CA2249639A1 - Inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase - Google Patents

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CA2249639A1
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Abstract

The present invention is directed to compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras.

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TITLE OF THE INVENTION
INHIBITORS OF FARNESYL-PROTEIN TRANSFERASE

BACKGROUNlD OF THE INVENTION
The Ras proteins (Ha-Ras, Ki4a-Ras, Ki4b-Ras and N-Ras) are part of a signalling pathway that links cell surface growth factor receptors to nuclear signals initiating cellular proliferation. Biological and biochemical studies of Ras action indicate that Ras functions like a G-regulatory protein. ln the inactive state, Ras is bound to GDP. Upon growth factor receptor activation Ras is induced to exchange GDP
for GTP and undergoes a conformational change. The GTP-bound form of Ras propagates the growth stimulatory signal until the signal is terminated by the intrinsic GTPase activity of Ras, which returns the protein to its inactive GDP bound forrn (D.R. Lowy and D.M.
Willumsen, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 62:851-~S91 (1993)). Mutated ras genes (Ha-ras, Ki4a-ras, Ki4b-ras and N-ras) are found in many human cancers, including colorectal carcinoma, exocrine pancreatic carcinoma, and myeloid leukemias. The protein products of these genes are defective in their GTPase activity and constitutively transmit a growth stimulatory signal.
Ras must be localized to the plasma membrane for both normal and oncogenic functions. At least 3 post-translational modifications are involved with Ras membrane localization, and all 3 modifications occur at the C-terminus of Ras. The Ras C-te~ninus contains a sequence motif terrned a "CAAX" or "Cys-Aaa1-Aaa2-Xaa"
box (Cys is cysteine, Aaa is an aliphatic amino acid, the Xaa is any amino acid) (Willumsen et al., Nature 310:5~3-586 (19~S4)). Depend-ing on the specific sequence, this motif serves as a signal sequence for the enzymes farnesyl-protein transferase or geranylgeranyl-protein transferase, which catalyze the alkylation of the cysteine residue of the CAAX motif with a Cls or C2~ isoprenoid, respectively. (S. Clarke., Ann. Rev. Biochem. ~1:355-3~6 (1992); W.R. Schafer and J. Rine, Ann. Rev. Genetics 30:209-237 (1992)). The Ras protein is one of several proteins that are known to undergo post-translational farnesyl-WO 97/36881 PCT~US97105514 ation. Other farnesylated proteins include the Ras-related GTP-binding proteins such as Rho, fungal mating factors, the nuclear lamins, and the gamrna subunit of transducin. James, et al., J. Biol. Chem. 269, 141~2 (1994) have identified a peroxisome associated protein Pxf which is also farnesylated. James, et al., have also suggested that there are farnesyl-ated proteins of unknown structure and function in addition to those listed above.
Inhibition of farnesyl-protein transferase has been shown to block the growth of Ras-transformed cells in soft agar and to modify other aspects of their transforrned phenotype. It has also been demonstrated that certain inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase selectively block the processing of the Ras oncoprotein intracellularly (N.E. Kohl et al., Science, 260:1934-1937 (1993) and G.L. James et al., Science, 260:1937-1942 (1993). Recently, it has been shown that an inhibitor of farnesyl-protein transferase blocks the growth of ras-dependent tumors in nude mice (N.E. Kohl et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.
Sci U.S.A., 91:9141-9145 (1994) and induces regression of mamrnary and salivary carcinomas in ras transgenic mice (N.E. Kohl et al., Natllre Medicine, 1 :792-797 (1995).
Indirect inhibition of farnesyl-protein transferase in vivo has been demonstrated with lovastatin (Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ) and compactin (Hancock et al., ibid; Casey et al., ibid; Schafer et al., Science 245:379 (1989)). These drugs inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, the rate limiting enzyme for the production of polyisoprenoids including farnesyl pyrophosphate. Farnesyl-protein transferase utilizes farnesyl pyrophosphate to covalently modify the Cys thiol group of the Ras CAAX box with a farnesyl group (Reiss et al., Cell, 62:81-88 (1990);
Schaber et al., J. Biol. Chem., 265:14701-14704 (1990); Schafer et al., Science, 249: 1133-1139 (1990); Manne et al., Proc. Natl. Ac~ld. Sci USA, 87:7541-7545 (1990)). Inhibition of farnesyl pyrophosphate biosynthesis by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase blocks Ras membrane localization in cultured cells. However, direct inhibition of farnesyl-protein transferase would be more specific and attended by fewer side effects than would occur with the required dose of a general inhibitor of isoprene biosynthesis.
Inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) have been described in four general classes (S. Graham, Expert Opinion 5 Ther. Patents, (1995) 5: 1269- 1285). The first are analogs of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP), while a second class of inhibitors is related to the protein substrates (e.g., Ras) for the enzyme. Bisubstrate inhibitors and inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase that are non-competitive with the substrates have also been described. The peptide derived inhibitors 10 that have been described are generally cysteine containing molecules that are related to the CAAX motif that is the signal for protein prenyl-ation. (Schaber et al., ibid; Reiss et. al., ibid; Reiss et al., PNAS, 88:732-736 (1991)). Such inhibitors may inhibit protein prenylation while serving as alternate substrates for the farnesyl-protein transferase 15 enzyme, or may be purely competitive inhibitors (U.S. Patent 5,141,851, University of Texas; N.E. Kohl et al., Science, 260:1934-1937 (1993); Graham, et al., J. Med. Chem., 37, 725 (1994)). In general, deletion of the thiol from a CAAX derivative has been shown to dramatically reduce the inhibitory potency of the compound.
20 However, the thiol group potentially places limitations on the therapeutic application of FPTase inhibitors with respect to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity. Therefore, a functional replacement for the thiol is desirable.
It has recently been disclosed that certain tricyclic 25 compounds which optionally incorporate a piperidine moiety are inhibitors of FPTase (WO 95/10514, WO 95/10515 and WO 95/10516).
Imidazole-containing inhibitors of farnesyl protein transferase have also been disclosed (WO 95/09001 and EP 0 675 112 Al).
It has recently been reported that farnesyl-protein 30 transferase inhibitors are inhibitors of proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and are therefore useful in the prevention and therapy of arteriosclerosis and diabetic disturbance of blood vessels (JP H7-112930).
It is, therefore, an object of this invention to develop W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 low molecular weight compounds that will inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase and thus, the post-translational farnesylation of proteins.
It is a further object of this invention to develop chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods S for producing the compounds of this invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises arylheteroaryl-cont~ining compounds which inhibit the farnesyl-protein transferase. Further 10 contained in this invention are chemotherapeutic compositions cont~ining these farnesyl transferase inhibitors and methods for their production.
The compounds of this invention are illustrated by the formula A:

R3 ~ R
(R8)r /(lj'~9~ bà~

V - Al(CR12)nA2(CR12)n~ W ~ - (CR22)p - X -(CR22)p R5 \ /' W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ~NVENTION
The compounds of this invention are useful in the inhibition of farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncoS,ene protein Ras. In a first embodiment of this invention, the inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase are illustrated by the forrnula A:

3 ~ R6a-e / 9~ b~

V - A1(CR12)nA2(CR12)n~,W,,~ - (CR22)p - X -(CR22)p R5 wherein:

a is N or C;
from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

Rl and R2 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, Rl0O-, Rl lS(O)m-, Rl0c(o)NRlo-~
R 1 1 C(O)O-, (R l 0)2NC(O)-, R l 02N-C(NR 10), CN, NO2, R l ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 l OC(O)NR 10 , c) unsubstituted or substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl -C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocyclic, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 R l Oo, R 1 1 S(O)m 1 R 1 OC(O)NR 10 , (R 1 0)2NC(O)-, R 1 02N-C(NR 10) , CN, R 1 ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and RllOC(O) NR10;

5 R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, Rl lc(o)o-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o) R 1 02N-C(NR 1 0), CN, NO2, R 10c(O)-, N3, -N(R 1 ~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 aLkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, and R l 1 OC(O) NR 10;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 OC(O)NR 10, (R 1 0)2NC(o)-, R 1 1 C(O)O-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C l-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R 1 02N-C(NR 10) , CN, R 1 ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and R 1 1 OC(O)-NR 10; or ~ any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R7 is selected from: H; Cl 4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, aroyl, heteroaroyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted with:
a) C1 4 alkoxy, b) aryl or heterocycle, c) halogen, d) HO, o f) --So2Rl 1 g) N(R10)2 or h) Cl 4 perfluoroalkyl;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, ~sub~stituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R 1 0O-, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 0C(o)NR 10 , (R 1 0)2NC(O)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10, and c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, cyanophenyl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R 1 0O-, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 0C(o)NH-, (R 1 0)2NC(O)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(o)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 0OC(o)NH-;
S provided that when Rg is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, Rl lo-, Rl 1S(O)m-, R10C(o)NR10-, (Rl0)2Nc(o)-~ R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(o)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 , and c) Cl-c6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by Cl-c6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R10O-~ Rl 1 S(O)m ~
RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~ R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R~ 1OC(O)NR10-;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

Rl 1 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, Cl-c6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

30 Al and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C-C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR 10-, -NR 1 ~C(O)-, O, -N(R 10), -S(O)2N(R10)-, -N(R10)S(0)2-, or S(O)m;

V is selected from:

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97105514 a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle, c) aryl, d) Cl-C20 alkyl wherein from O to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from 0, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, provided that V is not hydrogen if A1 is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if Al is a bond, n is O and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to Al is 10 through a substitutable ring carbon;

W is a heterocycle;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, O, -C(=O)-, -C(o)NR7-, -NR7C(o)-, -C(O)O-, -OC(O)-, -C(o)NR7C(o)-, -NR7-, -S(0)2N(R 1 0) , -N(R10)s(o)2- or -S(=O)m-, provided that if a is N, then X is not 0, -C(o)NR7-, -C(O)O-, -C(o)NR7C(o)-, -S(0)2N(R 10) or -NR7-;

mis 0,lor2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
qis 0, 1, 2 or 3;
r is O to 5, provided that r is O when V is hydrogen; and 25 tis Oor l;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
A preferred embodiment of the compounds of this invention is illustrated by the following formula A:

(R8)r (~9~ /bà~
V ~ A1(cRl2)nA2(cR12)ntw~ ~ (CR22)p - X -(CR22)p R~

wherein:
ais N orC;
s from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, 0 and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, 0 or S;

10 Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, R l~o, -N(R10)2, F or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, R100-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R100- and -N(R10)2;

R3, R4 and RS are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R 1 20, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 OC(O)NR 10 , (R 1 0)2NC(0)-, WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 R 1 02N-C(NR 10), CN, NO2, R I ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, - or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl;
d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the S substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and RllOC(O) NR10;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, N02, R10c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl;
d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C I -C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloaL~yl, C2-C6 aL~enyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120, R11S(O)m-, R10c(o)NRlo-~ (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, and R 1 1 OC(O)-NR 10; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97105514 R7 is selected from: H; Cl 4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, aroyl, heteroaroyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted with:
a) Cl 4 alkoxy, b) aryl or heterocycle, c) halogen, d) HO, e) "R'1 f) --SO2R
g) N(R 1 0)2 or h) C1 4 perfluoroalkyl;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, Cl-c6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(o)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R 1 ~C(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10, and c) Cl-C6 alkyl substituted by Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR 10, (R10)2N-C(NR 10), R10C(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 ;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

25 R9 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Rl lo-, Rl lS(O)m-, R10C(O)NRl0-~ (R10)2Nc(o) CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, Rl0c(o)-~ -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10, and W O97t36881 PCTAUS97/05S14 c) Cl-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by Cl-c6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, RlOO-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R 1 0)2NC(o)-, CN, (R 1 0)2N-C(NR 10), R 1 ~C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or Rl lOC(O)NR10-;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

Rl 1 is independently selected from Cl-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected ~rom hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, Cl-c6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

Al and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C_C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR 1 0-, O, -N(R 10)-, or S(O)m;

20 V is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, c) aryl, d) C 1 -C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and provided that V is not hydrogen if Al is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen 30 if Al is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to Al is through a substitutable ring carbon;

W is a heterocycle .selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, 4uinolinyl, triazolyl or isoquinolinyl;
~ X is abond, O, -C(=O)-, -CH=CH-, -C(o)NR7-, -NR7C(o)-, -NR7-, -S(0)2N(R10)-, -N(RlO)s(o)2- or-S(=O)m-; provided that if a is N, then X is not 0, -C(o)NR7-,-S(0)2N(R10)-or -NR7-;

1 0 m is 0, 1 or 2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
q is 0, 1 , 2 or 3;
r is O to 5, provided that r is O when V is hydrogen;and 15 tis Oor l;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
A preferred embodiment of the compounds of this invention are illustrated by the formula B:

(R8) R9~ ,c ~R6a-e V-A1(CR12)nA2(CR 2)~N,~_~J à~R4 (CR22)p X
B
wherein:
a is N or C;

25 from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, R l Oo, -N(R 1 ~)2, F or C 1 -C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
S a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, RlOO-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, RlOO- and -N(R10)2;

R3 and R4 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted C 1 -C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120 RllS(o)m, Rloc(o)NRlo-~ (R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and RllOC(O) NR10;

30 R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R 1 20, R 1 1 S(O)m ~ R lOC(O)NR 10, (R10)2NC(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10), CN, N02, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 S c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, RllS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R 1 02N-C(NR 10), CN, R 1 ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and R 1 1 OC(O)-NR 10; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;
R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, Cl-c6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R100-, R1OC(O)NR10, CN, N02, (R10)2N-c(NRlo) RlOC(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R1 lOC(O)NR10-, and c) Cl-C6 alkyl substituted by Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R100-, RlOC(O)NR10, (R10)2N-C(NR10) RlO
-N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and halogen;

W097/36881 PCT~US97/OS514 R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

R l 1 is independently selected from C l -C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 i,s independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, Cl-c6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

A 1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C-C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;
V is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, iso4uinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, c) aryl, d) Cl-C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and 25 provided that V is not hydrogen if Al is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if Al is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to Al is through a .substitutable ring carbon;

30 X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR 10, -NR 1 ~C(O)-, -NR 10, O or ~ -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

mis 0, 1 or2;

WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and r is 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen;
~ or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Another preferred embodiment of the compounds of this invention are illustrated by the formula C:
,~ R6a-e (R8)r R3 ~ Q~

V ~ A1(CRl2)nA2(CR12)n~/N à~;

C R9b (CR22)p ~/
wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, R l OO-, -N(R 1 0)2, F or C l -C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, R l~o, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R1OO- and -N(R10)2;

R3 and R4 are independently selected from:

W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOc(o)NRlo-~ CN(R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, N02, RlOC(0)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 aLkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R 1 20, R 1 1 S(O)m ~ R 1 OC(O)NR 10, (R 1 0)2NC(0)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, RlOc(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, and RllOC(O) NRlO;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R 1 20 , R 1 1 S(~)m-~ R 1 OC(O)NR 10, CN(R 1 0)2NC(0)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, N02, R10c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl ls(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
- R 1 02N-C(NR 10), CN, R 1 ~C(0)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and R 1 1 OC(O) NR 10;

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05S14 provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

S R~¢ is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, Cl-c6 alkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R100-, RlOC(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(o)-, -N(R10)2, or R1 1OC(O)NR10-, and c) Cl-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, RlOC(O)NR 10, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, RlOC(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R~s to V is 1~ through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and halogen;
~0 R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

R 1 1 is independently selected from C1 -C6 alkyl and aryl;
~5 R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, Cl-C6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, C 1 -C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A 1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C_C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

V is selected from:

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, S c) aryl, d) C 1 -C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and provided that V is not hydrogen if Al is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if Al isabond,n isOandA2isS(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to Al is through a substitutable ring carbon;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR1OC(O)-, -NR10-, O or 1 5 -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

mis 0, 1 or2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, provided that p is not 0 if X is a bond, -NR10 or O; and r i.s 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
In a more preferred embodiment of this invention, the inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase are illustrated by the formula D:
R9a R3 ~ R

~A1(CR~2)n~N\I \,1 /bà~

9b (CR2 ) X

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 wherein:
a is N or C;
5 from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-Clo cycloalkyl or 10 C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3 -C 1 o cycloalkyl, R 1 00-, -N(R 1 0)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) Cl-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R100-, or-N(R10)2;

20 R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R 1 20, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 OC(O)NR 1 0-, (R 1 0)2NC(O)-, R102N-c(NRlo)-~ CN, N02, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(Rlo)2 or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 , c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-c(NRlo)-~ CN, RlOC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and Rl loc(o)-NRlo-;

W097/36881 PCTrUS97/OS514 R4 is selected from H, halogen, Cl-C6 alkyl and CF3;

R6a R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, Rl0c(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or R1 1OC(O)NR10 c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or lS substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-c(NRlo)-~ CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R 1 1 OC(O)-NR 10; or any two of R6a R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, Cl-c6 aIkyl, C2-C6 - alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R 10c(O)-, -N(R10)2, or Rl lOC(O)NR 10, and c) Cl-C6 alkyl substituted by Cl -C6 perfluoroalkyl, CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/0~514 R 1 0O-, R 1 0C(o)NR 10, (R 1 0)2N-C(NR 10), R 1 ~C(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10;
provided that when R~ is heterocycle, attachment of R~ to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
Rl 1 is independently selected from Cl-C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, Cl-C6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaraLlcyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

Al is selected from: a bond, -C(O)-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;
X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR 10, -NR10C(o)-, -NR 10, O or -C(=O)-, provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10-or O;

n is 0 or 1; provided n is not 0 if Al is a bond, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;
m is 0, 1 or 2; and pis 0, 1, 2, 3 or4;

30 or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
In another more preferred embodiment of this invention, the inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase are illustrated by the formula E:

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/0~514 R 3 ~'~

A1(CR12) ,~ N
9b (CR22)p X

~¦~ E

wherein:

ais N orC;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, 0 and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, 0 or S;

lO Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, R100-, -N(R10)2, F, C3-Clo cycloaLkyl or Cl-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, R100-, -N(Rl0)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) C l-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, RlOO-, or -N(R 1~)2;
R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, - R 120, R l l S(O)m-~ R l OC(O)NR l O , (R l 0)2NC(0)-, W097/36881 PCTrUS97/OS514 R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, RlOC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, RllS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2~ and R 1 1 OC(O) NR 10;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl and CF3;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, RlOc(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or Rl 1 OC(O)NR10 c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, RlOc(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, and RllOC(O) NR10;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R~ is independently selected from:

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, Cl-c6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R 1 0O-, R 1 0C(O)NR 10, CN, NO2, (R 1 0)2N-C(NR 10), R 1 ~C(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10, and c) Cl-C6 alkyl substituted by Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R100-, R10C(O)NR 10, (R 1 0)2N-C(NR 10), R10C(O)-, -N(R 1~)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R~ to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

R l 1 is independently selected from Cl -C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

25 X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C~O)-, -NR10-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

n is 0 or 1;
30 m is 0, 1 or 2; and p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, provided that p is not 0 if X is a bond, -NR 1 ~C(O)-, -NR 10 or O;
-or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/05~14 - 2g -In a further embodiment of this invention, the inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase are illustrated by the formula F:

Rga~ R3 CR12--N\~ R9b b~, ~ /
~ (CR22)p X

NC F
wherein:
s aisNorC;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl or Cl-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C1o cycloalkyl, R1OO-, -N(R10)2 or F, c) Cl-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3 -C 1 o cycloalkyl, R 1 OO-, or -N(R 1 0)2;

R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-~ Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 R 102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, RlOC(O)-, N3, -N(3~ 1 0)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted C I -C6 alkyl, d) substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R 1 loC(o) NRlO;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, CH3 and CF3;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, Rloc(o)NRlo-~ (R10)2NC(o) R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R1OC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted C 1 -C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, RlOC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and Rl lOC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d or R6e i~i unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

10 R1 1 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, Cl-C6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, lS heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR1OC(O)-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10- or O;
m is 0, 1 or 2; and pi.s 0,1,2,30r4;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
In a further embodiment of this invention, the inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase are illustrated by the formula G:
3 ~ R6a-e 9a b~

~ A1(CR12) wherem:

a is C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

10 Rl is independently selected from: hydrogen, R1OO-, -N(R10)2, F, C3-Clo cycloalkyl or Cl-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle or C3-C1o cycloalkyl, c) C 1 -C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-C l o cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R l OO-, or -N(R 1~)2;

20 R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or - substituted heterocycle, C3-clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~

R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, N02, RlOC(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 OC(O)NR 10 c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the S substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R 1 20, R 1 1 S(O)m-~ R 1 OC(O)NR 10 , (R 1 0)2NC(O)-, R 1 02N-C(NR 10) , CN, R 1 ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and RllOC(O) NRlO;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, CH3 and CF3;

R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, RllS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(o)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, N02, RlOc(o)-~ N3, -N(R10)2, or R 1 1 0C(O)NR10 c) unsubstituted C 1 -C6 alkyl, d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl lS(O)m-, RlOC(O)NR10-, (RlO)2Nc(o)-~
R 1 02N-C(NR 10), CN, R 1 ~C(O)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and R 1 1 OC(O)-NR 10; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 provided that when R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d or R6e is unsub.stituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6 R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

5 R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;

10 Rl 1 is independently selected from Cl-C6 alkyl and aryl;

R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, Cl-c6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted aralkyl, Cl-C6 heteroaralkyl, Cl-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

Al is selected from: a bond, -C(O)-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

20 mis 0,lor2;and n is 0 or 1 ;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The preferred compounds of this invention are as follows:

1- { [ 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl]ethyl } -4-phenyl-imidazole 30 1- { 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl ~ -4-phenylimidazole 1- { 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl } -4-(2-methyl)phenyl - imidazole W O 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole 1-(3-Phenyl-isoxazol-5-ylacetyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole s 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5 -(4-Phenyl-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(3-chlorophenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(naphth-2-yl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1 -((4-(2-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazole-2-ylmethyl)-5 -(4-cyanobenzyl) 1 5 imidazole 1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)thiazole-2-ylethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole or the ph~ ceutically acceptable salts or optical isomers thereof.
Specific examples of the compounds of the invention are:

1- { 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl } -4-phenylimidazole NC ~--N~

1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole CA 02249639 l998-09-22 NC~

~' N~

1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole NC ~--, '~ H3C

N~ S~

1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)thiazole-2-ylethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole N C ~, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
The compounds of the present invention may have asymmetric centers and occur as racemates, racemic mixtures, and as individual diastereomers, with all possible isomers, including optical isomers, being included in the present invention. Also, combinations of substituents/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.
As used herein, "alkyl" and the alkyl portion of aralkyl and similar terms, is intended to include both branched and straight-chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having the specified number of carbon atoms; "alkoxy" represents an alkyl group of indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge.

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 As used herein, "cycloalkyl" is intended to include non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon groups having the specified number of carbon atoms. Examples of cycloalkyl groups include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and the like.
"Alkenyl" groups include those groups having the specified number of carbon atoms and having one or several double bonds.
Examples of alkenyl groups include vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, l-propenyl, 2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2-butenyl, isoprenyl, 10 farnesyl, geranyl, geranylgeranyl and the like.
"Alkynyl" groups include those groups having the specified number of carbon atoms and having one triple bonds. Examples of alkynyl groups include acetylene, 2-butynyl, 2-pentynyl, 3-pentynyl and the like.
"Halogen" or "halo" as used herein means fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.
As used herein, "aryl," and the aryl portion of aroyl and araL~yl, is intended to mean any stable monocyclic or bicyclic carbon ring of up to 7 members in each ring, wherein at least one ring is aromatic. Examples of such aryl elements include phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl, biphenyl, phenanthryl, anthryl or acenaphthyl.
The term heterocycle or heterocyclic, as used herein, represents a stable 5- to 7-membered monocyclic or stable 8- to 1 l-membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring which is either saturated or unsaturated, and which consists of carbon atoms and from one to four heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, and including any bicyclic group in which any of the above-defined hetero-cyclic rings is fused to a benzene ring. The heterocyclic ring may be attached at any heteroatom or carbon atom which results in the creation of a stable structure. Examples of such heterocyclic elements include, but are not limited to, azepinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzofurazanyl, benzopyranyl, benzothiopyranyl, benzofuryl, benzothiazolyl, benzothienyl, benzoxazolyl, chromanyl, cinnolinyl, W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 dihydrobenzofuryl, dihydrobenzothienyl, dihydrobenzothiopyranyl, dihydrobenzothiopyranyl sulfone, furyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, indolinyl, indolyl, isochromanyl, isoindolinyl, isoquinolinyl, isothiazolidinyl, isothiazolyl, isothiazolidinyl, morpholinyl, S naphthyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, 2-oxoazepinyl, oxazolyl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, tetrahydrofuryl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, thiamorpholinyl, thiamorpholinyl sulfoxide, 10 thiazolyl, thiazolinyl, thienofuryl, thienothienyl, and thienyl.
As used herein, "heteroaryl" is intended to mean any stable monocyclic or bicyclic carbon ring of up to 7 members in each ring, wherein at least one ring is aromatic and wherein from one to four carbon atoms are replaced by heteroatoms selected from the group 15 consisting of N, O, and S. Examples of such heterocyclic elements include, but are not limited to, benzimidazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzofurazanyl, benzopyranyl, benzothiopyranyl, benzofuryl, benzothiazolyl, benzothienyl, benzoxazolyl, chromanyl, cinnolinyl, dihydrobenzofuryl, dihydrobenzothienyl, dihydrobenzothiopyranyl, 20 dihydrobenzothiopyranyl sulfone, furyl, imidazolyl, indolinyl, indolyl, isochromanyl, isoindolinyl, isoquinolinyl, isothiazolyl, naphthyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinoliny}, thiazolyl, thienofuryl, 25 thienothienyl, and thienyl.
As used herein in the definition of R3, R4, RS and R6a-e, the term "the substituted group" intended to mean a substituted C1 8 alkyl, substituted C2 8 alkenyl, substituted C2 g alkynyl, substituted aryl or substituted heterocycle from which the substituent(s) R3, R4 R5 and 30 R6a-e are selected.
As used herein in the definition of R7, the substituted C 1-8 aIkyl, substituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, substituted aroyl, substituted aryl, substituted heteroaroyl, substituted arylsulfonyl, substituted heteroaryl-- 3~ -sulfonyl and substituted heterocycle include moieties containing from 1 to 3 substituents in addition to the point of attachment to the rest of the compound.
As used herein, when no specific substituents are set forth, 5 the terms "substituted aryl", "substituted heterocycle" and "substituted cycloalkyl" are intended to include the cyclic group which is substituted on a substitutable ring carbon atom with 1 or 2 substitutents selected from the group which includes but is not limited to F, Cl, Br, CF3, NH2, N(cl-c6 alkyl)2, NO2, CN, (cl-c6 alkyl)O-, -OH, (Cl-C6 10 alkyl)S(O)m-~ (cl-c6 alkyl)C(O)NH-, H2N-c(NH)-~ (Cl-C6 alkyl)C(O)-, (C1-C6 alkyl)OC(O)-, N3,(Cl-C6 alkyl)OC(O)NH-, phenyl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, furyl, isothiazolyl and Cl-C20 alkyl.
The moiety designated by the following structure ~'O/d a~e represents an aromatic 5-membered heterocyclic ring and includes the following ring systems:

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 N ~ N~,N N--N' Nl ~NN~\ N~N INI~N
N~/N~/ N_ N~ N--N

N ~ ¢~ N~>

~N_ N> ~ /> N ~

N~ ~ N_ N/> N~O>

Preferably the aromatic 5-membered heterocyclic ring is selected from:
N

N~

~ ~ N~

Lines drawn into the ring systems from substituents (such as from R3, R4, Q etc.) means that the indicated bond may be attached to any of the substitutable ring carbon or nitrogen atoms.
The substituent illustrated by the structure R6a-e W O97136881 PCTrUS97/05514 i.s a simplified representation of a phenyl ring having five (5) substituents (hydrogens and/or non-hydrogens) and may also be represented by the structure R6b R6a~ R6c ~R6d R6e The moiety described as ~3, R6a-e where any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH, -CH=CH-CH-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)4- includes the following 10 structures:

~r ~r ~ ~,~>
~r It i,s understood that such fused ring moieties may be further substituted by the rem~ining R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and/or R6e as defined hereinabove.

Preferably, Rl and R2 are independently selected from:
hydrogen, Rl lC(o)0-, -N(R10)2, R10C(o)NR10, Rloo- or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-c6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, -N(R10)2, R100- and R1OC(O)NR10-.
Preferably, R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C3-Clo cycloalkyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R120-, CN, N02, R 1 OC(0)- or -N(R 1 0)2, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted Cl-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-Clo cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R120-, Rl 1 S(O)m-, Rloc(o)NRlo- (R10)2NC(o) R 1 02N-C(NR 10), CN, R 1 ~C(0)-, N3, -N(R 1~)2, and R 1 1 0C(0)-NR 10 Preferably, R4 is selected from: hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy and C1-C6 alkyl.
Preferably, R5 is hydrogen.
Preferably, R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C3-Clo cycloalkyl, halogen, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R 1 20 , R 1 1 S(O)m-~ CN, N02, R 1 ~C(0)- or -N(R 1 ~)2, - c) unsubstituted Cl-C6 alkyl;
d) substituted Cl-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or W O 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 substituted aryl, C3-C 10 cycloalkyl, R 1 20, R I 1 RlOC(0)- or-N(R10)2; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C~ R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are 5 combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-~ -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-.
Preferably, R~s is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, and b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, Cl-C6 perfluoroalkyl or CN.
Preferably, R9 is hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl.
Preferably, R10 is selected from H, Cl-C6 alkyl and benzyl.
Preferably, A 1 and A2 are independently selected from: a lS bond, -C(O)NR10-, -NR1OC(0)-, 0, -N(R10)-, -S(0)2N(R10)- and-N(R 1 ~)S(0)2-.
Preferably, V is selected from hydrogen, heterocycle and ar,vl. More preferably, V is phenyl.
Preferably, W is selected from imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyyrolidinyl, thiazolyl and pyridyl. More preferably, W is selected from imidazolyl and pyridyl.
Preferably, n and r are independently 0, 1, or 2.
Preferably s is 0.
Preferably t is 1.
It is intended that the definition of any substituent or variable (e.g., Rla~ R9, n, etc.) at a particular location in a molecule be independent of its definitions elsewhere in that molecule. Thus, -N(R 1~)2 represents -NHH, -NHCH3, -NHC2H5, etc. It is understood that substituents and substitution patterns on the compounds of the instant invention can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art to provide compounds that are chemically stable and that can be synthesized by techniques known in the art, as well as those methods set forth below, from readily available starting materials.

The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compound.~ of this invention include the conventional non-toxic salts of the compound~s of thi.s invention as formed, e.g., from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids. For example, such conventional non-toxic salts include those 5 derived from inorganic acids .such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like: and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxy-benzoic, 10 fumaric, toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic, trifluoroacetic and the like.
The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention can be synthesized from the compounds of this invention which contain a basic moiety by conventional chemical 15 methods. Generally, the salts are prepared either by ion exchange chromatography or by reacting the free base with stoichiometric amounts or with an excess of the desired salt-forming inorganic or organic acid in a suitable solvent or various combinations of solvents.
Reactions used to generate the compounds of this invention 20 are prepared by employing reactions as shown in the Schemes 1-25, in addition to other standard manipulations such as ester hydrolysis, cleavage of protecting groups, etc., as may be known in the literature or exemplified in the experimental procedures. Substituents R3, R6 and R8, as shown in the Schemes, represent the substituents R37 R4, 25 R5 R6a R6b, R6C, R6d, R6e and R8; although only one such R6 or R8 is present in the intermediates and products of the schemes, it is understood that the reactions shown are also applicable when such aryl or heteroaryl moieties contain multiple substituents.
These reactions may be employed in a linear sequence 30 to provide the compounds of the invention or they may be used to synthesize fragments which are subsequently joined by the alkylation reactions described in the Schemes. Other reactions useful in the - preparation of heteroaryl moieties are described in "Comprehensive W O 97/36881 PCTrUS97105514 Organic Chemistry, Volume 4: Heterocyclic Compounds" ed. P.G.
Sammes, Oxford (1979) and references therein. Aryl-aryl coupling is generally described in "Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations," Katritsky et al. eds., pp 472-473, Pergamon Press 5 (1995)-Synopsis of Schemes 1-25:
The requisite intermediates are in some cases commercially available, or can be prepared according to literature procedures, for the 10 most part. Schemes 1- 15 illustrate synthesis of the instant arylhetero-aryl compound which incorporate a preferred benzylimidazolyl side-chain. Thus, in Scheme 1, for example, a arylheteroaryl intermediate that is not commercially available may be synthesized by methods known in the art. Thus, a phenyl boronic acid I may be reacted under 15 Suzuki coupling conditions (Pure Appl. Chem., 63:419 (1991)) with a suitably substituted halogenated heteroaryl moiety, such as 2-bromothienyl-4-carboxylic acid, to provide the arylheteroaryl carboxylic acid II. The acid may be reduced and the triflate of the intermediate alcohol III may be formed in situ and coupled to a suitably 20 substituted benzylimidazolyl IV to provide, after deprotection, the instant compound V.
Schemes 2-5 illustrate other methods of synthesizing the key alcohol intermediates, which can then be processed as described in Scheme 1. Thus, Scheme 2 illustrates the analogous s 25 eries of arylheteroaryl alcohol forming reactions starting with the halogenated heteroarylaldehyde.
Scheme 3 illustrates the reaction wherein the "terminal"
phenyl moiety is employed in the Suzuki coupling as the halogenated reactant. Such a coupling reaction is also compatible when one of the 30 reactants incorporates a suitably protected hydroxyl functionality as illustrated in Scheme 4.
Negishi chemistry (Org. Synth., 66:67 (1988)) may also be employed to form the arylheteroaryl component of the instant compounds, as shown in Scheme 5. Thus, a zinc bromide adduct, WO 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 such as phenyl zinc bromide, may be coupled to a suitably substituted heteroaryl halide in the presence of nickel (II) to provide the arylheteroaryl VI. The heteroaryl halide, phenyl halide and the zinc bromide adduct may be selected based on the availability of the starting 5 reagents.
As illustrated in Scheme 6, the sequence of coupling reactions may be modified such that the aryl-heteroaryl bond is formed last. Thus, a ,suitably substituted imidazole may first be alkylated with a heteroarylmethyl halide to provide intermediate VII. Intermediate VII
10 can then undergo Suzuki type coupling to a suitably substituted heteroaryl boronic acid.
Scheme 7 illustrates the synthesis of a thiazole cont;lining instant compound from the acyclic precursors. Further substitution on the thiazole ring may be accomplished as illustrated in Scheme 7a.
15 Similar strategies may be utilized to prepare other bisheteroatom moieties.
Schemes 8 and 9 illustrate synthetic strategies that utilize the nucleophilicity of an imidazolyl moiety in the arylheteroaryl. Thus, as shown in Scheme ~s, the commercially available 4-phenylimidazole 20 may be reacted with a suitably substituted imidazolyl methyl halide to provide the instant compound VIII. If a particular substituted aryl imidazole is not commercially available, it may be synthesized as illustrated in Scheme 9.
Scheme 10 illustrates synthesis of an instant compound 25 wherein a non-hydrogen R9b is incorporated in the instant compound.
Thus, a readily available 4-substituted imidazole IX may be selectively iodinated to provide the 5-iodoimidazole X. That imidazole may then be protected and coupled to a suitably substituted benzyl moiety to provide intermediate XI. Intermediate XI can then undergo the 30 alkylation reactions that were described hereinabove.
Scheme 11 illustrates synthesis of instant compounds that incorporate a preferred imidazolyl moiety connected to the - arylheteroaryl via an alkyl amino, sulfonamide or amide linker. Thus~
the 4-aminoalkylimidazole XII, wherein the primary amine is protected WO 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 as the phthalimide, is selectively alkylated then deprotected to provide the amine XIII. The amine XIIl may then react under conditions well known in the art with variou~s activated arylheteroaryl moieties to provide the instant compounds shown.
Compounds of the instant invention wherein the A 1 (CR 1 2)nA2(CR ~ 2)n linker is oxygen may be synthesized by methods known in the art, for example as shown in Scheme 12.
The suitably substituted phenol XIV may be reacted with methyl N-(cyano)meth~nimidate to provide the 4-phenoxyimidazole XV.
After selective protection of one of the imidazolyl nitrogens, the intermediate XVI can undergo alkylation reactions as described for the benzylimidazoles hereinabove.
Scheme 13 illustrates an analogous series of reactions wherein the (CR22)pX(CR22)p linker of the instant compounds is oxygen. Thus, a suitably substituted haloheteroaryl alcohol, such as 4-bromo-2-thienol, is reacted with methyl N-(cyano)meth~nimidate to provide intermediate XVI. Intermediate XVI is then protected and, if desired to form a compound of a preferred embodiment, alkylated with a suitably protected benzyl. The intermediate XVII can then be coupled to a suitably substituted phenyl boronic acid by Suzuki chemistry to provide the instant compound.
Compounds of the instant invention wherein the A 1 (CR 1 2)nA2(CR l 2)n linker is a substituted methylene may be synthesized by the methods shown in Scheme 14. Thus, the N-protected imidazolyl iodide XVIII is reacted, under Grignard conditions with a suitably protected benzaldehyde to provide the alcohol XIX. Acylation, followed by the alkylation procedure illustrated in the Schemes above (in particular, Scheme 1) provides the instant compound XX. If other R 1 substituents are desired, the acetyl moiety can be manipulated as illustrated in the Scheme.
Addition of various nucleophiles to an imidazolyl aldehyde may also be employed to form a substituted alkyl linker between the biheteroaryl and the preferred W (imidazolyl) as shown in Scheme 15. Thus a bishalogenated five membered heteroaryl, such a,s CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 2,4-dibromothiophene, may undergo metal halogen exchange followed by reaction with a suitably substituted imidazolyl aldehyde and acteyla-tion to form a regioisomeric mixture of the acetyl intermediate.~i. The halogenated regioisomeric mixture may be chromatographically 5 separated at this stage, if convenient. Suzuki coupling with a suitably substituted 6-membered heteroaryl boronic acid affords the instant acetoxy compound, which can be treated with lithium hydroxide to remove the acetyl group. Then, similar substituent manipulation as shown in Scheme 14 may be performed on a fully functionalized 10 compound which incorporates an R2 hydroxyl moiety.

~ R6 (HO)2B~

HO~ Pd(PPh3)4 1~ R6 A ~ LiAlH4 ~ 11 HO~
o )3 R6 ~ 111 HO

WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 - 4~ -SCHEME 1 (continued) Tr~ N
N~ NiCI2(PPh3)2 . <~N

R8ZnBr ~JIV

A~ (CF3S02)20,-78 C
~J NEtiPr2 -78~C-20~C

Tr~

<\_ N'~ R6 ~_/ 55~C, C H30H

~_ N ~ R6 ~ V

W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 A (HO)2B
~~~Br Pd(PPh3)4 ~¢~ NaBH4 o HO ~@ R6 ~[3 R6 MeO~,~ Pd(PPh3)4 MeO~ ~ LiAlH4 A t=\
HO~ R6 CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 ,~ R6 ,q~ Br R3S10~ B(OH)2 Pd(Pph3)4 R3SiO~ ~ Bu4NF

HO ,L~ R6 f~--R6 R3SiO ,~ (HO) Pd(P Ph3)4 R3SiO ~ Bu4NF

A ~
HO ~~ R6 ~ _R6 BrZn/~
R3SiO~ Br NiCI2(PPh3)2 ~A ~ Bu4NF
R3SiO~\ R6 Vl HoJ~@ R6 CA 02249639 l998-09-22 SCHEME S (continued) ,,~ R6 ~q~A Br R3SiO ~ZnBr NiCI2(PPh3)2 ~A ~ Bu4NF
R3SiO~ -- \ R6 A ~
HO ~~ R6 W O97136881 PCTrUS97/05514 ~ Br ~h ii. MeOH
~/ reflux R 8/~J

~- ~ ~ Pd(PPh3)4 R

<~N~ ¢~ R6 R8~/

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 Rs 3~ NH3 / EtOH / RT

~7~ COOCH3 R8 ~ Lawesson' s Reagent N 1,4-dioxane ~CONH2 80~C

R8 1~

~CSNH2 CA 02249639 l998-09-22 PCTrUS97/05514 SCHEME 7 (continued) H3C~ R py HBrBr~ R6 N~
~N NH2 /J
R8~

~/ 3~R6 R8/'J

SCHEME 7a ,13 R EtMgBr (1 M) ~ R6 Py.HBr.Br2 or Br'~ R6 PhCH2(CH3)3N HBr Br2 0 N3~il ~ NH2 R8/\~/

~N~ R6 CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 NaH, DMF
~NN~ Cl \= N

N~ '--Br~ H2NJ~ R3 , O ~N

</N31~,CI

R8~J
N3'--N ~R6 R8~/

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 5~ _ H H
R9b~ Nal, NaHCO3,!2 Rsb~ TrCI, NEt~
I

IX X

Rgb~ Cz~h~)~ ~,N

Tr~ ~ a O~Tf e d F~' i - 78 C-20 C
/,~J ii. MeOH, reflux Xl Rgb~ a~ R6 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 0~
~0 Rs~Br <\ 11 ~ 55~C,CH?~CN
N-- Nj~j; EtOH,80~C, NH2NH2 o Xll N

N3~ NH2 R~/
Xlll acylation, sulfonylation </ 3~ ~
or alkylation R~ H ~R6 </ 3~ ~ O~ "~

R8_~J H ~R6 <N~ ~

R8~N N'\~R6 WO 97t36881 PCTtUS97/05514 ~_OH i, Na, MeOH
NC ~/ ii. 1 20~C
XIV H3C~o ~N~N

H T~
~N TrCI, NEt3 N~

NC~ NC~
XV XVI

Tr\N~ ,b~3 i.-78~G20~C
~N + d jj. MeOH reflux 1~o NC ~t ~N~a~
_~~
NC

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 \~OH i, Na, MeOH R3 ~N
~S ii 1 20~C ~ O

~N

Tr~
N

TrCI, NEt3 ~ R3 ~N i. -78~C-20~C
~ ;9~~ ii. MeOH reflux Br B(OH)2 ~\~O DMF, Pd(PPh3)4 ~ S K3PO4, 80~C
Br XVI I R8 R3 ~' N l~
~\\~o $~S

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97~6881 PCTrUS97/05514 N~ EtMgBr <~

~N ~ ~OH

Tr b~R~

(CF3SO2)20, -78~C
/~d OAc NEtiPr2.CH2cl2 N~ a~ LiOH

~OAc ~ N~ a~ SOCI2 R" OH

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 SCHEME 14 (continued) ~--R6 ~N~, a~

+

--~ Ib~

~OMe WO 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 Br BuLi Br Br ~Br ;i~ ~3~Li N~
1. < ~l ~J N~ Br 2. AcCI

(HO)2B/~ LiOH

Pd(PPh3)4 ~J OH

W O 97/36881~CTAUS97/05514 Schemes 16-20 illustrate reactions wherein the moiety ( l 8)r !~9~
V - A1 (CR12)nA2(CR12)n~W¦ - (CR22)p-)~

incorporated in the compounds of the instant invention is represented by other than a substituted imidazole-containing group.
5Thus, the intermediates whose synthesis are illustrated in Schemes hereinabove and other arylheteroaryl intermediates obtained commercially or readily synthesized, can be coupled with a variety of aldehydes, as shown in Scheme 16. The aldehydes can be prepared by standard procedures, ~such as that described by O. P. Goel, U. Krolls, 10 M. Stier and S. Kesten in Or~anic Syntheses, 1988, 67, 69-75, from the appropriate amino acid. Metal halogen exchange chemistry (Scheme 15) may be employed when manipulating the aldehydes. Alternatively, Grignard chemistry may be utilized, as shown in Scheme 16. Thus, Suzuki coupling provides, for example, the pyrrole cont~ining 15 biheteroaryl XXI. Reaction of the intermediate XXI with a Grignard reagent provides the N-pyrrylmagnesium derivative XXIa, which is then reacted with an aldehyde to provide the C-alkylated instant compound XXII. The product XXII can be deoxygenated by methods known in the art, such as a catalytic hydrogention, then deprotected with 20 trifluoroacetic acid in methylene chloride to give the final compound XXIIa. The final product XXII may be isolated in the salt form, for example, as a trifluoroacetate, hydrochloride or acetate salt, among others. The product diamine XXII can further be selectively protected to obtain XXIII, which can subsequently be reductively alkylated with a 25 second aldehyde to obtain XXIV. Removal of the protecting group, and conversion to cyclized products such as the dihydroimidazole XXV can be accomplished by literature procedures.
Scheme 17 illustrates the use of in situ formation of a lithium anion of a suitably substituted N-alkyl pyrrole to provide the 30 C-alkylated compound of the instant invention.

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 If the arylheteroaryl subunit is reacted with an aldehyde which also has a protected hydroxyl group, such as XXVI in Scheme 1~, the protecting groups can be subsequently removed to unmask the hydroxyl group (Schemes 18, l9). The alcohol can be oxidized under 5 standard conditions to e.g. an aldehyde, which can then be reacted with a variety of organometallic reagents such as Grignard reagents, to obtain secondary alcohols such as XXX. In addition, the fully deprotected amino alcohol XXXI can be reductively alkylated (under conditions described previously) with a variety of aldehydes to obtain lO secondary amines, such as XXXII (Scheme l9), or tertiary amines.
The Boc protected amino alcohol XXVIII can also be utilized to synthesize 2-aziridinylmethylarylheteroaryl such as XXXIII
(Scheme 20). Treating XXVIII with 1,1'-sulfonyldiimidazole and sodium hydride in a solvent such as dimethylformamide led to the 15 formation of aziridine XXXIII . The aziridine is reacted with a nucleophile, such as a thiol, in the presence of base to yield the ring-opened product XXXIV .
ln addition, the arylheteroaryl subunit can be reacted with aldehydes derived from amino acids such as O-alkylated tyrosines, 20 according to standard procedures, to obtain compounds such as XL, as shown in Scheme 21. When R' is an aryl group, XL can first be hydrogenated to unmask the phenol, and the amine group deprotected with acid to produce XLI. Alternatively, the amine protecting group in XL can be removed, and O-alkylated phenolic amines such as XLII
25 produced.
Schemes 22-25 illustrate syntheses of suitably substituted aldehydes useful in the syntheses of the instant compounds wherein the variable W is present as a pyridyl moiety. Similar synthetic strategies for preparing alkanols that incorporate other heterocyclic moieties for 30 variable W are also well known in the art.

WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 + ~ p6 ~ EtMgBr N XXI

J~, R6 B M~ XXla - 6~ -SCHEME 16 (continued) Boc NH

R6 Boc NH CHO

Et20 BrMg ~\ R6 1. catalytic ~ hydrogenation Boc NH ~ 2. CF3CO2H
y H CH2CI2 NHBoc XXI I ~, R6 ~ Boc20 NH2 <~--~/NH~ CH2C12 XXlla ,~
R6 ~3 CHO

BocNH~
H NaBH(OAc)3 NH2 Et3N, CICH2CH2CI
XXIII

PCT~US97/05514 SCHEME 16 (continued) )3 R6 BocNH ~3 CF3CO2H, CH2CI2, NH NaHCO3 XXIV

~1 R6 NH2~ ~ NC

NH AgCN L\

~H
N~,N~

~ XXV

W097/36881 PCTtUS97tO5514 Br ~\~ Pd(PPh3)4 ¢3 + ,L~ R6 IN (H~)2B
alkyl Boc NH~
BuLi Boc NH CHO
, TMEDA Et20 N
alkyl ~ R6 HO
Boc N H~N
alkyl NHBoc WO97136881 PCTrUS97/05514 BrMg- a~ R6 Ei20 BocNH CHO
XXVI

BnO~ ~ C H30H

NHBoc R CH3CO2H

HO a~ R6 CICOCOCI
\~ e 3 DMSO CH2C12 NHBoc (c2H~)3N

XXVII

.

SCHEME 1~ (CONT~UED) O~a~ R'MgX
H N HBoc XXIX

HO~R6 NHBoc XXX

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05S14 HO b~ ~ R6 CF3CO2H
e CH2CI2 NHBoc XXVIII

HO b~ R6 R'CHO
e 3 NaBH(OAC)3 XXXI

HO a~ R6 e 3 NH
R'C H2 XXXI I

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 N =\ N

HO a~(~ R6 82 \~ R3 NaH, DMFO~C
NHBoc XXVIII

R6(C~Hs)3 XXXIII

R"S b~ R6 \~~ R3 XXXIV
- 7~S -~3 1) Boc20 K2CO3 2) CH2N2, EtOAc H2N CO2H BocNH CO2CH3 XXXV XXXVI

HO~
LiAlH4 ~,1~ R"'CH2X
THF 1 Cs2CO3 0-20~C BocNH CH2OH DMF

XXXVII

R"'CH20 R"'CH20 ,~ DMSO ,~lJJ
BocNH CH2OH 20~C BocNH CHO
XXXVIII IXL

W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05~14 SCHEME 21 (continued) R"'CH2~3 + BrMg~ a~ R6 BocNH CHO R3 IXL
R"' not aryl 1. Et20 Et2O 2. 20% Pd(OH)2, H2 CH30H, CH3CO2H
~, 3. HCI, EtOAc ~,_ b~ 6 R"'CH2O R3 N HBoc 1 ) 20% Pd(OH)2, H2 C H30H, CH3CO2H / '~
2) HCI, EtOA ,~ R~

HO~--~ R6 XLII

XLI

WO 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 CH31~ HNO2.Br2 r~CO2CH3 ~ 2) KMnO4 , l' H2N--N/ 3) MeOH,H+ Br N

~\ MgCI R ~CO2CH3 Zncl2~Nicl2(ph3p)2 NaBH4 (excess) ~CH20H

DMSO ~CHO

WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 1. EtO(CO)CI R6 Br ~
[~ Zn, CuCN ~fCO2CH3 N 3. S, xylene, heat NaBH4 l~i~ SO3 Py, Et3N ~
(excess) ~CH20H DMSO [~CHO

Br~CO2CH3 ~/\ g ¢~

N ZnCI2, NiC12(Ph3P)2 ~CO2CH3 NaBH4 ¦ SO3 Py, Et3N
~ ~ CH20H ~ ~CHO
(excess) N DMSO N

W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/OS514 Br~ 1. LDA, CO2 Br~

N2. MeOH, H+ N

ZnCI2, NiCi2(Ph3P)2 N

NaBH4 (excess) ~ CH20H SO3 Py, Et3N
\~ DMSO
N

CHO

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W O97t36881 PCTrUS97/05514 - ~0 -1. LDA, CO2 ~Br 2. (CH3)3SiCHN2 R6 ~\ Br R6 ~

Zn, NiCI2(Ph3P)2 Nl~Co2cH3 R6 f~
excess NaBH4 1~1~ SO3Py, Et3N
N ~CH20H DMSO

R6 ~1 N ~CHO

The instant compounds are useful as pharmaceutical agents for m~mm~ls, especially for humans. These compounds may be administered to patients for use in the treatment of cancer. Examples WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 of the type of cancer which may be treated with the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, colorectal carcinoma, exocrine pancreatic carcinoma, myeloid leukemias and neurological tumors.
Such tumors may arise by mutations in the ras gene.s themselves, mutations in the proteins that can regulate Ras activity (i.e., neurofibromin (NF-l), neu, scr, abl, lck, fyn) or by other mechanisms.
The compounds of the instant invention inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase and the fanlesylation of the oncogene protein Ras.
The instant compounds may also inhibit tumor angiogenesis, thereby 10 affecting the growth of tumors (J. Rak et al. Cancer Research, 55:4575-4580 (1995)). Such anti-angiogenesis properties of the instant compounds may also be useful in the treatment of certain forms of blindness related to retinal vascularization.
The compounds of this invention are also useful for 15 inhibiting other proliferative diseases, both benign and malignant, wherein Ras proteins are aberrantly activated as a result of oncogenic mutation in other genes (i.e., the Ras gene itself is not activated by mutation to an oncogenic form) with said inhibition being accomplished by the ~(lmini~tration of an effective amount of the compounds of the 20 invention to a m~mm~l in need of such treatment. For example, a component of NF- 1 is a benign proliferative disorder.
The instant compounds may also be useful in the treatment of certain viral infections, in particular in the treatment of hepatitis delta and related viruses (J.S. Glenn et al. Science, 256:1331-1333 25 (1992).
The compounds of the instant invention are also useful in the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous translllmin~l coronary angioplasty by inhibiting neointimal formation (C. Indolfi et al. Nature medicine, 1:541-545(1995).
The instant compounds may also be useful in the treatment and prevention of polycystic kidney disease (D.L. Schaffner et al.
AmericanJournal of Pathology, 142:1051-1060 (1993) and B. Cowley, Jr. et al.FASEB Journal, 2:A3160 (19~

W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 The instant compounds may also be useful for the treatment of fungal infections.
The compounds of this invention may be ~lmini~tered to m~mm~l~, preferably humans, either alone or, preferably, in 5 combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents, optionally with known adjuvants, such as alum, in a pharrnaceutical composition, according to standard pharmaceutical practice. The compounds can be ~tlministered orally or parenterally, including the intravenou~s, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, rectal and 10 topical routes of ~dministration.
For oral use of a chemotherapeutic compound according to this invention, the selected compound may be ~lmini~tered, for example, in the form of tablets or capsules, or as an aqueous solution or suspension. In the case of tablets for oral use, carriers which are 15 commonly used include lactose and corn starch, and lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are commonly added. For oral ~lmini-stration in capsule form, useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch. When aqueous suspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If 20 desired, certain sweetening and/or flavoring agents may be added. For intramuscular, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous and intravenous use, sterile solutions of the active ingredient are usually prepared, and the pH of the solutions should be suitably adjusted and buffered. For intravenous use, the total concentration of solutes should be controlled in order to render 25 the preparation isotonic.
The compounds of the instant invention may also be co-a~lministered with other well known therapeutic agents that are selected for their particular usefulness against the condition that is being treated. For example, the instant compounds may be useful in 30 combination with known anti-cancer and cytotoxic agents. Similarly, the instant compounds may be useful in combination with agents that are effective in the treatment and prevention of NF-l, restinosis, polycystic kidney disease, infections of hepatitis delta and related viruses and fungal infections.

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 If formulated as a fixed dose, such combination products employ the compounds of this invention within the dosage range described below and the other pharmaceutically active agent(s) within its approved dosage range. Compounds of the instant invention may alternatively be used sequentially with known pharmaceutically acceptable agent(s) when a combination formulation is inappropriate.
The present invention also encompasses a pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of cancer, comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of this invention, with or without pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents. Suitable compositions of this invention include aqueous solutions comprising compounds of this invention and pharmacolo-gically acceptable carriers, e.g., saline, at a pH level, e.g., 7.4. The solutions may be introduced into a patient's blood-stream by local bolus 1 5 injection.
As used herein, the term "composition" is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specific amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specific ingredients in the specified amounts.
When a compound according to this invention is ~lministered into a human subject, the daily dosage will normally be determined by the prescribing physician with the dosage generally varying according to the age, weight, and response of the individual patient, as well as the severity of the patient's symptoms.
ln one exemplary application, a suitable amount of compound is ~lministered to a m~mm~l undergoing treatment for cancer. Administration occurs in an amount between about 0.1 mg/kg of body weight to about 60 mg/kg of body weight per day, preferably of between 0.5 mg/kg of body weight to about 40 mg/kg of body weight per day.
The compounds of the instant invention are also useful as a component in an assay to rapidly determine the presence and quantity of farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) in a composition.
Thus the composition to be tested may be divided and the two CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 - ~4 -portions contacted with mixture.s which comprise a known substrate of FPTase (for example a tetrapeptide having a cysteine at the amine terminus) and farnesyl pyrophosphate and, in one of the mixtures, a compound of the instant invention. After the assay mixtures are 5 incubated for an sufficient period of time, well known in the art, to allow the FPTase to farnesylate the substrate, the chemical content of the assay mixtures may be determined by well known immuno-logical, radiochemical or chromatographic techniques. Because the compounds of the instant invention are selective inhibitors of 10 FPTase, absence or quantitative reduction of the amount of substrate in the assay mixture without the compound of the instant invention relative to the presence of the unchanged substrate in the assay containing the instant compound is indicative of the presence of FPTase in the composition to be tested.
It would be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that such an assay as described above would be useful in identifying tissue samples which contain farnesyl-protein transferase and quanti-tating the enzyme. Thus, potent inhibitor compounds of the instant invention may be used in an active site titration assay to determine the 20 quantity of enzyme in the sample. A series of samples composed of aliquots of a tissue extract cont~ining an unknown amount of farnesyl-protein transferase, an excess amount of a known substrate of FPTase (for example a tetrapeptide having a cysteine at the amine terminus) and farnesyl pyrophosphate are incubated for an appropriate period of time 25 in the presence of varying concentrations of a compound of the instant invention. The concentration of a sufficiently potent inhibitor (i.e., one that has a Ki substantially smaller than the concentration of enzyme in the assay vessel) required to inhibit the enzymatic activity of the sample by 50% is approximately equal to half of the concentration of the 30 enzyme in that particular sample.

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 - ~5 -EXAMPLES

Examples provided are intended to a,ssist in a further understanding of the invention. Particular materials employed, species 5 and conditions are intended to be further illustrative of the invention and not limitative of the reasonable scope thereof.

10 1 - { [1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5 -yl]ethyl ) -4-phenyl-imidazole bishydrochloride salt Step A: lH-Imidazole-4-acetic acid methyl ester hydrochloride A solution of lH-imidazole-4-acetic acid hydrochloride 15 (4.00g, 24.6 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was saturated with gaseous hydrogen chloride. The resulting solution was allowed to stand at room temperature for 18 hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to afford the title compound as a white solid.
lH NMR (CDC13, 400MHz) ~ 8.85(1H, s), 7.45(1H, s), 3.89(2H, s) 20 and 3.75(3H, s) ppm.

Step B: l-(Triphenylmethyl)-lH-imidazol-4-ylacetic acid methyl ester To a solution of the product from Step A (24.85g, 25 0.141 mol) in DMF (115 mL) was added triethylamine (57.2 mL, 0.412 mol) and triphenylmethyl bromide (55.3g, 0.171 mol) and the suspension was stirred for 24 hours. After this time, the reaction mixture was diluted with ~tOAc and water. The organic phase was washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3, dried, (Na2SO4) and the solvent 30 evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography - (Silica gel, 0-100% EtOAc in hexanes) to provide the title compound as a white solid.
- lH NMR (CDC13, 400MHz) ~ 7.35(1H, s), 7.31(9H, m), 7.22(6H, m), 6.76(1H, s), 3.68(3H, s) and 3.60(2H, s) ppm.

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W O 97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 - ~6 -Step C: [1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]acetic acid methyl e,ster To a solution of the product from Step B (~S.00g, 20.9 5 mmol) in acetonitrile (70 mL) was added 4-cyanobenzyl bromide (4.10g, 20.92 mmol) and heated at 55~C for 3 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and the resulting imidazolium salt was collected by filtration. The filtrate was heated at 55~C for 1~¢
hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and 10 evaporated in vacuo. To the residue was added EtOAc (70 mL) and the resulting precipitate collected by filtration. The precipitated irnidazolium salts were combined, suspended in methanol (100 mL) and heated to reflux for 30 minlltes. After this time, the solvent was removed in vacuo. The resulting residue was suspended in EtOAc 15 (75 mL) and the solid isolated by filtration and washed with EtOAc.
The solid was treated with sat. aq. NaHCO3 solution (300 mL) and CH2C12 (300 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The organic layer was separated, dried, (MgS04) and evaporated in vacuo to afford the title compound as a white solid.
lHNMR (CDC13,400MHz) ~ 7.65(1H, d, J=8Hz), 7.53(1H, s), 7.15(1H, d, J=8Hz), 7.04(1H, s), 5.24(2H, s), 3.62(3H, s) and 3.45(2H, s) ppm.

Step D: s-r 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazolyllethanol To a stirred solution of the ester from example step C, (l.SOg, 5.88 mmol), in methanol (20 mL) at 0~C, was added sodium borohydride (l.OOg, 26.3 mmol) portionwise over 5 minutes. The reaction was stirred at 0~C for I hour and then at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction was quenched by the addition of sat. aq.
NH4Cl solution and the methanol evaporated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc and sat. aq. NaHCO3 solution and the organic extracts dried, (MgSO4) and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography (Silica gel, 4-10% methanol in CH2C12) to afford the title compound as a white solid.

W O97136881 PCT~US97/05514 1H NMR (CDC13 400MHz) ~ 7.64(2H, d, J=~.2Hz), 7.57(1H, s), 7.11(2H, d, J=~.2Hz), 6.97(1H, s), 5.23(2H, s), 3.79(2H, t, J=6.2Hz), 2.66(2H, t, J=6.2Hz) ppm.

Step E: 5-(1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-imidazolyl)ethylmethanesulfonate A solution of 5-[1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazolyl]
ethanol (0.500 g, 2.20 mmol) in CH2C12 (6 mL) at 0~C was treated with Hunig's base (0.460 rnL, 2.64 mmol) and methanesulfonyl chloride (0.204 mL, 2.64 mmol). After 2 hours, the reaction was 10 quenched by addition of saturated NaHC03 solution (50 mL) and the mixture extracted with CH2C12 (50 mL), dried, (MgS04) and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The title compound was used without further purification.
1H NMR (CDC13 400MHz) ~ 7.69 (lH, s) 7.66(2H, d, J=8.2Hz), 15 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.2Hz), 7.04(1H, s), 5.24(2H, s), 4.31(2H, t, J=6.7Hz), 2.96(3H, s), and 2.~8(2H, t, J=6.6Hz)ppm.

Step F: 1-{ [ 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yllethyl )-4-phenyl-imidazole bis hydrochloride salt To a suspension of sodium hydride (14.2mg, 60%
dispersion in mineral oil, 0.356 mmol) in DMF (0.30 mL) at 0~C
was added 4-phenylimidazole (4~.~mg, 0.339 mmol), and stirred for 20 minutes. A solution of the mesylate from step E (lOOmg, 0.339 mmol) in DMF (0.50 mL) was added to the solution and 25 stirring continued at 0~C for 1 hour and then at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction was 4uenched with sat. a4. ammonium chloride solution (0.10 mL), and the solvent evaporated in vacuo.
The residue was purified by chromatography (Silica gel, 2-5~o NH40H: acetonitrile). The resulting material was converted to 30 the HCl salt by treating an EtOAc solution of the imidazole with gaseous HCl and evaporation of the solvent in vacuo.
Anal. Calcd for C22H 1 9N5-2.00HCl- 1 .50H20:
C, 5~.29; H, 5.34; N, 15.45.
Found: C, 5~s.24; H, 5.47; N, 15.4~.

W O97/36881 PCTrUS97/0~514 FAB HRMS exact mass calcd for C22H20Ns 354.171871 (MH+);
found 354.17194~.
lH NMR (CD30D 400MHz) o 8.93 (lH, s), 8.75(1H, s), 7.86(1H, s), 7.76(2H, d, J=7.9Hz), 7.69(2H, d, 7.1Hz), 7.65-7.35(6H, m), 5.61(2~I, s) and 4.53(2H,m)ppm.

1 - (1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5 -yl)methyl ) -4-phenylimidazole bis hydrochloride salt Step A: 1 -Triphenvlmethyl-4-(hydroxvmethyl)imidazole To a solution of 4-(hydroxymethyl)imidazole hydro-chloride (35.0 g, 260 mmol) in dry DMF (250 mL) at room temperature was added triethylamine (90.6 mL, 650 mmol). A
white solid precipitated from the solution. Chlorotriphenylmethane (76.1 g, 273 mmol) in DMF (500 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 20 hours, poured over ice, filtered, and washed with ice water. The resulting product was slurried with cold dioxane, filtered, and dried in vacuo to provide the titled product as a white solid which was sufficiently pure for use in the next step.

Step B: 1-Triphenylmethyl-4-~acetoxymethyl)imidazole The alcohol from Step A (260 mmol, prepared above) was suspended in pyridine (500 mL). Acetic anhydride (74 mL, 780 mmol) was added dropwise, and the reaction was stirred for 4~s hours during which it became homogeneous. The solution was poured into EtOAc, washed sequentially with water, 5% aq. HCI
solution, sat. aq. NaHCO3, .solution, and brine. The organic extracts were dried, (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo to provide the product as a white powder, which was sufficiently pure for use in the next reaction.

~9 Step C: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(acetoxymethyl)imidazole hydrobromide A solution of the product from Step B (85.~s g, 225 mmol) and 4-cyanobenzyl bromide (~0.1 g~ 232 rnrnol) in EtOAc 5 (500 mL) was stirred at 60 ~C for 20 hours, during which a pale yellow precipitate forrned. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and filtered to provide the solid imidazolium bromide salt. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to a volume (200 mL), heated at 60 ~C for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature, and 10 filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to a volume (100 mL), heated at 60 ~C for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a pale yellow solid. All of the solid material was combined, dissolved in methanol (500 mL), and warmed to 60 ~C. After 2 hours, the solution was concentrated in 15 vacuo to provide a white solid which was triturated with hexane to remove soluble by products. Removal of residual solvents in vacuo provided the titled product as a white solid which was used in the next step without further purification.

20 Step D: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)imidazol To a solution of the acetate from Step C (50.4 g, 150 mmol) in 3:1 THF/water (1.5 L) at 0 ~C was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (18.9 g, 450 mmol). After 1 hour, the reaction was concentrated in vacuo, diluted with EtOAc (3 L), and 25 washed with water, sat. aq. NaHCO3 and brine. The solution was then dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide the crude product as a pale yellow fluffy solid which was sufficiently pure for use in the next step without further purification.

W O97/36881 PCTAJS97/05~14 Step E: l -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(chloromethyl)imidazole A solution of 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-imidazole (l.OOg, 4.70 rnmol), in thionyl chloride (5 mL), was stirred at 70~C for 16 hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the resulting solid suspended in CH2Cl2, collected by filtration and dried in vacuo. The material was sufficiently pure for use in the next step without further purification.
lH NMR (CD30D 400MHz) ~ 9.06 (lH, s), 7.83(2H, d, J=~.OHz), 7.77(1H, s), 7.55(2H, d, J=8.0Hz), 5.67(2H, s) and 4.78(2H, s) ppm.
Step F: l - { [1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl]ethyl } -4-phenvl imidazole bis hydrochloride salt To a solution of the chloride from step E (SOOmg, 1.65 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) at 0~C was added sequentially, 4-phenyl-imidazole (238mg, 1.65 mmol) and sodium hydride (145mg, 60%
dispersion in mineral oil, 3.62 mmol). Stirring was continued at 0~C
for 1 hour and then at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction was quenched with water (50 mL), and extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic extracts were dried, (MgS04), and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography (Silica gel, 3-5% NH40H: acetonitrile). The imidazole was converted to the hydrochloride saltby treating an EtOAc solution of the resulting material with gasseous HCl and evaporation of the solvent in vacuo.
Anal. Calcd for C21H17N5-2.00HCl-1.75H20-0.30EtOAc:
C, 56.70; H, 5.34; N, 14.89.
Found: C, 56.71; H, 5.22; N, 14.91.

H NMR (CD30D 400MHz) ~ 9.32 (lH, d, J=1.4Hz), 8.~¢7(1H, s), ~.07(1H, s), 7.69(1H, d, J=1.6Hz), 7.60-7.45(7H, m), 7.24(2H, d, J=8.6Hz), 5.75(2H, Is) and ~.72(2H, s)ppm.

CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W O97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 1- { 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl ~ -4-(2-methyl)phenyl imidazole bils hydrochloride salt ~ Step A: 4-(2-Methyl)phenyl imidazole A solution of 1-(2-methyl)phenyl-2-bromoethanone (1.97g, 9.24 mmol) in formamide (12 mL), was heated at 215~C
for 2 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and 0.2M
aq. HCl (120 mL) was added and the resulting solid removed by 10 filtration. The filtrate was treated with sat. aq. NH40H to pH 10 and extracted with EtOAc . The organic extracts were washed with brine, dried, (MgSO4) and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography (Silica gel, EtOAc) to afford the title compound.
Step B: 1- t [ 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)- 1 H-imidazol-5-yl]ethyl } -4-(2-methyl)phenyl)imidazole bis hydrochloride salt The title compound was prepared using the protocol described in Example 2, Step F using 4-(2-methyl)phenyl imidazole.
20 Anal. Calcd. for C22H 1 gN5-2. 1 SHCI 1 .75H20-C, 57.03 H, 5.36N, 15.12.
Found: C, 57.02; H, 5.35; N, 15.29.

lH NMR (CD30D, 400MHz) ~ 9.25(1H, s), 8.~s9(1H, s), 8.03(1H, 25 s), 7.68(2H, d, J=8.2Hz), 7.5~s(1H, d, J=1.6Hz), 7.45-7.25(6H, m), 5.76(2H, s), 5.73(2H, s) and 2.35(3H, s) ppm.

1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole 30 hydrochloride salt CA 02249639 l998-09-22 Step A: 1 -Trityl-4-(4-cvanobenzyl)-imidazole To a suspension of activated zinc dust (3.57g, 54.98 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was added dibromoethane (0.315 mL, 3.60 mmol) and the reaction stirred for 45 minutes under argon at 20~C.
S The suspension was cooled to 0~C and a-bromo-p-toluinitrile (9.33g, 47.6 mmol) in THF (100 mL) was added dropwise over a period of 10 minutes. The reaction was then allowed to stir at 20~C for 6 hours and bis(triphenylphosphine) Nickel II chloride (2.4g, 3.64 mmol) and 4-iodotritylimidazole (15.95g, 36.6 mmol) were added in one 10 portion.The resulting mixture was stirred 16 hours at 20~C and then quenched by addition of saturated NH4CI solution (100 mL) and the mixture stirred for 2 hours. Saturated aq. NaHCO3 solution was added to give a pH of 8 and the solution was extracted with ~tOAc (2 x 250 mL), dried, (MgSO4) and the solvent evaporated in vacuo.
15 The residue was chromatographed (Silica gel, 0-20% EtOAc in CH2C12) to afford the title compound as a white solid.
lH NMR ~ CDC13 (7.54 (2H, d, J=7.9Hz), 7.38(1H, s), 7.36-7.29 (1 lH, m), 7.15-7.09(6H, m), 6.58(1H, s), and 3.93(2H, s)ppm.

20 Step B: 1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt A suspension of l-(bromomethyl)-3-phenylisoxazole (31.3mg, 0.13 mmol), 1-trityl-4-(4-cyanobenzyl)-imidazole (60 mg, 0.13 mmol) in acetonitrile (0.20 mL) was stirred at 55~C for 16 25 hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue dissolved in methanol (5 mL) and stirred at reflux for 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue partitioned between CH2C12, and aq. NaHCO3. The organic extract was dried, (MgSO4) and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by 30 chromatography (Silica gel, 0-3%MeOH in CH2C12), and converted to the hydrochloride salt by treatment with hydrochloric acid in EtOAc. Evaporation of the solvent in vacuo afforded the title compound.
Anal. Calcd. for C2 1 H 1 6N40 1.00 HCl WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 C, 66.93 H, 4.55 N~ 14.87.
Found: C, 66.~4; H, 4.39; N, 14.51.

lH NMR (CD30D, 400MHz) ~ 9.21(1H, s), 7.51(2H, m), 7.5~(2H, S d, J=8.0), 7.54-7.43(4H, m), 7.33(2H, d, J=8.0Hz), 6.62(1H, s), 5.70(2H, s) and 4.31(2H, s) ppm.

EXAMPLE S

10 1-(3-Phenyl-i.soxazol-S-ylacetyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole hydrochloride salt The title compound was prepared using the protocol described in Example 4, Step B using 5-(bromoacetyl)-3-phenyl Isoxazole.
15 Anal. Calcd. for C22H 16N4o2-2-s5Hcl-o-soH2o-C, 60.65 H, 4.50 N, 12.41.
Found: C, 60.72; H, 4.51; N, 12.16.
lH NMR (CD30D, 400MHz) ~ P~.95(lH, d, J=l.SHz), 8.00-7.90(2H, m), 7.73(1H, s), 7.64(2H, d, J=8.4Hz), 7.58-7.50(3H, m), 20 7.48-7.40(3H, m), 5.85(2H, s), 4.23(2H, s) ppm.

EXAMPL~ 6 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-S-(4-Phenyl-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 25 hydrochloride salt Step A: 4-~5-(Aminocarbonylmethyl)imidazol-l-ylmethyllbenzonitrile To a 100 mL glass pressure vessel with a stirring bar 30 was addedl-(4-cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]acetic acid methyl ester (6.00 g, 23.5 mmol) and absolute ethanol (50 mL). This well stirred solution was cooled to -7g~C and 50 mL of anhydrous - ammonia was condensed in. The vessel was sealed and the mixture warmed to ambient temperature. This solution was stirred 24 hours CA 02249639 l998-09-22 W 097/36881 PCTnUS97/OS514 at ambient temperature. The excess ammonia was allowed to evaporate and the ethanol was removed in vacuo. The solid residue was triturated with EtOAc and collected on a frit. This material was dried in vacuo to give the title compound as a white solid.
1H NMR (DMSO-d6~ 400MHz) o 3.25(s, 2H), 5.32(s, 2H), 6.~(s, lH), 6.96(s,1H), 7.24(d, j=8Hz,2H), 7.42(s,1H), 7.68(s,1H), 7.83(d, j=8Hz, 2H).

Step B: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]aminothio-carbonylmethyl To a 50 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar, reflux condenser and an argon inlet was added 4-[5-(aminocarbonyl-methyl)imidazol-1-ylmethyl]benzonitrile (0.36g, 1.49 mmol), Lawesson's reagent (0.73g, 1.8 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (10 mL).
This well stirred mixture was heated at 80 C for 24 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed (silica gel, 10% 2-propanol in ammonia saturated CHC13). The title compound was obtained as a yellow, crystalline solid.
1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400MHz) ~ 3.66(s, 2H), 5.41(s, 2H), 6.85(s, lH), 7.24(d, j=8Hz,2H), 7.70(s,1H), 7.82(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 9.21(s, lH), 9.56(s, lH).

Step C: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-phenyl-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt To a 25 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar reflux condenser and an argon inlet was added 1-(4-Cyanoben~yl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]aminothiocarbonylmethyl (0.12g, 0.468 mmol), dry THF (10 mL), and a-bromoacetophenone (0.098g, 0.491 mmol). This mixture was heated at 50~C for 7 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed sucessively with aq. NaHCO3, water, and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo gave a solid. This material was chromatographed (silica gel, 3% 2-propanol in ammonia saturated CHC13). The purified product was converted into the hydrochloride salt with 4M HCl in 1,4-dioxane. This material was triturated with EtAOc and collected on a frit. The product was dried in vacuo at SO~C.
S mp: 245-247~C (HCI salt).
1H NMR (CDC13, 400MHz, free base) ~ 1.70(br s, lH), 4.23(s, 2H), 5.27(s, 2H), 7.04(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 7.14(s,1H), 7.29(s, lH), 7.35 (m,lH), 7.44 (m, 2H), 7.49(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 7.56(s, lH) and 7.78 (d, j=8 Hz, 2H) ppm.

1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5 -(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrobromide salt Step A: 1-(2-Methyl)phenyl-2-bromoethanone To a 500 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar and an argon inlet was added CHC13 (200 mL), THF (100 mL), 2-methylacetophenone (10 mL, 76.46 mmol), and pyridinium 20 bromide perbromide (26.P~5g, 84.11 mmol). This solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 5% aqueous HCI, H2O, and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo gave an oil. This material was vacuum distilled at 15 torr to give 25 1-(2-methyl)phenyl-2-bromoethanone, bp: 143-148~C as a green oil.
lH NMR (CDC13, 400MHz) ~ 2.51 (s, 3H), 4.41 (s, 2H), 7.22 (m, 2H), 7.41 (m, 1 H), 7.66 (d, j=7Hz, 1 H).

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 Step B: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrobromide salt To a 25 mL round bottomed fla~sk with a stirring barreflux condenser and an argon inlet was added 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-5 lH-imidazol-5-yl]aminothiocarbonylmethyl (0.15 g, 0.585 mmol), dry THF (10 mL), and 1-(2-methyl)phenyl-2-bromoethanone (0.274 g, 1.28 mmol). This mixture was heated at 50~C for 2.5h. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The material was triturated with EtOAc and collected on a frit. The product was 10 dried in vacuo at 50~C.
mp: 215-216~C (HBr salt).
lH NMR (DMSO-d6) ~ 2.36(s, 3H), 4.53(s, 2H), 5.63(s, 2H), 7.25(m, 3H), 7.34(d, j=P~Hz, lH), 7.45(d, j=8Hz, lH), 7.62 (s,lH), 7.70 (br s, 2H), 7.72(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 9.15(s, lH).

1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5 -(4-(3 -chlorophenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt Step A: 1-(3-Chloro)phenyl-2-bromoethanone To a 100 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar and an argon inlet was added 3-chloroacetophenone (0.60g, 3.85 mmol), CHC13 (20 mL), and benzyltrimethylammonium bromide 25 perbromide (180g, 4.62 mmol). This suspension stirred at ambient temperature for 4~ hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and this solution was washed with H2O and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent gave an oil. This material was chromatographed (Silica gel, 5% EtOAc in hexane.s).
30 The title compound was obtained as an oil.
lH NMR (CDC13,400MHz) ~ 4.42(s, 2H), 7.47 (t, j=8Hz, lH), 7.5 (d, j=8Hz, lH), 7.86 (d, j=8Hz, lH) and 7.97 (s, lH) ppm.

Step B: 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(3-chlorophenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt To a 50 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar, reflux condenser and an argon inlet, was added 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-lH-5 imidazol-5-yl]aminothiocarbonylmethyl (0.15g, 0.585 mmol), THF
(10 mL), and 1 -(3-chloro)phenyl-2-bromoethanone (0.18g, 0.77 mmol). This mixture was heated at 50~C for 3 hours. The cooled mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc and aq. NaHCO3 solution. The layers were separated 10 and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried, (MgSO4) filtered and concentrated in vacuo. This material was chromatographed (Silica gel, 2% CH30H in ~tOAc). The main chromatographic product was repurified by liquid chromatogrphy (0.1%TFA in H2O:CH3CN -gradient 95:5 to 5:95) to provide two compounds as TFA salts. The 15 TFA salt material thus obtained was converted into the HCI salts with 4M HCl in 1,4-dioxane. The title compound, isolated as the major component, was triturated with EtOAc and collected on a frit. The product was dried in vacuo at 50~C. mp: 245-246~C.
lH NMR (DMSO-d6, free base) ~ 4.56(s, 2H), 5.67(s, 2H), 7.32(d, 20 j=8Hz, 2H), 7.43(m, 2H), 7.65(d, j-8Hz, 2H), 7.74 (br s,lH), 7.80 (br s, lH), 8.11(s, lH), 9.33(s, lH).

The minor component was isolated: (3-{4-[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-3-H-imidazol-4-yl)acetonitrile, hydrochloride.
25 mp:219-220~C
lH NMR (DMSO-d6) â 4.18(s, 2H), 5.49(s, 2H), 7.43(d, j=8.3Hz, 2H), 7.48(d, j=7.5Hz, 2H), 7.63(s, IH), 7.99(d, j=7.5Hz, 2H), 8.05(d, j=8.3Hz, 2H), 8.35(s, 1 H), 8.97(br s, 1 H).

W O 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 - 9~S -EXAMP~E 9 1 -(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(naphth-2-yl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt To a 35 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar, condenser and an argon inlet was added 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]aminothiocarbonylmethyl (0.15g, 0.585 mmol), THF
(10 mL), and 1 -(2-naphthalenyl)-2-bromoethanone (0.175g, 0.70 mmol). The well stirred mixture was heated at 50~C for 2 hours.
The mixture was cooled to room temperature and allowed to stir over night. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc and aq. NaHCO3 solution. The layers were separated and the organic phase was washed with H2O and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo gave an oil. This material was chromatographed (Silica gel, 2% 2-propanol in ammonia saturated CHC13). The product was converted into the hydrochloride salt with 4M HCI in 1,4-dioxane.
The HCl salt was triturated with EtOAc and collected on a frit. The product was dried in vacuo at 50~C for 24 hours. mp: 245-246~C
lH NMR (DMSO-d6, 400MHz, free base) ~ 4.57(s, 2H), 5.68(s, 2H), 7.36(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 7.52(m, 2H), 7.68(d, j=8Hz, 2H), 7.74(br s, lH), 7.96 (m, 3H), 8.11(s, lH), ~.35(s, lH) and 9.22(s, lH) ppm.

EXAMPL~ 10 1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazole-2-ylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole hydrochloride salt Step A: 1-o-Tolyl-propan-l-one To an oven dried 100 ml 3 neck flask e4uipped with septa, thermo probe and stirred bar was stirring a solution of o-tolunitrile (1 ml, 8.5 mmol) in 40 ml dry THF at 0~C. To this cold, well stirred solution was added a solution of ethylmagnesium bromide (17 ml, 17 mmol) in THF via syringe while keeping the temperature below 5~C .
Removed ice bath and allowed the yellow solution to stir at ambient W O 97/36881 PCTrUS97/05S14 99 _ temperature for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to 0~C and quenched with a solution of saturated NH4CI (50 ml), extracted with 2X EtOAc and washed with H20, brine, drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of solvent in vacuo to give a crude oil. This material was chroma-5 tographed (Silica gel, 3% EtOAc/Hexane) to affort the title product.1H NMR (CDC13, 300MHz) ~ 1.17(t, 3H), 2.31(s, 3H), 2.6(q, 2H), 7.15-7.26(m, 4H) Step B: 2-Bromo-1-o-tolyl-propan-1-one To a 50 ml round bottomed flask with stirring bar and an argon inlet was added CH3CI (10 ml), THF (5 ml), l-o-tolyl-propan-l-one (318 mg, 2.14 mmol, and pyridium bromide perbromide (735 mg, 2.36 mmol). This solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h.
The reaction mixture was washed with 5% aqueous HCI, H2O, and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of sovent in vacuo gave an oil. This material was chromatographed (Silica gel, 5%
EtOAc/Hexane) to affort the title product.
1H NMR (CDC13, 400MHz) ~ 1.88(d, J=6.7Hz, 3H), 2.5(s, 3H), 5.20(q, lH), 7.25-7.29(m, 2H), 7.38(m, lH), 7.61(d, J=7.14Hz, lH).
Step C: 1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazole-2-ylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt To a 100 mL round bo~tomed flask with a stirring bar, refluxed condenser and an argon inlet was added 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-lH-imidazol-5-yl]aminothiocarbonylmethyl (0.68, 2.65 mmol), THF
(30 mL), and 2-Bromo-1-o-tolyl-propan-1-one (1.2g, 5.3 mmol).
The well stirred mixture was heated at 60~C for 96 hours. The cooled mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc and aq. NaHCO3 solution. The layers were separated and the organic phase was washed with H2O and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo gave an oil. This material was chromatographed (Silica gel, 2% 2-propanol in ammonia saturated CHC13). The main chromatographic product was repurified by liquid chromatogrphy (0.1%TFA in H2O:CH3CN - gradient 95:5 to 5:95) to provide two CA 02249639 l998-09-22 WO97/36881 PCT~US97/05514 compounds as TFA salts. The TFA salt material thus obtained was converted into the HCI salts with 4M HCl in 1,4-dioxane. The title compound, isolated as the major component, was triturated with ether and collected on a frit. The product was dried in vacuo at 5 50~C. mp:108-110~C
lH NMR (DMSO-d6, 400MHz) o 2.07(s, 3H), 2.19(s, 3H), 4.44(s, 2H), 7.11 (d, J=7.3Hz, lH), 7.23-7.30(m, 3H), 7.38(d,J=8.2Hz, 2H), 7.70 (s, lH), 7.78(d, J=8.0Hz, 2H), 9.28(br s, lH).

1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)thiazole-2-ylethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole hydrochloride salt The title compound was prepared using the protocol described in examplel steps A-C, where step A was a standard reduction of urocanic acid and then Fisher esterification to provide the methyl-ester in step C. The title compound was prepared using the procedures described in example 8 steps A and B.
1 H NMR (CDCl3, 400MHz) ~ 2.37(s, lH), 3.18(br s, 2H), 3.46(br s, 2H), 5.71(br s,2H), 7.20(s,1H), 7.27-7.34(m, 4H), 7.38(d, J=6.95Hz, 2H), 7.49(d, J=7.14, lH), 7.60(d, J=7.32, 2H) 9.69(br s, lH).
Anal. Calcd. for C23H20N4s-2.oHcl- 1.50H20-C, 57.03; H, 5.20; N, 11.57.
Found: C, 56.86; H, 4.99; N, 11.95.

In Vit1Ao inhibition of ras farnesyl transferase Assays offa~nesyl-protein transferase. Partially purified bovine FPTase and Ras peptides (Ras-CVLS, Ras-CVIM and Ras-CAIL) were prepared as described by Schaber et al., J. Biol. Chem. 265:14701-14704 (l990), Pompliano, et al., Biochemistry 31:3800 (1992) and Gibbs et al., PNAS U.S.A. 8s6:6630-6634 (1989), respectively. Bovine FPTase was assayed in a volume of 100 ~I containing 100 mM N-(2-hydroxy ethyl) piperazine-N'-(2-ethane sulfonic acid) (HEPES), pH
7.4, 5 mM MgC12, 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT), 100 mM [3H]-farnesyl diphosphate ([3HI-FPP; 740 CBq/mmol, New England Nuclear), 650 S nM Ras-CVLS and 10 ,ug/ml FPTase at 31 ~C for 60 min. Reactions were initiated with FPTase and stopped with 1 ml of 1.0 M HCL in ethanol. Precipitates were collected onto filter-mats using a TomTec Mach II cell harvestor, washed with 100% ethanol, dried and counted in an LKB ~-plate counter. The assay was linear with respect to both 10 substrates, FPTase levels and time; less than 10% of the ~3H]-FPP was utilized during the reaction period. Purified compounds were dissolved in 100% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and were diluted 20-fold into the assay. Percentage inhibition is measured by the amount of incorpora-tion of radioactivity in the presence of the test compound when 15 compared to the amount of incorporation in the absence of the test compound.
Human FPTase was prepared as described by Omer et ah, Biochemistry 32:5167-5176 (1993). Human FPTase activity was assayed as described above with the exception that 0.1% (w/v) 20 polyethylene glycol 20,000, 10 ~lM ZnCI2 and 100 nM Ras-CVIM were added to the reaction mixture. Reactions were performed for 30 min., stopped with 100 ,ul of 30% (v/v) trichloroacetic acid (TCA) in ethanol and processed as described above for the bovine enzyme.
The compounds of the instant invention described in 25 the above Examples 1-11 were tested for inhibitory activity against human FPTase by the assay described above and were found to have IC50 of <50 ~M.

W O97/36881 rCTrUS97/05514 In viv(~ ras farnesylation assav The cell line used in this assay is a v-ras line derived 5 from either Ratl or NIH3T3 cells, which expressed viral Ha-ras p21.
The assay is performed essentially as described in DeClue, J.E. et ah, Cancer Research 51 :712-717, (1991). Cells in 10 cm dishes at 50-75%
confluency are treated with the test compound (final concentration of solvent, methanol or dimethyl sulfoxide, is 0.1%). After 4 hours at 10 37~C, the cells are labelled in 3 ml methionine-free DMEM supple-meted with 10% regular DMEM, 2% fetal bovine serum and 400 mCi[35S]methionine (1000 Ci/mmol). After an additional 20 hours, the cells are Iysed in 1 ml lysis buffer (1% NP40/20 mM HEPES, pH 7.5/5 mM MgC12/lmM DTT/10 mg/ml aprotinen/2 mg/ml leupeptin/2 mg/ml 15 antipain/0.5 mM PMSF) and the Iysates cleared by centrifugation at 100,000 x g for 45 min. Aliquots of Iysates cont~ining equal numbers of acid-precipitable counts are bought to 1 ml with IP buffer (lysis buffer lacking DTT) and immunoprecipitated with the ras-specific monoclonal antibody Y13-259 (Furth, M.E. et ak, J. Virol. 43:294-304, 20 (1982)). Following a 2 hour antibody incubation at 4~C, 200 ml of a 25% suspension of protein A-Sepharose coated with rabbit anti rat IgG
is added for 45 min. The immunoprecipitates are washed four times with IP buffer (20 nM HEPES, pH 7.5/1 mM EDTA/1% Triton X-100Ø5% deoxycholate/0.1 %/SDS/0.1 M NaCI) boiled in SDS-PAGE
25 sample buffer and loaded on 13% acrylamide gels. When the dye front reached the bottom, the gel is fixed, soaked in Enlightening, dried and autoradiographed. The intensities of the bands corresponding to farnesylated and nonfarnesylated ras proteins are compared to determine the percent inhibition of farnesyl transfer to protein.

WO97/36881 PCTrUS97/05514 In viv~ ~rowth inhibition assay To determine the biological consequences of FPTase 5 inhibition, the effect of the compounds of the instant invention on the anchorage-independent growth of Ratl cells transformed with either a v-ras, v-raf, or v-mos oncogene is tested. Cells transformed by v-Raf and v-Mos maybe included in the analysis to evaluate the specificity of instant compounds for Ras-induced cell transformation.
Rat 1 cells transformed with either v-ras, v-raf, or v-mos are seeded at a density of 1 x 104 cells per plate (35 mm in diarneter) in a 0.3% top agarose layer in medium A (Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum) over a bottom agarose layer (0.6%). Both layers contain 0.1% methanol or an appro-1~ priate concentration of the instant compound (dissolved in methanol at 1000 times the final concentration used in the assay). The cells are fed twice weekly with 0.5 ml of medium A containing 0.1% methanol or the concentration of the instant compound. Photomicrographs are taken 16 days after the cultures are seeded and comparisons are made.

Claims (31)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A compound which inhibits farnesyl-protein transferase of the formula A:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 and R2 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R10O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, R11C(O)O-, (R10)2NCO)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R10O- R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11C(O)O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-,;

R6a R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R11C(O)O-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R7 is selected from: H; C1-4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl,aroyl, heteroaroyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted with:
a) C1-4 alkoxy, b) aryl or heterocycle, c) halogen, d) HO, e) , f) ~SO2R11 , g) N(R10)2 or h) C1-4 perfluoroalkyl;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R10O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, cyanophenyl heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R10O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NH-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10), CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R10OC(O)NH-;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R11O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (Rl0)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, Br, R10O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C~C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, O, -N(R10)-, -S(O)2N(R10)-, -N(R10)S(O)2-, or S(O)m;

V is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle, c) aryl, d) C1-C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, provided that V is not hydrogen if A1 is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if A1 is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to A1 is through a substitutable ring carbon;
W is a heterocycle;
X is a bond, -CH=CH-, O, -C(=O)-, -C(O)NR7-, -NR7C(O)-, -C(O)O-, -OC(O)-, -C(O)NR7C(O)-, -NR7-, -S(O)2N(R10)-, -N(R10)S(O)2- or -S(=O)m-, provided that if a is N, then X is not O, -C(O)NR7-, -C(O)O-, -C(O)NR7C(O)-, -S(O)2N(R10)- or -NR7-;

m is 0, 1 or 2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
qis 0, 1, 2 or 3;
r is 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen; and t is 0 or 1;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The compound according to Claim 1 of the formula A:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F
or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O- and -N(R10)2;

R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl;
d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)-NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl;
d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R7 is selected from: H; C1-4 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl,aroyl, heteroaroyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted with:
a) C1-4 alkoxy, b) aryl or heterocycle, c) halogen, d) HO, e) , f) ~SO2R11 , g) N(R10)2 or h) C1-4 perfluoroalkyl;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R11O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, CN, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C~C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

V is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, c) aryl, d) C1-C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and provided that V is not hydrogen if A1 is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if A1 is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to A1 is through a substitutable ring carbon;

W is a heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, triazolyl or isoquinolinyl;
X is a bond, O, -C(=O)-, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR7-, -NR7C(O)-, -NR7-, -S(O)2N(R10)-, -N(R10)S(O)2- or -S(=O)m-; provided that if a is N, then X is not O, -C(O)NR7-, -S(O)2N(R10)-or -NR7-;

m is 0, 1 or 2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
q is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
r is 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen;and t is 0 or 1;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
3. The compound according to Claim 1 of the formula B:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O- and -N(R10)2;

R3 and R4 are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)-m, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and halogen;

R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C~C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

V is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, c) aryl, d) C1-C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and provided that V is not hydrogen if A1 is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if A1 is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to A1 is through a substitutable ring carbon;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, -NR10-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

m is 0, 1 or 2;

n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and r is 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
4. The compound according to Claim 1 of the formula C:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) unsubstituted or substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O- and -N(R10)2;
R3 and R4 are independently selected from:

a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN(R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN(R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and halogen;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 and A2 are independently selected from: a bond, -CH=CH-, -C~C-, -C(O)-, -C(O)NR10-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;
V is selected from:

a) hydrogen, b) heterocycle selected from pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, pyridinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, triazolyl and thienyl, c) aryl, d) C1-C20 alkyl wherein from 0 to 4 carbon atoms are replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S, and N, and e) C2-C20 alkenyl, and provided that V is not hydrogen if A1 is S(O)m and V is not hydrogen if A1 is a bond, n is 0 and A2 is S(O)m;
provided that when V is heterocycle, attachment of V to R8 and to A1 is through a substitutable ring carbon;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, -NR10-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

m is 0, 1 or 2;
n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, provided that p is not 0 if X is a bond, -NR10- or O; and r is 0 to 5, provided that r is 0 when V is hydrogen;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
5. The compound according to Claim 3 of the formula D:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O-, or -N(R10)2;

R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl and CF3;

R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R102N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R102, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-c6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-;
provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;
R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 is selected from: a bond, -C(O)-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, -NR10-, O or -C(=O)-, provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

n is 0 or 1; provided n is not 0 if A1 is a bond, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;
m is 0, 1 or 2; and p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
6. The compound according to Claim 4 of the formula E:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the rem~ining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;
R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F, C3-C10 cycloalkyl or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F or C2-C6 alkenyl, c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O-, or -N(R10)2;

R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl and CF3;

R6a R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R8 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycle, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, F, Cl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, CN, NO2, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, and c) C1-C6 alkyl substituted by C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R10O-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2N-C(NR10)-, R10C(O)-, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, provided that when R8 is heterocycle, attachment of R8 to V is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, -NR10-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10-, -NR10- or O;

n is 0 or 1;
m is 0, 1 or 2; and p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, provided that p is not 0 if X is a bond, -NR10C(O)-, -NR10- or O;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
7. The compound according to Claim 5 of the formula F:

wherein:
a is N or C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that if a is C, then at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;

R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, C3-C10 cycloalkyl or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, -N(R10)2 or F, c) C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, R10O-, or -N(R10)2;

R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;

R4 is selected from H, halogen, CH3 and CF3;

R6a R6b R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;
provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;
R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;

X is a bond, -CH=CH-, -C(O)NR10-, -NR10C(O)-, O or -C(=O)-;
provided that if a is N, then X is not -C(O)NR10- or O;

m is 0, 1 or 2; and p is 0,1, 2, 3 or 4;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
8. The compound according to Claim 6 of the formula G:

wherein:
a is C;

from 0-4 of b, c, d and e are independently N, NH, O and S, and the remaining b, c, d and e atoms are independently CH, provided that at least one of b, c, d or e is independently N, NH, O or S;
R1 is independently selected from: hydrogen, R10O-, -N(R10)2, F, C3-C10 cycloalkyl or C1-C6 alkyl;

R2 is independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) aryl, heterocycle or C3-C10 cycloalkyl, c) Cl-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by aryl, heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, R10O-, or -N(R10)2;

R3 is selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-;
R4 is selected from H, halogen, CH3 and CF3;
R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d and R6e are independently selected from:
a) hydrogen, b) unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, halogen, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10), CN, NO2, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, or R11OC(O)NR10-, c) unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, d) substituted C1-C6 alkyl wherein the substituent on the substituted C1-C6 alkyl is selected from unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, R12O-, R11S(O)m-, R10C(O)NR10-, (R10)2NC(O)-, R10 2N-C(NR10)-, CN, R10C(O)-, N3, -N(R10)2, and R11OC(O)-NR10-; or any two of R6a, R6b, R6C, R6d and R6e on adjacent carbon atoms are combined to form a diradical selected from -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -CH=CH-CH2-, -(CH2)4- and -(CH2)3-;

provided that when R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e is unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, attachment of R6a, R6b, R6c, R6d or R6e to Q is through a substitutable ring carbon;

R9a and R9b are independently hydrogen, halogen, CF3 or methyl;
R10 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and aryl;
R11 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl and aryl;
R12 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 aralkyl, C1-C6 substituted aralkyl, C1-C6 heteroaralkyl, C1-C6 substituted heteroaralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, C1-C6 perfluoroalkyl, 2-aminoethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl;
A1 is selected from: a bond, -C(O)-, O, -N(R10)-, or S(O)m;

m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is 0 or 1;

or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
9. A compound which inhibits farnesyl-protein transferase which is:

1-{[1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl]ethyl}-4-phenyl-imidazole 1-{1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl}-4-(2-methyl)phenyl imidazole 1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole 1-(3-Phenyl-isoxazol-5-ylacetyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-Phenyl-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(3-chlorophenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole or 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(naphth-2-yl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole 1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazole-2-ylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl) imidazole or 1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)thiazole-2-ylethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
10. The compound according to Claim 9 which is:
1-(3-Phenyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole hydrochloride salt or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
11. The compound according to Claim 9 which is:

1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(4-(2-methylphenyl)-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)imidazole hydrobromide salt or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
12. The compound according to Claim 9 which is:
1-((4-(2-methylphenyl)thiazole-2-ylethyl)-5-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or optical isomer thereof.
13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical carrier, and dispersed therein, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 1.
14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical carrier, and dispersed therein, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 3.
15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical carrier, and dispersed therein, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 4.
16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical carrier, and dispersed therein, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Claim 9.
17. A method for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
18. A method for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 14.
19. A method for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 15.
20. A method for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 16.
21. A method for treating cancer which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
22. A method for treating cancer which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 14.
23. A method for treating cancer which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 15.
24. A method for treating cancer which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 16.
25. A method for treating neurofibromin benign proliferative disorder which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
26. A method for treating blindness related to retinal vascularization which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
27. A method for treating infections from hepatitis delta and related viruses which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
28. A method for preventing restenosis which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 13.
29. A method for treating polycystic kidney disease which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of Claim 14.
30. A pharmaceutical composition made by combining the compound of Claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
31. A process for making a pharmaceutical composition comprising combining a compound of Claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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