6-ARYL-IMIDAZO[l,2-a]PYRAZIN-8-YLAMINES, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates to certain imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-8-ylamines and related compounds, which when appropriately substituted are modulators of kinase activity. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to the use of such compounds in treating a variety of kinase- associated disorders. Additionally, this invention relates to the use of such compounds as probes for the identification of kinases of therapeutic interest.
[0002] One of the central post-translational control elements in eukaryotic signal transduction is the phosphorylation of the hydroxyl moiety of serine, threo ine, or tyrosine. The phosphorylation state of a given protein can govern its enzyme activity, stability, protein-protein binding interactions, and cellular distribution. Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation is thus a "chemical switch", which allows the cell to transmit signals from the plasma membrane to the nucleus and to ultimately control gene expression. Although the exact mechanisms of signal transduction have yet to be elucidated, kinases are involved in the control of cell metabolism, growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. These signaling mechanisms affect the onset of cancer, metabolic disorders (for example diabetes), inflammation, immune system disorders, and neurodegeneration. Certain kinases have been implicated in cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. For example, many human cancers are caused by disregulation of a normal protein (e.g., when a proto-oncogene is converted to an oncogene through a gene translocation). Because kinases are key regulators they are ideal drug design targets.
Inhibitors of kinases are among the most important pharmaceutical compounds known. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are useful in inhibiting T-cell proliferation, and thus they are useful as immunosuppressive agents for the prevention or treatment of graft rejection following transplant surgery and for the prevention or treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Other tyrosine kinase
inhibitors have been described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,593,997 to Dow et al. Erlotinib (CP-358774) is a quinazoline, derivative under development as an orally active epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treatment of solid tumors including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and neck cancer. Gleevec and rmatinib (STI-571), from Novartis, are tyrosine kinase inhibitors indicated for treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), prostate tumors, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors, among others. AstraZeneca is developing gefitinib (ZD-1839; lressa), an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (EGFR1) tyrosine kinase, for the potential treatment of cancers which over-express EGF receptors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors such as breast tumors. CEP-1347 (Cephalon hie.) is an indolcarbazole choline acetyltransferase inliibitor and c-jun N- terminal kinase inhibitor for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and AIDS-related peripheral neuropathy. Cephalon is also developing CEP-701, an orally active tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the potential treatment of prostate and other cancers. A PDGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (SU-101, leflunomide) is being investigated for treatment of various cancers and rheumatoid arthritis. Sugen has also investigated the anti-cancer effects of the FLK-1 tyrosine kinase inliibitor Semaxanib, particularly for colorectal and lung cancers, leukemia, Kaposi's sarcoma, and others.
[0003] Serine/threonine kinase inhibitors are also pharmaceutically important. Eli Lilly is developing LY333531 (ruboxistaurin), an inhibitor of protein kinase C beta, for treatment of diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy. Flavopirodol (Aventis) is a synthetic flavonoid inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases, is under development for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and fiudar refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). One Raf kinase inhibitor (BAY-43-9006, Bayer) is in development for treatment of solid tumors and myeloid leukemia, and another (ISIS 5132, Isis) is being investigated for treatment of ovarian cancer. Several p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors (VX-745, NX-702, and NX- 850, Vertex, and SCIO-469, Scios) have been investigated for treatment of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
[0004] Highly selective, cell-permeable modulators of one or more individual kinases would thus be useful in the treatment of various kinase-implicated disorders. Such compounds would also be useful for the systematic investigation of the cellular function of one or more kinases, and thus, would provide invaluable tools for the identification of various kinases of therapeutic interest.
[0005] The compounds most closely related structurally to those described herein are a series of imidazolopyrazines described in WO 02/060492, as JAK inhibitors for the treatment of immune disorders. A series of piperazinylimidazo[l,2a]pyrazines are described by Lumma J. Med. Chem. 1983, 26, 357-363 as displaying affinity for α-adrenergic receptors. Other imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazines have been reported to be useful as bronchodilators and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (see, for example, Bioorg. Med Chem. 1 99, pages 1059-1065), and as GABAA modulators (see for example WO 02/10170). Effects on pulmonary hypertension have also been reported (see, for example, J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 1998, volume 32, no. 2, pages 213-219). The compounds described in these publications are not within the scope of the present invention.
SUMMARY
[0006] In one embodiment, this invention is directed to a composition comprising a compound of Formula 1:
Formula 1
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, crystal form, diastereomer, prodrug, or mixtures thereof, wherein
Ri is hydrogen; cyclo-(C3~C6 alkyl)-methyl; straight or branched chain Cι-C7 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member
heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; sulfonamide; Cι-C6 alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl; mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl); or phenyl or heteroaryl ring which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, sulfonamide, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Ci-Cβ perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester;
R2 is straight or branched chain Cι-C7 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; cyclo-(C3-C6 alkyl)-methyl; Cι-C6 alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cj_-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; and wherein R2 can form a 3-7 heteroalkyl or alkyl with Rio, Rπ, or Rι2;
R3 is hydrogen; carboxylic acid or ester; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6
alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester;
I? is hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; (Cι-C6)- alkyl-oxy-(Ci-C6)alkyl; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-
C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; or form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl with
X is N or CH
Zi is
wherein
each occurrence of R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, sulfonamide, or halogen;
m is 0, 1, or 2; and
R7 is hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl; phenyl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Ci- C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , - S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; and
wherein
each occurrence of R8 and R9 is independently straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, sulfonamide, or halogen;
n is 0, 1, or 2; and
R10-R13 are each independently hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl; phenyl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, -Ce alkyl, Ci-Cg alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), - S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, C\- C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester;
and wherein, when R3 is hydrogen and R4 is hydrogen, or when R3 and Ri are
hydrogen and Zi is
wherein m is 0, the combination of Z
2-R
2 is not hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, hydroxyamide, amino, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkylamide, alkylamide, arylamide or alkoxy, or
wherein when R3 is hydrogen, R4 and Zi, or R and Ri do not form a morpholino, piperazinyl, or 1,4-diazeρanyl group when the combination of Z -R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, hydroxyamide, amino, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkylamide, alkylamide, arylamide or alkoxy.
[0007] In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
[0008] In still another embodiment, a method of treating a kinase-implicated disorder in a mammal comprises administration to the mammal of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
[0009] In another embodiment, a method for identifying a kinase comprises contacting an organism, cell, or preparation comprising the kinase with a compound of Formula 1, and detecting modulation of the kinase activity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING:
[0010] FIGURE 1 is a schematic illustrating one synthesis of the present compounds.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The compounds of Formula 1 are novel compounds belonging to the family of imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-8-ylamines and related compounds. Without wishing to be bound to any particular theory, it is believed that the interaction of the
compounds of Formula 1 with a kinase (i.e., one or more kinases) results in modulation of the activity of the kinase(s). The compounds of Formula 1 are thus expected to have therapeutic application in mammalian kinase-implicated conditions. As used herein, "modulation" refers to a change in kinase activity as a direct or indirect response to the presence of a compound of Formula 1, relative to the activity of the kinase in the absence of the compound. The change may be an increase in activity or a decrease in activity, and may be due to the direct interaction of the compound with the kinase, or due to the interaction of the compound with one or more other factors that in turn affect kinase activity, or both. For example, the presence of the compound may increase or decrease kinase activity by directly binding to the kinase, by causing (directly or indirectly) another factor to increase or decrease the kinase activity, or by (directly or indirectly) increasing or decreasing the amount of kinase present in the cell or organism.
[0012] In one preferred embodiment, novel imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazines may comprise compounds of general Formula 2:
Formula 2
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, crystal form, diastereomer, prodrug, or mixtures thereof, wherein
Ri is phenyl or heteroaryl ring which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, sulfonamide, halogen, -C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, - S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cr C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester;
R2 is phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Ci-Cβ alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cj-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cχ-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; and wherein R2 can form a 3-7 heteroalkyl or alkyl with Rι0, Ru, or Rι2; ι
R3 is hydrogen; or carboxylic acid or ester;
Λ is hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; or (C\- C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl;
X is N or CH
wherein
each occurrence of R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen, straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, sulfonamide, or halogen;
m is 0, 1, or 2; and
Z2 is
wherein
R10-R13 are each independently hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl; phenyl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), - S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cχ-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, C\- C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester;
and wherein, when R is hydrogen and ^ is hydrogen, or when R3 and Ri are
hydrogen and Zi is
wherein m is 0, the combination of Z
2-R
2 is not hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, hydroxyamide, amino, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkylamide, alkylamide, arylamide or alkoxy, or
wherein when R3 is hydrogen, and Zi, or R-j and R, do not form a morpholino, piperazinyl, or 1,4-diazepanyl group when the combination of Z -R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, hydroxyamide, amino, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkylamide, alkylamide, arylamide or alkoxy.
[0013] In another preferred embodiment, novel imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazines may comprise compounds of general Formula 3 :
Formula 3
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, crystal form, diastereomer, prodrug, or mixtures thereof, wherein
Ri is hydrogen; cyclo-(C3-C6 alkyl)-methyl; straight or branched chain Cι-C7 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; sulfonamide; Cι-C6 alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl; mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl); or phenyl or heteroaryl ring which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, sulfonamide, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6
perfluoroalkoxy, -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester;
R2 is straight or branched chain Cι-C7 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; cyclo-(C3-C6 alkyl)-methyl; Cι-C6 alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy; (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(C1-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester, and wherein R2 can form a 3-7 heteroalkyl or alkyl with Rι2;
R3 is hydrogen; carboxylic acid or ester; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl,
Ci-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester;
is hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl ring; (Cι-C6)- alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl; phenyl or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyoxy phenyl where each phenyl may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, -C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; phenyl or heteroaryl piperazine where the phenyl or heteroaryl ring may be independently unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, sulfonamide, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; or form a 3-7 member heteroalkyl or alkyl with
X is N or CH
wherein
each occurrence of R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, sulfonamide, or halogen;
m is 0, 1, or 2; and
R is hydrogen; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl; phenyl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Ci- C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι- C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cχ-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy- (Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , - S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester; and
wherein Ri2 and Rι3 are each independently hydrogen; straight or branched chain - C6 alkyl; phenyl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, (Cι-C6)- alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), -S(Cι- C6 alkyl), or carboxylic acid or ester; or heteroaryl which may be unsubstituted, mono-, di- or trisubstituted with one or more of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkyl, Cι-C6 perfluoroalkoxy, (C\- C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkoxy, (Cι-C6)-alkyl-oxy-(Cι-C6)alkyl, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, amino(Cι-C6 alkyl) , -S(Cι-C6 alkyl ), or carboxylic acid or ester.
[0014] The following definitions are used herein.
[0015] As used herein, when any variable occurs more than one time in the formulas, its definition on each occurrence is independent of its definition at every other occurrence, hi accordance with the usual meaning of "a" and "the" in patents, reference to "a" kinase or "the" kinase is inclusive of one or more kinases.
[0016] By "heteroaryl" is meant aromatic systems containing at least one heteroatom, for example, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and the like, as well as combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing heteroatoms. Suitable heteroaryl groups include, for example (as numbered from the linkage position assigned priority 1), 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2,3-pyrazinyl, 3,4-pyrazinyl, 2,4- pyrimidinyl, 3,5-pyrimidinyl, 2,3-pyrazolinyl, 2,4-imidazolinyl, isoxazolinyl, oxazolinyl, thiazolinyl, thiadiazolinyl, tetrazolyl, and the like.
[0017] By "heteroalkyl" is meant an aliphatic ring containing at least 1 carbon atom in addition to 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen, and the like, as well as combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing heteroatoms.
[0018] By "sulfonamide" is meant -S(O)2N- in either S-linked or N-linked orientation, where the nitrogen atom can be unsubstituted, mono- or disubstituted with cyclo-(C -C6 alkyl)-methyl; straight or branched chain Cι-C6 alkyl, in which the branched alkyl chains are allowed to also form a 3-7 member alkyl or heteroalkyl ring.
[0019] By "piperazine" is meant unsubstituted piperazine, as well as piperazines independently substituted on 1-4 carbon atoms with hydroxy, cyano, amino, halogen, Cι-C6 alkyl, Cι-C6 alkoxy, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino, mono- or di(Cι-C6 alkyl)amino(Cι-C6 alkyl), sulfonamide.
[0020] By "Cι-C6 alkyl" is meant straight or branched chain alkyl groups or cycloalkyl groups having 1-6 carbon atoms, such as, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl,
hexyl, 2-hexyl, 3-hexyl, and 3-methylpentyl. Preferred Cι-C6 alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, norbornyl, and the like.
[0021] By "Ci-Cβ alkoxy" is meant an alkyl group of indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge such as, for example, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentoxy, 2-pentyl, isopentoxy, neopentoxy, hexoxy, 2-hexoxy, 3-hexoxy, and 3-methylpentoxy. Preferred alkoxy groups herein are Cι-C4 alkoxy groups.
[0022] The term "halogen" includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.
[0023] If the compounds of Formula 1 have asymmetric centers, then Formula 1 includes all of the optical isomers and mixtures thereof. In addition, compounds with carbon-carbon double bonds may occur in Z- and E- forms, with all isomeric forms of the compounds being included. These compounds can be, for example, racemates or optically active forms. In these situations, the single enantiomers, i.e., optically active forms can be obtained by asymmetric synthesis or by resolution of the racemates. Resolution of the racemates can be accomplished, for example, by conventional methods such as crystallization in the presence of a resolving agent, or chromatography, using, for example a chiral high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) column. Where a compound of Formula 1 exists in various tautomeric forms, the invention is not limited to any one of the specific tautomers, and includes all tautomeric forms of the compound.
[0024] Representative compounds of the present invention, which are encompassed by Formula 1, include, but are not limited to their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. Non-toxic "pharmaceutically acceptable salts" include, but are not limited to salts with inorganic acids, such as hydrochlorate, phosphate, diphosphate, hydrobromate, sulfate, sulfinate, or nitrate salts; or salts with an organic acid, such as malate, maleate, fumarate, tartrate, succinate, citrate, acetate, lactate, methanesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, 2-hydroxyethylsulfonate, benzoate, salicylate, stearate, and alkanoate such as acetate, HOOC-(CH2)n-COOH where n is 0-4, and the
like salts. Similarly, pharmaceutically acceptable cations include, but are not limited to sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum, lithium, and ammonium.
[0025] In addition, if the compound of the invention is obtained as an acid addition salt, the free base can be obtained by basifying a solution of the acid salt. Conversely, if the product is a free base, an addition salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt, it may be produced by dissolving the free base in a suitable organic solvent and treating the solution with an acid, in accordance with conventional procedures for preparing acid addition salts from base compounds. Those skilled in the art will recognize various synthetic methodologies that may be used to prepare non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts encompassed by Formula 1.
[0026] The present invention also encompasses the prodrugs of the compounds of Formula 1, for example acylated prodrugs of the compounds of Formula 1. Those skilled in the art will recognize various synthetic methodologies that may be used to prepare non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acylated and other prodrugs of the compounds encompassed by Formula 1.
[0027] Methods for obtaining the compounds described herein are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, suitable procedures being described, for example, in the references cited herein.
[0028] As mentioned above, it is believed that the interaction of the compounds of Formula 1 with one or more kinases results in modulation of the activity of the one or more kinases. Suitable kinases include but are not limited to tyrosine kinases and serine/threonine kinases, which may be classified as including the AGC group (cyclic nucleotide regulated family) of protein kinases, which includes the cyclic nucleotide regulated protein kinase family (e.g., PKA and PKG), the diacylglycerol-activated/phospholipid-dependent family protein kinase C family (e.g., PKC), the PKA and PKC-related family (e.g., RAC and Akt), the kinases that phosphorylate G protein-coupled receptors family, the budding yeast AGC-related protein kinase family, the kinases that phosphorylate ribosomal protein S6 family, the
budding yeast DBF2/20 family, the flowering plant PVPK1 protein kinase homolog family, and other AGC related kinase families.
[0029] The CaMK (calcium calmodulin dependent) group of protein kinases includes kinases regulated by Ca2+/CaM and close relatives family, the KINl/SNFl/Niml family, and other related CaMK related kinase families. The CMGC group (named because it includes the cyclin-dependent kinases) includes the cyclin-dependent kinases (e.g., CDKs) and close relatives family, the ERK (e.g., MAP) kinase family, the glycogen synthase 3 (e.g., GSK3) family, the casein kinase II family, the Clk family and other CMGC kinases.
[0030] The PTK group of protein kinases includes protein-tyrosine kinases that may be nonmembrane-spanning or membrane-spanning tyrosine kinases. The PTK group of protein kinases includes the Src family, the Tek/Atk family, the Csk family, the Fes (Fps) family, the Abl family, the Syk/ZAP70 family, the Ttk2/Jakl family, the Ack family, the focal adhesion kinase (Fak) family, the epidermal growth factor receptor family, the Eph/Elk/Eck receptor family, the Axl family, the Tie/Tek family, the platelet-derived growth factor receptor family, the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, the insulin receptor family, the LTK ALK family, the Ros/Sevenless family, the Trk/Ror family, the DDR/TKT family, the hepatocyte growth factor receptor family, the nematode Kinl5/16 family and other PTK kinase families.
[0031] The OPK group (other protein kinases) includes the Polo family, the MEK/STE7 family, the PAK/STE20 family, the MEKK/STE11 family, the NimA family, the weel/mikl family, the kinases involved in transcriptional control family, the Raf family, the Activin/TGFb receptor family, the flowering plant putative receptor kinases and close relatives family, the PSK/PTK leucine zipper domain family, the casein kinase I family, the PKN prokaryotic protein kinase family and other OPK protein kinase families. A large number of kinases are found in G. Hardie et al, Protein Kinase Facts Book 0-12-324719-5 (1995).
[0032] The compounds of the present invention belong to the family of imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazines. Other imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazines have been reported to be
useful as bronchodilators and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (see, for example, Bioorg. Med Chem.1999, pages 1059-1065). Effects on pulmonary hypertension have also been reported (see, for example, J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 1998, volume 32, no. 2, pages 213-219).
[0033] The present inventors have discovered new imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazines and determined that they are active as kinase inhibitors. The inhibitors of the present invention are expected to have therapeutic application in mammalian kinase- implicated conditions.
[0034] Accordingly, a method of treating a kinase-implicated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, comprises administration to the mammal of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. As used herein "therapeutically effective" includes alleviation of disease, disease symptoms, preventative, and prophylactic treatment.
[0035] Kinases are implicated in a large variety of diseases, as certain mutations in protein kinases can lead to activation of pathways causing, for example, the production of tumors, while other mutations in protein kinases block pathways and prevent a response. Some diseases that are linked to mutations in protein kinases are listed in the KinMutBase database (http://www.uta.fi/imt/bioinfo/E-inMutBase (Stenberg et al., Nucleic Acids Research, Vol. 28, pp. 369-372, 2000). Diseases caused by protein kinase mutations include X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Mutations related to tumor development have been liked to such diseases as Hirschprung's disease, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) a and b, medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), papillary renal carcinoma (HPRC), and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
[0036] Mutations in growth factor receptor kinases are linked to diseases such as mastocytosis, systemic mast cell disease, piebaldism, h pochondroplasia, thanatophoric dysplasia, and skeletal dysplasia. Other protein kinase-linked diseases
include Coffin-Lowry syndrome, congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), hypertension, vascular dysplasia, errors in vascular morphogenesis, and X- linked mental retardation. Mutations in protein kinases have also been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
[0037] Other diseases associated with protein kinases include Gaucher disease, hypochromic anemia, granulomatous disease, ataxia-telangiectasia, familial hypercholesterolemia, certain types of muscular dystrophy such as Driefuss-Emory type, cystic fibrosis, type 1 hyperlipoproteinemia, Treacher Collins Franceschetti syndrome 1, Tay-Sachs disease, type 1 neurofϊbromatosis, adenomatous polyposis of the colon, X-linked ichthyosis, and Beckwith-Weidemann Syndrome.
[0038] Altered PKA (cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase) expression is implicated in a variety of disorders and diseases including cancer, thyroid disorders, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. Altered MAP (mitogen- activated protein) kinase expression is implicated in a variety of disease conditions including cancer, inflammation, immune disorders, and disorders affecting growth and development. RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases), CDKs and STKs (serine/threonine kinases) have all been implicated in a host of pathogenic conditions including, significantly, large number of diverse cancers. Others pathogenic conditions which have been associated with PTKs include, psoriasis, hepatic cirrhosis, diabetes, atherosclerosis, angiogenesis, restinosis, ocular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders, autoimmime disease, and a variety of renal disorders.
[0039] Preferably, the conditions, diseases and/or disorders that can be affected using compounds and compositions according to the invention include, but are not limited to, psoriasis, cancer (for example, chronic myelogenous leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, recurrent ovarian cancer, prostate cancer such as hormonal refractory prostate cancer, kidney cancer, head and neck cancer, or colorectal cancer), immunoregulation (graft rejection), atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease,
Alzheimer's disease, diabetes (for example insulin resistance or diabetic retinopathy), septic shock, and the like.
[0040] In a preferred embodiment, the condition is cancer. A method of treating cancer comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, and a therapeutically effective amount of an antitumor therapeutic. Treatment with the antitumor therapeutic may be prior to treatment with the inventive compounds, during treatment, following treatment with the compounds, or a combination thereof. Suitable antitumor therapeutics are known, and are preferably a chemotherapeutic agent, for example mitomycin C, carboplatin, taxol, cisplatin, paclitaxel, etoposide, doxorubicin, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing chemotherapeutic agents. Radiotherapeutic antitumor agents may also be used, alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents.
[0041] In another embodiment, pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula 1, together with one or more non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or diluents and/or adjuvants, and if desired other active ingredients. Such pharmaceutical compositions include packaged pharmaceutical compositions for treating disorders responsive to modulation of kinase activity. A packaged pharmaceutical composition includes a container holding a therapeutically effective amount of at least compound of Formula 1 and instructions (e.g., labeling) indicating that the contained composition is to be used for treating a disorder responsive to kinase modulation in the patient. Those of ordinary skill in the art will also recognize a wide variety of non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable solvents that may be used to prepare solvates of the compounds of the invention, such as water, ethanol, mineral oil, vegetable oil, and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO).
[0042] The compounds of general Formula 1 may be administered orally, topically, parenterally, by inhalation or spray or rectally in dosage unit formulations containing conventional non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants, and vehicles. Oral administration in the form of a pill, capsule, elixir, syrup, lozenge, troche, or the like is particularly preferred. The term parenteral as used herein
includes subcutaneous injections, intradermal, intravascular (e.g., intravenous), intramuscular, spinal, intrathecal injection or like injection or infusion techniques. The pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of general Formula 1 may be in a form suitable for oral use, for example, as tablets, troches, lozenges, aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders or granules, emulsion, hard or soft capsules, or syrups or elixirs.
[0043] Compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known to the art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions and such compositions may contain one or more agents selected from the group consisting of sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents, and preserving agents in order to provide pharmaceutically elegant and palatable preparations. Tablets may contain the active ingredient in admixture with non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients that are suitable for the manufacture of tablets. These excipients may be for example, inert diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents, for example, corn starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, for example starch, gelatin or acacia; and lubricating agents, for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. The tablets may be uncoated or they may be coated by known techniques to delay disintegration and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over a longer period. For example, a time delay material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate may be employed.
[0044] Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water or an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil.
[0045] Aqueous suspensions contain the active materials in admixture with excipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions. Such excipients are suspending agents, for example sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydropropylmethylcellulose, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, gum tragacanth
and gum acacia; dispersing or wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide, for example, lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide with fatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, for example heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and a hexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, for example ethyl or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloring agents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agents, such as sucrose or saccharin.
[0046] Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active ingredients in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil, or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oily suspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example beeswax, hard paraffin, or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents, such as those set forth above, and flavoring agents may be added to provide palatable oral preparations. These compositions may be preserved by the addition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid.
[0047] Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of an aqueous suspension by the addition of water provide the active ingredient in admixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspending agent, and one or more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents are exemplified by those already mentioned above. Additional excipients, for example sweetening, flavoring, and coloring agents, may also be present.
[0048] Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be in the form of oil-in- water emulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetable oil, for example olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example liquid paraffin, or mixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may be naturally-occurring gums, for example gum acacia or gum tragacanth, naturally-occurring phosphatides, for example soy bean,
lecithin, and esters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol, anhydrides, for example sorbitan monoleate, and condensation products of the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for example polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoleate. The emulsions may also contain sweetening and flavoring agents.
[0049] Syrups and elixirs maybe formulated with sweetening agents, for example glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, or sucrose. Such formulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative, and flavoring and coloring agents. The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension. This suspension may be formulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents that have been mentioned above. The sterile injectable preparation may also be sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parentally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, and isotonic sodium chloride solution, h addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. h addition, fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectables.
[0050] The compounds of general Formula 1 may also be administered in the form of suppositories, e.g., for rectal administration of the drug. These compositions can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitable non-irritating excipient that is solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum to release the drug. Such materials are cocoa butter and polyethylene glycols.
[0051] Compounds of general Formula 1 maybe administered parenterally in a sterile medium. The drug, depending on the vehicle and concentration used, can either be suspended or dissolved in the vehicle. Advantageously, adjuvants such as local anesthetics, preservatives, and buffering agents can be dissolved in the vehicle.
[0052] For administration to non-human animals, the composition may also be added to the animal feed or drinking water. It will be convenient to formulate these animal feed and drinking water compositions so that the animal takes in an appropriate quantity of the composition along with its diet. It will also be convenient to present the composition as a premix for addition to the feed or drinking water.
[0053] Dosage levels of the order of from about 0.1 mg to about 140 mg per kilogram of body weight per day are useful in the treatment of the above-indicated conditions (about 0.5 mg to about 7 g per human patient per day). The amount of active ingredient that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the host treated and the particular mode of administration. Dosage unit forms will generally contain between from about 1 mg to about 500 mg of an active ingredient.
[0054] Frequency of dosage may also vary depending on the compound used and the particular disease treated. However, for treatment of most disorders, a dosage regimen of 4 times daily or less is preferred. For the treatment of eating disorders, including obesity, a dosage regimen of 1 or 2 times daily is particularly preferred. For the treatment of impotence a single dose that rapidly reaches effective concentrations is desirable.
[0055] It will be understood, however, that the specific dose level for any particular patient will depend upon a variety of factors including the activity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight, general health, sex, diet, time of administration, route of administration, and rate of excretion, drug combination and the severity of the particular disease undergoing therapy.
[0056] Preferred compounds of the invention will have certain pharmacological properties. Such properties include, but are not limited to oral bioavailability, low toxicity, low serum protein binding, and desirable in vitro and in vivo half-lives. Penetration of the blood brain barrier for compounds used to treat CNS disorders is necessary, while low brain levels of compounds used to treat peripheral disorders are often preferred.
[0057] Assays may be used to predict these desirable pharmacological properties. Assays used to predict bioavailability include transport across human intestinal cell monolayers, including Caco-2 cell monolayers. Toxicity to cultured hepatocyctes may be used to predict compound toxicity. Penetration of the blood brain barrier of a compound in humans may be predicted from the brain levels of the compound in laboratory animals given the compound intravenously.
[0058] Serum protein binding may be predicted from albumin binding assays. Such assays are described in a review by Oravcova, et al. {Journal of Chromatography B 1996, volume 677, pages 1-27).
[0059] Compound half-life is inversely proportional to the frequency of dosage of a compound. In vitro half-lives of compounds may be predicted from assays of microsomal half-life as described by Kuhnz and Gieschen (Drug Metabolism and Disposition 1998, volume 26, pages 1120-1127).
[0060] In another embodiment, the compounds of Formula 1 are also useful as probes for the localization of kinases of therapeutic interest, that is, for both in vivo and in vitro identification and isolation the specific proteins to which it binds. A method for identifying a kinase comprises contacting an organism, cell, or preparation comprising the kinase with compound or salt according to Formula 1 and detecting modulation of an activity of the kinase. Suitable methods for detecting kinase modulation are known, for example those described herein.
[0061] The invention is further illustrated by the following non-limiting examples.
[0062] Example 1. This example provides an exemplary synthesis of compounds of Formula 1 (FIGURE 1).
1
[0063] 6,8-dibromoimidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine (3). A solution of 1.00 eq. of 3,5- dibromo-2-aminopyrazine 1 in ethanol is treated with 2.00 eq. of α-bromo-aldehyde 2 at RT and heated for 48 hr. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the residue is triturated with diethyl ether and filtered to give the HBr salt 3.
[0064] 8-Amino-6-bromoimidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine (4). Procedure 1: A mixture of 1.00 eq. of 6,8-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine 3 in 28 % Ammonia/water solution or 40% aqueous methyl amine is heated to between 80 to 90°C for 24 hr. The resulting mixture is partitioned between CH C12 and H2O. The aqueous layer is extracted with CH2C1 and the combined organic extracts are dried over Na2SO4. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue is crystallized from ethanol to yield 4.
[0065] Procedure 2: A solution of 1.00 eq. of 6,8-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine 3 in N,N-dimethylacetamide is treated with 2.00 eq. of benzylamine and 3.00 eq. of K2CO3. The resulting mixture is heated to 100°C for 24 to 48 hours, cooled to RT and partitioned between H2O/CH2Cl2. The aqueous layer is extracted with CH2C12 and combined organic extracts are dried over Na2SO . The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue is purified by flash chromatography (3:7 EtOAc/Hexanes) to yield 4.
[0066] 8-Amino-6-aryl-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine (5). Procedure: A mixture of 1.00 eq. of 8-amino-6-bromoimidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine, 3.00 eq. of R^sustituted boronic
acid, and 0.10 eq. of Pd i2+ (fPPh3)4, in 6.00 eq. of lNNa2CO3/dme is heated to 90°C for 24 hr. The mixture is cooled to RT and partitioned between 10% AcOH/CH2Cl2. The aqueous phase is extracted with CH2C12 and combined extracts are dried over Na2SO . The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue is purified by flash chromatography (1-5% 2M NH3 MeOH/CH2Cl2) to yield 5.
[0067] l-[4-(8-Amino-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-3-phenyl-urea (8). (FIGURE 1) Procedure: A mixture of 1.00 eq. of 6-(4-Amino-phenyl)-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-8-ylamine, 1.50 eq. of phenylisocyanate, and 2.00 eq. of N- methyhnorpholine, in toluene is mixed at room temperature for 2 hr. The mixture is partitioned between 1 N NaOH and ethyl acetate and extracted three times. The organic extracts are combined and dried over MgSO . The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue is purified by flash chromatography (50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to yield 8.
[0068] Example 2. The following compounds were prepared in accordance with FIGURE 1 using the above procedures.
(a) 1 -(4- { 8- [(3 -Chloro-b enzyl)-methyl- amino] -imidazo [ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(2-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H22Cl2N6O, MW=517.41 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 517.13;
(b) l-(4- {8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-ρhenyl)-3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H22Cl2N6O, MW=517.41 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 517.12;
(c) l-(4-{8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H25ClN6O2, MW=512.99 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 513.28;
(d) l-(4-{8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H22Cl2N6O, MW=517.41 Mass Spec m/z (M* +1) 517.23;
(e) 1 -(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H22Cl2N6O, MW=517.41 Mass Spec m z (M1" +1) 516.99;
(f) l-(4-{8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H22ClF3N6O, MW=550.96 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 551.04;
(g) l-(4-{8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H22ClF3N6O2, MW=566.96 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 567.02;
(h) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl} -phenyl)-3-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H25ClN6OS, MW=529.05 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 529.26;
(i) l-(3-{8-[Methyl-(4-methyl-benzyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl} -phenyl)-3 -(2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C29H28N6OS, MW=508.64 Mass Spec m/z (M÷ +1) 509.17;
(j) l-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-(3-{8-[methyl-(4-methyl-benzyl)-amino]- imidazof 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} -phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H25ClN6O, MW=496.99 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 497.17;
(k) l-(3-{8-[Methyl-(4-methyl-benzyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C29H28N6O, MW-476.57 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 477.26;
(1) l-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(3,4-dihydro-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl)- imidazo[l,2-a]ρyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C28H23ClN6O, MW=494.97 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 494.99;
(m) 1 - {3-[8-(3,4-Dihydro- lH-isoquinolin-2-yl)-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl]-phenyl}-3-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=;C29H26N6OS, MW=506.62 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 506.98;
(n) l-{3-[8-(3,4-Dihydro-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl]-phenyl}-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C29H26N6O, MW=474.55 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 475.04;
(o) l-{3-[8-(3,4-Dihydro-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl]-phenyl}-3-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-urea, MF=C29H26N6O2, MW=490.55 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 491.27;
(p) 8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-6-{3-[3-(2-trifluoromethyl- phenyl)-ureido]-phenyl}-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, MF=C3ιH26ClF3N6O3, MW=623.02 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 623.01;
(q) 8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-6-[3-(3-o-tolyl-ureido)-phenyl]- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine-3 -carboxylic acid ethyl ester, MF=C3ιH29ClN6O , MW=569.05 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 569.05;
(r) 8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-6-{3-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)- ureido]-phenyl}-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazine-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, MF=C30H26C12N6O3, MW=589.47 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 589.01;
(s) 1 -(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-ρhenyl)-3-(3- {8-[methyl-(4-methyl-benzyl)- amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H2 ClFN6O, MW=514.98 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 515.00;
(t) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H2ιCl2FN6O, MW=535.39 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 534.99;
(u) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-benzyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H24Cl2N6O, MW=531.43 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 531.08;
(v) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]p razin-6- yl}-benzyl)-3-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H23Cl2FN6O, MW=549.42 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 549.06;
(w) 1 -(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-ethyl-amino]-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} - phenyl)-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C29H27ClN6O, MW=511.01 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 511.28;
(x) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-ethyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H24Cl2N6O, MW=531.43 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 530.89;
(y) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-ethyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-(3-chloiO-4-fluoro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H23Cl2FN6O, MW=549.42 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 548.90;
(z) 1 -(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-propyl-amino]-imidazo[l ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C30H29C1N6O, MW=525.04 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 525.32;
(aa) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-propyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl} -ρhenyl)-3-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C29H25Cl2FN6O, MW=563.45 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 567.23;
(bb) l-(3-{8-[Butyl-(4-chloro-benzyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C3ιH3ιClN6O, MW=539.07 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 539.31;
(cc) 1 -(3 - { 8 - [(4-Chloro-benzyl)-propyl-amino] -imidazo [ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C29H26Cl2N6O, MW=545.46 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 545.02;
(dd) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-propyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl} -phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C30H26C1F3N6O, MW=579.01 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 579.01;
(ee) l-(3-{8-[Butyl-(4-chloro-benzyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]ρyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C30H28C12N6O, MW=559.48 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 559.02;
(ff) 1 -(3- {8-[Butyl-(4-chloro-benzyl)-amino]-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} - phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C31H28ClF3N6O, MW=593.04 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 593.03;
(gg) 1 -(3 - { 8-[Butyl-(4-chloro-benzyl)-amino] -imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} - ρhenyl)-3-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C30H27Cl2FN6O, MW;=577.48 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 577.00;
(hh) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H22ClF3N6O, MW=550.96 Mass Spec m/z (M^ +1) 551.02;
(a) (ii) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-o-tolyl-urea, MF=C28H25ClFN6O, MW=496.99 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 496.99;
(jj) l-{3-[8-(Benzyl-methyl-amino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H23ClN6O, MW=482.96 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 483.23;
(kk) 1 -(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl} -phenyl)-3-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H ClF3N6O , MW=566.96 Mass Spec m/z (M1" +1) 567.10;
(11) 1 -(3 - { 8- [(4-Chloro-b enzyl)-methyl-amino] -imidazo [ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-2-1xifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea,
MW=568.96 Mass Spec m/z (M
1" +1) 569.12;
(mm) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C
27H
2ιCl
3N
6O, MW=551.85 Mass Spec m/z (M
+ +1) 551.04;
(nn) 1 -(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H2ιCl3N6O, MW=551.85 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 551.02;
(oo) l-(3-{8-[(2-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]ρyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H22Cl2N6O, MW=517.40 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 517.13;
(pp) 1 - {3-[8-(Methyl-pyridin-4-ylmethyl-amino)-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl]-phenyl}-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C2 H22F3N7O, MW=517.50 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 518.34;
(qq) l-(4-Chloro-benzyl)-3-(3-{8-[(4-chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]- imidazo[l,2-a]ρyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H2 Cl2N6O, MW=531.43 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 531.3;
(rr) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl} -phenyl)-3 -(4-chloro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C 9H26Cl2N6O2, MW=561.46 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 561.28;
(ss) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C30H26C1F3N6O2, MW=595.01 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 595.3;
(tt) l-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-3-(4-chloro-3-fluoro-phenyl)-urea, MF=C29H25Cl2FN6O2, MW-579.45 Mass Spec m/z (M^ +1) 579.28;
(uu) l-(3- {8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l ,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-3-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-l-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-urea, MF=C35H39ClN8O2, MW=639.19 Mass Spec m/z (M" +1) 639.46;
(w) (2 Methoxy-benzyl)- {6-[3-(4-methoxy-benzylamino)-phenyl]- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl}-amine, MF=C28H27N5O2, MW=465.55 Mass Spec m/z ^ +1) 466.09;
(ww) l-{4-[8-(2-Methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]- ρhenyl}-3-phenyl-urea, MF=C27H2 N6O2, MW=464.52 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 465.05;
(xx) 1 -(2-Chloro-phenyl)-3- {4-[8-(2-methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo[ 1 ,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C27H23ClN6O2, MW=498.96 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 499.18;
(yy) 1 - {4- [ 8 -(2-Methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo [ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl] - phenyl} -3 -(2-methoxy-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C28H26N6O3, MW=494.55 Mass Spec m z A +1) 495.23;
(zz) 1 - {4-[8-(2-Methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]- ρhenyl}-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-urea, MF=C28H26N6O3, MW=494.55 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 495.21;
(aaa) N-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-benzenesulfonamide, MF=C26H22ClN5O2S, MW=504.00 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 503.80;
(bbb) N-(3-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl}-phenyl)-benzamide, MF=C27H22ClN5O, MW=467.95 Mass Spec m/z (M1" +1) 467.84;
(ccc) 4-Chloro-N-(3-{8-[(4-chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-benzamide, MF=C27H2ιCl2N5O, MW=502.39 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 502.00;
(ddd) 2-Chloro-N-(3-{8-[(4-chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-benzamide, MF=C27H2ιCl2N5O, MW=502.39 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 502.02;
(eee) (4-{8-[(3-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-piperidin-l-yl-methanone, MF=C26H26ClN5O, MW=459.97 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 460.25;
(fff) (4-{8-[(4-Chloro-benzyl)-methyl-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-piperidin-l-yl-methanone, MF=C26H26ClN5O, MW=459.97 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 460.26;
(ggg) 4- {6-[4-(Piperidine- 1 -carbonyl)-phenyl]-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-8- ylamino}-benzoic acid ethyl ester, MF=C 7H27N5O3, MW=469.94 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 470.08;
(hlih) 4-(6-{3-[3-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-ureido]-phenyl}-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin- 8-ylamino)-benzoic acid ethyl ester, MF=C28H23ClN6O3, MW=526.97 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 527.05;
(iii) 4-(6- {3-[3-(2-Methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-ureido]-phenyl} -imidazo[ 1 ,2- a]pyrazin-8-ylamino)-benzoic acid ethyl ester, MF=C29H26N6O3S, MW=538.62 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 539.19;
(jjj) {4-[8-(4-Chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- piperidin-1-yl-methanone, , MF=€2 H22ClN5O, MW=431.92 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 432.03;
(kkk) 3-Methoxy-N-{3-[8-(2-methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin- 6-yl]-phenyl}-benzamide, MF=C28H25N5O3, MW=479.53 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 479.99;
(HI) 2-Methoxy-N-{3-[8-(2-methoxy-benzylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin- 6-yl]-phenyl}-benzamide, MF=C28H25N5O3, MW=479.53 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 480.27;
(mmm)l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-[3-(8-phenylamino-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-urea, MF=C25Hι8ClFN6O, MW=472.90 Mass Spec m/z (M÷ +1) 473.01;
(nnn) 1 -(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-[3-(8-phenylamino-imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6- yl)-phenyl]-urea, MF=C25Hι9ClN6O, MW=454.91 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 455.04;
(ooo) 1 - [3 -(8-Phenylamino-imidazo [ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl] -3 -(3 - trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C26Hι9F3N6O, MW=488.46 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 489.01;
(ppp) 1 -(2-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3 - [3 -(8 -phenylamino- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-urea, MF=C26Hi8ClF3N6O, MW=522.91 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 523.11;
(qqq) l-(4-Cl loro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(4-chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C25Hι8Cl2N6O, MW=489.36 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 489.20;
(rrr) l-{3-[8-(4-Chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- 3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C26Hι8ClF3N6O, MW=522.91 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 523.13;
(sss) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(3-chloro-phenylamino)- imidazo[l,2-a]ρyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C25Hι7Cl2FN6O, MW=507.35 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 507.13;
(ttt) l-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(3-chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C25Hι8Cl2N6O, MW=489.36 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 489.13;
(uuu) l-{3-[8-(3-Chloro-ρhenylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- 3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C26Hι8ClF3N6O, MW=522.91 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 523.12;
(vw) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(2-chloro-phenylamino)- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C25Hι7Cl2FN6O5 MW=507.35 Mass Spec m/z (M1" +1) 507.09;
(www) l-[3-(8-Phenylamino-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-3-(4- trifluoromethyl-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C26Hι8F3N5O, MW=473.45 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 474.08;
(xxx) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-(3-{8-[(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}-phenyl)-urea, MF=C25Hι9ClFN7O, MW=487.92 Mass Spec m/z QV +1) 488.09;
(yyy) 1 -(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-(3- {8-[(pyridin-3-yfmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C25H2oClN7O, MW=469.93 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 470.21;
(zzz) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-(3-{8-[(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} -ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C25Hι9ClFN7O, MW=487.92 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 488.12;
(aaaa) l-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-(3- {8-[(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} -phenyl)-urea, MF=C25H20C1N7O, MW=469.93 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 470.21;
(bbbb) l-(3-{8-[(Pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C26H2oF3N7O, MW=503.48 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 504.17;
(cccc) 1 -(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-(3- {8-[(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} -phenyl)-urea, MF=C25Hι9ClFN7O, MW=487.92 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 488.20;
(dddd) l-{3-[8-(Pyridin-4-ylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-3- (3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C25Hι8F3N7O, MW=489.45 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 490.16;
(eeee) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(pyridin-4-ylamino)- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C24Hι7ClFN7O, MW=473.89 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 474.12;
(ffff) l-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-3-(3- {8-[(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-amino]- imidazo[ 1 ,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl} -phenyl)-urea MF=C25H20C1N7O, MW=469.93 Mass Spec m/z (M*" +1) 470.12;
(gggg) l-(3-{8-[(Pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl}- phenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C26H2oF3N7O, MW=503.48 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 504.12;
(lihhh) 1 -(2-Methoxy-6-methyl-phenyl)-3- {3-[8-(pyridin-4-ylamino)- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C26H23N7O2, MW=465.51 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 466.13;
(iiii) l-(2-Methoxy-5-methyl-phenyl)-3-[3-(8-phenylamino-imidazo[l,2- a]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-urea, MF=C27H24N6O2, MW=464.52 Mass Spec m/z (M"1" +1) 465.13;
(jjjj) l-{3-[8-(3-Chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- 3-(2-methoxy-5-methyl-phenyl)-urea, MF=C27H23ClN6O2, MW=498.96 Mass Spec m z (M+ +1) 499.19;
(kkkk) l-{3-[8-(2-Chloro-phenylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}- 3-(2-methoxy-5-methyl-ρhenyl)-urea, MF=C27H23ClN6O2, MW=498.96 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 499.18;
(1111) l-{3-[8-(Pyridin-3-ylamino)-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-3- (3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-urea, MF-C25Hι8F3N7O, MW-489.45 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +l) 490.31; and
(mmmm) l-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-3-{3-[8-(pyridin-3-ylamino)- imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazin-6-yl]-phenyl}-urea, MF=C24H17ClFN7O, MW=473.89 Mass Spec m/z (M+ +1) 474.28.
[0069] Example 3. This example represents a generalized description the standard AKT-1 Kinase Assay for testing compounds disclosed in this application.
[0070] In a final reaction volume of 40 microliters (μl), active recombinant N- terminus his-tagged AKT-1/PKB α kinase expressed in Sf21 cells (UBINo. 14-276; 50-100 ng; 19-38 nM; about 4.5-9 mU) was incubated in 25 mM Tris pH 7.6; 5 mM beta-glycerophosphate; 2 mM DTT; 100 μM sodium vanadate; 10 mM MgCl2 in 96- well Pierce Reaci-Bind™ streptavidin-coated high binding capacity coated white plate (Pierce # 15502) coated with saturating amounts of biotinylated Crosstide peptide (UBI #12-385; biotin-KGSGSGRPRTSSFAEG; 50 pmoles; about 1.25 μM) and initiated with the addition of 2.5 μCi P-γATP (specific activity 3000 Ci/mmole; 10 mCi/ml; about 21 nM). Compounds were tested initially in duplicate wells for determination of initial IC50 inhibition in half log serial dilutions starting at 100 μM with a final concentration of 2% DMSO. Following a 30 min incubation at 30°C, the reaction was stopped by aspiration and 4 x 100 μ\ washes with TBS plus 0.05% Tween-20 prior to addition of 100 μl scintillant and counting in Beckman TopCount instrument. Percent inhibition was calculated as [1-((AVE CPM compoun - AVE CPM no peptide background )' ( E ^ -T JVL no compound MAX — A V ϋ Cr JYL no peptide background))) 1 UUJ .
Staurosporine, a general ATP competitive kinase inhibitor was used as a reference compound and showed an IC50 of approximately 60-100 nM for AKT-1 in the current assay format. Approximate S/N ratios are 8-12X with AVE CPM of Maximum about 15k and no peptide background about 1.5 K. Improved S/N ratios can be obtained using higher amounts of either AKT-1 kmase or P-γATP. Cold ATP was not added in current format but has been added at up to 200 μM in the presence of 5 μCi P- γATP resulting in S/N ratios of approximately 5-1 OX.
[0071] Example 4. A generalized description the standard assay to evaluate modulation of cell growth in soft agar (using cell lines HCT-15 (colon cancer), MiaPaca2 (pancreatic cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer) and a NIH3T3 clone stably over-expressing transfected myrAkt-1 human gene, for example) is as follows.
[0072] Preparation of the agar base layer: A quantity of 500 ml of 2X DMEM (phenol red free, Sigma Cat # D2902) is prepared, and sterile filtered. To that solution is added 10 ml of sodium pyruvate (Gibco, Cat # 11360-070), 10 ml of penicillin/streptomycin (Gibco, Cat# 15140-122), 10 ml of Glutamax (Gibco, cat#
33050-061) and 100 ml of heat-inactivated FBS (Gemini) to make 2X DMEM complete media stock. Two stock concentrations of Sea Plaque low melt agar (Biowhittaker, Cat # 431097), 1%, and 0.6%, are prepared with ultra pure milliQ water, and sterilized by autoclaving. To prepare the agar base layer for a 12-well plate (Falcon # 353042), 6 ml of the 2X DMEM stock is mixed with 6 ml of 1% agar stock, both at 37°C, and 1 ml of the resulting mixture is added to each well of the 12 well plate, 3 hrs prior to setup of top layer.
[0073] Top layer with cells and compound for evaluation: Cells at 60-80%) confluency (log growth) in T75 are trypsinized with 1 ml of lx trypsin solution (Gibco), neutralized with 10 ml of lx DMEM 10% FBS and viable cells counted using a hemocytometer via trypan blue exclusion. A working stock of 2.5 x 104 cells / ml is prepared in lx DMEM 10% FBS. A 15 ml centrifuge tube is prepared for each concentration of compound tested in duplicate wells of a 12 well plate. The following are added in order: 1 ml of 2X DMEM stock at 37°C; compound at 2X final desired concentration (using 4 microliter volume from a 1000X concentrated dilution series in 100 % DMSO); followed by 2,500 cells (using 100 microliters of lx 104 cell /ml working stock), and finally 1 ml of 0.6 % agar stock at 37°C. Following careful mixing, 1 ml each is added to duplicate wells of the 12-well plate. The plate is then placed in a 37° C, 5% CO , humidified incubator for 10 to 14 days and read. Rapid diffusion of CPD throughout top and bottom agar layer results in final drug concentration of IX.
[0074] Counting Colonies: After 10 days of incubation, the plates are removed from the incubator for photography and colony counting. Each well is scanned using an eyepiece with a micrometer guide and 5x phase optics. Colonies 50 micrometer or greater in diameter are scored as positive. Duplicate wells are averaged and percent inhibition calculated using number of colonies in no compound control wells as 100%.
[0075] All compounds described in Example 1 were tested according to the above protocol and determined to exhibit an IC50 value less than or equal to 25 micromolar.
[0076] All cited references are incorporated herein in their entirety. While preferred embodiments have been shown and described, various modifications and substitutions may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the present invention has been described by way of illustration and not limitations.
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