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• the present invention relates to polycyclic guanine derivatives useful for treating cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders, as well as to their pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using the same.
• the present invention is directed to novel polycyclic guanine derivatives of the formula:
• J oxygen or sulfur
• R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkyl substituted with aryl or hydroxy
• R 2 is hydrogen, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, alkyl or alkyl substituted with aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, monoalkyl amino or dialkylamino, or -(CH 2 ) m TCOR 20 wherein m is an integer from 1 to 6, T is oxygen or -NH- and R 20 is hydrogen, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl or alkyl substituted with aryl or heteroaryl;
• R 3 is hydrogen, halo, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aminosulfonyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxyalkylamino, aminoalkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl or aminocarbonyl or alkyl substituted with aryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino;
• R a , R b , R c and R d independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; or (R a and R b ) or (R c and R d ) or (R b and R c ) can complete a saturated ring of 5- to 7- carbon atoms, or (R a and R b ) taken together and (R b and R c ) taken together, each complete a saturated ring of 5- to 7-carbon atoms, wherein each ring optionally can contain a sulfur or oxygen atom and whose carbon atoms may be optionally substituted with one or more or the following: alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkyl or alkyl substituted with hydroxy, carboxy or alkoxycarbonyl; or such saturated ring can have two adjacent carbon atoms which are shared with an adjoining aryl ring; and
• n is zero or one.
• Preferred compounds are those of formula (I).
• J is O.
• R 1 is alkyl, more preferably methyl.
• preferred substituents include hydrogen, benzyl, 4-chlorobenzyl, cyclohexylmethyl and trimethylacetoxymethyl.
• preferred substituents include hydrogen and alkyl such as methyl or ethyl.
• n is zero. Also preferred is that (R a and R b ) form a saturated 5 membered ring, that (R b and R c ) form a saturated 5, 6 or 7 membered ring or (R a and R b ) and (R b and R c ) each can complete a saturated ring and each ring contains 5 or 6 carbon atoms .
• (R b and R c ) form a saturated 5, 6 or 7 membered ring, generally the preferred
• stereochemistry is (R) at the carbon atom bearing R b and the preferred stereochemistry is (S) at the carbon atom bearing R c .
• the compounds of formulas (I) and (I') are useful as antihypertensive, bronchodilating and blood platelet inhibiting agents.
• Compounds (I) and (I') are also useful in inhibiting phosphodiesterase enzymes. The inhibition of vascular phosphodiesterase is believed to induce antihypertensive activity.
• Compounds (I) and (I') can also serve as smooth muscle relaxants and are therefore useful in the treatment of bronchoconstriction. Such compounds also can inhibit platelet function and are useful in treating conditions benefitting from inhibiting platelet function.
• the present invention is also directed toward a pharmaceutical composition containing at least one of compounds (I) and (I') in an amount effective to inhibit phosphodiesterase or relax smooth muscle.
• the present invention is also directed toward a pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-hypertensive, a bronchodilating or a platelet inhibiting effective amount of the compounds (I) and (I').
• the present invention is also directed toward a method for treating hypertension, bronchoconstriction or diseases benefitting from platelet inhibition in a mammal comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an amount of at least one of compounds (I) and (!') effective to treat any of the above diseases.
• the present invention is also directed toward a method for maintaining guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) levels in a mammal by administering an amount of compounds (I) and (I') effective to maintain or increase cGMP levels.
• cGMP guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate
• alkyl - represents a straight chain saturated hydrocarbon moiety having from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched hydrocarbon moiety of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to 6, such as for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, decyl and the like; alkoxy - represents an alkyl moiety as defined above covalently bonded to an oxygen atom, as for example, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, decyloxy and the like; alkenyl - represents a straight chain hydrocarbon chain hydrocarbon moiety of two to 10 carbon atoms or a branched
• alkynyl - represents a straight chain hydrocarbon moiety of two to 10 carbon atoms or a or branched hydrocarbon chain of four to 10 carbon atoms having at least one carbon to carbon triple bond such as for example ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 1-butynyl, 1-pentynyl, 2-pentynyl, 1-hexynyl, 2-hexynyl, 3-hexynyl and the like; alkylthio - represents an alkyl moiety as defined above bonded to a sulfur atom; aryl - represents a carbocyclic moiety containing at least one benzenoid-type
• cycloalkyl - represents a saturated carbocyclic ring containing from 3 to 7 carbon atoms, such as for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and the like; halo - represents fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo; heteroaryl - represents a cyclic group having at least one O, S and/or N interrupting a carbocyclic ring structure and having a sufficient number of delocalized pi electrons to provide aromatic character, with the aromatic heterocyclic group having from 2 to 14, preferably from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, for example 2-, 3- or 4-pyridyl, 2- or 3-furyl, 2- or 3-thienyl, 2-, 4- or 5-thiazolyl, 1 , 2-, 4- or 5-imidazolyl, 2-, 4- or 5-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3- or 4-pyridazinyl, 3-, 5- or
• Certain compounds of the invention can also form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic and inorganic acids.
• suitable acids for such salt formation are hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, citric, oxalic, malonic, salicylic, malic, fumaric, succinic, ascorbic, maleic, methanesulfonic and other mineral and carboxylic acids well known to those skilled in the art.
• the salts are prepared by contacting the free base form with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce a salt in the conventional manner.
• Certain compounds of the invention will be acidic in nature, e.g., those compounds which possess a carboxy or phenolic hydroxyl group. These compounds may form pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Examples of such salts are the sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum, gold and silver salts. Also contemplated are salts formed with
• amines such as ammonia, alkylamines, hydroxyalkylamines, N-methylglucamine and the like.
• the compounds of the present invention can be prepared by several preparative routes as described hereinafter. Variations of these routes can be employed, as well as other routes known to those skilled in the art such as those described in the various references cited throughout the specification, whose preparative teachings are incoporated herein by reference.
• the compounds of formula (IV) can be prepared by contacting compound (II) with a nitrosating agent such as nitrous acid, as described in Arnold Weissberger (ed.), The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, A Series of Monographs, The Pyrimidines, Interscience Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1962), whose preparative teachings are incorporated herein by reference.
• a nitrosating agent such as nitrous acid
• the compounds of formula (VI) can be prepared by contacting compound (IV) with a reducing agent such as hydrogen with a catalyst, a metal with an acid, or a sulfur containing reducing agent such as sodium dithionite, as described in Weissberger, supra.
• a reducing agent such as hydrogen
• a metal with an acid such as aluminum oxide
• a sulfur containing reducing agent such as sodium dithionite
• the compounds of formula (VIII) can be prepared by reductive alkylation of compounds (VI) entailing contacting compound (VI) with a carbonyl compound and reducing the intermediate thus obtained by catalytic hydrogenation as described hereinbefore or by reduction with a hydride reducing agent such as sodium
• the compounds of formula (XIV) can be prepared by cyclizing the adduct prepared from compound (VIII) with a carboxylic acid derivative such as an orthoester of the formula R 3 C(OCH 3 ) 3 as taught in Weissberger, The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, A Series of Monographs, The Fused Pyrimidines, Vol. 2, Purines,
• the compounds of formula (XVI) wherein X is CI or Br can be prepared by converting compounds (XIV) to their halide form with a halide forming reagent such as phosphorus oxychloride (POCI 3 ) as taught in Weissberger, The Fused Pyrimidines, supra.
• a halide forming reagent such as phosphorus oxychloride (POCI 3 ) as taught in Weissberger, The Fused Pyrimidines, supra.
• the compounds of formula (XIX) can be prepared by amination of compounds (XVI) with aminoalcohol (XVIII) optionally in the presence of a suitable acid acceptor such as triethylamine, according to known or analogous procedures such as taught in Weissberger, The Fused Pyrimidines, supra.
• a particularly useful method employs excess diisopropylethylamine in a solvent such as N-methylpyrrolidinone at elevated temperatures of 100 to 150°C.
• the desired compounds of formula (I) can be prepared by ring closure of compound (XIX) with a suitable dehydrating agent such as thionyl chloride or triphenylphosphine dibromide according to known or analogous procedures as taught in Fieser and Fieser, supra.
• a suitable dehydrating agent such as thionyl chloride or triphenylphosphine dibromide according to known or analogous procedures as taught in Fieser and Fieser, supra.
• compound (XXI) can be prepared by contacting the 2,6-dichloropurine compound (XX) with a benzylic alcohol of the formula R 5 OH, wherein R 5 represents benzyl or substituted benzyl, in the presence of a suitable base such as sodium hydride (NaH) in a solvent such as DMF or THF.
• a suitable base such as sodium hydride (NaH) in a solvent such as DMF or THF.
• Compound (XXI) is contacted with a compound of the formula R 2 Y wherein R 2 and Y are as defined hereinbefore in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ) and a solvent such as dimethylformamide (DMF) to give a mixture containing monochlorinated purines (XXII) and (XXX).
• K 2 CO 3 potassium carbonate
• DMF dimethylformamide
• compound (XXII) can be contacted with an acid such as HX wherein X is chloro or bromo in an organic acid such as acetic acid to give the compound (XXIII).
• Compound (XXIII) can then be contacted with a compound of formula R 1 Y 1 wherein R 1 is defined hereinbefore and Y 1 is a leaving group representing any of the values for Y, in the presence of a base such as lithium hydroxide in
• desired compounds (I') can be prepared according to the procedures as described in Routes 1 and 2.
• the compounds of formula (I) or (I') wherein R 3 is alkyl, halo, alkylthio, carboxy or alkoxycarbonyl can be prepared by, in step 1 , contacting compound (I) or (I') wherein R 3 is hydrogen, with a base such as lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) in a suitable solvent such as THF.
• a base such as lithium diisopropylamide (LDA)
• LDA lithium diisopropylamide
• the compounds of formula (I) wherein R 3 is amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio or alkoxy can be prepared by contacting a compound of formula (I) wherein R 3 is halogen with an amine, alkyl mercaptide or alkoxide to form the corresponding amino, alkylthio or alkoxy compound (I) as taught in Weissberger, The Fused Pyrimidines, supra.
• a sulfurating agent such as phosphorus pentasulfide (P 2 S 5 ), or Lawesson's reagent
• Aminoalcohols (XVIII) are known or may be prepared by known methods, such as taught in Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, 2nd Edition, Vol. 1 , Part D., pp 34-37, whose preparative teachings are incoporated herein by reference.
• Compounds (XVIIIa) represent the case where (R a and R b ) and (R b and R c ) each complete a saturated ring, R b is CH, and n is 0. These may be prepared according to Scheme 1 , where p is 2 or 3, and R a , R c , and R d are as defined hereinbefore.
• Compound (Llll) can be prepared by treating compound (LI) with an organometallic reagent (Lll), ie. grignard reagent or a zinc copper reagent as described in E.J. Corey et al., Journal of American Chemical Society, 1978 page 6294 or P. Knochel et al., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989, pg. 5200, whose preparative teachings are incorporated herein by reference.
• Compound (LIV) can be prepared by treating compound (L III) with a protic acid in alcohol , e.g. toluenesulfonic acid or
• hydrochloric acid in methanol at refluxing temperatures, followed by treatment with an aqueous solution of a protic acid in a solvent such as hydrochloric acid in THF.
• a base e.g.
• Compound (XVIIIa) can be prepared by treating compound
• compound (XVIIIa) can be prepared by treating compound (LIV) with an oxidizing agent such as pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) to give ketone (LV), followed by reduction with a reducing agent such as borodydride in an alcoholic solvent, followed by hydrogenation with a suitable catalyst, eg. Raney nickel, to give the desired compound (XVIIIa).
• an oxidizing agent such as pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) to give ketone (LV)
• a reducing agent such as borodydride in an alcoholic solvent
• a suitable catalyst eg. Raney nickel
• Example 1 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-5-methyl-3-(phenylmethyl)-cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4-one
• Example 1 the following compounds are obtained:
• Example 11 By using 2-(2(R)-hydroxy-1 (R)-cyclopentylamino)-1 ,8-dimethyl-7-(phenylmethyl)purin-6-one in accordance with Example 1 , the title compound is obtained.
• Example 12 cis-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-Hexahydro-2,5-dimethyl-3- (phenylmethyl)-3H-benzimidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(5H)-one: white solid, CI
• Example 17a cis-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-Hexahydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl- 3-(phenylmethyl)-3H-benzimidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(5H)-one
• Example 18 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-o-methylcyclopenta[4,5]-imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)-one.
• Example 20 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-5-methyl-3-(phenylmethyl)cyclopenta[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)-thione.
• Example 21 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-5-methyl-3-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)cyclopenta[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)-one.
• Example 25 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-2,5-dimethylcyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)-one hydrochloride, and methyl iodide instead of 4-chlorobenzyl chloride in accordance with Example 21 , the title compound is obtained.
• Example 25 cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-3-(phenylmethyl)cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)one
• Example 28 cis-3,4,5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Octahydro-5-methyl-4-oxo-3- (phenylmethyl)cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-2-carboxylic acid, methyl ester, mp 185-186°C
• Example 27 The title compound of Example 27 is treated with ethereal CH 2 N 2 to obtain the title compound.
• Example 29a cis-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-2-(methylaminosulfonyl)-5-metnyl-3- (phenylmethyl)cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)one
• Example 3 cis-5,6a(R), 7, 8, 9, 9a(S)-Hexahydro-5-methyl-3- (phenylmethyl)cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)one, mp 145- 146°C.
• Example 37 In accordance with Preparative Example 25, treat the appropriate aminoalcohols with SOCI 2 to generate the following cyclic products:
• Example 38 The title compound of Example 38 is resolved by HPLC using a chiral stationary phase ( Daicel Chiralcel OD). Elute with
• Example 38 The title compound of Example 38 is resolved by HPLC using a chiral stationary phase (Daicel Chiralcel OD). Elute with
• Example 39 Treat the title compound from Example 39 in accordance with Example 41 to obtain the title compound as a colorless powder.
• Example 40 Treat the title compound from Example 40 in accordance with Example 41 to obtain the title compound as a colorless powder.
• Example 45 Treat the title compound from Example 45 with Pearlman's catalyst in accordance with Example 41 to give the title compound as a powder.
• Example 19a Treat 5,6a(R),7,8,9,9a(S)-hexahydro-2,5-dimethylcyclopent[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(3H)-one from Example 19a (0.28g, 1.1 mmol) in DMF with (4ml) with potassium carbonate (0.24g) and chloromethylpivalate (0.2ml, 1.4mmol) at 35°C for 6 hr. Cool and filter the reaction mixture. Partition the filtrate with brine and ethyl acetate: THF 1 :1. Dry and concentrate the organic layer to give the title compound as a powder.
• Example 51 The compound of Example 51 is separated into the individual enantiomers by HPLC (Daicel chiralcel OD, 80:20:0.1 hexaneisopropanol-diethylamine). The (+)-enantiomer is eluted second.
• the title compound is also obtained from 2-(2(R)-hydroxy-1 (R)-methylcyclopentylamino)-1 ,8-dimethyl-7-(phenylmethyl)purin-6-one in accordance with Example 1.
• Example 54 cis-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-Hexahydro-2,5,7-trimethyl-3- (phenylmethyl)-3H-benzimidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(5H)-one]: tan solid, mp 159-60°.
• Example 56 cis-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-Hexahydro-2,5,7-trimethyl-3H- benzimidazo[2,1-b]purin-4(5H)-one]: beige solid mp 262-4°.
• Preparative Example 2 6-Amino-3-methyl-5- (phenylmethylamino)pyrimidine-2,4-dione
• 2,6-dichloropurine (0.30g,1.6mmol) is added to a mixture of benzyl alcohol (0.19g, 1.8mmol) and 60% sodium hydride (0.13g, 3.3mmol) in DMF (8ml) at room temperature (RT). After 1 hr, the reaction is heated to 60°C for 18 hr, cooled to RT and dilute HCI is added to adjust the pH to
• lodomethane (0.95 ml) is added to a mixture of 2-chloro-7-cyclopentylpurin-6-one and 2-bromo-7-cyclopentylpurin-6-one (1.8g) and LiOH (0.38g) in DMF (20ml) at 0°C. After 1 hr at RT, the mixture is partitioned between EtOAC/THF (1 :1), and brine. The organic layers are concentrated in vacuo and the residue is purified by flash chromatography using 3% EtOH in CH 2 CL 2 to give a mixture of the title compounds, a solid, mp 140-145°C .
• the compounds of formulas (I) and (I') can be combined with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier to prepare a pharmaceutical preparation or composition suitable for parenteral or oral administration.
• a suitable pharmaceutical carrier to prepare a pharmaceutical preparation or composition suitable for parenteral or oral administration.
• Such pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders such as mammalian hypertension and
• the effective daily antihypertensive dose (ED 50 ) of the present compounds will typically be in the range of about 1 to about 100 mg/kg of mammalian body weight, administered in single or divided doses.
• the exact dosage to be administered can be determined by the attending clinician and is dependent upon where the particular compound lies within the above cited range, as well as upon the age, weight and condition of the individual.
• the present compounds can be administered in a dosage range of about 10 to about 500 mg per patient generally given a number of times per day, providing a total daily dosage of from about 10 to about 2000 mg per day.
• compositions of the present invention can be administered orally or parenterally.
• Typical injectable formulations include solutions and suspensions.
• Typical oral formulations include tablets, capsules syrups, suspensions and elixirs. Also contemplated are
• transdermal dosage forms e.g. transdermal dosage forms
• the typical acceptable pharmaceutical carriers for use in the formulations described above are exemplified by sugars such as lactose, sucrose, mannitol and sorbitol; starches such as corn starch, tapioca starch and potato starch; cellulose and derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and methyl cellulose; calcium phosphates such as dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate; sodium sulfate; calcium sulfate; polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol; stearic acid; alkaline earth metal stearates such as magnesium stearate and calcium stearate, stearic acid, vegetable oils such as peanut oil, cottonse oil, sesame oil, olive oil and com oil; non-ionic, cationic and anionic ; ethylene glycol polymers; beta-cyclodextrin; fatty alcohols and hydrolyzed cereal solids; as well as other non-toxic compatible fillers,
• a capsule comprising the Active Ingredient:
• the present compounds are useful in inhibiting the phosphodiesterase enzymes .
• These phosphodiesterase enzymes are known to hydrolyze cGMP in smooth muscle. High levels of cGMP are associated with the relaxation of vascular smooth muscle, with a consequent subsequent reduction in blood pressure. Thus, it is believed that by inhibiting these phosphodiesterase enzymes, cGMP levels in muscle will be either maintained or increased with a subsequent reduction in blood pressure.
• SHR spontaneously hypertensive rats
• cGMP-PDE calcium-calmodulin dependent phosphodiesterase
• the first enzyme calcium-calmodulin dependent phosphodiesterase (CaM-PDE)
• CaM-PDE calcium-calmodulin dependent phosphodiesterase
• the enzyme is activated several fold by Ca-calmodulin and is selective for cGMP, although it will also hydrolyze cAMP.
• the second enzyme, cGMP phosphodiesterase (cGMP-PDE) is a homogeneous enzyme obtained from bovine lung and purified by ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and sucrose gradient centrifugation.
• cGMP-PDE is highly selective for cGMP.
• Bovine aorta homogenates and primary cultures of bovine aortic endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells contain an enzyme with properties very similar to the lung isozyme.
• the enzyme assay is performed using a Biomek Automated Pipetting Station. Compounds are dissolved in distilled water or DMSO and diluted with 10% DMSO. Compounds are tested at several concentrations at log intervals, typically 0.1 , 1.0, 10, and 100 ⁇ M final concentration.
• Assays contain the following components:
• phosphodiesterase inhibitor Assays are performed for 25 minutes at room temperature to achieve 5-10% hydrolysis of substrate. The negatively charged substrates are then separated from guanosine by binding to an anion-exchange resin (AG1-X8) and centrifugation or filtration, and the product is quantitated by scintillation counting in counts per minute (cpm) of the remaining soluble material. Percent inhibition is calculated as follows:
• Activity is expresssed as the IC 50 value, ie. the concentration required to inhibit activity of enzyme by 50 per cent.
• SHR conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats
• SHR males are purchased from Taconic Farms, Germantown New York and are approximately 16-18 weeks old when anesthetized with ether.
• the caudal (ventral tail) artery is cannulated with polyethylene tubing (PE50) and blood pressure and heart rate are recorded as described by Baum, T. et. al, J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. Vol 5, pp. 655-667, (1983). Rats are placed into plastic cylindrical cages where they rapidly recover consciousness. Blood pressure and heart rate are allowed to stabilize for approximately 90 minutes prior to compound administration.
• PE50 polyethylene tubing
• MBP mean blood pressure
• Compound-induced changes are compared with the changes in an appropriate placebo group.

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