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Definitions

• the present invention relates to novel aminopyridine derivatives which are useful in the pharmaceutical field, and more particularly, to those which inhibit the growth of tumor cells based on an Aurora A selective inhibitory action and exhibit an antitumor effect, and also to an Aurora A selective inhibitor and an antitumor agent containing them.
• Aurora kinase is a serine/threonine kinase involved in cell division.
• Aurora kinase three subtypes of A, B and C are known at present, and they have very high homology to each other.
• Aurora A participates in the maturation and distribution of centrosome or in the formation of spindle body.
• Aurora B participates in the aggregation and pairing of chromosome, a spindle checkpoint and cytoplasm division [ Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol ., No. 4, pp. 842-854].
• Aurora C acts similarly as a result of interaction with Aurora B [ J. Biol. Chem ., Epub ahead (2004)].
• Aurora A being one of oncogenes, is recognized to be an adequate target for an antitumor agent [ EMBO J ., No. 17, pp. 3052-3065 (1998)].
• the problems that the present invention should solve are to create novel aminopyridine derivatives which show an excellent Aurora A selective inhibitory action and cell-growth inhibitory action based on the foregoing, as well as achieve a synergistic action by a combined use with other antitumor agent(s). Further, it is also the problems that the present invention should solve, to create, in the case of oral administration, novel aminopyridine derivatives which show an excellent Aurora A selective inhibitory action.
• the present inventors have synthesized a variety of novel aminopyridine derivatives and found that the compound represented by the following Formula (I) shows an excellent Aurora A selective inhibitory action and cell-growth inhibitory action based on the foregoing, and also achieves a synergistic action by a combined use with other antitumor agents, thus completing the invention.
• the oral administration of the compound according to the invention or the combined administration of the compound according to the invention with other antitumor agent is expected to exhibit an excellent antitumor effect (including potentiation of action due to the other antitumor agent) and an effect of attenuating side-effects.
• R 1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, COOR a1 , CONR a2 R a2 ′, NR a3 COR a3 ′, CONR a4 OR a4 ′, NR a5 CONR a5 ′R a5 ′′, NR a6 COOR a6 ′, SO 2 NR a7 R a7 ′, NR a8 SO 2 R a8 ′, COR a9 , SO 2 R a10 , NO 2 , OR a11 , NR a12 R a12 ′, lower alkyl which may be substituted, or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted,
• R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted
• R 2 is O, S, SO, SO 2 , NH, NR b , or CR c1 R c2 wherein R b is a lower alkyl which may be substituted, and R c1 and R c2 , which may be the same or different, are a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl;
• R 3 is a phenyl which may be substituted
• X 1 is CH, CX 1a , or N wherein X 1a is a lower alkyl which may be substituted;
• X 2 is CH, CX 2a , or N wherein:
• X 3 is CH, CX 3a , or N wherein X 3a is a lower alkyl which may be substituted; provided, however, that among X 1 , X 2 and X 3 , the number of nitrogen is 0 or 1;
• W 1 is CH, N, NH, O, or S
• W 2 is CH, CW 2a , N, NW 2b , O or S, wherein W 2a and W 2b are each independently a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having three to five carbon atoms, or lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms;
• W 3 is C or N
• W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are a carbon atom; however, two of W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are not simultaneously O and S,
• the invention also relates to a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential administration in the treatment of cancer, comprising two separate preparations which are:
• the antitumor alkylating agent is nitrogen mustard N-oxide, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan, busulfan, mitobronitol, carboquone, thiotepa, ranimustine, nimustine, temozolomide or carmustine;
• the antitumor antimetabolite is methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine riboside, mercaptopurine, 5-fluorouracil, tegafur, doxifluridine, carmofur, cytarabine, cytarabine ocfosfate, enocitabine, S-1, gemcitabine, fludarabine or pemetrexed disodium;
• the antitumor antibiotic is actinomycin D, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, neocarzinostatin, bleomycin, peplomycine, mitomycin C, aclarubicin, pirarubicin, epirubicin, zinostatin stimalamer, idarubicin, sirolimus or valrubicin;
• the plant-derived antitumor agent is vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine, etoposide, sobuzoxane, docetaxel, paclitaxel or vinorelbine;
• the antitumor platinum coordination compound is cisplatin, carboplatin, nedaplatin or oxaliplatin;
• the antitumor camptothecin derivative is irinotecan, topotecan or camptothecin;
• the antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitor is gefitinib, imatinib, sorafenib, sunitinib, dasatinib, or erlotinib;
• the monoclonal antibody is cetuximab, rituximab, bevacizumab, alemtuzumab or trastuzumab;
• interferon ⁇ interferon ⁇ , interferon ⁇ -2a, interferon ⁇ -2b, interferon ⁇ , interferon ⁇ -1a or interferon ⁇ -n1;
• the biological response modifier is krestin, lentinan, sizofuran, picibanil or ubenimex;
• the other antitumor agent is mitoxantrone, L-asparaginase, procarbazine, dacarbazine, hydroxycarbamide, pentostatin, tretinoin, alefacept, darbepoetin alfa, anastrozole, exemestane, bicalutamide, leuprorelin, flutamide, fulvestrant, pegaptanib octasodium, denileukin diftitox, aldesleukin, thyrotropin alfa, arsenic trioxide, bortezomib, capecitabine or goserelin.
• the invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, a compound represented by the above-described Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivatives, antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, biological response modifiers and other antitumor agents (here, the definition of each antitumor agent is the same as that defined hereinabove) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
• an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds
• the invention still further relates to a method for the treatment of cancer, comprising administering simultaneously, separately or sequentially a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by the above-described Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivates, antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, interferons, biological response modifiers and other antitumor agents (here, definition of each antitumor agent is the same as that defined hereinabove) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
• an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived anti
• the invention relates to the use of an Aurora selective A inhibitor for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer; and the use of an Aurora selective A inhibitor in combination with an antitumor agent for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer; and also relates to a method of treating cancer to a mammal (particularly a human) which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an Aurora selective A inhibitor; and a method of treating cancer in a mammal (particularly a human) which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an Aurora selective A inhibitor in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of an antitumor agent.
• the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising as active ingredient an Aurora selective A inhibitor; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising as active ingredient an Aurora selective A inhibitor, together with an antitumor agent.
• lower alkyl in the above Formula (I) denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and examples thereof include, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl and hexyl, among these methyl being preferred.
• cycloalkyl in the above Formula (I) denotes a 3- to 8-membered aliphatic cyclic group such as, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl.
• heterocyclic group in the Formula (I) refers to an “aromatic heterocyclic group” or “aliphatic heterocyclic group”.
• aromatic heterocyclic group refers to an aromatic heterocyclic group containing, in addition to a carbon atom(s), at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom, and examples thereof include a 5- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group, a fused-ring heterocyclic group formed by fusion of a 3- to 8-membered ring to the monocyclic heterocyclic group, and the like.
• a thienyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a thiazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoxazolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, an indolyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinolyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group and the like may be mentioned.
• aliphatic heterocyclic group refers to a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic heterocyclic group containing, in addition to a carbon atom(s), at least one atom selected from nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom, and having a monocyclic ring or a bicyclic or tricyclic fused ring.
• Examples thereof include an azetidyl group, a pyrrolidinyl group, a piperidinyl group, a piperazinyl group, a morpholino group, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, an imidazolidinyl group, a thiomorpholino group, a tetrahydroquinolyl group, a tetrahydroisoquinolyl group and the like.
• 5- or 6-membered aliphatic heterocyclic group in the above Formula (I) denotes a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic cyclic group containing at least one atom selected from nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom in addition to carbon atoms, and examples thereof include pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholino, tetrahydrofuranyl, imidazolidinyl and thiomorpholino.
• two hydrogen atoms which are bonded to the same carbon atom may be substituted with an oxo group, and also, adjacent two carbon atoms constituting the ring of the aliphatic heterocyclic group may be double-bonded.
• 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group in the above Formula (I) denotes a 5- or 6-membered aromatic cyclic group containing at least one atom selected from nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom in addition to carbon atoms, and examples thereof include thienyl, pyrrolyl, furyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl.
• halogen atom in the above Formula (I) is, for example, fluorine atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom or iodine atom. Among them, for example, fluorine atom, chlorine atom or bromine atom is preferred.
• lower alkylamino in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which amino is N-substituted with the above-described “lower alkyl”, and examples thereof include N-methylamino, N-ethylamino, N-propylamino, N-isopropylamino, N-butylamino, N-isobutylamino, N-tert-butylamino, N-pentylamino and N-hexylamino.
• di-lower alkylamino in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which amino is N,N-disubstituted with the above-described “lower alkyl”, and examples thereof include N,N-dimethylamino, N,N-diethylamino, N,N-dipropylamino, N,N-diisopropylamino, N,N-dibutylamino, N,N-diisobutylamino, N,N-di-tert-butylamino, N,N-dipentylamino, N,N-dihexylamino, N-ethyl-N-methylamino and N-methyl-N-propylamino.
• lower alkylsulfonyl in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which the above-described “lower alkyl” is bonded to sulfonyl, and examples thereof include methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl and butylsulfonyl.
• lower alkylsulfonylamino in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which amino is N-substituted with the above-described “lower alkylsulfonyl”, and examples thereof include methylsulfonylamino, ethylsulfonylamino and butylsulfonylamino.
• lower alkoxy in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which “lower alkyl” is bonded to oxygen atom, and examples thereof include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentyloxy, neopentyloxy, hexyloxy and isohexyloxy.
• lower alkoxycarbonyl in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which “lower alkoxy” is bonded to carbonyl, and examples thereof include methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, isobutoxycarbonyl, sec-butoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl, pentyloxycarbonyl, neopentyloxycarbonyl, hexyloxycarbonyl and isohexyloxycarbonyl.
• lower alkoxycarbonylamino in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which amino is N-substituted with the above-described “lower alkoxycarbonyl”, and examples thereof include methoxycarbonylamino, ethoxycarbonylamino, propoxycarbonylamino, isopropoxycarbonylamino, butoxycarbonylamino, isobutoxycarbonylamino, sec-butoxycarbonylamino, tert-butoxycarbonylamino, pentyloxycarbonylamino, neopentyloxycarbonylamino, hexyloxycarbonylamino and isohexyloxycarbonylamino.
• lower alkanoyl in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which the above-described “lower alkyl” is bonded to carbonyl. Preferred is a group in which the lower alkyl having one to five carbon atoms is bonded to carbonyl. Examples thereof include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, valeryl, isovaleryl, pivaloyl and pentanoyl.
• lower alkanoyloxy in the above Formula (I) denotes a group in which the above-described “lower alkanoyl” is bonded to an oxygen atom, and examples thereof include acetyloxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy, isobutyryloxy, valeryloxy, isovaleryloxy, pivaloyloxy and pentanoyloxy.
• lower alkylthio in the above Formula (I) denotes a substituent in which the above-described “lower alkyl” is bonded to sulfur atom, and examples thereof include methylthio, ethylthio and butylthio.
• selective inhibitor of Aurora A used in the present specification is a compound or a drug which selectively inhibits Aurora A as compared with Aurora B.
• the “selective inhibitor of Aurora A” is preferably a compound or a drug of which inhibitory activities against Aurora A are at least ten times the activities against Aurora B; and more preferably a compound or a drug of which inhibitory activities against Aurora A are at least hundred times the activities against Aurora B.
• treatment of cancer means inhibition of cancer cell growth by administering an antitumor agent to a cancer patient.
• this treatment enables retrogression of cancer growth, that is, reduction in the measurable cancer size. More preferably, such treatment completely eliminates cancer.
• cancer refers to solid cancer and hematopoietic cancer.
• examples of solid cancer include cerebral tumor, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, thyroid cancer, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancer, liver cancer, pancreas cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, chorioepithelioma, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, renal pelvic and ureteral cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, penile cancer, testicular cancer, embryonal cancer, wilms tumor, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing's tumor and soft tissue sarcoma.
• examples of hematopoietic cancer include acute leukemia, chronic lymphatic leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, polycythemia vera, malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkins' lymphoma.
• preparation includes oral preparations and parenteral preparations.
• oral preparations include tablets, capsules, powders and granules
• parenteral preparations include sterilized liquid preparations such as solutions or suspensions, specifically injections or drip infusions.
• they are intravenous injections or intravenous drip infusions, and more preferably intravenous drip infusions.
• combined preparation refers to those comprising two or more preparations for simultaneous, separate or sequential administration in the treatment, and such preparation may be a so-called kit type preparation or pharmaceutical composition.
• combined preparation also includes those having one or more preparations which are further combined with the combined preparation comprising two separate preparations used in the treatment of cancer.
• the two separate preparations described above can be further combined with, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, at least one preparation comprising at least one antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivatives, antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, interferons, biological response modifiers and other antitumor agents (here, definition of each antitumor agent is the same as that defined above), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
• at least one antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivatives, antitumor tyros
• the above-mentioned at least one preparation that has been further combined can be administered simultaneously, separately or sequentially with respect to the two separate preparations.
• a combined preparation comprising three preparations may be mentioned: the one that is comprised of a preparation including a preparation containing the compound represented by the above Formula (I), a preparation containing 5-fluorouracil and a preparation containing leucovorin.
• either or both of the two separate preparations may be an oral preparation; and also one may be an oral preparation, while another may be a parental preparation (injections or drip infusions).
• preparation may usually comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to the invention, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent e.g., a pharmaceutically acceptable styrene, a pharmaceutically acceptable styrene, a pharmaceutically acceptable styrene, a pharmaceutically acceptable styrene, a pharmaceutically acceptable styrene, a sulfate, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
• the term “administration” as used in the present specification refers to parenteral administration and/or oral administration, and preferably oral administration.
• both administrations may be parenteral; one administration may be parenteral while the other may be oral; or both administrations may be oral.
• both preparations in the combined preparation are administered orally.
• the term “parenteral administration” is, for example, intravenous administration, subcutaneous administration or intramuscular administration, and preferably it is intravenous administration.
• parenteral administration is, for example, intravenous administration, subcutaneous administration or intramuscular administration, and preferably it is intravenous administration.
• at least one preparation may be subject to parenteral administration, preferably subject to intravenous administration, more preferably subject to intravenous drip or injection administration.
• every preparation may be orally administered.
• a compound represented by the above Formula (I) may be administered simultaneously with other antitumor agent(s). Further, it is possible to administer the compound represented by the above Formula (I) first and then another antitumor agent consecutively, or alternatively it is possible to administer another antitumor agent first and then the compound represented by the above Formula (I) consecutively. It is also possible to administer the compound represented by the above Formula (I) first and then separately administer another antitumor agent after a while, or alternatively it is possible to administer another antitumor agent first and then separately administer the compound represented by the above Formula (I) after a while.
• the order and the time interval for the administration may be appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with, for example, a preparation containing the compound represented by the above Formula (I) used and a preparation containing an antitumor agent that is used in combination therewith, the type of the cancer cells to be treated and the condition of the patient.
• a preparation containing the compound represented by the above Formula (I) used and a preparation containing an antitumor agent that is used in combination therewith the type of the cancer cells to be treated and the condition of the patient.
• paclitaxel or docetaxel preferably paclitaxel or docetaxel is administered first, and then the compound represented by the above Formula (I) is administered sequentially or separately after a while.
• antitumor alkylating agent refers to an alkylating agent having antitumor activity
• alkylating agent generally refers to an agent giving an alkyl group in the alkylation reaction in which a hydrogen atom of an organic compound is substituted with an alkyl group.
• the term “antitumor alkylating agent” may be exemplified by nitrogen mustard N-oxide, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan, busulfan, mitobronitol, carboquone, thiotepa, ranimustine, nimustine, temozolomide or carmustine.
• antimetabolite refers to an antimetabolite having antitumor activity
• antimetabolite includes, in a broad sense, substances which disturb normal metabolism and substances which inhibit the electron transfer system to prevent the production of energy-rich intermediates, due to their structural or functional similarities to metabolites that are important for living organisms (such as vitamins, coenzymes, amino acids and saccharides).
• antimetabolites may be exemplified by methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine riboside, mercaptopurine, 5-fluorouracil, tegafur, doxifluridine, carmofur, cytarabine, cytarabine ocfosfate, enocitabine, S-1, gemcitabine, fludarabine or pemetrexed disodium, and preferred are 5-fluorouracil, S-1, gemcitabine and the like.
• antitumor antibiotic refers to an antibiotic having antitumor activity
• the “antibiotic” herein includes substances that are produced by microorganisms or by organic synthesis and that inhibit cell growth and other functions of microorganisms and of other living organisms.
• the term “antitumor antibiotic” may be exemplified by actinomycin D, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, neocarzinostatin, bleomycin, peplomycin, mitomycin C, aclarubicin, pirarubicin, epirubicin, zinostatin stimalamer, idarubicin, sirolimus or valrubicin.
• plant-derived antitumor agent as used in the specification includes compounds having antitumor activities which originate from plants, or compounds prepared by applying chemical modification to the foregoing compounds.
• plant-derived antitumor agent may be exemplified by vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine, etoposide, sobuzoxane, docetaxel, paclitaxel and vinorelbine, and preferred and docetaxel and paclitaxel.
• antitumor camptothecin derivative refers to compounds that are structurally related to camptothecin and that inhibit cancer cell growth, including camptothecin per se.
• the term “antitumor camptothecin derivative” is not particularly limited to, but may be exemplified by, camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin, topotecan, irinotecan or 9-aminocamptothecin, with camptothecin, topotecan and irinotecan being preferred. Further, irinotecan is metabolized in vivo and exhibits antitumor effect as SN-38.
• camptothecin derivatives are believed to be virtually the same as those of camptothecin (e.g., Nitta, et al., Gan to Kagaku Ryoho, 14, 850-857 (1987)).
• platinum coordination (platinum-complex) compound refers to a platinum coordination compound having antitumor activity
• platinum coordination compound herein refers to a platinum coordination compound which provides platinum in ion form
• Preferred platinum compounds include cisplatin; cis-diamminediaquoplatinum (II)-ion; chloro(diethylenetriamine)-platinum (II) chloride; dichloro(ethylenediamine)-platinum (II); diammine(1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato) platinum (II) (carboplatin); spiroplatin; iproplatin; diammine(2-ethylmalonato)platinum (II); ethylenediaminemalonatoplatinum (II); aqua(1,2-diaminodicyclohexane)sulfatoplatinum (II); aqua(1,2-diaminodicyclohexane)malonatoplatinum (II); (1,2-diaminocyclohexane)malonatoplatinum (II); (4-carboxyphthalato)(1,2-diaminocyclohexane) platinum (II
• antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitor refers to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor having antitumor activity
• tyrosine kinase inhibitor refers to a chemical substance inhibiting “tyrosine kinase” which transfers a ⁇ -phosphate group of ATP to a hydroxy group of a specific tyrosine in protein.
• the term “antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitor” may be exemplified by gefitinib, imatinib, sorafenib, sunitinib, dasatinib, or erlotinib.
• monoclonal antibody refers to an antibody produced by a monoclonal antibody-producing cell, and examples thereof include cetuximab, bevacizumab, rituximab, alemtuzumab and trastuzumab.
• interferon refers to an interferon having antitumor activity, and it is a glycoprotein having a molecular weight of about 20,000 which is produced and secreted by most animal cells upon viral infection. It has not only the effect of inhibiting viral growth but also various immune effector mechanisms including inhibition of growth of cells (in particular, tumor cells) and enhancement of the natural killer cell activity, thus being designated as one type of cytokine.
• interferon include interferon ⁇ , interferon ⁇ -2a, interferon ⁇ -2b, interferon ⁇ , interferon ⁇ -1a and interferon ⁇ -n1.
• biological response modifier as used in the specification is the so-called biological response modifier or BRM and is generally the generic term for substances or drugs for modifying the defense mechanisms of living organisms or biological responses such as survival, growth or differentiation of tissue cells in order to direct them to be useful for an individual against tumor, infection or other diseases.
• biological response modifier include krestin, lentinan, sizofuran, picibanil and ubenimex.
• other antitumor agent refers to an antitumor agent which does not belong to any of the above-described agents having antitumor activities.
• examples of the “other antitumor agent” include mitoxantrone, L-asparaginase, procarbazine, dacarbazine, hydroxycarbamide, pentostatin, tretinoin, alefacept, darbepoetin alfa, anastrozole, exemestane, bicalutamide, leuprorelin, flutamide, fulvestrant, pegaptanib octasodium, denileukin diftitox, aldesleukin, thyrotropin alfa, arsenic trioxide, bortezomib, capecitabine, and goserelin.
• antitumor alkylating agent “antitumor antimetabolite”, “antitumor antibiotic”, “plant-derived antitumor agent”, “antitumor platinum coordination compound”, “antitumor camptothecin derivative”, “antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitor”, “monoclonal antibody”, “interferon”, “biological response modifier” and “other antitumor agent” are all known and are either commercially available or producible by a person skilled in the art by methods known per se or by well-known or conventional methods. The process for preparation of gefitinib is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No.
• antitumor alkylating agents are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: nitrogen mustard N-oxide from Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. as Nitromin (tradename); cyclophosphamide from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Endoxan (tradename); ifosfamide from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Ifomide (tradename); melphalan from GlaxoSmithKline Corp. as Alkeran (tradename); busulfan from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Mablin (tradename); mitobronitol from Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Myebrol (tradename); carboquone from Sankyo Co., Ltd.
• Esquinon tradename
• thiotepa from Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Tespamin
• ranimustine from Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. as Cymerin
• nimustine from Sankyo Co., Ltd. as Nidran
• temozolomide from Schering Corp. as Temodar
• carmustine from Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Gliadel Wafer (tradename).
• antitumor antimetabolites are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: methotrexate from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Methotrexate (tradename); 6-mercaptopurine riboside from Aventis Corp. as Thioinosine (tradename); mercaptopurine from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Leukerin (tradename); 5-fluorouracil from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as 5-FU (tradename); tegafur from Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Futraful (tradename); doxifluridine from Nippon Roche Co., Ltd.
• Furutulon tradename
• carmofur from Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Yamafur (tradename); cytarabine from Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. as Cylocide (tradename); cytarabine ocfosfate from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Strasid (tradename); enocitabine from Asahi Kasei Corp. as Sanrabin (tradename); S-1 from Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as TS-1 (tradename); gemcitabine from Eli Lilly & Co. as Gemzar (tradename); fludarabine from Nippon Schering Co., Ltd. as Fludara (tradename); and pemetrexed disodium from Eli Lilly & Co. as Alimta (tradename).
• antitumor antibiotics are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: actinomycin D from Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Cosmegen (tradename); doxorubicin from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as adriacin (tradename); daunorubicin from Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. as Daunomycin; neocarzinostatin from Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Neocarzinostatin (tradename); bleomycin from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Bleo (tradename); pepromycin from Nippon Kayaku Co, Ltd.
• Pepro (tradename); mitomycin C from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as Mitomycin (tradename); aclarubicin from Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Aclacinon (tradename); pirarubicin from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Pinorubicin (tradename); epirubicin from Pharmacia Corp. as Pharmorubicin (tradename); zinostatin stimalamer from Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Smancs (tradename); idarubicin from Pharmacia Corp. as Idamycin (tradename); sirolimus from Wyeth Corp. as Rapamune (tradename); and valrubicin from Anthra Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Valstar (tradename).
• the above-mentioned plant-derived antitumor agents are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: vincristine from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Oncovin (tradename); vinblastine from Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Vinblastine (tradename); vindesine from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Fildesin (tradename); etoposide from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Lastet (tradename); sobuzoxane from Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. as Perazolin (tradename); docetaxel from Aventis Corp. as Taxsotere (tradename); paclitaxel from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as Taxol (tradename); and vinorelbine from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as Navelbine (tradename).
• antitumor platinum coordination compounds are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: cisplatin from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Randa (tradename); carboplatin from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as Paraplatin (tradename); nedaplatin from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Aqupla (tradename); and oxaliplatin from Sanofi-Synthelabo Co. as Eloxatin (tradename).
• camptothecin derivatives are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: irinotecan from Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. as Campto (tradename); topotecan from GlaxoSmithKline Corp. as Hycamtin (tradename); and camptothecin from Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc., U.S.A.
• antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitors are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: gefitinib from AstraZeneca Corp. as Iressa (tradename); imatinib from Novartis AG as Gleevec (tradename); sorafenib from Bayer as Nexavar (tradename); sunitinib from Pfizer as Sutent (tradename); dasatinib from Bristol Myers Squibb as Sprycel (tradename); and erlotinib from OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Tarceva (tradename).
• the above-mentioned monoclonal antibodies are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: cetuximab from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as Erbitux (tradename); bevacizumab from Genentech, Inc. as Avastin (tradename); rituximab from Biogen Idec Inc. as Rituxan (tradename); alemtuzumab from Berlex Inc. as Campath (tradename); and trastuzumab from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Herceptin (tradename).
• interferon ⁇ from Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Sumiferon (tradename); interferon ⁇ -2a from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Canferon-A (tradename); interferon ⁇ -2b from Schering-Plough Corp. as Intron A (tradename); interferon ⁇ from Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as IFN ⁇ (tradename); interferon ⁇ -1a from Shionogi & Co., Ltd. as Immunomax- ⁇ (tradename); and interferon ⁇ -n1 from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Ogamma (tradename).
• the above-mentioned biological response modifiers are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: krestin from Sankyo Co., Ltd. as krestin (tradename); lentinan from Aventis Corp. as Lentinan (tradename); sizofuran from Kaken Seiyaku Co., Ltd. as Sonifuran (tradename); picibanil from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as Picibanil (tradename); and ubenimex from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. as Bestatin (tradename).
• antitumor agents are commercially available, as exemplified by the following: mitoxantrone from Wyeth Lederle Japan, Ltd. as Novantrone (tradename); L-asparaginase from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as Leunase (tradename); procarbazine from Nippon Roche Co., Ltd. as Natulan (tradename); dacarbazine from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. as dacarbazine (tradename); hydroxycarbamide from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
• Leuplin tradename
• flutamide from Schering-Plough Corp. as Eulexin (tradename); fulvestrant from AstraZeneca Corp. as Faslodex (tradename); pegaptanib octasodium from Gilead Sciences, Inc. as Macugen (tradename); denileukin diftitox from Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Ontak (tradename); aldesleukin from Chiron Corp. as Proleukin (tradename); thyrotropin alfa from Genzyme Corp. as Thyrogen (tradename); arsenic trioxide from Cell Therapeutics, Inc. as Trisenox (tradename); bortezomib from Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Velcade (tradename); capecitabine from Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. as Xeloda (tradename); and goserelin from AstraZeneca Corp. as Zoladex (tradename).
• antitumor agent as used in the specification includes the above-described “antitumor alkylating agent”, “antitumor antimetabolite”, “antitumor antibiotic”, “plant-derived antitumor agent”, “antitumor platinum coordination compound”, “antitumor camptothecin derivative”, “antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitor”, “monoclonal antibody”, “interferon”, “biological response modifier” and “other antitumor agent”.
• aminopyridine derivative as used in the specification includes, but is not limited to, any compound having a pyridyl group or a pyridine analogue group, any of which is substituted with an amino group. It is exemplified by a compound of the above General Formula (I), and preferably any one compound of the below-mentioned (a) to (l): a compound which is:
• R 1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, COOR a1 , CONR a2 R a2 ′, NR a3 COR a3 ′, CONR a4 OR a4 ′, NR a5 CONR a5 ′R a5 ′′, NR a6 COOR a6 ′, SO 2 NR a7 R a7 ′, NR a8 SO 2 R a8 ′, COR a9 , SO 2 R a10 , NO 2 , OR a11 , NR a12 R a12 ′, lower alkyl which may be substituted, or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted,
• R 1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, COOR a1 , CONR a2 R a2 ′, NR a3 COR a3 ′, CONR a4 OR a4 ′, NR a5 CONR a5 ′R a5 ′′, NR a6 COOR a6 ′, SO 2 NR a7 R a7 ′, NR a8 SO 2 R a8 ′, COR a9 , SO 2 R a10 , NO 2 , OR a11 , or NR a12 R a12 ′,
• R 1 is a lower alkyl which may be substituted with one or more of the same or different substituents selected from ⁇ substituent group M>, wherein ⁇ substituent group M> is a halogen atom, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, imino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonylamino, lower alkanoyl, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkylthio, and carboxyl; or
• R 1 is a heterocyclic group selected from the following, wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are the same and different, and each a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted:
• R 1 is OH, COOH, or CONR a2 R a2 ′ wherein R a2 and R a2 ′ are the same or different, and each a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl having one to three carbon atoms; or R 1 is selected from the following:
• ⁇ substituent group L 1 > is a halogen atom, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, imino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonylamino, lower alkanoyl, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkylthio, and carboxyl; preferably, a halogen atom, hydroxy, amino, carbamoyl, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, and lower alkoxy.
• ⁇ substituent group L 2 > is a halogen atom, hydroxy, amino, and hydroxymethyl; preferably hydroxy and hydroxymethyl.
• ⁇ substituent group M> is a halogen atom, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, imino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonylamino, lower alkanoyl, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkylthio, and carboxyl; preferably, a hydroxy, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, and carboxyl.
• R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted; preferably, a hydrogen atom.
• R 2 is O, S, SO, SO 2 , NH, NR b , or CR c1 R c2 wherein R b is a lower alkyl which may be substituted, and R c1 and R c2 , which may be the same or different, are a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted.
• R 2 is O, S, SO, or SO 2 ; more preferably, O.
• R 3 is a phenyl which may be substituted; preferably, R 3 is a phenyl which is substituted; more preferably, R 3 is phenyl of which 2 nd and 3 rd positions are substituted with the same or different two substituents selected from F, Cl, CF 3 , and CN.
• X 1 is CH, CX 1a , or N wherein X 1a is a lower alkyl which may be substituted.
• X 1 is CH or N; more preferably, CH.
• X 2 is CH, CX 2a , or N wherein:
• X 2 is CH, CX 2a or N wherein X 2a is a lower alkyl or a halogen atom.
• X 2 is CH or N
• X 3 is CH, CX 3 a, or N wherein X 3a is a lower alkyl which may be substituted.
• X 3 is CH.
• the number of nitrogen is 0 or 1;
• both X 1 and X 2 are CH; or X 1 is CH and X 2 is N; or X 1 is N and X 2 is CH or CX 2a wherein X 2a is a lower alkyl or halogen atom.
• both X 1 and X 2 are CH; or X 1 is CH and X 2 is N.
• ⁇ substituent group A 1 > is halogen atom; cyano; hydroxy; lower alkylamino; di-lower alkylamino; lower alkoxy which may be substituted with one or more hydroxy groups; lower alkylthio; and lower alkylsulfonyl; preferably, halogen atom, hydroxy, di-lower alkylamino and lower alkylsulfonyl.
• W 1 is CH, N, NH, O, or S
• W 2 is CH, CW 2a , N, NW 2b , O or S, wherein W 2a and W 2b are each independently a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having three to five carbon atoms, or lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms;
• W 3 is C or N
• W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are a carbon atom; however two of W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are not simultaneously O and S.
• W is preferably selected from:
• W is more preferably selected from:
• W 2a is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, or methyl which may be substituted with one to three fluorine atoms.
• W is particularly preferably selected from:
• W is still more preferably selected from:
• a preferred embodiment of the compound represented by the above Formula (I) can be also expressed as follows:
• R 1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, COOR a1 , CONR a2 R a2 ′, NR a3 COR a3 ′, CONR a4 OR a4 ′, NR a5 CONR a5 ′R a5 ′′, NR a6 COOR a6 ′, SO 2 NR a7 R a7 ′, NR a8 SO 2 R a8 ′, COR a9 , SO 2 R a10 , NO 2 , OR a11 , or NR a12 R a12 ′,
• R 1 is a lower alkyl which may be substituted with one or more of the same or different substituents selected from ⁇ substituent group M>, wherein ⁇ substituent group M> is a halogen atom, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, imino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonylamino, lower alkanoyl, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkylthio, and carboxyl; or
• R 1 is a heterocyclic group selected from the following, wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are the same and different, and each a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted:
• R 1 is OH, COOH, or CONR a2 R a2 ′ wherein R a2 and R a2 ′ are the same or different, and each a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl having one to three carbon atoms; or R 1 is selected from the following:
• R 2 is O, S, SO, or SO 2 ;
• W is selected from:
• W 2a is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, or methyl which may be substituted with one to three fluorine atoms;
• the invention relates to a compound of general formula (I 0 ):
• R 10 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, OH, CH 2 OH, COOH, or CONR a10 R a20 wherein R a10 and R a20 , which may be the same or different, are a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl;
• R 20 is O, S, NH, NR b , or CR c1 R c2 wherein R b is a lower alkyl, and R c1 and R c2 , which may be the same or different, are a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl;
• R 3 is phenyl which may be substituted
• X 1 is CH, CX 1a , or N wherein X 1a is a lower alkyl which may be substituted;
• X 2 is CH, CX 2a , or N wherein:
• the number of nitrogen is 0 or 1;
• W 1 is CH, N, NH, O, or S
• W 2 is CH, CW 2a , N, NW 2b , O or S, wherein W 2a and W 2b are each independently a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having three to five carbon atoms, or lower alkyl having one to two carbon atoms which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms;
• W 3 is C or N
• W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are a carbon atom; however two of W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are not simultaneously O and S,
• either or both of the two separate preparations are an oral preparation.
• the combined preparation comprising two separate preparations according to the invention is preferably such that one of the preparations is a preparation containing, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, the following:
• the other preparation is a preparation containing paclitaxel or docetaxel, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
• the combined preparation comprising two separate preparations according to the invention may be further combined with at least one preparation containing, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivatives, antitumor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, interferons, biological response modifiers and other antitumor agents (here, definition of each antitumor agent is the same as that defined above), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
• an antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of antitumor alkylating agents, antitumor antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, plant-derived antitumor agents, antitumor platinum coordination compounds, antitumor camptothecin derivatives, antitumor ty
• composition according to the invention preferably contains, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, the following:
• the present process is a method of introducing a protective group PG 1 such as a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group to Compound (II) (wherein LG 1 represents a leaving group such as halogen, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to produce Compound (III) (wherein LG 1 and PG 1 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• PG 1 such as a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group
• LG 1 represents a leaving group such as halogen
• X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)
• the Compound (II) used in this process may be exemplified by (6-bromopyridin-2-yl)methanol, (4-chloropyridin-2-yl)methanol, and the like.
• the Compound (II) is commercially available or can be prepared by a known method.
• the protective group PG 1 a method of protection may vary depending on the type of the protective group, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be utilized.
• the Compound (II) can be protected by using tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride in a solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide in the presence of a base such as imidazole.
• tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride is used for a protection reaction
• tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol
• the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 20 mol, preferably from 1 to 5 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (II).
• the reaction temperature may be appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (III) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (III) (wherein LG 1 and PG 1 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 1, and Compound (IV) (wherein PG 2 may be absent, or if present, it is a protective group such as 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, benzyl, methoxymethyl, (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl or tert-butyl, preferably (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl, methoxymethyl or tert-butyl, and W has the same meaning as the symbol for the above Formula (I)), to an amination reaction, thereby to produce Compound (V) (wherein PG 1 and PG 2 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 ,
• the Compound (IV) used in this process may be exemplified by 2-aminothiazol-5-carbonitrile, 2-aminothiazole, 2-amino-5-methylthiazole, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole, 5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine, and the like.
• the Compound (IV) is commercially available or can be prepared by a known method (e.g., Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements , Vol. 177, No. 11, pages 2651-2659 (2002), and Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses , Vol. 6, page 198 (1979)).
• the amination reaction used in this process employs a method well known to those skilled in the art.
• the amination reaction for example, can be carried out in accordance with a method described in Organic Letter (2002), Vol. 4, 3481.
• synthesis can be conducted by reacting the Compound (III) and Compound (IV) in a solvent such as 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, methylene chloride, chloroform or toluene, using a palladium catalyst such as trisdibenzylideneacetone dipalladium (0) or palladium acetate; a ligand such as 2,2′-bisdiphenylphosphino-1,1′-binaphthyl or 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene; and a base such as cesium carbonate or sodium t-butoxide.
• a solvent such as 1,4-di
• reaction 0.5 to 3 mol, preferably 1 mol, of Compound (IV) is used; 0.001 to 1 mol, preferably 0.05 to 0.5 mol, of the palladium catalyst is used; 0.002 to 2 mol, preferably 0.1 to 1.0 mol, of the ligand is used; and 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol, of the base is used, relative to 1 mol of compound (III).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 50° C. to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (V) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or maybe subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or maybe subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting a protecting group PG 1 of Compound (V) (wherein PG 1 and PG 2 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 2, thereby to produce Compound (VI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method of removal may vary depending on the type of the protective group and stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (V) in which PG 1 is tert-butyldimethylsilyl can be deprotected in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran using tetrabutylammonium fluoride, or the like.
• tetrabutylammonium fluoride When tetrabutylammonium fluoride is used for the deprotection reaction, tetrabutylammonium fluoride is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (V).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling point of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (VI) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of converting a hydroxy group of Compound (VI) obtained in the above-described Process 3 (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) to a leaving group such as methylsulfonyloxy, chloro, or bromo, thereby to produce Compound (VII) (wherein LG 2 represents a leaving group such as methylsulfonyloxy or halogen atom, PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• reaction used in this process employs methods well known to those skilled in the art.
• Compound (VII) in which LG 2 is methylsulfonyloxy can be obtained by reacting the Compound (VI) with methanesulfonyl chloride in a solvent such as chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylformamide, diethyl ether or ethyl acetate, in the presence of a base such as triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine.
• a solvent such as chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylformamide, diethyl ether or ethyl acetate
• methanesulfonyl chloride is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 20 mol, preferably from 1 to 6 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (VI).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to room temperature. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 10 minutes to 2 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the Compound (VII) in which LG 2 is bromo can be obtained by reacting the Compound (VII) in which LG 2 is methylsulfonyloxy, with lithium bromide in a solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, or the like.
• lithium bromide is used in an amount of from 1 to 100 mol, preferably from 1 to 10 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (VII) in which LG 2 is methylsulfonyloxy.
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling temperature of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (VII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (VII) (wherein LG 2 and PG 2 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 4, and Compound (VIII) (wherein PG 3 is a protecting group such as tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl or tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl, and PG 4 is a protecting group such as methyl, ethyl, or tert-butyl), to an alkylation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (IX) (wherein PG 2 , PG 3 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (VIII) used in this process may be exemplified by tert-butyl 4-((tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl)oxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate, ethyl 4-((tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl)oxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate, and the like.
• the Compound (VIII) can be prepared using ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate in accordance with a known protecting or deprotecting method [Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, T. W. Greene, John Wiley & Sons (1981)].
• the alkylation reaction used in this process employs methods well known to those skilled in the art.
• the Compound (IX) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (VIII) in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran with a base such as lithium diisopropylamide or lithium hexamethyldisilazide to produce an enolate form of the Compound (IX), followed by adding thereto the Compound (VII) and if necessary an additive such as hexamethylphosphoric triamide or 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, and the like, thereby to produce the Compound (IX).
• a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran
• a base such as lithium diisopropylamide or lithium hexamethyldisilazide
• an additive such as hexamethylphosphoric triamide or 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, and the like
• Compound (VIII) is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the additive is used in an amount of from 1 to 100 mol, preferably from 1 to 10 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (VII).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature. Also, the reaction is typically completed within 1 hour to 48 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (IX) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting a protective group PG 3 of the Compound (IX) (wherein PG 2 , PG 3 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 5, thereby to produce Compound (X) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method may vary depending on the type of the protective group or stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (IX) in which PG 3 is tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl can be deprotected using tetrabutylammonium fluoride in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, or the like.
• tetrabutylammonium fluoride When tetrabutylammonium fluoride is used for the deprotection reaction, tetrabutylammonium fluoride is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 5 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (IX).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling point of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (X) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of reacting the Compound (X) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 6, with Compound (XI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; and R 3 has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to produce Compound (XII) (wherein R 2 is O or S; PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XI) used in this process is, for example, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol, 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol, 2,3-difluorophenol, 2,3-dichlorothiophenol, and the like.
• the Compound (XI) is commercially available.
• the reaction used in this process employs methods well known to those skilled in the art, for example, the Mitsunobu reaction [Synthesis (1981), 1].
• the Compound (XII) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (X) and the Compound (XI) in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, toluene, chloroform or ethyl acetate, with a phosphine compound such as, for example, triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, or trifurylphosphine and also with an azo compound such as, for example, diethyl azodicarboxylate, diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate.
• a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, toluene, chloroform or ethyl acetate
• a phosphine compound such as, for example, triphen
• Compound (XI) is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the phosphine compound is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the azo compound is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (X).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling temperature of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of converting a hydroxy group of the Compound (X) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 6, into a leaving group such as methylsulfonyloxy, chloro, or bromo, thereby to produce Compound (XIII) (wherein LG 3 is a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy, or halogen atom, PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the reaction used in this process employs methods well known to those skilled in the art.
• the reaction used in this process specifically, for example, the Compound (XIII) (wherein LG 3 is methylsulfonyloxy) can be obtained by reacting the Compound (X) with methanesulfonyl chloride in a solvent such as chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylformamide, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, in the presence of a base such as triethylamine, or diisopropylethylamine.
• a solvent such as chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylformamide, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate
• a base such as triethylamine, or diisopropylethylamine.
• methanesulfonyl chloride is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol; and the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 20 mol, preferably from 1 to 6 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (X).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to room temperature. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 10 minutes to 2 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XIII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of reacting the Compound (XIII) (wherein LG 3 , PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 8, with Compound (XI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; and R 3 has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to produce Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, R 2 is O or S, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XI) used in this process can be exemplified by 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol, 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol, 2,3-difluorophenol, 2,3-dichlorothiophenol. As described before, the Compound (XI) is commercially available.
• reaction used in this process employs a method well known to those skilled in the art.
• synthesis can be conducted by reacting the Compound (XIII) and the Compound (XI) with a base such as potassium carbonate or cesium carbonate, in a solvent such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
• a base such as potassium carbonate or cesium carbonate
• Compound (XI) is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol
• the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 20 mol, preferably from 1 to 5 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (XIII).
• reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling temperature of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting the protective groups PG 2 and PG 4 of the Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, R 2 is O or S, and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Processes 7 or 9, thereby to produce Compound (1-1) (wherein R 2 is O or S, and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method may vary depending on the type of the protective group or stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 is methoxymethyl, and PG 4 is tert-butyl) can be deprotected using a hydrogen chloride solution in 1,4-dioxane.
• hydrogen chloride is used in an amount of from 1 to 1000 mol, preferably from 10 to 100 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (XII).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (1-1) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography.
• the Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, R 2 is O or S, and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be produced, for example, by the following method:
• the present process is a method of converting a hydroxy group of the Compound (II) (wherein LG 1 is a leaving group such as halogen atom, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), into a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy, chloro, or bromo, thereby to produce Compound (XIV) (wherein LG 4 is a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy or halogen atom; LG 1 have the same meaning as defined above; and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (II) used in this process can be exemplified by (6-bromopyridin-2-yl)methanol, (4-chloropyrazin-2-yl)methanol.
• the Compound (II) is commercially available or can be produced by a known method.
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 4, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XIV) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (XIV) (wherein LG 4 is a leaving group such as methylsulfonyloxy, halogen atom, and the like, LG 1 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 11, and Compound (VIII) (wherein PG 3 is a protecting group such as tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl or tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl, and PG 4 is a protecting group such as methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, and the like), to an alkylation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XV) (wherein LG 1 , PG 3 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (
• the Compound (VIII) used in this process may be exemplified by tert-butyl 4-((tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl)oxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate, ethyl 4-((tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl)oxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate.
• the Compound (VIII) can be prepared using ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate in accordance with a known protecting or deprotecting method [Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, T. W. Greene, John Wiley & Sons (1981)].
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 5, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XV) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting the protective group PG 3 of the Compound (XV) (wherein LG 1 , PG 3 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 12, thereby to produce Compound (XVI) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 6, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the Compound (XVI) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of reacting Compound (XVI) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 13, with Compound (XI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; and R 3 has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to produce Compound (XVII) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XI) used in this process is, for example, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol, 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol, 2,3-difluorophenol, 2,3-dichlorothiophenol, and the like. As mentioned above, the Compound (XI) is commercially available.
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 7, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XVII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of converting a hydroxy group of the Compound (XVI) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) obtained in the above-described Process 13, into a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy, chloro, or bromo, thereby to produce Compound (XVIII) (wherein LG 5 is a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy or halogen atom; LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above; and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 8, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XVIII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of reacting the Compound (XVIII) (wherein LG 5 is a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy or halogen atom; LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above; and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 15, with Compound (XI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; and R 3 has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to produce Compound (XVII) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, R 2 is O or S, and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• LG 5 is a leaving group such as, for example, methylsulfonyloxy or halogen atom
• LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above
• the Compound (XI) used in this process can be exemplified by 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol, 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol, 2,3-difluorophenol, 2,3-dichlorothiophenol. As described before, the Compound (XI) is commercially available.
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 9, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XVII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting Compound (XVII) (wherein LG 1 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above, R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained by the above-described Processes 14 or 16, and Compound (IV) (wherein PG 2 may be absent, or if present, it is a protective group such as 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, benzyl, methoxymethyl, (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl or tert-butyl, preferably (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl, methoxymethyl or tert-butyl, and W has the same meaning as the symbol for the above Formula (I)), to an amination reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as
• the Compound (IV) used in this process may be exemplified by 2-aminothiazol-5-carbonitrile, 2-aminothiazole, 2-amino-5-methylthiazole, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole, 5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine, and the like.
• the Compound (IV) is commercially available or can be prepared by a known method (e.g., Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements , Vol. 177, No. 11, pages 2651-2659 (2002), and Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses , Vol. 6, page 198 (1979)).
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 2, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the Compound (VI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be prepared, for example, by the following method:
• the present process is a method of subjecting Compound (XIX) (wherein LG 6 and LG 7 is a leaving group such as halogen atom, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) and Compound (IV) (wherein PG 2 may be absent, or if present, it is a protective group such as 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, benzyl, methoxymethyl, (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl or tert-butyl, preferably (2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl, methoxymethyl or tert-butyl, and W has the same meaning as the symbol for the above Formula (I)) to an amination reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XX) (wherein PG 2 and PG 7 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 have the same
• the Compound (IV) used in this process may be exemplified by 2-aminothiazol-5-carbonitrile, 2-aminothiazole, 2-amino-5-methylthiazole, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole, 5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, 1-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine, and the like.
• the Compound (IV) is commercially available or can be prepared by known methods (e.g., Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements , Vol. 177, No. 11, pages 2651-2659 (2002), and Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses , Vol. 6, page 198 (1979)).
• the present process can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 2, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the resulting Compound (XX) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting Compound (XX) (wherein PG 2 and LG 7 have the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above Process 18, to a vinylation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XXI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the vinylation reaction used in this process employs a method well known to a person skilled in the art.
• the reaction can be carried out in accordance with a method disclosed in literature; for example, Organic Letters, (2002), Vol. 4, Page 107.
• the Compound (XXI) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (XX) with potassium vinyltrifluoroborate in a solvent such as 1-propanol in the presence of a palladium catalyst such as, for example, 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenedichloropalladium (II) methylene chloride complex, and also with a base such as, for example, triethylamine.
• a palladium catalyst such as, for example, 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenedichloropalladium (II) methylene chloride complex
• a base such as, for example, triethylamine.
• the palladium catalyst is used in an amount of from 0.001 to 1 mol, preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 mol; the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 5 mol; and the vinylating agent is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (XX).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXI) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (XXI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above Process 19, to an oxidative cleavage reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XXII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the oxidative cleavage reaction used in this process employs a method well known to a person skilled in the art.
• the reaction can be carried out in accordance with a method disclosed in literature; for example, Chemical Reviews (2002), Vol. 87, Page 187; and Tetrahedron Letters (1983) Vol. 24, Page 1377).
• the Compound (XXI) is reacted with an aqueous solution of osmium tetraoxide and a co-oxidant such as N-methylmorpholine N-oxide, in a solvent such as acetonitrile, to obtain the 1,2-diol form; and then the resulting 1,2-diol form is reacted with an oxidant such as sodium peridodate in a mixed solvent of acetonitrile and water, thereby to produce the Compound (XXII).
• osmium tetraoxide is used in an amount of from 0.01 to 1 mol, preferably from 0.1 to 0.5 mol; the co-oxidant is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol.
• the oxidant is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (XXI).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting Compound (XXII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above Process 20, to a reduction reaction, thereby to produce Compound (VI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the reduction reaction used in this process employs a method well known to a person skilled in the art.
• the Compound (VI) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (XXII) with a reducing agent such as sodium borohydride, in a solvent such as methanol, ethanol, or the like.
• the reducing agent is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (XXII).
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from 0° C. to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 10 minutes to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• R 1 is 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one; R 2 is O or S; R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be prepared by, for example, the following method.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting the protective group PG 4 of Compound (XII) (wherein PG 2 and PG 4 have the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 7, thereby to produce Compound (XXIII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method of removal may vary depending on the type of the protective group and stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (XII) in which PG 4 is tert-butyl can be deprotected in a mixed solvent of trifluoroacetic acid and chloroform.
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXIII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting Compound (XXIII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained by the above-described Process 22, and Compound (XXIV) (wherein PG 5 may be absent, or if present, it is a protective group such as tert-butoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl or benzyloxycarbonyl) to a condensation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (XXV) (wherein PG 2 and PG 5 have the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XXIV) used in this process may be exemplified by tert-butylcarbazate, ethoxycarbonylhydrazine, benzyloxycarbonylhydrazine, or hydrazine.
• the Compound (XXIV) is commercially available, or can be produced by a known method.
• the condensation reaction used in this process employs the carboxylic acid of the Compound (XXIII) or a reactive derivative thereof, and the Compound (XXIV).
• the Compound (XXIII) as a reactive derivative can be exemplified by a mixed acid anhydride, activated ester, activated amide, and the like; they can be obtained by a method described, for example, in the international publication of WO98/05641.
• the condensation can be conducted, for example, using the Compound (XXIII) and the Compound (XXIV) in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, chloroform, and the like, together with a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.
• a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, chloroform, and the like
• a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.
• Compound (XXIV) is used in an amount of from 1 to 3 mol, preferably 1 mol; the condensation agent is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferable from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (XXIII).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXV) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting the protective group PG 5 of Compound (XXV) (wherein PG 2 and PG 5 have the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 23, thereby to produce Compound (XXVI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method of removal may vary depending on the type of the protective group and stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (XXV) in which PG 5 is tert-butoxycarbonyl can be deprotected in a mixed solvent of trifluoroacetic acid and chloroform.
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXVI) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of converting a carbohydrazide group of the Compound (XXVI) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 24, into a heterocyclic group thereof, thereby to produce Compound (XXVII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the reaction used in this process employs a method well known to a person skilled in the art.
• the reaction can be carried out in accordance with the method described in literature, for example, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (1993) Vol. 36, Page 1090.
• the reaction used in this process specifically, for example, the Compound (XXVII) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (XXVI) with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, if necessary using a base such as triethylamine or N,N-diisopropylethylamine, in the presence of a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
• a base such as triethylamine or N,N-diisopropylethylamine
• 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol; if necessary, a base is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferable from 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (XXVI).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXVII) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of deprotecting the protective group PG 2 of Compound (XXVII) (wherein PG 2 has the same meaning as defined above; R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above-described Process 25, thereby to produce Compound (1-2) (wherein R 2 is O or S; and R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the method of removal may vary depending on the type of the protective group and stability of the compound, but methods described in the literature [See T. W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis , John Wiley & Sons (1981)] or methods equivalent thereto can be carried out.
• the Compound (XXVII) in which PG 2 is tert-butyl can be deprotected in a solvent of formic acid.
• the reaction temperature can be appropriately selected by a person having ordinary skill in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent.
• the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (1-2) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography.
• the compound of Formula (I-3) (wherein R 1 is 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one; R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom; R 2 is SO 2 ; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be prepared by, for example, the following method.
• the oxidation reaction used in this process employs a method well-known to a person skilled in the art.
• the reaction can be carried out in accordance with the method described in literature, for example, Tetrahedron Letters (1981) Vol. 22, Page 1287.
• the Compound (1-3) can be synthesized by reacting Compound (1-2′) with OXONE® (Trade name; purchased from Aldrich, Co. Ltd.), in a mixed solvent of acetonitrile and water.
• OXONE® is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably 2 to 5 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (1-2′).
• reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (1-3) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography.
• the compound of Formula (I-4) (wherein R 1 is CONR a2 R a2 ′; R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom; R 2 is O or S; R 3 , R a2 , R a2 ′ X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be prepared by, for example, the following method.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (I-1) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), obtained in the above Process 10, and Compound (XXVIII) (wherein R a2 and R a2 ′ have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), to a condensation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (1-4) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , R a2 , R a2 ′, X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XXVIII) used in this reaction can be exemplified by ammonium chloride, methylamine, dimethylamine, and the like.
• the Compound (XXVIII) is commercially available, or can be prepared by a known method.
• the condensation reaction used in this process can be conducted using a carboxylic acid of the Compound (1-1) or a reactive derivative thereof, and the Compound (XXVIII).
• the “reactive derivative” of the Compound (1-1) can be exemplified by a mixed acid anhydride, activated ester, activated amide, and the like; and they can be obtained in accordance with the method described in the international publication of WO98/05641.
• the condensation reaction can be conducted using the Compound (1-1) and the Compound (XXVIII) in a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, or chloroform, together with a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.
• a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, or chloroform
• a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.
• the Compound (XXVIII) is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol; and the condensation agent is used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of Compound (1-1).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (1-4) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography.
• R 1 is CONR a4 OR a4 ′ (wherein R a4 and R a4 ′ have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I))
• the relevant reaction can be carried out by the same method as used in Process 28 above, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• the compound of Formula (I-5) (wherein R 1 is NR a3 COR a3 ′; R 2 is O or S; R 1 ′ is a hydrogen atom; R 3 , R a3 , R a3 ′, X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) can be prepared by, for example, the following method.
• the present process is a method of converting the carboxylic acid of the Compound (1-1) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) obtained in the Process 10, into a amino group thereof, thereby to Compound (XXIX) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the reaction used in this process is a method well-known to a person skilled in the art, for example, the Curtius rearrangement reaction (Tetrahedron (1974) Vol. 30, Page 2151).
• the Compound (XXIX) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (1-1) with diphenyl phosphoric azide in a solvent such as, for example, 1,4-dioxane, or toluene, in the presence of a base such as, for example, triethylamine to produce an acyl azide, followed by heating, thereby to afford the Compound (XXIX).
• the base is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol; and diphenyl phosphoric azide is used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (1-1).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXIX) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of reacting the Compound (XXIX) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) obtained in the Process 29, with Compound (XXX) (wherein LG 8 is a leaving group such as halogen atom, and R 3a has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), thereby to Compound (XXXI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , R a3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XXX) used in this process is, for example, methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, and the like.
• the Compound (XXX) is commercially available.
• the reaction used in this process is a method well-known to a person skilled in the art.
• the Compound (XXXI) can be synthesized by reacting the Compound (XXX) with a base such as, for example, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, or sodium hydroxide, in a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, or N,N-dimethylformamide.
• a base such as, for example, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, or sodium hydroxide
• a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, or N,N-dimethylformamide.
• the Compound (XXX) is used in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 mol, preferably 0.5 to 3 mol; and the base is used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (XXIX).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (XXXI) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography, or may be subjected to the next process without isolation and purification.
• the present process is a method of subjecting the Compound (XXXI) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , R a3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)) obtained in the Process 30, and Compound (XXXII) (wherein R a3 ′ has the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)), to a condensation reaction, thereby to produce Compound (1-5) (wherein R 2 is O or S; R 3 , R a3 , R a3 ′, X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and W have the same meaning as the symbols for the above Formula (I)).
• the Compound (XXXII) used in this process can be exemplified by acetic anhydride, propionic acid, butyric acid.
• the Compound (XXXII) is commercially available, or can be produced by a known method.
• the condensation reaction used in this process can be conducted using the Compound (XXXI), and the carboxylic acid of the Compound (XXXII) or a reactive derivative thereof.
• the reactive derivative of the Compound (XXXII) can be exemplified by a mixed acid anhydride, activated ester, activated amide, and the like. They can be obtained, for example, by the method described in the international publication of WO98/05641.
• the condensation can be conducted using the Compound (XXXI) and the Compound (XXXII) in a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, or chloroform, together with a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazol.
• a solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, dichloromethane, or chloroform
• a condensation agent such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide, and 1-hydroxybenzotriazol.
• the Compound (XXXII) is used in an amount of from 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol; and the condensation agent is used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol, preferably 1 to 3 mol, relative to 1 mol of compound (XXXI).
• the reaction temperature is appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in accordance with the starting compound or reaction solvent used, but it is typically from room temperature to the boiling point of the solvent used in the reaction. Also, the reaction is typically completed between 1 hour to 24 hours, but the reaction time can be appropriately extended or reduced.
• the resulting Compound (1-5) is subjected to isolation and purification by known separation and purification means such as, for example, concentration, concentration under reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction, reprecipitation or chromatography.
• R 1 is NR a5 CONR a5 ′, NR a6 COOR a6 ′, or NR a8 SO 2 R a8 ′
• the relevant reaction can be carried out by the same method as used in the Process 30 above, or a method equivalent thereto, or a combination of the same with a commonly used method.
• cDNA of N-terminal His-tagged human Aurora A was integrated into an expression vector, which was then highly expressed in Escherichia coli BL21-CodonPlus(DE3)-RIL cells.
• the Escherichia coli was harvested and lysed, and then the His-tagged human Aurora A protein was applied onto a nickel chelate column and eluted from the column with imidazole.
• the active fractions were desalted with a desalting column to give a purified enzyme.
• the substrate used was a synthetic peptide (5-FAM- ⁇ -aminobutyric acid-Ala-Leu-Arg-Arg-Ala-Ser-Leu-Gly-NH 2 ) (SEQ.ID.NO.: 1), which was purchased from Toray Research Center, Inc. Please note that 5-FAM is 5-carboxyfluorescein.
• the phosphorylation reaction was conducted using 384 well plate, and the reaction volume was 10 ⁇ l/well.
• the reaction buffer is comprised of 50 mM Tris-chloride buffer (pH 7.4), 15 mM magnesium acetate, and 0.2 mM ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EDTA).
• EDTA ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
• the compound to be tested was added to the reaction system such that a dilution series of the compound in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) was prepared, and then 0.5 ⁇ L of this solution was added for the testing to each well.
• DMSO dimethylsulfoxide
• Each control well was provided by adding 0.5 ⁇ L of DMSO to the well in place of the DMSO solution containing the compound to be tested.
• An assay development kit for IMAP (registered trademark) (Aurora B), purchased from Carna Biosciences, Inc., was used for phosphorylation reaction, and the phosphorylation of a substrate was detected using the IMAP technology.
• the assay development kit used is comprised of an assay buffer, GST-tagged human Aurora B(AurB)/His-tagged human INCENP complex proteins (amino acid sequence: 803-916, AAU04398.1), and an ATP/substrate solution. Using the same, the phosphorylation reaction was conducted in accordance with a partially revised protocol attached to the kit, and then the phosphorylation of the substrate was detected using the IMAP technology.
• reaction buffer for the phosphorylation reaction, 384 well plate was used, and the reaction volume was 10 ⁇ l/well.
• the composition of the reaction buffer is comprised of 20 mM of HEPES buffer (pH 7.4), 0.01% Tween-20, and 2 mM of dithiothreitol (DTT).
• DTT dithiothreitol
• the compound to be tested was added to the reaction system such that a dilution series of the compound in DMSO was prepared, and then 0.5 ⁇ L of this solution was added for the testing to each well.
• Each control well was provided by adding 0.5 ⁇ L of DMSO to the well in place of the DMSO solution containing the compound to be tested.
• cDNA of human Aurora B having histidine tag fused at the amino terminal was integrated into an expression vector, which was then highly expressed in Escherichia coli BL21-CodonPlus(DE3)-RIL cells.
• the Escherichia coli cells were recovered and solubilized, and then the histidine-tagged Aurora A protein was adsorbed onto a nickel chelate column and eluted from the column with imidazole.
• the active fraction was desalted with a desalting column to give a pure enzyme.
• the substrate used was Kemptide (Leu-Arg-Arg-Ala-Ser-Leu-Gly) (SEQ.ID.NO.: 2), a synthetic peptide purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. [Certificate of analysis (Upstate, Inc.)].
• Reaction was conducted by a partial modification of the method of activity measurement for Aurora A.
• the amount of the reaction liquid was 21.1 ⁇ L, and the composition of the reaction buffer (R 2 buffer) was 50 mM Tris-hydrochloride buffer (pH 7.4)/15 mM magnesium acetate/0.2 mM ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EDTA).
• R 2 buffer Tris-hydrochloride buffer
• EDTA ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
• purified Aurora B 100 ⁇ M of a substrate peptide, 100 ⁇ M of unlabeled adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and 1 ⁇ Ci of [ ⁇ - 33 P] labeled ATP (2,500 Ci/mmole or more) were added, and the mixture was reacted at 30° C. for 20 minutes.
• the compound to be tested was added to the reaction system such that a dilution series of the compound in dimethylsulfoxide was first prepared, and 1.1 ⁇ L of this solution was added.
• a control was provided by adding 1.1 ⁇ L of DMSO to the reaction system.
• Example 1 Inhibitory activity for Aurora A (IC 50 , for Aurora B (IC 50 , Example nM) nM)
• Example 1 0.07 25
• Example 3 0.12 59
• Example 4 0.11
• Example 5 0.12 130
• Example 6 0.07 37
• Example 7 0.17 130
• Example 8 0.54
• Example 9 0.16 190
• Example 10 0.15 200
• Example 11 1.8 750
• Example 12 2.5 >1000
• Example 13 1.3 >1000
• Example 15 2.0 870
• Example 16 1.6 >1000
• Example 18 0.49 200 Example 19 0.82 320
• Example 20 1.0 660
• Example 21 2.8 >1000
• Example 22 4.1 >1000
• Example 23 0.39 490
• Example 24 0.12 130
• Example 25 0.87 690
• Example 26 1.4
• Example 27 2.4 220
• Example 28 3.5 710
• Example 29 0.19 670
• Example 30 0.08 39
• Example 31 0.19 53
• Example 32 0.15 70
• Example 33
• Fetal calf serum (FCS) was purchased from Moregate Biotech, and DMEM medium was purchased from Invitrogen Corp. WST-8 was purchased from Kishida Chemical Co., Ltd.
• HeLa S3 Human cervical cancer cells
• Cells were suspended in a DMEM medium containing 10% FCS, and the cell suspension was dispensed to a 96-well plastic plate at a rate of 750 cells/100 microliters per well. The plate was incubated overnight in 5% CO 2 -95% air at 37° C. A drug was subjected to graded dilution in dimethylsulfoxide and further diluted with a DMEM medium containing 10% FCS. Then, the dilution was dispensed to the plate on which cells had been disseminated in advance, at a rate of 100 microliters per well. The plate was incubated for further three days in 5% CO 2 -95% air at 37° C. Cell growth after incubation was measured by the WST-8 method (H.
• the WST-8 method refers to a method in which 20 microliters of a WST-8 reagent solution is added to each well, incubation is conducted at 37° C. for 60 minutes, the plate is stirred, and the amount of formazan produced is measured by a calorimetric method to determine the inhibitory rate of the drug. The concentration for 50% growth inhibition (IC 50 , ⁇ M) of the compound was determined.
• the compound according to the invention exhibited excellent cell growth inhibitory effect against human-derived cancer cells (HeLa S3).
• Example 1 Cell growth inhibitory effect (HeLaS3) (IC50, ⁇ M) Example 1 1.97 Example 3 3.95 Example 4 0.83 Example 6 1.93 Example 8 1.26 Example 9 2.21 Example 11 2.80 Example 15 1.76 Example 18 0.90 Example 20 0.90 Example 23 0.76 Example 24 1.15 Example 26 3.30 Example 29 0.67 Example 30 0.34 Example 31 5.89 Example 32 0.59 Example 33 2.22 Example 34 0.87 Example 35 0.22 Example 36 1.13
• Fetal calf serum was purchased from Moregate Biotech, DMEM medium from Invitrogen Corp., docetaxel (tradename: Taxere) from Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., and WST-8 from Kishida Chemical Co., Ltd.
• HeLa S3 Human cervical cancer cells
• Cells were suspended in a DMEM medium containing 10% FCS, and the cell suspension was dispensed to two 96-well plastic plates at a rate of 750 cells/100 microliters per well. The plates were incubated overnight in 5% CO 2 -95% air at 37° C. A drug was subjected to graded dilution in dimethylsulfoxide and further diluted with DMSO or with a DMEM medium containing 10% FCS and also containing 0.6 nM docetaxel. Then, the dilutions were each dispensed to one of the plates on which cells had been disseminated in advance, at a rate of 100 microliters per well. The final concentration of docetaxel at this stage was 0.3 nM.
• the concentrations in the case of sole administration of the compound according to the invention were 0.003, 0.01, 0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3 and 10 ⁇ M.
• the plates were incubated for further three days in 5% CO 2 -95% air at 37° C.
• Cell growth after incubation was measured by the WST-8 method (H. Tominaga, et al., Anal. Commun., 36, 47-50 (1999)).
• the WST-8 method refers to a method in which 20 microliters of a WST-8 reagent solution is added to each well, incubation is conducted at 37° C. for 60 minutes, the plate is stirred, and the amount of formazan produced is measured by a colorimetric method to determine the inhibitory rate of the drug.
• the growth inhibitory effects of docetaxel and of the compound according to the invention were determined, with the value obtained in sole treatment of DMSO being defined as 0%.
• the compound according to the invention exhibited excellent cell growth inhibitory effect as well as a synergistic action with a taxane-type anti-tumor agent such as docetaxel against human-derived cancer cells (HeLa S3), as shown in Table 3.
• a taxane-type anti-tumor agent such as docetaxel against human-derived cancer cells (HeLa S3), as shown in Table 3.
• the compound according to the invention is believed to be useful as an antitumor agent since it exhibits not only excellent cell growth inhibitory action based on Aurora A selective inhibitory activity, but also a synergistic action in combined use with other antitumor agent.
• a pharmaceutical composition or Aurora A selective inhibitor containing the novel aminopyridine derivative according to the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, or an antitumor agent containing the compound according to the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof is effective in the treatment of cancer patients.
• the above-mentioned pharmaceutical composition and inhibitor, and the above-mentioned antitumor agent may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
• the “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent” refers to excipients [e.g., fats, beeswax, semi-solid and liquid polyols, natural or hydrogenated oils, etc.]; water (e.g., distilled water, particularly distilled water for injection, etc.), physiological saline, alcohol (e.g., ethanol), glycerol, polyols, aqueous glucose solution, mannitol, plant oils, etc.); additives [e.g., extending agent, disintegrating agent, binder, lubricant, wetting agent, stabilizer, emulsifier, dispersant, preservative, sweetener, colorant, seasoning agent or aromatizer, concentrating agent, diluent, buffer substance, solvent or solubilizing agent, chemical for achieving storage effect
• a suitable tumor for which the therapeutic effect of the compound according to the invention is expected may be exemplified by human solid cancer.
• human solid cancer include brain cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, thyroid cancer, small cell carcinoma, non-small cell carcinoma, breast cancer, stomach cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancer, liver cancer, pancreas cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, chorioepithelioma, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, renal pelvic and ureteral cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, penile cancer, testicular cancer, embryonal cancer, Wilms' tumor, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing's tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, and the like.
• the compound according to the invention when used as an antitumor agent or the like, it may be also used in a form of pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salt include a salt with an alkali metal such as sodium and potassium; a salt with an inorganic acid, such as hydrochloride, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, and perchlorate; a salt with an organic acid, such as acetate, propionate, lactate, maleate, fumarate, tartrate, malate, citrate, and ascorbate; a salt with sulfonic acid, such as methanesulfonate, isethionate, benzenesulfonate, and toluenesulfonate; a salt with acidic amino acid, such as aspartate and glutamate; and the like.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the Compound (I) is preferably a salt with an inorganic acid, such as hydrochloride, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, and perchlorate; more preferably hydrochloride.
• an inorganic acid such as hydrochloride, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, and perchlorate; more preferably hydrochloride.
• the process for preparation of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to the invention may be carried out by an appropriate combination of those methods that are conventionally used in the field of organic synthetic chemistry.
• a specific example thereof is a method in which a solution of the compound according to the invention in its free form is subjected to neutralization titration with an alkaline solution or an acidic solution.
• ester of the compound according to the invention examples include methyl ester and ethyl ester. Such esters can be prepared by esterification of a free carboxyl group according to a conventional method.
• various preparation forms can be selected, and examples thereof include oral preparations such as tablets, capsules, powders, granules or liquids, or sterilized liquid parenteral preparations such as solutions or suspensions, suppositories, ointments and the like.
• Solid preparations can be prepared in the forms of tablet, capsule, granule and powder without any additives, or prepared using appropriate carriers (additives).
• carriers may include saccharides such as lactose or glucose; starch of corn, wheat or rice; fatty acids such as stearic acid; inorganic salts such as magnesium metasilicate aluminate or anhydrous calcium phosphate; synthetic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone or polyalkylene glycol; alcohols such as stearyl alcohol or benzyl alcohol; synthetic cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, ethylcellulose or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; and other conventionally used additives such as gelatin, talc, plant oil and gum arabic.
• These solid preparations such as tablets, capsules, granules and powders may generally contain, for example, 0.1 to 100% by weight, and preferably 5 to 98% by weight, of the compound of the above Formula (I) as an active ingredient, based on the total weight of the preparation.
• Liquid preparations are produced in the forms of suspension, syrup, injection and drip infusion (intravenous fluid) using appropriate additives that are conventionally used in liquid preparations, such as water, alcohol or a plant-derived oil such as soybean oil, peanut oil and sesame oil.
• appropriate solvent or diluent may be exemplified by distilled water for injection, an aqueous solution of lidocaine hydrochloride (for intramuscular injection), physiological saline, aqueous glucose solution, ethanol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, liquid for intravenous injection (e.g., an aqueous solution of citric acid, sodium citrate and the like) or an electrolytic solution (for intravenous drip infusion and intravenous injection), or a mixed solution thereof.
• distilled water for injection an aqueous solution of lidocaine hydrochloride (for intramuscular injection), physiological saline, aqueous glucose solution, ethanol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, liquid for intravenous injection (e.g., an aqueous solution of citric acid, sodium citrate and the like) or an electrolytic solution (for intravenous drip infusion and intravenous injection), or a mixed solution thereof.
• Such injection may be in a form of a preliminarily dissolved solution, or in a form of powder per se or powder associated with a suitable carrier (additive) which is dissolved at the time of use.
• the injection liquid may contain, for example, 0.1 to 10% by weight of an active ingredient based on the total weight of the preparation.
• Liquid preparations such as suspension or syrup for oral administration may contain, for example, 0.1 to 10% by weight of an active ingredient based on the total weight of the preparation.
• Each preparation of the combined preparation according to the invention can be prepared by a person having ordinary skill in the art according to conventional methods or common techniques.
• a preparation containing another antitumor agent that is used in combination with the compound represented by the above General Formula (I) can be prepared, if the preparation is an oral preparation, for example, by mixing an appropriate amount of the antitumor agent with an appropriate amount of lactose and filling this mixture into hard gelatin capsules which are suitable for oral administration.
• preparation can be carried out, if the preparation containing the antitumor agent is an injection, for example, by mixing an appropriate amount of the antitumor agent with an appropriate amount of 0.9% physiological saline and filling this mixture in vials for injection.
• preferred therapeutic unit may vary in accordance with, for example, the administration route of the compound represented by the General Formula (I), the type of the compound represented by the General Formula (I) used, and the dosage form of the compound represented by the General Formula (I) used; the type, administration route and dosage form of the other antitumor agent used in combination; and the type of cells to be treated, the condition of patient, and the like.
• the optimal treatment under the given conditions can be determined by a person skilled in the art, based on the set conventional therapeutic unit and/or based on the content of the present specification.
• the therapeutic unit for the compound represented by the above General Formula (I) may vary in accordance with, specifically, the type of compound used, the type of compounded composition, application frequency and the specific site to be treated, seriousness of the disease, age of the patient, doctor's diagnosis, the type of cancer, or the like.
• the daily dose for an adult may be within a range of, for example, 1 to 1,000 mg in the case of oral administration.
• parenteral administration preferably intravenous administration, and more preferably intravenous drip infusion
• the daily dose may be within a range of, for example, 1 to 100 mg/m 2 (body surface area).
• administration may be continuously carried out for, for example, 1 to 48 hours.
• administration frequency may vary depending on the administering method and symptoms, but it is, for example, once to five times a day.
• periodically intermittent administration such as administration every other day, administration every two days or the like may be employed as well in the administering method.
• the period of withdraw from medication in the case of parenteral administration is, for example, 1 to 6 weeks.
• the therapeutic unit for the other antitumor agent used in combination with the compound represented by the General Formula (I) is not particularly limited, it can be determined, if needed, by those skilled in the art according to known literatures. Examples may be as follows.
• the therapeutic unit of 5-fluorouracil is such that, in the case of oral administration, for example, 200 to 300 mg per day is administered in once to three times consecutively, and in the case of injection, for example, 5 to 15 mg/kg per day is administered once a day for the first 5 consecutive days by intravenous injection or intravenous drip infusion, and then 5 to 7.5 mg/kg is administered once a day every other day by intravenous injection or intravenous drip infusion (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased).
• the therapeutic unit of S-1 (Tegafur, Gimestat and Ostat potassium) is such that, for example, the initial dose (singe dose) is set to the following standard amount in accordance with the body surface area, and it is orally administered twice a day, after breakfast and after dinner, for 28 consecutive days, followed by withdrawal from medication for 14 days. This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the initial standard amount per unit body surface area (Tegafur equivalent) is 40 mg in one administration for an area less than 1.25 m 2 ; 50 mg in one administration for an area of 1.25 m 2 to less than 1.5 m 2 ; 60 mg in one administration for an area of 1.5 m 2 or more. This dose is appropriately increased or decreased depending on the condition of the patient.
• the therapeutic unit for gemcitabine is, for example, 1 g as gemcitabine/m 2 in one administration, which is administered by intravenous drip infusion over a period of 30 minutes, and one administration per week is continued for 3 weeks, followed by withdrawal from medication on the fourth week. This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the dose is appropriately decreased in accordance with age, symptom or development of side-effects.
• the therapeutic unit for doxorubicin is such that, for example, in the case of intravenous injection, 10 mg (0.2 mg/kg) (titer) is administered once a day by intravenous one-shot administration for 4 to 6 consecutive days, followed by withdrawal from medication for 7 to 10 days. This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated two or three times.
• the total dose is preferably 500 mg (titer)/m 2 (body surface area) or less, and it may be appropriately increased or decreased within the range.
• the therapeutic unit for etoposide is such that, for example, in the case of intravenous injection, 60 to 100 mg/m 2 (body surface area) per day is administered for 5 consecutive days, followed by withdrawal from medication for three weeks (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased). This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated. Meanwhile, in the case of oral administration, for example, 175 to 200 mg per day is administered for 5 consecutive days, followed by withdrawal from medication for three weeks (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased). This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the therapeutic unit for docetaxel is such that, for example, 60 mg as docetaxel/m 2 (body surface area) is administered once a day by intravenous drip infusion over a period of 1 hour or longer at an interval of 3 to 4 weeks (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased).
• the therapeutic unit of paclitaxel is such that, for example, 210 mg/m 2 (body surface area) is administered once a day by intravenous drip infusion over a period of 3 hours, followed by withdrawal from medication for at least 3 weeks. This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased.
• the therapeutic unit for cisplatin is such that, for example, in the case of intravenous injection, 50 to 70 mg/m 2 (body surface area) is administered once a day, followed by withdrawal from medication for 3 weeks or longer (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased). This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the therapeutic unit for carboplatin is such that, for example, 300 to 400 mg/m 2 is administered once a day by intravenous drip infusion over a period of 30 minutes or longer, followed by withdrawal from medication for at least 4 weeks (the dose may be appropriately increased or decreased). This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the therapeutic unit for oxaliplatin is such that 85 mg/m 2 is administered once a day by intravenous injection, followed by withdrawal from medication for two weeks. This is set as one course of administration, which is repeated.
• the therapeutic unit for irinotecan (e.g., irinotecan hydrochloride) is such that, for example, 100 mg/m 2 is administered once a day by intravenous drip infusion for 3 or 4 times at an interval of one week, followed by withdrawal from medication for at least two weeks.
• the therapeutic unit for topotecan is such that, for example, 1.5 mg/m 2 is administered once a day by intravenous drip infusion for 5 days, followed by withdrawal from medication for at least 3 weeks.
• the therapeutic unit for cyclophosphamide is such that, for example, in the case of intravenous injection, 100 mg is administered once a day by intravenous injection for consecutive days. If the patient can tolerate, the daily dose may be increased to 200 mg. The total dose is 3,000 to 8,000 mg, which may be appropriately increased or decreased. If necessary, it may be injected or infused intramuscularly, intrathoracically or intratumorally. On the other hand, in the case of oral administration, for example, 100 to 200 mg is administered a day.
• the therapeutic unit for gefitinib is such that 250 mg is orally administered once a day.
• the therapeutic unit for cetuximab is such that, for example, 400 mg/m 2 is administered on the first day by intravenous drip infusion, and then 250 mg/m 2 is administered every week by intravenous drip infusion.
• the therapeutic unit for bevacizumab is such that, for example, 3 mg/kg is administered every week by intravenous drip infusion.
• the therapeutic unit for trastuzumab is such that, for example, typically for an adult, once a day, 4 mg as trastuzumab/kg (body weight) is administered initially, followed by intravenous drip infusion of 2 mg/kg over a period of 90 minutes or longer every week from the second administration.
• the therapeutic unit for exemestane is such that, for example, typically for an adult, 25 mg is orally administered once a day after meal.
• the therapeutic unit for leuprorelin (e.g., leuprorelin acetate) is such that, for example, typically for an adult, 11.25 mg is subcutaneously administered once in 12 weeks.
• the therapeutic unit for imatinib is such that, for example, typically for an adult in the chronic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia, 400 mg is orally administered once a day after meal.
• the therapeutic unit for a combination of 5-FU and leucovorin is such that, for example, 425 mg/m 2 of 5-FU and 200 mg/m 2 of leucovorin are administered from the first day to the fifth day by intravenous drip infusion, and this course is repeated at an interval of 4 weeks.
• the therapeutic unit for sorafenib is such that, for example, 200 mg is orally administered twice a day (400 mg per day) at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating.
• the therapeutic unit for sunitinib is such that, for example, 50 mg is orally administered once a day for four weeks, followed by 2 weeks off.
• Silica gel 60 F 254 (Merck) was used as a plate and a UV detector was used as a detecting method.
• silica gel for the column Biotage FLASH column (SI, NH) was used.
• XBridge Prep C18 (Waters) was used as a column and a 0.1% aqueous trifluoroacetic acid solution and a 0.1% solution of trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile were used in a mobile phase.
• MS spectra were measured using Waters micromass ZQ2000 (ESI, ESCi).
• NMR spectra were measured using a spectrometer in the type of JEOL JNM-AL400 (400 MHz) or Varian MERCURY400 (400 MHz) and all ⁇ values are represented in ppm. Melting points were measured under a 1° C./min raise condition using a combination of Mettler Toledo FP82HT Hot Stage and NIKON Eclipse E600 POL.
• the resulting crude product was suspended in 100 ml of chloroform, and then, under cooling with ice, 13.7 ml of N,N-diisopropylethylamine and 4.8 ml of chloromethylmethylether were added successively, followed by stirring the reaction mixture at room temperature overnight.
• the chloroform was removed in vacuo and water was added to the residue, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate.
• the resulting ethyl acetate solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo.
• the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, followed by dilution with ethyl acetate.
• the resulting solution was successively washed with a pH 6.8 phosphate buffer solution and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered.
• the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo.
• the resulting colorless solid was dissolved in 1.2 l of ethanol at 80° C.
• the ethanol was distilled away to reduce to about one-third of the solution volume.
• the resulting solution was cooled to room temperature, followed by stirring at room temperature overnight.
• the resulting solid was collected by filtration and washed with cooled ethanol to obtain the title compound as a colorless crystal.
• Example 11 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 11 using methylamine hydrochloride, instead of ammonium chloride as used in Example 11.
• Example 11 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 11 using dimethylamine hydrochloride, instead of ammonium chloride as used in Example 11.
• Example 11 The title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in Example 11 using trans-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrazin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as obtained in Example 14, instead of trans-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as used in Example 11.
• the resulting residue was purified by a reversed phase preparative liquid chromatography. The obtained fraction was concentrated in vacuo, basified with saturated sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The resulting ethyl acetate solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a pale yellow oil.
• Example 9(4),(5), and Example 20(1) to 20 (3) using 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol instead of 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol as used in Example 9(4).
• the title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in the steps of Example 20(4) and 20(5) using trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide instead of trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide as used in Example 20(4).
• the title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 20(5) using 5-(trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thione instead of 5-(trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one as used in Example 20(5).
• the title compound was obtained as a pale yellow oil in the same manner as in Example 22 using trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide as obtained in the step of Example 23(1) and triethylorthoacetate, instead of both trans-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide and triethylorthoformate as used in Example 22.
• the title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 20(5) using N-(1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-6-((trans-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)pyridin-2-amine instead of 5-(trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one as used in Example 20(5).
• Example 23 The title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in Example 23 using tert-butyl 1-methylhydrazinecarboxylate instead of tert-butyl carbazate as used in Example 23.
• the title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 20(5) using N-(1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-6-((trans-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)pyridin-2-amine instead of 5-(trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one as used in Example 20(5).
• Example 27 The title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in Example 27 using acetic hydrazide instead of formic hydrazide as used in the step of Example 27(1).
• the title compound was obtained as a yellow solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 9 (5) using tert-butyl cis-1-((6-bromopyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate as obtained in the step of Example 9 (3) instead of tert-butyl trans-1-((6-bromopyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate as used in Example 9 (5).
• the title compound was obtained as an off-white solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 30(1) using tert-butyl cis-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate instead of tert-butyl cis-4-hydroxy-1-((6-(((2Z)-3-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate as used in the step of Example 30(1).
• the title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in the step of Example 9(6) using tert-butyl trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)cyclohexanecarboxylate instead of tert-butyl trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate as used in the step of Example 9(6).
• Example 20(2) The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in the steps of Example 20(2) to 20 (4) using trans-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as obtained in Example 33, instead of trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as used in Example 20(2).
• Example 34 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 31 using 5-(trans-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one trifluoroacetate as obtained in Example 34, instead of trans-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-((6-(1,3-thiazol-2-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as used in Example 31.
• Example 34 The title compound was obtained as a yellow solid in the same manner as in Example 32 using 5-(trans-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one trifluoroacetate as obtained in Example 34, instead of trans-4-((2,3-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-((6-(1,3-thiazol-2-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as used in Example 32.
• Example 9 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 9 using 2-cyano-3-fluorophenol, instead of 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol as used in Example 9(4).
• Example 11 The title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid in the same manner as in Example 11 using trans-4-(2-cyano-3-fluorophenoxy)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as obtained in Example 37, instead of trans-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)-1-((6-(1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid trifluoroacetate as used in Example 11.
• Example 9 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 9 using 3-chloro-2-fluorophenol and 1-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine, instead of both 2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol and 1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine p-toluenesulfonate as used in Example 9(4) and (5).
• Example 1 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 1 using (4-bromo-6-(((2Z)-3-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methanol (WO2006/046734, Page 98), instead of (6-(((2Z)-3-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methanol as used in Example 1(4).
• Example 24 The title compound was obtained as a white solid in the same manner as in Example 24 using trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide as obtained in Example 20(3), instead of trans-1-((6-((1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)cyclohexanecarbohydrazide as used in Example 24(1).
• the compound of the invention is characterized in that it has cell growth inhibitory action as well as synergistic action with other antitumor agents, based on excellent Aurora A selective inhibitory action, and thus it is expected as a useful antitumor agent in the field of pharmaceuticals.

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