EP1047685A1 - Beta,gamma-lactones substituees - Google Patents

Beta,gamma-lactones substituees

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EP1047685A1
EP1047685A1 EP99903604A EP99903604A EP1047685A1 EP 1047685 A1 EP1047685 A1 EP 1047685A1 EP 99903604 A EP99903604 A EP 99903604A EP 99903604 A EP99903604 A EP 99903604A EP 1047685 A1 EP1047685 A1 EP 1047685A1
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Andreas Stolle
Horst-Peter Antonicek
Stephan Lensky
Arnd Voerste
Thomas Müller
Jörg Baumgarten
Karsten Von Dem Bruch
Gerhard Müller
Udo Stropp
Ervin Horvath
Jean-Marie-Viktor De Vry
Rudy Schreiber
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    • C07D307/935Not further condensed cyclopenta [b] furans or hydrogenated cyclopenta [b] furans
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    • C07D409/06Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms

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  • R 3 represents hydrogen, (C, -C 6 ) alkyl or (C 2 -C 6 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents a radical of the formula -CH -R 5 ,
  • R 5 is aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or benzothiophene bonded via the heterocycle, the ring systems optionally being substituted one to more times, identically or differently, by halogen or (C, -C 6 ) -alkyl,
  • R 3 represents (C 2 -C 6 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents hydrogen
  • the compounds according to the invention can exist in stereoisomeric forms which either behave like image and mirror image (enantiomers) or do not behave like image and mirror image (diastereomers).
  • the invention relates to both the enantiomers or diastereomers or their respective mixtures. Like the diastereomers, the racemic forms can be separated into the stereoisomerically uniform constituents in a known manner.
  • Physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds according to the invention can be salts of the substances according to the invention with mineral acids, carboxylic acids or sulfonic acids.
  • Propionic acid lactic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid or benzoic acid.
  • Salts which can be mentioned are salts with customary bases, such as, for example, alkali metal salts (e.g. sodium or potassium salts), alkaline earth metal salts (e.g. calcium or
  • Amines such as, for example, diethylamine, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, procaine,
  • Aryl generally represents an aromatic radical having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred aryl radicals are phenyl and naphthyl.
  • (CC f i) -alkyl in the context of the invention represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms is preferred. Examples include: methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl and n-hexyl.
  • (C 2 -C 6 ) alkenyl represents a straight-chain or branched alkenyl radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • a straight-chain or branched alkenyl radical having 3 to 5 carbon atoms is preferred. Examples include: vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, but-3-en-1-yl, n-pent-3-en-1-yl and n-hex-3-en-1-yi.
  • R 3 represents hydrogen or (C 2 -C 5 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents a radical of the formula -CH 2 -R 5 ,
  • R 5 denotes phenyl, naphthyl or benzothiophene bonded via the heterocycle, the ring systems optionally being substituted one to more times, identically or differently, by fluorine, chlorine, bromine or (C 1 -C 4 ) -alkyl,
  • R 3 represents (C 2 -C 5 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents hydrogen
  • R 3 represents hydrogen or (C 3 -C 5 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents a radical of the formula -CH 2 -R 5 ,
  • R 5 is phenyl, naphthyl or benzothiophene bonded via the heterocycle, the ring systems optionally being one to two times, identical or different, by fluorine, chlorine, bromine or (C, -
  • R 3 represents (C 3 -C 5 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents hydrogen -
  • the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention can be prepared by:
  • R 4 has the meaning given above
  • A represents halogen, preferably bromine
  • R, R and R have the meaning given above, - -
  • R 3 has the meaning of R 3 given above, but does not represent hydrogen
  • D represents halogen, preferably bromine
  • Suitable solvents are all inert solvents that do not change under the reaction conditions. These preferably include ethers such as diethyl ether,
  • Tetrahydrofuran is particularly preferred.
  • bases are suitable as bases. These preferably include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium or potassium hydroxide, or alkali metal carbonates such as sodium or potassium carbonate, or sodium or potassium methoxide, or sodium or potassium ethanolate or potassium tert-butoxide, or amides such as sodium amide, lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide, lithium diisopropylamide , or organometallic compounds such as butyllithium or phenyllithium. Lithium diisopropylamide and lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide are preferred.
  • the base is used in an amount of 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 2, mol, based on 1 mol of the compounds of the general formulas (III) and (IV).
  • the reaction generally takes place in a temperature range from -78 ° C to
  • Reflux temperature preferably from -78 ° C to + 20 ° C.
  • the reaction can be carried out at normal, elevated or reduced pressure (e.g. from 0.5 to 5 bar). Generally one works at normal pressure.
  • the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are suitable for use as medicaments in the treatment of humans and animals.
  • the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are suitable for modulating metabotropic glutamate receptors and therefore influence the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system.
  • a modulator of the metabotropic glutamate receptor in the sense of the invention is an agonist or antagonist of this receptor.
  • the compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable as modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor of subtype 1, very particularly as antagonists of this receptor subtype.
  • the compounds of the invention can be based on their pharmacological
  • the compounds according to the invention are also suitable for the therapy of primary and / or secondary pathological conditions in the brain, for example during or after cerebral vasospasm, hypoxia and / or anoxia of a genesis not mentioned above, perinatal asphyxia, autoimmune diseases, metabolic and organ diseases associated with Damage to the brain can go hand in hand as well as damage to the brain due to primary brain diseases, for example
  • Seizures and atherosclerotic and / or atherosclerotic changes For the treatment of chronic or psychiatric conditions such as depression, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegeneration due to acute and / or chronic viral or bacterial infections and multi-infarct dementia.
  • chronic or psychiatric conditions such as depression
  • neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegeneration due to acute and / or chronic viral or bacterial infections and multi-infarct dementia.
  • the compounds can be used as medicines for the prevention and / or treatment of dementias of different origins, brain disorders in old age, memory disorders, spinal cord injuries, painful conditions, anxiety states of different origins, drug-related Parkinson's syndrome, psychoses (such as schizophrenia), cerebral edema, neuronal damage after hypoglycemia, vomiting, nausea, obesity, addiction and withdrawal symptoms, CNS-mediated cramps, sedation and movement disorders.
  • the compounds can also be used to promote neuronal regeneration in the post-acute phase of cerebral injuries or chronic diseases of the nervous system.
  • They are preferably used as medicinal products for the prevention and / or treatment of cerebral ischaemia, skull / brain trauma, pain or CNS-mediated cramps (such as epilepsy).
  • the modulation of substances on the metabotropic glutamate receptor can be checked on primary cerebellar cell cultures from the cerebellum. Electrophysiological measurements on these cell cultures in the "cell attached" mode show that L-type Ca 2+ channels in this preparation are activated by mGluRl glutamate receptors (J. Neurosci. 1995, 15, 135), whereas they by group II receptors can be blocked (J. Neurosci. 1994, 14, 7067).
  • the experimental arrangement can be used to control the modulatory effect of pharmacological test substances on glutamate receptors Subtype DNA take place (WO 92/10583).
  • test models can be used to demonstrate the anti-ischemic activity of the compounds in vivo.
  • the cerebral artery is unilaterally dissected using electrocoagulation and this and its secondary branches are irreversibly closed.
  • a cerebral infarction develops.
  • the animal's body temperature is kept at 37 ° C.
  • the anesthetic has subsided, the animals are released back into their cages.
  • the substance- Application takes place according to different time schedules and via different application routes (ivip) after the occlusion.
  • the infarct size is determined after 7 days. For this purpose, the brain is removed, histologically processed and the infarct volume determined using a computer-aided evaluation system.
  • the animals are injected with subdural autologous blood under anesthesia.
  • An infarction forms under the hematoma.
  • the substance is administered according to different time schedules and via different application routes (i.v. i.p.).
  • the infarct size is determined as described in the model of permanent focal ischemia in the rat (MCA-O).
  • the anti-epileptic effect can be tested according to the method described in NeuroReport 1996, 7, 1469-1474.
  • the suitability of the compounds according to the invention for the treatment of schizophrenia can be determined according to the methods described in Science 1998, 281, 1349-1352 and Eur. J. Pharmacol. 1996, 316, 129-136 methods can be determined.
  • the present invention also includes pharmaceutical preparations which, in addition to inert, non-toxic, pharmaceutically suitable auxiliaries and excipients, contain one or more compounds of the general formulas (I), (Ia) and (Ib), or which consist of one or more active ingredients of the Formulas (I), (Ia) and (Ib) exist, and processes for the preparation of these preparations.
  • the active compounds of the formulas (I), (Ia) and (Ib) should be present in these preparations in a concentration of 0.1 to 99.5% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 95% by weight, of the total mixture . - -
  • the pharmaceutical preparations can also contain other active pharmaceutical ingredients.
  • the pharmaceutical preparations listed above can be prepared in a customary manner by known methods, for example using the excipient or excipients.
  • the active compound or formulas (I), (Ia) and (Ib) in total amounts from about 0.01 to about 100 mg / kg, preferably in total amounts from about 1 mg / kg to 50 mg / kg body weight per 24
  • Example 2 fraction 1, diastereomer A
  • example 3 fraction 2, diasteromer B
  • Example 4 In analogy to the procedure of Example 4, the title compound is made from 0.55 g (3.3 mmol) of the compound from Example 3, 4 ml of 1 molar lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide solution in THF and 0.73 g (3.3 mmol) of 2- ( Bromomethyl) -naphthalene prepared in 15 ml THF. Yield: 823 mg (81.2%) of a colorless oil. - -
  • Example 9 (Fraction 2)
  • Example 10 (Fraction 3)
  • Example 11 (Fraction 4)
  • the compounds listed in Table 1 below were prepared in analogy to the instructions of Examples 1-7.
  • Example 3 In analogy to the procedure of Example 3, the title compound was obtained from 0.79 g (3 mmol) of the compound from Example 7, 3 ml of 1 molar lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide solution in THF and 0.36 g (3 mmol) Allyl bromide made in 10 ml THF.
  • the chromatographic purification was carried out with a mixture of dichloromethane and petroleum ether (40-60) in a ratio of 100: 4. Yield: 684 mg (74.8%) of a pale yellow oil; Diastereomeric purity:> 99% de (HPLC).
  • HPLC Examples 22, 23, 24 and 25.
  • Example 4 In analogy to the procedure of Example 4, the title compound was made from 0.23 g (1.38 mmol) of the compound from Example 16, 1.4 ml of 1 molar lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide solution in THF and 0.3 g (1.38 mmol) 2 -Bromomethylnaphthalene made in 5 ml THF.
  • R 3 represents hydrogen, (C, -C 6 ) alkyl or (C 2 -C 6 ) alkenyl
  • R 4 represents a radical of the formula -CH 2 -R 5 ,
  • R 5 denotes aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or benzothiophene bonded via the heterocycle, the ring systems optionally being substituted one to more times, identically or differently, by halogen or (C, -C 6 ) alkyl,

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Abstract

L'invention concerne de nouvelles beta , gamma -lactones annelées substituées, leurs procédés de production et leur utilisation pour prévenir et/ou traiter des maladies provoquées par une hyperfonction ou une hypofonction du système glutamatergène, notamment les ischémies cérébrales, les traumatismes crâniens/cérébraux, les douleurs ou les crampes induites par le SNC.
EP99903604A 1998-01-17 1999-01-05 Beta,gamma-lactones substituees Ceased EP1047685A1 (fr)

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DE19801647A DE19801647A1 (de) 1998-01-17 1998-01-17 Substituierte beta,gamma-annellierte Lactone
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PCT/EP1999/000022 WO1999036417A1 (fr) 1998-01-17 1999-01-05 β,η-LACTONES SUBSTITUEES

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