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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compounds of the formula I
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 have the meanings indicated below, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases, for example of cardiovascular disorders such as high blood pressure, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis.
• the compounds of the formula I have the ability to modulate the endogenous production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of disease states which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance.
• the invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the designated disease states and for the production of pharmaceuticals therefor, and pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a compound of the formula I.
• cGMP is an important intracellular messenger which triggers a number of pharmacological effects by means of the modulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinases, phosphodiesterases and ion channels. Examples are smooth muscle relaxation, the inhibition of platelet activation and the inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation and leukocyte adhesion.
• cGMP is produced by particulate and soluble guanylate cyclases as a response to a number of extracellular and intracellular stimuli. In the case of the particulate guanylate cyclases, the stimulation essentially takes place by means of peptide signal substances, such as the atrial natriuretic peptide or the cerebral natriuretic peptide.
• sGC soluble guanylate cyclases
• sGC soluble guanylate cyclases
• the most important stimulant is nitrogen monoxide (NO) or a closely related species.
• NO nitrogen monoxide
• the importance of other factors such as carbon monoxide or the hydroxyl radical is still largely unclear.
• NO nitrogen monoxide
• the binding of NO to the heme with formation of a pentacoordinated heme-nitrosyl complex is discussed as an activation mechanism of activation by NO.
• the release associated therewith of the histidine which is bound to the iron in the basal state converts the enzyme into the activated conformation.
• Active soluble guanylate cyclases are each composed of an ⁇ - and a ⁇ -subunit.
• Several subtypes of the subunits are described which differ from one another with respect to sequence, tissue-specific distribution and expression in various stages of development.
• the subtypes ⁇ and ⁇ -i are mainly expressed in the brain and lung, while ⁇ 2 is especially found in liver and kidney.
• the subtype ⁇ 2 was detected in human fetal brain.
• the subunits designated as ⁇ 3 and ⁇ 3 were isolated from human brain and are homologous to ⁇ and ⁇ - t . More recent studies point to an ⁇ 2i subunit, which contains an insert in the catalytic domain. All subunits show great homology in the region of the catalytic domain.
• the enzymes probably contain one heme per heterodimer, which is bonded via ⁇ Cys-78 and/or ⁇ - ⁇ -His-105 and is part of the regulatory center.
• guanylate cyclase-activating factors can be decreased under pathological conditions, or increased degradation thereof can take place, for example as a result of the increased occurrence of free radicals.
• the decreased activation of the sGC resulting therefrom leads, via the attenuation of the respective cGMP- mediated cell response, to an increase in the blood pressure, to platelet activation or to increased cell proliferation or cell adhesion, for example.
• endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, stable or unstable angina pectoris, thromboses, myocardial infarcts, strokes or erectile dysfunction occurs.
• the pharmacological stimulation of the sGC offers a possibility for the normalization of cGMP production and thus allows the treatment and prevention of such diseases.
• For the pharmacological stimulation of sGC until now almost exclusively compounds were used whose action is based on an intermediate release of NO, for example organic nitrates.
• the disadvantage of this method of treatment lies in the development of tolerance and weakening of action and the higher dose which therefore becomes necessary.
• Certain tetrahydroquinazolines are already known. For example, in DE-A-40 29 654, 2-phenyltetrahydroquinazolines having fungicidal activity are described which, in the 4-position, carry specific amino substituents which contain alkynyl groups. In US-A-3 346 452 and US-A-3 322 759 tetrahydroquinazolines are described which carry an aminoalkylamino group in the 4-position and which have analgesic activity.
• bicyclic py ⁇ ' midines are described in WO-A-97/47 601 which act as dopamine receptor antagonists and can be employed, for example, for the treatment of schizophrenia, and which carry a heterocyclylalkylamino substituent in which the heterocycle is bonded via a ring nitrogen atom.
• 2-Phenyl-cycloalkanopyrimidines are described in JP-A-07/228 573 which are serotonin receptor antagonists and are suitable as psychopharmaceuticals, and which carry a piperazino or homopiperazino substituent in the 4-position.
• 2-Phenylcycloalkanopyrimidines are described in EP-A-826 673 which act on benzodiazepine receptors and have, for example, an anxiolytic activity, and which carry specific amino substituents in the 4-position which contain aminocarbonyl groups.
• the present invention thus relates to compounds of the formula I
• R 1 and R 2 which are independent of one another and which can be identical or different, are hydrogen, or are (C- ⁇ -C- ⁇ o)-alkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of hydroxy, (C 1 -C 4 )- alkoxy, (C 1 -C )-alkyl-S(O) m -, (C 3 -C 7 )-cycloalkyl, phenyl, ⁇ aphthyl and pyridyl, or are (C 3 -Cg)-cycloalkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (d-C )-alkyl, benzyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-0-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-0-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-0-, H-CO-NH-, (d-d)- alkyl-CO-NH-
• R R 2 N- is a residue of a 5-membered to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring bonded via a ring nitrogen atom which in addition to the nitrogen atom bonded to the tetrahydroquinazoline ring can contain one further hetero ring member from the group consisting of 0 and S(0) m and which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (C ⁇ -C 4 )- alkyl, phenyl, hydroxy, (C 1 -C )-alkoxy, hydroxy-(C C 4 )-alkyl- and R 1 R 12 N-,
• R 1 , R 2 and R 1 R 2 N- can be unsubstituted or substituted in the aromatic ring by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, (d-C 4 )- alkyl, phenyl, CF 3 , N0 2 , OH, -0-(C C 4 )-alkyl, -0-(C 2 -C 4 )-alkyl-0-(d-C 4 )-alkyl, (d-C 2 )-alkylenedioxy, NH 2 , -NH-(d-C 4 )-alkyl, -N((d-C 4 )-alkyl) 2 , -NH-CHO,
• R 3 is aryl, but cannot be unsubstituted phenyl
• R 10 is hydrogen, (C C 4 )-alkyl, aryl-(C C 4 )-alkyl-, hydroxy-(C ⁇ C 4 )-aikyl-, hydroxycarbonyl-(d-C )-alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl)-(C 1 -C )-alkyl-, R 11 R 12 N-CO-(d-C 4 )-alkyl-, R 13 -S0 2 - or aryl; R 11 and R 12 are identical or different residues from the group consisting of hydrogen and (d-C )-alkyl;
• R 13 is (C C 4 )-alkyl, aryl or R 11 R 12 N-
• aryl is phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl which can all be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, (d-C 4 )-alkyl, phenyl, CF 3 , N0 2 , OH, -0-(d-C 4 )-alkyl, -0-(C 2 -C 4 )-alkyl-0-(d-C 4 )-alkyl, (d-C 2 )- alkylenedioxy, NH 2 , -NH-(d-C 4 )-alkyl, -N((d-C 4 )-alkyl) 2 , -NH-CHO, -NH-CO-(d- C 4 )-alkyl, CN, -CO-NH 2 , -CO-NH-(C C 4 )-alkyl, -CO-N((C C 4 )-alkyl) 2 , -CO-OH, -
• heteroaryl is a residue of a monocyclic 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic heterocycle or of a bicyclic 8-membered to 10-membered aromatic heterocycle each of which containing one or more identical or different ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S;
• n 0, 1 or 2;
• Alkyl residues can be straight-chain or branched. This also applies if they are contained in other groups, for example in alkoxy groups (-O-alkyl groups), alkoxycarbonyl groups or in amino groups, or if they are substituted.
• alkyl are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, the n- isomers of all these residues, isopropyl, isobutyl, isope ⁇ tyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, neopentyl, 3,3-dimethylbutyl.
• alkyl here is expressly understood as including, in addition to saturated alkyl residues, also unsaturated alkyl residues which contain one or more double bonds, such as alkenyl residues.
• alkyl residues are vinyl, 1 -propenyl, 2-propenyl (allyl), 2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2- propenyl or 3-methyl-2-butenyl.
• Alkyl residues can be unsubstituted or substituted as indicated. If alkyl residues are substituted by one or more substituents they are preferably substituted by one, two or three, in particular by one or two, identical or different substituents. Substituents can be situated in all suitable positions of an alkyl residue.
• Cycloalkyl is, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl or cyclononyl, which can all also be substituted as indicated, for example by one or more identical or different substituents such as (d-C 4 )-alkyl including methyl and isopropyl, and/or hydroxy, and/or acyloxy including acetyloxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy, isobutyryloxy and pivaloyloxy, and/or amino, and/or substituted amino groups including the abovementioned acylamino groups like acetylamino and optionally substituted benzoylamino and sulfonylamino groups like methanesulfonylamino and optionally substituted benzenesulfonylamino.
• substituents such as (d-C 4 )-
• cycloalkyl residues are substituted by one or more substituents, they are preferably substituted by one, two, three or four, in particular by one or two, identical or different substituents.
• substituted cycloalkyl residues are 4- methylcyclohexyl, 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl, 4-hydroxycyclohexyl, 4-acetyloxycyclohexyl, 4-aminocyclohexyl, 4-acetylaminocyclohexyl, 4-ethoxycarbonylaminocyclohexyl, 3- methylcyclopentyl, 3-hydroxycyclopentyl, 3-aminocyclopentyl or 2,3- dimethylcyclopentyl.
• Substituents can be situated in all suitable positions of a cycloalkyl residue.
• (d-C 2 )-Alkylenedioxy can, for example, be methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy. If nitro groups are present as substituents in a compound of the formula I, altogether only up to two nitro groups can be present in the molecule.
• an aryl residue such as, for example, a phenyl residue carries a further phenyl residue as substituent
• the latter phenyl residue can also be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more, for example one, two, three or four, identical or different substituents, in particular by substituents from the group consisting of (C ⁇ -C )-alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, (d-C 4 )-alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, hydroxycarbonyl, ((d-C )-alkoxy)carbonyl, aminocarbonyl, nitro, amino, (C 1 -C 4 )- alkylamino, di-((C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl)amino and ((C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl)carbonylamino.
• the substituent can be situated in the 2-position, the 3-position or the 4-position.
• the substituents can be situated in 2, 3-position, 2, 4-position, 2,5-position, 2,6-position, 3, 4-position or 3,5- position.
• the substituents can be situated in 2,3,4- position, 2, 3, 5-position, 2,3,6-position, 2,4, 5-position, 2,4,6-position or 3,4,5-position.
• Naphthyl can be 1 -naphthyl or 2-naphthyl.
• the substituent in monosubstituted 1 -naphthyl residues can be situated in the 2-position, the 3-position, the 4-position, the 5- position, the 6-position, the 7-position or the 8-position, in monosubstituted 2- naphthyl residues in the 1 -position, the 3-position, the 4-position, the 5-position, the 6-position, the 7-position or the 8-position.
• the substituents can also be situated in all suitable positions.
• heteroaryl residues, residues of saturated heterocyclic rings and residues of rings which are formed by two groups bonded to a nitrogen atom together with this nitrogen atom are preferably derived from heterocycles which contain one, two, three or four identical or different ring heteroatoms, more preferably from heterocycles which contain one or two or three, particular preferably one or two, identical or different ring heteroatoms.
• the heterocycles can be monocyclic or polycyclic, for example monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic. Preferably, they are monocyclic or bicyclic, in particular monocyclic.
• the individual rings preferably contain 5, 6 or 7 ring members.
• Examples of monocyclic and bicyclic heterocyclic systems from which residues occurring in the compounds of the formula I can be derived are pyrrole, furan, thiophene, imidazole, pyrazole, 1 ,2,3-triazole, 1 ,2,4-triazole, 1 ,3-dioxole, 1 ,3-oxazole, 1 ,2-oxazole, 1 ,3-thiazole, 1 ,2-thiazole, tetrazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazi ⁇ e, pyran, thiopyran, 1 ,4-dioxin, 1 ,2- oxazine, 1 ,3-oxazine, 1 ,4-oxazine, 1,2-thiazine, 1 ,3-thiazine, 1 ,4-thiazine, 1 ,2,3- triazine, 1 ,2,4-triazine
• the degree of saturation of heterocyclic groups is indicated in the individual definitions.
• Unsaturated heterocycles can, for example, contain one, two or three double bonds in a ring, and 5-membered rings and 6-membered rings in monocyclic and polycyclic heterocycles can in particular also be aromatic.
• Heterocyclic residues can be bonded via any suitable ring carbon atom.
• Nitrogen heterocycles for example pyrrole, imidazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine, hexamethyleneimine, 1 ,3-thiazolidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, piperazine etc., can also be bonded via any suitable ring nitrogen atom, in particular if the nitrogen heterocycle is bonded to a carbon atom.
• a residue which is derived from 1 ,3-thiazole can be bonded via the 2-position, the 3-position, the 4- position or the 5-position
• a residue which is derived from imidazole can be bonded via the 1 -position, the 2-position, the 4-position or the 5-position.
• Py ⁇ dyl can be 2- pyridyl, 3-py ⁇ ' dyl or 4-pyridyl.
• the heterocyclic groups can be unsubstituted or can carry one or more, for example one, two, three or four, in particular one or two, identical or different substituents.
• the substituents in heterocycles can be situated in any desired suitable positions, for example in a 2-thienyl residue or 2-furyl residue in the 3- position and/or in the 4-position and/or in the 5-position, in a 3-thie ⁇ yl residue or 3- furyl residue in the 2-position and/or in the 4-position and/or in the 5-position, in a 2- pyridyl residue in the 3-position and/or in the 4-position and/or in the 5-position and/or in the 6-position, in a 3-pyridyl residue in the 2-position and/or in the 4-position and/or in the 5-position and/or in the 6-position, in a 4-pyridyl residue in the 2-position and/or in the 3-position and/or in the 5-position and/or in the 6-position.
• Two substituents on a heterocycle and just so substituents on a carbocycle can also form a ring, i. e. further rings can be fused to a ring system such that cyclope ⁇ ta-fused, cyclohexa-fused or benzo-fused rings, for example, can be present.
• substituents on a suitable ring nitrogen atom of a heterocycle are, for example, unsubstituted and substituted (d-C )-alkyl, aryl, acyl such as -CO-(d-C 4 )-alkyl or -CO-aryl, or sulfonyl groups such as -S0 2 -(d-C 4 )-alkyl or -S0 2 -aryl.
• Suitable nitrogen atoms in the compounds of the formula I can also be present as N-oxides or as quaternary salts with an anion derived from a physiologically acceptable acid as counterion.
• Pyridyl groups can be present, for example, as pyridine N-oxides.
• Halogen is fluorine, chiorine, bromine or iodine, preferably fluorine or chlorine.
• the present invention includes all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of the formula I.
• Asymmetric centers present in the compounds of the formula I can all independently of one another have S configuration or R configuration.
• the invention includes all possible enantiomers and diastereomers, as well as mixtures of two or more stereoisomeric forms, for examples mixtures of enantiomers and/or diastereomers, in all ratios.
• the invention thus relates to enantiomers in enantiomerically pure form, both as dextrorotatory and as levorotatory antipodes, in the form of racemates and in the form of mixtures of the two enantiomers in all ratios.
• the invention In the presence of cis/trans isomerism, for example on cycloalkyl groups, the invention relates both to the cis form and the trans form and mixtures of these forms in all ratios.
• Individual stereoisomers can be prepared, if desired, by resolution of a mixture according to customary methods, for example by chromatography or crystallization, by use of stereochemically homogeneous starting substances in the synthesis or by stereoselective synthesis. If appropriate, a derivatization can be carried out before separation of stereoisomers. The separation of a stereoisomer mixture can be carried out at the stage of the compounds of the formula I or at the stage of an intermediate in the course of the synthesis. If mobile hydrogen atoms are present, the present invention also includes all tautomeric forms of the compounds of the formula I.
• the present invention also relates to the physiologically acceptable or toxicologically acceptable salts, in particular the pharmaceutically utilizable salts, of the compounds of the formula I which contain one or more acidic groups and/or basic groups.
• these groups can be present, for example, as alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts or as ammonium salts and can be used according to the invention.
• Examples of such salts are sodium salts, potassium salts, calcium salts, magnesium salts, salts with physiologically acceptable quaternary ammonium ions or acid addition salts with ammonia or organic amines, for example with ethylamine, ethanolami ⁇ e, triethanolamine or amino acids.
• Compounds of the formula I which contain one or more basic, i.e. protonatable, groups can be present in the form of their acid addition salts with physiologically acceptable inorganic or organic acids and can be used according to the invention, for example as salts with hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acids, oxalic acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, formic acid, propionic acid, pivalic acid, diethylacetic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, pimelic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, malic acid, sulfamic acid, phenylpropionic acid, gluconic acid, ascorbic acid, isonicotinic acid, citric acid, adipic acid etc.
• the compounds of the formula I simultaneously contain acidic and basic groups in the molecule, in addition to the salt forms outlined before the invention also includes internal salts or betaines (zwitterions). Salts can be obtained from the compounds of the formula I by customary processes known to the person skilled in the art, for example by combination with an organic or inorganic acid or base in a solvent or diluent or alternatively from other salts by anion exchange or cation exchange.
• the present invention also includes all salts of the compounds of the formula I which, because of low physiological tolerability, are not directly suitable for use in pharmaceuticals, but are suitable, for example, as intermediates for chemical reactions or for the preparation of physiologically acceptable salts.
• the present invention furthermore includes all solvates and addition compounds of compounds of the formula I, in particular physiologically acceptable ones, for example hydrates or adducts with alcohols, and also derivatives of the compounds of the formula I such as, for example, esters, and prodrugs and active metabolites.
• one of the residues R 1 and R 2 is (d-C 8 )-alkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of hydroxy, (d-C 4 )-alkoxy, (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl-S(0) m -, (C 3 -C 7 )-cycloalkyl, phenyl and naphthyl, or is (C 3 -Cg)-cycioalkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (d-C 4 )-aikyl, benzyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-0-, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl-CO-0- (C C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-0-, H-CO-NH-, (C C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl-O-CO-NH-,
• the other of the residues R 1 and R 2 is hydrogen, or is (d-C 8 )-alkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of hydroxy, (d-C )-alkoxy, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-S(0) m -, (drd -cycloalkyl, phenyl and naphthyl, or is (C 3 -C 9 )-cycloalkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (C 1 -C )-alkyl, benzyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-O-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-O-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-O-CO-0-, H-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-O-CO-NH-, (d-C
• one of the residues R 1 and R 2 is (d-C 8 )-alkyl or is (C 3 - C 9 )-cycloalkyl and the other of the residues R and R 2 is hydrogen, or if both residues R 1 and R 2 are identical or different (d-C 8 )-alkyl groups, where all alkyl groups and cycloalkyl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted as indicated.
• one of the residues R 1 and R 2 is (C 3 -Cg)-cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl, benzyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-0-, (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl-CO-0-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-O-, H-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-O-CO-NH-, phenyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-SO 2 -NH- and phenyl-S0 2 -NH-, where phenyl groups and benzyl groups present in the residues R 1 and R 2 can be unsubstituted or substituted in the aromatic ring, and the other of the residues R 1
• one of the residues R 1 and R 2 is (C 3 -Cg)-cycloalkyl which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (d-C 4 )-alkyl, benzyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-0-, (d-C )-alkyl-CO-0-, (C C )-alkyl-0-CO-0-, H-CO-NH-, (C C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-NH-, phenyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )- alkyl-S0 2 -NH- and phenyl-S0 2 -NH- or is a residue of a 5-membered to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring which contains one or two identical or different hetero ring members from the group consisting of 0, NR 10 and S(0) m and which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents
• An alkyl residue representing R 1 or R 2 is preferably an unsubstituted or substituted (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl residue.
• a (C 3 -Cg)-cycloalkyl residue representing R 1 or R 2 is preferably an unsubstituted or substituted (C 3 -C 7 )-cycloalkyl residue from the group consisting of cyciopropyl, cyciobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl, particularly preferably an unsubstituted or substituted (C 5 -C 6 )-cycloalkyl residue from the group consisting of cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.
• a cycloalkyl residue representing R 1 or R 2 is substituted it is preferably substituted by one or more substituents from the group consisting of (d-C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxy, amino, H-CO-0-, (d-C )-alkyl-CO-O-, (d-C 4 )- alkyl-O-CO-O-, H-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-NH-, phenyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-S0 2 -NH- and ⁇ henyl-S0 2 -NH-, where phenyl groups present in the residues R 1 and R 2 can be unsubstituted or substituted.
• a substituted cycloalkyl residue representing R 1 or R 2 is substituted by one or more substituents from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxy, amino, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-0-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-CO-NH-, (C C 4 )-alkyl-0-CO-NH-, phenyl-CO-NH-, (d-C 4 )-alkyl-S0 2 -NH- and phenyl-S0 2 -NH-, where phenyl groups present in the residues R 1 and R 2 can be unsubstituted or substituted.
• a cycloalkyl residue representing R 1 or R 2 is substituted by one or more (C- ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl residues or by a hydroxy group or by an amino group, in particular by a hydroxy group.
• a residue of a 5-membered to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring representing R 1 or R 2 preferably contains one hetero ring member from the group consisting of O, NR 10 and S(0) m, particularly preferably a group NR 10 , as a hetero ring member.
• a heterocyclic ring of this type is bonded via a ring carbon atom which is not directly adjacent to a hetero ring member.
• residues of heterocyclic rings of this type are optionally substituted pyrrolidinyl, for example 3-pyrrolidinyl, optionally substituted piperidyl, for example 3-piperidyl or 4-piperidyl, tetrahydrofuryi, for example 3-tetrahydrofuryl, tetrahydrothienyl and its S-oxide and S,S-dioxide, for example 3-tetrahydrothienyl, or tetrahydro(thio)pyranyl.
• pyrrolidinyl for example 3-pyrrolidinyl
• piperidyl for example 3-piperidyl or 4-piperidyl
• tetrahydrofuryi for example 3-tetrahydrofuryl
• tetrahydrothienyl and its S-oxide and S,S-dioxide for example 3-tetrahydrothienyl
• S-oxide and S,S-dioxide for example 3-tetrahydrothieny
• R 1 R 2 N- is a residue of a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring which is bonded via a ring nitrogen atom and which, in addition to the nitrogen atom bonded to the tetrahydroquinazoline ring, can contain one oxygen atom or one group S(0) m as a further hetero ring member and which can be substituted by one or more identical or different substituents from the group consisting of (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxy, (d-C )-alkoxy, hydroxy-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl- and R 11 R 12 N-.
• a residue of a heterocyclic ring representing R 1 R 2 N- is preferably derived from a 5-membered or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, particularly preferably from piperidine, morpholine or thiomorpholine (and its S-oxide and S,S- dioxide) which can all be substituted as indicated, very particularly preferably from unsubstituted piperidine, morpholine or thiomorpholine (and its S-oxide and S,S- dioxide).
• the aryl group representing R 3 preferably is substituted phenyl which is substituted as indicated above for substituted aryl, particularly preferably phenyl which is substituted by one or two identical or different substituents from those indicated above for aryl.
• R 3 is phenyl which is substituted by one or two substituents from the group consisting of halogen, -0-(d-C 4 )-alkyl and (C ⁇ -C 4 )-alkyl, in particular from the group consisting of halogen and (CrC )-alkyl, moreover preferably phenyl which is substituted by substituents from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and methyl.
• Aryl is preferably phenyl or 5-membered or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl having one or two, in particular one, ring heteroatom from the group consisting of N, 0 and S which can be substituted as indicated above, particularly preferably unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or unsubstituted pyridyl, thienyl or furyl, very particularly preferably unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or unsubstituted pyridyl.
• Preferred compounds of the formula I are those in which one or more of the residues contained therein have preferred meanings.
• the present invention relates to all combinations of preferred definitions of residues and substituents and/or of one or more specific meanings of residues and substituents which are indicated in their definitions or in the additional explanations on residues, substituents and groups.
• the present invention comprises all their stereoisomeric forms and mixtures thereof in all ratios, and their physiologically acceptable salts.
• the present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I which are explained below and by which the compounds according to the invention are obtainable.
• the compounds of the formula I can be prepared by first reacting an amidine of the formula II in an manner known per se with a 2- oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid ester of the formula III to give a 4-hydroxy- tetrahydroquinazoline of the formula IV.
• the residue R in the formula III is, for example, (d-C 4 )-alkyl such as methyl or ethyl.
• the residues R 1 , R 2 and R 3 in the formulae II, IV, V and VI have the meanings indicated above for the formula I.
• the hydroxytetrahydroquinazoline of the formula IV is then activated, for example by conversion into a 2-aryl-4-halo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazoline.
• the compounds of the formula IV can be converted into the 4-chlorotetrahydro- quinazolines of the formula V by reaction with a phosphorus halide such as phosphorus oxychloride.
• a compound of the formula V (or of another reactive derivative of the hydroxytetrahydroquinazoline) with the desired amine of the formula VI is then obtained
• Suitable solvents for this replacement reaction are, for example, water, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol or isopropanol, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran or dioxane, amides such as dimethylformamide (DMF) or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), or hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene or dichlorobenzene.
• DMF dimethylformamide
• NMP N-methylpyrrolidone
• hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene or dichlorobenzene.
• the above reactions can be carried out in a wide temperature range. Reaction temperatures from about 20°C to about 150°C are preferred.
• the reactions can be accelerated by addition of suitable bases such as, for example, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, alkali metal alkoxides such as sodium alkoxides or potassium alkoxides, or amines such as triethylamine or pyridine, in the first and in the last step additionally also by excess amidine or amine, respectively.
• suitable bases such as, for example, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, alkali metal alkoxides such as sodium alkoxides or potassium alkoxides, or amines such as triethylamine or pyridine
• suitable bases such as, for example, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, alkali metal alkoxides such as sodium alkoxides or potassium alkoxides, or amines such as triethylamine or pyridine
• the corresponding amidinium salts like, for example, the amidinium hydrochlorides can also be employed- In this case, it is
• the amines of the formula VI employed in the last step can also be employed in the form of salts which are converted into the free amines in situ or in a separate step using a base.
• the intermediates of the formulae IV and V and the final compounds of the formula I can be separated from the respective reaction mixture by customary processes such as extraction, crystallization, sublimation, chromatography or distillation and, if desired, purified, but depending on the circumstances of the individual case the intermediates can also be reacted further without intermediary isolation.
• functional groups in the compounds obtained can be subject to conversion reactions.
• thioether groups can be converted into sulfones or sulfoxides by oxidation with a peroxy compound such as 3-chloroperbenzoic acid or monoperoxyphthalic acid or hydrogen peroxide, or carboxylic acid ester groups can be hydrolyzed to the carboxylic acids or converted into amides, or acylations can be carried out.
• a peroxy compound such as 3-chloroperbenzoic acid or monoperoxyphthalic acid or hydrogen peroxide
• carboxylic acid ester groups can be hydrolyzed to the carboxylic acids or converted into amides, or acylations can be carried out.
• the compounds of the formula I according to the invention bring about an increase in the cGMP concentration by means of the activation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) and are therefore valuable agents for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a low or reduced cGMP level or are caused by such a level, or for whose therapy or prophylaxis an increase in the cGMP level that is present is desired.
• sGC soluble guanylate cyclase
• the activation of sGC by the compounds of the formula I can be investigated, for example, in the activity assay described below.
• Preferred substances of the formula I are those which exhibit in this assay an at least three-fold stimulation of the sGC activity.
• Diseases and pathological conditions which are associated with a low cGMP level or in which an increase in the cGMP level is desirable and for whose therapy and prophylaxis compounds of the formula I can be employed are, for example, cardiovascular disorders such as endotheliai dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, stable and unstable angina pectoris, thromboses, restenoses, myocardial infarcts, strokes, cardiac insufficiency or pulmonary hypertension, or, for example, erectile dysfunction, bronchial asthma, chronic renal insufficiency and diabetes.
• Compounds of the formula I can moreover be employed in the therapy of liver cirrhosis and for improving restricted learning capacity or memory power.
• the compounds of the formula I and their physiologically acceptable salts can thus be used in animals, preferably in mammals, and in particular in humans, as pharmaceuticals on their own, in mixtures with one another or in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
• the present invention therefore also relates to the compounds of the formula I and their physiologically acceptable salts for use as pharmaceuticals or medicaments, their use for the normalization of a disturbed cGMP balance and in particular their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and conditions, and their use for the production of pharmaceutical compositions therefor.
• the present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or pharmaceutical preparations which contain an efficacious dose of one or more compounds of the formula I and/or of its/their physiologically acceptable salts as an active constituent and a physiologically acceptable carrier.
• the pharmaceuticals according to the invention can be administered orally, for example in the form of pills, tablets, film-coated tablets, coated tablets, granules, hard and soft gelatin capsules, aqueous, alcoholic or oily solutions, syrups, emulsions or suspensions, or rectally, for example in the form of suppositories.
• the administration can also be carried out parenterally, for example subcutaneously, intramuscularly or intravenously in the form of injection solutions or infusion solutions.
• administration forms are, for example, percutaneous or topical application, for example in the form of ointments, tinctures, sprays or transdermal therapeutic systems, or administration by inhalation in the form of nasal sprays or aerosol mixtures or administration in the form of, for example, microcapsules, implants or rods.
• the preferred administration form depends, for example, on the disease to be treated and its severity.
• the pharmaceutical compositions normally contain approximately 0.2 to 1000 mg, preferably 0.2 to 500 mg, in particular 1 to 200 mg, of active compound of the formula I and/or its physiologically acceptable salts and a physiologically acceptable carrier, i- e. one or more physiologically acceptable and pharmaceutically suitable vehicles and/or additives.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can be produced in a manner known per se. For this, one or more compounds of the formula I and/or their physiologically acceptable salts are brought, together with one or more solid or liquid pharmaceutical vehicles and/or additives and, if desired, with one or more other pharmaceutical active compounds having therapeutic or prophylactic action, into a suitable administration form and dosage form which can then be used as a pharmaceutical in human or veterinary medicine.
• the pharmaceutical compositions normally contain 0.5 to 90% by weight of the compounds of the formula I and/or their physiologically acceptable salts.
• Vehicles for soft gelatin capsules and suppositories are, for example, fats, waxes, semisolid and liquid polyols, natural or hardened oils etc.
• Suitable vehicles for the preparation of solutions, for example injection solutions, or of emulsions or syrups are, for example, water, physiological saline solution, alcohols such as ethanol, glycerol, polyols, sucrose, invert sugar, glucose, mannitol, vegetable oils etc.
• the compounds of the formula I and their physiologically acceptable salts can also be lyophiiized and the lyophilizates obtained be used, for example, for the production of injection solutions or infusion solutions.
• Suitable vehicles for microcapsules, implants or rods are, for example, copolymers of glycolic acid and lactic acid.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can additionally contain customary additives or auxiliaries, for example fillers, disintegrants, binders, lubricants, wetting agents, stabilizers, emulsifiers, dispersants, preservatives, sweetening agents, colorants, flavorings, aromatizers, thickening agents, diluents, buffer substances, solvents, solubilizers, agents for achieving a depot effect, salts for altering the osmotic pressure, coating agents and/or antioxidants.
• auxiliaries for example fillers, disintegrants, binders, lubricants, wetting agents, stabilizers, emulsifiers, dispersants, preservatives, sweetening agents, colorants, flavorings, aromatizers, thickening agents, diluents, buffer substances, solvents, solubilizers, agents for achieving a depot effect, salts for altering the osmotic pressure, coating agents and/or antioxidants.
• the dose of the active compound of the formula I and/or its physiologically acceptable salt to be administered depends on the individual case and is to be suited to the individual conditions as customary for an optimal action. Thus it depends, for example, on the nature and severity of the disease to be treated, on the sex, age, weight and individual responsiveness of the human or animal to be treated, on the potency and duration of action of the specific compound employed, on whether the therapy is acute or chronic or prophylaxis is carried out, or on whether further active compounds are administered in addition to compounds of the formula I.
• a daily dose of approximately 0.01 to 100 mg/kg, preferably 0J to 10 mg/kg, in particular 0-3 to 5 mg/kg (in each case mg per kg of body weight) is appropriate in the case of administration to an adult of about 75 kg in weight to achieve the desired action.
• the daily dose can be administered in a single dose or, in particular in the case of administration of relatively large amounts, be divided into a number of individual doses, for example two, three or four doses. Depending on individual behavior, it may be necessary to deviate upward or downward from the daily dose indicated.
• the compounds of the formula I activate soluble guanylate cyclase.
• Example 8 The compound was obtained from 2-(4-aminocarbonylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-5, 6,7,8- tetrahydroquinazoline (Example 8) by the procedure of Example 13. M.p.: 190°C.
• sGC soluble guanylate cyclase
• GTP guanosine triphosphate
• cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate
• EIA enzyme immunoassay
• the sGC employed had been isolated from bovine lung (see Methods in Enzymology, Volume 195, p. 377).
• the test solutions (100 ⁇ l per well) contained 50 mM triethanolamine (TEA) buffer (pH 7.5), 3 mM MgCI 2 , 3 mM reduced glutathione (GSH), 0.1 mM GTP, 1 mM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), suitably diluted enzyme solution and the test substance or, in the control experiments, solvent.
• the test substances were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the solution was diluted with DMSO/water such that the final concentration c of test substance in the test batch was 50 ⁇ M.
• DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
• the DMSO concentration in the test batch was 5% (v/v).
• the reaction was started by addition of the sGC.
• the reaction mix was incubated at 37°C for 15 to 20 minutes and then stopped by ice-cooling and addition of the stop reagent (50 mM EDTA, pH 8.0).
• An aliquot of 50 ⁇ l was taken and employed for the determination of the cGMP content using the acetylation protocol of the Amersham cGMP EIA kit.
• the absorption of the samples was measured at 450 nm (reference wavelength 620 nm) in a microtiter plate reading apparatus.
• the cGMP concentration was determined by means of a calibration curve, which was obtained under the same experimental conditions.
• n-fold stimulation [cGMP] es t substance / [cGMP] con troi •

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