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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
• PDE10A Phosphodiesterase type 10A
• MSNs GABAergic medium spiny projection neurons
• striatal complex caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens, and olfactory tubercle
• MSNs express two functional classes of neurons: the D 1 class expressing D 1 dopamine receptors and the D 2 class expressing D 2 dopamine receptors.
• the D 1 class of neurons is part of the ‘direct’ striatal output pathway, which broadly functions to facilitate behavioral responses.
• the D 2 class of neurons is part of the ‘indirect’ striatal output pathway, which functions to suppress behavioral responses that compete with those being facilitated by the ‘direct’ pathway.
• PDE10A regulation of cAMP and/or cGMP signaling in the dendritic compartment of these neurons may be involved in filtering the cortico/thalamic input into the MSN.
• PDE10A may be involved in the regulation of GABA release in the substantia nigra and globus pallidus (Seeger, T.
• PDE10A inhibitors The hypotheses around the physiological role of PDE10A and the therapeutic utility of PDE10A inhibitors derive in part from studies with papaverine (J. A. Siuciak et al. loc. cit.), the first extensively profiled pharmacological tool compound for this target.
• the PDE10A inhibitor papaverine was shown to be active in several antipsychotic models. Papaverine potentiated the cataleptic effect of the D 2 receptor antagonist haloperidol in rats, but did not cause catalepsy on its own (WO 03/093499). Papaverine reduced hyperactivity in rats induced by PCP, while reduction of amphetamine-induced hyperactivity was insignificant (WO 03/093499).
• PDE10A inhibition has the classic antipsychotic potential that would be expected from theoretical considerations.
• Papaverine however has significant limitations in this regard with relatively poor potency and selectivity and a very short exposure half-life after systemic administration. It was found that inhibition of PDE10A reverses subchronic PCP-induced deficits in attentional set-shifting in rats suggesting that PDE10A inhibitors might alleviate cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. (Rodefer et al., Eur. J. Neurosci., 4 (2005) 1070-1076).
• the new class of inhibitors are exemplified by MP-10 (PF-2545920: 2- ⁇ -4-[1-methylpyridine-4-yl-1-H-pyrazol-3-31y]phenoxymethyl ⁇ -quinoline) and TP-10, i.e. 2- ⁇ 4-[pyridine-4-yl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1-H-pyrazol-3-31yl]phenoxymethyl ⁇ -quinoline.
• the compounds offer a therapeutic approach to the treatment of schizophrenia (see C. J.
• Positive signals in rodent models of schizophrenia include the: attenuation of conditioned avoidance response (CAR), inhibition of hyperactivity caused by amphetamine-induced dopamine release or phencyclidine (PCP) mediated NMDA receptor blockade, attenuation of pharmacologically impaired social or object recognition, and antagonism of apomorphine-induced climbing.
• CAR conditioned avoidance response
• PCP phencyclidine
• PDE10 inhibitors may have the potential for the treatment of Huntington's disease (S. H. Francis et al., Physiol. Rev., 91 (2011) 651-690) and they may be an therapeutic option for substance abuse disorders (F. Sotty et al., J. Neurochem., 109 (2009) 766-775). Furthermore, it has been suggested that PDE10A inhibitors may be useful for treatment of obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes (see e.g. WO 2005/120514, WO 2005/012485, Cantin et al, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 17 (2007) 2869-2873).
• inhibitors of PDE10A offer a promising therapeutic approach to the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders, in particular schizophrenia and related disorders, including symptoms linked to schizophrenia such as cognitive dysfunction.
• MP10 and MP10 like compounds US 2007/0155779, WO 2008/001182 and WO 2008/004117; and
• the present invention is thus based on the object of providing compounds which inhibit PDE10A at low concentrations.
• the compounds are further intended to display at least one of the properties i. to viii. mentioned above, in particular high selectivity with regard to inhibition of PDE10A, high selectivity vis-à-vis other phosphodiesterases such as, enhanced metabolic stability, in particular microsomal and/or cytosolic stability, low affinity to the HERG receptor, low inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, suitable solubility in water and suitable pharmacokinetics.
• properties i. to viii. mentioned above in particular high selectivity with regard to inhibition of PDE10A, high selectivity vis-à-vis other phosphodiesterases such as, enhanced metabolic stability, in particular microsomal and/or cytosolic stability, low affinity to the HERG receptor, low inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, suitable solubility in water and suitable pharmacokinetics.
• CYP cytochrome P450
• the present invention therefore relates to the compounds of the general formula I, the N-oxides, the tautomers and the hydrates thereof, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of formula I, the prodrugs of the compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said N-oxides, prodrugs, tautomers or hydrates of the compounds of formula I.
• the present invention also relates to the compounds of the general formula I, the N-oxides, the tautomers and the hydrates thereof, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of formula I, the prodrugs of the compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said N-oxides, prodrugs, tautomers or hydrates of the compounds of formula I for the use in the treatment of a medical disorder, selected from neurological and psychiatric disorders which can be treated by modulation of phosphodiesterase type 10.
• the compounds of the formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their N-oxides, their prodrugs, their hydrates and their tautomers and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said N-oxides, prodrugs, tautomers or hydrates effectively inhibit PDE10A even at low concentrations. They are additionally distinguished by a high selectivity in relation to the inhibition of the PDE10A vis-à-vis inhibition of other phosphodiesterease, such as PDE3 or PDE4.
• the compounds of the invention may additionally have one or more of the properties ii. to viii. mentioned above.
• the compounds of the formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their N-oxides, their prodrugs, their hydrates and their tautomers and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said N-oxides, prodrugs, tautomers or hydrates are therefore particularly suitable for treating disorders and conditions in creatures, especially human creatures, which can be treated or controlled by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A.
• the invention therefore also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I, their N-oxides, their tautomers, their hydrates and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said N-oxides, prodrugs, tautomers or hydrates for the manufacture of a medicament, in particular of a medicament which is suitable for the treatment of a disorder or a condition which can be treated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A.
• the invention further relates to a medicament, in particular a medicament which is suitable for the treatment of a disorder or a condition which can be treated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A.
• the medicament comprises at least one compound of the formula I, as described herein, or an N-oxide, a tautomer, or a hydrate or a prodrug of said compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the N-oxide, the tautomer, the hydrate or the prodrug of compound of the formula I.
• prodrugs means compounds which are metabolized in vivo to the compounds I of the invention. Typical examples of prodrugs are described in C. G. Wermuth (editor): The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Academic Press, San Diego, 1996, pages 671-715. These include for example phosphates, carbamates, amino acids, esters, amides, peptides, ureas and the like. Suitable prodrugs in the present case may be for example derivatives of those compounds I carrying an OH or NH 2 -group, where the OH or NH 2 -group forms an ester/amide/peptide linkage, i.e.
• one of the hydrogen atoms of the OH or NH 2 -group is substituted by a C 1 -C 4 -alkylcarbonyl group, e.g. by acetyl, propionyl, n-propylcarbonyl, isopropylcarbonyl, n-butylcarbonyl or tert-butylcarbonyl (pivaloyl), by benzoyl, or by an acyl group derived from an amino acid, e.g. glycine, alanine, serine, phenylalanine and the like, which is linked to the oxygen or nitrogen of the OH or NH 2 -group via the carbonyl group of the amino acid.
• a C 1 -C 4 -alkylcarbonyl group e.g. by acetyl, propionyl, n-propylcarbonyl, isopropylcarbonyl, n-butylcarbonyl or tert-butyl
• prodrugs are alkylcarbonyloxyalkyl carbonates or carbamates of compounds I carrying an OH— or NH 2 -group in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the OH— or NH 2 -group has been replaced by a group of the formula —C( ⁇ O)—O—CHR p —O—C( ⁇ O)—R q in which R p and R q are independently of one another C 1 -C 4 -alkyl.
• Such carbonates and carbamates are described for example in J. Alexander, R. Cargill, S. R. Michelson, H. Schwam, J. Medicinal Chem. 1988, 31(2), 318-322. These groups can then be eliminated under metabolic conditions and result in compounds I. Therefore, said prodrugs and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are also part of the invention.
• pharmaceutically acceptable salts refers to cationic or anionic salts compounds, wherein the counter ion is derived from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases or acids including inorganic or organic bases and inorganic or organic acids.
• salts may be prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases, including inorganic and organic bases.
• Salts derived from inorganic bases include salts, wherein the counter ion is aluminium, ammonium, calcium, copper, ferric, ferrous, lithium, magnesium, manganic, manganous, potassium, sodium, zinc ion and the like. Particularly preferred are the ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium ions.
• Salts derived from pharmaceutically acceptable organic non-toxic bases include salts of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines, and basic ion exchange resins, such as arginine, betaine, caffeine, choline, dibenzylethylene-diamine, diethylamine, 2-diethylaminoethanol, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-ethyl-morpholine, N-ethylpiperidine, glucamine, glucosamine, histidine, hydrabamine, isopropylamine, lysine, methylglucamine, morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, polyamine resins, procaine, purines, theobromine, triethylamine, trimethylamine, tripropylamine, tromethamine, and the like.
• basic ion exchange resins such as arginine,
• salts may be prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic acids, including inorganic and organic acids.
• acids include acetic, trifluoroacetic acid, benzenesulfonic, benzoic, camphorsulfonic, citric, ethanesulfonic, fumaric, gluconic, glutamic, hydrobromic, hydrochloric, isethionic, lactic, maleic, malic, mandelic, methanesulfonic, mucic, nitric, pamoic, pantothenic, phosphoric, succinic, sulfuric, tartaric, p-toluenesulfonic acid, and the like.
• the compounds of the invention may be in the form of a mixture of diastereomers, or of a mixture of diastereomers in which one of the two diastereomers is enriched, or of essentially diastereomerically pure compounds (diastereomeric excess de >90%).
• the compounds are preferably in the form of essentially diastereomerically pure compounds (diastereomeric excess de >90%).
• the compounds I of the invention may furthermore be in the form of a mixture of enantiomers (for example as racemate), of a mixture of enantiomers in which one of the two enantiomers is enriched, or essentially in enantiomerically pure compounds (enantiomeric excess ee >90%).
• the compounds of the invention are frequently prone to racemization in relation to the stereochemistry of the carbon atom which carries the radical R 1 , so that mixtures are frequently obtained in relation to this carbon atom, or compounds which exhibit a uniform stereochemistry in relation to this C atom form mixtures under physiological conditions.
• the present invention moreover relates to compounds as defined herein, wherein one or more of the atoms depicted in formula I have been replaced by its stable, preferably non-radioactive isotope (e.g., hydrogen by deuterium, 12 C by 13 C, 14 N by 15 N, 16 O by 18 O) and preferably wherein at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a deuterium atom.
• the compounds according to the invention contain more of the respective isotope than this naturally occurs and thus is anyway present in the compounds I.
• the compounds of the formula I and their salts in the solid form may exist in more than one crystal structure (polymorphism), and may also be in the form of hydrates or other solvates.
• the present invention includes any polymorph of the compound I or its salt as well as any hydrate or other solvate.
• alkyl alkenyl, “alkoxy”, “alkenyloxy”, “fluoroalkyl”, “fluoroalkoxy”, “cycloalkyl”, “fluorinated cycloalkyl”, “alkylene”, “alkandiyl”, “hetaryl” and radicals derived therefrom, such as “hydroxylalkyl”, “alkoxylalkyl”, “alkoxyalkoxy”, “cycloalkylalkyl” and “fluorinated cycloalkylalkyl” and “hetarylalkyl” represent groups of individual radicals.
• the groups of noncyclic radicals “alkyl”, “alkenyl”, “alkoxy”, “alkenyloxy”, “fluoroalkyl”, “fluoroalkoxy”, “alkylene”, “alkandiyl”, and the groups of radicals derived therefrom always include both unbranched and branched “alkyl”, “alkenyl”, “alkoxy”, “alkenyloxy”, “fluoroalkyl”, “fluoroalkoxy”, “alkylene” and “alkandiyl”, respectively.
• C n -C m - indicates the respective number of carbons in the hydrocarbon unit. Unless indicated otherwise, fluorinated substituents preferably have one to five identical or different fluorine atoms.
• halogen designates in each case, fluorine, bromine, chlorine or iodine, specifically fluorine, chlorine or bromine
• C 1 -C 4 -alkyl are methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, n-butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl and 1,1-dimethylethyl.
• C 1 -C 6 -alkyl are, apart those mentioned for C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, n-pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-ethylpropyl, n-hexyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-methylpentyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 4-methylpentyl, 1,1-dimethylbutyl, 1,2-dimethylbutyl, 1,3-dimethylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, 3,3-dimethylbutyl, 1-ethylbutyl, 2-ethylbutyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl and 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl.
• C 1 -C 8 -alkyl or C 2 -C 9 -alkyl are, apart those mentioned for C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, n-heptyl, 1-methylhexyl, 2-methylhexyl, 3-methylhexyl, 4-methylhexyl, 5-methylhexyl, 1-ethylpentyl, 2-ethylpentyl, 3-ethylpentyl, n-octyl, 1-methyloctyl, 2-methylheptyl, 1-ethylhexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, 1,2-dimethylhexyl and 1-propylpentyl, 2-propylpentyl.
• Fluoroalkyl and the fluoroalkyl moieties for example in fluoroalkylsulfonyl an alkyl radical having ordinarily 1 to 4 C atoms, in particular 1 or 2 C-atoms (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl) as mentioned above, whose hydrogen atoms are partly or completely replaced by fluorine atoms such as fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, 2-fluoro-1-methylethyl, 2,2-difluoro-1-methylethyl, 2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethyl, 2-fluoropropyl, 3-fluoropropyl, 2,2-difluoropropyl, 2,3-difluoropropyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 2,3,3,
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms, examples including 1-fluorocyclopropyl, 2-fluorocyclopropyl, 2,2-difluorocyclopropyl, 1,2-difluorocyclopropyl, 2,3-difluorocyclopropyl, etc.
• Cycloalkoxy a cycloalkyl radical as defined above which is linked via an oxygen atom, e.g. cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy or cyclohexyloxy.
• Cycloalkylalkyl a cycloalkyl radical as defined above which is linked via an alkylene group, in particular via a methylene, 1,1-ethylene or 1,2-ethylene group, e.g. cyclopropylmethyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethy, cyclohexylmethyl, 1-cyclopropylethyl, 1-cyclobutylethyl, 1-cyclopentylethyl, 1-cyclohexylethyl, 2-cyclopropylethyl, 2-cyclobutylethyl, 2-cyclopentylethyl or 2-cyclohexylethyl.
• Fluorinated cycloalkylalkyl a fluorinated cycloalkyl radical as defined above which is linked via an alkylene group, in particular via a methylene, 1,1-ethylene or 1,2-ethylene group, e.g.
• Alkenyl, and alkenyl moieties for example in alkenyloxy monounsaturated, straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon radicals having two or more C atoms, e.g. 2 to 4 carbon atoms and one C ⁇ C-double bond in any position, e.g. C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl such as ethenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-methylethenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methyl-1-propenyl, 1-methyl-2-propenyl and 2-methyl-2-propenyl.
• an alkyl radical as defined above ordinarily having 1 to 6 C atoms, preferably 1 to 4 C atoms, which is connected to the remainder of the molecule via an O atom: e.g. methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, 1-methylethoxy, butoxy, 1-methylpropoxy, 2-methylpropoxy or 1,1-dimethylethoxy.
• Fluoroalkoxy alkoxy as described above, in which the hydrogen atoms of these groups are partly or completely replaced by fluorine atoms, i.e. for example C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, in particular C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, such as fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, 2-fluoroethoxy, 2,2-difluoroethoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, pentafluoroethoxy, 2-fluoropropoxy, 3-fluoropropoxy, 2,2-difluoropropoxy, 2,3-difluoropropoxy, 3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy, heptafluoropropoxy, 1-(fluoromethyl)-2-fluoroethoxy, specifically fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, 2-fluoroethoxy, or
• Hydroxyalkyl an alkyl radical ordinarily having 1 to 4 C atoms, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by an OH radical. Examples thereof are CH 2 —OH, 1-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 1-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-methyl-1-hydroxyethyl, 1-methyl-2-hydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxybutyl, 3-hydroxybutyl, 4-hydroxybutyl, 1-methyl-2-hydroxypropyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyetyl, 1-methyl-1-hydroxypropyl etc.
• Alkylsulfanyl alkyl as defined above preferably having 1 to 4 C atoms, which is connected via a sulfur atom to the remainder of the molecule, e.g. methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, n-propylsulfanyl and the like.
• Alkoxyalkyl an alkyl radical ordinarily having 1 to 4 C atoms, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by an alkoxy radical ordinarily having 1 to 4 C atoms. Examples thereof are CH 2 —OCH 3 , CH 2 —OC 2 H 5 , n-propoxymethyl, CH 2 —OCH(CH 3 ) 2 , n-butoxymethyl, (1-methylpropoxy)methyl, (2-methylpropoxy)methyl, CH 2 —OC(CH 3 ) 3 , 2-(methoxy)ethyl, 2-(ethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-propoxy)ethyl, 2-(1-methylethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-butoxy)ethyl, 2-(1-methylpropoxy)ethyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)ethyl, 2-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)ethyl, 2-(methoxy)propyl, 2-(methoxy)propyl, 2-(eth
• Alkoxyalkoxy an alkoxyalkyl radical as defined above ordinarily having 1 to 4 C atoms both in the alkoxy and the alkyl moiety which is connected to the remainder of the molecule via an O atom: Examples thereof are OCH 2 —OCH 3 , OCH 2 —OC 2 H 5 , n-propoxymethoxy, OCH 2 —OCH(CH 3 ) 2 , n-butoxymethoxy, (1-methylpropoxy)methoxy, (2-methylpropoxy)methoxy, OCH 2 —OC(CH 3 ) 3 , 2-(methoxy)ethoxy, 2-(ethoxy)ethoxy, 2-(n-propoxy)ethoxy, 2-(1-methylethoxy)ethoxy, 2-(n-butoxy)ethoxy, 2-(1-methylpropoxy)ethoxy, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)ethoxy, 2-(1,1-dimethyl-ethoxy)ethoxy, etc.
• Cycloalkylalkoxy an alkoxy radical ordinarily having 1 to 4 C atoms, preferably 1 to 2 C atoms, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a cycloalkyl radical ordinarily having 3 to 6 C atoms as defined above. Examples thereof are cyclopropylmethoxy, cyclobutylmethoxy, cyclopentylmethoxy, cyclohexylmethoxy, cyclopropylethoxy, cyclobutylethoxy, cyclopentylethoxy, cyclohexylethoxy and the like.
• Alkylen or “alkanediyl”: a saturated hydrocarbon chain having ordinarily from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methylen (—CH 2 —), 1,2-ethylen (—CH 2 CH 2 —), 1,1-ethanediyl (—CH(CH 3 )—), 1,2-propanediyl, 1,3-propanediyl, 1,4-butanediyl, 1,2-butanediyl, 1,3-butanediyl, 1-methyl-1,2-propanediyl, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediyl, 1-methyl-1,1-ethanediyl, 1-methyl-1,2-propanediyl etc.
• Saturated or partially unsaturated 5- to 7-membered monocarbocyclic radicals include cycloalkyl as defined above and cycloalkenyl having ordinarily from 4 to 7 carbon atoms as ring members, e.g. 1-cyclobuten-1-yl, 2-cyclobutenyl, 1-cyclopentenyl, 2-cyclopentenyl, 1-cyclohexenyl, 2-cyclohexenyl, 3-cyclohexenyl, 1-cycloheptenyl, 2-cycloheptenyl, 3-cycloheptenyl.
• Heterocyclyl a heterocyclic radical which may be saturated or partly unsaturated and which may be a monocyclic heterocyclic radical ordinarily having 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 ring atoms or a heterobicyclic radical ordinarily having 7, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms, where ordinarily 1, 2, 3 or 4, in particular 1, 2 or 3, of the ring atoms are heteroatoms such as N, S or O, or heteroatom groups such as S( ⁇ O) or S( ⁇ O) 2 besides carbon atoms as ring members.
• saturated heteromonocycles are in particular:
• Heterocyclyloxy a heterocyclyl radical as defined above which is attached to the remainder of the molecule via an oxygen atom.
• the heterocyclyl radical ordinarily has 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms, in which besides carbon atoms as ring members ordinarily 1, 2 or 3, in particular 1 or 2, of the ring atoms are heteroatoms such as N, S or O, in particular 5- to 7-membered heterocycloyloxy, where heterocyclyl has 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N as ring members, for example tetrahydrofuran-2-yloxy, tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy, tetrahydrothiophen-2-yloxy or tetrahydrothiophen-3-yloxy.
• Heterocyclyl-C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy a C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy group as defined above in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a heterocyclyl radical as defined above.
• the heterocyclyl radical ordinarily has 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms, in which besides carbon atoms as ring members ordinarily 1, 2 or 3, in particular 1 or 2, of the ring atoms are heteroatoms such as N, S or O.
• heterocyclyl-C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy where heterocyclyl has 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N as ring members, for example tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-methoxy, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-ethoxy, tetrahydrofuran-3-ylmethoxy, tetrahydrofuran-3-ylethoxy, tetrahydrothiophen-2-ylmethoxy, tetrahydrothiophen-2-ylethoxy, tetrahydrothiophen-3-ylmethoxy, tetrahydrothiophen-3-ylethoxy.
• Hetaryl a 5- or 6-membered aromatic heteromonocyclic radical (also termed 5- or 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl) which ordinarily has 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms as ring members, which are selected from O, S and N, and which has in particular 1, 2, 3 or 4 nitrogen atoms or a heteroatom selected from oxygen and sulfur and, if appropriate, 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members besides carbon atoms as ring members and a 8-, 9- or 10-membered aromatic heterobicyclic radical (also termed 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic hetaryl) which ordinarily has 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms as ring members, which are selected from O, S and N, and which has in particular 1, 2, 3 or 4 nitrogen atoms or a heteroatom selected from oxygen and sulfur and, if appropriate, 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members besides carbon atoms as ring members: for example
• Hetarylalkyl a hetaryl radical as defined above which is linked via an alkylene group, in particular via a methylene, 1,1-ethylene or 1,2-ethylene group, to the remainder of the molecule.
• 5- to 6-membered hetaryl-C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy a C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy group as defined above which carries a 5- to 6-membered hetaryl radical as defined above, where the hetaryl radical has ordinarily 1, 2 or 3, in particular 1 or 2, heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N.
• Examples are furan-2-ylmethoxy, furan-3-ylmethoxy, furan-2-ylethoxy, furan-3-ylethoxy, thiophen-2-ylmethoxy, thiophen-3-ylmethoxy, thiophen-2-ylethoxy and thiophen-3-ylethoxy.
• R h is selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, fluorinated C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, fluorinated C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, N(RNRc), C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-N(R b )(R c ), C(O)O—R d , C(O)N(R e )(R f ), N(R ee )S(O) 2 (R ff ) and S(O) 2 N(R e )(R f ).
• variables X 1 , X 2 , Y, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 in formula I preferably have the following meanings, where these represent, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all, special embodiments of the compounds of the formula I:
• R 1 is preferably C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl or C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylmethyl, in particular C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylmethyl or especially C 2 -C 8 -alkyl.
• R 1 is alkyl of the formula CHR 1a R 1b , where R 1a is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, in particular methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and where R 1b is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, in particular methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or n-butyl.
• R 1 are selected from the group consisting of ethyl, isopropyl, 1-methylpropyl and 1-ethylpropyl.
• R 1 is a moiety Z 1 —Ar 1 , where Z 1 and Ar 1 are as defined above and where Z 1 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 1 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 1 is preferably monocyclic 6-membered hetaryl or bicyclic 9- or 10-membered hetaryl, where hetaryl has 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, where mono- and bicyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R h .
• An is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 1 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 1 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 1 .
• Ar 1 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 1 is selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where the aforementioned radicals are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23 , where R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are as defined above and where R 21 is in particular different from hydrogen.
• R 2 is a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered hetaryl radical having 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, where phenyl and monocyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R a as defined above.
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23 , where R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are as defined above or where R 2 is a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered hetaryl radical having 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, where phenyl and monocyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R a as defined above
• the radical R 3 is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1 -C 4 -alkyl. In these embodiments, R 3 is in particular hydrogen.
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• a particular group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 , R 22 and R 23 have the following meanings:
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• a particular group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 , R 22 and R 23 preferably have the following meanings, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all:
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• a particular group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 , R 22 and R 23 preferably have the following meanings, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all:
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• another particular group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 , R 22 and R 23 preferably have the following meanings, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all:
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• a further group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 and R 22 together with the carbon atom, to which they are bound form a saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbocyclic ring, such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl, especially cyclopentyl, or a saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which has 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms or heteroatom containing groups selected from the group of O, N, S, SO and SO 2 as ring members, especially 2- or 3-tetrahydrofuryl or 2- or 3-tetrahydrothienyl, where the carbocyclic ring and the heterocyclic ring may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R g , and where the carbocyclic ring and the heterocyclic ring may carry a fused
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23
• a further particular group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 , R 22 and R 23 preferably have the following meanings, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all:
• R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen atom, to which they are bound form a saturated 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which, in addition to the nitrogen atom, may have 1 or 2 further heteroatoms or heteroatom containing groups selected from the group of O, N, S, SO and SO 2 as ring members, e.g.
• a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine or piperazine ring where the heterocyclic ring may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R 31 , and where the heterocyclic ring may carry a fused benzene ring or a fused 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, such as a thiophene or pyridine ring, where the fused rings themselves are unsubstituted or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R 32 , where R 31 and R 32 are as defined defined above.
• R 31 is in particular selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, halogen, phenyl and phenoxy, where the phenylring in the last two mentioned radicals itself is unsubstituted or carries 1 or 2 radicals selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, halogen.
• R 32 is in particular selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy and halogen.
• R 4 is preferably C 1 -C 4 -alkyl and especially methyl.
• Y is preferably O.
• a particular group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where X 2 is C—R 5 .
• R 5 is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 , especially hydrogen, fluorine, methoxy or a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 .
• a first embodiment relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 5 is hydrogen, fluorine, OH or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, especially hydrogen, fluorine, OH or methoxy, with methoxy being particularly preferred.
• a second embodiment relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 5 is a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 .
• R 4 is in particular C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, especially methyl.
• Z 5 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom. According to a specific embodiment, Z 5 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 5 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R k , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R k and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k , and 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 5 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 5 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 5 .
• Ar 5 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar y are selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where the aforementioned radicals are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or
• a third embodiment relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 4 is a radical Z 4 —Ar 4 .
• R 5 is in particular hydrogen, fluorine or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, especially methoxy.
• Z 4 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 4 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 4 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R k , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R k and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k , and 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 4 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 4 .
• Ar 4 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 are selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where the aforementioned radicals are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3
• a first group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where X 1 is C—H and X 2 is C—R 5 .
• Y, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above and preferably have the preferred or particular or special meanings given above.
• a particular group of embodiments is represented by the following formula Ia
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above.
• a second group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where X 1 is N and X 2 is C—R 5 .
• Y, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above and preferably have the preferred or particular or special meanings given above.
• a particular group of embodiments is represented by the following formula Ib
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above.
• a particular group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formulae Ia and Ib, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 5 is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 , especially hydrogen, fluorine, methoxy or a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 .
• a first embodiment relates to compounds of the formulae Ia and Ib, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 5 is hydrogen, fluorine, OH or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, especially hydrogen, fluorine, OH or methoxy, with methoxy being particularly preferred.
• a second embodiment relates to compounds of the formula Ia and Ib, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 5 is a radical O—Z 5 —Ar 5 , where Z 5 and Ar 5 are as defined above and having in particular the preferred, particular or special meanings given above.
• R 4 is in particular C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, especially methyl.
• Z 5 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 5 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 5 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R k , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R k and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k , and 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 5 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 5 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 5 .
• Ar 5 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 5 is e.g. selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where the aforementioned radical
• a third embodiment relates to compounds of the formula Ia and Ib, to their salts, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where R 4 is a radical Z 4 —Ar 4 , where Z 4 and Ar 4 are as defined above and having in particular the preferred, particular or special meanings given above.
• R 5 is in particular hydrogen, fluorine or in particular C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, especially methoxy.
• Z 4 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 4 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 4 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R k , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R k and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k , and 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 4 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 4 .
• Ar 4 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 is e.g. selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where the aforementioned radical
• a third group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where X 1 is C—H and X 2 is N.
• Y, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above and preferably have the preferred or particular or special meanings given above.
• a particular group of embodiments is represented by the following formula Ic
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above.
• a fourth group of embodiments of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to their salts, N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs and to the salts of said N-oxides, tautomers, hydrates and prodrugs, where X 1 is N and X 2 is N.
• Y, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above and preferably have the preferred or particular or special meanings given above.
• a particular group of embodiments is represented by the following formula Id
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above.
• variables R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 in formulae Ia, Ib, Ic and Id preferably have the following meanings, where these represent, both considered on their own and in combination with at least one other or all, special embodiments of the compounds of the formula I:
• R 1 is preferably C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl or C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylmethyl, in particular C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylmethyl or especially C 2 -C 8 -alkyl.
• R 1 is alkyl of the formula CHR 1a R 1b , where R 1a is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, in particular methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and where R 1b is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, in particular methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or n-butyl.
• R 1 are selected from the group consisting of ethyl, isopropyl, 1-methylpropyl and 1-ethylpropyl.
• R 1 is likewise preferably a moiety Z 1 —Ar 1 , where Z 1 and Ar 1 are as defined above and where Z 1 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 1 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 1 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• Ar 1 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 1 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 1 .
• Ar 1 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23 , where R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are as defined above and where R 21 is in particular different from hydrogen.
• R 2 is a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered hetaryl radical having 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, where phenyl and monocyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R a as defined above.
• R 2 is a radical of the formula CR 21 R 22 R 23 , where R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are as defined above or where R 2 is a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered hetaryl radical having 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, where phenyl and monocyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R a as defined above, the radical R 3 is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1 -C 4 -alkyl. In these embodiments, R 3 is in particular hydrogen.
• a further group of embodiments relates to compounds, where the radicals R 21 and R 22 together with the carbon atom, to which they are bound form a saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbocyclic ring, such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl, especially cyclopentyl, or a saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which has 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms or heteroatom containing groups selected from the group of O, N, S, SO and SO 2 as ring members, especially 2- or 3-tetrahydrofuryl or 2- or 3-tetrahydrothienyl, where the carbocyclic ring and the heterocyclic ring may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R g , and where the carbocyclic ring
• R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen atom, to which they are bound form a saturated 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which, in addition to the nitrogen atom, may have 1 or 2 further heteroatoms or heteroatom containing groups selected from the group of O, N, S, SO and SO 2 as ring members, e.g.
• a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine or piperazine ring where the heterocyclic ring may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R 31 , and where the heterocyclic ring may carry a fused benzene ring or a fused 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, such as a thiophene or pyridine ring, where the fused rings themselves are unsubstituted or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R 32 , where R 31 and R 32 are as defined defined above.
• R 31 is in particular selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, halogen, phenyl and phenoxy, where the phenylring in the last two mentioned radicals itself is unsubstituted or carries 1 or 2 radicals selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, halogen.
• R 32 is in particular selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy and halogen.
• a particular embodiment relates to compounds where R 4 is C 1 -C 4 -alkyl and especially methyl.
• R 4 is a radical Z 4 —Ar 4 , where Z 4 and Ar 4 are as defined above and having in particular the preferred, particular or special meanings given above.
• R 5 is in particular hydrogen, fluorine or in particular C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, especially methoxy.
• Z 4 is preferably 1,2-ethanediyl or 1,3-propanediyl, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom.
• Z 4 is 1,2-ethanediyl which is unsubstituted or 1,3-propanediyl which is unsubstituted.
• Ar 4 is preferably selected from the group consisting of C-bound 6-membered monocyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where monocyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents R k , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R k and bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k , and 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 is in particular selected from the group consisting of fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member and which may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h as defined above.
• the Ar 4 radical has at least one imino-nitrogen as ring member, which is located in the position adjacent to carbon atom bound to the group Z 4 .
• Ar 4 is selected from the group consisting of C-bound, fused bicyclic hetaryl, which has 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms as ring members and optionally a further heteroatom selected from O, S and N as ring member, where bicyclic hetaryl may be unsubstituted or may carry 1 substituent R k and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents R h , in particular 0, 1 or 2 substituents R h .
• R h is preferably selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is in particular selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• Ar 4 is e.g. selected from the group consisting of 2-benzofuryl, 2-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-quinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, 2-quinazolinyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, 1,5-naphthyridin-2-yl, 1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl, benzothiazol-1-yl, benzoxazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-yl, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5-yl, imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazol-6-yl and 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-yl, where
• variables Ar 3 , Z 3 , Z 4 , R a , R b , R c , R d , R e , R f , R g , R h and R k preferably have, irrespectively of their occurrence and with regard to the formulae I, Ia, Ib, Ic and Id and with regard to each of the above mentioned embodiments groups of embodiments one of the following meanings:
• Ar 3 is preferably phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 radicals R h .
• Z 3 is preferably a single bond, CH 2 or CH 2 CH 2 .
• Z 4 is preferably CH 2 or CH 2 CH 2 .
• R a is preferably halogen, in particular fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, N(R b )(R c ), CH 2 N(R b )(R c ), or S(O) 2 N(R e )(R f ),
• R b is preferably hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl
• R c is preferably hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl
• R b and R c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound may also form a saturated N-bound heterocyclic radical, selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, morpholin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, piperazin-1-yl and 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, where the 6 aforementioned heterocyclic radicals may carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents, selected from methyl and fluorine.
• R d is preferably C 1 -C 4 -alkyl.
• R e is preferably hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl
• R f is preferably hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl
• R e and R f together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound may also form a saturated N-bound heterocyclic radical, selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, morpholin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, piperazin-1-yl and 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, where the 6 aforementioned heterocyclic radicals may carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents, selected from methyl and fluorine.
• R g is preferably halogen, in particular fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkyl or C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkoxy.
• R h is preferably halogen, in particular fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, N(R b )(R c ), CH 2 N(R b )(R c ) or S(O) 2 N(R e )(R f ).
• R h is preferably C 1 -C 2 -alkylsulfanyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl-C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, phenoxy, 3- to 7-membered heterocyclyloxy, 3- to 7-membered heterocyclyl-C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, where heterocyclyl in the two last mentioned radicals has 1 or 2 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N, and 5- to 6-membered hetaryl-C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, where hetaryl has 1 or 2 heteroatoms as ring members which are selected from O, S and N.
• R h is in particular selected from halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoralkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and fluorinated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl.
• R h is especially selected from fluorine, chlorine, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, cyclopropyl and fluorinated cyclopropyl.
• R k is preferably halogen, in particular fluorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkyl or C 1 -C 4 -fluoroalkoxy.
• Particular embodiments of the invention relates to the compounds of formula I, to the N-oxides, the prodrugs, the hydrates and the tautomers thereof and to the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof, where the compounds of the formula I are selected from the group consisting of:
• Particular embodiments of the invention also relates to the compounds of formula I, to the N-oxides, the prodrugs, the hydrates and the tautomers thereof and to the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof, where the compounds of the formula I are selected from the group consisting of:
• the compounds of the present invention are distinct from the group of the following compounds:
• the compounds of the invention of the general formulae I, Ia, Ib, Ic and Id and the starting materials used to prepare them can be prepared in analogy to known processes of organic chemistry as are described in standard works of organic chemistry, e.g. Houben-Weyl, “Methoden der Organischen Chemie”, Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart, Jerry March “Advanced Organic Chemistry”, 5 th edition, Wiley & Sons and the literature cited therein, and R. Larock, “Comprehensive Organic Transformations”, 2 nd edition, Weinheim, 1999 and the literature cited therein.
• the compounds of the invention of the general formula I are advantageously prepared by the methods described below and/or in the experimental section.
• X 1 , X 2 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above.
• Q is a suitable leaving group such as chlorine, bromine or OH or a radical of an activated ester such as para-nitrophenoxy, pentafluorophenoxy, N-hydroxysuccinimide or hydroxybenzotriazol-1-yl.
• suitable reaction conditions have been described e.g. in Houben-Weyl: “Methoden der organ. Chemie” [Methods of Organic Chemistry], Georg-Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart, N.Y. 1985, Volume E5, pp. 941-1045).
• the reaction of II with III may be performed in the presence of a base.
• Suitable base include but are not limited to
• reaction may be performed in the presence of a coupling agent.
• Suitable coupling agents are, for example:
• compounds of the formula I and likewise compounds of the formula II, where Q is S can be prepared by successively reacting compounds of the formulae I and II, where Q is O with a suitable sulfurizing agent, such as Lawenson's reagent or P 2 S 5 .
• a suitable sulfurizing agent such as Lawenson's reagent or P 2 S 5 .
• the N-oxides of compound I may be prepared from the compounds of formula I according to conventional oxidation methods, for example by treating said compounds with an organic peracid; such as metachloroperbenzoic acid or 3-chloroperbenzoic acid [Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 38(11), 1892-1903 (1995), WO 03/64572]; or with inorganic oxidizing agents; such as hydrogen peroxide [cf. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 18 (7), 1305-1308 (1981)] or oxone [cf. Journal of the American Chemical Society 123(25), 5962-5973 (2001)].
• the oxidation may lead to pure mono-N-oxides or to a mixture of different N-oxides, which can be separated by conventional methods; such as chromatography.
• the compounds of the formula II, where Q is OH can be easily transformed into compounds of the formula II, where Q is halogen, in particular chlorine by a suitable chlorination agent such as thionylchloride or oxalyl chloride.
• X 2 , R 1 and R 4 are as defined above.
• R is C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, in particular methyl.
• Step a) is performed by reacting a compound of the formula V with dimethoxymethyl dimethylamine (also termed dimethylformamide dimethylacetal).
• dimethoxymethyl dimethylamine also termed dimethylformamide dimethylacetal
• step b) the compound of formula II, where Q is methoxy
• step c) the compound of the formula II, where X 1 is CH and Q is OH.
• Step d) is performed by reacting a compound of the formula VIII with an excess of a suitable oxidising agent in the presence of water, e.g. aqueous potassium permanganate.
• a suitable oxidising agent e.g. aqueous potassium permanganate.
• the compound of formula IX is obtained, which can be cyclised in step e) to a phthalazinone or phthalazinone analogue by reaction with hydrazine.
• Subsequent alkylation with an alkylating agent of formula R 1 -Q′ in step f) yields the compound of the formula II, where X 1 is CH and Q is OH.
• the reactions are usually performed in an organic solvent, including aprotic organic solvent, e.g. substituted amides, lactames and ureas; such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, tetramethyl urea, cyclic ethers; such as dioxane, tetrahydrofurane, halogenated hydrocarbons; such as dichloromethane, and mixtures thereof as well as mixtures thereof with C 1 -C 6 -alkanols and/or water.
• aprotic organic solvent e.g. substituted amides, lactames and ureas
• amides, lactames and ureas such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, tetramethyl urea, cyclic ethers
• dioxane tetrahydrofurane
• halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane, and
• the reactions described above will be usually performed at temperatures ranging from ⁇ 10° C. to 100° C., depending on the reactivity of the used compounds.
• reaction mixtures are worked up in a conventional way, e.g. by mixing with water, separating the phases and, where appropriate, purifying the crude products by chromatography.
• the intermediates and final products in some cases result in the form of colorless or pale brownish, viscous oils which are freed of volatiles or purified under reduced pressure and at moderately elevated temperature. If the intermediates and final products are obtained as solids, the purification can also take place by recrystallization or digestion.
• the compounds of the formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers and their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are particularly suitable for treating disorders or conditions, which can be treated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A.
• the terms “treating” and “treatment” in terms of the present invention have to be understood to include both curative treatment of the cause of a disease or disorder, the treatment of the symptoms associated with a disease or disorder, i.e. controlling the disease or disorder or ameliorating the conditions or symptoms associated with a disease or disorder, and prophylactic treatment, i.e. a treatment for reducing the risk of a disease or disorder.
• Neurological and psychiatric disorders or conditions which can be treated by inhibition of PDE10A, including curative treatment, control or amelioration and prophylaxis include CNS disorders, in particular schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorders, cognitive dysfunctions associated with schizophrenia, cognitive dysfunctions associated with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease (Huntington chorea), anxiety and substance-related disorders, especially substance use disorder, substance tolerance conditions associated with substance withdrawal.
• CNS disorders in particular schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorders, cognitive dysfunctions associated with schizophrenia, cognitive dysfunctions associated with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease (Huntington chorea), anxiety and substance-related disorders, especially substance use disorder, substance tolerance conditions associated with substance withdrawal.
• Disorders or conditions which can be treated by inhibition of PDE10A, including curative treatment, control or amelioration and prophylaxis also include treatment of diet induced obesity.
• the invention relates to the use of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers and their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for treatment of disorders or conditions, which can be treated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A, i.e. the invention relates to the use of such compounds for curative treatment of such a disease or disorder, controlling such a disease or disorder, ameliorating the symptoms associated with such a disease or disorder and reducing the risk for such a disease or disorder.
• the present invention also relates to a method for the treatment of a medical disorder, selected from neurological and psychiatric disorders which can be treated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 10A, said method comprising administering an effective amount of at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to a mammal in need thereof.
• the present invention in particular relates to:
• the subject treated in the present methods is generally a mammal, preferably a human being, male or female, in whom inhibition of PDE10A is desired.
• the terms “effective amount” and “therapeutically effective amount” mean the amount of the subject compound that will elicit the biological or medical response of a tissue, system, animal or human that is being sought by the researcher, veterinarian, medical doctor or other clinician. It is recognized that one skilled in the art may affect the neurological and psychiatric disorders by treating a patient presently afflicted with the disorders or by prophylactically treating a patient afflicted with the disorders with an effective amount of the compound of the present invention.
• treatment and “treating” refer to all processes, wherein there may be a slowing, interrupting, arresting, controlling, or stopping of the progression of the disorders described herein, but does not necessarily indicate a total elimination of all disorder symptoms, as well as the prophylactic therapy of the mentioned conditions, particularly in a patient who is predisposed to such disease or disorder.
• composition as used herein is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
• compositions of the present invention encompass any composition made by admixing a compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• pharmaceutically acceptable it is meant the carrier, diluent or excipient must be compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not deleterious to the recipient thereof.
• administering a should be understood to mean providing a compound of the invention or a prodrug of a compound of the invention to the individual in need of treatment.
• a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method for treating schizophrenia, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• the present invention provides a method for treating cognitive disturbances associated with schizophrenia, comprising:
• DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (1994, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C.)
• DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• psychotic refers to delusions, prominent hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior.
• the disorder includes: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition, substance-induced psychotic disorder, and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.
• schizophrenia is intended to include like disorders that are described in other diagnostic sources.
• the present invention provides a method for treating substance-related disorders, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• the present invention provides a method for treating anxiety, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• anxiety includes treatment of those anxiety disorders and related disorder as described in the DSM-IV.
• the skilled artisan will recognize that there are alternative nomenclatures, nosologies, and classification systems for neurological and psychiatric disorders, and particular anxiety, and that these systems evolve with medical scientific progress.
• the term “anxiety” is intended to include like disorders that are described in other diagnostic sources.
• the present invention provides a method for treating depression, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• Depressive disorders include, for example, single episodic or recurrent major depressive disorders, and dysthymic disorders, depressive neurosis, and neurotic depression; melancholic depression including anorexia, weight loss, insomnia and early morning waking, and psychomotor retardation; atypical depression (or reactive depression) including increased appetite, hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or irritability, anxiety and phobias; seasonal affective disorder; or bipolar disorders or manic depression, for example, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder and cyclothymic disorder.
• depression includes treatment of those depression disorders and related disorder as described in the DSM-1V.
• the present invention provides a method for treating substance-related disorders, especially substance dependence, substance abuse, substance tolerance, and substance withdrawal, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount at least one compound, selected from the group of compounds of formula I, their N-oxides, their hydrates, their tautomers, their prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• Substances include alcohol, amphetamine and similarly acting sympathomimetics, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, nicotine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) or similarly acting arylcyclohexylamines, and sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics. Also, polysubstance dependence and other unknown substance-related disorders are included. The skilled artisan will recognize that there are alternative nomenclatures, nosologies, and classification systems for neurological and psychiatric disorders, and particular substance-related disorders, and that these systems evolve with medical scientific progress. Thus, the term “substance-related disorder” is intended to include like disorders that are described in other diagnostic sources.
• an appropriate dosage level will generally be about 0.01 to 500 mg per kg patient body weight per day which can be administered in single or multiple doses.
• the dosage level will be about 0.1 to about 250 mg/kg per day; more preferably about 0.5 to about 100 mg/kg per day.
• a suitable dosage level may be about 0.01 to 250 mg/kg per day, about 0.05 to 100 mg/kg per day, or about 0.1 to 50 mg/kg per day. Within this range the dosage may be 0.05 to 0.5, 0.5 to 5 or 5 to 50 mg/kg per day.
• compositions are preferably provided in the form of tablets containing 1.0 to 1000 milligrams of the active ingredient, particularly 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 50.0, 75.0, 100.0, 150.0, 200.0, 250.0, 300.0, 400.0, 500.0, 600.0, 750.0, 800.0, 900.0, and 1000.0 milligrams of the active ingredient for the symptomatic adjustment of the dosage to the patient to be treated.
• the compounds may be administered on a regimen of 1 to 4 times per day, preferably once or twice per day.
• the compounds of the present invention are administered at a daily dosage of from about 0.1 milligram to about 100 milligram per kilogram of animal body weight, preferably given as a single daily dose or in divided doses two to six times a day, or in sustained release form.
• the total daily dosage is from about 1.0 milligrams to about 1000 milligrams, preferably from about 1 milligram to about 50 milligrams, in the case of a 70 kg adult human, the total daily dose will generally be from about 7 milligrams to about 350 milligrams.
• This dosage regimen may be adjusted to provide the optimal therapeutic response. It will be understood, however, that the specific dose level and frequency of dosage for any particular patient may be varied and will depend upon a variety of factors including the activity of the specific compound employed, the metabolic stability and length of action of that compound, the age, body weight, general health, sex, diet, mode and time of administration, rate of excretion, drug combination, the severity of the particular condition, and the host undergoing therapy.
• the compounds of the present invention may be administered by conventional routes of administration, including parenteral (e.g., intramuscular, intrapentoneal, intravenous, ICV, intracisternal injection or infusion, subcutaneous injection, or implant), oral, by inhalation spray, nasal, vaginal, rectal, sublingual, or topical routes of administration.
• parenteral e.g., intramuscular, intrapentoneal, intravenous, ICV, intracisternal injection or infusion, subcutaneous injection, or implant
• oral by inhalation spray, nasal, vaginal, rectal, sublingual, or topical routes of administration.
• the compounds according to the present invention are further useful in a method for the prevention, treatment, control, amelioration, or reduction of risk of the aforementioned diseases, disorders and conditions in combination with other agents.
• the compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with one or more other drugs in the treatment, prevention, control, amelioration, or reduction of risk of diseases or conditions for which compounds of Formula I or the other drugs may have utility, where the combination of the drugs together are safer or more effective than either drug alone.
• Such other drug(s) may be administered, by a route and in an amount commonly used therefore, contemporaneously or sequentially with a compound of Formula I.
• a pharmaceutical composition in unit dosage form containing such other drugs and the compound of formula I is preferred.
• the combination therapy may also include therapies in which the compound of formula I and one or more other drugs are administered on different overlapping schedules.
• the compounds of the present invention and the other active ingredients may be used in lower doses than when each is used singly.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include those that contain one or more other active ingredients, in addition to a compound of formula I.
• the above combinations include combinations of a compound of the present invention not only with one other active compound, but also with two or more other active compounds.
• compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with other drugs that are used in the prevention, treatment, control, amelioration, or reduction of risk of the diseases or conditions for which compounds of the present invention are useful.
• Such other drugs may be administered, by a route and in an amount commonly used therefore, contemporaneously or sequentially with a compound of the present invention.
• a pharmaceutical composition containing such other drugs in addition to the compound of the present invention is preferred.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include those that also contain one or more other active ingredients, in addition to a compound of the present invention.
• the weight ratio of the compound of the compound of the present invention to the second active ingredient may be varied and will depend upon the effective dose of each ingredient. Generally, an effective dose of each will be used. Thus, for example, when a compound of the present invention is combined with another agent, the weight ratio of the compound of the present invention to the other agent will generally range from about 1000:1 to about 1:1000, preferably about 200:1 to about 1:200. Combinations of a compound of the present invention and other active ingredients will generally also be within the aforementioned range, but in each case, an effective dose of each active ingredient should be used. In such combinations the compound of the present invention and other active agents may be administered separately or in conjunction. In addition, the administration of one element may be prior to, concurrent to, or subsequent to the administration of other agent(s).
• the present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions (i.e. medicaments) which comprise at least one compound of the present invention and, where appropriate, one or more suitable excipients.
• excipients/drug carriers are chosen according to the pharmaceutical form and the desired mode of administration.
• the compounds of the present invention can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral (e.g., intramuscular, intrapentoneal, intravenous, ICV, intracisternal injection or infusion, subcutaneous injection, or implant), oral, sublingual, intratracheal, intranasal, topical, transdermal, vaginal or rectal administration, and be administered to animals or humans in unit dose forms, mixed with conventional pharmaceutical carriers, for the prophylaxis or treatment of the above impairments or diseases.
• parenteral e.g., intramuscular, intrapentoneal, intravenous, ICV, intracisternal injection or infusion, subcutaneous injection, or implant
• oral, sublingual, intratracheal, intranasal, topical, transdermal, vaginal or rectal administration e.g., intranasal, topical, transdermal, vaginal or rectal administration, and be administered to animals or humans in unit dose forms, mixed with conventional pharmaceutical carriers, for the prophylaxis or treatment of the
• the at least one compound of the present invention may be formulated alone or together with further active compounds, in suitable dosage unit formulations containing conventional excipients, which generally are non-toxic and/or pharmaceutically acceptable.
• Carriers or excipients can be solid, semisolid or liquid materials which serve as vehicles, carriers or medium for the active compound. Suitable excipients are listed in the specialist medicinal monographs.
• the formulations can comprise pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or customary auxiliary substances, such as glidants; wetting agents; emulsifying and suspending agents; preservatives; antioxidants; antiirritants; chelating agents; coating auxiliaries; emulsion stabilizers; film formers; gel formers; odor masking agents; taste corrigents; resin; hydrocolloids; solvents; solubilizers; neutralizing agents; diffusion accelerators; pigments; quaternary ammonium compounds; refatting and overfatting agents; raw materials for ointments, creams or oils; silicone derivatives; spreading auxiliaries; stabilizers; sterilants; suppository bases; tablet auxiliaries, such as binders, fillers, glidants, disintegrants or coatings; propellants; drying agents; opacifiers; thickeners; waxes; plasticizers and white mineral oils.
• glidants such as glidants; wetting agents; emulsifying and suspending agents; pre
• a formulation in this regard is based on specialist knowledge as described, for example, in Fiedler, H. P., Lexikon der Hilfsstoffe für Pharmazie, Kosmetik and angrenzende füre [Encyclopedia of auxiliary substances for pharmacy, cosmetics and related fields], 4 th edition, Aulendorf: ECV-Editio-Kantor-Verlag, 1996.
• Suitable unit dose forms include forms for oral administration, such as tablets, gelatin capsules, powders, granules and solutions or suspensions for oral intake, forms for sublingual, buccal, intratracheal or intranasal administration, aerosols, implants, forms of subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous administration and forms of rectal administration.
• the compounds of the invention can be used in creams, ointments or lotions for topical administration.
• a solid composition is prepared in the form of tablets, the main ingredient is mixed with a pharmaceutical carrier such as gelatin, starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicon dioxide or the like.
• a pharmaceutical carrier such as gelatin, starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicon dioxide or the like.
• the tablets may be coated with sucrose, a cellulose derivative or another suitable substance or be treated otherwise in order to display a prolonged or delayed activity and in order to release a predetermined amount of the active basic ingredient continuously.
• a preparation in the form of gelatin capsules is obtained by mixing the active ingredient with an extender and taking up the resulting mixture in soft or hard gelatin capsules.
• a preparation in the form of a syrup or elixir or for administration in the form of drops may comprise active ingredients together with a sweetener, which is preferably calorie-free, methylparaben or propylparaben as antiseptics, a flavoring and a suitable coloring.
• a sweetener which is preferably calorie-free, methylparaben or propylparaben as antiseptics, a flavoring and a suitable coloring.
• the water-dispersible powders or granules may comprise the active ingredients mixed with dispersants, wetting agents or suspending agents such as polyvinylpyrrolidones, and sweeteners or taste improvers.
• Rectal administration is achieved by the use of suppositories which are prepared with binders which melt at the rectal temperature, for example cocobutter or polyethylene glycols.
• Parenteral administration is effected by using aqueous suspensions, isotonic salt solutions or sterile and injectable solutions which comprise pharmacologically suitable dispersants and/or wetting agents, for example propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol.
• the active basic ingredient may also be formulated as microcapsules or liposomes/centrosomes, if suitable with one or more carriers or additives.
• compositions of the invention may comprise further active basic ingredients which may be beneficial for the treatment of the impairments or diseases indicated above.
• the present invention thus further relates to pharmaceutical compositions in which a plurality of active basic ingredients are present together, where at least one thereof is a compound of the invention.
• the compounds according to the invention are optionally mixed or diluted with one or more carriers.
• the compounds were either characterized via proton-NMR in d 6 -dimethylsulfoxide or d-chloroform on a 400 MHz or 500 MHz NMR instrument (Bruker AVANCE), or by mass spectrometry, generally recorded via HPLC-MS in a fast gradient on C18-material (electrospray-ionisation (ESI) mode), or melting point.
• ESI electrospray-ionisation
• the magnetic nuclear resonance spectral properties refer to the chemical shifts ( ⁇ ) expressed in parts per million (ppm).
• the relative area of the shifts in the 1 H-NMR spectrum corresponds to the number of hydrogen atoms for a particular functional type in the molecule.
• the nature of the shift, as regards multiplicity, is indicated as singlet (s), broad singlet (s. br.), doublet (d), broad doublet (d br.), triplet (t), broad triplet (t br.), quartet (q), quintet (quint.) and multiplet (m).
• step 1.2 The product obtained in step 1.2 (1.8 g, 6.4 mmol) was suspended in toluene (40 mL), and the suspension was heated at 105° C. overnight. The precipitates were removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated to afford the title product as a white solid. This was used in the next step without further purification.
• step 1.5 A mixture of the compound obtained in step 1.5 (80 mg, 0.2474 mmol), ethylamine hydrochloride (61 mg, 0.7423 mmol) and DIPEA (1 mL) in methanol (5 mL) was heated at reflux overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with EtOAc (50 mL) and washed with HCl (2 N, 10 mL) and brine (10 ML). The organic layer was dried over Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title product as a white solid (68 mg, yield 95%). The product was pure enough to be used in the next step without further purification.
• step 119.5 A solution of 3-ethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-phthalazine-1-carboxylic acid obtained in step 119.5 (200 mg, 0.719 mmol) in SOCl 2 (2 mL) was stirred at 76° C. for 2 h. Then SOCl 2 was removed and the residue was dissolved in DCM (5 mL).
• Butan-1-amine (79 mg, 1.078 mmol) and triethylamine (109 mg, 1.078 mmol) were added dropwise and the resulting reaction was stirred at r.t. for 3 h. The solvent was removed and the obtained residue was washed with EtOAc to give the title compound (140 mg, 58.4%) as a white solid.
• diethyl malonate (58.0 g, 362 mmol) was added sodium (0.999 g, 43.5 mmol) in portions at r.t. After the addition was complete, the mixture was stirred at 50° C. until the sodium had disappeared. Copper(I) bromide (0.260 g, 1.811 mmol) and then 2-bromo-5-methoxy-4-nitro-benzoic acid obtained in step 136.3 (5.0 g, 18.11 mmol) were added. The mixture was heated at 70° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was dissolved in water and extracted with toluene and EtOAc. The aqueous layer was acidified with HCl (2 N).
• the mixture was capped and placed in the Anton Paar Synthos 3000 optimizer at 150° C. for 30 minutes.
• the vial was decapped and placed to concentrate to dryness.
• An additional 1.4 mL of DMSO/MeOH (1:1 v/v) was added for dissolution and submission for reverse phase HPLC purification.

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