IE46910B1 - Fluorinated alkylamines and process for preparing same - Google Patents

Abstract

1-Fluoromethyl-substituted alkyl-amines of formula: R - CH(CH2F) - NH2 are disclosed. R can be 3,4-diR10- benzyle, (R1 is hydrogen or C2-C6 alkanoyl), hydroxybenzyl, benzyl, 4-methylene-imidazole, 3-methylene- 5-hydroxy-indole, 3-methylene- indole, 2-carboxyethyl, 3-carboxy-3- aminopropyl, and 4 carboxy-4 amino-butyl. These compounds can be prepared by fluorinating the corresponding 1-hydroxymethyl- substituted alkylamines, or the corresponding 1-methyl- alkylamines. They have decarboxylase inhibiting activity.

Description

The present invention is concerned with novel 1-fluoromethyl substituted alkylamines.

Various nonfluorinated substituted alkylamines such as histamine, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) ethylamine (dopamine), tyramine, amphetamine and hydroxyamphetamine, are known. These compounds exhibit various physiological activities and have various clinical utilities (See D. M. Aviado Sympathomimetic Drugs”, Charles C. Thomas, PubIO lisher, 1970). 1-Fluoromethyl substituted alkyl amines have been discovered. These amines have decarboxylase inhibiting activity. 46010 An embodiment of the present invention is compounds having the formula CH~F J R-CH-NH2 wherein R is a substituted C^-C^alkyl group.

The pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the formula I compounds are also included. In general, the salts are those of the formula I base with a suitable organic or inorganic acid. Preferred inorganic acid salts are the hydrohalides e.g., hydrochlorides, hydroiodides, hydrobromides; the sulfates, and the phosphates. The hydrohalides, and especially is the hydrochlorides, are more preferred.

The formula I compounds have a chiral center and may occur in optically active forms i.e., as optical isomers. These isomers are designated conventionally by the symbols L and D, + and -, 1 and d, S and R or combinations thereof.

Where the compound name or formula has no isomer designation, the name or formula includes the individual isomers, mixtures thereof and racemates.

The compounds having the S-isomer configuration are, in general, preferred. Κ is a substituted alkyl group exemplified by where R^ is H or c2-cg alkanoyl e.g., CH3~CO, ch3(ch2)4-co, (ch3)3c-co and the like; H >4691 Ο HOOC-CH2-CH2; HOOC-CH - CH2~CH2CH2; ana Compounds which are particularly preferred have the formula II More preferred formula II compounds are those wherein R^ is hydrogen; formula II compounds having the S-isomer configuration are especially preferred.

• Another particularly preferred compound 5 has the formula Another preferred compound has the formula Another preferred compound has the formula Still another preferred compound has the formula hooc-ch2-ch2-ch—nh2 VI 46310 The compounds of the present invention have potent decarboxylase inhibiting activity. Decarboxylases are enzymes which act on a.-amino acid substrates, effecting decarboxylation to produce the corresponding amine. This action is illustrated by the following equation: L-CH-CO~R L NH2, Decarboxylase L=alkyl or aralkyl group α-amino acid substrate amine By inhibiting this decarboxylation, the biosynthetic pathway to a number of biologically significant amines can be modulated or inhibited with physiologically useful consequences. For example, α-fluoromethyl dopamine inhibits dopa decarboxylase and can be used in combination with dopa to potentiate the latter’s usefulness in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

The present compounds also are substantially specific in their decarboxylase inhibition activity, that is an α-fluoromethyl alkylamine generally inhibits the decarboxylation of the corresponding non a-fluoromethyl-α amino aeid.

For example, α-fluoromethyl dopamine inhibits the decarboxylation of dopa; a.-fluoromethyl histamine will inhibit the decarboxylation of histidine; 4-FM-GABA (4-fluoromethyl-4-amino-butyric acid) inhibits glutamic acid decarboxylase; etc.

Because of this specificity and potency as decarboxylase inhibitors, the present compounds 6 910 are also useful as diagnostic tools to determine the presence and importance of the corresponding decarboxylase in relation to diseases or to the functioning of biological systems. For example, the role of catechol amines in certain CNS functions can be studied by inhibiting their biosynthesis with an appropriate a-fluoromethyl-alkylamine; •α-fluoromethyl-tryptamine displays antihypertensive activity; and the study and treatment of ulcers can be advanced through modulation of histamine biosynthesis using a-fluoromethyl histamine.

Representative compounds have been determined to have decarboxylase inhibiting activity using a conventional in-vitro assay.

A representative compound, S-(and R) l-fluoromethyl-2(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethylamine, also referred to as α-fluoromethyl dopamine, was found to effect a pressor response in rats. This indicates that some of the present compounds may also be useful for treating hypotension in humans. 4-FM-GABA displays CNS activities, including sedative and antidepressant indications.

The compounds of the present invention may be prepared using any convenient method.

One such useful process involves the reaction of an α-hydroxymethyl-alkyl amine with SF^ in liquid HF, as illustrated by the following equation: CH,OH CH,F I 2 ι 2 R- CH NH2 SF^/HF R — CH—NH2 •46310 The reaction is generally carried out at temperatures ranging from about -80°C to about 20°C.

This general reaction is also referred to as fluorodehydroxylation and is described in the Journal of Organic Chemistry 40, 3809-10 (1975).

Another useful method for preparation of a-fluoromethyl amines involves photofluorination, e.g.: Η H I CP np * NH,-C-CH,-CH0-COOH — 3^NH--C-CH,-CHo-COOH | light 2 | 22 CH3 ch2f This process was described generally in J. Am.

Chem. Soc. 98, 5591 (1976) and ibid. 92, 7494 (1970) .

An acid addition salt of a compound of the present invention may be prepared by conventional treatment of the α-fluoromethyl amine with a useful acid generally in a suitable solvent.

A single enantiomer of the present compounds may be obtained by (1) resolving the fluoromethyl amine racemate using conventional resolution techniques or (2) resolving the precursor α-hydroxymethyl amine using conventional resolution techniques and then fluorodehydroxylating the precursor enantiomer. A conventional resolution technique may involve formation of a salt of the appropriate amine with an optically active acid and subsequently recovering the specific enantiomer from the salt. .46910 Compounds of the formula where R^ is C2-Cg alkanoyl are prepared by acylating the corresponding compound where R^ is hydrogen, in an acid1medium to prevent acylation of the amino group. In general, conventional acylating agents and conditions are employed.

The following examples illustrate preparation of representative compounds of the present invention. All temperatures are in °C. Melting points are determined in open capillary and are uncorrected.

EXAMPLE 1 Synthesis of R-g-Fluoromethyl-Dopamine *HCl a) Preparation of R-α-Hydroxymethylj5 Dopamine-HCl_ Pour and 55/100 g of sodium borohydride is suspended by stirring (magnetic stirring bar) with 250 ml of tetrahydrofuran (THF). To the stirred suspension there is added 6.7 g of CaCl2 (powder), the mixture stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature, then refluxed under stirring for 90 minutes. To the Ca(BH^)2 solution thus obtained, a solution of 10.2 g of methyl ester of D-DOPA (DOPA = 3,4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine) in 55 ml of'THF is admixed. After 15 minutes at room temperature, the suspension is refluxed with continued stirring for 5-1/2 hours. (Note: The whole operation described above was conducted 46310 under a protective blanket of dry N2 gas.) The solvent is evaporated in vacuo and methanol (300 ml) is added with caution. After the gas evolution ceases, the solvent is removed by distillation in vacuo, fresh methanol is added again, then HCl gas is passed in until saturation. Solvent is removed again by evaporation in vacuo and the whole CH^OH/HCl treatment is repeated. (These treatments split the borate complex formed in the reduction as well as removing the methyl borate). The residue is dissolved in H2O, 109 ml of 0.55m ag. H2SO^ is added and the mixture aged at 5°C overnight. The CaSO^ is added and the mixture aged at 5ec overnight. The CaS04’2H20 is then removed by filtration, washed with water (10 ml) and isopropanol (2 x 30 ml). The combined filtrates were evaporated in vacuo to dryness, the solid residue is stirred with isopropanol (100 ml),for,1/2 h., filtered, cake washed with isopropanol (2x30 ml), the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness in vacuo. This crude product is further purified by elution chromatography (cation-exchange resin column made of 0.95 1 AG50-X-8 resin, 200/400 mesh, H+ form). Effluent is monitored by LKB UVICORD II UV monitor. Elution is as follows: 0.4M aq. HCl, containing 7.5% methanol: 5 1 0.6M ag. HCl, containing 10% methanol: 4.8 1 0.7M aq. HCl, containing 10% methanol: 2.1 1 1.0M ag. HCl, containing 10% methanol: 4.0 Elution rate: 0,6 1/hour. ,469 AO '2 The product is located by the UV absorption monitor, which is connected with a chart recorder.

The UV absorbing peak is released by the last solvent listed. The appropriate fractions are com5 bined and evaporated to dryness in vacuo, to deliver the hydrochloride of R-a-hydroxymethyl-dopamine. For final purification this is recrystallized from isopropanol, to give crystalline product, m.p. 159-160°C. [a)Di 19.5 + 0.5° (c, 1 in 1M ag.

HCI). b) Preparation of R-a-Fluoromethyl-Dopamine-HCl One g of the product obtained- under a) is charged into a KEL-f® reactor. HF gas is passed in while the reactor is immersed in a dry-ice15 acetone bath, until a solution with 30 ml volume forms The cooling bath is removed and the solvent evaporated by passing through a stream of gas. The residue thus obtained represents the HF salt of R-a-hydroxymethyl-dopamine. This is redissolved by condensing into the reactor HF again by cooling it in a dry-ice-acetone bath and passing in HF gas until a solution with volume 50 ml forms.

SF^ gas (1.5 ml, measured as liquid at -78°C) is passed in then under continuous cooling and stir25 ring and the solution left standing overnight, while the reactor is being kept in the cooling bath, but without replenishing dry ice. The solvent is removed the next morning by passing through a stream of N2 and the residue is redissolved in 2.5M ag. HCI (25 ml), evaporated to dryness and the residue purified by elution chromatography on a column made of cation-exchange resin (190 ml of Dowex 50 AG50-X-8, 200/400 mesh). Elution with water, followed by 0.5M aq. HCl with 5% methanol (2 1), followed by 0.6M aq. HCl with 10% methanol (4 1). UV absorption of the effluent is followed by LKB UVICORD II recording UV monitor. The effluent fractions containing UV absorbing material are evaporated to dryness in vacuo to deliver R-a-fluoromethyl-dopamine.HCl. 0.6 g of this crude product is dissolved in isopropanol (4 ml), treated with DARCO 5~50, then 26 ml of ethyl acetate is added. The crystalline product is refluxed once more in a similar manner, to give 0.545 g of pure HCl salt , m.p. 152-3eC Ia)D: 18.4 + 0.5 (C, 1 in 1M aq. HCl).

EXAMPLE 2 Synthesis of S-g-Fluoromethyl-Dopamine«HCl S-a-Fluoromethyl dopamine-HCl is synthesized in an entirely analogous manner as described in Example 1 for the R isomer; however to obtain the £ isomer, the methyl ester of LDOPA is employed as starting material. The intermediate s-hydroxymethyl dopamine has a melting point of 159-60°C; [a]- 20.1 + 0.5° (C, 1 in 1M aq. HCl). The S-a-fluorcmethyl-dopamineHCl obtained from this fluorodehydroxylation, has a m.p. = 151-3°C, [a]Ds -19.2 + 0.5° {C, 1 in 1M aq. HCl).

EXAMPLE 3 Synthesis of R-g-Fluoromethyl-Histamine One g of D-histidinol is placed into a KEL-F reactor; the reactor is immersed into a dry-ice-acetone cooling bath and HF gas is passed 4-6910 ι4 in until a volume of 40 ml collects. SF^ gas is passed in (2.0 ml, measured as liquid, at -78°C) and the mixture kept at -73°C for 5 hours. The cooling bath is removed and the solvent evaporated by passing N2 gas through it. The residue is dissolved in cc. aq. HCl (15 ml), the solution is evaporated to dryness in vacuo to yield substantially pure R-a-fluoromethyl-histamine hydrochloride-hydrofluoride salt. For transformation into the dihydroehloride salt, this product is dissolved in water and charged onto a cation-exchange resin column Dowex 50-X-8 (ml resin, H+ form);. The column is washed first with H2O until the effluent becomes neutral, then the product is eluted with 4M aq. HCl (275 ml). This effluent is evaporated to dryness to deliver substantially pure R-afluoromethyl-histamine dihydroehloride. This is recrystallized by dissolving it in 40 ml of boiling ethanol 2BA, concentrating this solution by evaporation in vacuo to 15 ml volume and cooled (ice-bath) for 2 hours. The crystals formed are collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to give R-a-fluoromethyl-histamine dihydrochloride, m.p. 181-2°.

EXAMPLE 4 Synthesis of S-a-Fluoromethyl-Histamine £5-a-Fluoromethyl histamine-HCl is prepared from L-histidinol via the method described in Example 3 for R-a-fluoromethyl-histamine'2HC1, m.p. = 182-83°C.

The free amines are obtained from the hydrochloride salts by conventional neutralization.

EXAMPLE 5 Synthesis of (S)-a-fluoromethyl-tryptamine S(L)-Tryptophanol (0.7 g, 3.7 mmoles) was placed in a Kel-F reactor, cooled in a dry ice-acetone bath (-78 °C) and approximately 20 ml of anhydrous HF was condensed with stirring at -78°C. Sulfur tetrafluoride (approx. 1.5 ml, 26 mmoles) was added with stirring at -78°C over a 15-minute period. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at -78°C and then the HF was blown off with a fast stream of N2 over a 2.5-hr. period at -78°C. The dark residue was dissolved in 25 ml 3N HCl and evaporated to dryness at 25°c, in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 10 ml H20, basified with 2.5N NaOH, and the separated amine was extracted with 2 X 50 ml ether. The combined ether extracts were dried over MgSO^ and evaporated to dryness in vacuo at room temperature. The crude product (4 spots, by TLC on silica gel plates developed with ethyl acetate-methanol-water 85:10:5) was chromatographed on silica gel Η (E. Merck, 120 g.) using ethyl acetatemethanol-water 88:10:2 as the elution solvent. The desired product, (S)-a-fluoromethyltryptamine, was contained in fractions No. 31-60 (12 ml each). They were combined and evaporated to dryness to yield S-a-fluoromethyl-tryptamine characterized as the tartarate salt, by 300 MHz NMR, mass spectroscopy and microanalysis.

EXAMPLE 6 Synthesis of R-a-Fluoromethyl-tryptamine Employing the procedure described in Example 5, but using R(D)-tryptophanol as start46910 ing material, R-a-fluoromethyl-tryptamine is obtained.

EXAMPLE 7 Synthesis of R£S-4-Fluoromethyl-4-Amino-butyric 5 Acid_ Eleven and 7/10 g of 4-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid is placed in a KEL-F reactor and dissolved in 200 ml of liquid HF; then CF^OF gas is passed in while the reactor is immersed in a dry-ice/acetone cooling bath. The solution is irradiated (through a window on the top) by a 2500 W ultraviolet light source. (See J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 98, 5591-93 (1976) and ibid 92, 7494 (1970) for a general description of photofluorination).

First, 3 ml liquid CFjOF is allowed to evaporate and passed into the solution during a 70 minute period, followed by another 40 min. period with irradiation. Two additional 2 ml (liq.) increments of CF3OF are passed into the reaction mixture with continuing irradiation, each in a time period of about 2 hours. The liquid HF is then removed by a stream of nitrogen gas. The residue is dissolved in 50 ml of 2.5 N ag. HCl and evaporated to dryness in vacuo. This treatment is repeated. The residue thus obtained is dissolved in 270 ml of water; 270 ml of cone. aq. HCl is added and the solution refluxed for 16 hours, then evaporated to dryness in vacuo, redissolved in 100 ml of water and chromotographed on a column of cation-exchange resin. 3 1 of AG-50-X-8 (200-400 mesh) resin 631ο ;7 is employed in the H+ form. Elution: 18 liters of water, followed by 0.4 N aq. HC1. The effluent is monitored by OVICORD Model III ultraviolet absorption monitor, filter 206 nm. 22 ml fractions are collected. Fractions 410-610 are combined and evaporated to dryness in vacuo to deliver 4-fluoromethyl-4-amino-butyric acid hydrochloride. For liberation of the acid, the 4-FM-GABA-HCl is dissolved in water and passed through an AG-50-X-8 ion-exchange resin column (100 ml of resin). The column is first washed with water, then eluted with 2 n aq. NH4OH.

Evaporation of the NH^OH solution in vacuo gives R,S-4-fluoromethyl-4-amino butyric acid. It is recrystallized from H,O/ isopropanol and charac1 IQ terized by C-H-N-F analysis and H and F NMR spectroscopy.

Claims (5)

1. CLAIMS:1. A compound of the formula CH,R I 2 R—CH—NH 2 wherein R is a substituted C^-C 4 alkyl group. 5

2. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the Claim 1 compounds.

3. A compound of Claim 1 having the S-isomer configuration. 4. -6910 10. A compound of Claim 9 having the Sisomer configuration. 11. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula CH,F TV I ho—C y—ch 2 -ch-nh. CH,F f 2 CH 2 -CH-NH 2 12. A compound of Claim 11 having the S-isomer configuration. 13. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula 14. A compound of Claim 13 having the S-isomer configuration. 15. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula 409 1 ΰ 16. A compound of Claim 15 having the S-isomer configuration. 17. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula CH,F i 2 HOOC-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH-NH 2 18. A compound of Claim 17 having the S-isomer configuration. 19. A process for preparing compounds of Claim 1 which comprises fluorodehydroxylation 10 of a compound having the formula CH,OH R— CH —NH 2 VII wherein R is a substituted Cj- C. alkyl grot©. 20. The process of Claim 19 wherein said formula VII compound is .46910 ά CH 2 0H hooc-ch 2 -ch 2 -ch-NH 2 21. λ proce·· for the preparation of a compound of the formula given and defined in Claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, substantially »» hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying examples.

4. A compound of Claim 1 wherein said substituted alkyl group is R 1 0' CH^ wherein R^ is H or C 2 -Cg alkanoyl, H CT 5 NH. HOOC-CH 2 -CH 2 , HOOC-C—CH,-CHsf j or NH, I 2 HOOC-CH-CH 2 CH 2 -CH2 . 5. A compound of Claim 4 wherein said 4b‘i)io - 19 substituted alkyl group is R.O. R l° CH 2 , wherein R^ is H or C 2 -C g alkanoyl, CH 2 , OH CH 2 ho -θ- CH 2 XiCF ' k <*2or HOOC-CH 2 -CH 2 — 6. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula Κ 1 Ο ·~ 7~\ ! i° ch 2 -ch-nh. 5 7. A compound of Claim 6 wherein R^ is hydrogen. 8. A compound of Claim 7 having the S-isomer configuration. 9. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula H CH,F H , 2 N—r-CH,-CH-WH, (J N—’

5. 22. A compound of the formula given and defined in Claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable aoid addition salt thereof whenever prepared by a process claimed in a preceding claim.