US20110053916A1 - Pyrimidine compounds as tuberculosis inhibitors - Google Patents

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US20110053916A1
US20110053916A1 US12/855,263 US85526310A US2011053916A1 US 20110053916 A1 US20110053916 A1 US 20110053916A1 US 85526310 A US85526310 A US 85526310A US 2011053916 A1 US2011053916 A1 US 2011053916A1
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  • This invention relates to pyrimine compound and their derivatives and to the use of these compounds as an inhibitor for human and non-humans against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • the infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of death worldwide from a single human pathogen, claiming more adult lives than diseases such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), malaria, diarrhea, leprosy and all other tropical diseases combined (Zumla A, Grange J. B M J (1998) 316, 1962-1964). About one third of the world's population is currently infected with M. tuberculosis; 10% of those infected will develop clinical diseases, particularly those who also have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (Zumla A, Grange J. B M J (1998) 316, 1962-1964).
  • HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  • This invention provides, in general, compounds that are useful treating tuberculosis.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating tuberculosis, comprising the step of administering a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I
  • X is a bond or —N(R)—.
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
  • Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 , provided that when Ring D is a six-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, —R 5 is hydrogen at each ortho carbon position of Ring D.
  • R x and R y are independently selected from T-R 3 , or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Any substitutable carbon on said fused ring is optionally and independently substituted by T-R 3 , and any substitutable nitrogen on said ring is substituted by R 4 .
  • T is a valence bond or a C 1-4 alkylidene chain.
  • R 2 and R 2′ are independently selected from —R, -T-W—R 6 , or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, 5-8 membered, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, ring containing 0-3 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
  • the fused ring is optionally substituted by up to three groups independently selected from halo, oxo, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , or —V—R 6 .
  • R 3 is selected from —R, -halo, ⁇ O, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —COCH 2 COR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —S(O) 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O
  • Each R is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic, C 6-10 aryl, a heteroaryl ring having 5-10 ring atoms, or a heterocyclyl ring having 5-10 ring atoms.
  • Each R 4 is independently selected from —R 7 , —COR 7 , —CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —CON(R 7 ) 2 , or —SO 2 R 7 , or two R 4 on the same nitrogen are taken together to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 5 is independently selected from —R, halo, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —SO 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —S O 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O)N(R 4 ) 2 .
  • V is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —N(R 6 )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —N(R 6 )CO—, —N(R 6 )C(O) O—, —N(R 6 )CON(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(O)N(R 6 )—, —OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 ⁇ , —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—
  • W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 )OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )C(O)O—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ NN(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ N—O—, —C (R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, ——C(R 6
  • Each R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-4 aliphatic group, or two R 6 groups on the same nitrogen atom are taken together with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-6 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 7 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic group, or two R 7 on the same nitrogen are taken together with the nitrogen to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl ring or heteroaryl.
  • the compounds of the present invention are represented by structural formula II:
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 .
  • R x and R y are independently selected from T-R 3 , or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Any substitutable carbon on said fused ring is optionally and independently substituted by T-R 3 , and any substitutable nitrogen on said ring is substituted by R 4 .
  • T is a valence bond or a C 1-4 alkylidene chain.
  • R 2 is independently selected from —R, -T-W—R 6 , or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, 5-8 membered, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, ring containing 0-3 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
  • the fused ring is optionally substituted by up to three groups independently selected from halo, oxo, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , or —V—R 6 .
  • R 3 is selected from —R, -halo, ⁇ O, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —COCH 2 COR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —S(O) 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O
  • Each R is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic, C 6-10 aryl, a heteroaryl ring having 5-10 ring atoms, or a heterocyclyl ring having 5-10 ring atoms.
  • Each R 4 is independently selected from —R 7 , —COR 7 , —CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —CON(R 7 ) 2 , or —SO 2 R 7 , or two R 4 on the same nitrogen are taken together to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 5 is independently selected from —R, halo, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —SO 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —S O 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O)N(R 4 ) 2 .
  • V is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —N(R 6 )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —N(R 6 )CO—, —N(R 6 )C(O) O—, —N(R 6 )CON(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(O)N(R 6 )—, —OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N
  • W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 )OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )C(O)O—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ NN(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ N—O—, —C (R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, ——C(R 6
  • Each R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-4 aliphatic group, or two R 6 groups on the same nitrogen atom are taken together with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-6 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 7 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic group, or two R 7 on the same nitrogen are taken together with the nitrogen to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl ring or heteroaryl.
  • the present invention is the manufacture of a compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or composition of the present invention for use in treating or preventing a protein kinase-mediated condition in a subject.
  • the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and compositions of the present invention are also useful for the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.
  • This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and compositions (such as, pharmaceutical compositions) useful as protein kinase inhibitors.
  • the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and compositions of the present invention are effective as inhibitors of PKCtheta.
  • the present invention provides a first method of treating tuberculosis, comprising the step of administering a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I
  • X is a bond or —N(R)—.
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
  • Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 , provided that when Ring D is a six-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, —R 5 is hydrogen at each ortho carbon position of Ring D.
  • R x and R y are independently selected from T-R 3 , or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Any substitutable carbon on said fused ring is optionally and independently substituted by T-R 3 , and any substitutable nitrogen on said ring is substituted by R 4 .
  • T is a valence bond or a C 1-4 alkylidene chain.
  • R 2 and R 2′ are independently selected from —R, -T-W—R 6 , or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, 5-8 membered, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, ring containing 0-3 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
  • the fused ring is optionally substituted by up to three groups independently selected from halo, oxo, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , or —V—R 6 .
  • R 3 is selected from —R, -halo, ⁇ O, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —COCH 2 COR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —S(O) 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O
  • Each R is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C 1 aliphatic, C 6-10 aryl, a heteroaryl ring having 5-10 ring atoms, or a heterocyclyl ring having 5-10 ring atoms.
  • Each R 4 is independently selected from —R 7 , —COR 7 , —CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —CON(R 7 ) 2 , or —SO 2 R 7 , or two R 4 on the same nitrogen are taken together to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 5 is independently selected from —R, halo, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —SO 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —S O 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O)N(R 4 ) 2 .
  • V is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —N(R 6 )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —N(R 6 )CO—, —N(R 6 )C(O) O—, —N(R 6 )CON(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(O)N(R 6 )—, —OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N
  • W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 )OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )C(O)O—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ NN(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ N—O—, —C (R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, ——C(R 6
  • X is a bond
  • the compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • Ring D is an optionally substituted ring selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, azepanyl, morpholinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl ring;
  • R x is hydrogen or C 1-4 aliphatic and R y is T-R 3 , or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered unsaturated or partially unsaturated ring having 1-2 ring heteroatoms;
  • R 2′ is hydrogen or methyl and R 2 is T-W—R 6 or R, wherein W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )C(O)O—, or —CON(R 6 )—, and R is an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic or phenyl, or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzo, pyrido, pyrimido, or partially unsaturated 6-membered carbocyclo ring.
  • the compound has the features of (a), (b) and (c).
  • the compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • Ring D is an optionally substituted ring selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl ring;
  • R x is hydrogen or methyl and R y is —R, N(R 4 ) 2 , or —OR, or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a 5-7 membered unsaturated or partially unsaturated ring having 1-2 ring nitrogens, wherein said ring is optionally substituted with —R, halo, oxo, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —SO 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —S O 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C
  • each R 5 is independently selected from halo, oxo, CN, NO 2 , —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CO 2 R, —CONH(R 4 ), —N(R 4 )COR, —SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 R, —SR, —OR, —C(O)R, or a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from 5-6 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, or C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has the features of (a), (b) and (c).
  • compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a 6-membered unsaturated or partially unsaturated ring having 1-2 ring nitrogens, optionally substituted with halo, CN, oxo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, (C 1-6 alkyl)carbonyl, (C 1-6 alkyl)sulfonyl, mono- or dialkylamino, mono- or dialkylaminocarbonyl, mono- or dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl;
  • each R 5 is independently selected from -halo, —CN, -oxo, —SR, —OR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —C(O)R, or a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from 5-6 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, and C 1-6 aliphatic; and
  • R 2′ is hydrogen and R 2 is T-W—R 6 or R, wherein W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, or —CON(R 6 )—, and R is an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic or phenyl, or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzo, pyrido, or partially unsaturated 6-membered carbocyclo ring optionally substituted with -halo, oxo, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —C 1-4 alkyl, —C 1-4 haloalkyl, —NO 2 , —O(C 1-4 alkyl), —CO 2
  • the compound has the features of (a), (b) and (c).
  • compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2′ is hydrogen and R 2 is R;
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, wherein Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 , provided that when Ring D is a six-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, —R 5 is hydrogen at each ortho carbon position of Ring D.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2′ is hydrogen and R 2 is C 1-6 aliphatic
  • Ring D is an optionally substituted ring selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl, azepanyl, morpholinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolyl, 1H-indolyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl ring.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2′ is hydrogen and R 2 is C 1-6 aliphatic
  • Ring D is an optionally substituted ring selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl and 1H-indolyl.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • Ring D is optionally substituted —(C 1-6 aliphatic) or —R 8 SO 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , wherein
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • Ring D is thiazolyl
  • Ring D is thienyl
  • Ring D is piperidinyl
  • R 2 is cyclopropyl
  • the compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2′ is hydrogen and R 2 is cyclopropyl
  • R x is halogen or C 1-4 aliphatic
  • R y is hydrogen
  • Ring D is a ring selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl and 1H-indolyl, wherein the ring is optionally substituted —(C 1-6 aliphatic) or —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 , wherein
  • the compound has the features of (a), (b), (c) and (d).
  • the present invention provides a second method of treating tuberculosis, comprising the step of administering a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I
  • X is a bond or —N(R)—.
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur,
  • the 8-10 membered ring is optionally independently substituted by —OH or -oxo group at any substitutable ring carbon;
  • R is H or C 1-6 aliphatic
  • R 1 is H or C 1-6 aliphatic or two R 1 are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic ring;
  • R 3 is —(C 1-6 aliphatic) independently substituted one or multiples of the following groups: —CN, —OH and —O(C 1-6 aliphatic); and
  • R 4 is a bond or —O—
  • R 5 and R 5′ are:
  • Ring D is heteroaryl
  • R x is H, halogen, —(C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R) 2 or —OR;
  • R y is H, —C 1-6 aliphatic or —CN
  • R 8 is a bond, —NR—, or —(C 1-6 aliphatic)N(R)—, wherein C 1-3 aliphatic or C 1-6 aliphatic group is optionally and independently substituted with halogen, R 2 OR, —(OH) 1-3 , —CN, -oxo, ⁇ S, —NHCR, —NHC( ⁇ O)R or —NHC(O) 2 R.
  • the 5-7 membered monocyclic ring is optionally substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by A;
  • Ring D is a 5- or 6-membered ring.
  • A is —(C 1-6 aliphatic) or —R 2 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 . In certain embodiment, A is —(C 1-6 aliphatic). In certain embodiment, A is —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 .
  • R 8 is a bond
  • R x is H, halogen or C 1-6 aliphatic. In certain embodiment, R x is H. In certain embodiment, R x is —(C 1-6 aliphatic).
  • R 5 and R 5′ are independently H or —C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 5 is —C 1-6 aliphatic
  • R 5′ is H.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • R 5 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl. In certain embodiment, 5 is methyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is ethyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is propyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is isopropyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is cyclopropyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is butyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is isobutyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is tert-butyl.
  • R 1 is H. In certain embodiment, R 1 is C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • Ring D is phenyl, furanyl, pyrindinyl, thienyl, or thiazolyl;
  • A is —(C 1-6 aliphatic) or —R 2 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 ;
  • R x is H or —(C 1-6 aliphatic).
  • the compound has the features of (a), (b), (c) and (d).
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2 is a bond
  • R 1 is H or C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • R 1 is H.
  • R 1 is C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has one or more features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 5 is —C 1-6 aliphatic
  • R 5′ is H.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • Ring D is phenyl, furanyl, pyrindinyl, thienyl, or thiazolyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is phenyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is furanyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is pyrindinyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is thienyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is thiazolyl.
  • R x is H, halogen or C 1-6 aliphatic. In certain embodiment, R x is H. In certain embodiment, R x is C 1-6 aliphatic. In certain embodiment, R x is halogen.
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • Ring D is phenyl
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • A is —(C 1-6 aliphatic) or —R 2 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 ;
  • R x is H or —(C 1-6 aliphatic).
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • the compound has one or both features selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 2 is a bond
  • R 1 is H or C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compound has the features of (a) and (b).
  • R 1 is H. In certain embodiment, R 1 is C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • R 5 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, butyl or tert-butyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is methyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is ethyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is propyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is isopropyl. In certain embodiment, R 5 is cyclopropyl.
  • R 2 is a bond
  • R 1 is H. In certain embodiment, R 1 is C 1-6 aliphatic.
  • the compounds of the present invention are represented by structural formula III:
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 .
  • R x and R y are independently selected from T-R 3 , or R x and R y are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Any substitutable carbon on said fused ring is optionally and independently substituted by T-R 3 , and any substitutable nitrogen on said ring is substituted by R 4 .
  • T is a valence bond or a C 1-4 alkylidene chain.
  • R 2 is independently selected from —R, -T-W—R 6 , or R 2 and R 2′ are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, 5-8 membered, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, ring containing 0-3 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
  • the fused ring is optionally substituted by up to three groups independently selected from halo, oxo, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , or —V—R 6 .
  • R 3 is selected from —R, -halo, ⁇ O, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —COCH 2 COR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —S(O) 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O
  • Each R is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic, C 6-10 aryl, a heteroaryl ring having 5-10 ring atoms, or a heterocyclyl ring having 5-10 ring atoms.
  • Each R 4 is independently selected from —R 7 , —COR 7 , —CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —CON(R 7 ) 2 , or —SO 2 R 7 , or two R 4 on the same nitrogen are taken together to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 5 is independently selected from —R, halo, —OR, —C( ⁇ O)R, —CO 2 R, —COCOR, —NO 2 , —CN, —S(O)R, —SO 2 R, —SR, —N(R 4 ) 2 , —CON(R 4 ) 2 , —S O 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —OC( ⁇ O)R, —N(R 4 )COR, —N(R 4 )CO 2 (optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic), —N(R 4 )N(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ NN(R 4 ) 2 , —C ⁇ N—OR, —N(R 4 )CON(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )SO 2 N(R 4 ) 2 , —N(R 4 )S O 2 R, or —OC( ⁇ O)N(R 4 ) 2 .
  • V is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —N(R 6 )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —N(R 6 )CO—, —N(R 6 )C(O) O—, —N(R 6 )CON(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(O)N(R 6 )—, —OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N
  • W is —C(R 6 ) 2 O—, —C(R 6 ) 2 S—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 —, —C(R 6 ) 2 SO 2 N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )—, —CO—, —CO 2 —, —C(R 6 )OC(O)—, —C(R 6 )OC(O)N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )CO—, —C(R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )C(O)O—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ NN(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 ) ⁇ N—O—, —C (R 6 ) 2 N(R 6 )N(R 6 )—, —C(R 6 )SO 2 N(R 6 )—, ——C(R 6
  • Each R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-4 aliphatic group, or two R 6 groups on the same nitrogen atom are taken together with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-6 membered heterocyclyl or heteroaryl ring.
  • Each R 7 is independently selected from hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic group, or two R 7 on the same nitrogen are taken together with the nitrogen to form a 5-8 membered heterocyclyl ring or heteroaryl.
  • Ring D is a phenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl, azepanyl, morpholinyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolyl, 1H-indolyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl ring.
  • Ring D is pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl, azepanyl, morpholinyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolyl, 1H-indolyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl ring.
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring selected from heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl, said heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring having 1-4 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, wherein Ring D is independently substituted at any substitutable ring carbon by oxo or —R 5 , and at any substitutable ring nitrogen by —R 4 .
  • Ring D is pyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, thienyl, 1,4-diazepane or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridinyl.
  • Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring.
  • Ring D is pyridinyl, thienyl, thiazolyl or furanyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is Ring D is thienyl or thiazolyl. In certain embodiment, Ring D is thienyl.
  • Ring D is substituted with —(C 1-6 aliphatic), —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 , —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 NR, —R 8 SO 2 OR, —R 8 SO 2 R, —R 8 SOR, —R 8 NR 2 , —C(O)R, —C(R) 2 —OH, —C(OH)(C 1-6 aliphatic)C(O) 2 R, —C( ⁇ O)R 8 N(R) 2 , —(C 1-3 aliphatic)-O—C(O)R, —NO 2 , —R 8 C(O) 2 R, —C(NH)(NH 2 ), —R 3 , —C( ⁇ O)C( ⁇ O)R 4 R and —C( ⁇ O)C( ⁇ O)OR, wherein R 8 is a bond, —NR— or —(C 1-6 aliphatic)N(R)—
  • Ring D is substituted with —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 , —C(O)R or —C(R) 2 —OH and R 8 is a bond.
  • Ring D is substituted with —R 8 SO 2 N(R 1 ) 2 and R 8 is a bond.
  • Ring D is substituted with —C(R) 2 —OH and R 8 is a bond.
  • the present invention provides a composition for treating tuberculosis comprising a compound according to the disclosure of the present patent application and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • the present invention provides a method for treating tuberculosis in a mammal which comprises administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the compound and/or the composition according to the disclosure of the present patent application.
  • the compound inhibits PKnB kinase activity. In certain embodiment, the compound inhibits phosphorylation of a kinase substrate by PknB kinase.
  • the present invention provides a method for inhibiting phosphorylation of a kinase substrate by PknB kinase in a subject comprising administering the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compound and or a composition.
  • a specified number range of atoms includes any integer therein.
  • a group having from 1-4 atoms could have 1, 2, 3, or 4 atoms.
  • absent and “a bond” can be used interchangeably to mean the variable does not exits in that embodiment, that is the variable does not represent an atom or groups of atoms.
  • stable refers to compounds that are not substantially altered when subjected to conditions to allow for their production, detection, recovery, storage, purification, and use for one or more of the purposes disclosed herein.
  • a stable compound or chemically feasible compound is one that is not substantially altered when kept at a temperature of 40° C. or less, in the absence of moisture or other chemically reactive conditions, for at least a week.
  • aliphatic groups contain 1-20 aliphatic carbon atoms. In some embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-10 aliphatic carbon atoms. In other embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms. In still other embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms, and in yet other embodiments aliphatic groups contain 1-4 aliphatic carbon atoms. Aliphatic groups may be linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl groups.
  • Specific examples include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, sec-butyl, vinyl, n-butanol, cyclobutyl, thinly, and tert-butyl.
  • alkyl as used herein means a saturated straight or branched chain hydrocarbon.
  • alkenyl as used herein means a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon comprising one or more double bonds.
  • alkynyl as used herein means a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon comprising one or more triple bonds.
  • heterocycle means refers to a non-aromatic monocyclic ring which can be saturated or contain one or more units of unsaturation, having three to fourteen ring atoms in which one or more ring carbons is replaced by a heteroatom such as, N, S, or O.
  • the term includes polycyclic fused, spiro or bridged heterocyclic ring systems.
  • the term also includes polycyclic ring systems in which the heterocyclic ring can be fused to one or more non-aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings or one or more aromatic rings or combination thereof, wherein the radical or point of attachment is on the heterocyclic ring.
  • heterocycles include, but are not limited to, piperidinyl, piperizinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, azepanyl, diazepanyl, triazepanyl, azocanyl, diazocanyl, triazocanyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, oxazocanyl, oxazepanyl, thiazepanyl, thiazocanyl, benzimidazolonyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, morpholino, including, for example, 3-morpholino, 4-morpholino, 2-thiomorpholino, 3-thiomorpholino, 4-thiomorpholino, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 2-pyrrolidinyl,
  • bicyclic rings can be fused, Spiro and bridged.
  • heteroatom means one or more of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, or silicon (including, any oxidized form of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, or silicon; the quaternized form of any basic nitrogen or; a substitutable nitrogen of a heterocyclic ring, for example N (as in 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrolyl), NH (as in pyrrolidinyl) or NR + (as in N-substituted pyrrolidinyl)).
  • unsaturated means that a moiety has one or more units of unsaturation.
  • alkoxy refers to an alkyl group, as previously defined, attached to the molecule through an oxygen (“alkoxy” e.g., —O-alkyl) or sulfur (“thioalkyl” e.g., —S-alkyl) atom.
  • haloalkyl mean alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxy, as the case may be, substituted with one or more halogen atoms.
  • This term includes perfluorinated alkyl groups, such as —CF 3 and —CF 2 CF 3 .
  • halogen means F, Cl, Br, or I.
  • halo aliphatic and —O(halo aliphatic) include, mono- di- and tri-halo substituted aliphatic groups.
  • aryl used alone or as part of a larger moiety as in “a alkyl”, “aralkoxy”, “aryloxyalkyl”, or “heteroaryl” refers to carbocyclic and or heterocyclic aromatic ring systems.
  • aryl may be used interchangeably with the term “aryl ring”.
  • Carbocyclic aromatic ring groups have only carbon ring atoms (typically six to fourteen) and include monocyclic aromatic rings such as phenyl and fused polycyclic aromatic ring systems in which two or more carbocyclic aromatic rings are fused to one another. Examples include 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-anthracyl and 2-anthracyl.
  • Carbocyclic aromatic ring is a group in which an aromatic ring is fused to one or more non-aromatic rings (carbocyclic or heterocyclic), such as in an indanyl, phthalimidyl, naphthimidyl, phenanthridinyl, or tetrahydronaphthyl, where the radical or point of attachment is on the aromatic ring.
  • heteroaryl refers to heteroaromatic ring groups having five to fourteen members, including monocyclic heteroaromatic rings and polycyclic aromatic rings in which a monocyclic aromatic ring is fused to one or more other aromatic ring.
  • Heteroaryl groups have one or more ring heteroatoms.
  • heteroaryl is a group in which an aromatic ring is fused to one or more non-aromatic rings (carbocyclic or heterocyclic), where the radical or point of attachment is on the aromatic ring.
  • Bicyclic 6,5 heteroaromatic ring as used herein, for example, is a six membered heteroaromatic ring fused to a second five membered ring, wherein the radical or point of attachment is on the six membered ring.
  • heteroaryl groups include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, imidazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl or thiadiazolyl including, for example, 2-furanyl, 3-furanyl, N-imidazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl, 5-imidazolyl, 3-isoxazolyl, 4-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 2-oxadiazolyl, 5-oxadiazolyl, 2-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 4-pyrazolyl, 1-pyrrolyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridi
  • a protecting group and “protective group” as used herein, are interchangeable and refer to an agent used to temporarily block one or more desired functional groups in a compound with multiple reactive sites.
  • a protecting group has one or more, or preferably all, of the following characteristics: a) is added selectively to a functional group in good yield to give a protected substrate that is b) stable to reactions occurring at one or more of the other reactive sites; and c) is selectively removable in good yield by reagents that do not attack the regenerated, deprotected functional group.
  • the reagents do not attack other reactive groups in the compound. In other cases, the reagents may also react with other reactive groups in the compound.
  • nitrogen protecting group refers to an agent used to temporarily block one or more desired nitrogen reactive sites in a multifunctional compound.
  • Preferred nitrogen protecting groups also possess the characteristics exemplified for a protecting group above, and certain exemplary nitrogen protecting groups are also detailed in Chapter 7 in Greene, T. W., Wuts, P. G in “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis”, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1999, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • Optional replacements can occur both within the chain and/or at either end of the chain; i.e. both at the point of attachment and/or also at the terminal end. Two optional replacements can also be adjacent to each other within a chain so long as it results in a chemically stable compound.
  • the optional replacements can also completely replace all of the carbon atoms in a chain.
  • a C 3 aliphatic can be optionally replaced by —N(R′)—, —C(O)—, and —N(R′)— to form —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)— (a urea), or a C 1 aliphatic can be optionally be replaced by, for example, —O—, NH— etc.
  • the chain is a linker.
  • the replacement atom is bound to an H on the terminal end.
  • the resulting compound could be —OCH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 OCH 3 , or —CH 2 CH 2 OH, or if —CH 2 CH 3 were optionally replaced with —O—, the resulting compound could be —OCH 3 , or —CH 2 CH 2 OH, or if —CH 2 CH 3 were optionally replaced with —C(O)—, the resulting compound could be —C(O)CH 3 , or —CH 2 C(O)H.
  • structures depicted herein are also meant to include all isomeric (e.g., enantiomeric, diastereomeric, geometric, conformational, and rotational) forms of the structure.
  • isomeric e.g., enantiomeric, diastereomeric, geometric, conformational, and rotational
  • the R and S configurations for each asymmetric center, (Z) and (E) double bond isomers, and (Z) and (E) conformational isomers are included in this invention.
  • a substituent can freely rotate around any rotatable bonds.
  • structures depicted herein are also meant to include compounds that differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms.
  • compounds having the present structures except for the replacement of hydrogen by deuterium or tritium, or the replacement of a carbon by a 13 C— or 14 C-enriched carbon are within the scope of this invention.
  • Such compounds are useful, for example, as analytical tools or probes in biological assays.
  • an optionally substituted group may have a substituent at each substitutable position of the group, and when more than one position in any given structure may be substituted with more than one substituent selected from a specified group, the substituent may be either the same or different at every position.
  • ring atom is an atom such as C, N, O or S that is in the ring of an aromatic group, cycloalkyl group or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring.
  • a “substitutable ring atom” in an aromatic or non-aromatic ring group is a ring carbon or nitrogen atom bonded to a hydrogen atom.
  • the hydrogen can be optionally replaced with a suitable substituent group.
  • substituted ring atom does not include ring nitrogen or carbon atoms which are shared when two rings are fused.
  • substituted ring atom does not include ring carbon or nitrogen atoms when the structure depicts that they are already attached to a moiety other than hydrogen.
  • An optionally substituted aryl group as defined herein may, contain one or more substitutable ring atoms, which may be bonded to a suitable substituent.
  • suitable substituents on a substitutable ring carbon atom of an aryl group includes R 11 .
  • R 11 is —Ra, —Br, —Cl, —I, —F, —ORa, —SRa, —O—CORa, —CORa, —CSRa, —CN, —NO 2 , —NCS, —SO 3 H, —N(RaRb), —COORa, —NRcNRcCORa, —NRcNRcCO 2 Ra, —CHO, —CON(RaRb), —OC(O)N(RaRb), —CSN(RaRb), —NRcCORa, —NRcCOORa, —NRcCSRa, —NRcCON(RaRb), —NRcNRcC(O)N(RaRb), —NRcCSN(RaRb), —C( ⁇ NRc)—N(RaRb), —C( ⁇ S)N(RaRb), —NRd-C( ⁇ NRc)—
  • Ra-Rd are each independently —H, an aliphatic group, aromatic group, non-aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group or —N(RaRb), taken together, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic group.
  • the aliphatic, aromatic and non-aromatic heterocyclic group represented by Ra-Rd and the non-aromatic heterocyclic group represented by —N(RaRb) are each optionally and independently substituted with one or more groups represented by R 12 .
  • Preferably Ra-Rd are unsubstituted.
  • R 12 is halogen, R 13 , —OR 13 , —SR 13 , —NO 2 , —CN, —N(R 13 ) 2 , —COR 13 , —COOR 13 , —NHCO 2 R 13 , —NHC(O)R 13 , —NHNHC(O)R 13 , —NHC(O)N(R 13 ) 2 , —NHNHC(O)N(R 13 ) 2 , —NHNHCO 2 R 13 , —C(O)N(R 13 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 13 , —OC(O)N(R 13 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 13 , —SO 2 N(R 13 ) 2 , —S(O)R 13 , —NHSO 2 N(R 13 ) 2 , —NHSO 2 R 13 , —C( ⁇ S)N(R 13 ) 2 , or —C( ⁇ NH)
  • R 13 is —H, a C1-4 alkyl group, a monocyclic aryl group, a non-aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group each optionally substituted with alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , amine, alkylamine or dialkylamine.
  • R 13 is unsubstituted.
  • An optionally substituted aliphatic or a non-aromatic heterocyclic or carbocyclic group as used herein may contain one or more substituents.
  • suitable substituents for an aliphatic group or a ring carbon of a non-aromatic heterocyclic group is R 14 .
  • R 14 includes those substituents listed above for R 11 and ⁇ O, ⁇ S, ⁇ NNHR 15 , ⁇ NN(R 15 2, ⁇ NNHC(O)R 15 , ⁇ NNHCO2 (alkyl), ⁇ NNHSO2 (alkyl), ⁇ NR 15 , Spiro cycloalkyl group or fused cycloalkyl group.
  • Each R 15 is independently selected from hydrogen, an unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group.
  • substituents on the alkyl group represented by R 15 include amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminocarbonyl, halogen, alkyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, alkoxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, hydroxy, haloalkoxy, or haloalkyl.
  • heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl group When a heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl group contains a nitrogen atom, it may be substituted or unsubstituted. When a nitrogen atom in the aromatic ring of a heteroaryl group has a substituent the nitrogen may be a quaternary nitrogen.
  • a preferred position for substitution of a non-aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group is the nitrogen ring atom.
  • Suitable substituents on the nitrogen of a non-aromatic heterocyclic group or heteroaryl group include —R 16 , —N(R 16 ) 2 , C(O)R 16 , CO 2 R 16 , —C(O)C(O)R 16 , —SO 2 R 16 , SO 2 N(R 16 ) 2 , C( ⁇ S)N(R 16 ) 2 , C( ⁇ NH)—N(R 16 ) 2 , and —NR 16 SO 2 R 16 ; wherein R 16 is hydrogen, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, aryl, substituted aryl, heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring or a substituted heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring.
  • substituents on the group represented by R 16 include alkyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, sulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, aryl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, oxo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, alkoxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or alkylcarbonyl.
  • R ⁇ is not substituted.
  • Non-aromatic nitrogen containing heterocyclic rings that are substituted on a ring nitrogen and attached to the remainder of the molecule at a ring carbon atom are said to be N substituted.
  • an N alkyl piperidinyl group is attached to the remainder of the molecule at the two, three or four position of the piperidinyl ring and substituted at the ring nitrogen with an alkyl group.
  • Non-aromatic nitrogen containing heterocyclic rings such as pyrazinyl that are substituted on a ring nitrogen and attached to the remainder of the molecule at a second ring nitrogen atom are said to be N′ substituted-N-heterocycles.
  • an N′acyl N-pyrazinyl group is attached to the remainder of the molecule at one ring nitrogen atom and substituted at the second ring nitrogen atom with an acyl group.
  • an optionally substituted aralkyl can be substituted on both the alkyl and the aryl portion. Unless otherwise indicated as used herein optionally substituted aralkyl is optionally substituted on the aryl portion.
  • the compounds of the invention are defined herein by their chemical structures and/or chemical names. Where a compound is referred to by both a chemical structure and a chemical name, and the chemical structure and chemical name conflict, the chemical structure is determinative of the compound's identity.
  • the compounds of this invention can exist in free form for treatment, or where appropriate, as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
  • the term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to salts of a compound which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of humans and lower animals without undue side effects, such as, toxicity, irritation, allergic response and the like, and are commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are well known in the art. For example, S. M. Berge et al., describe pharmaceutically acceptable salts in detail in J. Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1977, 66, 1-19, incorporated herein by reference.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention include those derived from suitable inorganic and organic acids and bases. These salts can be prepared in situ during the final isolation and purification of the compounds. Acid addition salts can be prepared by 1) reacting the purified compound in its free-based form with a suitable organic or inorganic acid and 2) isolating the salt thus formed.
  • Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable, nontoxic acid addition salts are salts of an amino group formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and perchloric acid or with organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or malonic acid or by using other methods used in the art such as ion exchange.
  • inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and perchloric acid
  • organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or malonic acid or by using other methods used in the art such as ion exchange.
  • salts include adipate, alginate, ascorbate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, bisulfate, borate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, citrate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glucoheptonate, glycerophosphate, glycolate, gluconate, glycolate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactobionate, lactate, laurate, lauryl sulfate, malate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, oleate, ox
  • Base addition salts can be prepared by 1) reacting the purified compound in its acid form with a suitable organic or inorganic base and 2) isolating the salt thus formed.
  • Salts derived from appropriate bases include alkali metal (e.g., sodium, lithium, and potassium), alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium and calcium), ammonium and N + (C 1-4 alkyl) 4 salts.
  • alkali metal e.g., sodium, lithium, and potassium
  • alkaline earth metal e.g., magnesium and calcium
  • ammonium and N + (C 1-4 alkyl) 4 salts e.g., sodium, lithium, and potassium
  • alkaline earth metal e.g., magnesium and calcium
  • ammonium and N + (C 1-4 alkyl) 4 salts e.g., sodium, lithium, and potassium
  • alkaline earth metal e.g., magnesium and calcium
  • ammonium and N + (C 1-4 alkyl) 4 salts e.g., sodium
  • salts include, when appropriate, nontoxic ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations formed using counterions such as halide, hydroxide, carboxylate, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, loweralkyl sulfonate and aryl sulfonate.
  • Other acids and bases while not in themselves pharmaceutically acceptable, may be employed in the preparation of salts useful as intermediates in obtaining the compounds of the invention and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts.
  • compositions may also be employed in compositions to treat or prevent the herein identified disorders.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable solvates e.g., hydrates
  • clathrates of the compounds of this invention may also be employed in compositions to treat or prevent the herein identified disorders.
  • solvate is a solvate formed from the association of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable solvent molecules to one of the compounds the invention.
  • solvate includes hydrates (e.g., hemihydrate, monohydrate, dihydrate, trihydrate, tetrahydrate, and the like).
  • hydrate means a compound of the present invention or a salt thereof, that further includes a stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric amount of water bound by non-covalent intermolecular forces.
  • clathrate means a compound of the present invention or a salt thereof in the form of a crystal lattice that contains spaces (e.g., channels) that have a guest molecule (e.g., a solvent or water) trapped within.
  • spaces e.g., channels
  • guest molecule e.g., a solvent or water
  • compositions to treat or prevent the herein identified disorders.
  • prodrug means a derivative of a compound that can hydrolyze, oxidize, or otherwise react under biological conditions (in vitro or in vivo) to provide a compound of this invention.
  • Prodrugs may become active upon such reaction under biological conditions, or they may have activity in their unreacted forms.
  • Examples of prodrugs contemplated in this invention include, but are not limited to, analogs or derivatives of compounds of the invention that comprise biohydrolyzable moieties such as biohydrolyzable amides, biohydrolyzable esters, biohydrolyzable carbamates, biohydrolyzable carbonates, biohydrolyzable ureides, and biohydrolyzable phosphate analogues.
  • prodrugs include derivatives of compounds of the invention that comprise —NO, —NO2, —ONO, or —ONO2 moieties.
  • Prodrugs can typically be prepared using well-known methods, such as those described by BURGER'S MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND DRUG DISCOVERY (1995) 172-178, 949-982 (Manfred E. Wolff ed., 5th ed).
  • a “pharmaceutically acceptable derivative” is an adduct or derivative which, upon administration to a patient in need, is capable of providing, directly or indirectly, a compound as otherwise described herein, or a metabolite or residue thereof.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives include, but are not limited to, esters and salts of such esters.
  • a “pharmaceutically acceptable derivative or prodrug” includes any pharmaceutically acceptable ester, salt of an ester or other derivative or salt thereof of a compound, of this invention which, upon administration to a recipient, is capable of providing, either directly or indirectly, a compound of this invention or an inhibitorily active metabolite or residue thereof.
  • Particularly favoured derivatives or prodrugs are those that increase the bioavailability of the compounds of this invention when such compounds are administered to a patient (e.g., by allowing an orally administered compound to be more readily absorbed into the blood) or which enhance delivery of the parent compound to a biological compartment (e.g., the brain or lymphatic system) relative to the parent species.
  • compositions of this invention include, without limitation, esters, amino acid esters, phosphate esters, metal salts and sulfonate esters.
  • side effects encompasses unwanted and adverse effects of a therapy (e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent). Side effects are always unwanted, but unwanted effects are not necessarily adverse. An adverse effect from a therapy (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agent) might be harmful or uncomfortable or risky.
  • a therapy e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agent
  • Side effects include, but are not limited to fever, chills, lethargy, gastrointestinal toxicities (including gastric and intestinal ulcerations and erosions), nausea, vomiting, neurotoxicities, nephrotoxicities, renal toxicities (including such conditions as papillary necrosis and chronic interstitial nephritis), hepatic toxicities (including elevated serum liver enzyme levels), myelotoxicities (including leukopenia, myelosuppression, thrombocytopenia and anemia), dry mouth, metallic taste, prolongation of gestation, weakness, somnolence, pain (including muscle pain, bone pain and headache), hair loss, asthenia, dizziness, extra-pyramidal symptoms, akathisia, cardiovascular disturbances and sexual dysfunction.
  • the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, for example, pharmaceutical diluents, excipients or carriers suitably selected with respect to the intended form of administration, and consistent with conventional pharmaceutical practices.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may contain inert ingredients which do not unduly inhibit the biological activity of the compounds.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable carriers should be biocompatible, e.g., non-toxic, non-inflammatory, non-immunogenic or devoid of other undesired reactions or side-effects upon the administration to a subject. Standard pharmaceutical formulation techniques can be employed.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle includes any and all solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
  • Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sixteenth Edition, E. W. Martin (Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1980) discloses various carriers used in formulating pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and known techniques for the preparation thereof.
  • any conventional carrier medium is incompatible with the compounds of the invention, such as by producing any undesirable biological effect or otherwise interacting in a deleterious manner with any other component(s) of the pharmaceutically acceptable composition, its use is contemplated to be within the scope of this invention.
  • materials which can serve as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, or potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, wool fat, sugars such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches such as corn starch and potato starch; cellulose and its derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatin; talc
  • the protein kinase inhibitors or pharmaceutical salts thereof may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions for administration to a subject as defined herein.
  • These pharmaceutical compositions which comprise an amount of the protein inhibitor effective to treat or prevent a protein kinase-mediated condition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, are another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention is a method of treating or preventing a protein kinase-mediated disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound composition or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the present invention as described herein.
  • the present invention is the use of an effective amount of a compound, composition or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt described herein for treating or preventing a disease or disorder, described herein, in a subject in need thereof.
  • the present invention is the use of an effective amount of a compound, composition or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt described herein for the manufacture of a medicament method for the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder, described herein, in a subject in need thereof.
  • the protein kinase mediated disease is a protein kinase C (PKC) mediated disease.
  • PLC protein kinase C
  • the protein kinase mediated disease is a protein kinase C theta (PKCtheta)-mediated disease.
  • the terms “subject”, “patient” and “mammal” are used interchangeably.
  • the terms “subject” and “patient” refer to an animal (e.g., a bird such as a chicken, quail or turkey, or a mammal), preferably a mammal including a non-primate (e.g., a cow, pig, horse, sheep, rabbit, guinea pig, rat, cat, dog, and mouse) and a primate (e.g., a monkey, chimpanzee and a human), and more preferably a human.
  • a non-primate e.g., a cow, pig, horse, sheep, rabbit, guinea pig, rat, cat, dog, and mouse
  • a primate e.g., a monkey, chimpanzee and a human
  • the subject is a non-human animal such as a farm animal (e.g., a horse, cow, pig or sheep), or a pet (e.g., a dog, cat, guinea pig or rabbit). In a preferred embodiment, the subject is a human.
  • a farm animal e.g., a horse, cow, pig or sheep
  • a pet e.g., a dog, cat, guinea pig or rabbit.
  • the subject is a human.
  • an “effective amount” refers to an amount sufficient to elicit the desired biological response.
  • the desired biological response is to reduce or ameliorate the severity, duration, progression, or onset of a protein kinase-mediated condition, prevent the advancement of a protein kinase-mediated condition, cause the regression of a protein kinase-mediated condition, prevent the recurrence, development, onset or progression of a symptom associated with a protein kinase-mediated condition, or enhance or improve the prophylactic or therapeutic effect(s) of another therapy.
  • the precise amount of compound administered to a subject will depend on the mode of administration, the type and severity of the disease or condition and on the characteristics of the subject, such as general health, age, sex, body weight and tolerance to drugs. It will also depend on the degree, severity and type of protein kinase-mediated condition, and the mode of administration. The skilled artisan will be able to determine appropriate dosages depending on these and other factors.
  • an “effective amount” of the second agent will depend on the type of drug used.
  • Suitable dosages are known for approved agents and can be adjusted by the skilled artisan according to the condition of the subject, the type of condition(s) being treated and the amount of a compound of the invention being used. In cases where no amount is expressly noted, an effective amount should be assumed.
  • the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer to the reduction or amelioration of the progression, severity and/or duration of a protein kinase-mediated condition, or the amelioration of one or more symptoms (preferably, one or more discernible symptoms) of a protein kinase-mediated condition resulting from the administration of one or more therapies (e.g., one or more therapeutic agents such as a compound of the invention).
  • the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer to the amelioration of at least one measurable physical parameter of a protein kinase-mediated condition.
  • the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer to the inhibition of the progression of a protein kinase-mediated condition, either physically by, e.g., stabilization of a discernible symptom, physiologically by, e.g., stabilization of a physical parameter, or both. In other embodiments the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer to the reduction or stabilization of a protein kinase-mediated condition.
  • a compound of the invention is administered as a preventative measure to a patient, preferably a human, having a genetic predisposition to any of the conditions, diseases or disorders described herein.
  • disease As used herein, the terms, “disease”, “disorder” and “condition” may be used interchangeably here to refer to a protein kinase-mediated condition.
  • the present invention provides a method for treating or lessening the severity of tuberculosis by inhibiting a serine-threonine protein protease kinase.
  • the essential serine-threonine protein kinases (STPK) of M. tuberculosis , PknA and PknB, are found to be effective targets for novel anti-tuberculosis chemotherapeutic agents.
  • STPK essential serine-threonine protein kinases
  • Inhibition of M. tuberculosis growth is achieved by pharmacological inhibition of STPKs, resulting from anti-mycobacterial activity of the compounds disclosed herein that inhibits mycobacterial STPKs.
  • the compounds disclosed herein are bactericidal.
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting growth of live Mycobacterium cells by inhibiting phosphorylation of kinase substrate(s) by the STPKs.
  • compositions of this invention can be administered to humans and other animals orally, rectally, parenterally, intracisternally, intravaginally, intraperitoneally, topically (as by powders, ointments, or drops), bucally, as an oral or nasal spray, or the like, depending on the severity of the infection being treated.
  • Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs.
  • the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, dimethylformamide, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor, and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.
  • the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubil
  • sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to the known art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
  • the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution, suspension or emulsion in a nontoxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
  • acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, U.S.P. and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium.
  • any bland fixed oil can be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides.
  • fatty acids such as oleic acid are used in the preparation of injectables.
  • the injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacterial-retaining filter, or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable medium prior to use.
  • the rate of compound release can be controlled.
  • biodegradable polymers include poly(orthoesters) and poly(anhydrides).
  • Depot injectable formulations are also prepared by entrapping the compound in liposomes or microemulsions that are compatible with body tissues.
  • compositions for rectal or vaginal administration are preferably suppositories which can be prepared by mixing the compounds of this invention with suitable non-irritating excipients or carriers such as cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol or a suppository wax which are solid at ambient temperature but liquid at body temperature and therefore melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active compound.
  • suitable non-irritating excipients or carriers such as cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol or a suppository wax which are solid at ambient temperature but liquid at body temperature and therefore melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active compound.
  • Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules.
  • the active compound is mixed with at least one inert, pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or a) fillers or extenders such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid, b) binders such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, sucrose, and acacia, c) humectants such as glycerol, d) disintegrating agents such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate, e) solution retarding agents such as paraffin, f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds, g) wetting agents such as, for example, cetyl alcohol and gly
  • Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.
  • the solid dosage forms of tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art. They may optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner. Examples of embedding compositions that can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.
  • the active compounds can also be in microencapsulated form with one or more excipients as noted above.
  • the solid dosage forms of tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings, release controlling coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art.
  • the active compound may be admixed with at least one inert diluent such as sucrose, lactose or starch.
  • Such dosage forms may also comprise, as is normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents, e.g., tableting lubricants and other tableting aids such a magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
  • the dosage forms may also comprise buffering agents. They may optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner.
  • buffering agents include polymeric substances and waxes.
  • Dosage forms for topical or transdermal administration of a compound of this invention include ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, powders, solutions, sprays, inhalants or patches.
  • the active component is admixed under sterile conditions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and any needed preservatives or buffers as may be required.
  • Ophthalmic formulation, eardrops, and eye drops are also contemplated as being within the scope of this invention.
  • the present invention contemplates the use of transdermal patches, which have the added advantage of providing controlled delivery of a compound to the body.
  • Such dosage forms can be made by dissolving or dispensing the compound in the proper medium.
  • Absorption enhancers can also be used to increase the flux of the compound across the skin. The rate can be controlled by either providing a rate controlling membrane or by dispersing the compound in a polymer matrix or gel.
  • compositions of the present invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir.
  • parenteral as used herein includes, but is not limited to, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intrahepatic, intralesional and intracranial injection or infusion techniques.
  • the compositions are administered orally, intraperitoneally or intravenously.
  • Sterile injectable forms of the compositions of this invention may be aqueous or oleaginous suspension. These suspensions may be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
  • the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
  • the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose, any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or di-glycerides.
  • Fatty acids such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions.
  • These oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms including emulsions and suspensions.
  • a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant such as carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms including emulsions and suspensions.
  • Other commonly used surfactants such as Tweens, Spans and other emulsifying agents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid, liquid, or other dosage forms may also be used for the purposes of formulation.
  • compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions.
  • carriers commonly used include, but are not limited to, lactose and corn starch.
  • Lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added.
  • useful diluents include lactose and dried cornstarch.
  • aqueous suspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening, flavoring or coloring agents may also be added.
  • compositions of this invention may be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.
  • suppositories for rectal administration.
  • suppositories can be prepared by mixing the agent with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the drug.
  • suitable non-irritating excipient include, but are not limited to, cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.
  • compositions of this invention may also be administered topically, especially when the target of treatment includes areas or organs readily accessible by topical application, including diseases of the eye, the skin, or the lower intestinal tract. Suitable topical formulations are readily prepared for each of these areas or organs.
  • Topical application for the lower intestinal tract can be effected in a rectal suppository formulation (see above) or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-transdermal patches may also be used.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a suitable ointment containing the active component suspended or dissolved in one or more carriers.
  • Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petrolatum, white petrolatum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated in a suitable lotion or cream containing the active components suspended or dissolved in one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
  • Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2 octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated as micronized suspensions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, or, preferably, as solutions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, either with or without a preservative such as benzylalkonium chloride.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in an ointment such as petrolatum.
  • compositions of this invention may also be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation.
  • Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other conventional solubilizing or dispersing agents.
  • the dosage regimen utilizing the compounds of Structural Formula I, II or III can be selected in accordance with a variety of factors including the disorder being treated and the severity of the disorder; the activity of the specific compound employed; the specific composition employed; the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the patient; the time of administration, route of administration, and rate of excretion of the specific compound employed; the renal and hepatic function of the subject; and the particular compound or salt thereof employed, the duration of the treatment; drugs used in combination or coincidental with the specific compound employed, and like factors well known in the medical arts.
  • the skilled artisan can readily determine and prescribe the effective amount of the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III required to treat, for example, to prevent, inhibit (fully or partially) or arrest the progress of the disease.
  • Dosages of the compounds of Structural Formula I, II or III can range from between about 0.01 to about 100 mg/kg body weight/day, about 0.01 to about 50 mg/kg body weight/day, about 0.1 to about 50 mg/kg body weight/day, or about 1 to about 25 mg/kg body weight/day. It is understood that the total amount per day can be administered in a single dose or can be administered in multiple dosings such as twice, three or four times per day.
  • the compounds for use in the method of the invention can be formulated in unit dosage form.
  • unit dosage form refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosage for subjects undergoing treatment, with each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active material calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect, optionally in association with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier.
  • the unit dosage form can be for a single daily dose or one of multiple daily doses (e.g., about 1 to 4 or more times per day). When multiple daily doses are used, the unit dosage form can be the same or different for each dose.
  • an effective amount can be achieved in the method or pharmaceutical composition of the invention employing a compound of Structural Formula I, II or III or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate (e.g., hydrate) thereof alone or in combination with an additional suitable therapeutic agent, for example, a cancer-therapeutic agent.
  • an effective amount can be achieved using a first amount of a compound of Structural Formula I, II or III or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate (e.g., hydrate) thereof and a second amount of an additional suitable therapeutic agent.
  • the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III and the additional therapeutic agent are each administered in an effective amount (i.e., each in an amount which would be therapeutically effective if administered alone).
  • the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III and the additional therapeutic agent are each administered in an amount which alone does not provide a therapeutic effect (a sub-therapeutic dose).
  • the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III be administered in an effective amount, while the additional therapeutic agent is administered in a sub-therapeutic dose.
  • the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III can be administered in a sub-therapeutic dose, while the additional therapeutic agent, for example, a suitable cancer-therapeutic agent is administered in an effective amount.
  • the terms “in combination” or “coadministration” can be used interchangeably to refer to the use of more than one therapies (e.g., one or more prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents).
  • therapies e.g., prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents
  • the use of the terms does not restrict the order in which therapies (e.g., prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents) are administered to a subject.
  • Coadministration encompasses administration of the first and second amounts of the compounds of the coadministration in an essentially simultaneous manner, such as in a single pharmaceutical composition, for example, capsule or tablet having a fixed ratio of first and second amounts, or in multiple, separate capsules or tablets for each.
  • coadministration also encompasses use of each compound in a sequential manner in either order.
  • the compounds are administered sufficiently close in time to have the desired therapeutic effect.
  • the period of time between each administration which can result in the desired therapeutic effect can range from minutes to hours and can be determined taking into account the properties of each compound such as potency, solubility, bioavailability, plasma half-life and kinetic profile.
  • a compound of Structural Formula I, II or III and the second therapeutic agent can be administered in any order within about 24 hours of each other, within about 16 hours of each other, within about 8 hours of each other, within about 4 hours of each other, within about 1 hour of each other or within about 30 minutes of each other.
  • a first therapy e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent such as a compound of the invention
  • a first therapy can be administered prior to (e.g., 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks before), concomitantly with, or subsequent to (e.g., 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks after) the administration of a second therapy (e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent such as an anti-cancer agent) to a subject.
  • a second therapy e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent such as an anti-cancer agent
  • the method of coadministration of a first amount of a compound of Structural Formula I, II or III and a second amount of an additional therapeutic agent can result in an enhanced or synergistic therapeutic effect, wherein the combined effect is greater than the additive effect that would result from separate administration of the first amount of the compound of Structural Formula I, II or III and the second amount of the additional therapeutic agent.
  • the term “synergistic” refers to a combination of a compound of the invention and another therapy (e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent), which is more effective than the additive effects of the therapies.
  • a synergistic effect of a combination of therapies permits the use of lower dosages of one or more of the therapies and/or less frequent administration of said therapies to a subject.
  • the ability to utilize lower dosages of a therapy (e.g., a prophylactic or therapeutic agent) and/or to administer said therapy less frequently reduces the toxicity associated with the administration of said therapy to a subject without reducing the efficacy of said therapy in the prevention, management or treatment of a disorder.
  • a synergistic effect can result in improved efficacy of agents in the prevention, management or treatment of a disorder.
  • a synergistic effect of a combination of therapies e.g., a combination of prophylactic or therapeutic agents
  • Suitable methods include, for example, the Sigmoid-Emax equation (Holford, N. H. G. and Scheiner, L. B., Clin. Pharmacokinet. 6: 429-453 (1981)), the equation of Loewe additivity (Loewe, S. and Muischnek, H., Arch. Exp. Pathol Pharmacol. 114: 313-326 (1926)) and the median-effect equation (Chou, T. C. and Talalay, P., Adv. Enzyme Regul. 22: 27-55 (1984)).
  • Each equation referred to above can be applied with experimental data to generate a corresponding graph to aid in assessing the effects of the drug combination.
  • the corresponding graphs associated with the equations referred to above are the concentration-effect curve, isobologram curve and combination index curve, respectively.
  • said additional therapeutic agent is selected from a anti-HIV agent, such as reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and fusion inhibitors.
  • agents the compounds of this invention may also be combined with include, without limitation: treatments for Alzheimer's Disease such as Aricept® and Excelon®; treatments for Parkinson's Disease such as L-DOPA/carbidopa, entacapone, ropinrole, pramipexole, bromocriptine, pergolide, trihexephendyl, and amantadine; agents for treating Multiple Sclerosis (MS) such as beta interferon (e.g., Avonex® and Rebif®), Copaxone®, and mitoxantrone; treatments for asthma such as albuterol and Singulair®; agents for treating schizophrenia such as zyprexa, risperdal, seroquel, and haloperidol; anti-inflammatory agents such as corticosteroids, TNF blockers, IL-1 RA, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, and sulfasalazine; immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporin,
  • the compounds and compositions of this invention are also useful in biological samples.
  • One aspect of the invention relates to inhibiting protein kinase activity in a biological sample, which method comprises contacting said biological sample with a compound of formula I, II or III or a composition comprising said compound.
  • biological sample means an in vitro or an ex vivo sample, including, without limitation, cell cultures or extracts thereof; biopsied material obtained from a mammal or extracts thereof; and blood, saliva, urine, feces, semen, tears, or other body fluids or extracts thereof.
  • Inhibition of STPK activity in a biological sample is useful for a variety of purposes that are known to one of skill in the art. Examples of such purposes include, but are not limited to, blood transfusion, organ-transplantation, and biological specimen storage.
  • Another aspect of this invention relates to the study of protein kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such protein kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new protein kinase inhibitors.
  • uses include, but are not limited to, biological assays such as enzyme assays and cell-based assays.
  • the activity of the compounds as protein kinase inhibitors may be assayed in vitro, in vivo or in a cell line.
  • In vitro assays include assays that determine inhibition of either the kinase activity or ATPase activity of the activated kinase. Alternate in vitro assays quantitate the ability of the inhibitor to bind to the protein kinase and may be measured either by radiolabelling the inhibitor prior to binding, isolating the inhibitor/kinase complex and determining the amount of radiolabel bound, or by running a competition experiment where new inhibitors are incubated with the kinase bound to known radioligands. Detailed conditions for assaying a compound utilized in this invention are set forth in the Examples below.
  • Another aspect of this invention relates to the use of the compounds described here (in particular those with moderate observed affinity for biochemical targets (IC50 1-10 ⁇ M)) as start points for chemistry optimization.
  • one aspect of this invention relates to routine inhibition studies against a target enzyme for chemical optimization.
  • Another aspect of this invention relates to the use of the compounds described herein for crystallography (in particular those with moderate observed affinity for biochemical targets):
  • the one aspect of this invention relates to the generation of co-complex crystal structures with compounds described herein.
  • Another aspect of this invention relates to the use of the compounds described herein as chemical tools to probe target biology in vitro and in vivo:
  • inhibitors with moderate affinity in biochemical assays can be used to probe the biological impact of inhibiting a target enzyme in cells and in whole animal models of disease.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a method for modulating enzyme activity by contacting a compound of formula I, II or III with a STPK.
  • the compounds of this invention are represented in Table 1.
  • the variables used herein are as defined in the specific embodiments as shown in Tables 1.
  • the compounds of this invention may be prepared in light of the specification using steps generally known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Those compounds may be analyzed by known methods, including but not limited to LCMS (liquid chromatography mass spectrometry) HPLC and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance). It should be understood that the specific conditions shown below are only examples, and are not meant to limit the scope of the conditions that can be used for making compounds of this invention. Instead, this invention also includes conditions that would be apparent to those skilled in that art in light of this specification for making the compounds of this invention. Unless otherwise indicated, all variables in the following schemes are as defined herein.
  • Mass spec. samples were analyzed on a MicroMass Quattro Micro mass spectrometer operated in single MS mode with electrospray ionization. Samples were introduced into the mass spectrometer using chromatography. Mobile phase for all mass spec. analyses consisted of 10 mM pH 7 ammonium acetate and a 1:1 acetonitrile-methanol mixture. Method A: Column gradient conditions were 5%-100% acetonitrile-methanol over 3.5 mins gradient time and 4.8 mins run time on an ACE5C8 3.0 ⁇ 75 mm column. Flow rate was 1.2 ml/min.
  • Method B Column gradient were 5%-100% acetonitrile-methanol over 10 mins gradient time and 12 mins run time on a ACE5C8 4.6 ⁇ 150 mm column. Flow rate was 1.5 mL/min.
  • Rt(min) refers to the LCMS retention time, in minutes, associated with the compound. Unless otherwise indicated, the LCMS method utilized to obtain the reported retention time is as detailed above. If the Rt(min) is ⁇ 5 min method A was used, if the Rt(min) is >5 min then method B was used.
  • Step 1 To the solution of dimethylamine (284 mg, 6.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and DIPEA (1 mL) in DCM (15 mL) was added dropwise a solution of 4-nitrobenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (800 mg, 4.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DCM (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. Then, the reaction mixture was washed with water and brine. The organic layers was dried (Na 2 SO 4 ) and concentrated to get the residue, which was washed with isopropyl ether to afford compound N,N-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (879 mg, 91%).
  • Step 2 N,N-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (879 mg, 3.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was catalytically hydrogenated in the presence of Pd/C (40 mg) in MeOH (25 mL.). When no more H 2 was consumed, the reaction mixture was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and crystallized to afford compound 4-amino-N,N-dimethyl benzenesulfonamide (722 mg, 95%).
  • Step 3 Compound 103 (25.0 mg, 9.8%) was prepared from 4-amino-N,N-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide as described in Compound 82 and purified by prep HPLC.
  • LC-MS (m/z): 400.1 [M+H] + ;
  • Step 3 A mixture of 2-bromo-5-chloro-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (300 mg, 0.95 mmol, 1 equiv.) and 1H-indazol-5-amine (380 mg, 2.86 mmol, 3 equiv.) in 1,4-dioxane (1 mL) and n-BuOH (0.5 mL) was heated to 100° C. The mixture was allowed over night (about 15 h).
  • Step 1 A mixture formed by 2.26 g (20.1 mmol, 1 equiv.) of potass tert-butoxide and 4.3 g (40.2 mmol, 2 equiv.) of compound phenylmethanol in 10 ml of THF was heated under reflux temperature for half an hour. The reaction mixture was cooled down to 0° C. and slowly added drop-wise to 3 g (20.1 mmol, 1 equiv.) of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine dissolved in 15 ml of N,N-dimethyl formamide, maintaining the temperature below ⁇ 78° C. After stirring for one hour, it was left to reach room temperature.
  • Step 2 A mixture of 4-(benzyloxy)-2-chloropyrimidine (3.2 g, 14.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), 2-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)acetonitrile (4.2 g, 17.4 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), Pd(dippf)Cl 2 (1.18 g, 1.45 mmol, 0.1 equiv.), Na 2 CO 3 (6.1 g, 58 mmol, 4.0 equiv.), dioxane (5 ml) and water (1 ml) was added to the filtrate. The reaction mixture was heated to 100° C. for 15 h under nitrogen atmosphere.
  • Step 5 A mixture of phosphorous oxychloride (126 mg, 0.819 mmol, 3 equiv.) and N,N-dimethylaniline in benzene (66 mg, 546 mmol, 2 equiv.) were stirred in a round-bottomed flask. 2-(4-(4-Hydroxy-5-nitropyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)acetonitrile (70 mg, 0.273 mmol, 1 equiv.) was added slowly over about 15-30 min. The mixture was refluxed for 4 h. Then, the reaction mixture was cooled down and poured onto crushed ice and the mixture extracted with ethyl acetate (10 ml ⁇ 3).
  • Step 6 A mixture of 2-(4-(4-chloro-5-nitropyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)acetonitrile (55 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1 equiv.) and 5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-amine (37 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) in ethanol (2 ml) was stirred at 85° C. for 15 h. Ethanol was remove under reduce pressure.
  • Step 7 To a solid mixture of 2-(4-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-5-nitropyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)acetonitrile 45 mg, 0.125 mmol, 1 equivalent) and NH 4 Cl (3.6 g, 1.375 mmol, 11 equiv) was added EtOH (4 ml) and H 2 O (2 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to reflux under nitrogen atmosphere and iron powder (25 mg, 0.438 mmol, 3.5 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was continued to reflux for 0.5 h. The mixture was filtered immediately with a hot filter under reduced pressure. EtOH and water were removed under reduce pressure. The residue was washed by water. The title compound 2-(4-(5-amino-4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)acetonitrile (Compound 92)
  • Benzamide hydrochloride (10 g, 64 mmol, 1 equiva.), ethyl propiolate (6.26 g, 64 mmol, 1 eq), potassium carbonate (8.85 g, 64 mmol, 1 eq) and ethanol (200 mL) were mixed and heated to reflux for 15 h under nitrogen atmosphere. After cooling to rt, the mixture was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was dissolved in water (75 mL). The solution was taken to pH with conc. HCl and filtered, the solid was washed with water and dried to give 2-phenylpyrimidin-4-ol (6.2 g, 56.1%) as white solid.
  • Step 1 To the mixture of 5-bromo-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2-phenylpyrimidin-4-amine (200 mg, 0.56 mmol, 1.0 eq) in THF (8 mL) and water (5 mL) was added a solution of Ac 2 O (0.18 mL, 1.68 mmol, 3.0 eq) in THF (2 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 14 hours and water was added.
  • Step 2 A flask charged with 1-(3-(5-bromo-2-phenylpyrimidin-4-ylamino)-5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone (600 mg, 1.51 mmol), pinacol-dibrane (765 mg, 3.01 mmol, 2.0 eq), KOAc (440 mg, 4.52 mmol, 3.0 eq) and Pd (dppf) 2 Cl 2 (369 mg, 0.45 mmol, 0.3 eq) was flushed with nitrogen followed by the addition of 1,4-dioxane (12 mL). The mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and diluted with EtOAc.
  • Step 3 30% H 2 O 2 (10 mL) was added to the solution of 1-(5-cyclopropyl-3-(2-phenyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone (200 mg, 0.45 mmol, 1.0 eq) in THF (5 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 1 h and water was added. The solid was collected and dissolved in methanol (8 mL). To the solution was added 5 N NaOH (4 mL). The mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature and concentrated. To the residue was added ethanol and EtOAc.
  • Step 1 A mixture of 3-bromobenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (2 g, 7.83 mmol, 1.0 eq) and 2-methylpropan-2-amine (1.72 g, 23.5 mmol, 3.0 eq) in dioxane (50 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hours and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford 3-bromo-N-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide (all for the next step). LCMS: 291.9, 293.9 [M+H] + .
  • Step 2 A flask charged with 3-bromo-N-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide obtained in step 1 (2.3 g, 7.83 mmol, 1.0 eq), pinacol-dibrane (3.98 g, 15.66 mmol, 2.0 eq), KOAc (2.31 g, 23.49 mmol, 3.0 eq) and Pd (dppf) 2 Cl 2 (640 mg, 0.78 mmol, 0.1 eq) was flushed with nitrogen followed by the addition of 1,4-dioxane (20 mL). The mixture was stirred and heated to 90° C. for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and diluted with EtOAc.
  • Step 3 The mixture of N-tert-butyl-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide (1.49 g, 4.4 mmol, 1.1 eq), 2,5-dibromo-N-(3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (1.44 g, 4.0 mmol, 1.0 eq), Pd (dppf) 2 Cl 2 (640 mg, 0.78 mmol, 0.1 eq) and saturated aqueous Na 2 CO 3 (4 mL) in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL) was stirred at 100° C.
  • Step 4 3-(4-(1-acetyl-3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino)-5-bromopyrimidin-2-yl)-N-tert-butylbenzene sulfonamide (550 mg, 26% over 2 steps) was prepared as described in step 1 of the previous example.
  • LC-MS (m/z) 533.0, 535.0 [M+H] + .
  • Step 6 3-(4-(1-acetyl-3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino)-5-hydroxypyrimidin-2-yl)-N-tert-butylbenzenesulfonamide (all for the next step) was prepared as described in step 3 of the previous example.
  • LC-MS (m/z) 471.2 [M+H] + .
  • Step 8 To a solution of N-tert-butyl-3-(4-(3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino)-5-hydroxypyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide (Compound 102) (25 mg, 0.053 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in CH 2 Cl 2 (5 mL) was added BCl 3 (1.5 mL, 1.48 mmol, 28.0 equiv.) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 0.5 hours, then, concentrated.
  • Compound 102 N-tert-butyl-3-(4-(3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino)-5-hydroxypyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide
  • Step 1 Urea (12 g, 200 mmol) was added to EtOH (300 mL) containing NaOC 2 H 5 previously prepared from sodium (5.52 g, 240 mmol, 1.2 eq). Diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)malonate (43.2 g, 200 mmol, 1.0 eq) was added and the solution was stirred at 20° C. for 24 h, and then stirred at 90° C. for 24 h. The alcohol was removed by reduced pressure distillation. Ice-water (100 mL) was added to dissolve the residue. The product was precipitated by adding cold dilute hydrochloric acid. The solid was filtered off to afford ethyl 2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate (8.5 g, 23%), which was used in next step without further purification.
  • Step 2 A mixture of ethyl 2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate obtained in step 1 (8.5 g, 46.2 mmol, 1.0 eq), N,N-dimethylbenzenamine (1.12 g, 9.24 mmol, 0.2 eq), POCl 3 (21.25 g, 138.6 mmol, 3.0 eq) in benzene (300 mL) was stirred at 90° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 8 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and throw into ice (300 g). The mixture was extracted by EtOAc (2 ⁇ 300 mL).
  • Step 3 A mixture of ethyl 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylate (3.6 g, 16.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-amine (3.0 g, 24.45 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) in EtOH (6 mL) was stirred at 20° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 10 min. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solid was washed by EtOH (10 mL) and MeOH (3 mL) to afford ethyl 2-chloro-4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (3.5 g, 70%) as a white solid.
  • LC-MS (m/z) 308.1 [M+H] + .
  • Step 4 To a solution of ethyl 2-chloro-4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (3.5 g, 11.4 mmol, 1.0 eq) in anhydrous THF (50 mL), LiAlH 4 (1.3 g, 34.2 mmol, 3.0 eq) was added portionwise under 0° C. (ice bath). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h and 20° C. for 16 h. Ice-water (50 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was extracted by EtOAc (4 ⁇ 50 mL).
  • Step 5 A mixture of (2-chloro-4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidin-5-yl)methanol (350 mg, 1.32 mmol), imidazole (107.6 mg, 1.58 mmol, 1.2 eq), TBDMSCl (238 mg, 1.58 mmol, 1.2 eq) in CH 2 Cl 2 (10 mL) was stirred at 20° C. for 16 h. Water (30 mL) was added and the reaction was extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (4 ⁇ 30 mL).
  • Step 6 A mixture of 5-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)-2-chloro-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (200 mg, 0.53 mmol, 1.0 eq), phenylboronic acid (90.5 mg, 0.742 mmol, 1.4 eq), Pd 2 (dba) 3 (48.5 mg, 0.053 mmol, 0.1 equiv.), tricyclohexylphosphine (35.7 mg, 0.127 mmol, 0.24 equiv.), K 3 PO 4 (450 mg, 2.12 mmol, 4 eq) in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL) and water (4 mL) was stirred at 100° C.
  • Step 7 To a solution of 5-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2-phenylpyrimidin-4-amine (50 mg, 0.119 mmol, 1.0 eq) in anhydrous THF (2 mL), TBAF (0.5 mL, 0.5 mmol, 4.2 equiv., 1M in THF) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 h and then concentrated to give a residue.
  • TBAF 0.5 mL, 0.5 mmol, 4.2 equiv., 1M in THF
  • N-tert-butyl-3-(5-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)-4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide 400 mg, 91%) was prepared as described in Step 6 of the previous example.
  • LC-MS (m/z) 557.2 [M+H] + .
  • Step 1 A mixture of 5-bromothiophene-2-sulfonyl chloride (1.5 g, 5.74 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), t-BuNH 2 (1.26 g, 17.22 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) in 1,4-dioxane (50 ml) was stirred at 20° C. for 4 h under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was concentrated to give a residue, which was purified by silica gel chromatography (PE/EA 100:1 to 10:1 as eluent) to afford 5-bromo-N-tert-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (1.614 g, 94.3%) as solid.
  • PE/EA 100:1 to 10:1 as eluent silica gel chromatography
  • Step 2 A mixture of 5-bromo-N-tert-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (1.614 g, 5.41 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), 4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (1.65 g, 6.49 mmol, 1.2 eq), Pd(dppf)Cl 2 (0.442 g, 0.541 mmol, 0.1 eq), CH 3 COOK (2.124 g, 21.64 mmol, 4.0 eq) in 1,4-dioxane (30 ml) was stirred at 100° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 h.
  • Step 3 A mixture of 2-bromo-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (300 mg, 1.071 mmol, 1.0 eq), N-tert-butyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (443.7 mg, 1.285 mmol, 1.2 eq), Pd(dppf)Cl 2 (87.5 mg, 0.1071 mmol, 0.1 eq), Na 2 CO 3 (454.1 mg, 4.284 mmol, 4 eq) in 1,4-dioxane (20 ml) and water (4 ml) was stirred at 100° C.
  • Step 4 A mixture of N-tert-butyl-5-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (300 mg, 0.717 mmol, 1.0 eq), BCl 3 /CH 2 Cl 2 (7.17 ml, 7.17 mmol, 10 eq. 1 M) in CH 2 Cl 2 (20 ml) was stirred at 20° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 6 h. Water (50 ml) was added into the mixture. The mixture was extracted by EA (3 ⁇ 50 ml).
  • reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and concentrated to give a residue.
  • residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (PE/CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 300:1 to 40:1 as eluent) to afford title N-methyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (1.5 g, 55%) as a solid.
  • reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and concentrated to give a residue.
  • residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (PE/EA 300:1 to 40:1 as eluent) to afford N-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (712 mg, 62%) as a solid.
  • Step 4 A solution of 3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine (12.241 g, 99.39 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) in EtOH was added to a solution of compound 2,4-dibromo-5-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)pyrimidine (22.136 g, 66.26 mmol,) in EtOH (220 mL) at 20° C. After 12 h, EtOH was evaporated under reduce pressure.
  • BCl 3 (1 M in CH 2 Cl 2 , 0.92 mL, 0.92 mmol, 5 equiv.) was added to a stirred solution of N-tert-butyl-3-(4-(3-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino)-5-ethynylpyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide (80 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in CH 2 Cl 2 (20 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min and quenched with aq. NaHCO 3 under an ice bath. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethylacetate and washed with water, brine, dried, filtered and evaporated.
  • N-tert-butyl-5-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-5-ethynylpyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (Compound 115) (200 mg, 34%) was prepared from 2-bromo-N-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-5-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)pyrimidin-4-amine and N-tert-butyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide.
  • Step 1 To a solution of 5-bromo-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (1.3 g, 4.54 mmol) in dry CH 2 Cl 2 (40 mL) was added imidazole (0.371 g, 5.45 mmol, 1.2 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 5 min and tert-butylchlorodimethylsilane (0.82 g, 5.45 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added in one portion. The solution was stirred at 0° C. for another 1 h and allowed to warm to room temperature within 2 h. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was dissolved in EtOAc.
  • Step 2 and step 3 Following the similar procedures as described in Compound 110, N-(2-(tert-butyldimethyl silyloxy)ethyl)-5-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-5-ethynylpyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonimide (100 mg, 23.0%) was prepared.
  • LC-MS (m/z) 545.0 [M+H] +
  • Step 4 To a solution of N-(2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl)-5-(4-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-5-ethynylpyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonamide (100 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 equiv.) in dry THF (4 mL) was added tetrabutylammonium fluoride (0.54 mL, 0.54 mmol, 3.0 equiv., 1.0 M solution in THF) dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir for 1 h. The reaction mixture was washed with NaHCO 3 and water.

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