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• the present invention relates to novel oxazolidinone derivatives of formula 1 with antibacterial activity, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also, the present invention is concerned with a method for the preparation thereof.
• oxazolidinone compounds are not products of fermentation, but artificially synthesized ones, and various structures of their derivatives are known. For instance, 3-phenyl-2- oxazolidinone derivatives having one or two substituents are stated in US Pat. Nos . 4,948,801, 4,461,773, 4,340,606, 4,476,136, 4,250,318 and 4,128,654. 3-
• WO 93/09103 discloses oxazolidinone derivatives of formula 1, substituted with heterocyclics such as thiazole, indole, oxazole, and quinole as well as pyridine, at position 4 of the phenyl ring.
• heterocyclics such as thiazole, indole, oxazole, and quinole as well as pyridine, at position 4 of the phenyl ring.
• heterocyclics such as thiazole, indole, oxazole, and quinole as well as pyridine
• It is a further object of the present invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition comprising such an oxazolidinone derivative of formula 1, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as a therapeutically effective ingredient.
• substituted or unsubstituted acetyl provided that the substituted acetyl is selected from the group consisting of benzyloxyacetyl, acetoxyacetyl, hydroxy acetyl, C 3.
• substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl is selected from the group consisting of Ci-C selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkoxybenzoyl, trihalomethylbenzoyl and nitrobenzoyl ;
• substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl provided that the substituted carbonyl is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 haloalkylcarbonyl, phenoxycarbony, and benzyloxycarbonyl ;
• (k) n-valeryl, H; azido; -(C 0) ⁇ -R 6 ; -NR 7 R 8 ; -(CH 2 )m-R 9 ; or -OR 10/ wherein Re is: H; C 1 -C 3 alkoxy; amino; C 1 -C 3 alkylamino; or C 1 -C 3 hydroxyalkylamino, 1 is an integer of 1 or 2 ,
• R 7 and R 8 which may be the same or different, represent, (a) H; (b) C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more phenyl groups, or C 1 -C 4 alkenyl substituted with C 1 -C 3 alkylamino;
• substituted or unsubstituted acetyl is selected from the group consisting of acetoxyacetyl, hydroxyacetyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylaminoacetoxyacetyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxyacetyl, aminoacetyl, azidoacetyl, acetylaminoacetyl, C 1 -C3 alkylaminoacetyl, aminopropionyl, and hydroxylpropionyl ; or
• Rg is: H; azido; hydroxy; C ⁇ -C 3 alkyla inoacetoxy; acetylthio, mercapto, cyano, a halogen atom, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, m is an integer of 1-4,
• Rio is: H; C 1 -C3 alkyl; acetyl; alkoxyalkyl; methanesulfonyl; or Heterocylic rings selected from the group consisting of : a) 5- or 6-membered heteroring containing one or more • N or O . as ring members , preferably represented by the following formula: b) a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing ' at least one nitrogen or oxygen atom or both of them, as ring members, in which any one carbon atom is saturated with two hydrogen atoms or forms a double bond with oxygen (ketone), nitrogen (imino) or sulfur ( thioketone) , preferably of the following formula:
• A, B, and D which may be the same or different, each represents a carbon, an oxygen or a nitrogen atom, and E represents two hydrogen atoms , an oxygen, a sulfur, or a nitrogen atom, and more preferably of the following formula: c) 5- or 6-membered hetero aromatic ring containing C, N, 0 or S as ring members and preferably one or two N or 0, or at least one nitrogen and at least one oxygen atom together, as ring members of the following formula:
• Rn and R 12 which are the same or different, each represents: (i) H, F, CI, Br or I; (ii) C 1 -C 4 alkyl substituted optionally with at least one substituent, provided that the substituted alkyl is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl , alkoxycarbonylalkyl, trihaloalkyl, acetoxyalkyl, alkyla inoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, and methanesulfonyloxyalkyl;
• substituted or unsubstituted acetyl is selected from the group consisting of acetoxyacetyl, hydroxyacetyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylamino acetoxyacetyl, C 1 -C3 alkoxyacetyl, aminoacetyl, azidoacetyl, acetylaminoacetyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylaminoacetyl, aminopropionyl , and hydroxypropionyl ;
• Ci-C ⁇ alkyl or alkenyl optionally substituted with C 1 -C 3 alkyl;
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salt it is preferably an acid addition salt prepared by use of a pharmaceutically acceptable free acid.
• a free acid can be used if it is pharmaceutically acceptable.
• the inorganic free acid include hydrochloric acid, bromic acid, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid.
• Available organic free acids are exemplified by citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, methane sulfonic acid, glyconic acid, succinic acid, 4- toluenesulfonic acid, galuturonic acid, embonic acid, gluta ic acid, and aspartic acid.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of formula 1 can be prepared using a base.
• a base is pharmaceutically acceptable metals, especially alkaline metal. Examples of useful metal include sodium and potassium.
• a method for preparing an oxazolidinone derivative of formula 1 As seen in the following Scheme 1, the preparation of the oxazolidinone derivative is achieved by reacting, a trimethylstanyl oxazolidinone derivative 2 with a pyridine derivative 3 in the presence of a palladium catalyst.
• the oxazolidinone derivative is prepared by: a) aminating a hydroxy ethyloxazolidinone derivative 4 at its hydroxy group to give an amine compound 5 (step 1), b) acetylating the amine compound 5 by use of acetic anhydride to produce an acetyl compound 6 ( step 2 ) , c) halogenating the acetyl compound 6 at its phenyl ring to produce a halogen compound 7 ( step 3 ) ; d) stannylating the halogen compound 7 in the presence
• oxazolidinone derivative 2 with a pyridine or pyrimidine
• the hydroxymethyl oxazolidinone derivative of formula 4, used as the starting material in Scheme 4, can be readily synthesized by well-known processes. For example, a benzyloxycarbonyl group is introduced into the amine group of aniline and then reacted with glycidylbutyrate in the presence of a strong base to obtain the starting material.
• a strong base suitable for use in this synthesis include n-butyl lithium, sec-butyl lithium and tert-butyl lithium with preference for n-butyl lithium.
• the synthesis is preferably carried out at -78 °C.
• the hydroxy group of the hydroxymethyloxazolidmone derivative 4 is converted into an amine group.
• a leaving group is first attached to the hydroxy group for the introduction of an azide group which is then reduced into an amine group.
• Suitable as the leaving group are methane sulfonyl, para-toluene sulfonyl, and halogen.
• the attachment of the leaving group is conducted at 0 °C.
• the leaving group such as methane sulfonyl, para-toluene sulfonyl or halogen, can be readily substituted by azide through nucleophilic displacement.
• sodium azide is • used in an amount of about 1 to 3 equivalents relative to the methyloxazolidinone derivative reactant.
• the nucleophilic displacement is preferably carried out 80 to 110 °C for 1 to 2 hours in a solvent, which is exemplified- by dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide and 1,4-dioxane.
• reduction of the resulting azide provides the primary amine of formula 5.
• This reduction is achieved by catalytic hydrogenation or by use of triphenyl phosphine.
• the catalytic hydrogenation it is preferably carried out at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere using palladium in a solvent selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, methanol and mixtures thereof.
• the azide compound is refluxed in a tetrahydrofuran solution added with a small amount of water for 2 hours to produce the primary amine.
• the amine compound of the formula 5, obtained in the step 1 is reacted with acetic anhydride in the presence of a base to give the corresponding compound of formula 6.
• Suitable base for use in this acetylation are triethyl amine, pyridine, and diisopropylethyl amine.
• the compound of formula 6 is halogenated on position 4 of its phenyl ring to produce the corresponding compound of formula 7.
• Preferable halide with which the phenyl ring is substituted is iodide.
• the iodination is preferably conducted by reacting the compound of formula 6 with iodine monochloride (ICl) alone, or iodine in the presence of silver trifluoroacetate (CF 3 C00Ag) at room temperature.
• ICl iodine monochloride
• CF 3 C00Ag silver trifluoroacetate
• the halide group on position 4 of the ' phenyl ring is displaced with trimethyl stannyl by reaction with hexametylditin in the presence of a palladium catalyst to give the trimethylstannyl oxazolidinone derivative of formula 2.
• Dichlorobistriphenylphosphine palladium (II), or tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) is useful as the palladium catalyst.
• This displacement is preferably carried out at 90 to
• the trimethylstannyl oxazolidinone derivative of formula 2 is reacted with the pyridine or pyrimidine derivative of formula 3 in the presence of a palladium (0) or a palladium (II) catalyst to prepare the oxazolidinone compound of the present invention.
• this reaction is conducted at 60 to 150 °C for about 30 min to 12 hours.
• dimethylformamide, 1,4-dioxane, and tetrahydrofuran may be used alone or in combination.
• the pyridine halide of formula 3 can be prepared from, for example, dibromopyridine and pyridine, as illustrated in Scheme 3. Such preparation is reported in the literature (J " . Medicinal Chem. V41, 2399(1998), Chem. Pharm. Bull, 314(1996), J. Med. Chem. 957(2000), J. Med. Chem. 1230(2000), J. Med. Chem. 1086(1991), J. Med. Chem. 2837(1997), J. Med. Chem. 2019(1998) ) .
• R and X are as defined above.
• R 2 is piperazinylpyrimidine
• the synthesis of the compound of formula 1 progress by way of the intermediates of Scheme 4
• R x and R 3 are each as defined above, and X is a halogen atom.
• the trimetyl stannly group of the compound of formula 2 is displaced with triphenylmethyl-protected piperazine pyrimidine, followed by the removal of the protecting group by use of a hydrochloric acid solution.
• the resulting deprotected compound of formula 11 is substituted on the amine group of the piperidine moiety to synthesize the compound of formula 12.
• Ri, R 2 , R ⁇ ' and X are each as defined above, and L is a typical leaving group and preferably halogen or methylcarbonyl oxy group.
• the trimethylstannyl oxazolidinone derivative of formula 2 is reacted with a cyanopyridine derivative to synthesize an intermediate of formula 13, whose cyano group is then subjected to imination using hydroxylamine to form the corresponding compound of formula 14. It is cyclized to the desired compound as a result of reaction with a carboxylic acid derivative.
• the intermediate of formula 13 • it is performed by refluxing the reactants at 100 to 120 °C for 4 to 10 hours in an organic solvent, such as N- methylpyrrolidine or tetrahydrofuran. In the presence of sodium hydrogen carbonate and hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the compound of formula 13 is iminated at a reflux temperature for 2 to 5 hours.
• Alcohols can be used as solvents with preference for ethanol, methanol or isopropanol.
• Reaction of the compound of formula 14 ' with an activated carboxylic acid derivative provides the oxazolidinone derivative of . formula 1.
• the activated carboxylic acid derivative is acyl chloride in which R 6 is substituted, or acetic anhydride.
• the cyclization is conducted at a reflux temperature for 4 to 8 hours in a solvent such as pyridine, tetrahydrofuran or acetone.
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of formula 1 as an effective ingredient conferring antibacterial activity.
• At least one species of the compound of formula 1 is admixed with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable expedient, which is nontoxic to humans and inactive.
• the compounds of formula 1 may be used with ordinary medicine forms .
• the compounds of formula 1 can be formulated into various dosage forms for oral or parenteral administration.
• pharmaceutically acceptable diluents, expedients and/or carriers may be used, including fillers, thickeners, binders, wetting agents, disintegrants, surfactants, etc.
• Solid dosage forms for oral administration are exemplified by tablets, pills, powders, granules, '' and capsules. These solid forms are prepared by admixing at least one compound of formula 1 with at least one expedient, such as starch, calcium carbonate, sucrose, lactose, gelatine, etc.
• a lubricant such as magnesium styrate may be added.
• liquid dosage forms for oral administration may comprise simple diluents, such as water and liquid paraffin, as well as wetting agents, sweeteners, aromatics, and/or perspectives.
• Dosage forms for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous solutions, non-aqueous solvents, suspensions, emulsions, freeze-dried agents, suppositories,- etc.
• vegetable oils such as propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, or injectable esters such as ethyl oleate, may be used.
• injectable esters such as ethyl oleate
• bases for suppositories Witepsol, macrogol, Tween 61, cocoa oil, laurinic acid, and glycerogelatine are useful.
• the compound of formula 1 may be administered in a total dose of 1.2 g to adults in 2 or 3 installments a day.
• the dose may vary depending on the conditions of the subject, including, for example, physical constitutions and weights of patients, kinds andseverity of diseases, administration routes and intervals, etc.
• the compound of formula 1 shows inhibitory activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria, but its antibacterial activity is excellent in vivo.
• the compound of the present invention can exert potent antibacterial activity versus various human and animal pathogens, including Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococi, Enterococci and Streptococi , anaerobic microorganisms such as Bacteroides and Clostridia, and acid- resistant microorganisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium.
• Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococi, Enterococci and Streptococi
• anaerobic microorganisms such as Bacteroides and Clostridia
• acid- resistant microorganisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium.
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 1, except that, 2-methoxy-5-iodopyrimidine, instead of 5-iodopyrimidine, was used as a starting material.
• Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was conducted, except for using, instead of 5-iodopyrimidine, 2-amino-5- bromopyrimidine as a starting material, to prepare the title compound. 45 mg.
• Example 6 The same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted, except for using, instead of acetyl chloride, 26.6 ⁇ l of benzyloxyacetyl chloride as a starting material, to prepare the title compound. 30 mg.
• Example 6 The same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted, except for using, instead of acetyl chloride, 16 ⁇ l of acetoxyacetyl chloride as a starting material, to prepare the title compound. 23 mg.
• Example 6 The same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted, except for using, instead of acetyl chloride, 63.06 ⁇ l of bromoacetyl, to prepare the title compound. 49 mg.
• Example 6 The same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted, except for using, instead of acetyl chloride, 54.5 ⁇ l of chloroacetyl chloride as a starting material, to prepare the title compound. 102 mg.
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 55, with the exception of using 2- dimethylamino-5-iodopyridine .
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 38, with the exception of using 2-acetoxy-5-. bromopyridine as a starting material.
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 38, with the exception of using 2-methoxyoxy- 5-bromopyridine as a starting material.
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 38, with the exception of using 2- aminocarbonyl-4-bromopyridine as a starting material.
• Example 74 With the exception of using ethoxycarbonylmethylamino hydrochloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 74 was conducted to give the title compound.
• Example 68 With the exception of using acryloylchloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 68 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using ethoxyacetyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using nicotinoylacetylchloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using 4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using phenyl acetyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using trifluoroacetyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using benzyloxycarbonyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Example 67 With the exception of using 9-fluorenylmethyloxy carbonyl chloride as a starting material, the same procedure as in Example 67 was carried out to provide the title compound.
• Reaction was conducted at 100 °C for 4 hours in the presence of 0.6 ml of triethyl amine with the catalytic aid of 0.36 g of dichlorobistriphenylphosphme palladium (II) with stirring after their addition at room temperature. Water was then added to the reaction mixture, followed by the extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer thus separated was washed with brine, dehydrated, filtered and concentrated in vacuo.
• the title compound was prepared in a manner similar to that of Example 129, except that 2- (4- ethoxycarbonylimidazolyl)-5-bromo pyridine was used- as a starting material.
• Step 2 Preparation of (S)-[N-3-( 4- (2-imino-N- hydroxyaminomethyl-5-pyridinyl ) -3-fluorophenyl ) -2-oxo-5- oxazolidinyl Jmethyl acetamide
• Step 3 Preparation of ( S) - [N-3- ( 4- ( 2- ( 5-hydroxymethyl- (1,2,4) -oxadiazol-3-yl ) -5-pyridinyl ) -3-fluorophenyl ) -2-oxo-5- oxazolidinylJmethyl acetamide
• the organic layer thus separated was washed with brine, dehydrated, filtered and concentrated in vacuo.
• the concentrate was dissolved in methanol and reacted with 588 mg of potassium carbonate at room temperature for 2 hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was added with water and extracted with chloroform. Subsequently, the organic layer was dehydrated, filtered, and concentrated in vauo. The concentrate was subjected to column chromatography to give the title compound. 600 mg.
• Example 149 and the solution was added with at 0 °C with 530 ml of triethyl amine, 150 ml of methansulfonyl chloride. Reaction was conducted at room temperature. Subsequently, water was added to the reaction mixture to stop the reaction, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. . The . organic layer thus separated was washed with brine, dehydrated, filtered, concentrated ' in vacuo, and dried. In 5 ml ' of dimethylformamide, 450 mg of the residue was reacted with • 200 mg of sodium azide at 90 °C for 3 hours. After water was added to stop the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate.
• compounds of the present invention were assayed for inhibitory activity against various microorganisms, including methicilin . resistant ' Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) , vancomycin resistant
• VRE Enterococci
• H. Influenzae H. Influenzae
• Ethanmbutol resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ATCC 35837
• vancomycin vancomycin
• ATCC 35837 Ethanmbutol resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• '5 ATCC 27294 Vancomycine Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• the • compounds of the present invention have more potent inhibitory activity against Staphyl ⁇ coccus and Enterococci , both resistant to conventional antibiotics, compared to U-100766 (Zyvox), which gained the approval of the FDA of U.S.A.
• compounds having the tetrazole-substituted pyridine ring show various potentials of antibacterial activity, depending on the substitution position of the tetrazole moiety and the substituents attached to the tetrazole moiety (Compounds of Example Nos . 136, 137, 140 and 15 ' 2.
• most of the compounds of the present invention are found to be superior in inhibitory activity against the tuberculosis germs compared to Cycloserine and Rifampin.
• the oxazolidinone compounds of formula 1 have potent antibacterial activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria and their antibacterial activity is maintained high in vivo. Exerting potent antibacterial activity versus various human and animal pathogens, including Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococi, Enterococci and Streptococi , anaerobic microorganisms such as Bacteroides and Clostridia, and acid-resistant microorganisms such as Mycobacterium, the compounds of the present invention are therefore useful as antibiotics.
• Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococi, Enterococci and Streptococi
• anaerobic microorganisms such as Bacteroides and Clostridia
• acid-resistant microorganisms such as Mycobacterium

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