WO2002079154A1 - Substituted carbazoles as inhibitors of spla2 - Google Patents

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WO2002079154A1
WO2002079154A1 PCT/US2002/006636 US0206636W WO02079154A1 WO 2002079154 A1 WO2002079154 A1 WO 2002079154A1 US 0206636 W US0206636 W US 0206636W WO 02079154 A1 WO02079154 A1 WO 02079154A1
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  • This invention relates to novel substituted carbazole compounds useful for inhibiting SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acids for conditions such as septic shock.
  • SPLA2 human non- pancreatic secretory phospholipase A2
  • Nos. 3,939,177 and 3,979,391 disclose 1,2,3,4- tetrahydrocarbazoles useful as antibacterial agents.
  • SPLA2 is a rate limiting enzyme in the arachidonic acid cascade which hydrolyzes membrane phospholipids .
  • compounds which inhibit SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acids e.g., arachidonic acid
  • Such compounds would be of value in general treatment of conditions induced and/or maintained by overproduction of SPLA2 such as septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
  • This invention provides substituted carbazole compounds as depicted in the general formula (I) below:
  • Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl ,
  • R 20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
  • (a) is - (C 1 -C 20 )alkyl, - (C 2 -C 20 ) alkenyl, - (C 2 -
  • (b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents;
  • (c) is the group -(L)-R 80 ; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sul ur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R 80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ;
  • R is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
  • R 1 is -NHNR 30 R 31 , -NR 30 R 31 , or -CONR 30 R 31 , where R 30 and R 31 are each independently hydrogen or - (C " ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl ;
  • R 2' is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 -OH, -0 (Ci-C 8 ) alkyl , -0(C 2 -
  • R 41 is hydrogen, - (Ci-Cs) alkyl, - (C 2 - C 8 )alkenyl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (Ci- C 8 )alkylaryl;
  • R 3' is selected from non-interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof.
  • These substituted carbazoles are effective in inhibiting human SP A2 mediated release of fatty acids.
  • This invention is also a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of formula I in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable diluents, carriers and excipients .
  • This invention is also a method of inhibiting SPLA 2 comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I .
  • a method of selectively inhibiting SPLA2 in a mammal in need of such treatment comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I.
  • This invention further provides a compound of formula I for use as a medicament in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter' s syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive arthropathy, infectious or post-infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndrome
  • This invention provides, in addition, a process for preparing compounds of formula I below:
  • Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl ,
  • R 20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
  • (a) is - (C ⁇ -C 20 ) alkyl, - (C 2 -C 20 ) alkenyl, - (C 2 - C 2 o)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
  • (b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents;
  • (c) is the group -(L)-R 80 ; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R 80 is a group selected from
  • R ,2"1 is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
  • R 1 is -NHNR 30 R 31 , -NR 30 R 31 , or -CONR 30 R 31 , where R 30 and R 31 are each independently hydrogen or - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl ;
  • R 2' is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 -OH, -O (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl , -0(C 2 -
  • R 41 is hydrogen, - (Ci-C 8 ) alkyl, - (C 2 - C 8 )alkenyl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, aryl and -(Ci- C 8 ) alkylaryl ;
  • R 3' is selected from non-interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof ,- comprising reacting a compound of the formula II
  • R R 20 R , Z, f and j are as defined above ; with an amine of the formula HN(R 40 R 41 ) where R 40 is -OH, -0(C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl, -O (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl, -0 (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -O (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkylaryl ; and R 41 is hydrogen, - (d- C 8 ) alkyl, - (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl , - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkylaryl .
  • alkyl by itself or as part of another substituent means, unless otherwise defined, a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbon radical such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl , isopropyl, n-butyl, tertiary butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl tert butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, heptyl, hexyl, octyl, nonyl , decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, t ⁇ decyl, tetradecyl and the like.
  • alkyl includes - (C1-C2) alkyl, - (C 1 -C4) alkyl, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkyl, - (C5- C14) alkyl, and - (C1-C10) alkyl .
  • aryl means an aromatic carbocyclic structure having six to ten carbon atoms. Examples of such ring structures are phenyl, naphthyl and the like.
  • the aryl group can be unsubstituted or can have one or two non- interfering substituents at any available position the aryl ring .
  • Preferred substituents on the aryl group include - (C1-C14) alkyl, - (C 2 -C 3 ) alkenyl, - (C 2 -C 6 ) alkynyl , - (C 7 - C ⁇ 2 )aralkyl, - (C 7 -C ⁇ 2 ) alkaryl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, - (C 3 - C 8 ) cycloalkenyl , phenyl, tolulyl, - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkoxy, - (C 2 - C 6 ) alkenyloxy, - (C -C 6 ) alkynyloxy, - (C 1 -C12) alkoxyalkyl, - (C 1 -C 12 ) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (C ⁇ -C 12 ) alkylcarbonyl, - (Ci- C i2
  • R 9 is hydrogen, -CF 3 , phenyl, - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl or - (Ci- C 4 ) alkylphenyl .
  • alkenyl represents an olefinically unsaturated branched or linear group having at least one double bond.
  • groups include radicals such as vinyl, allyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 2- pentenyl, 3-pentenyl, 4-pentenyl, 2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4- hexenyl, 5-hexenyl, 2 -heptenyl, 3-heptenyl, 4-heptenyl, 5- heptenyl, 6-heptenyl as well as dienes and trienes of straight and branched chains.
  • alkynyl denotes such radicals as ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl as well as di- and tri-ynes.
  • halo means chloro, fluoro, bromo or iodo.
  • - (C1-C4) alkoxy denotes a group such as methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n- butoxy, t-butoxy and like groups, attached to the remainder of the molecule by the oxygen atom.
  • phenyl (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl refers to a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from one to four carbon atoms attached to a phenyl ring which chain is attached to the remainder of the molecule.
  • Typical phenylalkyl groups include benzyl, phenylethyl, phenylpropyl , phenylisopropyl , and phenylbutyl .
  • - (C1-C4) alkylthio defines a straight or branched alkyl chain having one to four carbon atoms attached to the remainder of the molecule by a sulfur atom.
  • Typical - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkylthio groups include methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, butylthio and the like.
  • - (C3-C1 4 ) cycloalkyl includes groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl, cycloundecyl, cyclododecyl, cyclotridecyl, cyclotetradecyl and the like.
  • - (C3-C14) cycloalkyl includes -
  • heterocyclic radical refers to radicals derived from monocyclic or polycyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nuclei having 5 to 14 ring atoms and containing from 1 to 3 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
  • Typical heterocyclic radicals are pyridyl , thienyl, fluorenyl, pyrrolyl, furanyl, thiophenyl , pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, phenylimidazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazole, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, indolyl , carbazolyl, norharmanyl, azaindolyl, benzofuranyl , dibenzofuranyl, thianaphtheneyl, dibenzothiophenyl , indazolyl, imidazo (1.2-A)pyridinyl, benzotriazolyl, anthranilyl, 1, 2-benzisoxazolyl , benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, purinyl, pryidinyl , dipyridylyl, phenylpyridinyl,
  • carrier radical refers to radicals derived from a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 14 membered organic nucleus whose ring forming atoms (other than hydrogen) are solely carbon atoms.
  • Typical carbocyclic radicals are cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl , phenyl, naphthyl, norbornanyl, bicycloheptadienyl , tolulyl, xylenyl, indenyl, stilbenyl, terphenylyl, diphenylethylenyl , phenyleye1ohexeyl , acenaphthylenyl , and anthracenyl, biphenyl, bibenzylyl and related bibenzylyl homologues represented by the formula (bb) ,
  • n is an integer from 1 to 8.
  • non-interfering substituent refers to radicals suitable for substitution at positions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and/or 8 on the tricyclic nucleus and radical (s) suitable for substitution on the heterocyclic radical and carbocyclic radical as defined above.
  • Illustrative non-interfering radicals are hydrogen, - (C1-C14) alkyl , - (C2-C ⁇ ) alkenyl, - (C 2 -C6)alkynyl, - (C 7 -C 1 2) aralkyl , - (C 7 -C 12 ) alkaryl, - (C 3 - C ⁇ ) cycloalkyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl , phenyl, tolulyl, xylenyl, biphenyl, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkoxy, - (C 2 -C 6 ) alkenyloxy, -(C 2 - CQ ) alkynyloxy, - (C 1 -C 1 2) alkoxyalkyl, - (C]_- C 12 ) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (C 1 -C 12 ) alkylcarbonyl, " ( c l
  • a preferred group of non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkyl, - (C2-C6) alkenyl, -(C2- C6)alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - (Ci-Cg) alkoxy, halo or - phenyl (C ⁇ -C 4 ) alkyl .
  • Non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, halo, - (C 1 -C3) alkyl, - (C 3 -C 4 ) cycloalkyl , -
  • salts of the above tricyclics are an additional aspect of the invention.
  • various salts may be formed which are more water soluble and physiologically suitable than the parent compound.
  • Representative pharmaceutically acceptable salts include but are not limited to the alkali and alkaline earth salts such as lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum and the like. Salts are conveniently prepared from the free acid by treating the acid in solution with a base or by exposing the acid to an ion exchange resin.
  • salts include the relatively non-toxic, inorganic and organic base addition salts of compounds of the present invention, for example, ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations, derived from nitrogenous bases of sufficient basicity to form salts with the compounds of this invention (see, for example, S. M. Berge, et al . , "Pharmaceutical Salts," J. Phar . Sci . , 66: 1-19 (1977) ) .
  • Compounds of the invention may have chiral centers and exist in optically active forms. R- and S- iso ers and racemic mixtures are contemplated by this invention.
  • a particular stereoisomer may be prepared by known methods using stereospecific reactions with starting materials containing asymmetric centers already resolved or, alternatively, by subsequent resolution of mixtures of stereoisomers using known methods.
  • acid protecting group is used herein as it is frequently used in synthetic organic chemistry, to refer to a group which will prevent an- acid group from participating in a reaction carried out on some other functional group in the molecule, but which can be removed when it is desired to do so.
  • acid protecting group is used herein as it is frequently used in synthetic organic chemistry, to refer to a group which will prevent an- acid group from participating in a reaction carried out on some other functional group in the molecule, but which can be removed when it is desired to do so.
  • Such groups are discussed by T. . Greene in chapter 5 of "Protective Groups" in Organic Synthesis, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1981, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • acid protecting groups include ester or amide derivatives of the acid group, such as, methyl, methoxymethyl , methyl -thiomethyl, tetrahydropyranyl , methoxyethoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, phenyl, aryl, ethyl, 2 , 2 , 2-trichloroethyl, 2-methylthioethyl , t-butyl, cyclopentyl, triphenylmethyl, diphenylmethyl , benzyl, trimethylsilyl, N,N-dimethyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or o-nitroanilide.
  • a preferred acid-protecting group is methyl .
  • a preferred subclass of compounds are those wherein R 21 is selected from the group hydrogen, halo, - (C ] _- C3)alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl, - (C5-C3) cycloalkenyl, -0(C ] _- C 2 ) alkyl and -S (C!-C 2 ) alkyl .
  • group R 80 is selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, norbornanyl , bicycloheptadienyl , tolulyl, xylenyl, indenyl , stilbenyl, terphenylyl, diphenylethylenyl, phenyl -cyclohexenyl, acenaphthylenyl, and anthracenyl, biphenyl , bibenzylyl and related bibenzylyl homologues represented by the formula (bb) ,
  • n is a number from 1 to 8.
  • Particularly preferred are compounds wherein R 2 0 ⁇ 3 selected from the group consisting of
  • R! is independently selected from hydrogen, halo, - (Ci-Cio) alkyl, - (Ci-Cio) alkoxy, -S- (C_-C ⁇ o alkyl), and - (Ci-Cio) haloalkyl, and w is a number from 1 to 5.
  • non-interfering substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, - (C1-C5) alkyl, -(C2- C ⁇ ) alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C7-C 1 2) aralkyl, - (C7- Ci2)alkaryl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , - (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl, phenyl, tolulyl, xylenyl, biphenyl, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkoxy, - (C2-C 6 ) alkenyloxy - (C 2 -C6) alkynyloxy, - (C 1 -C 1 2) alkoxyalkyl , - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (C 1 -C 12 ) alkylcarbonyl , - (C 1 -C5)
  • Non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, -0 (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl , halo, - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl, phenyl, - (C 1 -C4) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (Ci- C 6 ) alkyl, halo, or -CF 3 ; -CH 2 OSi (C ⁇ -C 6 ) 3 alkyl, furyl, thiophenyl, - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) hydroxyalkyl ; or -(CH 2 ) n R 8 where R 8 is hydrogen, -CONH 2 , -NR 9 R 10 , -CN or phenyl, where R 9 and R 10 are independently - (C x -C 4 ) alkyl or -phenyl (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl and where n is 1 to 8.
  • Non-interfering substituents are hydrogen, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkyl, - (C2-C6) alkenyl , - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - (Ci-C ⁇ ) alkoxy, halo or - (d-C 4 ) alkyl phenyl .
  • Preferred compounds of the invention are those having the general formula (III)
  • Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl
  • R 1 is -NHNR 30 R 31 , -NR 30 R 31 , or -CONR 30 R 31 , where R 30 and R 31 are each independently hydrogen or - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl ;
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -OH, -O (d-C 8 ) alkyl , -0(C 2 - C 8 ) alkenyl, -0 (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) or -0(C ⁇ - C B ) alkylaryl; and R 41 is hydrogen, - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl , - (C 2 - C 8 ) alkenyl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, aryl or - (Ci- C B ) alkylaryl ;
  • R 3 is hydrogen, -O (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl , halo, - (C ⁇ -C 3 ) alkyl, - (C 2 - C 6 ) alkenyl, - (C 2 -C 6 ) alkynyl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl, phenyl, - (C ⁇ -C 4 ) alkylphenyl; phenyl substituted with - (d-C 6 ) alkyl, halo, or -CF 3 ; -CH 2 0Si (d-d) 3 alkyl , furyl , thiophenyl, - (C ⁇ -C 3 ) hydroxyalkyl , - (d-C 6 ) alkoxy (Ci- C 6 ) alkyl, - (d-C 6 ) alkoxy (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkenyl, and -(CH 2 ) n R 8 , where
  • R 4 is hydrogen, - (C 1 -C 14 ) alkyl, - (C 3 -C ⁇ ) cycloalkyl, pyridyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) lkyl, halo, -CF 3 , -0CF 3 , - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy, -CN, - (d- C 4 ) alkylthio, - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkylphenyl , phenyl, phenoxy and - OR 9 ,- where R 9 is independently hydrogen, -CF 3 , phenyl, - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl, - (C 1 -C4) alkylphenyl ; tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C1-C 4 ) alkyl or - (
  • Preferred substituents of compounds of formula III include the following: ( a) R 1 is -NH2 , -NHNH2 ;
  • R 3 is -hydrogen, -0 (C1-C4) alkyl or -(CH2)nR 8 where n is 2 and R 8 is hydrogen or phenyl ; (d) R 3 is hydrogen, or -0(C ⁇ -C4 alkyl);
  • R 3 is , phenyl, - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkyl, halo, or -CF 3 ;
  • R 3 is -CH 2 0Si (C ⁇ -C 6 ) 3 alkyl, furyl , thiophenyl ;
  • R 3 is - (C ⁇ -C 3 )hydroxyalkyl, - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkoxy (d- C 6 ) alkyl, - (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alkoxy (d-C 6 ) alkenyl ;
  • R 4 is pyridyl
  • R 9 is independently hydrogen, -CF 3 , phenyl, - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl , - (d- C 4 ) alkylphenyl ; (k) R 4 is tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl or - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkylphenyl ,-
  • R 4 is naphthyl
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -OH or -0(d-
  • R 41 is hydrogen or - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -O (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl or -0 (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl
  • R 41 is hydrogen or - (d.- C 8 ) alkyl
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -OH or -0(d-
  • R 41 is - (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl or - (C 3 - Cg) cycloalkyl ;
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -OH or -0(d"
  • R 41 is aryl or - (d.-C 8 ) alkylaryl ;
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -OH, -0 (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl , -0(C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl or -0 (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl; and R 41 is hydrogen, - (d-d) alkyl , - (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl , -
  • R 2 is -CONR 40 R 41 , where R 40 is -O(aryl) or -0(d- C 8 ) alkylaryl; and R 41 is hydrogen, - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl , - (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl, - (C 3 -C 8 ) cycloalkyl , aryl and - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkylaryl;
  • R 9 and R 10 are independently hydrogen, or - (C1-C4) alkyl ;
  • R 3 is hydrogen, - (Ci-Cg) alkyl , - (C2-Cg) alkenyl , - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -0(C ⁇ -
  • R 3 is phenyl substituted with - (Ci-d) alkyl, halo, or -CF 3 ;
  • R 4 is phenyl
  • R 4 is phenyl substituted at the 2- and 6- position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo or phenyl;
  • R 4 is phenyl substituted at the 2- or 6 -position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo or phenyl;
  • R 4 is phenyl substituted at the 3- or 5-position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy, halo or phenyl;
  • R 4 is - (C 1 -C 14 ) alkyl or - (C3-C 14 ) cycloalkyl ;
  • (bb) Z is cyclohexenyl
  • (cc) Z is phenyl
  • R 1 is CONR 30 R 31 or CONH 2 ;
  • R 1 is NR 30 R 31 ;
  • R 1 is NHNR 30 R 31 ;
  • (gg) f is 1 or 2;
  • Ph means phenyl
  • the number preceding the substituent means the position the substituent is attached to the tricyclic ring.
  • the reaction is conducted by contacting a hydroxy amine of the formula HN(R 40 R 41 ) ; where R 40 is selected from -OH, -O (d-C 8 ) alkyl, -O (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl , -0(C 3 - C a ) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -0 (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkylaryl; and R 41 is selected from hydrogen, - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkyl , - (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl , - (C 3 - C 8 ) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (C ⁇ -C 8 ) alkylaryl; with a compound of formula II in the presence of a base and a coupling reagent.
  • R 40 is selected from -OH, -O (d-C 8 ) alkyl, -O (C 2 -C 8 ) alkenyl
  • solvents can be employed including chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran (THF) , acetonitrile, dimethylformamide (DMF) and dioxane .
  • THF tetrahydrofuran
  • DMF dimethylformamide
  • Couplings can even be done in aqueous solutions using water soluble carbodiimides .
  • the reaction is conducted in a polar solvent such as DMF or water; or in a polar co-solvent mixture such as water/THF or water/DMF/THF.
  • a polar solvent such as DMF or water
  • a polar co-solvent mixture such as water/THF or water/DMF/THF.
  • Ambient temperatures are preferred in the range of from about 0° to 40° C.
  • Suitable bases include tertiary amines or pyridine derivatives such as collidine.
  • Suitable coupling reagents include but are not limited to benzotriazol-1-gloxytris- (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate, 1-hydroxy- 7- azabenzotriazole, O- (7-azabenzotriazol-l-yl) -N,N,N'N' - tetramethyluronium, 1-hydroxy benzotriazole, 1-hydroxy- benzotriazole hydrate, 0-benzotriazol-l-yl-N,N,N' ,N' - bis (tetramethylene) uroniu hexafluorophosphate, O- benzotriazole-l-yl-N,N,N' ,N' -tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate , benzotriazol - 1 -yl oxytris (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexaflurophosphate, N- hydroxysuccinimi
  • TRITON B Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide
  • sub-titled compound may be prepared as described in (b) , below.
  • Carbomethoxy carbazole (200 mg, 0.6 mM) in 4 mL MeOH and 40 mL concentrated aqueous ammonium hydroxide was sonicated for 30 hours at 40-50 °C. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and acidified to pH 1 with 5 N HCl . The aqueous layer was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated.
  • Triethylamine (2.09 mL, 15.0 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part C, above (3.94 g, 10.0 mmol), Pd(OAc) 2 (338 mg, 1.50 mmol), and tri-o- tolylphosphine (914 mg, 3.00 mmol) in acetonitrile (40 mL) at ambient temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was then heated in an oil bath at 85 °C for 1 hour.
  • Ammonia was bubbled through a stirred suspension of the compund of part F, above (590 mg, 1.47 mmol) in ammonia water (50 mL) /THF (10 mL) at -25 °C for 5 minutes in a pressure bottle.
  • the bottle was screw-capped before the mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 3 days. After cooling to -25 °C, the screw cap was removed and the mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 10 minutes. After concentration, the residue was subject to chromatographic purification on silica (gradient 0-40% tetrahydrofuran in toluene) to recover the compound of part F (160 mg, 27%) and obtain the desired subtitled product (397 mg, 70%) as a yellowish solid.
  • Methyl bromoacetate (48.0 mg, 0.314 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part G, above (110 mg, 0.285 mmol) and cesium carbonate (186 mg, 0.570 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (2 mL) at ambient temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was stirred for 1 hour. After concentration in vacuo at 40 °C, the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 10-60% tetrahydrofuran in toluene) to give subtitled product (115 mg, 88%) as a white solid. mp 195.0-196.0 °C; IR (KBr) 3365 (br) , 3157
  • Lithium hydroxide (4.17 N, 86.3 mL, 0.360 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part H, above (110 mg, 0.240 mmol) in THF (2 mL) /CH 3 OH (0.3 mL) /H 2 0 (0.3 mL) .
  • the resultant mixture was stirred in an oil bath at 55 °C for 30 minutes to form a white suspension.
  • Five milliliter of THF was added to the suspension before it was treated with 5 N HCl (96.0 mL, 0.480 mmol) to become a clear solution.
  • subtitled compound may be prepared as follows:
  • the compounds described herein are believed to achieve their beneficial therapeutic action principally by direct inhibition of human SPL 2 , and not by acting as antagonists for arachidonic acid, nor other active agents below arachidonic acid in the arachidonic acid cascade, such as 5-lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, etc.
  • the method of the invention for inhibiting SPL 2 mediated release of fatty acids comprises contacting SPL 2 with an therapeutically effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or its salt.
  • the compounds of the invention may be used in a method of treating a mammal (e.g., a human) to alleviate the pathological effects of sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis.
  • a mammal e.g., a human
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis.
  • Reactive arthropathy infectious or post- infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndromes", polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Luegenec's granulomatosis, polymyalgin rheumatica, joint cell arteritis, calcium crystal deposition arthropathris, pseudo gout, non-articular rheumatism, bursitis, tenosynomitis, epicondylitis (tennis elbow) , carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive use injury (typing) , miscellaneous forms of arthritis, neuropathic joint disease (charco and joint) , hemarthrosis (hemarthrosic) , Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, arthritis associated with certain diseases, surcoilosis,
  • a method comprises administering to the mammal a compound of formula (I) in a therapeutically effective amount.
  • a "therapeutically effective” amount is an amount sufficient to inhibit SPL 2 mediated release of fatty acid and to thereby inhibit or prevent the arachidonic acid cascade and its deleterious products.
  • the therapeutic amount of compound of the invention needed to inhibit SPLA 2 may be readily determined by taking a sample of body fluid and assaying it for SPLA2 content by conventional methods.
  • the person or animal to be treated will be described as a "mammal” , and it will be understood that the most preferred subject is a human. However it must be noted that the study of adverse conditions of the central nervous system in non-human animals is only now beginning, and that some instances of such treatments are coming into use. Accordingly, use of the present compounds in non-human animals is contemplated. It will be understood that the dosage ranges for other animals will necessarily be quite different from the doses administered to humans, and accordingly that the dosage ranges described be recalculated. For example, a small dog may be only 1/I0 th of a typical human's size, and it will therefore be necessary for a much smaller dose to be used. The determination of an effective amount for a certain non- human animal is carried out in the same manner described below in the case of humans, and veterinarians are well accustomed to such determinations.
  • the compounds of this invention are useful for inhibiting SPLA 2 mediated release of fatty acids such as arachidonic acid.
  • inhibiting is meant the prevention or therapeutically significant reduction in release of SPLA2 initiated fatty acids by the compounds of the invention.
  • 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.
  • the compounds of the invention are most desirably administered at a dose that will generally afford effective results without causing any serious side effects and can be administered either as a single unit dose, or if desired, the dosage may be divided into convenient subunits administered at suitable times throughout the day.
  • Typical daily doses will contain a non-toxic dosage level of from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg of body weight of an active compound of this invention.
  • the pharmaceutical formulation is in unit dosage form.
  • the unit dosage form can be a capsule or tablet itself, or the appropriate number of any of these.
  • the quantity of active ingredient in a unit dose of composition may be varied or adjusted from about 0.1 to about 1000 milligrams or more, according to the particular treatment involved. It may be appreciated that it may be necessary to make routine variations to the dosage depending on the age and condition of the patient. The dosage will also depend on the route of administration.
  • a “chronic” condition means a deteriorating condition of slow progress and long continuance. As such, it is treated when it is diagnosed and continued throughout the course of the disease.
  • An “acute” condition is an exacerbation of short course followed by a period of remission. In an acute event, compound is administered at the onset of symptoms and discontinued when the symptoms disappear.
  • pancreatitis For example, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and rheumatoid arthritis may occur as an acute event or a chronic event.
  • the treatment of these conditions contemplates both acute and chronic forms.
  • Septic shock and adult respiratory distress are acute conditions treated when diagnosed.
  • the compound can be administered by a variety of routes including oral, aerosol, rectal, transdermal, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, and intranasal .
  • Pharmaceutical formulations of the invention are prepared by combining (e.g., mixing) a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of the invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent therefor.
  • the present pharmaceutical formulations are prepared by known procedures using well known and readily available ingredients.
  • the active ingredient will usually be admixed with a carrier, or diluted by a carrier, or enclosed within a carrier which may be in the form of a capsule, sachet, paper or other container.
  • a carrier which may be in the form of a capsule, sachet, paper or other container.
  • the carrier serves as a diluent, it may be a solid, semi-solid or liquid material which acts as a vehicle, or can be in the form of tablets, pills, powders, lozenges, elixirs, suspensions, emulsions, solutions, syrups, aerosols (as a solid or in a liquid medium) , or ointment, containing, for example, up to 10% by weight of the active compound.
  • the compounds of the present invention are preferably formulated prior to administration.
  • any suitable carrier known in the art can be used.
  • the carrier may be a solid, liquid, or mixture of a solid and a liquid.
  • Solid form formulations include powders, tablets and capsules.
  • a solid carrier can be one or more substances which may also act as flavoring agents, lubricants, solubilisers, suspending agents, binders, tablet disintegrating agents and encapsulating material.
  • Tablets for oral administration may contain suitable excipients such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate, together with disintegrating agents, such as maize, starch, or alginic acid, and/or binding agents, for example, gelatin or acacia, and lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or talc.
  • suitable excipients such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate
  • disintegrating agents such as maize, starch, or alginic acid
  • binding agents for example, gelatin or acacia
  • lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or talc.
  • the carrier is a finely divided solid which is in admixture with the finely divided active ingredient.
  • the active ingredient is mixed with a carrier having the necessary binding properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired.
  • the powders and tablets preferably contain from about 1 to about 99 weight percent of the active ingredient which is the novel compound of this invention.
  • Suitable solid carriers are magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose, pectin, dextrin, starch, gelatin, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, low melting waxes, and cocoa butter.
  • Sterile liquid form formulations include suspensions, emulsions, syrups and elixirs.
  • the active ingredient can be dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as sterile water, sterile organic solvent or a mixture of both.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as sterile water, sterile organic solvent or a mixture of both.
  • the active ingredient can often be dissolved in a suitable organic solvent, for instance aqueous propylene glycol.
  • Other compositions can be made by dispersing the finely divided active ingredient in aqueous starch or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution or in a suitable oil .
  • Active ingredient refers to a compound according to Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • Hard gelatin capsules are prepared using the following ingredients:
  • a tablet is prepared using the ingredients below:
  • Formulation 3 An aerosol solution is prepared containing the following components:
  • the active compound is mixed with ethanol and the mixture added to a portion of the propellant 22, cooled to -30°C and transferred to a filling device. The required amount is then fed to a stainless steel container and diluted with the remainder of the propellant. The valve units are then fitted to the container.
  • Tablets each containing 60 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows:
  • the active ingredient, starch and cellulose are passed through a No . 45 mesh U.S. sieve and mixed thoroughly.
  • the aqueous solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone is mixed with the resultant powder, and the mixture then is passed through a No. 14 mesh U.S. sieve.
  • the granules so produced are dried at 50°C and passed through a No. 18 mesh U.S. sieve.
  • the sodium carboxymethyl starch, magnesium stearate and talc previously passed through a No. 60 mesh U.S. sieve, are then added to the granules which, after mixing, are compressed on a tablet machine to yield tablets each weighing 150 mg .
  • Capsules each containing 80 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows :
  • the active ingredient, cellulose, starch, and magnesium stearate are blended, passed through a No. 45 mesh U.S. sieve, and filled into hard gelatin capsules in 200 mg quantities.
  • Formulation 6 Suppositories, each containing 225 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows:
  • the active ingredient is passed through a No. 60 mesh U.S. sieve and suspended in the saturated fatty acid glycerides previously melted using the minimum heat necessary. The mixture is then poured into a suppository mold of nominal 2 g capacity and allowed to cool .
  • Suspensions each containing 50 mg of active ingredient per 5 ml dose, are made as follows:
  • the active ingredient is passed through a No. 45 mesh U.S. sieve and mixed with the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and syrup to form a smooth paste.
  • the benzoic acid solution, flavor and color are diluted with a portion of the water and added, with stirring. Sufficient water is then added to produce the required volume .
  • An intravenous formulation may be prepared as follows :
  • the solution of the above ingredients generally is administered intravenously to a subject at a rate of 1 ml per minute .
  • Phosphatidylcholine-Mixed Micelles Development of a Spectrophotometric Assay Suitable for a Microtiterplate Reader", by Laure J. Reynolds, Lori L. Hughes, and Edward A Dennis, Analytical Biochemistry, 204, pp. 190-197, 1992 (the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference) :
  • KC1 (7.455 g/L) Bovine Serum Albumin (fatty acid free)
  • TRIS (tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane) pH 7.5 (adjust with NaOH) ENZYME BUFFER -
  • RACEMIC DIHEPTANOYL THIO - PC racemic 1, 2 -bis (heptanoylthio) -1, 2-d ⁇ deoxy-sn- glycero-3-phosphorylcholme TRITON X-100 prepare at 6.249 mg/ml in reaction buffer to equal lOuM TRITON X-100 is a polyoxy ethylene non- ionic detergent supplied by Pierce Chemical Company, 3747 N. Meridian Road, Rockford, llinois 61101.
  • a measured volume of racemic dipheptanoyl thio PC supplied in chloroform at a concentration of 100 mg/ml is taken to dryness and redissolved m 10 millimolar TRITON X-100 nonionic detergent aqueous solution.
  • Reaction Buffer is added to the solution, then DTNB to give the Reaction Mixture.
  • the reaction mixture thus obtained contains ImM diheptanoly thio-PC substrate, 0.29 mm TRITON X-100 detergent, and 0.12 mm DTMB in a buffered aqueous solution at pH 7.5.
  • test compound or solvent blank
  • % inhibition measured at 405 nanometers generated by enzyme reactions containing inhibitors relative to the uninhibited control reactions was determined. Each sample was titrated in triplicate and result values were averaged for plotting and calculation of IC50 values. IC50 were determined by plotting log concentration versus inhibition values in the range from 10-90% inhibition.
  • the model includes four parameters: the maximum tissue response which was assumed the same for each curve, the ED50 for the control curve, the steepness of the curves, and the pA2 , the concentration of antagonist that requires a two-fold increase in agonist to achieve an equivalent response.
  • the Schild slope was determined to be 1, using statistical nonlinear modeling methods similar to those described by Waud (1976), Equation 27, p. 164 (Ref. 2).
  • the Schild slope equal to 1 indicates the model is consistent with the assumptions of a competitive antagonist; therefore, the pA2 may be interpreted as the apparent KB, the dissociation constant of the inhibitor.
  • sPLA 2 responses (10 ug/ml) were determined in the absence and presence of drug, and percent suppression was calculated for each pair of tissues
  • Ref. 1 - Van, J.M. Cumulative dose-response curves. II. Technique for the making of dose-response curves in isolated organs and the evaluation of drug parameters. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. Ther., 143: 299-330, 1963. Ref. 2 - Waud, D. : Analysis of dose-response relationships, in Advances in General and Cellular Pharmacology eds Narahashi, Bianchi 1:145-178, 1976.
  • mice utilized in these studies were mature, 6-8 month old, ZnS0 4 -stimulated, hemizygous line 2608 a transgenic mice (Fox et . al . 1996) .
  • Transgenic mice from this line express human SPLA 2 in the liver and other tissues and typically achieve levels of human SP A2 in their circulation of approximately 173 +_ 10 ng/ml when maximally stimulated with ZnS ⁇ 4 (Fox, et al . 1996) .
  • the mice were housed under constant humidity and temperature and received food and water ad libitum. Animal room lighting was maintained on a 12-hour light/dark cycle and all experiments were performed at the same time of the day during the early morning light period.
  • mice were administered as an IV bolus via the tail vein in a volume of 0.15 ml.
  • Vehicle consisted of 1-5% dimethylsulfoxide, 1-5% ethanol and 10-30% polyethylene glycol 300 in H2O; the concentrations of these ingredients were adjusted according to the solubility of the compound.
  • Mice were bled retro-orbitally prior to drug or vehicle administration and 30 minutes, 2 and 4 hours thereafter. Three to six mice were used for each dose.
  • PLA2 catalytic activity in the serum was assayed with a modified phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholine mixed micelle assay (Fox, et al . 1996, Schadlich, et al . , 1987) utilizing 3 mM sodium deoxycholate and 1 mM l-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn- glycero-3 -phosphocholine .

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Abstract

Carbazoles of formula (I) with R2 = hydroxyfunctional amide (hydroxamic or esters) are disclosed together with the use of such compounds for inhibiting sPLA¿2? mediated release of fatty acids for treatment of conditions such as septic shock.

Description

SUBSTITUTED CARBAZOLES AS INHIBITORS OF SPLA2
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to novel substituted carbazole compounds useful for inhibiting SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acids for conditions such as septic shock.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The structure and physical properties of human non- pancreatic secretory phospholipase A2 (hereinafter called, "SPLA2") has been thoroughly described in two articles, namely, "Cloning and Recombinant Expression of Phospholipase A2 Present in Rheumatoid Arthritic Synovial Fluid" by Seilhamer, Jeffrey J. ; Pruzanski, aldemar; Vadas Peter; Plant, Shelley; Miller, Judy A.; Kloss, Jean; and Johnson, Lorin K. ; The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 264, No. 10, Issue of April 5, pp. 5335- 5338, 1989; and "Structure and Properties of a Human Non- pancreatic Phospholipase 2" by Kramer, Ruth M. ; Hession, Catherine; Johansen, Berit; Hayes, Gretchen; McGray,
Paula; Chow, E. Pingchang; Tizard, Richard; and Pepinsky, R. Blake; The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 264, No. 10, Issue of April 5, pp. 5768-5775, 1989; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. Alexander, et al . , United States Patent
Nos. 3,939,177 and 3,979,391, disclose 1,2,3,4- tetrahydrocarbazoles useful as antibacterial agents.
It is believed that SPLA2 is a rate limiting enzyme in the arachidonic acid cascade which hydrolyzes membrane phospholipids . Thus, it is important to develop compounds which inhibit SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acids (e.g., arachidonic acid) . Such compounds would be of value in general treatment of conditions induced and/or maintained by overproduction of SPLA2 such as septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
It is desirable to develop new compounds and treatments for SP A2 induced diseases.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides substituted carbazole compounds as depicted in the general formula (I) below:
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wherein;
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl ,
R 20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
(a) is - (C1-C20)alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl, - (C2-
C20)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
(b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group -(L)-R80; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sul ur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ;
R is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R31, where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (C"ι-C6) alkyl ;
R2' is -CONR40R41, where R40 -OH, -0 (Ci-C8) alkyl , -0(C2-
C8)alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -0(Cι- C8)alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Ci-Cs) alkyl, - (C2- C8)alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (Ci- C8)alkylaryl;
R3' is selected from non-interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof. These substituted carbazoles are effective in inhibiting human SP A2 mediated release of fatty acids. This invention is also a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of formula I in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable diluents, carriers and excipients .
This invention is also a method of inhibiting SPLA2 comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I . According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of selectively inhibiting SPLA2 in a mammal in need of such treatment comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I.
This invention, further provides a compound of formula I for use as a medicament in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter' s syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive arthropathy, infectious or post-infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndromes" , polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Luegenec's granulomatosis, polymyalgin rheumatica, joint cell arteritis, calcium crystal deposition arthropathris, pseudo gout, non-articular rheumatism, bursitis, tenosynomitis, epicondylitis (tennis elbow) , carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive use injury (typing) , miscellaneous forms of arthritis, neuropathic joint disease (charco and joint) , hemarthrosis (hemarthrosic) , Henoch- Schonlein Purpura, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, arthritis associated with certain diseases, surcoilosis, hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathries, hyperlipoproteineimi , hypogammaglobulinemia, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, familial Mediterranean fever, Behat's Disease, systemic lupus erythrematosis, or relapsing polychondritis and related diseases which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula I in an amount sufficient to inhibit SP A2 mediated release of fatty acid and to thereby inhibit or prevent the arachidonic acid cascade and its deleterious products .
This invention provides, in addition, a process for preparing compounds of formula I below:
Figure imgf000007_0001
wherein;
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl ,
R 20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
(a) is - (Cι-C20) alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl, - (C2- C2o)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
(b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group -(L)-R80; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from
(a) or (b) ; R ,2"1 is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3; R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R31, where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (Cι-C6) alkyl ; R2' is -CONR40R41, where R40 -OH, -O (Cι-C8) alkyl , -0(C2-
C8)alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) and -O Cj.- C3)alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Ci-C8) alkyl, - (C2- C8)alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl ; R3' is selected from non-interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof ,- comprising reacting a compound of the formula II
Figure imgf000008_0001
where R R 20 R , Z, f and j are as defined above ; with an amine of the formula HN(R40R41) where R40 is -OH, -0(Cι-C8) alkyl, -O (C2-C8) alkenyl, -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -O (Cι-C8) alkylaryl ; and R41 is hydrogen, - (d- C8) alkyl, - (C2-C8) alkenyl , - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (Cι-C8) alkylaryl .
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the subsequent description and the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Definitions :
As used herein, the term, "alkyl" by itself or as part of another substituent means, unless otherwise defined, a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbon radical such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl , isopropyl, n-butyl, tertiary butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl tert butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, heptyl, hexyl, octyl, nonyl , decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tπdecyl, tetradecyl and the like. The term "alkyl" includes - (C1-C2) alkyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (Ci-Cβ) alkyl, - (C5- C14) alkyl, and - (C1-C10) alkyl .
The term "aryl" means an aromatic carbocyclic structure having six to ten carbon atoms. Examples of such ring structures are phenyl, naphthyl and the like. The aryl group can be unsubstituted or can have one or two non- interfering substituents at any available position the aryl ring .
Preferred substituents on the aryl group include - (C1-C14) alkyl, - (C2-C3) alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl , - (C7- Cι2)aralkyl, - (C7-Cι2) alkaryl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - (C3- C8) cycloalkenyl , phenyl, tolulyl, - (Cι-C6) alkoxy, - (C2- C6) alkenyloxy, - (C -C6) alkynyloxy, - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyl, - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (Cι-C12) alkylcarbonyl, - (Ci- Ci2) alkylcarbonylamino, - (Cx-Cι2) alkoxyamino, - (Cx- C12) alkoxyaminocarbonyl, - (C1.-C12) alkylamino, - (Ci- C6) alkylthio, - (d-C12) alkylthiocarbonyl, - (Ci- C6) alkylsulfonyl, - (Cι-C6) haloalkylsulfonyl, - (d-
C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, - (Cι-C6) hydroxyalkyl, -(CH2)nCN,
- (CH2)„NR9R10, -(C(0)0(d-C6) alkyl, - (CH2) n0 (d-C6) alkyl , benzyloxy, phenoxy, phenylthio, - (CONHS02) R15, -CHO, -CF3, -OCF3, pyridyl, amino, amidino, halo, carbonyl, carboxyl, carbolkoxy, -(CH2)nC02H, cyano, cyanoquanidinyl, quanidino, hydroxy, hydroxyamino, nitro, -S03H, furyl, thiophenyl, -COR9, -CONR9R10, -NR9R10, -NCHCOR9, -S02R9, -OR9, SR9, -CH2S02R9, tetrazoyl, tetrazolyl substituted with - (d- C6) alkyl, phenyl or - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl; , - (CH2) n0Si (Ci- C6)3alkyl or (d-d) alkylcarbonyl ,- where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl or
- (C1-C4) alkylphenyl, where R15 is - (Cι-C) alkyl , -CF3, naphthyl or (CH2)s phenyl, where n is from 1 to 8 and where s is 0 to 5. Preferred "aryl" substituents include - (C1-C14) alkyl,
- (C3-C8) cycloalky, phenyl, - (d-C6) alkylsulfonyl, and -S02R9 where R9 is hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl .
The term "alkenyl" as used herein represents an olefinically unsaturated branched or linear group having at least one double bond. Examples of such groups include radicals such as vinyl, allyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 2- pentenyl, 3-pentenyl, 4-pentenyl, 2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4- hexenyl, 5-hexenyl, 2 -heptenyl, 3-heptenyl, 4-heptenyl, 5- heptenyl, 6-heptenyl as well as dienes and trienes of straight and branched chains.
The term "alkynyl" denotes such radicals as ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl as well as di- and tri-ynes. The term "halo" means chloro, fluoro, bromo or iodo.
The term " - (C1-C4) alkoxy" , as used herein, denotes a group such as methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n- butoxy, t-butoxy and like groups, attached to the remainder of the molecule by the oxygen atom.
The term "phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl" refers to a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from one to four carbon atoms attached to a phenyl ring which chain is attached to the remainder of the molecule. Typical phenylalkyl groups include benzyl, phenylethyl, phenylpropyl , phenylisopropyl , and phenylbutyl .
The term " - (C1-C4) alkylthio" defines a straight or branched alkyl chain having one to four carbon atoms attached to the remainder of the molecule by a sulfur atom. Typical - (C1-C4) alkylthio groups include methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, butylthio and the like.
The term "- (C3-C14) cycloalkyl" includes groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl, cycloundecyl, cyclododecyl, cyclotridecyl, cyclotetradecyl and the like. The term "- (C3-C14) cycloalkyl" includes -
(C3 -C7) cycloalkyl .
The term, "heterocyclic radical" , refers to radicals derived from monocyclic or polycyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nuclei having 5 to 14 ring atoms and containing from 1 to 3 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. Typical heterocyclic radicals are pyridyl , thienyl, fluorenyl, pyrrolyl, furanyl, thiophenyl , pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, phenylimidazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazole, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, indolyl , carbazolyl, norharmanyl, azaindolyl, benzofuranyl , dibenzofuranyl, thianaphtheneyl, dibenzothiophenyl , indazolyl, imidazo (1.2-A)pyridinyl, benzotriazolyl, anthranilyl, 1, 2-benzisoxazolyl , benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, purinyl, pryidinyl , dipyridylyl, phenylpyridinyl, benzylpyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylpyrimidinyl , pyrazinyl, 1, 3 , 5-triazιnyl, quinolinyl, phthalazinyl, quinazolinyl, and quinoxalinyl .
The term "carbocyclic radical" refers to radicals derived from a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 14 membered organic nucleus whose ring forming atoms (other than hydrogen) are solely carbon atoms. Typical carbocyclic radicals are cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl , phenyl, naphthyl, norbornanyl, bicycloheptadienyl , tolulyl, xylenyl, indenyl, stilbenyl, terphenylyl, diphenylethylenyl , phenyleye1ohexeyl , acenaphthylenyl , and anthracenyl, biphenyl, bibenzylyl and related bibenzylyl homologues represented by the formula (bb) ,
Figure imgf000012_0001
where n is an integer from 1 to 8.
The term, "non-interfering substituent", refers to radicals suitable for substitution at positions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and/or 8 on the tricyclic nucleus and radical (s) suitable for substitution on the heterocyclic radical and carbocyclic radical as defined above. Illustrative non-interfering radicals are hydrogen, - (C1-C14) alkyl , - (C2-Cς) alkenyl, - (C2-C6)alkynyl, - (C7-C12) aralkyl , - (C7-C12) alkaryl, - (C3- Cβ) cycloalkyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl , phenyl, tolulyl, xylenyl, biphenyl, - (Ci-Cβ) alkoxy, - (C2-C6) alkenyloxy, -(C2- CQ ) alkynyloxy, - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyl, - (C]_- C12) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (C1-C12) alkylcarbonyl, " (c l c 12) alkylcarbonylamino, - (C1-C12) alkoxyamino, -(Ci- C12) alkoxyaminocarbonyl, - (C1-C12) alkylamino, - (Ci- Cς) alkylthio, - (C1-C12) alkylthiocarbonyl , -(Ci-
Cg) alkylsulfinyl , - (C1-C6) alkylsulfonyl, - (Ci-Cg) haloalkoxy, - (Cι-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, - (Ci-Cβ) haloalkyl, - (Ci-
C6)hydroxyalkyl, - (CH2)nCN, - (CH2) nNR9R10' -C(0)0(C_- Cgalkyl) , - (CH2) nO (Ci-Cg alkyl), benzyloxy, phenoxy, phenylthio; - (CONHSO2) R15 , -CHO, -CF3, -OCF3, pyridyl, amino, amidino, halo, carbamyl , carboxyl, carbalkoxy, - (CH2)nCθ2H, cyano, cyanoguanidinyl, guanidino, hydrazide, hydrazino, hydrazido, hydroxy, hydroxyamino, nitro, phosphono, -SO3H, thioacetal, thiocarbonyl, furyl, thiophenyl -COR9, -CONR9R10, -NR9R10, -NCHCOR9, -S02R9, -OR9, - SR9, CH2S02R9, tetrazolyl, tetrazolyl substituted with - (d.- C6)alkyl, phenyl or - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ; - (CH2) nOSi (d- C6)3alkyl and (Ci-Cβ) alkylcarbonyl ; where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl , where R15 is - (d-d) alkyl , -CF3 , naphthyl or - (CH2) sPheny1 , where n is from 1 to 8 and where s is from 0 to 5.
A preferred group of non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, - (Ci-Cδ) alkyl, - (C2-C6) alkenyl, -(C2- C6)alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - (Ci-Cg) alkoxy, halo or - phenyl (Cι-C4) alkyl .
Another preferred group of non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3) alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl , -
(C5-C8) cycloalkenyl, -O (C;]_-C2) alkyl and -S (C1-C2) alkyl . The salts of the above tricyclics are an additional aspect of the invention. In those instances where the compounds of the invention possess acidic functional groups various salts may be formed which are more water soluble and physiologically suitable than the parent compound. Representative pharmaceutically acceptable salts include but are not limited to the alkali and alkaline earth salts such as lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum and the like. Salts are conveniently prepared from the free acid by treating the acid in solution with a base or by exposing the acid to an ion exchange resin.
Included within the definition of pharmaceutically acceptable salts are the relatively non-toxic, inorganic and organic base addition salts of compounds of the present invention, for example, ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations, derived from nitrogenous bases of sufficient basicity to form salts with the compounds of this invention (see, for example, S. M. Berge, et al . , "Pharmaceutical Salts," J. Phar . Sci . , 66: 1-19 (1977) ) . Compounds of the invention may have chiral centers and exist in optically active forms. R- and S- iso ers and racemic mixtures are contemplated by this invention. A particular stereoisomer may be prepared by known methods using stereospecific reactions with starting materials containing asymmetric centers already resolved or, alternatively, by subsequent resolution of mixtures of stereoisomers using known methods.
The term "acid protecting group" is used herein as it is frequently used in synthetic organic chemistry, to refer to a group which will prevent an- acid group from participating in a reaction carried out on some other functional group in the molecule, but which can be removed when it is desired to do so. Such groups are discussed by T. . Greene in chapter 5 of "Protective Groups" in Organic Synthesis, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1981, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Examples of acid protecting groups include ester or amide derivatives of the acid group, such as, methyl, methoxymethyl , methyl -thiomethyl, tetrahydropyranyl , methoxyethoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, phenyl, aryl, ethyl, 2 , 2 , 2-trichloroethyl, 2-methylthioethyl , t-butyl, cyclopentyl, triphenylmethyl, diphenylmethyl , benzyl, trimethylsilyl, N,N-dimethyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or o-nitroanilide. A preferred acid-protecting group is methyl .
PREFERRED COMPOUNDS OF THE INVENTION
Preferred Subgroups of Compounds
A preferred subclass of compounds are those wherein R21 is selected from the group hydrogen, halo, - (C]_- C3)alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl, - (C5-C3) cycloalkenyl, -0(C]_- C2) alkyl and -S (C!-C2) alkyl . Another preferred subclass of compounds are those wherein for R2^, group R80 is selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, norbornanyl , bicycloheptadienyl , tolulyl, xylenyl, indenyl , stilbenyl, terphenylyl, diphenylethylenyl, phenyl -cyclohexenyl, acenaphthylenyl, and anthracenyl, biphenyl , bibenzylyl and related bibenzylyl homologues represented by the formula (bb) ,
Figure imgf000015_0001
where n is a number from 1 to 8. Particularly preferred are compounds wherein R20 ±3 selected from the group consisting of
Figure imgf000016_0001
where R! is independently selected from hydrogen, halo, - (Ci-Cio) alkyl, - (Ci-Cio) alkoxy, -S- (C_-Cιo alkyl), and - (Ci-Cio) haloalkyl, and w is a number from 1 to 5.
Another preferred subclass of compounds are those wherein the non-interfering substituents are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, - (C1-C5) alkyl, -(C2- Cδ) alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C7-C12) aralkyl, - (C7- Ci2)alkaryl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , - (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl, phenyl, tolulyl, xylenyl, biphenyl, - (Ci-Cβ) alkoxy, - (C2-C6) alkenyloxy - (C2-C6) alkynyloxy, - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyl , - (C1-C12) alkoxyalkyloxy, - (C1-C12) alkylcarbonyl , - (C1-C12) alkylcarbonylamino, - (Cι_Ci2) alkoxyamino, - (C1-C12 ) alkoxyaminocarbonyl , - (C3.-C12) alkylamino, - (Ci-Cβ) alkylthio, - (C1-C12) alkylthiocarbonyl, - (C1-C5) alkylsulfinyl , - (Ci-Cg) alkylsulfonyl , - (Ci-Cg) haloalkoxy, - (Cι-Cg)haloalkylsulfonyl, - (Ci-Cβ) haloalkyl, -(Cι-C6)hydroxyalkyl, -C (O) O (Cι-C6 alkyl) , - (CH2) n0(Cι-C6 alkyl) , benzyloxy, halo, phenylthio; phenyl substituted with - (Cι-C6) alkyl, halo, or -CF3; furyl, thiophenyl, -(CH2)n N' - (CH2)nR8 / -CHO, amino, amidino, carbamyl, carboxyl, carbalkoxy, -(CH2)nCθ2H, cyano, cyanoguanidinyl, guanidino, hydrazide, hydrazino, hydrazido, hydroxy, hydroxyamino, nitro, phosphono, -SO3H, thioacetal, thiocarbonyl, and - (Cι~ Cβ) alkylcarbonyl; where R8 is hydrogen, -CONH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently - (d-C4) alkyl or -phenyl (C1-C4) and where n is from 1 to 8.
Another preferred group of non-interfering substituents include hydrogen, -0 (C1-C4) alkyl , halo, - (Cι-C6) alkyl, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (Ci- C6) alkyl, halo, or -CF3; -CH2OSi (Cι-C6) 3alkyl, furyl, thiophenyl, - (Cι-C6) hydroxyalkyl ; or -(CH2)nR8 where R8 is hydrogen, -CONH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently - (Cx-C4) alkyl or -phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl and where n is 1 to 8. Even more preferred non-interfering substituents are hydrogen, - (Ci-Cβ) alkyl, - (C2-C6) alkenyl , - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - (Ci-Cβ) alkoxy, halo or - (d-C4) alkyl phenyl .
Preferred compounds of the invention are those having the general formula (III)
Figure imgf000017_0001
wherein;
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R31, where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (Cι-C6) alkyl ; ) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH, -O (d-C8) alkyl , -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) or -0(Cι- CB) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl , - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl or - (Ci- CB) alkylaryl ;
R3 is hydrogen, -O (Cι-C6) alkyl , halo, - (Cι-C3) alkyl, - (C2- C6) alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, phenyl, - (Cι-C4) alkylphenyl; phenyl substituted with - (d-C6) alkyl, halo, or -CF3; -CH20Si (d-d) 3alkyl , furyl , thiophenyl, - (Cι-C3) hydroxyalkyl , - (d-C6) alkoxy (Ci- C6) alkyl, - (d-C6) alkoxy (Cι-C6) alkenyl, and -(CH2)nR8, where R8 is hydrogen, -CONH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (Cι-C4) alkyl, - (Cι-C4) alkylphenyl or - phenyl (Cι-C4) alkyl and n is 1 to 8; and
R4 is hydrogen, - (C1-C14) alkyl, - (C3-Cι ) cycloalkyl, pyridyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (Cι-C6) lkyl, halo, -CF3, -0CF3 , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, -CN, - (d- C4) alkylthio, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl , phenyl, phenoxy and - OR9,- where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ; tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (d- C ) alkylphenyl ; or naphthyl ,- R21 is hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3) alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl,
- (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl, -O (C;L-C2) alkyl and -S {C-^ -C.2 ) alkyl where f is 1 to 3; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof.
Preferred substituents of compounds of formula III include the following: ( a) R1 is -NH2 , -NHNH2 ;
(b) R1 i s -NH2 ;
(c) R3 is -hydrogen, -0 (C1-C4) alkyl or -(CH2)nR8 where n is 2 and R8 is hydrogen or phenyl ; (d) R3 is hydrogen, or -0(Cι-C4 alkyl);
(e) R3 is , phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (Cι-C6) alkyl, halo, or -CF3;
(f) R3 is -CH20Si (Cι-C6)3alkyl, furyl , thiophenyl ;
(g) R3 is - (Cι-C3)hydroxyalkyl, - (Cι-C6) alkoxy (d- C6) alkyl, - (Cι-C6) alkoxy (d-C6) alkenyl ;
(h) R4 1S hydrogen;
(i) R4 is pyridyl;
(j) R4 i-s phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (Ci-d) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -0CF3 , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, -
CN, - (C1-C4) alkylthio, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl, phenyl, phenoxy and -OR9; where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (d- C4) alkylphenyl ; (k) R4 is tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ,-
(1) R4 is naphthyl;
(m) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH or -0(d-
C8)alkyl; and R41 is hydrogen or - (Cι-C8) alkyl ; (n) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -O (C2-C8) alkenyl or -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl; and R41 is hydrogen or - (d.- C8) alkyl;
(o) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH or -0(d-
C8)alkyl; and R41 is - (C2-C8) alkenyl or - (C3- Cg) cycloalkyl ; (p) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH or -0(d"
C8) alkyl; and R41 is aryl or - (d.-C8) alkylaryl ;
(q) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH, -0 (Cι-C8) alkyl , -0(C2-C8) alkenyl or -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (d-d) alkyl , - (C2-C8) alkenyl , -
(C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl or - (Cι-C8) alkylaryl ;
(r) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -O(aryl) or -0(d- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl , - (C2-C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl and - (Cι-C8) alkylaryl;
0
II
(s) R3 1S -(CH2)nR8/ where R8 is -NR9R10, "CNH2 or
-CN, where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, or - (C1-C4) alkyl ;
(t) R3 is hydrogen, - (Ci-Cg) alkyl , - (C2-Cg) alkenyl , - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -0(Cι-
C6)alkyl, halo or - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl;
(u) R3 is phenyl substituted with - (Ci-d) alkyl, halo, or -CF3;
(v) R3 -CH2OSi (Cι-C6)3alkyl, furyl , thiophenyl, - (d~ Cs)hydroxyalkyl, - (Cι-C6) alkoxy (Cι-C3) alkyl, - (Ci-
Cε) alkoxy (Cι-C6) alkenyl ,-
(w) R4 is phenyl;
(x) R4 is phenyl substituted at the 2- and 6- position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo or phenyl;
(y) R4 is phenyl substituted at the 2- or 6 -position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo or phenyl; (z) R4 is phenyl substituted at the 3- or 5-position of the phenyl ring with - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo or phenyl;
(aa) R4 is - (C1-C14) alkyl or - (C3-C14) cycloalkyl ;
(bb) Z is cyclohexenyl;
(cc) Z is phenyl;
(dd) R1 is CONR30R31 or CONH2;
(ee) R1 is NR30R31;
(ff) R1 is NHNR30R31;
(gg) f is 1 or 2;
(hh) f is 3;
(ii) j is 1 or 2; and
(jj) j is 3.
Some typical compounds of this invention are provided in tabular form: however, such named compounds are not intended to limit the scope of this invention in any way.
Figure imgf000021_0001
Table 1
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Figure imgf000023_0001
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Key:
"-C-" means cyclic
"Ph" means phenyl
"-0-" means ortho
"-m-" means meta
"-p-"means para
"Cx" means cyclohexyl
For R3 and R21, the number preceding the substituent means the position the substituent is attached to the tricyclic ring.
SYNTHESIS METHODS
Compounds of formula I can be prepared as described in scheme I below:
Scheme I
Figure imgf000024_0001
I I In general, the reaction is conducted by contacting a hydroxy amine of the formula HN(R40 R41) ; where R40 is selected from -OH, -O (d-C8) alkyl, -O (C2-C8) alkenyl , -0(C3- Ca) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -0 (Cι-C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is selected from hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl , - (C2-C8) alkenyl , - (C3- C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and - (Cι-C8) alkylaryl; with a compound of formula II in the presence of a base and a coupling reagent. In general, a wide variety of solvents can be employed including chloroform, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran (THF) , acetonitrile, dimethylformamide (DMF) and dioxane . Couplings can even be done in aqueous solutions using water soluble carbodiimides .
Preferably, the reaction is conducted in a polar solvent such as DMF or water; or in a polar co-solvent mixture such as water/THF or water/DMF/THF.
Ambient temperatures are preferred in the range of from about 0° to 40° C.
Suitable bases include tertiary amines or pyridine derivatives such as collidine.
Examples of suitable coupling reagents include but are not limited to benzotriazol-1-gloxytris- (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate, 1-hydroxy- 7- azabenzotriazole, O- (7-azabenzotriazol-l-yl) -N,N,N'N' - tetramethyluronium, 1-hydroxy benzotriazole, 1-hydroxy- benzotriazole hydrate, 0-benzotriazol-l-yl-N,N,N' ,N' - bis (tetramethylene) uroniu hexafluorophosphate, O- benzotriazole-l-yl-N,N,N' ,N' -tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate , benzotriazol - 1 -yl oxytris (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexaflurophosphate, N- hydroxysuccinimide, 1, 1' -carbonyldiimidazole, 1-cyclohexyl- 3- (2-morpholinolthyl) carbodiimide metho-p-toluenesulfonate, 1, 3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), 1, 3-diisopropyl- carbodiimide (DIC) , 2-ethoxy-l-ethoxycarbonyl-l, 2- dihydroquinoline (EEDQ) , or 2-isobutoxy-l-isobutoxycarbonyl- 1 , 2-dihydroquinoline (IIDQ) . Starting materials of formula II may be prepared as described in U.S. Application No. 09/062,328 or PCT Application No . PCTUS99/08261 herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The following list of abreviations are used in the Examples and Preparations.
EtOAc = ethyl acetate
DMF = dimethyl formamide
THF = tetrahydrofuran Et20 = diethyl ether
EtOH = ethanol
CELITE = diatomaceous earth
MeOH = methanol
Rh/Al203 = rhodium on alumina DDQ = 2, 3-dichloro-5, 6-dicyano-l, 4-benzo- quinone
TLC = thin layer chromotography
NH4OAc = ammonium acetate
Olivetol = 5-pentylresorcinol Pd(OAc)2 = palladium diacetate
TRITON B = Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide
The following Preparations and Examples further illustrate the preparation of the compounds of this invention. The Examples are illustrative only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. PREPARATION 1
{9- [ (phenyl)methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, sodium salt
Figure imgf000027_0001
A. 9- [ (Phenyl)methyl] -5-carbomethoxy-l, 2- dihydrocarbazol-4 (3H) -one
A suspension of 5-carbomethoxy-l, 2-dihydro-9H-carbazol- 4 (3H) -one (300 mg, 1.23 mM) , benzyl bromide (210 mg, 1.23 mM) , and potassium carbonate (170 mg, 1.23 mM) in 15 mL DMF was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours . The mixture was diluted with 80 mL H20 and chilled in the refrigerator. The resultant white precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with H0, and dried in vacuo to afford 325 mg (79%) of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5-carbomethoxy-l, 2- dihydrocarbazol-4 (3H) -one as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMSO- d6) δ 7.7 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz), 7.45-7.0 (m, 7H) , 5.6 (s, 2H) , 3.8 (s, 3H) , 3.05 (t, 2H,
J=6 Hz), 2.5 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), and 2.2 (m , 2H) . IR (KBr, cm" 1) 3421, 1726, 1676, 1636, 1473, 1450, 1435, 1288, 1122, 764, 745, and 706. MS (ES) m/e 334.
Elemental Analyses for C21H19N03 : Calculated: C, 75.68; H, 5.71; N, 4.20. Found: C, 70.85; H, 5.53; N, 4.49.
B. 9- [ (Phenyl) ethyl] -4-hydroxy-5-carbomethoxy carbazole
(a) A solution of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5- carbomethoxy-1, 2-dihydrocarbazol-4 (3H) -one (1.5 g, 4.5 mM) and 2 , 3-dichloro-5, 6-dicyano-l , 4-benzoquinone (1.12 g, 5.0 mM) in 25 mL of toluene was stirred between 80-90 °C for 6 hours. The mixture was purified directly by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with methylene chloride/ethyl acetate) to afford 420 mg (28%) of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -4 -hydroxy-5 -carbomethoxy carbazole as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 10.25 (s, IH) , 7.7 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.4 (t, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.4-7.0 (m, 8H) , 6.6 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 5.6 (s, 2H) , and 3.8 (s, 3H) . IR (CHC13, cm"1) 1723, 1685, 1621, 1597, 1568, 1496, 1453, 1442, 1392, 1286, 1267, 1156, and 1138. MS (ES) m/e 330, 332.
Elemental Analyses for C2ιH17N03 :
Calculated: C, 76.13; H, 5.14; N, 4.23. Found: C, 75.90; H, 5.20; N, 4.46.
Alternately sub-titled compound may be prepared as described in (b) , below.
(b) To a solution of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5- carbomethoxy-1, 2 -dihydrocarbazol -4 (3H) -one (2.87 g, 8.61 mM) in 29 ml dioxane was added 60% sodium hydride in mineral oil (0.79 g, 19.8 mM) . The reaction was stirred 8 minutes, then methyl benzenesulfinate (1.80 ml, 13.8 mM) was added. The reaction was stirred an additional 1.5 hours, then diluted with 43 ml dioxane and 1.13 ml acetic acid. The mixture was refluxed 1 hour, diluted with ethyl acetate, and extracted with saturated NaHC03 two times, then with brine. After drying (NaS04) , evaporation in vacuo afforded 4.90 g. The mixture was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with toluene/methylene chloride) to afford 2.31 g (81%) of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -4-hydroxy-5-carbomethoxy carbazole. XH NMR (DMS0-d6) δ 10.25 (s, IH) , 7.7 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.4 (t, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.4-7.0 (m, 8H) , 6 . 6 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 5.6 (s, 2H) , and 3.8 (s, 3H) . IR (CHC13, cm"1) 1723, 1685, 1621, 1597, 1568, 1496, 1453, 1442, 1392, 1286, 1267, 1156, and 1138. MS (ES) m/e 330, 332.
Elemental Analyses for C2ιHι7N03 :
Calculated: C, 76.13; H, 5.14; N, 4.23. Found: C, 75.90; H, 5.20; N, 4.46.
C. 9- [ (Phenyl)methyl] -4-hydroxy-5-carbamoyl carbazole A solution of the 9- [ (phenyl)methyl] -4-hydroxy-5-
Carbomethoxy carbazole (200 mg, 0.6 mM) in 4 mL MeOH and 40 mL concentrated aqueous ammonium hydroxide was sonicated for 30 hours at 40-50 °C. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and acidified to pH 1 with 5 N HCl . The aqueous layer was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with gradient methylene chloride/ethyl acetate) to afford 50 mg (26%) of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -4-hydroxy-5-carbamoyl carbazole as a white solid. XH NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 10.5 (s, IH) , 8.8 (br s, IH) , 8.4 (br s, IH) , 7.85 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz), 7.5-7.1 (m, 9H) , 6 . 6 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), and 5.8 (s, 2H) . IR (KBr, cm" 1) 3428, 3198, 3063, 1631, 1599, 1579, 1562, 1496, 1442, 1330, 1261, 1215, 775, and 697. MS (ES) m/e 315, 317.
Elemental Analyses for C2oHi6 202 : Calculated: C, 75.95; H, 5.06; N, 8.86. Found: C, 74.88; H, 5.40; N, 7.78.
D. {9- [ (Phenyl)methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, methyl ester 40% Methanolic Triton B (0.11 mL, 0.24 mM) was added to a solution of the 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -4 -hydroxy- 5-carbamoy1 carbazole (70 mg, 0.22 mM) in 20 mL DMF at 0 °C . After 15 minutes, methyl bromoacetate (70 mg, 0.44 mM) was added and the resultant mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 1 N HCl, H20, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was combined with the crude material derived from a similar run utilizing 45 mg (0.14 mM [0.36 mM total]) of 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -4 -hydroxy-5-carbamoy1 carbazole. The combined residues were purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with ethyl acetate) to afford 76 mg (54%) of the { 9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4- yl}oxyacetic acid, methyl ester as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMS0-d6) δ 7.65 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.5 (br s, IH) , 7.4-7.15 (m, 9H) , 7.1 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 6.6 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 5.7 (s, 2H) , 4.9 (s, 2H) , and 3.75 (s, 3H) . IR (KBr, cm"1) 3367, 3200, 1760, 1643, 1579, 1496, 1452, 1427, 1216, 1157, 772, and 716. MS (FD) m/e 388.
Elemental Analyses for C23H2oN204 :
Calculated: C, 71.13; H, 5.15; N, 7.22. Found: C, 70.77; H, 5.49; N, 6.79. E. {9- [ (Phenyl) methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, sodium salt.
A solution of the {9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4- yljoxyacetic acid, methyl ester (10.1 mg, 0.025 mM) and 0.025 mL (0.025 mM) of 1 N NaOH in 3 mL of ethanol was stirred for 16 hours at 25 °C . The resultant white precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with a small amount of EtOH, then dried in vacuo to afford 7.1 mg (70%) of the {9- [ (phenyl) methyl] -5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, sodium salt as a white powder. XH NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 7.6 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.5- 7.05 (m, 11H) , 6.55 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 5.75 (s, 2H) , and 4.3 (s, 2H) . IR (KBr, cm"1) 3471, 1657, 1615, 1591, 1496, 1453, 1412, 1330, 1272, and 1151. MS (ES) m/e 373, 375, 397.
Elemental Analyses for C22Hι-7N20Na :
Calculated: C, 66.67; H, 4.29; N, 7.07 Found: C, 66.75; H, 4.55; N, 6.83
PREPARATION 2
[5-carbamoyl-2-pentyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4• yl]oxyacetic acid
Figure imgf000031_0001
A. Preparation of a mixture of 5-pentylcyclohexa-l, 3-dione and its enol isomer
Figure imgf000032_0001
Sodium hydroxide (1.98 g, 49.5 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of olivetol (7.20 g, 39.9 mmol) in THF (20 mL) /H20 (20 mL) at ambient temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was stirred until it became a clear solution. The stir bar was removed before 5% Rh/Al203 (500 mg) was added to the solution. The mixture was then subject to hydrogenation condition under a 60 pounds per square inch hydrogen atmosphere in a Parr shaker for 17 hours. After filtration through CELITE, the filtrate was cooled to 0 °C, then treated with 5 N HCl (10.9 mL) . The mixture was evaporated in vacuo at 40 °C and the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 40-100% ethyl acetate in hexane, then 0-15% methanol in ethyl acetate) to give sub- titled compound (4.80 g, 66%) as a white solid mixture of keto/enol isomers in a 3:2 ratio. mp 68.5-69.5 °C; IR (KBr) 3200-2400 (br) , 1610, 1542 cm"1; JH NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.88 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 3.38 (s, 2H, -CH2- of keto isomer) , 4.13 (s, IH, =CH- of enol isomer), 8.90 (br s, IH, -OH); ESIMS m/e 183 (M++l) ;
Elemental Analyses for C11H1802 :
Calculated: C, 72.49; H, 9.95. Found: C, 72.72; H, 9.95.
B. Preparation of a mixture of 5-hydroxymethyl) clohexa- 1,3-dione and its enol isomer
Figure imgf000033_0001
Following the experimental procedure as described in part A, above synthesis of subtitled compound was obtained in a 75% yield. IR (KBr) 3547, 3453 (br) , 1633, 1580 cm"1; XH NMR (DMSO-ds) δ 1.90-2.30 (m, 5H) , 3.30 (brs, 2H, -CH20-) 4.61 (br s, IH, -OH), 5.13 (s, IH) , 10.94 (s, IH, -OH); ESIMS m/e 143 (M++l) ;
Elemental Analyses for C7H10O3 :
Calculated: C, 59.14; H, 7.09. Found: C, 59.44; H, 7.08.
3- (2-bromo-3-carbomethoxyanilino) -5-pentylcyclohex-2- en-l-one
Figure imgf000033_0002
A stirred mixture of methyl -3 -amino-2-bromobenzoate prepared as described in Preparation 4B(a) or (b) below (5.12 g, 22.3 mmol) and the compound of Part A (4.06 g, 22.3 mmol) was heated in an oil bath at 150 °C for 1.4 hours under a positive nitrogen pressure to continuously remove the water vapor. At ambient temperature, the mixture was chromatographed on silica (gradient 30-100% ethyl acetate in hexane) to provide subtitled compound (6.06 g, 69%) as a white solid. mp 132.0-134.0 °C; IR (KBr) 3220 (br) , 1726, 1580 cm"1; XH NMR (CDC13) δ 0.90 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3] 1.25-1.45 (m, 8H) , 2.05-2.27 (m, 2H) , 2.35-2.57 (m, 3H) , 3.94 (s, 3H, -OCH3) , 5.57 (s, IH, =CH- ) , 6.44 (br s, IH, - NH) , 7.35 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, IH) , 7.53 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H) ; ESIMS m/e 394 (M++l, 79Br) , 396(M++1, 81Br) .
D. 5-carbomethoxy-l, 2-dihydro-2-pentyl-9H-carbazol-4 (3H) one
Figure imgf000034_0001
Triethylamine (2.09 mL, 15.0 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part C, above (3.94 g, 10.0 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (338 mg, 1.50 mmol), and tri-o- tolylphosphine (914 mg, 3.00 mmol) in acetonitrile (40 mL) at ambient temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was then heated in an oil bath at 85 °C for 1 hour. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo at 35 °C and the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 20-100% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give subtitled compound (2.45 g, 78%) as a white solid. mp 116.0-117.5 °C; IR (KBr) 3379 (br) , 3180 (Br) , 1725, 1627 cm"1; XH NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.89 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 1.20-1.47 (m, 8H) , 2.20-2.32 (m, 2H) , 2.50-2.67 (m, 2H) , 2.92-3.05 (m, IH) , 4.02 (s, 3H, - OCH3) , 7.18-7.26 (m, IH) , 7.35-7.43 (m, 2H) , 9.20-9.42 (br s, IH, -NH) ; ESIMS m/e 314 (M++l);
Elemental Analyses for C19H23N03 :
Calculated: C, 72.82; H, 7.40; N, 4.47, Found: C, 72.59; H, 7.43; N, 4.51 E . 5-carbomethoxy-1 , 2 -dihydro-2 -pentyl- 9 ■ (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 (3H) -one
Figure imgf000035_0001
Benzylbromide (1.25 mL, 10.5 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part D (3.00 g, 9.57 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.98 g, 14.4 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (30 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was stirred for 5 hours. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo at 40 °C and the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 10-60% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give subtitled compound (3.28 g, 85%) as a white solid. mp 119.0-120.5 °C; IR (KBr) 1723, 1650 cm"1; XH NMR (CDC13) δ 0.87 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 1.23-1.52 (m, 8H) , 2.25-2.40 (m, 2H) , 2.47-2.57 (m, IH) , 2.69 (d, J = 12.8 Hz, IH) , 2.99 (dd, J = 16.6, 3.6 Hz, IH) , 4.05 (s, 3H, - OCH3) , 5.36 (s, 2H) , 6.98-7.02 (m, 2H) , 7.20-7.40 (m, 6H) ; ESIMS m/e 404 (M++l) .
F . 5-carbomethoxy-4 -hydroxy-2 -pentyl- 9- (phenylmethyl) carbazole
Figure imgf000036_0001
(a) from DDQ oxidation: DDQ (563 mg, 2.48 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part E, above (1.00 g, 2.48 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (30 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 25 minutes. At ambient temperature, the mixture was subject to chromatographic purification on silica (gradient 0-30% ethyl acetate in toluene) to give subtitled compound (290 mg, 29%) as a yellow solid (310 mg, 31%) . (b) from benzenesulfinate elimination: Sodium hydride (60% in oil, 192 mg, 4.80 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of the compound of part E, above (807 mg, 2.00 mmol) and methyl benzenesulfinate (375 mg, 2.40 mmol) in anhydrous 1,4 -dioxane (10 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was heated in an oil bath at 50 °C for 2 hours 15 minutes. After dilution with additional 15 mL 1,4- dioxane, the mixture was treated with acetic acid (0.343 mL, 6.00 mmol) and the resultant suspension was heated to reflux for 40 minutes. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 0-5% ethyl acetate in toluene) to afford subtitled compound (690 mg, 86%) as a yellow solid. mp 130.0-132.0 °C; IR (KBr) 3200 (br) , 1686 cm"1; XH NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.87 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 1.25-1.38 (m, 4H) , 1.60-1.75 (m, 2H) , 2.69 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H) , 4.10 (s, 3H, -0CH3) , 5.52 (s, 2H) , 6.71 (s, IH) , 6.76 (s, IH) , 7.09-7.11 (m, 2H) , 7.20-7.30 (m, 3H) , 7.37 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 7.55 (d, J" = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 7.97 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 10.43 (s, IH, -OH) ; ESIMS m/e 402 (M++l) ;
Elemental Analyses for C26H27NO3«0.2 (C7H8) : Calculated: C, 78.37; H, 6.86; N, 3.34.
Found: C, 78.48; H, 6.68; N, 3.53.
G . 5 - carbamoy 1 - 4 -hydroxy- 2 -pentyl - 9 - (phenylmethyl) carbazole
Figure imgf000037_0001
Ammonia was bubbled through a stirred suspension of the compund of part F, above (590 mg, 1.47 mmol) in ammonia water (50 mL) /THF (10 mL) at -25 °C for 5 minutes in a pressure bottle. The bottle was screw-capped before the mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 3 days. After cooling to -25 °C, the screw cap was removed and the mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 10 minutes. After concentration, the residue was subject to chromatographic purification on silica (gradient 0-40% tetrahydrofuran in toluene) to recover the compound of part F (160 mg, 27%) and obtain the desired subtitled product (397 mg, 70%) as a yellowish solid. IR (KBr) 3437, 3200 (br) , 1633, 1601 cm"1; LH NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.86 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 1.22-1.38 (m, 4H) , 1.60-1.75 (m, 2H) , 2.69 (t, J" = 7.7 Hz, 2H) , 5.52 (s, 2H) , 6.16 (s, IH, -NH) ,
6.53 (s, IH, -NH) , 6.72 (s, IH) , 6.76 (s, IH) , 7.07-7.11 (m, 2H) , 7.23-7.30 (m, 3H) , 7.35 (t, J = 1.1 Hz, IH) , 7.43 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, IH) , 7.48 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, IH) , 9.80 (s, IH, -OH) ; ESIMS /e 387 (M++l) ;
Elemental Analyses for C25H26N202 : Calculated: C, 77.69; H, 6.78; N, 7.25.
Found: C, 77.69; H, 6.63; N, 7.15.
H. [5-carbamoy1-2 -pentyl- 9 - (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 ■ yl]oxyacetic acid, methyl ester
Figure imgf000038_0001
Methyl bromoacetate (48.0 mg, 0.314 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part G, above (110 mg, 0.285 mmol) and cesium carbonate (186 mg, 0.570 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (2 mL) at ambient temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mixture was stirred for 1 hour. After concentration in vacuo at 40 °C, the residue was chromatographed on silica (gradient 10-60% tetrahydrofuran in toluene) to give subtitled product (115 mg, 88%) as a white solid. mp 195.0-196.0 °C; IR (KBr) 3365 (br) , 3157
(br) , 1758, 1640 cm"1; XH NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.87 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) , 1.22-1.35 (m, 4H) , 1.58-1.70 (m, 2H) , 2.69
(t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H) , 3.84 (s, 3H, -OCH3) , 4.89 (s, 2H, - 0CH2-), 5.50 (s, 2H, -NCH2-), 5.95 (br s, IH, -NH) , 6.08 (br s, IH, -NH) , 6.41 (s, IH) , 6.85 (s, IH) , 7.07-7.11 (m, 2H) , 7.23-7.40 (m, 6H) ; ESIMS /e 459 (M++l) ;
Elemental Analyses for C28H3oN204 Calculated: C, 73.34; H, 6.59; N, 6.11. Found: C, 73.56; H, 6.43; N, 6.25.
[5-carbamoyl-2-pentyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4- yl]oxyacetic acid •
Figure imgf000039_0001
Lithium hydroxide (4.17 N, 86.3 mL, 0.360 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of part H, above (110 mg, 0.240 mmol) in THF (2 mL) /CH3OH (0.3 mL) /H20 (0.3 mL) . The resultant mixture was stirred in an oil bath at 55 °C for 30 minutes to form a white suspension. Five milliliter of THF was added to the suspension before it was treated with 5 N HCl (96.0 mL, 0.480 mmol) to become a clear solution. After concentration, the white solid was resuspended in THF (0.5 mL) /H20 (5 L) , sonicated, filtered, and dried to give the subtitled compound (106 mg, 99%) as a white solid. IR (KBr) 3458 (br) , 3500-3100 (br) , 1656,' 1620 cm -1 XH NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 0.80 (br t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, -CH3) ,
1.18-1.30 (m, 4H) , 1.50-1.62 (m, 2H) , 2.61 (br t, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H) , 4.55 (s, 2H, -0CH2-), 5.60 (s, 2H, -NCH2-), 6.40 (s, IH) , 6.95-7.32 (m, 9H) , 7.51 (d, J" = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 7.70 (br s, IH, -NH) ; ESIMS m/e 445 (M++l) .
PREPARATION 3 [5-carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2-thienyl) carbazol-4- yl]oxyacetic acid
Figure imgf000040_0001
A. 3- (2-bromo-3-carbomethoxyanilino) -5- (2- thienyl) cyclohex-2-en-l-one
Figure imgf000040_0002
Prepared in 59% yield by the method of Preparation 2C. XH-NMR (CDC13) : δ 2.63 (dd, J = 16.5, 118. Hz, IH) , 2.78-2.96 (m, 3H) , 3.71-3.80 (m, IH) , 3.94 (s, 3H) , 5.61 (s, IH) , 6.23 (br s, IH) , 6.93 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, IH) , 6.97-6.99 (m, IH) , 7.21 (d, J = 5.2 Hz, IH) , 7.34 (br t, J = 7.8 Hz, IH) , 7.55 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H) .
B. 5-carbomethoxy-l, 2-dihydro-2- (2-thienyl) -9H-carbazol- 4(3H)-one
Figure imgf000041_0001
Prepared in 85% yield by the method of Preparation 2D. ^Η-NMR (CDC13) : δ 2.73 (dd, J = 16.3, 11.8 Hz, IH) , 2.91 (dd, J = 16.4, 4.0 Hz, IH) , 3.03 (dd, J = 16.6, 10.8 Hz, IH) , 3.24 (dd, J" = 16.6, 4.5 Hz, IH) , 3.75-3.78 (m, IH) , 4.03 (s, 3H) , 6.88 (br s, IH) , 6.93-6.96 (m, IH) , 7.17 (d, J = 5.0 Hz, IH) , 7.22-7.26 (m, IH) , 7.36 (d, J" = 7.4 Hz, IH) , 7.40 (d, J" = 8.0 Hz, IH) ,9.17 (br s, IH) .
5-carbomethoxy-l, 2 -dihydro- 9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2- thienyl) carbazol-4 (3H) -one
Figure imgf000041_0002
Prepared in 88% yield by the method of Preparation 2E. ^-NMR (CDCI3) : δ 2.84 (dd, J = 16.5, 11.6 Hz, IH) , 2.97-3.10 (m, 2H) , 3.34 (dd, J = 16.5, 4.5 Hz, IH) , 3.89-3.96 (m, IH) , 4.06 (s, 3H) , 5.38 (s, 2H) , 6.89-7.00 (m, 4H) , 7.18 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, IH) , 7.25-7.41 (m, 6H) .
D. 5-carbomethoxy-4-hydroxy-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2- thienyl) carbazole
Figure imgf000042_0001
Prepared in 76% yield by the method (b) of Preparation 2F. '■H-NMR (CDC13) : δ 4.11 (s, 3H) , 5.55 (s, 2H) , 7.07-7.12 (m, 3H) , 7.16 (s, 2H) , 7.24-7.30 (m, 4H) , 7.37-7.42 (m, 2H) , 7.56 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, IH) , 8.01 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, IH) .
E. 5-carbamoyl-4-hydroxy-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2- thienyl) carbazole
Figure imgf000042_0002
Prepared in 85% yield by the method of Preparation 2G. XH-NMR (DMSO-dg) : δ 5.73 (s, 2H) , 6.87 (s, IH) , 7.08- 7.26 (m, 6H) , 7.41-7.56 (m, 5H) , 7.76 (br t, J = 4.5 Hz, IH) , 8.39 (s, IH) , 8.83 (s, IH) , 10.76 (s, IH) .
F. [5-carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2-thienyl) carbazol-4- yl] oxyacetic acid, methyl ester
Figure imgf000043_0001
Prepared in 92% yield by the method of Preparation 2H. ^-NMR (DMSO-d6) : δ 3.70 (s, 3H) , 4.99 (s, 2H) , 5.71 (s, 2H) , 6.85 (s, IH) , 7.04 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, IH) , 7.11-7.26 (m, 7H) , 7.35 (br t, J = 1 . 1 Hz, IH) , 7.50-7.57 (m, 5H) .
[5-carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (2-thienyl) carbazol-4 - yl]oxyacetic acid
Figure imgf000043_0002
Prepared in 98% yield by the method of Preparation 21. XH-NMR (DMSO-d6) : δ 4.90 (s, 2H) , 5.72 (s, 2H) , 6.85 (s, IH) , 7.04-7.26 (m, 7H) , 7.33-7.38 (m, 2H) , 7.50-7.59 (m, 4H) , 7.71 (s, IH) , 12.99 (br s, IH) .
PREPARATION 4
5-Carbomethoxy-1, 2-dihydro-9H-carbazol-4 (3H) -one from 2- bromo-3-nitrobenzoic acid
Figure imgf000044_0001
A. Methyl 2-bromo-3 -nitrobenzoate
A solution of 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzoic acid (28.4 g, 115.0 mM) , iodomethane (18.0 g, 127 mM) , and potassium carbonate (19.0 g, 137.4 mM) in 100 mL DMF was stirred at room temperature for 72 hours . The mixture was poured into 1.5 liters of H20. The resultant precipitate was collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to afford 28.79 g (96%) of methyl 2-bromo-3 -nitrobenzoate as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMS0-d6) δ 8.3 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz), 7.9 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz) , 7.7 (t, IH, J=8 Hz), and 3.9 (s, 3H) . IR (KBr, cm"1) 2950, 1738, 1541, 1435, 1364, 1298, and 1142. MS (FD) m/e 259, 261.
Elemental Analyses for C8HβN04Br :
Calculated: C, 36.95; H, 2.33; N, 5.39 Found: C, 37.14; H, 2.37; N, 5.45
B. Methyl 2-bromo-3-aminobenzoate (a) Hydrogen gas was passed through a solution of methyl 2 -bromo- 3 -nitrobenzoate (0.20 g, 0.77 mM) and 0.1 g of 3% sulfided platinum on carbon in 25 mL ethyl acetate for 24 hours at room temperature. The catalyst was removed by filtration through CELITE. Concentration of the filtrate afforded 0.175 g (99%) of methyl 2-bromo-3-aminobenzoate as a yellow oil. XH NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.15 (t, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.1 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz) , 6.8 (dd, IH, J=l and 8 Hz), and 3.95 (s, 3H) . IR (CHCI3, cm"1) 3550, 3380, 2980, 2900, 1729, 1613, 1465, 1451, 1434, 1324, 1266, and 1025. MS (FD) m/e 230, 232.
Elemental Analyses for C8H8N02Br:
Calculated: C, 41.77; H, 3.51; N, 6.09. Found: C, 42.01; H, 3.29; N, 6.00.
Alternately, subtitled compound may be prepared as follows:
(b) A solution of stannous chloride (15.0 g, 76.1 mM) in 30 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid was slowly added to a solution of methyl 2 -bromo-3 -nitrobenzoate (4.0 g, 15.4 mM) in 90 mL ethanol at 15-30 °C over 1 hour. The mixture was then heated at 50-60 °C for 15 minutes. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and made alkaline by slow addition of solid sodium hydroxide maintaining a temperature of 30-35 °C. The resultant mixture was extracted three times with chloroform. The extracts were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford 3.51 g (99%) of methyl 2-bromo-3 -aminobenzoate as a yellow oil, identical in all respects to the material derived via catalytic hydrogenation described above.
C. 3- (3-Carbomethoxy-2-bromoanilino) cyclohex-2-en-l-one
A mixture of methyl 2 -bromo- 3 -aminobenzoate (13.2 g, 60.0 mM) and 1, 3-cyclohexanedione (8.4 g, 75 mM) was heated at 125 °C under a stream of nitrogen for 4 hours. The resultant solid was purified by HPLC on silica gel (elution with methylene chloride/ethyl acetate) to afford 17.2 g
(88%) of 3- (3-carbomethoxy-2-bromoanilino) cyclohex-2-en-l- one as a tan foam. XH NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 8.75 (s, IH) , 7.6-7.4 (m, 3H) , 4.65 (s, IH) , 3.85 (s, 3H) , 2.6 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), 2.15 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), and 1.9 (m, 2H) . IR (CHC13, cm"1) 3400, 3004, 2954, 1732, 1607, 1588, 1573, 1513, 1464, 1436, 1412, 1308, 1249, 1177, and 1144. MS (ES) m/e 322, 324, 326.
Elemental Analyses for Cι4Hι4N03Br :
Calculated: C, 51.85; H, 4.32; N, 4.32. Found: C, 53.60; H, 4.73; N, 4.09.
D. 5-Carbomethoxy-l,2-dihydro-9H-carbazol-4 (3H) -one A suspension of 3- (3-carbomethoxy-2- bromoanilino) cyclohex-2-en-l-one (15.8 g, 48.8 mM) , palladium acetate (1.12 g, 5.0 mM) , tri-o-tolylphosphine (3.1 g, 10.0 mM) , and triethylamine (6.3 g, 62.0 mM) in 120 mL acetonitrile was heated at reflux for 8 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo . The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride, washed twice with 1 N HCl, twice with H20, once with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford 17 g of a light brown foam. Purification by HPLC on silica gel (elution with gradient methylene chloride/ethyl acetate) afforded 9.2 g (78%) of the 5-carbomethoxy-l , 2 -dihydro-9H- carbazol-4 (3H) -one as a yellow solid, identical with the material derived from 3- (3-carbomethoxy-2- chloroanilino) cyclohex-2-en-l-one, described above. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 7.5 (d, IH, J=8 Hz), 7.25-7.1 (m, 2H) , 5.7 (s,
IH) , 3.8 (s, 3H) , 2.95 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), 2.4 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), and 2.1 ( , 2H). MS (ES) m/e 242, 244.
EXAMPLE 1 [ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N-
(hydroxy) acetamide
Figure imgf000047_0001
To a stirred suspension of the compound of Preparation IE, free acid (0.093 g, 0.25 mmol) in 2 mL anhydrous DMF at ambient temperature was added collidine (0.036 mL, 0.27 mmol), O- ( tert-butyldimethylsilyl) hydroxylamine (0.037 g, 0.25 mmol), and benzotriazol-1-yloxytris- (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (0.115 g, 0.261 mmol) sequentially. After 1.5 hours the reaction mixture was loaded directly onto a silica gel column packed with EtOAc and eluted with 10% THF in CH2C12. The desired fractions were concentrated in vacuo at 45° C to near dryness then taken up in 2 mL THF. Two drops IN HCl were added, the mixture was again concentrated in vacuo at 45° C. To the residue was added 1 mL THF, 1 mL distilled H20 and 4 mL Et20 followed by sonication to give a white precipitate, which was collected over a glass fritted funnel to give 0.043 g of title product as a white solid in 45% yield. 1H-
NMR (DMSO-ds) δ 4.70 (s, 2H) , 5.66 (s, 2H) , 6.68 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, IH) , 7.06-7.42 (m, 9H) , 7.56 (s, IH) , 7.64 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, IH) , 8.17 (s, IH) , 8.83 (s, IH) , 10.83 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 390 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 2
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4-yl] oxy] -N-
(methoxy) acetamide
Figure imgf000048_0001
4-Methylmorpholine (0.308 mL, 2.80 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of the compound of Preparation IE, sodium salt of free acid (0.150 g, 0.401 mmol) and O-methyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.0368 g, 0.441 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (2 mL) at ambient temperature to from a clear solution. Powdered benzotriazol-1-yloxytris- (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (0.195 g, 0.441 mmol) was added to the solution and the resultant mixture was stirred for 4 hours. After concentration in vacuo at 40 °C, the residue was chromatographed on silica gel (gradient 0-3% CH30H in CH2C12) to give title compound (0.123 g, 76%) as a white solid. IR(KBr) 3450, 3203, 1697 cm"1; XH-NMR (DMS0-d6) δ 3.57 (s, 3H) , 4.74 (s, 2H) , 5.68 (s, 2H) , 6.72 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 7.08-7.45 (m, 9H) , 7.65 (s, IH) , 7.66 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, IH) , 8.14 (s, IH) , 11.45 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 404 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 3
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N-
(ethoxy) acetamide
Figure imgf000049_0001
To a stirred suspension of the compound of Preparation IE, sodium salt of free acid (0.093 g, 0.25 mmol) in 2 mL anhydrous DMF at ambient temperature was added collidine (0.069 mL, 0.52 mmol), O-ethyl hydroxy1amine hydrochloride (0.024 g, 0.25 mmol), and benzotriazol-1-yloxytris- (dimethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (0.115 g, 0.261 mmol) sequentially. After 1 hour, the reaction mixture was loaded directly onto a silica gel column packed with EtOAc and eluted with 10% THF in CH2Cl2. The desired fractions were concentrated in vacuo at 45° C to about 2 mL then 2 mL distilled H20 and 5 mL Et20 were added. The mixture was sonicated giving a white precipitate, which was collected over a glass fritted funnel to give 0.056 g of title product as a white solid in 54% yield. ^- MR (DMSO- dg) £ 0.99 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H) , 3.72 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H) , 4.72 (s, 2H) , 5.66 (s, 2H) , 6.68 (br d, J" = 7.8 Hz, IH) , 7.06-7.42 (m, 9H) , 7.62-7.65 (m, 2H) , 8.14(s, IH) , 11.28 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 418 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 4
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4-yl] oxy] -N- [ (phenylmethyl) oxy] acetamide
Figure imgf000050_0001
Following the experimental procedure as described in Example 2, and using a slight excess of o-benzyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride in place of O-methyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the title product was obtained as a white solid in 70% yield. ''H-NMR (DMSO-d6) d 4.73 (br s, 4H) , 5.67 (s, 2H) , 6.69 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, IH) , 7.08-7.42 (m, 14H) , 7.56 (s, IH) , 7.64 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, IH) , 8.10 (s, IH) , 11.46 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 480 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 5
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4-yl] oxy] -N- (methoxy) -N- (methyl) acetamide
Figure imgf000051_0001
Following the experimental procedure as described in Example 2, and using a slight excess of O-methyl hydroxymethylamine hydrochloride in place of O-methyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the title product was obtained as a white solid in 88% yield. IR(CHC13) 3500, 3400, 1679 cm XH-NMR (DMSO-
d6) £ 3.18 (s, 3H) , 3.81 (s, 3H) , 5.05 (s, 2H) , 5.68 (s, 2H) , 6.53 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, IH) , 7.05-7.42 (m, 10H) , 7.50 (br s, IH) , 7.61 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 418 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 6
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4-yl] oxy] -N- (phenyloxy) acetamide
Figure imgf000052_0001
Following the experimental procedure as described in Example 2, and using O-phenyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride in place of O-methyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the title product was obtained as a white solid in 66% yield. IR(KBr) 3500, 3400, 3196, 1656 cm"1; '"H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 4.96 (s, 2H) , 5.71 (s, 2H) , 6.72 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H) , 6.83 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, IH) , 6.91 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, IH) , 7.05-7.50 (m, 11H) , 7.67 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, IH) , 7.84 (s, IH) , 8.29 (s, IH) , 12.10 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 466 (M++l) .
EXAMPLE 7 [ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (thien-2-yl) carbazol-4- yl] oxy] -N- [ (phenylmethyl) oxy] acetamide
Figure imgf000052_0002
Following the experimental procedure as described in Example 2, and using O-benzyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride in place of O-methyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the title product was obtained from the compound of Preparation 3G as a white solid in 50% yield. IR(KBr) 3478, 3300, 3204, 1693, 1659 cm"1; 1H-NMR (DMSO-ds) D 4.77 (s, 2H) , 4.68 (s, 2H) , 5.76 (s, 2H) , 6.98 (s, IH) , 7.10-7.30 (m, 12H) , 7.41 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, IH) , 7.54-7.66 (m, 5H) , 8.12 (s, IH) , 11.50 (s, IH) ; ESIMS m/e 560 (M"-l) .
Elemental Analyses for C33H27N304S»H20 :
Calculated: C, 68.38; H, 5.04; N, 7.25. Found: C, 68.49; H, 4.90; N, 7.25.
THERAPEUTIC USE OF TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS
The compounds described herein are believed to achieve their beneficial therapeutic action principally by direct inhibition of human SPL 2 , and not by acting as antagonists for arachidonic acid, nor other active agents below arachidonic acid in the arachidonic acid cascade, such as 5-lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, etc.
The method of the invention for inhibiting SPL 2 mediated release of fatty acids comprises contacting SPL 2 with an therapeutically effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or its salt.
The compounds of the invention may be used in a method of treating a mammal (e.g., a human) to alleviate the pathological effects of sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis. Reactive arthropathy, infectious or post- infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndromes", polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Luegenec's granulomatosis, polymyalgin rheumatica, joint cell arteritis, calcium crystal deposition arthropathris, pseudo gout, non-articular rheumatism, bursitis, tenosynomitis, epicondylitis (tennis elbow) , carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive use injury (typing) , miscellaneous forms of arthritis, neuropathic joint disease (charco and joint) , hemarthrosis (hemarthrosic) , Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, arthritis associated with certain diseases, surcoilosis, hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathries, hyperlipoproteineimia, hypogammaglobulinemia, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, familial Mediterranean fever, Behat's Disease, systemic lupus erythrematosis, or relapsing polychondritis; and related diseases
(preferably, sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease) wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a compound of formula (I) in a therapeutically effective amount. A "therapeutically effective" amount is an amount sufficient to inhibit SPL 2 mediated release of fatty acid and to thereby inhibit or prevent the arachidonic acid cascade and its deleterious products. The therapeutic amount of compound of the invention needed to inhibit SPLA2 may be readily determined by taking a sample of body fluid and assaying it for SPLA2 content by conventional methods.
Throughout this document, the person or animal to be treated will be described as a "mammal" , and it will be understood that the most preferred subject is a human. However it must be noted that the study of adverse conditions of the central nervous system in non-human animals is only now beginning, and that some instances of such treatments are coming into use. Accordingly, use of the present compounds in non-human animals is contemplated. It will be understood that the dosage ranges for other animals will necessarily be quite different from the doses administered to humans, and accordingly that the dosage ranges described be recalculated. For example, a small dog may be only 1/I0th of a typical human's size, and it will therefore be necessary for a much smaller dose to be used. The determination of an effective amount for a certain non- human animal is carried out in the same manner described below in the case of humans, and veterinarians are well accustomed to such determinations.
Pharmaceutical Formulations of the Invention
As previously noted the compounds of this invention are useful for inhibiting SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acids such as arachidonic acid. By the term, "inhibiting" is meant the prevention or therapeutically significant reduction in release of SPLA2 initiated fatty acids by the compounds of the invention. By "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. In general, the compounds of the invention are most desirably administered at a dose that will generally afford effective results without causing any serious side effects and can be administered either as a single unit dose, or if desired, the dosage may be divided into convenient subunits administered at suitable times throughout the day.
The specific dose of a compound administered according to this invention to obtain therapeutic or prophylactic effects will, of course, be determined by the particular circumstances surrounding the case, including, for example, the route of administration, the age, weight and response of the individual patient, the condition being treated and the severity of the patient's symptoms. Typical daily doses will contain a non-toxic dosage level of from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg of body weight of an active compound of this invention.
Preferably the pharmaceutical formulation is in unit dosage form. The unit dosage form can be a capsule or tablet itself, or the appropriate number of any of these. The quantity of active ingredient in a unit dose of composition may be varied or adjusted from about 0.1 to about 1000 milligrams or more, according to the particular treatment involved. It may be appreciated that it may be necessary to make routine variations to the dosage depending on the age and condition of the patient. The dosage will also depend on the route of administration.
A "chronic" condition means a deteriorating condition of slow progress and long continuance. As such, it is treated when it is diagnosed and continued throughout the course of the disease. An "acute" condition is an exacerbation of short course followed by a period of remission. In an acute event, compound is administered at the onset of symptoms and discontinued when the symptoms disappear.
For example, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and rheumatoid arthritis may occur as an acute event or a chronic event. Thus, the treatment of these conditions contemplates both acute and chronic forms. Septic shock and adult respiratory distress, on the other hand, are acute conditions treated when diagnosed.
The compound can be administered by a variety of routes including oral, aerosol, rectal, transdermal, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, and intranasal . Pharmaceutical formulations of the invention are prepared by combining (e.g., mixing) a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of the invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent therefor. The present pharmaceutical formulations are prepared by known procedures using well known and readily available ingredients.
In making the compositions of the present invention, the active ingredient will usually be admixed with a carrier, or diluted by a carrier, or enclosed within a carrier which may be in the form of a capsule, sachet, paper or other container. When the carrier serves as a diluent, it may be a solid, semi-solid or liquid material which acts as a vehicle, or can be in the form of tablets, pills, powders, lozenges, elixirs, suspensions, emulsions, solutions, syrups, aerosols (as a solid or in a liquid medium) , or ointment, containing, for example, up to 10% by weight of the active compound. The compounds of the present invention are preferably formulated prior to administration.
For the pharmaceutical formulations any suitable carrier known in the art can be used. In such a formulation, the carrier may be a solid, liquid, or mixture of a solid and a liquid. ' Solid form formulations include powders, tablets and capsules. A solid carrier can be one or more substances which may also act as flavoring agents, lubricants, solubilisers, suspending agents, binders, tablet disintegrating agents and encapsulating material.
Tablets for oral administration may contain suitable excipients such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate, together with disintegrating agents, such as maize, starch, or alginic acid, and/or binding agents, for example, gelatin or acacia, and lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or talc.
In powders, the carrier is a finely divided solid which is in admixture with the finely divided active ingredient. In tablets, the active ingredient is mixed with a carrier having the necessary binding properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired. The powders and tablets preferably contain from about 1 to about 99 weight percent of the active ingredient which is the novel compound of this invention. Suitable solid carriers are magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose, pectin, dextrin, starch, gelatin, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, low melting waxes, and cocoa butter.
Sterile liquid form formulations include suspensions, emulsions, syrups and elixirs. The active ingredient can be dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as sterile water, sterile organic solvent or a mixture of both. The active ingredient can often be dissolved in a suitable organic solvent, for instance aqueous propylene glycol. Other compositions can be made by dispersing the finely divided active ingredient in aqueous starch or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution or in a suitable oil .
The following pharmaceutical formulations 1 through 8 are illustrative only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. "Active ingredient", refers to a compound according to Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
Formulation 1 Hard gelatin capsules are prepared using the following ingredients:
Quantity (mg/capsule) Compound of Example 1 250
Starch, dried 200
Magnesium stearate JL0
Total 460 mg
Formulation 2
A tablet is prepared using the ingredients below:
Quantity (mg/tablet)
Compound of Example 2 250
Cellulose, microcrystalline 400
Silicon dioxide, fumed 10
Stearic acid 5_
Total 665 mg The components are blended and compressed to form tablets each weighing 665 mg
Formulation 3 An aerosol solution is prepared containing the following components:
Weight Compound of Example 3 0.25
Ethanol 25.75
Propellant 22 (Chlorodifluoromethane) 74.00 Total 100.00
The active compound is mixed with ethanol and the mixture added to a portion of the propellant 22, cooled to -30°C and transferred to a filling device. The required amount is then fed to a stainless steel container and diluted with the remainder of the propellant. The valve units are then fitted to the container.
Formulation 4
Tablets, each containing 60 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows:
Compound of Example 4 60 mg
Starch 45 mg
Microcrystalline cellulose 35 mg
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (as 10% solution in water) 4 mg
Sodium carboxymethyl starch 4.5 mg
Magnesium stearate 0.5 mg
Talc 1 mg
Total 150 mg The active ingredient, starch and cellulose are passed through a No . 45 mesh U.S. sieve and mixed thoroughly. The aqueous solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone is mixed with the resultant powder, and the mixture then is passed through a No. 14 mesh U.S. sieve. The granules so produced are dried at 50°C and passed through a No. 18 mesh U.S. sieve. The sodium carboxymethyl starch, magnesium stearate and talc, previously passed through a No. 60 mesh U.S. sieve, are then added to the granules which, after mixing, are compressed on a tablet machine to yield tablets each weighing 150 mg .
Formulation 5 Capsules, each containing 80 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows :
Compound of Example 5 80 mg
Starch 59 mg
Microcrystalline cellulose 59 mg
Magnesium stearate 2 mg
Total 200 mg
The active ingredient, cellulose, starch, and magnesium stearate are blended, passed through a No. 45 mesh U.S. sieve, and filled into hard gelatin capsules in 200 mg quantities.
Formulation 6 Suppositories, each containing 225 mg of active ingredient, are made as follows:
Compound of Example 6 225 mg Saturated fatty acid glycerides 2,000 mg
Total 2,225 mg
The active ingredient is passed through a No. 60 mesh U.S. sieve and suspended in the saturated fatty acid glycerides previously melted using the minimum heat necessary. The mixture is then poured into a suppository mold of nominal 2 g capacity and allowed to cool .
Formulation 7
Suspensions, each containing 50 mg of active ingredient per 5 ml dose, are made as follows:
Compound of Example 7 50 mg
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 50 mg
Syrup 1.25 ml
Benzoic acid solution 0.10 ml
Flavor q.v.
Color q.v.
Purified water to total 5 ml
The active ingredient is passed through a No. 45 mesh U.S. sieve and mixed with the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and syrup to form a smooth paste. The benzoic acid solution, flavor and color are diluted with a portion of the water and added, with stirring. Sufficient water is then added to produce the required volume .
Formulation 8
An intravenous formulation may be prepared as follows :
100 mg Compound of Example 1 Isotonic saline 1,000 ml
The solution of the above ingredients generally is administered intravenously to a subject at a rate of 1 ml per minute .
ASSAY EXPERIMENTS
Assay Example 1
The following chromogenic assay procedure was used to identify and evaluate inhibitors of recombinant human secreted phospholipase A2. The assay described herein has been adapted for high volume screening using 96 well microtiter plates. A general description of this assay method is found in the article, "Analysis of Human Synovial Fluid Phospholipase A2 on Short Chain
Phosphatidylcholine-Mixed Micelles: Development of a Spectrophotometric Assay Suitable for a Microtiterplate Reader", by Laure J. Reynolds, Lori L. Hughes, and Edward A Dennis, Analytical Biochemistry, 204, pp. 190-197, 1992 (the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference) :
Reagents :
REACTION BUFFER - CaCl2.2H 0 (1.47 g/L)
KC1 (7.455 g/L) Bovine Serum Albumin (fatty acid free)
(1 g/L) (Sigma A-7030, product of Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis MO, USA) TRIS HCl (3.94 g/L)
TRIS = (tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane) pH 7.5 (adjust with NaOH) ENZYME BUFFER -
0.05 NaOAc.3H2θ, pH 4.5 0.2 NaCl Adjust pH to 4.5 with acetic acid
DTNB -
5,5' -dithιobιs-2-nιtrobenzoιc acid
RACEMIC DIHEPTANOYL THIO - PC racemic 1, 2 -bis (heptanoylthio) -1, 2-dιdeoxy-sn- glycero-3-phosphorylcholme TRITON X-100 prepare at 6.249 mg/ml in reaction buffer to equal lOuM TRITON X-100 is a polyoxy ethylene non- ionic detergent supplied by Pierce Chemical Company, 3747 N. Meridian Road, Rockford, llinois 61101.
REACTION MIXTURE -
A measured volume of racemic dipheptanoyl thio PC supplied in chloroform at a concentration of 100 mg/ml is taken to dryness and redissolved m 10 millimolar TRITON X-100 nonionic detergent aqueous solution. Reaction Buffer is added to the solution, then DTNB to give the Reaction Mixture.
The reaction mixture thus obtained contains ImM diheptanoly thio-PC substrate, 0.29 mm TRITON X-100 detergent, and 0.12 mm DTMB in a buffered aqueous solution at pH 7.5. Assay Procedure:
1. Add 0.2 ml reaction mixture to all wells,-
2. Add 10 ul test compound (or solvent blank) to appropriate wells, mix 20 seconds;
3. Add 50 nanograms of sPLA2 (10 microliters) to appropriate wells;
4. Incubate plate at 40°C for 30 minutes;
5. Read absorbance of wells at 405 nanometers with an automatic plate reader.
All compounds were tested in triplicate. Typically, compounds were tested at a final concentration of 5 ug/ml . Compounds were considered active when they exhibited 40% inhibition or greater compared to uninhibited control reactions when measured at 405 nanometers. Lack of color development at 405 nanometers evidenced inhibition. Compounds initially found to be active were reassayed to confirm their activity and, if sufficiently active, IC50 values were determined. Typically, the IC50 values were determined by diluting test compound serially two-fold such that the final concentration in the reaction ranged from 45 ug/mL to 0.35 ug/ml. More potent inhibitors required significantly greater dilution. In all cases, % inhibition measured at 405 nanometers generated by enzyme reactions containing inhibitors relative to the uninhibited control reactions was determined. Each sample was titrated in triplicate and result values were averaged for plotting and calculation of IC50 values. IC50 were determined by plotting log concentration versus inhibition values in the range from 10-90% inhibition.
Compounds of the instant invention were tested in Assay Example 1 and afforded the following results. Results
Figure imgf000066_0001
Assay Example 2
Method:
Male Hartley strain guinea pigs (500-700g) were killed by cervical dislocation and their heart and lungs removed intact and placed in aerated (95% 02:5% CO2) Krebs buffer. Dorsal pleural strips (4xlx25mm) were dissected from intact parenchymal segments (8x4x25mm) cut parallel to the outer edge of the lower lung lobes. Two adjacent pleural strips, obtained from a single lobe and representing a single tissue sample, were tied at either end and independently attached to a metal support rod. One rod was attached to a Grass force-displacement transducer Model FT03C, product of Grass Medical Instruments Co., Quincy, MA, USA) . Changes in isometric tension were displayed on a monitor and thermal recorder (product of Modular Instruments, Malvern, PA) . All tissues were placed in 10 mL jacketed tissue baths maintained at 37°C. The tissue baths were continuously aerated and contained a modified Krebs solution of the following composition (millimolar) NaCl, 118.2; KCl , 4.6; CaCl2-2H2θ, 2.5; MgSθ4-7H2θ, 1.2; NaHC03 , 24.8; KH2PO4, 1.0; and dextrose, 10.0. Pleural strips from the opposite lobes of the lung were used for paired experiments. Preliminary data generated from tension/response curves demonstrated that resting tension of 800mg was optimal. The tissues were allowed to equilibrate for 45 min. as the bath fluid was changed periodically.
Cumulative concentration-response curves:
Initially tissues were challenged 3 times with KC1 (40 mM) to test tissue viability and to obtain a consistent response. After recording the maximal response to KC1, the tissues were washed and allowed to return to baseline before the next challenge. Cumulative concentration-response curves were obtained from pleural strips by increasing the agonist concentration (SPLA2) in the tissue bath by half-log o increments while the previous concentration remained in contact with the tissues (Ref.l, supra.). Agonist concentration was increased after reaching the plateau of the contraction elicited by the preceding concentration. One concentration-response curve was obtained from each tissue. To minimize variability between tissues obtained from different animals, contractile responses were expressed as a percentage of the maximal response obtained with the final KC1 challenge. When studying the effects of various drugs on the contractile effects of SPLA2, the compounds and their respective vehicles were added to the tissues 30 minutes prior to starting the SPLA2 concentration-response curves.
Statistical analysis: Data from different experiments were pooled and presented as a percentage of the maximal KC1 responses (mean ± S.E.). To estimate the drug induced rightward shifts in the concentration response curves, the curves were analyzed simultaneously using statistical nonlinear modeling methods similar to those described by Waud
(1976), Equation 26, p. 163, (Ref.2). The model includes four parameters: the maximum tissue response which was assumed the same for each curve, the ED50 for the control curve, the steepness of the curves, and the pA2 , the concentration of antagonist that requires a two-fold increase in agonist to achieve an equivalent response. The Schild slope was determined to be 1, using statistical nonlinear modeling methods similar to those described by Waud (1976), Equation 27, p. 164 (Ref. 2). The Schild slope equal to 1 indicates the model is consistent with the assumptions of a competitive antagonist; therefore, the pA2 may be interpreted as the apparent KB, the dissociation constant of the inhibitor.
To estimate the drug-induced suppression of the maximal responses, sPLA2 responses (10 ug/ml) were determined in the absence and presence of drug, and percent suppression was calculated for each pair of tissues
Ref. 1 - Van, J.M.: Cumulative dose-response curves. II. Technique for the making of dose-response curves in isolated organs and the evaluation of drug parameters. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. Ther., 143: 299-330, 1963. Ref. 2 - Waud, D. : Analysis of dose-response relationships, in Advances in General and Cellular Pharmacology eds Narahashi, Bianchi 1:145-178, 1976.
Compounds of the instant invention were tested in Assay Example 2 and were found to be effective at concentrations below 20μM.
Assay Example 3 sPL 2 Transgenic Mice Assay
Materials & Methods
The mice utilized in these studies were mature, 6-8 month old, ZnS04-stimulated, hemizygous line 2608a transgenic mice (Fox et . al . 1996) . Transgenic mice from this line express human SPLA2 in the liver and other tissues and typically achieve levels of human SP A2 in their circulation of approximately 173 +_ 10 ng/ml when maximally stimulated with ZnSθ4 (Fox, et al . 1996) . The mice were housed under constant humidity and temperature and received food and water ad libitum. Animal room lighting was maintained on a 12-hour light/dark cycle and all experiments were performed at the same time of the day during the early morning light period. For intravenous testing, compounds or vehicle were administered as an IV bolus via the tail vein in a volume of 0.15 ml. Vehicle consisted of 1-5% dimethylsulfoxide, 1-5% ethanol and 10-30% polyethylene glycol 300 in H2O; the concentrations of these ingredients were adjusted according to the solubility of the compound. Mice were bled retro-orbitally prior to drug or vehicle administration and 30 minutes, 2 and 4 hours thereafter. Three to six mice were used for each dose. PLA2 catalytic activity in the serum was assayed with a modified phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholine mixed micelle assay (Fox, et al . 1996, Schadlich, et al . , 1987) utilizing 3 mM sodium deoxycholate and 1 mM l-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn- glycero-3 -phosphocholine .
For oral testing, compounds were dissolved in 1-5% ethanol/10-30% polyethylene glycol 300 in H2O or were suspended in 5% dextrose in H2O and administered by oral gavage . Serum was prepared from retro-orbital blood and assayed for PLA2 catalytic activity as above.
References
Fox, N., M. Song, J. Schrementi, J. D. Sharp, D. L. White, D. W. Snyder, L. W. Hartley, D. G. Carlson, N. J. Bach, R. D. Dillard, S. E. Draheim, J. L. Bobbitt, L. Fisher and E. D. Mihelich. 1996. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 308: 195. Schadlich, H.R. , M. Buchler, and H. G. Beger, 1987, J. Clin . Chem . Clin . Biochem . 25, 505.
Compounds of the instant invention were tested in Assay Example 3 and were found to be effective.
While the present invention has been illustrated above by certain specific embodiments, it is not intended that these specific examples should limit the scope of the invention as described in the appended claims .

Claims

We claim :
A compound of the formula (I]
Figure imgf000072_0001
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
,20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
(a) is - (d-do) alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl , - (C2- C2o)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
(b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group - (L) -R80; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ,-
R is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3; R1 is -NHNR30R31,-NR30R31 or -CONR30R3\ where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (Cι-C6) alkyl ;
R2' is -CONR40R41, where R40 -OH, -0 (Cι-C8) alkyl , -0(C2-
C8) alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) and -0(CX- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl and - (d- C8) alkylaryl;
R3' is selected from non-interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof.
2. A compound of the formula (III)
Figure imgf000073_0001
wherein;
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R3 where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (C-C6) alkyl ; )
R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH, -0 (Cx-C8) alkyl , -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) or -0(Cι- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2 C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl or -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl;
R3 is hydrogen, -O (Cx-C3) alkyl, halo, - (Ci-d) alkyl, - (C2- d)alkenyl, - (C2-C3) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, phenyl, - (d-d) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (d-d) alkyl, halo, or -CF3; -CH2OSi (Cι-C6) 3alkyl , furyl , thiophenyl, - (d-C6) hydroxyalkyl, - (Cι-C5) alkoxy (Cα- C6) alkyl, - (Cι-C3) alkoxy (Cι-C6) alkenyl , and -(CH2)nR8, where R8 is hydrogen, -C0NH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (Cι-C4) alkyl , - (Cι-C4) alkylphenyl or - phenyl (C -C ) alkyl and n is 1 to 8; and R4 is hydrogen, - (C1-C14) alkyl , - (C3-Cι4) cycloalkyl, pyridyl , phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (d-C6) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3 , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, -CN, - (d- C4) alkylthio, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl, phenyl, phenoxy and - OR9; where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl ; tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl ; or naphthyl ; R21 is hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3 ) alkyl , - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl ,
- (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl, -0 (C!-C2) alkyl and -S (^-02) alkyl where f is 1 to 3,-and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof.
3. A compound of formula III as claimed in Claim 2 wherein:
R1 is-NH2
R2 is -CONR0R41 where R40 is -OH, -O (Cι-C8) alkyl, -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -0 (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, -O(aryl) or -0(Cι- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl , - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl or - (Ci- C8) alkylaryl ; R3 is hydrogen, - (C^Cg) alkyl, - (C2-C8) alkenyl , -(C2-
Cg)alkynyl, - (C3-Cg) cycloalkyl , - (C-,-C8) alkoxy, halo or -phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl ;
R4 is phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of -
(Ci-Ce) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3 , - (d-C) alkoxy, -CN, - (C1-C4) alkylthio, phenyl (Cl-C4) alkyl, - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl, phenyl, phenoxy or -OR9; where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl or -phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl ; tetrazole; tetrazole substituted with - (Ci-d) alkyl or - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl ,-
R21 is hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3) alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl, -
(C3-C4) cycloalkenyl, -0 (C!-C2) alkyl and -S (C;L-C2) alkyl where f is 1 ; Z is phenyl; and j is 1; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt thereof.
4. A compound of formula III as claimed in Claim 2 wherein: R21 is hydrogen; R3 is hydrogen; and
R4 is phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (Ci-Cg) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -0CF3 , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, -CN, - (C1-C4) alkylthio, phenyl (Cl-C4) alkyl , - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl, phenyl, phenoxy or -OR9,- where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl or -phenyl (d-C4) alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt thereof.
5. A compound of Claim 3 which is selected from the group consisting of;
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N- (hydroxy) acetamide; [ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4-yl] oxy] -N- (methoxy) acetamide
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N- (ethoxy) acetamide ;
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N- [ (phenylmethyl) oxy] acetamide;
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N- (methoxy) -N- (methyl) cetamide;
[ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) carbazol-4 -yl] oxy] -N- (phenyloxy) acetamide; [ [5-Carbamoyl-9- (phenylmethyl) -2- (thien-2-yl) carbazol- 4-yl] oxy] -N- [ (phenylmethyl) oxy] acetamide ,- or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt thereof.
6. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent therefor.
7. A pharmaceutical formulation adapted for the treatment of a condition associated with inhibiting sPLA2, containing a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent therefor.
8. A method of selectively inhibiting SPLA2 in a mammal in need of such treatment comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I)
Figure imgf000077_0001
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R 20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
(a) is - (Cι-C20) alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl, - (C2- C20)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
(b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group - (L) -R80,- where, (L)-is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ;
,21 is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
R1 is -NHNR30R31 , -NR30R31 , or -CONR30R31 , where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - ( Cι-C6) alkyl ;
R2 ' is ONR40R41 , where R40 -OH , -O (d-C8 ) alkyl , -0 (C2- C8 ) alkenyl , -O ( C3 -C8 ) cycloalkyl , -O ( aryl ) and -0 (d- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2- d) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl ;
R3' is selected from non- interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non- interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive ,- or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof,
9. A method of selectively inhibiting SPLA2 in a mammal in need of such treatment comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (III)
Figure imgf000078_0001
wherein;
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R3 where R and R are each independently hydrogen or (Ci -d ) alkyl ; )
R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH, -O (Cι-C8) alkyl, -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) or -0(Cι- C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2 C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl or -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl ;
R3 is hydrogen, -0 (Cι-C3) alkyl, halo, - (Cι-C6) alkyl, - (C2- Cs) alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, phenyl, - (d-C4) alkylphenyl ; phenyl substituted with - (Ci-C3) alkyl, halo, or -CF3; -CH2OSi (Cι-C6) 3alkyl , furyl , thiophenyl, - (Ci-d) hydroxyalkyl, - (Cι-C3) alkoxy (Ci- C6) alkyl, - (Ci-d) alkoxy (Cι-Cβ) alkenyl, and -(CH2)nR3, where R8 is hydrogen, -CONH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (Cι-C4) alkyl , - (Cι-C4) alkylphenyl or - phenyl (Cι-C4) alkyl and n is 1 to 8; and R4 is hydrogen, - (C1-C14) alkyl , - (C3-Cι4) cycloalkyl, pyridyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (d-C3) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -0CF3 , - (Cι-C4) alkoxy, -CN, - (Cx- C4) alkylthio, - (d-d) alkylphenyl, phenyl, phenoxy and - OR9,- where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkyl , - (Cχ-C ) alkylphenyl ; tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (C1-C4) alkyl or - (Ci- C4) alkylphenyl ; or naphthyl ,- R21 is hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3) alkyl , - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl,
- (C3-C3) cycloalkenyl, -O (C1-C2) alkyl and -S (C.-C2) alkyl where f is 1 to 3,-and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof .
10. A method of Claim 10 or Claim 11 wherein the mammal is a human.
11. A method of alleviating the pathological effects of sPLA2 related diseases which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1 in an amount sufficient to inhibit SPLA2 mediated release of fatty acid and to thereby inhibit or prevent the arachidonic acid cascade and its deleterious products .
12. The use of a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for alleviating the pathological effects of SP A2 related diseases which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a compound of formula I.
13. A method of inhibiting sPLA2 which comprises contacting the sPLA2 with a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1.
14. A method of treating a condition selected from the group consisting of sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease which comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I
Figure imgf000080_0001
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where,- (a) is - (d-C20) alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl , - (C2- C20)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or
(b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group -(L)-R80; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur,- wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ;
R is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R31, where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (Cι-C6) alkyl ; R2' is -CONR0R41, where R40 -OH, -0(Cι-C8) alkyl, -0(C2-
C8) alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) and -0(Cχ-
C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and -(d-
C8) alkylaryl; R3' is selected from non- interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof.
15. A method of treating a condition selected from the group consisting of sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma- induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease which comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula III
Figure imgf000082_0001
wherein; wherein; Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
R1 is -NHNR30R31 ,
Figure imgf000082_0002
or -CONR30R31 , where R and R are each independently hydrogen or - (Ci-d) alkyl ; ) R2 is -CONR40R41, where R40 is -OH, -O (Cι-C8) alkyl , -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) or -0(Cι- C8)alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl, - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl or -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl ; R3 is hydrogen, -O (Cι-Cβ) alkyl , halo, - (Cι-C6) alkyl , - (C2- C6)alkenyl, - (C2-C6) alkynyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , phenyl, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl; phenyl substituted with - (Cι-d)alkyl, halo, or -CF3; -CH2OSi (Cι-C6) 3alkyl , furyl, thiophenyl , - (Cι-C6) hydroxyalkyl , - (Cι-C6) alkoxy (Ci- C6) alkyl, - (Cι-C6) alkoxy (d-C6) alkenyl, and -(CH2)nR8, where R8 is hydrogen, -C0NH2, -NR9R10, -CN or phenyl, where R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl , - (C1-C4) alkyl, - (Cx-C4) alkylphenyl or - phenyl (d-C4) alkyl and n is 1 to 8; and R4 is hydrogen, - (Cι-CX4) alkyl , - (C3-C14) cycloalkyl , pyridyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with from 1-5 substituents selected from the group consisting of - (Cχ-C6) alkyl, halo, -CF3, -OCF3 , - (C1-C4) alkoxy, -CN, - (Ci- C4) alkylthio, - (C1-C4) alkylphenyl , phenyl, phenoxy and - OR9; where R9 is independently hydrogen, -CF3, phenyl, - (d-d) alkyl, - (Cι-C4) alkylphenyl ; tetrazole or tetrazole substituted with - (Cι-C4) alkyl or - (d- C4) alkylphenyl ; or naphthyl; R21 is hydrogen, halo, - (C1-C3) alkyl, - (C3-C4) cycloalkyl,
- (C3-C8) cycloalkenyl, -O (C1-C2) alkyl and -S (C1-C2) alkyl where f is 1 to 3,-and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive; or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof .
16. A method of Claim 8 or Claim 9 of alleviating the pathological effects of a condition selected from the group consisting of apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive arthropathy, infectious or post-infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndromes", polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Luegenec's granulomatosis, polymyalgin rheumatica, joint cell arteritis, calcium crystal deposition arthropathris, pseudo gout, non-articular rheumatism, bursitis, tenosynomitis, epicondylitis (tennis elbow), carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive use injury (typing) , miscellaneous forms of arthritis, neuropathic joint disease (charco and joint) , hemarthrosis (hemarthrosic) , Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, arthritis associated with certain diseases, surcoilosis, hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathries , hyperlipoproteineimia, hypogammaglobulinemia, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, familial Mediterranean fever, Behat's Disease, systemic lupus erythrematosis, or relapsing polychondritis and related diseases which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I .
17. A process of preparing compounds of formula I
Figure imgf000084_0001
Z is cyclohexenyl, or phenyl,
,20 is selected from groups (a) , (b) and (c) where;
(a) is - (Cι-C20) alkyl, - (C2-C20) alkenyl, - (C2- C20)alkynyl, carbocyclic radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or (b) is a member of (a) substituted with one or more independently selected non-interfering substituents; or
(c) is the group -(L)-R80; where, (L) -is a divalent linking group of 1 to 12 atoms selected from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; wherein the combination of atoms in - (L) - are selected from the group consisting of (i) carbon and hydrogen only, (ii) one sulfur only, (iii) one oxygen only, (iv) one or two nitrogen and hydrogen only, (v) carbon, hydrogen, and one sulfur only, and (vi) a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only; and where R80 is a group selected from (a) or (b) ;
R21 is a non-interfering substituent where f is 1-3;
R1 is -NHNR30R31, -NR30R31, or -CONR30R31, where R30 and R31 are each independently hydrogen or - (Cι-C6) alkyl ,-
R2' is -CONR0R41, where R40 -OH, -O (d-C8) alkyl , -0(C2- C8) alkenyl, -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , -O(aryl) and -0(d-
C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (Cι-C8) alkyl , - (C2- C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, aryl and -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl ;
R3' is selected from non- interfering substituents, carbocyclic radicals, carbocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents, heterocyclic radicals, and heterocyclic radicals substituted with non-interfering substituents; and j is 1 to 3 both inclusive ,- or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate or salt, thereof; comprising reacting a compound of the formula II
Figure imgf000086_0001
where Z, R20, R21, R1, R3, f and j are as defined above; with an amine of the formula R1HN(R40H) where R40 is -OH, - O(Cι-Cβ) alkyl, -O (C2-C8) alkenyl , -O (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, - O(aryl) or -O (d-C8) alkylaryl; and R41 is hydrogen, - (d- C8) alkyl, - (C2-C8) alkenyl, - (C3-C8) cycloalkyl , aryl or -(Ci- C8) alkylaryl .
18. The use of a compound of formula I as claimed in Claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of sepsis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pancreatitis, trauma-induced shock, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, Inflammatory Bowel
Disease, apoptosis, stroke, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic bronchiolitis, gout, spondylarthropathris, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, enterapathric spondylitis, Juvenile arthropathy or juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive arthropathy, infectious or post- infectious arthritis, gonoccocal arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, viral arthritis, fungal arthritis, syphilitic arthritis, Lyme disease, arthritis associated with "vasculitic syndromes", polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Luegenec's granulomatosis, polymyalgin rheumatica, joint cell arteritis, calcium crystal deposition arthropathris, pseudo gout, non- articular rheumatism, bursitis, tenosynomitis, epicondylitis (tennis elbow) , carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive use injury (typing) , miscellaneous forms of arthritis, neuropathic joint disease (charco and joint) , hemarthrosis (hemarthrosic) , Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, arthritis associated with certain diseases, surcoilosis, hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathries , hyperlipoproteineimia, hypogammaglobulinemia, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, familial Mediterranean fever, Behat's Disease, systemic lupus erythrematosis, or relapsing polychondritis and related diseases which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I .
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