the acids may be effected by the methodology of EP 104,885 (16830 IA).
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the various functional. groups (R1, R2, Y, Q, etc.) must be chosen so as to be compatible with the chemistry being carried out. Such compatibility can often be achieved by protecting groups, or by specific variations in the sequence of the reactions.
When R5 is S-R7, the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones can be prepared by oxidation of the sulfides with one or two equivalents of an oxidizing agent such as m-chloroperbenzoic acid or monoperoxyphthalic acid or ozone (Trost, J. Org.
Chem., 1888, pg.532).
Many of the following methods involve a basic hydrolysis of an ester function to obtain the ccrresponding carboxylic acid. In all cases, the free acid is obtained by acidification of the reaction mixture with a suitable acid such as hydrochloric, sulfuric, acetic, trifluoroacetic acid, etc.
Compounds VIII, XI, XV, XTX, XXXVI, ~L, XLIV, L_, ~I, LVIII, LIX and their precursor esters are all examples of the Formula I compounds of the present invention.

~.~ i~ t~ <~3 ~.~ ~sj 75!DAM30 - 30 - 179408 Method 1 a R R
~ Rt o)~ phCH~-Tiel Njao ' xEr~/eu4HHmct~cy ~~a II t ~ III
CR )a ~ I
I V ~ ~ t)FIHCHfiR/IV
1 ~ ~O~Rta a) LSOH
o ~>P
R11 Att R 9 1)HOe-t-HU/HI~~A S
H° ~ I t ~ ocoar.~ axH,H, r~a° ~ ~ ~~P-cc~H

R3 R Rt9 R Rtt Rtt CRto)a ~ I ~ CR,o~a \ I V
R .B-R
R, t)K~co3/n~/vII t)uch/taHH/cHacl, a) LloH a)c R' VI I
Rt r Rs R~
o w R H
I i ~ i ~ C ~P-COaH ~ ~ ' C~ )P~~i~
R R3 Rt Rtt R3 Rit 'Rtt CRto~a \ I VIII I~ CR,o~a \ 1 IX
t)R~COCl/AtCly caH,cla 2 S a) H~or~nmoH
Rt R° CORD R' CORD
t)x~co,/nrar/vxx i . i ~ -CO H "~ ~ ~ I C ~ -COaMe a ~~P a) L10H ~ P
R R3 Rft 'R9t R R Rt, CRto~a \ I XICI~ CRto~' \ I X

b :s y, i ' ;!~ ;'' ... ...~
4.I ~.: ~: r ._~ ~'?
75/DArI30 - 32 - 17940IB
ri~hod 1_ Intermediate V is prepared by a Fischer reaction between benzylphenylhydrazine III and ketone IV, followed by hydrolysis with an aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide or other suitable hydroxide in mixture with a suitable water miscible organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran (TTiF) or methanol (MeOH). The methoxy acid V is demethylated by heating with an alkali salt of an aliphatic thiol in a suitable solvent such as hexamethylphosphorictri-amide (HMPA) or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The reaction mixture is acidified and the crude acid so obtained is converted to the methyl ester VI by treatment with diazomethane. The phenol VI is coupled to the 2-halomethylquinoline VII, by stirring with a base (preferably an alkali hydride or carbonate) in a suitable solvent such as dimethyl formamide (DMF), NMP, acetone or the like. The resulting ester is hydrolysed by base to yield VIII, 2p a compound of the present invention.
When intermediate V contains a sulfide group attached to position 3, treatment with a Lewis acid, such as A1C13, and an aliphatic thiol, simultaneously effects demethylation and removes the sulfide group.
Suitable solvents for this reaction are methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, etc. The resulting acid is then converted to the methyl ester ~X_ with diazomethane. A Friedel-Crafts reaction between IX
and an acid chloride, R~COC1, simultaneously 3o introduces the acyl substituent into the 3-position of the indole ring and onto the phenolic hydroxyl group. The acyl group is removed from the phenol by :~~~L~~~~~~!~
75iDAI~I30 - 32 - 17940IB
treatment with sodium methoxide in MeU~i to yield acylphenol ~. Phenol X is coupled with yTI as described for the coupling of VI and VII above. In these coupling reactions, it is at 'times advantageous to add a catalyst such as potassium iodide or tetraethylammonium bromide, especially when Hal is chlorine. A final hydrolysis yields compound XI.

na l3' t.3 e~' .J
75; D,~q 30 - 33 - 17940IE

Ra FI9CHER ~ R5 ii + iv a~eo / ~ ~P,cozR'a R3 ~ R~R~~
~)xHt~s/at~/-~s°c XI I
2) R°He1 R' Ra s Me0 / ~ ~ z -" ~_~~V/~~ .CO R~ a .COzR Re=g_R'r / ,P a P
R3 R R R» Ra R R Ri i XIII
XVT_ 1 5 1) LSOH 1) R~COC1/HEt3/THF
2) NeR-t-DU/tIME'A 3) R7COC1/DLLCla 3) CtI~NZ C'NyCiS
R4 9 ) NaCNHtiy/ZnI~ R4 COR7 5 CZHyCS~
HO \ ~ .CO Nk~ '-'~° R~COa \ ~ ,O~Rr2 / , z 2) NAOtIO/t9soH /
P
2 O Ra ~ R R' ~ Ra R , R"
XI V R R
-- ~ ) ~cac03/nxF/vxi XVIII
z) L40H
t ) NaOMa/MoOFI
R a 5 R a) xaco~/Dtø/vIi I \ \ \ 3) LiOH
.COaH
25 '~ )P
R Ra ~ y> >
a R R R
XV ( I) R R° COR' I \ \ \
/ ~ / I , .COaH
~P
R R3 R Rm R
XI X( I

'v 3t, t' ~%
~~ i9 ~~ u.7 ,:,,~ 3,1 75iBAM30 - S4 - 1~940IB
M~hod 2 Intermediate XII is prepared by a Fischer reaction between methoxyphenyl hydrazine Tz and ketone IV, followed by alkylation of the indole nitrogen, after deprotonation using potassium hexamethyldisilazane in an ether solvent such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), with an alkyl or aralkyl halide.
The methoxy group in XIII is removed using l0 the conditions of Method 1. The corresponding phenol XIV is now coupled with the 2-halomethylquinoline VII
by stirring with a base (preferably an alkali hydride or carbonate) in a suitable solvent such as DMF, IMP
or the like. The resulting ester is hydrolysed using 15 base to yield XV a compound of the present invention.
When intermediate XIII contains a sulfide at position 3, treatment with a Lewis acid such as A1C13 and an aliphatic thiol simultaneously effects demethylation and removes the sulfide group.
20 Suitable solvents for this reaction are dichloromethane or dichloroethane. In a variation of Method 1, the phenolic hydroxyl in XVI is first acylated with the reagent R7COC1 (XVII) in the presence of a weak base such as triethylamine. A
25 Friedel-Crafts reaction. is then carried out on the 0-acylated intermediate, with an additional mole of XVII and A1C13, to yield the intermediate VIII.
Acyl ester XVIII may 'then be reduced to a 3-alkyl indole XIV using sodium cyanoborohydride in 30 dichloroethane using a zinc iodide catalyst.
Acyl ester XVTII is cleaved to the indole phenol by hydrolysis with sodium methoxide in methanol and is coupled to 2-halomethyl quinoline VIT

::~ ~ t ' i~.a 1 z ° ~ i ,; i ~. ~j 7s,~Darno - s5 - l~s~ozB
using a base such as an alkali hydride or carbonate in a solvent such as DMF or NMP. Hydrolysis of the resulting compound using base yields the compound of the present invention XIX.

Ra Ra Ra (eN3)9ccocl ~\ a) ~1/NoNO~
HO ~ ~ t-BuCOz~t-BuCOz-~~y 1 ~~L~'~N_r~~ z) taa~ssoa / z R3 XX ' R3 XXI R3 XXII
' t~'°)$pnct~Nai NSt a /HU,~ NHt /CFI~C ~.~
a a R 5 msct~u/w R
~
t-BuCaz ~ I ~pzR~~ t-Bucoz ~
~p XXIif R3 R~ R~ ~ Rs XXIIT
tRro~z \ ~ ~R~a~z \ S
NaOP~/MeON
as pat trochod i VI ' VIII I

s~ _ ~ g 3 i~ ~:; _w i 75l~ArI30 - 36 - 17940IB
Me~h_~3_ A suitably substituted aminophenol X~ is protected on oxygen by the use of pivaloyl chloride dissolved in CHZC12 using triethyl amine as base.
The pivaloate ester XXI is then diazotized using hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite in an aqueous solvent and the transient diazonium species reduced in si to the hydrazine XXII using sodium hydrosulfite in water. Benzylation of the hydrazine 1o is effected as described in Method 1.
The 0-pivaloyl-N-benzylhydrazine XXITI is subjected to a Fischer indolization using the appropriate ketone IV to produce the indole XXIV.
Cleavage of the 0-pivaloyl group using sodium methoxide in methanol transforms the product into the phenolic indole VI which is converted to the products of this invention as described in Method 1.
Method 4 FI S ~iiER RS
XXI I a~ I_V > t - BuCOz 'COaI~~ z ~p R~ XXV ~ ~~R, i H
1 ) KHt~S/THF
2) Re-Hal 3) NaOMe/M~pH
ae par Method 2 XV~I) 4- XIV

~,:e~t~~r~ ~
75/D.~1rii30 - 37 - 17940TB
Method 4 The pivaloyloxyphenylhydrazine XXTI is used directly in the Fischer indolization using ketone IV. N-Alkylation of the indole XXV, as described in Method 2, followed by removal of the pivaloyl group as described, yields the phenolic indole XIV which is converted as described in Method 2 to the products of this invention.
ZO

75iDArt30 - 38 - 11940s~
Method 5 Ra R a Ksco,/nr~wxx R
HO-~ O ( i a~' I , ~ '( a '~y ~~~~
w W~~~~C
R ~ ~ ~ n1 R Rs XXVI z XXVII
R _VII
KOH/oq. EtOH/hent a R' R' Ra Ra 9) Hci/HnNO, 1S w w I , ~~ i ~ O-i z) Nnagzo; i R I,r-~z R ~ z XXIX XXVIII R
2O f R'~)aPhCH;-Hal f i- Pr ) aNEt /9ust7Er /CHaC1=
R' Ra 9) Fiecher/xV
VIII I) 25 ~ ~z z) LiOH
R Rz i XXX
~R~o~a \ I

~~~) 3~~~~'~''~
75;''B\'I30 - 39 - 17940IB
Pi~tho_~ S
A suitable N-acetylated aminophenol XXVI is reacted with VIT using an alkali hydride or carbonate, such as potassium carbonate as a base in a polar solvent like DMF or NMP. The quinolinylmethoxy acetanilide XXVII is then de-acetylated using standard basic conditions, preferably using alcoholic potassium hydroxide under reflux to produce the quinolinylmethoxy aniline derivative XXVIII.
conversion of the quinolinylmethoxy aniline derivative to the hydrazine analogue XXIX is effected through reduction of the intermediate diazonium salt using sodium hydrosulfite in an aqueous medium.
The hydrazine XXIX is then N-benzylated using a benzyl halide in an organic solvent such as methylene chloride containing an amine base such as diisopropylethylamine and preferably tetra-n-butylammonium bromide as catalyst.
The hydrazine XXX is then processed using a Fischer indolization with ketone IV according to Methods 1, 2, 3 and 4 to produce compounds of the present invention.

'y~~~.~i~4i~~; ~~
Cu ~ c 75IDAri'y0 - 40 - 17940TB
ri~tn~t~
s R' 1 ) F'IaCHER/XXSX R
R ~OaRt z _ I w w v w 5 n ( z) KHHDa/Ttig/RBNnl ~ ~ i CO R'a t t ~ t t ~~~~~ ~n 2 R'~R"
XXXI XXXII R
LiAIH~/TtH' R" My Hr I ~ ° R"
I
t R R R ~ R
w w ~ R" ~ XXxIII R
I i ~ a I .~ ~.iPsli~
N
n t7H
R ~a R, , Rt ~
XX3CCV R t) HeH~ixxxv R77 2) LiOH
Hdl'~ ~ 'COzN.B
xxxv R, Ra s I w w a R77 Rt, I I
2 5 '~ ' i R 3 C~ ~O~ ~P~COa H
R Ra R" R"
XXXVI( I) a~~~~,:.;j 75/1?!~i30 - 41 - 1~940IB
M e_'~~ 6 Hydrazine XXTX may also be transformed directly to unsubstituted indoles by a Fischer reaction with various ketones like XXXT.
N-Alkylation of the indoles is effected using the conditions described in Method 2 to produce quinolinylmetho~-yindole alkanoate esters XXXTT. Such esters are transformed to ketones or carbinols via Grignard conditions using alkyl magnesium halides in ether solvents like diethyl ether or through the use of lithium aluminum hydride in ether solvents like THF. The carbinols XXXIV so produced may be further transformed into ester compounds of the present invention by reacting with a-halo esters XXXV using sodium hydride as base in a suitable solvent like THF. Subsequent hydrolysis of the esters using Method 1 leads to acid compounds of the present invention.

75;~'nari3o - 4~ - 179~oz~
rs~thod 7 R'~
A1C13/EtSH ~ FI
XII ---. HO ~ I ( ~)p OzRt z ( Rs=S-R~) R~ ~ Rft 'Rt t H
XXXVII
VII
KzC03/DME
Rt XXIX + IV ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~O Rtz )F 2 FISCHER R R3 H R~Rt t XXXVIII
Rt Rs Rs Rs-C1 ( i ~ o I ( x)a OzRtz R R3 H Rt/1 \Rt s XXXIX
IRe-Hal/basa 2 5 Xv I

75/DAI~i~0 - 43 - 17940IB
Method 7 Phenol XXXVII is obtained by treatment of XII
(R5 = S-R~) with a Lewis acid and a thiol, as in Method 1 for the conversion of V to ~X. Compound XXXVIII is then obtained by reaction of XXXVII with VII in the presence of a base in a suitable solvent, as described for the conversion of VI to VIII in Method 1. The introduction of R5 in XXXIX is conveniently effected by an electrophilic reaction l0 between XXXVIII and R5-C1 (R5 not = Xl-R6). Such reactions are frequently catalysed by Lewis acids or proton acids such as A1C13, SnCl4, TiCl4, BBr3, HCI, HBr and the like. They may be carrid out in a variety of solvents, with a preference for non-protonic solvents such as dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, nitromethane, chlorobenzene and the like. It will be obvious to one skilled in the art, that the chlorine in R~-Cl, in this and the other Methods, may often be replaced by another halogen or by a hydroxyl group, or 2o R5-C1 may be replaced by an acid anhydride (R~CO)20.
An alternative synthesis of XXXIX is to effect a Fischer reaction between compounds IV and XXIX.
Introduction of R8 into XXXIX, is accomplished by alkylation with R~-Hal and a base as described Previously for Methods 2, 4 and S. Finally, hydrolysis of the ester will yield XV. Alternatively, the ester group in XXXIX can be hydrolysed, and the corresponding free acid (R12 = H) alkylated on the indole nitrogen with R8-Ha1 and an aqueous base, such 3o as NaOH, and a phase-transfer catalyst, such as methyltrioctylammonium chloride. Alkylation of the acid corresponding to XXXIX (R12 = H) can also be '~~ f~ ~.' .;~ ;., ~,~~5~;i;.?~:W
7 5ln~~i30 - 44 - 17940IB
effected using a strong base such as sodium hydride in a solvent such as DME'. This latter procedure usually gives the ester of XV in which the carboxyl group has also been alkylated. The free acid XV can be obtained by standard hydrolysis procedures. Tf R$ in XV or the ester precurson of XV is alkenyl, it can be reduced to alkyl using hydrogen gas, and a Pt or Pd catalyst in a suitable solvent, at atmospheric pressure.

4~ E. ;5 1 <J .. N
75iDAri;~O - 45 - 1.7940~:~
M_~t ~ 8 Rt Re -R~
( VI + VII) or ~ \ \ \ tz r i ~ r B .C02R
(xxx + zV ~ C~)P
(R~-S_R~) R R3 R t Rtt r (Rto)z \ I
A1C13/CHZCIz XL
Rt \ \
r ~ ( ) ~~R9 ~
~P
R Rt~Rrt XLI (Rto)z R'-COCl/L~~wls Acid/CHZClz t 5 2 0 R Rm COR° R R4 R~
\ \ ~ \ \
r ~( )COzRtz+ ~ r r ~ )C03Rtz x P R 3 N ~P
R R3 Rt/t \Rt t R Rm Rm (Rt°)z \ ~ XLII (RtD)Z \ ~ XLIII
Hydrolysis ~ Hydrolyaia XI ( I) R R'~ R~
\ \ \
r I ( ) ~OzH
P
R R3 R,~Rtt (Rt°)z \ ~ XLIV (I) 75/DAri30 - 46 - 17940IB
Meths 8 Compound XL may be prepared either by the coupling of VI to VII (Method 1) or by a Fischer reaction between IV and XXX (Method 5). Compound may be desulfurized by treatment with a Lewis acid such as A1C13, or by reduction with Raney nickel, to give compound XLI. A Friedel-Crafts reaction on XLI
with the reagent R7COC1 and a Lewis acid catalyst such as A1C13 yields the 3-acyl derivative XLII, Tp hydrolysis of which yields XI. In the Friedel-Crafts reaction, carbon monoxide may be lost and compound XLIII_ is formed; hydrolysis under standard conditions then yields XLTV. The formation of XLIII_ occurs when the cation R7+ is especially stable and when the 15 reagents R7COC1 and the Lewis acid are mixed before adding XLI. If the Lewis acid is added last, the main product is usually the acylated compound X~II.
If a milder Lewis acid such as TiCl4 is used, the main product is also XLII.
It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that the reagent R7COC1 can often be replaced by R7C0-Hal (Hal = F, Br or I) or (R7C0)~0.

a~ ~~ ~i '~ <.i :i.j ,o 75/PAriSO - 47 - 179~~oIB
r~~2 Rg rrto, pyr. ~ R nd(oac)r r co ----~ TF O ~ ~ 1 .COa I~ _ CF1'Cl~ 9[lp DlB0. MeOH, BCjH
R3 R tt ~Rtt t,t-ai°(diph.nyipho.-phino)fertoc°ne (RtD~z XLV ~o_eo°c ~O R4 R' t. ueox ~ R~ 5 Z O ~ I 2. D28AL, THF \ I ,CO H
,COz2he ~ z O R3 ~ptt o°C to r.C. R3 (~p~t Rf 'R R R
(R,o~a ~ (R,o)a XLVI ~ XLVII
Rt Rg w w s 1 ~ ~~~ph3 rs~o, ~ HCO ~ I ( >p.CpaH R XLIX
cts~clz R3 R" Rt t ~/J TtIY' ( Rt p' a~ -70°C to t. t.
Ra ..( ) 'COZH rte, ,o% adrc /'7~\ p R" Rt t Btoac 2~ (R~D~'~
L (x) Rt .COQ H
~~p 3 0 R3 Rf, 'R"
(R,o~~ 1~
L= ( x p~ ~ -, ..1 :_. .. ;~, ~, ~e~ iI ~...! , ~~
75IPt'~I30 - 48 - 1~940IB
Method Indole phenol VI which may be prepared according to Methods 1 or 2 is transformed to a phenol triflate ~LV by treatment with trifluoro-methyl sulfonic anhydride (Tf~O) in a solvent like pyridine in dichloromethane. The phenol triflate may be carboxymethylated to a compound like XLVI under palladium acetate catalysis in an atmosphere of carbon monoxide, a phosphine ligand like 1,1-bis(di-1o phenylphosphinoferrocene) enhances this reaction.
Reduction of the carboxymethylated indole may be effected with a variety of hydride reducing agents.
Conveniently diisobutylaluminumhydride is used in THF
on the hydrolysed ester. The reduced carbinol Product XLVII is conveniently oxidized to a formylated _derivative XLVIII with manganese dioxide in methylene chloride as a typical solvent. Aldehyde XLVIII can then be homologated under carbanion conditions, typically using Wittig reagent ~LTX (see 2o UW ~ Pat. 4,851,409) as shown in 'the method, under anydrous conditions in an etherial solvent like THF.
The temperature of this reaction is typically from -70°C to room temperature. Indole styryl quinoline analogues (trans) _L are thus formed. Further transformation of the styryl system may be effected by catalytic reduction using H2 and Pd/C in an organic solvent like ethyl acetate to yield the saturated compound LI.

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M~hocl 10 v R~ R~
clceems, pp Hp \ ~ m ~aN~ ~ ~ m r HakL DfH" /
Ra O~R, , ~ S R3 O~Rs r R,t p_t R» p_t LII LIII
-1,5°C
Rs R~
w R" R" ,. rroNa, taon ~ ~9 .-. Ma t3 w S ~ , I Ozt~ a, sock, toot! a / ~ "
R3 ~ tt p_t O
Yi R Z R O L~R~ ~
Lv ~ Rt > > p_, - LI V
Pn,P
D1°%ana. l1,0 Ra Re R Rs Rs 2 0 ~ I Rt , R" dry y ~ w w r ~ ~ R" R, a / / ~ /
N~
R3 H R" P ~ ~ ~ H Rt! P'' L~ LVII
,) ~do),nnctt~cl tans nrue a) nyeroxy~ia R~ CORD R° . H R' R
w g~i~ R» a'ccclixlcl, ~ Rtt Rtt QuCH=S ~ QUCHaS
/ O H / _'~"CO~H
R~ , t P-t ~ Otf,Cl,. -70°C R~ p_ y R R
(R'°)a ~ ~ LIx (z) (R'°)a ~ ~ LvtII (I) Rt . .
Q~ _ ~

a '~ l y f isiDaMSO - 50 - l7g~olB
rz~ h~ ~d lo.
Indole thio analogues of I such as LIX are conveniently prepared by the sequence shown in Method 10. The treatment of compound V with BBr3 in a chlorinated solvent such as CH2C12 cleaves both the methyl ether and the indole N-~benzyl group and cyclizes _-the product to an indole lactam LII.
Derivatization of this compound as an N,N-dimethyl-thiocarbamoyl indole LIII followed by thermal rearrangement at >200°C gives rise to an N,N-dimethyl-carbamoylthioindole derivative LIV. Depending on the duration of heating, dethiolation (R5=-S-t-Bu ~ R~=~3) may also take place. The hydrolysis of LIV may be effected using strong base, typically sodium methoxide in methanol is used. Spontaneous formation of disulfide LV may occur in this reaction. The reduction of LV can be achieved using triphenyl-phosphine in aqeuous dioxane to produce ~VT_.
Coupling of LVI to an appropriately substituted quinoline derivative VII takes place under organic base catalysis; typically trimethylamine, in an organic solvent such, as methylene chloride, is used.
Transformation of indole LVII to an N-benzylated derivative LIX is achieved under standard conditions described in Method 2 or by benzylation with an appropriate benzyl halide using a base such as sodium hydride in a non-protic solvent such as dimethylforma-mide.

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Method 11 -CHzOH
L i A1 I~
s(o)cl2 R'~SCo)a~z -COzR~2 Ri2-H -COC1 - . _CONHS(O)ZR'~
R~ 7~1 i ~
bas a R OH R~ sRl 5NH
R' 2= H
bas a - COzR, ~ - CONR~ 5R7 s dek~ydrate/I?z05 R~ 5 = R~ 5= H

-CN
Na N~
~N~
N
N~N
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riethod 11 The preparation of the various definitions of Q is outline in Method 11, starting from the readily available carboxylic acid derivative -C02R1z.
It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that many of the reactions indicated are reversible. Thus, by way of illustration, the -CN group can serve as the starting material to prepare the amide and carboxylic acid functional groups. The reactions depicted in Method 11 as well as methods for synthesis of the sulfonamide group (-S(0)2NHR15) are well-known in the art. See, for instance the following text books:
1. J. March, Advanced Organic Chemis~r , 3rd ed., J.
Wiley and Sons, Toronto, 1985.
2. S.R. Sandier and W. Karo, Qrganic Functional Grout/
Preparations, I & II, Academic Press, Toronto, 1983 and 1986.

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a H~ C
QuCH20 ,C02R~ 2 a ~~2 ' R~ O p LX
XXX R~ ~
cR~o~z l0 \ .C02R~ 2 QuC Hz O ~X~~1 ~' s~ //~~~p ~ J Pz O~ /CH3 S 03 H
R3 R~~ R1t Ce~lvent, C R~ off' / I

R~
H
QuCHZO ~,, ~ ~.C02R~ ~ \ \
2 5 p3 P Qu = ~ ~ ~ .
R,~ Ri1 R
~R~o~2 XLI

Method 12 3-Unsubstituted indole analog XLI, described in Method 8, may be more conveniently prepared by the process illustrated in Method 12.
Thus, the suitably substituted hydrazine XXX is reacted with the suitably substituted methyl ketone LX to provide the hydrazone LXI. The hydrazone LXI is treated with a combination of phosphorous pentoxide and methane sulfonic acid, °Ptionally in the presence of a suitable co-solvent, such as sulfolane, dichloromethane and the like, to provide the 3-unsubstituted indole XLI.
Representative Compounds Table I, and Table II and Table III
illustrate compounds having the formulae Ia, Ib and 2o Ie respectively representative of the present invention. "Attach point" is the position on the indole nucleus where the quinolylmethoxy moiety is attached.

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TABLE I
R~

-CHZp ~~--CHZ-Y-(CRttRtt~P CCZH
R
Rs RB Ia Ex R1 R3 ATTACHRB R5 Y- (CR11R11) , P

No. POINT

1 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-S-t-Bu C(Me)2 2 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1Me C(Me)2 3 H,H rl 5 -CH2Ph-4-S-t-Bu-S-t-Bu C(Me)2 4 H,H FI 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-SPh C(Me)2 6 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-Cl-S(0)2Ph C(Me)2 7 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-S(0)Ph C(Me)2 8 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1H C(Me)2 9 H,H FI 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-C(0)Ph C(Me)2 10 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-CH2Ph C(Me)2 11 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 12 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-S-t-Bu CH20CH2 13 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-Cl-CH2CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 14 H,H H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1-S-t-Bu CH(Me) 15 6-C1, H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1Me C(Me)2 16 H, 7-C1 H 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1Me C(Me)2 17 H,H 4-allyl5 -CH2Ph-4-CI-S-t-Bu C(Me)2 18 H,H A-allyl5 -CFl2Ph-4-C1H ~(Me)2 ~.a t9 a) ~,~ ~~:~ '.:1 r,'i 75; PAri30 - 56 - 17940IB
TABT~E II

\ \
I / ~ CH O / ~ \ CHZ-Y-(CR~'R~i~P_COZH
\ ri Ra I b Ex ATTACH R8 R5 Y-(CRiIRII)P
No. POINT

19 6 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S-t-Bu C(Me)2 4 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S-t-Bu C(Me)2 21 7 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S-t-Bu C(Me)2 22 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S-t-Bu CH20CH(Me) 15 23 4 -CH2Ph-4-C1 H C(Me)2 24 6 Me -C(0)Ph-4-G1 C(Me)2 6 Me -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 26 5 -CH2Ph-4-Cl -0-i-Ps C(Me)2 27 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S-t-Bu CH(Et) 20 28 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 ~-C(0)-CF3 C(Me)2 29 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)CH2-t-BuCH(Me) 5 H -C<0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 31 5 -CH2Ph-4-CF3 .-C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 32 5 -CH2Ph -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 25 33 5 -CH2Ph-3-OMe -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 34 5 -CH2CHCH2 -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 5 -CH2Ph-4-0Me -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 36 5 Me -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Me)2 37 6 H -CH2Ph-4-C:L C(Me)2 30 38 6 -S(0)2Ph -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 39 6 -CH2Ph -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 5 -CH2Ph-4-Cl -S(0)2-t-Bu C(Me)2 41 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -S(0)-t-Bu C(Me)2 fir,! '7~ is ~'a e~.:~ y,) J
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TABLE II (cont.) Ex ATTACH R8 R5 Y-(CIt11Ft11)P
No. POINT

42 6 -CH2CHCH2 -CH2Ph-4-CI C(Me)2 43 6 -CCH2)2CH3 -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 44 6 -CH2CH3 -CH2Ph-4-CZ C(Me)2 45 5 -GH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)Ph-4-t-Bu C(Me)2 46 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 47 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -t-Bu C(Me)2 48 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)Me C(Me)2 49 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)-c-Pr C(Me)2 50 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)CH2CH2-c-G5H9C(Me)2 51 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)CH2CH<rIe)2 C(Me)2 52 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(a)Et C(Me)2 53 5 -(;H2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)CH(Me)2 C(Me)2 54 5 -GH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)C(Me)3 C(Me)2 55 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(0)CH2Ph C(Me)2 56 5 -CH2Ph-4-~' -G(p)CH2-t-Bu C(Me)2 57 5 -CH2Ph-4-Br -C(0)CH2-t-Bu C(Me)2 58 5 -GH2Ph-4-I -C(0)CH2-t-Bu C(Me)2 59 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Pr C(Me)2 60 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Et C(Me)2 61 5 -CH2Ph-3-F -t-Bu C(Me)2 62 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -CH(Me)2 C(Me)2 63 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-Pr C(Me)2 64 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -(1-Me)-c-Pr C(Me)2 65 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-C5H9 C(Me)2 66 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-C6H11 C(Me)2 67 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Ph C(Me)2 68 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 ~J ~.~ ~ '4: ~_,~ ~
:~ s~

TABLE II (coat.) Ex ATTACH R$ R5 ~-(CR11R11)p No. POTNT

J

69 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -1-Ad C(Me)2 70 5 -CH2Ph--4-C1 -CH2-1-Ad C(Me)2 71 6 -t-Bu -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 72 6 -C(Me)2Et -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 5 -CH2Ph-4-CI -C(0)CH2-t-BuC(Et)2 Fa ~~ ~3 ~ _S ',~ 'J
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TABLE III
~ ~ ~ ~ S-tBu ~~~2y~ CR11 R11 ~ pQ
N
/ ~ Ie -..

Ex. No. x4 "~-(C~11R1~)p Q
76 CH20 C(Me)2 -C(0)NHS(0)2Me 77 CH20 C(Me)2 -NHS(0)2Hh-4-Me 78 CH20 C(Me)z -C(0)NH-t-:8u 79 CH20 OCH2CH<Me) -C02H

8~ CH20 CH2CH2 Tz 81 CH~O OCH(Me) Tz 82 CH20 C(Me)2 -S(0)2NH-Et 83 CH20 C(Me)2 -C02CH2C(0)~lMez 84 CH20 C(Me)2 -C(0)NHCH~COZH

g5 CH20 C(Me)~ -CH20H

86 (E)-CH=CH C(Me)2 -C02H

87 CHZCH~ C(Me)2 -C02H

88 CHZS C(Me)z -C02H

89 CHZS(0)2 C(Me)2 -C02H

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A~s~ys for Determining Biological ACtivi Compounds of Formula I can be tested using the following assays to determine their mammalian leukotriene biosynthesis inhibiting activity.
Ra Peritoneal Pol~morphonuclear (PMN) L~a~COC_.~
Assay Rats under ether anesthesia are injected (i.p.) with 8 mL of a suspension of sodium caseinate (6 grams in Via. 50 mL water). After l5-24 hr. the rats are sacrificed (C02) and the cells from the peritoneal cavity are recovered by lavage with 20 mL
of buffer (Eagles MEM containing 30 mM HEPES adjusted to pH 7.4 with NaOH). The cells are pelleted (350 ~
g, 5 min.), resuspended in buffer with vigorous shaking, filtered through lens paper, recentrifuged and finally suspended in buffer at a concentration of 10 cells/mL. A 500 mL aliquot of PMN suspension and test compound are preincubated for 2 minutes at 37°C, 2o followed by the addition of l0 mM A-23187. The suspension is stirred for an additional 4 minutes then bioassayed for LTB~~ content by adding an aliquot to a second 500 mL portion of the PMN at 37°C. The LTB4 produced in the first incubation causes ~5 aggregation of the second PMN, which is measured as a change in light transmission. The size of the assay aliquot is chosen to give a submaximal transmission change (usually -70%) for the untreated cowtrol. The percentage inhibition of LTB4 formation is calcuated 30 form the ratio of transmission change in the sample to the transmission change in the compound-free control.

Human PolYmorphonuclear (PMN) Leukocyte LTB4 Assay A. Preparation of Human PMN. Human blood was obtained by antecubital venepuncture from consenting volunteers who had not taken medication within the previous 7 days. The blood was immediately added to 10% (v/v) trisodium citrate (0.13 M) or 5% (v/v) sodium heparin (1000 IU/mL). PMNs were isolated from anticoagulated blood by dextran sedimentation of erythrocytes followed by centrifugation through Ficoll-HypaqueM(specific gravity 1.077), as described by Boyum (Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest., 21 (Supp.
9~, 77(1968)). Contaminating erythrocytes were removed by lysis following exposure to ammonium chloride (0.16 M) in Tris buffer <pH 7.65), and the PMNs resuspended at 5 x 105 cells/mL in HEPES (15 mM)-buffered Hanks balanced salt solution containing Ca2+ (1.4 mM) and Mg2+ (0.7 mM), pH 7.4. Viability was assessed by Trypan blue exclusion and was typically greater than 98%.
B- Generation and Radioimmunoassay of LTB4.
PMNs (0.5 mL; 2.5 x 105 cells) were placed in plastic tubes and incubated (37°C, 2 min) with test compounds at the desired concentration or vehicle (DMSO, final concentration 0.2%) as control. The synthesis of LTB4 was initiated by the addition of calcium ionophore A23187 (final concentration 10 mM) or vehicle in control samples and allowed to proceed for 5 minutes at 37°C. The reactions were then terminated by the addition of cold methanol (0.25 mL) 3o and samples of the entire PMN reaction mixture were removed f or radioimmunoassay of LTB4.
Samples (50 mL) of authentic LTB4 of known concentration in radioimmunoassay buffer <RIA) buffer (potassium phosphate 1 mM; disodium EDTA 0.1 mM;
ThimerosalTM0.025 mM; gelatin 0.1%, pH 7.3) or PMN
reaction mixture diluted 1:1 with RIA buffer were added to reaction tubes. Thereafter [3H]-LTB4 (10 nCi in 100 mL RIA buffer) and LTB4-antiserum (100 mL
of a 1:3000 dilution in RIA buffer) were added and the tubes vortexed. Reactants were allowed to equilibrate by incubation overnight at 4°C. To l0 separate antibody-bound from free LTB4, aliquots (50 mL) of activated charcoal <3% activated charcoal in RIA buffer containing 0.25% DextranMT-70) were added, the tubes vortexed, and allowed to stand at room temperature f or 10 minutes prior to centrifugation 01500 x g; 10 min; 4°C). The supernatants containing antibody-bound LTB4 were decanted into vials and TM
Aquasol 2 (4 mL) was added. Radioactivity was quantified by liquid scintillation spectrometry.
Preliminary studies established that the amount of methanol carried into the radioimmunoassay did not influence the results. The specificity of the antiserum and the sensitivity of the procedure have been described by Rokach g~ ~1. (Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Medicine 1984, ~, 21.) The amount of LTB4 produced in test and control (approx. 20 ng/106 cells) samples were calculated. Inhibitory dose-response curves were constructed using a four-parameter algorithm and from these the IC50 values were determined.
Asthmatic Rat Assay Rats are obtained from an inbred line of asthmatic rats. Both female (190-250 g) and male (260-400 g) rats are used.
Egg albumin <EA), grade V, crystallized and lyophilized, is obtained from Sigma Chemical Co., St.
Louis. Aluminum hydroxide is obtained from the Regis Chemical Company, Chicago. Methysergide bimaleate was supplied by Sandoz Ltd., Basel.
The challenge and subsequent respiratory recordings are carried out in a clear plastic box with internal dimensions 10 x 6 x 4 inches. The top of the box is removable; in use, it is held firmly in place by four clamps and an airtight seal is maintained by a soft rubber gasket. Through the center of each end of the chamber a Devilbiss~M
nebulizer (No. 40) is inserted via an airtight seal and each end of the box also has an outlet. A
Fleisch No. 0000 pneumotachograph is inserted into one end of the box and coupled to a Grass volumetric pressure transducer (PTS-A) which is then connected to a Beckman Type R Dynowraph through appropriate 2o couplers. While aerosolizing the antigen, the outlets are open and the pneumotachograph is isolated from the chamber. The outlets are closed and the pneumotachograph and the chamber are connected during the recording of the respiratory patterns. For challenge, 2 mL of a 3% solution of antigen in saline is placed into each nebulizer and the aerosol is generated with air from a small Potter diaphragm pump operating at 10 psi and a flow of 8 liters/minute.
Rats are sensitized by injecting 3o (subcutaneously) 1 mL of a suspension containing 1 mg EA and 200 mg aluminum hydroxide in saline. They are used between days 12 and 24 postsensitization. In order to eliminate the serotonin component of the response, rats are pretreated intravenously 5 minutes prior to aerosol challenge with 3.0 mgm/kg of methysergide. Rats are then exposed to an aerosol of 3% EA in saline for exactly 1 minute, then their respiratory profiles are recorded for a further 30 minutes. The duration of continuous dyspnea is measured from the respiratory recordings.
1o Compounds are generally administered either orally 1-4 hours prior to challenge or intravenously 2 minutes prior to challenge. They are either dissolved in saline or 1% Methocel'or suspended in 1%
methocel. The volume injected is 1 mL/kg (intravenously) or 10 mL/kg (orally). Prior to oral treatment rats are starved overnight. Their activity is determined in terms of their ability to decrease the duration of symptoms of dyspnea in comparison with a group of vehicle-treated controls. Usually, a compound is evaluated at a series of doses and an ED50 is determined. This is defined as the dose (mg/kg) which would inhibit the duration of symptoms by 50%.
The invention is further defined by reference to the following examples, which are intended to be illustrative and not limiting. All temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Example 1_ 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2, 2-dimethylvropanoic acid ~i ~~ '~ ~~: ~ ~ F
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Step A: 3-[N-p-Chlorobenzyl-3-(t-butylthio)-5-methoxyindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid methyl ester To a solution of 39 g of methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate in a mixture of 300 mL of toluene and 150 mL of glacial acetic acid was added 15 g of NaOAc and 50 g of 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(p-chlorobenzyl)hydrazine hydrochloride. The reaction was maintained with stirring at room temperature for 3 days under argon in the dark. The mixture was poured into 3 L of H20 and extracted with 3 x 500 mL of EtOAc. The ethyl acetate was washed with 3 x 500 mL of water then solid NaHC03 was added. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate washed twice with water. The organic phase was dried over MgS04 arid evaporated to dryness to provide the title compound. m.p. 102-103° C.
3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-methoxyindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic The compound from Step A was hydrolysed using 325 mL of THE, 600 mL of MeOH and 325 mL of 1.OM LiOH. The solution was heated to 80° C for 3 h. The solution was acidified with 1N HC1 and extracted with. 3 x 200 mL of EtOAc. The organic phase was washed with Oater (2 x 150 mL) and dried over MgS04. The solution was evaporated to dryness to provide the title compound. m.p. 190-191° C.

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Anal C, H, N; Calc. C 65.27; H 6.57; N 3.04, Found C 65.28; H 6.58; N 3.04 tep~: Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxy-3-(t -butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate A solution of 61 mL of t-butylthiol in 650 mL of dry HMPA at 0° C was treated portionwise with 26 g of 50% NaH in mineral oil after removal of oil with hexane. The reaction was stirred at RT for 30 mins and 46 g of the compound from Step B was added.
The reaction was then heated under N2 at 175° C for 5 hours. The solution was cooled, and Poured onto crushed ice, after which it was treated with 2 N HCl to pH 5 and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 500 mL). The organic phase was washed with H20 (3 x 200 mL) dried (MgS04) and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in 300 mL of ether and ethereal 2o diazomethane was added until all acid was consumed.
The excess solvent was removed and the oily residue triturated with hexane to leave a crystalline mass which was recrystallized from EtOAc/hexane to provide the title compound as a white crystalline solid, m.p.
170-171° C. From the mother liquors was isolated methyl 3-[N-(p-t-butylthiobenzyl)-5-hydroxy-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl~-2,2-dimethyl propanoate which was used as such in Example 3.

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Step D: Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthia)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxy-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (33.6 g) from Step C was dissolved in 500 mL of dry DMF and the solution was charged with 2.4 g of KI, 30.3 g of K2C03, 4.77 g of Cs2C03 and 23.5 g of 2-(chloromethyl)quinoline hydrochloride. The reaction was stirred at RT, under N2, for 72 hours then it was poured into water (1.5 L), acidified with 1N HCl and extracted (3 x 200 mL) with GH2C12. The organic phase was washed with H20 (3 x 150 mL), dried and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in hot EtOAc and upon cooling crystallized to deposit 22.0 g of the title compound, m.p. 166-167° C..
Step E: 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5--(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2, 2-dimethv7~ropanoic~.id Using the hydrolytic procedure of Step B but substituting the ester of Step D for the ester of Step A provided the title compound, which was recrystallized from 1:1 EtOAc/hexane. m.p. 208°C.
Anal G, H, N: Calc. C 69.55; H 6.01; N 4.77, Found C 69.77; H 6.05; N 4.70 a; ~2 ~A
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Example lA
3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-y17-2,2-dimethylpro~anoic acid a A: N-Acetyl-4-(quinolin-2-~lmethoxy)aniline A mixture containing 2-(chloromethyl)-quinoline hydrochloride (100.0 g), 4-acetamido-Phenol (70.69 g) and milled anhydzous potassium carbonate (194 g) was stirred in DMF (1.2 L) using a mechanical stirrer for 48 hours. The mixture was carefully poured onto icelwater (3 L) with vigourous stirring. After the ice had melted, the solid was filtered and rinsed thoroughly with water. It was recrystallized from 95% ethanol and filtered to give the title co~r~pound in three crops.

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Step B: 4-Lpuinolin-2-ylmethox~~anili~
A suspension of N-acetyl-4-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)aniline (Step A, 108.9 g) in 1 L of 950 ethanol containing 10 M KOH (120 mL) was heated at reflux under nitrogen in a heating mantle. When the hydrolysis was complete (approx. 36 h), the reaction mixture was cooled and ethanol was partially remaved under vacuum. The mixture was then diluted with water (200 mL) and the fine off-white crystals were collected and thoroughly rinsed with water. The material, after air-drying, yielded the title compound which was used as such in the next step.
~ ~Ouinolin-2 ylmethoxy~,l~henylhydr zin A quantitiy of 84 g of 4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)aniline from Step B was suspended in 300 mL
of deionized H20 and 84 mL of 12 ~1 HC1. The suspension was stirred vigourously to obtain a fine particle suspension. Then a precooled solution (5°C) of 23.88 g of sodium nitrite dissolved in 75 mL of deionized H20 was added dropwise to the suspension at 5°C over 25 minutes. The solution was stirred at 5°C
for 60 min to obtain the diazonium salt as a clear brown solution, The presence of excess HN02 was confirmed by KI-starch paper, and the pI-I of the solution was about 3Ø If a white suspension persisted after 1 h, the mixture was filtered through a glass wool plug, to give the diazonium salt in the filtrate.

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In the meantime a sodium hydrosulfite solution was prepared by dissolving 321 g of sodium hydrosulfite (approx. 85°s purity) in 2 L of deionized water, and cooled at 0° to 5°C. To this solution caere added 15 mL of 2N NaOH and 2 L of ether. The biphasic solution was kept near 0°C by additon of crushed ice and was stirred vigorously. To this solution was added dropwise the diazonium salt solution with stirring maintained throughout. At the end of the addition an orange solid was formed and 600 mL of NaOH (2N) was added over 30 minutes. The reaction was finally stirred for 60 minutes at 25°C.
The solid was collected, suspended in ether (1 L) and filtered. The process was repeated with 2 L of water to yield the title compound as a pale yellow solid after freeze-drying overnight. m.p. 73-85°C (dec).
Step D: 1-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-1-[4-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxv Lnhenvllhvdrazine A quantity of 10 g of 4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenylhydrazine from Step C was added to a solution of 10.5 mL of diisopropylethylamine and 150 mL of CH2C12. To the yellow suspension was added 9~11 g of p-chlorobenzyl chloride followed by 3.64 g of Bu4NBr and 50 mL of CH2C12. The reaction was stirred for approximately 24 hours. When no starting material remained, the reaction was diluted with H20 and extracted 3 times with CH2C12. The combined organic phase was washed once with water and dried (MgS04), filtered and evagorated to dryness. The 6 s 's, J ~ ~ ~ ~, o ' s ~~~arnl -~1-- 1~~9o1B
solid residue was dried under vacuum overnight prior to being swished in ether/methanol 90/10 to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid. m.p. 130°C.
Step E: 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3--(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylorooanoic acid The methyl ester of the title compound was l0 prepared according to the method described in Step A
of Example 1 but using the phenylhydrazine from Step D of Example lA as starting material.
The title compound was prepared under the conditions described in Step B of Example 1.
Example 2 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)--3-methyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methox~)indol-2-yll-2.2-dimethylpro,~anoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, but using methyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxohexanoate as.starting material in Step A in place of methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate. m.p. 215-217° C.
Example 3-[N-(p-t-Butylthiobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-pro_panoic acid ~~ ~ '~ a ''~~y ~y~
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The methyl ester byproduct from Step C of Example 1 was reacted 2-(chloromethyl)quinoline according to the conditions of Steps D & E of Example 1 to provide the title compound. m.p. 172-173° C.
xam le 4 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylthio)-5-(quinolin-2lvlmethoxx)indol-2-vll-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described for Example 1, but substituting methyl-5-phenylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate for methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentonoate in Example 1 (Step A).
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt 2 H20:
CaIC. C 64.91; H 5.30; N 4.20 Found C 64.94; H 5.04; N 4.15 example 5 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-p~ opanoic acid, N-oxide Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl propanoate (430 mg) from Step D of Example 4 was dissolved in 5 mh cold CH2C12 and treated with a solution of 448 mg of 80% m-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA) in CH2C12. After 24 hours, the solution was poured onto 10 mL of sat. aqueous NaHC03 solution, a~ Ci 1~ ~ .,v 'iff 75;'DF~b131 -73- 1794DIB
extracted with 3 x 10 mL of CH2C12, washed with 2 x mL of H.~O, dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The residue was crystallised from 2:1 CH2C12/EtOAc to yield 280 mg of the title 5 compound as its methyl ester. Hydrolysis using the conditions described in Example 1 (Step 8) provided.
the title compound, m.p. 197° C (dec.) Anal. C~ H, N: Calc. C 66.0; H 4.77; N 4.28 10 Found C 66.06: H 4.77; N 4.19.
examples 6 n 7 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(quino-lin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid an,~
3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylsulfinyl)-5-(quino-lin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic Methyl 3-(N-p-chlorobenzyl-3-(phenyl thio)-5-(quinolin-2-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl propanoate (430 mg) from Example 4 (Step D) was dissolved in S mL of cold methylene chloride and a solution of 150 mg of SO% (MCPBA) in methylene chloride was added. After 24 hours, the reaction solution was poured onto 10 mL of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and this mixture was extracted 3 times with 10 mL of methylene chloride.
The combined organic phases were washed twice with 10 mL of water, dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum.

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Chromatography over silica gel (2 hexane: 1 ethyl acetate) provided two compounds which were separately hydrolyzed using the procedure described in Example 1 (Step B).
3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid:
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt H20:
Calc. C 63.57; H 4.89; N 4.12 Found C 63.28; H 9.77; N 3.90 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(phenylsulfinyl)-5-(quino-lin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid:
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt' H20:
I5 Calc. C 63.38; H 5.17; N 4.11 Found C 63.28; H 4.89; N 3.97 ~amole 8 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy) ~~2-.Yl] -2 ~ 2-dimeth~l~~~anoic aClf~
Stew A: Methyl 3-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxyindol-2~y11-2,L2--dimethylpropanoate A suspension of 1.0 g of 3-LN-(P-chloro-benzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-methoxyindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid (from Example 1 Step B) in 50 mL of CH2C12 was treated with 1.3 mL of ethanethiol and 3.47 g of A1C13 at 0°C under argon. After 90 min the mixture was poured onto 50 mL 1N HC1, extracted with 3 x 50 mL of CH2C12 washed with 2 x 50 mL of H20, dried with MgS04 and the solvent removed. The 'i'' a ~~' ~'' ~'1 t ~~
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residue was dissolved in 10 mL ether and ethereal diazomethane added until all the acid was r_onsumed.
The excess solvent was removed and the residue chromatographed on silica gel to afford the title compound.
Step g: 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpzopanoic The title compound was prepared by treating the ester from Step A with 2-(choromethyl)quinoline hydrochloride under the conditions of Step D and effecting hydrolysis under the conditions of Example 1 {Step B), m.p. 193--194°C.
Example 9 3-(N-(p-Ghlorobenzyl)-3-benzoyl-5~-(quinolin-2-yl-methQx_y)in$ 1~-2-y~l-2.2- im_ethy pr~anoic acid step A: Methyl 3-(N-{p-chlorobenzyl)-3-benzoyl-5-benzoyloxyindol-2-vll-2 2-dimethylprooan Methyl 3-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxy indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (609 mg) from Example 8 (Step A) was dissolved in 10 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane and the solution charged with 0.5 mL of benzoyl chloride and 680 mg of A1C13. The reaction was heated to 80° C under argon for 1.5 h, then quenched with 20 mL of 0.5N Na, K ta.rtrate solution, extracted with 3 x 20 mL of ether, washed with 10 mL of H20 and dried (MgS04). Removal of j ~.9 'ii ~~ ~: ~ ' ~"s 76i DAhi31 -76- 17940IB
solvent provided an oily residue which was chromatographed on silica gel to give the title compound.
Step B: Methyl 3-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-benzoyl-5-hvdroxyindol-2-yll-2.2 dim hvipropanoat~
The compound from Step A (300 mg) was dissolved in 4 mL of MeOH and treated with 1 mL of a 1.4 M solution of NaOMe in MeOH under argon for 3 hrs. The mixture was poured onto 20 mL of NH40Ac (25o solution), extracted with 3 x 15 mh of ether, washed with 10 m1, of H20, dried over MgS04 and the solvent removed under vacuum. The resulting oil was Purified by chromatography on silica gel to afford the title compound.
Step C: 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-benzoyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid The title compound was prepared using the conditions described in Step D and Step E of Example l, but substituting the ester from Step B for the ester of Example 1 , Step C; m.p. 165-166°C.
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Diethyl 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-benzyl-5-(benzoyloxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-prop_anoate Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-benzoyl-5-(benzoyloxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate (360 mg) (prepared in Step A of Example 9), 800 mg of znI2, and 500 mg of sodium cyanoborohydride were stirred in 5 mL of dichloroethane at RT under argon for 30 min. The temperature was then raised to 65° C for 3 hr. After the solution had cooled. it was poured onto 10 mL of NH40Ac (25% solution), extracted with 3 x 15 mL of ether, washed with 10 mL of H20 and dried (MgSOq).
The solution was evaporated to dryness and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel to yield the title compound as a white foam.
Step ~: 3-(N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-benzyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl.-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-prczp~noic ac~Lid _ The title compound was prepared under the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 9 but substituting the ester from Example 10 (Step A) for the ester of Example 9 (Step A), m.p. 178°C.
Exam ~e.ll 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dirnethyl-1-oxo-1 butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2, 2- 'methv~propenoic acid Ly ;;1 yq ,i~.. i >; 1~ 5~ '~: c_. .
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The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 9, but using t-butylacetylchloride in place of benzayl chloride in Step A, m.p. 183-184°C.
Example 12 2-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxv)indol-2-yliethoxvethanoic acid ~te~ A: Methyl 2-[N-(p-Chorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]
ethanoate The title compound was prepared according to the method outlined in Steps A-D of Example 1, but using methyl 4-t-butylthio-3-oxo-butaxioate in Step A
instead of methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate.
~tgp B: 2-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-~.guinalin-2 ylmethoxy) ind,~l-2-yll ethanol.
The compound from~Step A (192 mg) was dissolved in 3 mL of THF at RT under an argon atmosphere and treated with 30 mg of lithium aluminum hydride. After 1 hr, the reaction was poured onto 30 mL of 0.5 N Na,K tartrate solution and extracted with 3 x 10 mL of EtCAc. The organic layer was washed with 10 mh of H20, dried (MgS04) and evaporated to dryness to yield the title compound.

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Step ~: 2-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol~-2-yl]ethoxy-ethanoic acid To 91 mg of 2-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]ethanol from Step B in 2 mL THF at 0° C under an argon atmosphere was added ~0 mg of 80% sodium hydride over 30 min. Ethyl bromoacetate (0.3 ml) was added to the solution and the reaction stirred at RZ' overnight. The reaction was poured onto 14 mL of NHqOAc (25% solution), extracted with 3 x 10 mL of EtOAc, washed with 20 mL of H20 and dried over MgSO~. Removal of the solvent followed by column chromatography on silica gel afforded the ethyl ester of title compound. Hydrolysis of this ester under the conditions described in Step B of Example 1 provided the title compound, m.p. 185°C (dec.).
Example 13 3-(N-(g-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2 2-dimethvlprQpanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 10 but using methyl 3-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethy-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(t-butylacetyloxy)-indol-2-yl]-2,z-dimethylpropanoate (obtained as an intermediate from Example 11) as starting material, m.p. 188°C (dec.).

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Example 14 3-[N-(p-Chlorober~zyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2 ylmethoxy indol-2-yl~-2-methylpropanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1 using methyl 5-t-butyl-thio-2-methyl-4-oxopentanoate as starting material in Step A in place of methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate.
1H NMR (250 MHz, acetone-d6) $ 1.05 (3H, d, ,I = 6Hz), 1.15 (9H, s), 2.7 (1H, m), 3.2 (2H, d, J = 7Hz), 5.4 (2H, s), 5.6 (2H, s), 6.9 (IH, dd), 7.0 (2H, d). 7.3 (4H, m), 7.6 (1H, td), 7.7 (1H, d), 7.8 (1H, td), 7.9 (1H, d), 8.1 (1H, d), 8.3 ppm (IH, d).

Example 15 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-methyl-5-(6,7-dichloro-quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 1 but using methyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxohexanoate as starting material in Step A and 2-(bromomethyl)-6,7-diehloroquinoline in Step D.
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Example 16 3-[N-{p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-methyl-5-(7-chloroquino-lin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-prQpanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 15 but using 2-(bromomethyl)-7-chloroquinoline instead of 2-(bromomethyl)-6,?-dichloroquinoline. m.p.
105-107°C.
Anal. C. H, N: Calc. C 67.41; H 5.24; N 5.24 Found C 67.82; H 5.12; N 4.32 xamp a 17 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-4-allyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-p~_ps~noic acid ~te~ p A: Methyl 3-dN-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-allyloxy 3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl p~o_p_anoic acid 500 mg. of methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxy-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-Propanoate .from Step C of Example 1 was dissolved in S mL of DMF and 20 mg of K2C03 and 150 mg of a11y1 bromide were added. The reaction was stirred for 16 hrs. Water was added and the organic phase extracted with EtOAc (3 x 5mL). The organic phase was dried with MgS04 and evaporated to yield, after chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc:hexane 1:5), the title compound.

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~t~p B: Methyl 3-(N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)--9-allyl-5-hydroxyindol-2-yl]-2.2-dimethyl-proQanoa~e 500 mg of the ester of Step A was converted to the title compound by heating to 180° in m-xylene for 4 hours.
Step C: 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-9-allyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-y1]-2,2-dimeth~lpropanoic acid The title compound was prepared from the compound of Step B using the methodology of Example 1~ (Steps D and E), m.p. 103-105°C.
Anal. C, H, N: Calc. C 69.09; H 6.11; N 4.35 Found C 70.55; H 6.31; N 9.29 Example 18 3-~N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-4-allyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxv) indol-2 ~l ] -2 , 2-dimethy~_propanoa.c acid The methyl ester of the title compound was Prepazed according to the method of Example 17 but substituting methyl 3-~N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxyindol-2-yl]-2.2-dimethylpropanoate as starting material (obtained in Step A Example 8) for the ester in Example 17 (Step A). Hydrolysis was then effected according to the conditions of Step B of Example 1 to provide the title compound, m.p. 196-197°C (dec.).

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165-167°C.
Arial C, H, N: Calc. C 69,54; H 6.01; N 4.77 Found C 69.46; H 6.18; N 4.96 Example 20 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-3-(t-butylthio)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-4-methoxyindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate was obtained as a by-product from Step A of Example 19 and isolated by chromatography as the less polar Product. The compound was used as starting material for the preparation of the title product using the methodology of Steps H to E of Example 1.

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Anal C, H, N: Calc. C 69.54; H 6.01; N 4.77;
Found C 69.80; H 6.24; N 4.86 Example 21 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-7-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic The title product was prepared according to Steps A to E of Example 1 but substituting 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-(p-chlorobenzyl)hydrazine hydrochloride for 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(p-chlorobenzyl hydrazine hydrochloride in Example 1 (Step A), m.p. 206°C.
Anal. C, H, N: Calc. C 69.54; H 6.01; N 4.77, Found C 69.40; H 5.00; N 4.65 Example 22 2-C2-CN-{p°-Chlorobenzyl)--3-(t-butylthio)-5-{quino-lin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]ethoxy]propanoic acid ~odiWm salt dih.~r rate Step A: Methyl 2-[2-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-{t-butyl-thio)-5-quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-.Pthox~~prQpanoate The title compound was prepared from 251 mg of 2-CN-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-{t-butylthio)-5-{quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]ethanol (Step B of Example 12) under the conditions described in Step C
of Example 32 using methyl ~,~.-2-bromopropanoate instead of ethyl bromoacetate.

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B: 2-[2-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]ethoxy)-,prQp~noic acid sodium salt dihvdrate The acid corresponding to the title compound of Example 22 was prepared from the ester of Step A, of Example 22 under the conditions described in Step B of Example 1. A quantity of 204 mg of the acid was suspended in 1.5 mL of EtOH and treated with 1 eguiv.
of 1N aq. NaOH and freezed dried for 2 days to afford the title compound.
Anal. C, H, N: Calc. C 61.25; H 5.61; N 9.33, Found C 61.75; H 5.7D; N 3.97 Exam lp ~ 23 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy}-inaol-2-Y~2,2-dim~hvJ.pr_2panoic aczd 2D ~tP~ ~: Methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-4-hvdrox~yindol-2-yll-2.2-dimethylprQp~n The title compound was prepared using methodology from Step A of Example 8 but substituting 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-4-methoxy indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid (Step B of Example 20} for the propanoic acid in Example 8 (Step A).

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Step B: 3-[N-(p-Chlorobenzyl)-4-(guinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic The title product was prepared according to conditions described in Steps D and E of Example 1 substituting methyl 3-[N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-4-hydroxy indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate for the propanoate in Example 1 (Step D), m.p. 158-i60°C.
Anal. C, H, N: Calc. C 72.20; H 5.45; N 5.61 Found C 72.25; H 5.60; N 5.75 Example 24 3-[N-Methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-6-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxv)ind~l-2-v11~2.2-dimet~yl~ropanoic acid Step A: Methyl 3-[6-methoxy-3-(t-butylthio) ~ndol-2-vll-2,2- im '~~hvlprop~noate A mixture of 4.2 g of 3-methoxyphenyl-hydrazine hydrochloride and 4.9 g of methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate in 100 mL of t-butanol was refluxed for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled to R.T., and evaporated to dryness. The residue was suspended in ether (150 ml) and stirred for 30 min. The salts were filtered and the filtrate evaporated to dryness to give a residue which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using as eluant ethyl acetate:toluene (1:99) to isolate the title compound as the most polar product; m.p. 133°C.

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SteQ-f3: Methyl 3-[N-methyl-3-(t-butylthio)-6-methox~indgl-2-~1 i -2. , 2-dimethyl~ro~anoate A solution of 1.75 g of the indole from Step A in 30 mL of THF and 3 mL HMPA was cooled to -78°C
and to this solution was slowly added a solution of 0.54M KHMDS in toluene (10.2 mL). The mixture was stirred at this temperature for 15 min. and treated with 0.34 mL of iodomethane. The mixture was stirred at -75°C for 5 h, quenched with 1N HC1 (100 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer washed with H20, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate:hexane (20:50) as eluant to afford the title compound as a solid; m.p.
97-98°C.
Step C: Methyl 3-[N-methyl-6-hydroxyindol-2-yl]-,~ 2-dimethylpropanoate To a cold solution of 940 mg of the indole ester from Step B and 1.6 mL of ethanethiol in CH2C12 (50 mL) was added portion-wise 4.3 g of AlCl3. After complete addition, the mixture was stirred at R.T.
for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled to 0°C and carefully quenched with a solution of 0.5 M Na,K
tartrate (200 mL) and extracted with CH2C12. The organic layer was dried aver Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give a solid which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (30:7U) as eluant to afford the title compound; m.p.
125-126°C.

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Step D: Methyl 3-(N-methyl-6-(p-chlorobenzoyloxy)-3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)indol-2-yl]-2,2-di-methylpropan~ate _ To a cold solution of 393 mg of hydroxy indole from Step C in 5 mL of THF were added 0.31 mL
of Et3N followed by 0.21 mL of p-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The mixture was stirred at R.T for 15 min and quenched with H20. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate which was dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give a solid which was dissolved in 10 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane. To this mixture were added successively at R.T. 0.38 mL of p-chlorobenzoyl chloride and 803 mg of A1C13. The mixture was heated at 80°C for 3 h, cooled to R.T.
and quenched with 50 mL of 0.5 N HC1. The mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2, washed with H20, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (20:80) as eluant to afford the title compound as a white solid. m.p. 138°C.
StP~p E: Methyl 3-(N-methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-6-hwdrox~rindol-2-vll-2 , 2-dimethylp~~anoate To a suspension of 270 mg of the p-chlorobenzoate from Step D in 3 mL of MeOH was added 1.2 mL of a solution of 1.3M NaOMe in MeOH and the mixture was stirred at R.T. for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was poured onto 25% aq. NHqOAc and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was dried over Na2SOq, y I, .1 ~~ , v '~..~ 'i> i~ '.

evaporated to dryness and the residue chromatographed on flash silica geT using ethyl acetate: hexane (40:60) as eluant to afford the title compound as a yellow foam.
StP~p F: Methyl 3-[N-methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-6--(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2.2-dimethylpropanoate To a solution of 180 mg of the phenol from Step E in 5 mL of DMF were added 124 mg of milled K2C03 followed by 150 mg of 2-(bromomethyl) quinoline. The mixture was stirred at R.T. for I8 h, poured onto 25fl aq. NH40Ac and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over Na2S04 Grad evaporated to dryness to give an oil which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (30:70) as eluant to give the title compound as a foam.
StP~p G: 3-[N-Methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-y1)-2,2-dimethyl-proganoic acid To a solution of 23D mg of ester from Step F' in 1.5 mL of THF and 3 mL of MeOH was added 1M aq.
LiOH and the mixture stirred at 80°C for 4 h. The mixture was cooled to 2t. T. and evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of 2D mL of 25% aq. NH40Ac and 20 mL of ethyl acetate using vigourous stirring. The organic layer was ~~ ~~.y ; ~ ~3 76/DAI~I31 -90- 17940IB
separated, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give a yellow solid (216 mg). This solid was swished for 2 h in 5 mL of a mixture of Et20:hexane (1:1). The solid was filtered and rinsed with a 1:2 mixture of Et20:hexane to give the title product as a yellow solid, m.p. 203-205°C.
Anal. C, H, N: Calc. C 70.65; H 5.16; N 5.32;
Found C 70.42; H 5.25; N 5.40 Example 25 3-[N-Methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid, ~n3ium salt hemih~rdrate StP~p A: Methyl 3-[N-methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzyl)-6-(p-chlorobenzoyloxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-pro anoate _ To a solution of 500 mg of the benzoyl derivative from Step D of Example 24 in 10 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane were added 1.19 g of Z,nI2 and 700 mg of NaBH3CN. The mixture was heated at 65°C for 5 hours and cooled to R.T. The mixture was quenched with 1N aq. HC1 and extracted with CH2C12. The extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give an oil which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (15:85) as eluant to isolate the title compound as a white foam.

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~tP~ $: Methyl 3-IN-methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzyl)-6 ~ydzoxyindol-2-vl l -2 , 2-dimP~thvl~~r~~noate To a suspension of 425 mg of p-chlorobenzoate from Step A in 3 mL of MeOH was added 1.9 mL of a solution of 1.3M NaOMe in MeOH.
The mixture was stirred at R.T. for 1 h, poured into 20 mL of 25% aq. NH40Ac, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give an oiI which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (30:70) as eluant to give the title compound as a white foam.
Methyl 3-(N-methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-~3imethyl~ropanoate To a solution of 315 mg of the ester from Step B in 3 mL of OMf' were added 225 mg of milled K2C03 and 272 mg of 2-(bromomethyl)quinoline. The mixture was stirred at R.T. for 18 h, poured into 25%
aq. NH~OAc, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was dried over Na2S0~ and evaporated to dryness to give an oil which was chromatographed on flash silica gel using ethyl acetate: hexane (30:70) as eluant to give the title compound as a foam.

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p: 3-[N-Methyl-3-(p-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl propanoic acid sodium halt hemihydrate To a solution of 367 mg of the ester from Step C in 3 mL of THF and 6 mL of MeOH was added 1 M
aq. LiOH and the mixture was heated at 80°C for 2 h.
The mixtuze was cooled to R.T. and evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of 20 mL of 25o aq. NH40Ac and 20 mL of ethyl acetate (vigourous stirring required). The organic layer was separated, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to dryness to give a white solid (346 mg). The solid was swished at R.T. for 2 h with 10 mL of a mixture of Et20:hexane (1:1), filtered, rinsed with a mixture of (1:2) Et20:hexane and the solid collected to give the title compound as its free acid, a white solid:
m.p. 185°C.
The title compound was prepared by dissolving the above acid in 1 mL of EtOH to which 0.63 mL of 1N aq. NaOH was added. The mixture was freeze dried for 2 days to give the title product as a white solid.
Anal. C, H, N: Calf. C 67.32; I-I 5.29; N 5.07;
Found C 67,15; H 5.35; N 5.17 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-i-propoxy-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic ~i 3 f ~v~ ._' ''j ~' '6iDAr131 -93- 17940IB
The title compound is prepared according to the method of Example 1, but using methyl 5-i-propoxy-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxogentanoate as starting material in Step A in place of methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-9-oxopentanoate.
~PLE 7 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthia)-5-(quinolin-2--ylmethoxv)indol-211-2-eth~~~ropanoic acid Step A: Met~l 4-chloro-2-ethyl-9-pentenoat~
A 2L 3-necked flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, pressure equalizing addition funnel, and nitrogen inlet was charged with diisopropylamine (28 mL, 200 mmol) and dry THF (400 mL). The mixture was Gaoled to 0°C and a 1.6 1~2 solution of butyl lithium in hexane (125 mL, 200 mmol) was then added over a 15 minute period and stirring was continued for an additional ~5 minutes.
The resultant solution of lithium diisopropylamide (200 mmol) was cooled to -78°C and then butyric acid (9.1 mL, 100 mmol) was added over a 15 minute period. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature (1 hour) and then heated at 55°C
for 3.5 hours. The resultant gel was cooled to -78°C
and then treated 2,3-dichloro-1-propene (10.1 mL, 110 mmolj over a 15 minute period. The mixture was then allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 1B hours.

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The reaction mixture was diluted with Et20 (400 mL), extracted with H20 (400 mL) and with NaOH
IN (300 mL). The aqueous layers were combined, acidified with HC1 (2N, until pH 1-2) and the product was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 3D0 mL). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine (200 mL) and dried over MgS04. Filtration and concentration gave a yellow oil which was dissolved in dry MeOH (150 mL) and acetyl chloride (1 mL) was added dropwise. The resultant solution was gently refluxed for 20 hours.
The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and it was concentrated. The resultant residue was diluted with Et20 (600 mL), washed with NaHC03 sat.
(200 mL), washed with brine (200 mL), and dried over M9S04. Filtration and concentration gave a yellow oil which was purified by Kugelrohr distilation (bp 110°C at 0.2 mm Hg) to give pure (250 MHz NMR) methyl 4-chloro-2-ethyl-4-pentenoate.
B: Methyl 5-~r~o-2-ethyl-4-oxopentanQa a To a cold {0°C) solution of methyl 4-chloro-2-ethyl-4-pentenoate from Step 2 (1.67 g, 9.5 mmol) in MeOH (31 ml) and H20 (16 ml) was added Br2 dropwise (0.60 mL, 11.6 mmol). The resulting Yellow solution was stirred at room temperature fo.r 1 hour. EtOAc (300 mL) and H20 (200 mL) were added.
The organic layer was separated, washed with H20, 1N
NaOH, H20, brine and dried over MgS04. Filtration and concentration gave a yellow liquid which was purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc/Hexane (1:9)) to give pure (NMR 250 MHz) methyl 5-bromo-2-ethyl-4-oxopentanoate.

~5 ~~ v :~~ '~ 'f Step C: Methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2-ethyl-4-Qxo~entanoate To a cold (0°C) stirred solution of the bromoketone from Step 2 (490 mg, 2.07 mmol), in 10 mL
of dry THF, were sequentially added 2-methyl--2-propyl thiol (0.30 mL) and triethylamine (0.40 mL, 2.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was then allowed to warm to room temperature. After 18 hours the white solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting yellow residue was purified by flash chromatography (Et20/Hexane (9:50)) to give the pure title compound {250 MHz NMR).
Step D: 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl~-2-ethyl~ropanoic acid.
The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, but using methyl 5-t-butylthio-2-ethyl-4-oxopentanoate as starting material in Step A in place of methyl 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate.
Anal. C, H, N. for sodium salt ° 2H20:
Calc. C 63.30; H 5.94; N 4.34 Found. C 63.29; H 5.87; N 4.37 The sodium salt of the title compound in this and other Examples was prepared by the method of Example 25.

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3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-trifluoroacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)andol-2-1~17-2.2-dimethvlpropanoic amid S~.p A: Methyl 3-[N-(9-chlorobenzyl)-3-trifluoroacetyl-5-hydroxyindol-2-yl]-2.2-dimethyl~ropanoate Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-hydroxy indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (310 mg) from Example 8 (Step A) was dissolved in 3 ml of 1,2-dichloroethane and the solution charged with 0.6 ml of trifluoroacetic anhydride and 500 mg of AICI3.
The reaction was stirred at RT, under argon for 4h, then quenched with 20 mL of 0.5 N Na, K tartrate solution, extracted with 3x20 ml of Et20, washed with 10 mL of H20 and dried over MgS04. Removal of solvent provided an oily residue which was chromatographed on silica geI to give the title compound.
Step B: 3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-trifluoroacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid.
The title compound was prepared using the conditions described in Step D and Step E of Example 1, but substituting the ester from Step A for the ester of Example 1. Step C.
Anal. C, H, N. for sodium salt ~ 7H20 Calc. C 51.72; H 5.29; N 3.76 Found. C 51.81; H 5.19; N 3.73 Ed vy '~! Vi :l ~.~ ~Y
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3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2-methylpropanoic Step A: Methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2-methyl-4-oxopentanoate The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 27, but using propionic acid as starting material in Step A in place of butyric acid.
StP~p B: 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-~1-2-methy~propanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 11, but substituting 5-t-butylthio-2-methyl-4-oxopentanoate as starting material in Example 1 Step A in place of methyl 2p 5-t-butylthio-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate.
Anal. C, H, N, for sodium salt ° 1.5 H20 Calf. C 66.50; H 5.907 N 4.43 Found. C 66.58; H 5.87; N 9.40 ExAMFLE 30 3-[3-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl-5-(quinolin-2-methoxy~indol-2-yll-2,2-dimethvluropanoic acid Step A: Methyl 3-[3-(t-butylthio)-5-methoxy indol-2-yll-2 ~2~lim~ h~lpropanoa~e A mixture containing 4-methoxyphenyl hydrazine~HCl (70.66 g, 0.405 mol) and methyl 5-(t-butylthio)--2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanoate (99.54 g, 0.405 mol) in tBuOH (400 mI) was heated at a gentle reflux for 48 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to RT and the precipitated NH4C1 was removed by filtration. The residue was concentrated and fractionated on a plug of silica using EtOAc/hexane (1:3) as eluent. Evaporation of the appropriate fraction gave an orange-brown solid which was crystallized from EtOH (100 ml). Yield from two crops afforded 55.68 of the title compound.
1H NMR (CD3COCD3): 8 1.20(s, 6H); 1.25 (s. 9H) 3.33 (s, 2H); 3.62 (s, 3H); 3.81 ppm (s, 3H); in addition to aromatic protons.
Step B: Methyl 3-(5-hydroxyindol-2-yl)-2.2-dimet~l_pro~anoate To a solution of the compound from step A
(25.50 g, 73 mmol) in CH2C12 (250 ml) at 0°C was added A1C13 (87.70 g, 9 mol eq.) portion-wise. When the addition was complete, the ice-bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at RT for 3 hours. EtSH
(27 ml, 5 mol eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for a further 5 hours. It was then slowly poured onto an ice-cold 1M solution of Na, K tartrate. The product was extracted into CH2C12 (x2) and the organic phase was washed with aq.
NaCl (x3). Conventional work-up followed chromatography on silica gel using EtOAc/hexane 1:5 ~~ 1 J $_" r;;J c~ zr ,of to 3:2 afforded 13.60 g of the title compound, 750 yield.
1H NMR (CDC13): 8 1.26 (s, 6H); 2.95 (s, 2H); 3.72 (s, 3H); 6.11 (s, 1H); 6.71 (bd, 1H); 6.95 (s. 1H);
7.16 (d, 1H); 7.26 ppm (s, 1H) Step C: Methyl 3-[5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-indol-2 yl~ -2 , 2-dimethyl~ro~anoate A mixture of the phenol from step B (13.62 g, 55.14 mmol) and 2-bromomethylquinoline (12.85 g, 1.05 mol eq.) and anhydrous ~2C03 (15.22 g, 2 mol.
eq.) in DMF (40 ml) was stirred at RT for 48 hours.
The mixture was then poured onto ice/water and after all the ice had melted, the brown solid was collected and air-dried. The dried material was passed through a plug of silica (using EtOAc/hexane (1:3) as eluent) to remove the color; yield: 19 g, 88p.
Recrystallization from EtOH afforded 14.178 of pure title compound, m.p. 131-132°C.
Step D: Methyl 3-(3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-p r2panoate To a suspension of A1C13 (5.7 g, 42 mmol) in CH2C12 (30 mL) at 0°C was added 3,3-dimethylbutanoyl chloride (2.4 mL. 17 mmol). After 15 minutes at 0°C, a solution of the ester from step C (3.0 g, 7.7 mmol) in CH2C12 (10 mL) was added by double-tipped needle-The mixture was stirred a further 20 minutes, at which point it was poured into a mixture of 0.5 M

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Na, K tartrate (150 mL) and ice (100 g). The product was extracted with EtOAc, and the organic layer was washed successively with 0.5 M NaK tartrate, H20, and brine. The solvent was then removed and yellow/orange oil (3.5 g) was used without purification in the following step.
Ste~_E: 3-~3-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-imethylpropanoic acid The crude ester from step D was dissolved in a mixture of MeOH (20 mL), THF (20 mL), and H20 (5 mL). To this was added :~0 M NaOH (2..3 mL, 23 mmol).
After stirring for 3 hours, the solution was cooled to 0°C, and HOAc (1.5 mL) was added dropwise. The solution was partly concentrated to remove the THF
and MeOH, and the product was then extracted into EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with H20 and brine. After drying (MgS04), the solution was filtered and evaporated to give a pale orange solid.
The product was stirred vigourously with a mixture of isopropanol (30 mL) and H20 (3 mL) to give the title compound as an off-white amourphous solid (2.6 g).
mp= 193-196°C (dec) 3-[N-(9-Triflouromethylbenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpro~anoic acid The product from Example 30 (100 mg, 0.21 ~~q .; ka ~~ ", _.
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mmol) and 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl bromide (98 mg, 0.41 mmol), and methyltrioctylammonium chloride (83 mg, 0.21 mmol) were dissolved in a mixture of 50%
NaOH (2 mL) and benzene (0.5 mL). After vigourous stirring for 3.5 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled to 0°C and was acidified with HOAc (2 mL).
The product was extracted with EtOAc, and the organic layer was washed with H20 and brine. Following evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified bY flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with I:5 EtOAc/hexane containing 1% HOAc. The resulting yellow foam was triturated with 1:4 Et20/hexane to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (37 mg, 28%).
I5 1H NMR (CDC13) 8 8.22 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 8.I3 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.87-7.70 (3H, m), 7.62-7.45 (4H, m), 7.00-6.85 (4H, m), 5.45 (4H, s), 3.58 (2H, brs), 2.87 (2H, s), I.30 (6H, s), I.03 ppm (9H, s).
~PLE ~2 3-[N-Benzyl-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-I-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid Following the method of Example 31, with benzyl bromide as the alkylating agent, the title compound was obtained as an off-white solid (mp=180-183 °C (dec)).

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EX~aMPbE 3 3 3-(N-(3-Methoxybenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-ime~hy ropanoic acid Following the method of example 31, with 3-methoxybenzyl bromide as the alkylating agent, the title compound was obtained as an off-white solid.
(mp=173-175 °C (dec)).
EXAMPLE ~4 3-(N-Allyl-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin 2-~lmethoxy,indol-2-yll-2,2-dimethyl~ropanoic acid ~: Allyl 3-(N-allyl-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dlimethvlvropanaate _ To a solution of the product from Example 30 (100 mg, 0.21 mmol) in dry DMF (2 mL) was added 80%
NaH (14 mg, 0.47 mmol), followed 15 minutes later by allyl bromide (0.35 mL, 4 mmol). After 2 1/2 hours, saturated NH4C1 solution was added, and the product was extracted with EtoAC. The organic layer was washed with H20 and brine, dried over MgS04, filtered and was then evaporated to give the title compound as a yellow oil which was used as such in the next step.
SteQ B: 3-(N-Allyl-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid The crude ester from step 1 was treated as G~ ~t~ t1 is ,., , i n:; aJ' 'y.~ "sY c,.:
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in the method of Example 30, Step 2 to give the title compound as an off-c.hite solid (mp=146-148°C (dec)).
EX_AMpLE 3 5 3-(N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-~ropanoic acid Following the method of Example 34, with 4 methoxybenzyl chloride as the alkylating agent, the title compound was obtained as a white solid.
1H NHIR (250 MHz, acetone-d6) $ 3.05 (9H, s), 1.27 (6H, s) 2.38 (2H, s), 3.73(3H, s), 3.78 (2H, s) 5.46(2H, s). 5.48(2H, s), 6.70-8.40 ppm (13H, aromatics).

3-[N-Methyl-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-prop._anoic said -Following the method of Example 34, with methyl iodide as the alkylating agent, the title compound was obtained as a white solid.
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3-[3-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yll-2,2-dimethylpropanpir acid Step A: ~-(Ouinolin-2 ylmethoxy)phenvl~drazine The title compound was prepared using the conditions described in Step A, Step B and Step C of Example lA, but replacing the phenol in Step A with 3-acetamidophenol; m.p. 55-70°C (dec).
step B: Ethyl f~4-chlorobenzene)prapanoa a A solution of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (28 g) and (carboethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane (73 g) in toluene (500 mL) was refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under vacuum to a total volume of 150 mL. Then pure hexane (500 mL) was added and the mixture was left for 18 hours at room temperature.
The solid (triphexylphosphine oxide) was filtered, rinsed with hexane and the filtrate evaporated to give crude product which was distilled at 0.5 mm Hg. and the fraction boiling at 130°C was collected to give ethyl 4-chlorocinnamate, which was reduced as follows: the cinnamate (21 g) was hydrogen aced in EtoAc (300 mL) in the presence of 5% Pd on C (2 g) for 3 hours at atmospheric pressure. After completion, the reaction mixture was filtered through a celite pad, rinsed with EtOAc and the filtrate evaporated to dryness to give the title product as an oil.
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To a solution of ethyl (4-chlorobenLene)-propanoate (Step B, 10 g) in dry THF (500 mL) at -78°C
was added 0.58M potassium hexamethyldisilazane in toluene (243 mL). The mixture was stirred at -60°C
for one hour. Then a solution of 2,2-dimethylsuccinic anhydride (6 g) in THF {100 mL) was added slowly and the mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and finally stirred for 18 hours. Water (1000 mL) was added and the organic layer separated. The aqueous layer was washed with EtOAc (3 x 250 ml) and acidified with 1N HCl. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc, the extract was dried (Na2S04) and evaporated to give a residue which was dissolved in THF (100 mL) and MeOH (200 mL) and treated at reflux caith 1N LiOH
(100 mL) for 4 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under vacuum until H20 distilled off. Water (500 mL) was added, the mixture acidified with 1N aq. HCl, extracted with EtOAc, the extract was dried (Na2S04) and evaporated to give the title product as its carboxylic acid. The compound was treated with diazomethane in ether, evaporated to dryness and chromatographed over silica gel, eluting with EtOAc-hexane (10:90) to give the title product as a white solid; m.p. 52-54°C.
Step D: Methyl 3-[3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethox~)indol-2 yl7-2.2-dime~vlpropanoate To a solution of methyl 6-(4-Chlorophenyl) -2,2-dimethyl-4-oxohexanoate (Step C, 2.8 g) in toluene (30 mL) and glacial HOAc (15 mL) was added portion-wise solid 3-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-phenylhydrazine (Step A, 3.2 g) and stirred at room ~i~~JJa~~:'1~~~
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temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with Et20 (200 mL), washed with 1N NaOH, H20, dried (Na2S04) and evaporated to give crude hydrazone which was immediately treated as follows: the crude hydrazone was dissolved in a mixture of PPE(15 mL) and 1,2-dichloroethane (30 mL) and stirred at 90°C for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0°C and carefully treated with 1N NaOH to bring to pH 9. The mixture was then extracted with ether, the extract was washed with H20, dried (Na2S04) and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed in a column of flash silica gel (eluting with EtOAc-hexane 25:75) and isolating the most polar component as the title product as a foam.
Ste,~~ E: 3-[3-(9-Chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic The title compound was prepared using the 2p conditions described in Step B of Example l, but substituting the ester from Step D for the ester of Example 1, Steg A.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ~ 1 1/2 H20 Calc. C 65.75; H 5.33; N 5.11 Found. C 66.08; H 5.31; N 5.08 3-[N-(Phenylsulfonyl)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-vll-2,2-dim~thylnropanoic acid ~~ ~ ~~ ~ °>

Step A: Methyl 3-[N-(phenylsulfonyl)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2 yl~-2.2-dimethylpropanoate To a solution of methyl 3-[3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-d imethylpropanoate (Step D, Example 37) (208 mg) in dry THF (5 mL) and HMPA (0.5 mL) at -78°C was added 0.58M
potassium hexamethyldisilazane in toluene (0.77 mL) and the solution then stirred at -78°C for 15 minutes. Then freshly distilled benzenesulfonyl chloride (0.062 mL) was added and stirred at -78°C for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with 25%
aq. NH40Ac, extracted with EtOAc, dried over Na2S04 and evaporated to give crude product. Chromatography of the residue in a column of flash silica gel (eluting with EtOAc-hexane 25:75) afforded the title product as an oil.
3-[N-Phenylsulfonyl)-(3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl .~~czpanoic acid 'fhe title compound was prepared under the conditions described in Step B of Example l, but substituting the ester from Step A for the ester of Fxample 1, Step A.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt.
Calc. C 67.65; H 4.89; N 9.38 Found. C 68.07; H 5.18; N 4.32 ~~ tY ~7~ C 1 ~ j '~,~
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EXAMPLE
3-(N-Benzyl-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-Ylmethoxv)indol-2-yll-2.2-dimeth~l~ropanoic acid The title compound was prepared under tire conditions described in Step A and Step B of Example 38, but substituting benzyl chloride for the benzenesulfonyl chloride from Example 38 (Step A).
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ~ 1/2 H20 Calf. C 71.66; H 5.36; N 4.52 lp Found. C 71.65; H 5.49; N 4.44 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylsulfonyl)-5-(quinolin-_ 15 2-ylmethoxy indol-2 yll-2,2-dimethyl~ropanoic acid ansl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylsulfinyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethox~~indol-2-vll-2,2-dimethvlpronan~c acid The title compounds were prepared using the conditions described for Examples 6 and 7, but 20 substituting the ester of Example 4 (Step D) for the ester of Example 1 (Step D).
3-(N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylsulfonyl)-5-(quinolin-2 -ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic; acid:
Anal. C, H. N for sodium salt ~ 1 1/2 H20 Calc. C 61.12; H 5.58; N 4:19 Found C 61.31; H 5.39; N 9.19 3-[N-(4-chlorbenzyl)-3-(t-butylsulfinyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol--2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid:

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Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ° 2 H20 Calc. C 61.76; H 5.79; N 4.24 Found C 61.94; H 5.68; N 4. i9 3-jN-Allyl-3-(4-chlozobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy) indol-2 yll-2,2-dimethvl~rQpanoic acid The title compound was prepared under the conditions described in Step A and Step B of Example 38, but substituting allyl bromide for the benzenesulfonyl chloride from Example 38 (Step A).
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ~ 2 H20 Calc. C 66.38; H 5.74; N 4.69 Found C 66.57; H 5.75; N 4.73 EXAMPLE
3-jN-(n-Propyl)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinoline-2-y~methoxy~~ndol-2 ;y~l-2~ 2-dimethylgropanoic acid A solution of methyl 3-jN-allyl-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-~-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-z-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate {Example 42, methyl ester) {190 mg) was hydrogenated in EtOAc {4 mL) in the presence of 5% Pd on charcoal at atmospheric pressure for 1 hour. Filtration on Celite pad and evaporation of liquors afforded the methyl ester of 'the title product. Hydrolysis of this ester under the conditions described in Step B of Example 1 provided the title compound.

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Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ~ 1 1/2 H20 Calc. C 67.17; H 5.98; N 4.75 Found C 67.38; H 5.44; N 4.85 3-[N-Ethyl-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy) indQl-2-.T11-2,2-dimethyl~ropanpic acid The title product was prepared under the conditions described in Step A arid Step B of Example 38, but substituting iodoethane for the benzenesulfonyl chloride from Example 38 (Step A).
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt . 2 H20 Calc. C 65.69; H 5.86 N 4.79 Found C 65.81; H 5.21; N 4.77 EXAN~PLE~ S
3-[N°(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(4-t-butylbenzoyl)-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethvlpro,~anoic amid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 9, but using 4-t-butylbenzoyl chloride in place of benzoyl chloride in Step A.
Anal. C, H, N, for sodium salt . 2 1/2 H2o Calc. C 67.81; H 5.97; N 3.86 Found. C 67.91; H 6.01; N 3.69 i; .yl .~j y- f~1 ;If 76iDAM31 -111- 17990IB
EXAMPLE 4~
3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethox~ indol-2-vll-2,2-dimethy_l~~_panoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the method described in Example 9, but using 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride in place of benzoyl chloride in Step A.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt . 2 H20 Calc. C 63.89; H 4.78; N 4.03 Found C 64.20: H 4.61; N 3.99 3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(l,l-dimethylethyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-grQpanoic acid Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-y1~-2,2-dimethylpro,~anoate Methyl 3-[N-(4-chloxobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (3.77 g, 6.27 mmol) from Step D
of Example 1, was dissolved in 75 mL of dry CH2C12 and the solution was charged with 6.27 g (47.0 mmol) of A1C13 and the mixture was stirred at RT, under Ar, for 1.75 hours. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 0.5N Na, K tartrate (150 mL) and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x). The organic extracts were washed with 0.5N Na, K tartrate (lx) and with brine (lx), and dried (MgS04).

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Filtration and removal of solvents provided a brown oily residue which was chromatographed on silica gel using EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound.
Step H: Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(l,l-dimethylethyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-in ol-2-yll-2 2-dimethylpropanoate Trimethyiacetyl chloride (4.23 g, 4.32 mL, 35.09 mmol) was added to a cold suspension (0°C) of to A1C13 (11.7 g, 87.7 mmol) in dry CH2C12 (6o mL) unaer Ar. The yellow mixture was stirred at 0°C for 15 minutes, and a solution of 9.00 g (17.54 mmol) of methyl 3-[N-(4-chlor0benxyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (prepared in Step A) in CH2C12 {40 mL) was added dropwise (over 10 minutes) at 0°C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 minutes and slowly poured onto an ice-cold and vigourously stirred mixture of 0.5M aqueous Na, K
tartrate (500 mL) and EtOAc (400 mL). After 20 minutes. the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2x) and the combined organic extracts were washed with H20 (2x), with 1N aqueous NaOH (2x), with H20 (Zx) arid dried (NigS04). Filtration and removal of solvents provided a yellow oily residue which was chromatographed on silica gel using EtOAc-hexane {1:4) to give the title compound.
Step C: 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(l,l-dimethyl-ethyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-Yl~-2,2-dimethy~ropanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to l~ .~ 5~ t ~_t .~ c 76.'DAbI31 -113- 17940IB
the conditions described in Step B of Example 1, but substituting the ester from Step B for the ester of Example 1. The title compound was recrystallized from EtOAc-EtOH; m.p. 201-202°C.
Anal. Calc. C 73.57 H 6.36 N 5.05 Found C 73.75 H 6.37 N 5.03 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-acetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethox~) indol-2 x~11-2, 2--dimethylprQpanoiE, acid The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-(N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate (prepared in Step A of Example 47) but using acetyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.

1H NMR (CD3COCD3) S 1.20 (6H, s), 2.64 (3H,s), 3.62 (2H, br s), 5.47 (2H, s) 5.57 (2H, s), 6.90-6.99 (3H, m), 7.28-7.37 (3H, m), 7.56-7.83 (4H, m), 7.97 (1H, d) B.05 (1H, d), 8.39 ppm (lH,d).

3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-cyclopropanecarbonyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to ( > a~ ~ o~ ~ rs ~~.. r,. ,~~ ~
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the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate (prepared in Step A of Example 47), but using cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt ~ 1 H20:
Calc. C 67.27; H 5.31; N 4.61 Found C 67.27; H 5.16; N. 4.58 3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3-cyciopentylpropanoyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethvlpropanoac~~d The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate (prepared in Step A of Example 47), but using 3--cyclopentylpropanoyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.
1H NMF2 (CD3COCD3) S 1.09 (2H, m) 1.22 (6H, s), 1.40-1.91 (9H, m), 2.94 (2H, t), 3,68 (2H, br s), 5.46(2H, s), 5.58 (2H, s), 6.91-6.99 (3H, m), 7.30(3H, m), 7.53-7.63 (2H, m) 7.72-7.82 (2H, m), 7.96 (1H, d), 8.06 (1H, d), 8.34 ppm, l,lh, d).

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~~AMPLE 51 3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3-methylbutanoyl)-5--(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-~ropanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B arid Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-[N-{4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl propanoate (prepared in Step A of Example 47), but using 3-methylbutanoyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.
1H NMR {CD3COCD3): cS 0.98 (6H, d). 1.24 (6H. s), 2.30 (1H, m), 2.85 {2H, d), 3.70 (2H, br s), 5.46 (2H, s), 5.58 (2H, s), 6.96 (3H, m), 7.30 (3H, m), 7.55-7.63 (2H, m), 7.73-7.82 (2H, m), 7.95 {1H, d), 8.07 {1H, d), 8.36 ppm {1H, d).

3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-prapanoyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-v11-2,2-dimethvl~~~anoic acid _ The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, fram methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorabenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoate (prepared in Step A of Example 47), but using propanayl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt . 1H20 Calc. C 66.61; H 5.42; N 4.71 Found C 66.87; H 5.45; N 4.69 y r. -, . i F~ ~l ~.i ~~ ,,,r ~~
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~._X?~M~,E 53 3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(2-methylpropanoyl)-5- , (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl- ' propanoic acid The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-(N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (Prepared in Step A of Example 47), but using 2-methylpropanoyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step B.
1H-NM3Z (CD3COCD3): $ 1.07 (6H, d), 1.16 (6H, s), 3.34 (1H, m). 3.64 (2H. br s), 5.46 (2H, s), 5.57 (2H, s), 6.95 (3H, m), 7.32 (3H, m), 7.45 (1H, br s), 7.60 (1H, br t), 7.71-7.83 (2H, m), 7.97 (1H, d), 8.07 (1H, d), 8.36 ppm (1H, d).

3-(N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-trimethylacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid, sodium salt Step A: Methyl 3-(N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-trimethylacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-y1]-2,2-di-meth~lpropanoate I~gth~,3 A: The indole from Example 47, Step A
(2.00 g, 3.9 mmol) and trimethylacetyl chloride (0.86 9~ 7.1 mmol) were dissolved in sieve-dried CH2C1? (15 mL). The mixture was cooled to -25°C and A1C13 (1.64 Sy ~~ r~~ ' ~'I
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g, 12.3 mmol) was added in two portions 5 minutes apart. After 10 minutes at -20 to -25°C, 7 mL of 2.5 M
aqueous HOAc was added to the mixture such that the temperature stayed below -20°C. The mixtuxe was then warmed to RT and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with H20, Saturated aqueous NaHC03, and H2O, and then evaporated to dryness. The resulting oil was crystalized from MeOH (20 mL) to give 1.4 g (600) of the title compound.
Method B: A solution of TiCl4 (6 mL of a 1.0 M solution in CH2C12, 6.0 mmol) and trimethylacetyl chloride (0.491 g, 4.1 mmol) was cooled to -5°C. To the cooled solution was added a solution of the indole from Example 47, Step A (1.025 g, 2.0 mmol) in 2 mL of CH2C12 over a 5 minute period. After 30 minutes, the reaction was quenched by the addition of 3 mL of 2.5 M
aqueous HOAc. The mixture was warmed to RT and the layers separated. The organic layer was washed with H2O, saturated aqeuous NaHC03, and H20, and then evaporated to dryness. The residual oil was crystallized from ZO mL of MeOH to give 625 mg (530) of the title compound.
1H-NMR (CDC13) c~ 1.22 (6H, s), 1.30 (9H, s), 3.29 (2H, s), 3.61 (3H, S), 5.28 (2H, s), 5.47 (2H, s), 6.7-8.2 ppm (13H, m) IR(Nujol mull) 1636, 1730 cm-1 r~~i)~~~~1~
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3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-trimethylacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-y1]-2,2-dimethyl-p~panoic acid. sodium halt The acylated methyl ester from Step A (401 mg, 0.67 mmol), absolute EtOH (1.62 g), and NaOH (64.2 mg of a 50.9% aq. solution, 0.82 mmol) were refluxed 42 hours. During the latter stages of the reaction, product crystallized. At the end of the reflux, the product was filtered and washed with EtOH to give 288 m9 (74%) orange solid. The material was slurried in 3 mL EtOH for 8 hours at RT to give 190 mg of the title compound as a pale orange solid.
1H-NMR (CD30D) 8 1.08 (6H, s), 1.15 (9H, s), 3.23.(2H, s). 5.40 (2H, s), 5.55 (2H, s), 6.7-8.2 ppm (13H, m) IR (Nujol mull) 1680, 1575 Cm-1.

3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-phenylacetyl-5-(quinolin-2-yl methoxv)indol-2-v17-2.2-~i~m~h~ r~panoic ac~.d The title compound was prepared according to the conditions described in Step B and Step C of Example 47, from methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpro-panoate (prepared in Step A of Example 97), but using phenylacetyl chloride in place of trimethylacetyl chloride in Step s.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt . 1H20 Calf. C 69.46; H 5.22; N 4.26 Found C 69.714 H 5.25; N 4.11 ~'~ ~I j ~i ;,,; .',~~
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EXAMPLE
3-[N-(4-Fluorobenzyl)-3-{3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid Using the procedure of Example 31, but replacing 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl bromide with 4-fluorobenzyl bromide, the title compound is obtained.

3-[N-(4-Bromobenzyl)-3-{3,3-dimethyl-1-oRO-1-butyl)--5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid Using the procedure of Example 31, but replacing 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl bromide with 4-bromobenzyl bromide, the title compound is obtained.
_E_XAMPLE 58 3-[N-(4-rodobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)--5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid Using the procedure of Example 31, but replacing 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl bromide with 4-iodo-benzyl bromide, the title compound is obtained.

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Operating as described in the previous example s the following compounds are prepared:

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N
Ra Ex ATTACH Rg R5 Y-(CR11R11)p No. POINT
59 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Pr C(Me)2 60 5 -CH2Ph-~-C1 -C(Me)2Et C(Me)2 61 5 -CH2Ph-3-F' -C(Me)3 C(Me)2 62 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -CH(~1e)2 C(Me)2 63 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-Pr C(Me)2 64 5 -CH2Ph-4-Cl -(1-Me)-c-Pr C(Me)2 65 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-C5H9 C(Me)2 66 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -c-C6H11 C(Me)2 67 5 -CH2Ph-9-C1 -C(Me)2Ph C(Me)2 68 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -C(Me)2Ph-4-C1 C(B1e)2 69 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -1-Ad C(Me)2 70 5 -CH2Ph-4-C1 -CH2-1-Ad C(Me)2 71 6 -t-Bu -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 72 6 -C(Me)2Et -CH2Ph-4-C1 C(Me)2 /~:~ 'r.; w:~ 'i ..' ...
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~X MA PLE 73_ 3-(N-{4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-diethyl-propanoi~ acid S~~p A: Methyl 4-chloro-2,2-diethyl-4-pentenoate To a cold solution (0°C) of diisopropylamine (0.80 mL, 5.7 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added a 1.6 M
solution of butyllithium in hexane (3.4 mL, 5.4 mmol) over a 5 minute period and stirring was continued for an additional 45 min. Then a solution of methyl 4-chloro-2-ethyl-4-pentenoate (800 mg, 5 mmol) from Example 27, Step A. in THF (2 mL) was added and the reaction was stirred at 0°C for another 30 minutes.
Then ethyl iodide (440 ~L, 5.5 mmol) was added and the reaction was allowed to proceed at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction was quenched with NH40Ac buffer (50 mL of 25°s w/v) and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated, dried over rIgS04, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by Kugelrohr distillation (b. p.
120°C at 0.1 mm Hg) to give the title compound.
Step-B: Methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2,2-diethyl--4-oxczpent anoate The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 27, Step B and Step C, but using methyl 4-chloro-2,2-diethyl-4-pentenoate as starting material in Step B in place of methyl 4-chloro-2-ethyl-4-pentenoate.

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~gp~: Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-buøylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-s~i~~vlprQpanoate _ _ To a mixture of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1-[4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]hydrazine from Example lA, 5tep D, (660 mg, 1.7 mmol) and anhydrous NaOAc (160 mg, 1.95 mmol) in toluene (3 mh) was added glacial HOAc (1.5 mL). After 30 minutes, a solution containing methyl 5-(t-butylthio)-2,2-diethyl-4-oxo-Pentanoate from Step B (402 mg, 1.47 mmol) in toluene (1 mL) was added and the reaction mixture stirred for 24 hours at room temperature and for 48 hours at 65°C.
The reaction was then diluted with EtOAc, washed with NH40Ac buffer (25% w/v) and dried over MgS04. Filtra-tion and concentration gave a viscous oil which was purifed by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluant:
EtOAc-hexane 15:85) to give the title compound.
1H NMR (250 MHz acetone-d6); 8 0.85 (6H, t), 1.1 (9H, 2p S), 1.7 (4H, q), 3.2 (2H, S), 3.6 (3H, S), 5.4 (2H, s). 5.5 (2H. S) 6.9 (3H, m), 7.3 (4H, m), 7.6 (1H, dd). 7.7 (11-1, d), 7.8 (1H, td), 7.9 (1H, d), 8.1 (1H, d), 8.3 ppm (1H, d).
$teo B: Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy indol-2-y11-2,2-diethylpro~ano~te The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 47, Step A, but using methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-3p ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-diethylpropanoate from Step C in place of methyl 3-(N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butyl-thio)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate.

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Step E: Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-S-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yll-2.2-diethylgropanoate To a cold solution (0°C) of methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmetho~cy)indol-2-yl]-2,2 diethylpropanoate (from Step D) (177 mg, 0.33 mmol) in CH2C12 (3 mL) was added A1C13 4220 mg, 1.65 mmol) followed by t-butylacetyl chloride (82 ~L, 0.66 mmol).
The reaction was stirred at 0°C for 20 minutes and then quenched with 30 mL of 0.5 N Na, K tartrate solution, and extracted with 3 x 30 mL of EtOAc. The organic layers were combined and dried over MgS04.
Filtration and concentration gave an oily residue which was purified by flash chromatography (eluant:
I5 EtOAc-hexane 17:83) to give the title compound.
Step E: 3-[N-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-oxo-1-butyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-indol-2-~11-2.2-dieth~propanoic aEid The compound from Step E was hydrolysed using THF (2.5 mL), MeOH (0.6 mL) and NaOH (1N, 1.5 mL). The solution was heated at 70°C for 2 weeks.
The reaction was neutralized by addition of Na40Ac buffer (20 mL of 25~ w/v) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over MgS04, filtered and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by flash chromatography (eluant:
EtOAc-hexane-HOAc (250:750:1)) to give the title compound.
Anal. C, H, N for sodium salt~l 1/2 H20;
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~~E 74 Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3,6-bis(acetyl)-5-(quino-lin-2-ylmetho::y_)ind~1-2-X11-2 2-dimethylpropanoate The title compound was isolated in Step B of Example 48 from a chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc-Hexane 2:3j.
1H NMR (CD3COCD3): $ 1.22 (6H, s), 2.63 (3H, sj, 2.66 (3H, sj, 3.58 (3H, s), 3.65 (2H, s), 5.61 (2H, s). 5.65 (2H, s), 6.95 (2H, d), 7.31 (2H, d), 7.62 (1H, br t), 7.71-7.85 (4H, m), 7.97 (1H, dj, 8.08 (1H, d) 8.40 ppm (1H, d).

Methyl 3-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3,6-bis(cyclopropane-carbonyl)-5-(guinolin-2-ylmethoxy)indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoate The title compound was isolated in Step g of Example 49 from a chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc-ap hexane 3:7) and was recrystallized from EtOAc-EtOH;
m, p. 166--167°C.

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EXAMPLES 76-8~
Using the techniques of Methods 1 through 12 as required, the following compounds are prepared:
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Ex. No. X4 Y-(CR11R11)p Q

76 CH20 C(Me)2 -C(O)NHS(O)2Me 77 CH20 C(Me)2 -NHS(O)2Ph-4-Me 78 CH20 C(Me)2 -C(O)NH-t-Bu 79 CH20 OCH2CH(Me) -C02H

80 CH20 CH2CH2 Tz 81 CH20 OCH(Me) Tz 82 CH20 C(Me)2 -S(O)2NH-Et 83 CH20 C(Me)2 -C02CH2C(0)NMe2 84 CH2O C(Me)2 -C(0)NHCH2C02H

85 CH20 C(Me)2 -CH20H

86 (E)-CH=CH C(Me)2 -C02H

87 CH2CH2 C(Me)z -C02H

gg CH2S C(Me)2 -C02H

89 CH2S(O)2 C(Me)2 -COZH

Claims (10)

1. A compound of the formula I:
wherein:
R1, R2, R3, R4 and R10 are independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, -CF3. -CN, -NO2, -N3, -C(OH)R11R11, -CO2R12, -SR14, -S(O)R14, -S(O)2R14, -S(O)2NR15R15, -OR15, -NR15R15, -C(O)R16 or -(CH2)t R 21;
R5 is hydrogen, -CH3, -CF3, -C(O)H, X1-R6 or X2-R7;
R6 and R9 are independently: alkyl, -(CH2)U Ph(R10)2, alkenyl or -(CH2)u Th(R10)2;
R7 is -CF3 or R6;
R8 is hydrogen or X3-R9;
each R11 is independently hydrogen or lower alkyl, or two R11's on same carbon atom are joined to form a cycloalkyl ring of 3 to 6 carbon atoms;
R12 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or -CH2R21;

R13 is lower alkyl or -(CH2)r R21;
R14 is -CF3 or R13;
R15 is hydrogen, -C(O)R16, R13, or two R15's on the same nitrogen may be joined to form a monocyclic heterocyclic ring of 4 to 6 atoms containing up to 2 heteroatoms chosen from O, S or N;

R16 is hydrogen, -CF3, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or -(CH2)r R21;
R17 is -(CH2)s -C(R18R18)-(CH2)s -R19 or -CH2C(O)NR15R15;
R18 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;
R19 is a) a monocyclic ox bicyclic heterocyclic ring containing from 3 to 9 nuclear carbon atoms and 1 or

2 nuclear hetero-atoms selected from N, S ar O and with each ring in the heterocyclic radical being formed of 5 or 6 atoms, or b) the radical W-R20;

R20 is alkyl or C(O)R23;

R21 is phenyl substituted with 1 or 2 R22 groups;

R22 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, -CF3, -CN, -NO2 or -N3;

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R23 is alkyl. cycloalkyl, monocyclic monoheterocyclic ring;
R24 is the residual structure of a standard amino acid, or R18 and R24 attached to the same N can cyclize to form a proline residue;

m is 0 to 1;
n is 0 to 3;
p is 1 to 3 when m is 1;
p is 0 to 3 when m is 0;
r is 0 to 2;
s is 0 to 3;
t is 0 to 2;
Th is 2- or 3- thienyl u is 0 to 3;
v is 0 or 1;
W is 0, S or NR15;
X1 is O, or NR15;
X2 is C(O), CR11R11, S, S(O) or S(0)2;
X3 is C(O), CR11R11, S(0)2 or a bond;
X4 is CH=CH, CH2-Y1 or Y l-CH2;
Y is X1 or X2;
Y1 is S, S(0)2 or CH2 Q is -CO2R12, -C(O)NH5(O)2R14, -NHS(O)2R14, -S(O)2NHR15 -C(O)NR15R15, -CO2R17, -C(O)NR18R24, -CH2OH, or 1H- or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl;
or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A compound of the formula Ie wherein the substituents are as follows :
X4 Y-(CR11R11)P Q

CH2O C(Me)2 -C(O)NHS(O)2Me, CH2O C(Me)2 -NHS(O)2Ph-4-Me, CH2O C(Me)2 -C(O)NH-t-Bu, CH2O OCH2CH(Me) -CO2H, CH2O CH2CH2 1H- or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl CH2o OCH2CH(Me) 1H- or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl CH2O C(Me)2 -S(O)2NH-Et, CH2O C(Me)2 -CO2CH2C(O)NMe2, CH2O C(Me)2 -C(O)NHCH2CO2H, CH2O C(Me)2 -CH2OH, (E)-CH=CH C(Me)2 -CO2H, CH2CH2 C(Me)2 -CO2H, CH2S C(Me)2 -CO2H or CH2S(O)2 C(Me)2 -CO2H.

3. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

4. The pharmaceutical composition of Claim 3 additionally comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a second active ingredient selected from the group consisting of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs:
peripheral analgesic agents; cyclooxygenase inhibitors; leukotriene antagonists; leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors; H2-receptor antagonists;
antihistaminic agents; prostaglandin antagonists;
thromboxane antagonists; thromboxane synthetase inhibitors; and ACE antagonists.

5. A pharmaceutical composition according to Claim 4, wherein the second active ingredient is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 1, a therapeutically effective amount of a second active ingredient which is a non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the weight ratio of said compound of Claim 1 to said second active ingredient ranges from about 1000:1 to 1:1000.

7. The use of a compound of claim 1 or 2 for preventing the synthesis, the action, or the release of SRS-A or leukotrienes in a mammal.

8. A use according to Claim 7 wherein the mammal is man.

9. The use of a compound of claim 1 or 2 for treating asthma in a mammal.

10. The use of a compound of claim 1 or 2 for treating inflammatory diseases of the eye in a mammal.