WO2004058718A1 - 4-oxo-3-(1-oxo-1h-isoquinolin-2-ylacetylamino)-pentanoic acid ester and amide derivatives and their use as caspase inhibitors - Google Patents

4-oxo-3-(1-oxo-1h-isoquinolin-2-ylacetylamino)-pentanoic acid ester and amide derivatives and their use as caspase inhibitors Download PDF

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WO2004058718A1
WO2004058718A1 PCT/US2003/040870 US0340870W WO2004058718A1 WO 2004058718 A1 WO2004058718 A1 WO 2004058718A1 US 0340870 W US0340870 W US 0340870W WO 2004058718 A1 WO2004058718 A1 WO 2004058718A1
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  • This invention relates to compounds, and compositions thereof, that are prodrugs of caspase inhibitors .
  • This invention also relates to processes for preparing these caspase inhibitor prodrugs.
  • This invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrugs and to the use of the compounds and compositions thereof for the treatment of diseases and disorders related to inflammatory or degenerative conditions.
  • Apoptosis or programmed cell death, is a principal mechanism by which organisms eliminate unwanted cells.
  • Caspases are a family of cysteine protease enzymes that are key mediators in the signaling pathways for apoptosis and cell disassembly [N.A.
  • caspase inhibitors have been shown to reduce infarct size and inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis after myocardial infarction, to reduce lesion volume and neurological deficit resulting from stroke, to reduce post-traumatic apoptosis and neurological deficit in traumatic brain injury, to be effective in treating fulminant liver destruction, and to improve survival after endotoxic shock [H. Yaoita et al . , Circulation, 97, pp. 276-281 (1998); M. Endres et al . , J. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 18, pp. 238-247, (1998); Y. Cheng et al., J. Clin. Invest., 101, pp.
  • inhibitors are typically characterized by undesirable pharmacological properties, such as poor cellular penetration and cellular activity, poor oral absorption, poor stability and rapid metabolism [J.J. Plattner and
  • peptidyl and non-peptidyl aspartic acid compounds are useful as caspase inhibitors.
  • WO96/03982 reports azaaspartic acid analogs effective as interleukin-l ⁇ converting enzyme ("ICE") inhibitors .
  • ICE interleukin-l ⁇ converting enzyme
  • alkyl esters of chloambucil have been used to enhance brain penetration (Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. (1990), 25, 311-319); the use of benzoyl esters of dopamine have been used to enhance delivery across BBB (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg' s Arch. Pharmacol., (1988), 338 (5) , 497-503); lipophilic esters of a leucine- enkephalin analogue have been used for brain-targeted delivery (J. Med. Chem. , (1996), 39 (24) , 4775-4782). Disulphide-based esters of L-DOPA have been shown to increase brain levels of DOPA in the rat brain up to 30 fold (Int. J.
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R 5 ) 2 ,
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is: C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF 3 , CN, or NMe 2 ; Ci_ 6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR 5 -; R 2 is C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ; R 4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ; and each R 5 is independently H, C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl.
  • the present invention also provides processes for preparing these compounds, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods using such compounds and compositions for inhibiting caspases and methods for treating caspase-mediated diseases, particularly a caspase-mediated diseases in the central nervous system.
  • the present invention provides pro-drug esters, amides, or hydroxamides of caspase inhibitors that have an improved ability, relative to the corresponding drug, of crossing the blood-brain barrier.
  • the pro-drugs have the ability to undergo cleavage and provide a caspase inhibitor within the brain.
  • this invention provides a compound of formula I :
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R 5 ) 2
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is:
  • C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF 3 , CN, or NMe 2 ;
  • R 2 is C ⁇ -6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF 3 , CN, or CF 3
  • each R 5 is independently H, C ⁇ _6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-C ⁇ -_ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl.
  • this invention provides compound of formula I:
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R S ) 2 , Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R 1 is:
  • alkyl straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, 0CF 3 , CN, or NMe 2 ;
  • R 2 is C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ; and R 5 is H, C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl; provided that if: Y is F;
  • R 2 is isopropyl, R 3 is hydrogen, and R 4 is Cl; or R 2 is ethyl, R 3 is hydrogen, and R 4 is Cl or CF 3 ; or R 2 is ethyl, R 3 is Cl or CF 3 , and R 4 is hydrogen; then R 1 is not t-butyl; and if Y is 2 , 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenoxy; R 2 is ethyl; and R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen; or R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is Cl or CF 3 ; or R 3 and R 4 are each Cl; then R 1 is not t-butyl.
  • the present invention also provides in another embodiment (C) a compound of formula I:
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl optionally substituted with phenyl or CF 3 ;
  • R 2 is C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 .
  • Y is F
  • R 2 is ethyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is Cl or CF 3 ; or R 3 is Cl or CF 3 and R 4 is hydrogen; then R 1 is not t-butyl; and if
  • Y is 2, 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 2 is ethyl
  • R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen; or
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is Cl;
  • R 3 and R 4 are each Cl; then
  • R 1 is not t-butyl.
  • the present invention provides a compound of formula IA 1 :
  • the present invention provides a compound of formula IA:
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
  • the present invention provides a compound of formula IB ' :
  • the present invention provides a compound of formula IB: wherein: Ar, R 1 , R 2 , R , and R are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
  • R 1 is an alkyl group that is not substituted with phenyl or CF 3 .
  • R 1 is a t-butyl group.
  • R 1 is not a t-butyl group. More preferably, R 1 is ethyl or propyl .
  • R is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl. More preferably, R is ethyl.
  • Y is F, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy.
  • Ar is 2 , 3 , 5 , 6-tetrafluorophenyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R is halo , OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is F, Cl, or CF 3 .
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is halo.
  • R 3 is hydrogen and R 4 is chloro .
  • X is -OR 1 .
  • One form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein the R 1 of X is an alkyl group that is not substituted with phenyl or CF 3 . Two other forms of this embodiment are those wherein the alkyl group is substituted with phenyl or CF 3 .
  • Another form provides a compound wherein the R 1 of X is not t- butyl .
  • Yet another form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein the R 1 of X is ethyl or propyl.
  • X is -N(R ) 2 .
  • One form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein one R is C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R 5 is -O-C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl .
  • Another form provides a compound wherein one R 5 is H or -C ⁇ _ 5 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R 5 is -C ⁇ _6 straight chained or branched alkyl .
  • R 5 is preferably methyl, ethyl, or propyl .
  • X comprises an aryl
  • the aryl is optionally substituted phenyl.
  • the present invention provides a compound selected from Table 1 below:
  • an "aromatic group” or “aryl” refers to a 5-10-membered ring that contains at least one aromatic ring and up to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from N, N(R 7 ), 0, S, SO, or S0 2 .
  • Preferred aromatic rings include phenyl, pyridyl, and thiazole.
  • An aryl group herein is optionally substituted with one or more (preferably 1, 2, or 3) groups selected independently from halogen, -OR 7 , -OC (0)N (R 7 ) 2/ -N0 2 , -CN, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -R 7 , oxo, thioxo, 1, 2-methylenedioxy, 1,2- ethylenedioxy, -N(R 7 ) 2 , -SR 7 , -SOR 7 , -S0 2 R 7 , -S0 2 N(R 7 ) 2 , -S0 3 R 7 , -C(0)R 7 , -C(0)C(0)R 7 , -C (0) CH 2 C (0) R 7 , -C(S)R 7 , -C(0)0R 7 , -0C(0)R 7 , -C(0)N(R 7 ) 2 , -OC (0)N (R 7 ) 2 , --OR
  • R 7 is hydrogen-, (C1-C12) -aliphatic-, (C3-C10) -cycloaliphatic -, (C3-C10)- cycloaliphatic] - (C1-C12) -aliphatic-, (C6-C10) -aryl-, (C6-C10)-aryl- (C1-C12 ) aliphatic-, (C3-C10) -heterocyclyl- , (C6-C10) -heterocyclyl- (C1-C12 ) aliphatic-, (C5-C10) - heteroaryl-, or (C5-C10) -heteroaryl- (C1-C12) -aliphatic- .
  • Preferred substituents are independently selected from halogen (particularly F or Cl) , alkyl (particularly CH 3 ) , fluoroalkyl (particularly CF 3 ) , CN, alkoxy (particularly OMe) , fluoroalkoxy (particularly OCF 3 ) , -N0 2 , and N (R 5 ) 2 (particularly ⁇ Me 2 ) .
  • the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a compound of the invention, as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises : a) a compound of formula I, IA, IA' IB, or IB'; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises a compound selected from Table 1 above.
  • Table 1 the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
  • compounds depicted herein are also meant to include all stereochemical forms of the structure; i.e., the R and S configurations for each asymmetric center. Therefore, single stereochemical isomers as well as enantiomeric and diastereomeric mixtures of the present compounds are within the scope of the invention.
  • structures depicted herein are also meant to include compounds that differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms.
  • CDI 1, 1 ' carbonyldiimidazole .
  • Scheme I depicts formation of prodrug esters of formula I. Acid I' is reacted under standard esterification conditions. In Scheme I the conditions depicted include reacting acid I' in the presence of CDI and then in the presence of an appropriate alcohol .
  • EDC is 1- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) -3- ethylcarbodiimide
  • HOBt is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
  • THF is tetrahydrofuran
  • TFA is trifluoroacetic acid
  • DCM is dichloromethane
  • DMAP is 4-dimethylaminopyridine.
  • Acid A is coupled to amino alcohol B to provide C.
  • the coupling conditions depicted involve reacting Acid A and amino alcohol B in the presence of EDC, DMAP, and HOBt in THF .
  • Other acid-amino coupling conditions could be used and would be known to skilled practitioners.
  • the amino alcohol B may be obtained according to the method of Revesz et al . , Tetrahedron Lett . 1994, 35, 9693 (which is incorporated herein by reference) .
  • the amino alcohol B may be obtained by methods analogous to those of Semple et al . , Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 1997 , 7, 1337 (Scheme III) .
  • C is converted to I" by oxidization under appropriate conditions (e.g., by using Dess-Martin periodinane as depicted here) followed by deprotection under hydrolysis conditions .
  • Isocoumarin G is first heated with commercially available (S) -2-aminobutyric acid, tert-butyl ester. The resulting compound is reacted with concentrated hydrochloric acid in isopropanol to give the isoquinolin-1-one tert-butyl ester that is deprotected to provide the acid H using trifluoroacetic acid. The acid is then coupled to amino alcohol B (Scheme II) .
  • this invention also provides a process for preparing a compound of this invention.
  • One embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I:
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R 5 ) 2 ,
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is:
  • C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF 3 , CN, or NMe 2 ;
  • R 2 is C 1 - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF 3 , CN, or CF 3
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 5 is H, C ⁇ _ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-C 1 - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl ; comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula I ' :
  • Another embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I :
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R 5 ) 2 ,
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is:
  • alkyl C ⁇ -6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF 3 , CN, or NMe 2 ; ⁇ -6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR 5 -;
  • R 2 is C ⁇ _6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 5 is H, C ⁇ _6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-C ⁇ _6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl; comprising the step of coupling a compound of formula A and a compound of formula K:
  • Another embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I :
  • X is -OR 1 or -N(R 5 ) 2 ,
  • Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy
  • R 1 is:
  • Ci_ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF 3 , Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF 3/ CN, or NMe 2 ;
  • R 2 is Ci_ 6 straight chained or branched alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF 3 , CN, or CF 3 ;
  • R 5 is H, C ⁇ -6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-C ⁇ - 6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl; comprising the step of oxidizing a compound of formula L:
  • the above processes are as described herein (e.g., in the schemes, examples, and accompanying description) .
  • the compounds of this invention may be assayed for their ability to inhibit apoptosis, the release of IL-l ⁇ or caspase activity directly. Assays for each of the activities are known in the art. However, as would be recognized by a skilled practitioner, the prodrug compounds of this invention should be active only in assays where the prodrug moiety would be cleaved, typically in in vivo assays.
  • salts of the compounds of this invention are preferably derived from inorganic or organic acids and bases. Included among such acid salts are the following: acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzene sulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, citrate, camphorate, camphor sulfonate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, fumarate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, oxalate, pamo
  • Base salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts, such as sodium and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts, such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases, such as dicyclohexylamine salts, N-methyl-D-glucamine, and salts with amino acids such as arginine, lysine, and so forth.
  • the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chloride, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates, such as dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl and diamyl sulfates, long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides, aralkyl halides, such as benzyl and phenethyl bromides and others. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained.
  • the compounds utilized in the compositions and methods of this invention may also be modified by appending appropriate functionalities to enhance selective biological properties. Such modifications are known in the art and include those which increase biological penetration into a given biological system
  • compositions include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers , polyethylene glycol and wool fat .
  • ion exchangers alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin
  • serum proteins such as human serum albumin
  • buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial
  • compositions of this invention are formulated for pharmaceutical administration to a mammal, preferably a human being.
  • compositions of the present invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir.
  • parenteral as used herein includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intrahepatic, intralesional and intracranial injection or infusion techniques.
  • the compositions are administered orally or intravenously.
  • Sterile injectable forms of the compositions of this invention may be aqueous or oleaginous suspension. These suspensions may be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
  • the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1, 3-butanediol .
  • the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • 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 di-glycerides .
  • Fatty acids such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions.
  • These oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms including emulsions and suspensions .
  • Other commonly used surfactants such as Tweens, Spans and other emulsifying agents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid, liquid, or other dosage forms may also be used for the purposes of formulation.
  • compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions.
  • carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch.
  • Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added.
  • useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch.
  • aqueous suspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening, flavoring or coloring agents may also be added.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.
  • Suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the drug.
  • suitable non-irritating excipient include cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.
  • compositions of this invention may also be administered topically, especially when the target of treatment includes areas or organs readily accessible by topical application, including diseases of the eye, the skin, or the lower intestinal tract. Suitable topical formulations are readily prepared for each of these areas or organs .
  • Topical application for the lower intestinal tract can be effected in a rectal suppository formulation (see above) or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-transdermal patches may also be used.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a suitable ointment containing the active component suspended or dissolved in one or more carriers.
  • Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petrolatum, white petrolatum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated in a suitable lotion or cream containing the active components suspended or dissolved in one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
  • Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated as micronized suspensions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, or, preferably, as solutions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, either with our without a preservative such as benzylalkonium chloride.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in an ointment such as petrolatum.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation.
  • compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other conventional solubilizing or dispersing agents.
  • compositions are particularly useful in therapeutic applications relating to an IL-1 mediated disease, an apoptosis mediated disease, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a destructive bone disorder, a proliferative disorder, an infectious disease, a degenerative disease, a disease associated with cell death, an excess dietary alcohol intake disease, a viral mediated disease, retinal disorders, uveitis, inflammatory peritonitis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, chronic thyroiditis, Grave's disease, autoimmune gastritis, diabetes, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, myasthenia gravis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, atopic dermatiti
  • the compounds and compositions are particularly useful in therapeutic applications relating to inhibition of caspase activity in the central nervous system and/or the brain. These applications include treating neurological damage due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
  • the compounds and compositions may also be used in methods for preserving cells. These methods would be useful for preserving organs, particularly those intended for transplant, or blood products.
  • compositions of this invention may further comprise ' another therapeutic agent.
  • agents include, but are not limited to, thrombolytic agents such as tissue plasminogen activator and streptokinase .
  • the second agent may be administered either as a separate dosage form or as part of a single dosage form with the compounds or compositions of this invention.
  • the amount of compound present in the compositions of this invention should be sufficient to cause a detectable decrease in the severity of the disease or in caspase activity and/or cell apoptosis, as measured by any of the assays known in the art.
  • Dosage levels of between about 0.01 and about 50 or about 100 mg/kg body weight per day, preferably between 0.5 and about 75 g/kg body weight per day and most preferably between about 1 and about 25 or about 50 mg/kg body weight per day of the active ingredient compound are useful in a monotherapy.
  • a compound or composition of this invention will be administered from about 1 to about 5 times per day or alternatively, as a continuous infusion. Such administration can be used as a chronic or acute therapy.
  • 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. A typical preparation will contain from about 5% to about 95% active compound (w/w) .
  • compositions of this invention comprise a combination of a compound of this invention and one or more additional therapeutic or prophylactic agents
  • both the compound and the additional agent should be present at dosage levels of between about 10% to about 100%, and more preferably between about 10% to about 80% of the dosage normally administered in a monotherapy regime .
  • a . maintenance dose of a compound, composition or combination of this invention may be administered, if necessary.
  • the dosage or frequency of administration, or both may be reduced, as a function of the symptoms, to a level at which the improved condition is retained when the symptoms have been alleviated to the desired level, treatment should cease. Patients may, however, require intermittent treatment on a long-term basis upon any recurrence of disease symptoms. [0077] As the skilled practitioner will appreciate, lower or higher doses than those recited above may be required.
  • the invention provides a method of treating a patient, preferably a mammal, having one of the aforementioned diseases, comprising the step of administering to said patient a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable composition described above.
  • the patient may be also administered another therapeutic agent or caspase inhibitor, it may be delivered together with the compound of this invention in a single dosage form, or, as a separate dosage form.
  • the other caspase inhibitor or agent may be administered prior to, at the same time as, or following administration of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of this invention.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be incorporated into compositions for coating implantable medical devices, such as prostheses, artificial valves, vascular grafts, stents and catheters.
  • the present invention in another aspect, includes a composition for coating an implantable device comprising a compound of the present invention and a carrier suitable for coating said implantable device.
  • the present invention includes an implantable device coated with a composition comprising a compound of the present invention and a carrier suitable for coating said implantable device.
  • Another aspect of the invention relates to inhibiting caspase activity in a biological sample, which method comprises contacting said biological sample with a compound of formula I or a composition comprising said compound.
  • biological sample includes, without limitation, cell cultures or extracts thereof; biopsied material obtained from a mammal or extracts thereof; and blood, saliva, urine, feces, semen, tears, or other body fluids or extracts thereof.
  • Inhibition of caspase activity in a biological sample is useful for a variety of purposes that are known to one of skill in the art. Examples of such purposes include, but are not limited to, blood transfusion, organ-transplantation, biological specimen storage, and biological assays.
  • the compounds of this invention are useful in methods for preserving cells, such as may be needed for an organ transplant or for preserving blood products . Similar uses for caspase inhibitors have been reported (Schierle et al . , Nature Medicine, 5, 97 (1999)). The method involves treating the cells or tissue to be preserved with a solution comprising the caspase inhibitor. The amount of caspase inhibitor needed will depend on the effectiveness of the inhibitor for the given cell type and the length of time required to preserve the cells from apoptotic cell death. [0083] Nevertheless, the compounds of this invention are particularly suitable for methods involving inhibition of caspase activity in the central nervous system.
  • esters, amide-, and hydroxamide-containing prodrugs have the ability to pass through the blood brain barrier and into the central nervous system where the prodrug group is cleaved to provide an acid-containing drug.
  • chemical compounds may be metabolized in vivo (i.e., at sites other than the prodrug cleavage site) . Any such metabolites are included within the scope of this invention.
  • the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0 °C, then warmed to ambient and stirred for an additional 90 minutes.
  • the mixture was diluted with water (200ml) and the organic phase removed.
  • the aqueous phase was acidified to pHl with 1M HC1 and extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50ml) .
  • the combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated.
  • This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white foam
  • NaBH 4 (1.65 g) was added portionwise to a stirred solution of 3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (21.1 g) in anhydrous THF (220 mL) at -20 °C under nitrogen. After stirring at this temperature for 3 hours, the reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated ammonium chloride solution and diluted with DCM. The organic layer was removed and the aqueous layer re-extracted with DCM. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated.
  • the titled compound was prepared using (S)-2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-li ⁇ -isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (prepared as described in methods A-E) and (3S) -3-Amino- 4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared as described in methods H-J) using procedures similar to those described in methods F- G.
  • the product was isolated as a white solid.
  • This compound was prepared using (S) -2- (1-oxo- 1H-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (prepared from 2- formylbenzoic acid using procedures similar to those described in methods A-E) and (3S) -3-Amino-4-hydroxy-5- (2 , 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared as described in methods H-J) using procedures similar to those described in methods F-G.
  • This compound was isolated as a white solid
  • This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white solid
  • Example 17 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 3 , 3 , 3-trifluoro-propyl ester [0112] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- li ⁇ -isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N.
  • NaBH 5.2 g was added to a stirred solution of 4 , 5-dichlorophthalic anhydride (20 g) in anhydrous DMF (100 mL) at 0 °C under nitrogen in small portions over 1 hour.
  • the reaction was warmed to room temperature for a further 2 hours and poured into ice/lM HC1.
  • the resultant white precipitate (4, 5-dichloro-2- hydroxymethyl-benzoic acid) was collected by filtration and dried under vacuum.
  • the precipitate was suspended in toluene (200 mL) with catalytic pTSA and heated to reflux under Dean-Stark conditions (precipitate dissolves on heating) for 18 hours.
  • This compound was prepared using (S)-2-(6,7- dichloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (synthesized from 4, 5-dichloro-2-formyl-benzoic acid [prepared as described in methods R-T] using procedures similar to those described in methods A-E) and (3S)-3-

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The present invention provides a compound of formula (I):, wherein: X i s -OR1 or -N (R5) 2 , Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R1 is: C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with optionally substituted aryl, CF3, C1, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2; C1-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; and each R5 is independently H, C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods using such compositions for treating a caspase-mediated disease, particularly in the central nervous system.

Description

4-OXO-3-(1-OXO-1H-ISOQUINOLIN-2-YLACETYLAMINO)-PENTANOICACID ESTER AND AMIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS CASPASE INHIBITORS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of United States Provisional Application No. 60/435,133, filed December 20, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to compounds, and compositions thereof, that are prodrugs of caspase inhibitors .
[0003] This invention also relates to processes for preparing these caspase inhibitor prodrugs. [0004] This invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrugs and to the use of the compounds and compositions thereof for the treatment of diseases and disorders related to inflammatory or degenerative conditions.
Background of the Invention [0005] Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a principal mechanism by which organisms eliminate unwanted cells. The deregulation of apoptosis, either excessive apoptosis or the failure to undergo it, has been implicated in a number of diseases such as cancer, acute inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, ischemic diseases and certain neurodegenerative disorders [see generally Science, 281, pp. 1283-1312 (1998); Ellis et al., Ann. Rev. Cell. Biol., 7, p. 663 (1991)]. [0006] Caspases are a family of cysteine protease enzymes that are key mediators in the signaling pathways for apoptosis and cell disassembly [N.A. Thornberry, Che . Biol., 5, pp. R97-R103 (1998)]. These signaling pathways vary depending on cell type and stimulus, but all apoptosis pathways appear to converge at a common effector pathway leading to proteolysis of key proteins. Caspases are involved in both the effector phase of the signaling pathway and further upstream at its initiation. The upstream caspases involved in initiation events become activated and in turn activate other caspases that are involved in the later phases of apoptosis. [0007] The utility of caspase inhibitors to treat a variety of mammalian disease states associated with an increase in cellular apoptosis has been demonstrated using peptidic caspase inhibitors. For example, in rodent models, caspase inhibitors have been shown to reduce infarct size and inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis after myocardial infarction, to reduce lesion volume and neurological deficit resulting from stroke, to reduce post-traumatic apoptosis and neurological deficit in traumatic brain injury, to be effective in treating fulminant liver destruction, and to improve survival after endotoxic shock [H. Yaoita et al . , Circulation, 97, pp. 276-281 (1998); M. Endres et al . , J. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 18, pp. 238-247, (1998); Y. Cheng et al., J. Clin. Invest., 101, pp. 1992-1999 (1998); A.G. Yakovlev et al . , J. Neurosci . , 17, pp. 7415-7424 (1997); I. Rodriguez et al., J . Exp . Med. , 184, pp. 2067-2072 (1996); Grob yer et al . , Mol . Med., 5, p. 585 (1999)]. However, due to their peptidic nature, such inhibitors are typically characterized by undesirable pharmacological properties, such as poor cellular penetration and cellular activity, poor oral absorption, poor stability and rapid metabolism [J.J. Plattner and
D.W. Norbeck, in Drug Discovery Technologies, C.R. Clark and W.H. Moos, Eds. (Ellis Horwood, Chichester, England, 1990) , pp. 92-126] . This has hampered their development into effective drugs. These and other studies with peptidic caspase inhibitors have demonstrated that an aspartic acid residue is involved in a key interaction with the caspase enzyme [K.P. Wilson et al . , Nature, 370, pp. 270-275 (1994); Lazebnik et al . , Nature, 371, p. 346 (1994)] .
[0008] Accordingly, peptidyl and non-peptidyl aspartic acid compounds are useful as caspase inhibitors. For examples, WO96/03982 reports azaaspartic acid analogs effective as interleukin-lβ converting enzyme ("ICE") inhibitors .
[0009] However, due to their acidic nature such peptidic and non-peptidyl aspartic acid derivatives are charged at physiological pH. This has inhibited their ability to cross the blood brain barrier and to penetrate cells at therapeutically useful levels.
[0010] Accordingly, it would be advantageous to have drug derivatives that are targeted at the diseased organs, especially the brain and central nervous system. In addition, it would be advantageous to have drug derivatives that are targeted at the diseased cells rather than at healthy cells, thus reducing undesirable side-effects . [0011] The use of prodrugs to impart desired characteristics such as increased bioavailability or increased site-specificity for known drugs is a recognized concept. The use of pro-drugs to deliver compounds across the Blood-Brain barrier (BBB) is also well known. Bradley D. Anderson, "Prodrugs for Improved CNS Delivery" in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (1996) , 19, 171-202 provides a review of the area. In particular, the use of alkyl esters of chloambucil have been used to enhance brain penetration (Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. (1990), 25, 311-319); the use of benzoyl esters of dopamine have been used to enhance delivery across BBB (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg' s Arch. Pharmacol., (1988), 338 (5) , 497-503); lipophilic esters of a leucine- enkephalin analogue have been used for brain-targeted delivery (J. Med. Chem. , (1996), 39 (24) , 4775-4782). Disulphide-based esters of L-DOPA have been shown to increase brain levels of DOPA in the rat brain up to 30 fold (Int. J. Pharmaceutics, (1995), 116, 51-63). The tyrosine ester of nipecotic acid showed in vivo effects consistent with BBB penetration (J. Pharma. Sci . , (1999), 88(5) , 561) and D-glucose esters of 7-chlorokynurenic acid are available to CNS and are anti-convulsive in vivo (Brain Res., (2000), 860, 149-156.
[0012] A need nevertheless exists for prodrugs of caspase inhibitors that have the ability to cross the blood brain barrier and penetrate the brain and central nervous system at therapeutically useful levels.
Summary of the Invention [0013] The present invention provides a compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000005_0001
wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is: Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2; Ci_6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3 ; and each R5 is independently H, Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl.
[0014] The present invention also provides processes for preparing these compounds, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods using such compounds and compositions for inhibiting caspases and methods for treating caspase-mediated diseases, particularly a caspase-mediated diseases in the central nervous system. Detailed Description of the Invention
[0015] The present invention provides pro-drug esters, amides, or hydroxamides of caspase inhibitors that have an improved ability, relative to the corresponding drug, of crossing the blood-brain barrier. Inside the blood- brain barrier, the pro-drugs have the ability to undergo cleavage and provide a caspase inhibitor within the brain.
[0016] According to one embodiment (A) , this invention provides a compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000007_0001
wherein :
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2, Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R1 is:
Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2;
Cι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and each R5 is independently H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-Cι-_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl.
[0017] According to another embodiment (B) , this invention provides compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000007_0002
wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(RS)2, Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R1 is:
Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, 0CF3, CN, or NMe2;
Cι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3;
R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; and R5 is H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; provided that if: Y is F;
R2 is isopropyl, R3 is hydrogen, and R4 is Cl; or R2 is ethyl, R3 is hydrogen, and R4 is Cl or CF3; or R2 is ethyl, R3 is Cl or CF3, and R4 is hydrogen; then R1 is not t-butyl; and if Y is 2 , 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenoxy; R2 is ethyl; and R3 and R4 are each hydrogen; or R3 is hydrogen and R4 is Cl or CF3; or R3 and R4 are each Cl; then R1 is not t-butyl. [0018] The present invention also provides in another embodiment (C) a compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000009_0001
wherein :
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl optionally substituted with phenyl or CF3;
R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl;
R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; and
R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3.
An alternative form of embodiment C provides that if:
Y is F;
R2 is ethyl; and
R3 is hydrogen and R4 is Cl or CF3; or R3 is Cl or CF3 and R4 is hydrogen; then R1 is not t-butyl; and if
Y is 2, 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenoxy; R2 is ethyl; and
R3 and R4 are each hydrogen; or
R3 is hydrogen and R4 is Cl; or
R3 and R4 are each Cl; then
R1 is not t-butyl. [0019] According to another embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula IA1 :
Figure imgf000010_0001
wherein X, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
[0020] According to another embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula IA:
Figure imgf000010_0002
IA wherein: R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
[0021] According to another embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula IB ' :
Figure imgf000010_0003
wherein X, R2, R3, R4, and Ar are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
[0022] According to another embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula IB:
Figure imgf000011_0001
wherein: Ar, R1, R2, R , and R are as defined in any of the embodiments herein.
[0023] More specific embodiments of formulae I, IA, IA' , IB, and IB' are as defined below.
[0024] R1 is an alkyl group that is not substituted with phenyl or CF3. Preferably, R1 is a t-butyl group. Alternatively, R1 is not a t-butyl group. More preferably, R1 is ethyl or propyl .
[0025] R is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl. More preferably, R is ethyl.
[0026] Y is F, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy.
[0027] Ar is 2 , 3 , 5 , 6-tetrafluorophenyl
[0028] R3 is hydrogen and R is halo , OCF3 , CN, or CF3
Alternatively, R3 is hydrogen and R4 is F, Cl, or CF3. In another embodiment, R3 is hydrogen and R4 is halo. Alternatively, R3 is hydrogen and R4 is chloro . [0029] In one embodiment, X is -OR1. One form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein the R1 of X is an alkyl group that is not substituted with phenyl or CF3. Two other forms of this embodiment are those wherein the alkyl group is substituted with phenyl or CF3. Another form provides a compound wherein the R1 of X is not t- butyl . Yet another form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein the R1 of X is ethyl or propyl. [0030] In another embodiment, X is -N(R )2. One form of this embodiment provides a compound wherein one R is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R5 is -O-Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl . Another form provides a compound wherein one R5 is H or -Cι_5 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R5 is -Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl . In any of the embodiments herein, R5 is preferably methyl, ethyl, or propyl . [0031] In one embodiment, if X comprises an aryl, the aryl is optionally substituted phenyl.
[0032] In another embodiment, if Y is halo, then both R3 and R4 are not simultaneously hydrogen. [0033] The embodiments herein may be combined to provide a compound according to this invention.
[0034] According to a more preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a compound selected from Table 1 below:
Table 1
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Figure imgf000015_0001
Figure imgf000016_0001
Figure imgf000017_0001
Figure imgf000018_0001
Figure imgf000019_0001
Figure imgf000020_0001
Figure imgf000021_0001
Figure imgf000022_0001
Figure imgf000023_0001
Figure imgf000024_0001
Figure imgf000025_0001
Figure imgf000026_0001
Figure imgf000027_0001
Figure imgf000028_0001
[0035] In certain embodiments of this invention, the variables are as defined in the compounds of Table 1. [0036] As used herein, an "aromatic group" or "aryl" refers to a 5-10-membered ring that contains at least one aromatic ring and up to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from N, N(R7), 0, S, SO, or S02. Preferred aromatic rings include phenyl, pyridyl, and thiazole. [0037] An aryl group herein is optionally substituted with one or more (preferably 1, 2, or 3) groups selected independently from halogen, -OR7, -OC (0)N (R7) 2/ -N02, -CN, -CF3, -OCF3, -R7, oxo, thioxo, 1, 2-methylenedioxy, 1,2- ethylenedioxy, -N(R7)2, -SR7, -SOR7, -S02R7, -S02N(R7)2, -S03R7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)C(0)R7, -C (0) CH2C (0) R7, -C(S)R7, -C(0)0R7, -0C(0)R7, -C(0)N(R7)2, -OC (0)N (R7) 2, -C(S)N(R7)2, -(CH2)0-2NHC(O)R7, -N(R7)N(R7)COR7, -N (R7)N (R7) C (0) OR7, -N(R7)N(R7)C0N(R7)2, -N(R7)S02R7, -N(R7) S02N (R7) 2, -N(R7)C(0)OR7, -N(R7)C(0)R7, -N (R7) C (S) R7, -N(R7) C (0) N (R7) 2, -N(R7)C(S)N(R7)2, -N(COR7)COR7, -N(OR7)R7, -C (=NH)N (R7) 2, -C(0)N(OR7)R7, -C(=NOR7)R7, -OP (0) (OR7) 2, -P(0) (R7)2,
-P(0) (OR7)2, and -P(0) (H) (OR7); wherein R7 is hydrogen-, (C1-C12) -aliphatic-, (C3-C10) -cycloaliphatic -, (C3-C10)- cycloaliphatic] - (C1-C12) -aliphatic-, (C6-C10) -aryl-, (C6-C10)-aryl- (C1-C12 ) aliphatic-, (C3-C10) -heterocyclyl- , (C6-C10) -heterocyclyl- (C1-C12 ) aliphatic-, (C5-C10) - heteroaryl-, or (C5-C10) -heteroaryl- (C1-C12) -aliphatic- . [0038] Preferred substituents are independently selected from halogen (particularly F or Cl) , alkyl (particularly CH3) , fluoroalkyl (particularly CF3) , CN, alkoxy (particularly OMe) , fluoroalkoxy (particularly OCF3) , -N02, and N (R5 ) 2 (particularly ΝMe2) .
[0039] According to another embodiment, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a compound of the invention, as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
[0040] According to a preferred embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises : a) a compound of formula I, IA, IA' IB, or IB'; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
[0041] According to a more preferred embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises a compound selected from Table 1 above. [0042] It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that certain compounds of this invention may exist in tautomeric forms or hydrated forms, all such forms of the compounds being within the scope of the invention. Unless otherwise stated, structures depicted herein are also meant to include all stereochemical forms of the structure; i.e., the R and S configurations for each asymmetric center. Therefore, single stereochemical isomers as well as enantiomeric and diastereomeric mixtures of the present compounds are within the scope of the invention. Unless otherwise stated, structures depicted herein are also meant to include compounds that differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms. For example, compounds having the present structures except for the replacement of a hydrogen by a deuterium or tritium, or the replacement of a carbon by a 13C- or 14C-enriched carbon are within the scope of this invention. [0043] The compounds of this invention may be obtained by any method, including general, synthetic methods known to those skilled in the art for analogous compounds (see e.g., WO 01/42216). For the purposes of illustration, the following Schemes for the synthesis of the compounds of the present invention are provided. The Schemes that depict the preparation of compound wherein X is -OR1 may be modified by routine methods to produce compounds wherein X is or -N(R5)2-
Sche e I
Figure imgf000030_0001
(hindered R-jOH)
I' I
[0044] In Scheme I above, the following abbreviations are used: CDI is 1, 1 ' carbonyldiimidazole . Scheme I depicts formation of prodrug esters of formula I. Acid I' is reacted under standard esterification conditions. In Scheme I the conditions depicted include reacting acid I' in the presence of CDI and then in the presence of an appropriate alcohol .
Scheme II
Figure imgf000031_0001
Scheme II (a) EDC/DMAP/HOBt/THF; (b) Dess-Martin periodinane; (c) TFA/DCM.
[0045] In Scheme II above, the following abbreviations are used: EDC is 1- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) -3- ethylcarbodiimide; HOBt is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole; THF is tetrahydrofuran; TFA is trifluoroacetic acid; DCM is dichloromethane; DMAP is 4-dimethylaminopyridine. Acid A is coupled to amino alcohol B to provide C. In Scheme II, the coupling conditions depicted involve reacting Acid A and amino alcohol B in the presence of EDC, DMAP, and HOBt in THF . Other acid-amino coupling conditions could be used and would be known to skilled practitioners. In the case of fluoromethyl ketones where CH2OAr is replaced by CH2F, the amino alcohol B may be obtained according to the method of Revesz et al . , Tetrahedron Lett . 1994, 35, 9693 (which is incorporated herein by reference) . In the case of fluoro-substituted phenoxy ketones where Ar is 2 , 3 , 5 , 6-tetrafluorophenoxy, 2,4,6-trifluorophenoxy, or 2,3,6-trifluorophenoxy, the amino alcohol B may be obtained by methods analogous to those of Semple et al . , Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 1997 , 7, 1337 (Scheme III) . C is converted to I" by oxidization under appropriate conditions (e.g., by using Dess-Martin periodinane as depicted here) followed by deprotection under hydrolysis conditions .
Scheme III
Figure imgf000032_0001
B
Scheme III (a) KF/DMF/ArOH; (b) NaBH4/THF; (c) H2/Pd/C/MeOH [0046] In scheme III above, the following abreviations are used: KF is potassium fluoride; DMF is N,N- dimethylformamide; ArOH is either 2,3,5,6- tetrafluorophenol, 2 , 4, 6-trifluorophenol or 2,3,6- trifluorophenol; THF is tetahydrofuran; MeOH is methanol . Commercially available bromoketone D is reacted with the appropriatly substituted fluorophenol and potassium fluoride to give phenoxy ketone E. The ketone is then reduced with sodium borohydride to give the alcohol F, which is hydrogenated using palladium on carbon as catalyst to give the amino alcohol B (in formula I, Y=fluoro-substituted phenoxy) . Scheme IV
Figure imgf000033_0001
Scheme IV (a) heat; (b) cHCl/IPA; (c) TFA/DCM [0047] In Scheme IV the folowing abreviations are used: IPA is isopropyl alcohol; TFA is trifluoroacetic acid and DCM is dichloromethane . Isoquinolin-1-one acid derivatives can be prepared in chiral form using the synthetic sequence shown in Scheme IV. The starting isocoumarin G is prepared by methods analogous to Narasimhan et al . Synthesis 1975, 797 and Margaretha et al . Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 6763 unless stated otherwise. Isocoumarin G is first heated with commercially available (S) -2-aminobutyric acid, tert-butyl ester. The resulting compound is reacted with concentrated hydrochloric acid in isopropanol to give the isoquinolin-1-one tert-butyl ester that is deprotected to provide the acid H using trifluoroacetic acid. The acid is then coupled to amino alcohol B (Scheme II) .
[0048] Accordingly, this invention also provides a process for preparing a compound of this invention. [0049] One embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000034_0001
wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is:
Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2;
C1-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and
R5 is H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl ; comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula I ' :
Figure imgf000034_0002
wherein X, Y, R , R , and R are as defined for formula I; under conditions forming an ester or amide bond to provide a compound of formula I .
[0050] Another embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000035_0001
wherein :
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is:
Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2; ι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-;
R2 is Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl;
R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3;
R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and
R5 is H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl; comprising the step of coupling a compound of formula A and a compound of formula K:
Figure imgf000036_0001
to provide a compound of formula L:
Figure imgf000036_0002
wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in formula I and wherein the hydroxy group in K is optionally protected.
[0051] Another embodiment provides a process for preparing a compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000036_0003
wherein :
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is:
Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3/ CN, or NMe2;
Cι_6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-;
R2 is Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3 ;
R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3 ; and
R5 is H, Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl; comprising the step of oxidizing a compound of formula L:
Figure imgf000037_0001
wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined for formula I; to provide a compound of formula I.
[0052] In preferred embodiments, the above processes are as described herein (e.g., in the schemes, examples, and accompanying description) . [0053] The compounds of this invention may be assayed for their ability to inhibit apoptosis, the release of IL-lβ or caspase activity directly. Assays for each of the activities are known in the art. However, as would be recognized by a skilled practitioner, the prodrug compounds of this invention should be active only in assays where the prodrug moiety would be cleaved, typically in in vivo assays.
[0054] If pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention are utilized in these compositions, those salts are preferably derived from inorganic or organic acids and bases. Included among such acid salts are the following: acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzene sulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, citrate, camphorate, camphor sulfonate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, fumarate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, oxalate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenyl- propionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate, tosylate and undecanoate. Base salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts, such as sodium and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts, such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases, such as dicyclohexylamine salts, N-methyl-D-glucamine, and salts with amino acids such as arginine, lysine, and so forth.
[0055] Also, the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chloride, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates, such as dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl and diamyl sulfates, long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides, aralkyl halides, such as benzyl and phenethyl bromides and others. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained. [0056] The compounds utilized in the compositions and methods of this invention may also be modified by appending appropriate functionalities to enhance selective biological properties. Such modifications are known in the art and include those which increase biological penetration into a given biological system
(e.g., blood, lymphatic system, central nervous system), increase oral availability, increase solubility to allow administration by injection, alter metabolism and alter rate of excretion.
[0057] Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers that may be used in these compositions include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers , polyethylene glycol and wool fat .
[0058] According to a preferred embodiment, the compositions of this invention are formulated for pharmaceutical administration to a mammal, preferably a human being.
[0059] Such pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir. The term "parenteral" as used herein includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intrahepatic, intralesional and intracranial injection or infusion techniques. Preferably, the compositions are administered orally or intravenously.
[0060] Sterile injectable forms of the compositions of this invention may be aqueous or oleaginous suspension. These suspensions may be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-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. In 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 di-glycerides . Fatty acids, such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions. These oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms including emulsions and suspensions . Other commonly used surfactants, such as Tweens, Spans and other emulsifying agents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid, liquid, or other dosage forms may also be used for the purposes of formulation. [0061] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions. In the case of tablets for oral use, carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch. Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added. For oral administration in a capsule form, useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch. When aqueous suspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening, flavoring or coloring agents may also be added. [0062] Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration. These can be prepared by mixing the agent with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the drug. Such materials include cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.
[0063] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered topically, especially when the target of treatment includes areas or organs readily accessible by topical application, including diseases of the eye, the skin, or the lower intestinal tract. Suitable topical formulations are readily prepared for each of these areas or organs . [0064] Topical application for the lower intestinal tract can be effected in a rectal suppository formulation (see above) or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-transdermal patches may also be used. [0065] For topical applications, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a suitable ointment containing the active component suspended or dissolved in one or more carriers. Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petrolatum, white petrolatum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water. Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated in a suitable lotion or cream containing the active components suspended or dissolved in one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
[0066] For ophthalmic use, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated as micronized suspensions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, or, preferably, as solutions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, either with our without a preservative such as benzylalkonium chloride. Alternatively, for ophthalmic uses, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in an ointment such as petrolatum. [0067] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation. Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other conventional solubilizing or dispersing agents.
[0068] The above-described compositions are particularly useful in therapeutic applications relating to an IL-1 mediated disease, an apoptosis mediated disease, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a destructive bone disorder, a proliferative disorder, an infectious disease, a degenerative disease, a disease associated with cell death, an excess dietary alcohol intake disease, a viral mediated disease, retinal disorders, uveitis, inflammatory peritonitis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, chronic thyroiditis, Grave's disease, autoimmune gastritis, diabetes, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, myasthenia gravis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, scarring, graft vs host disease, organ transplant rejection, organ apoptosis after burn injury, osteoporosis, leukemias and related disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, multiple myeloma-related bone disorder, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, metastatic melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, multiple myeloma, hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, septic shock, burns, Shigellosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Kennedy's disease, prion disease, cerebral ischemia, epilepsy, myocardial ischemia, acute and chronic heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, coronary artery bypass graft, spinal muscular atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, HIV-related encephalitis, aging, alopecia, neurological damage due to stroke, ulcerative colitis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, hepatitis-G, yellow fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, various forms of liver disease, renal disease, polycystic kidney disease, H. pylori-associated gastric and duodenal ulcer disease, HIV infection, tuberculosis, and meningitis. The compounds and compositions are also useful in treating complications associated with coronary artery bypass grafts. The compounds and compositions are also useful for decreasing IGIF or IFN-γ production. The compounds and compositions are also useful in immunotherapy as a cancer treatment. [0069] The compounds and compositions of this invention are particularly useful in therapeutic applications relating to inhibition of caspase activity in the central nervous system and/or the brain. These applications include treating neurological damage due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. [0070] The compounds and compositions may also be used in methods for preserving cells. These methods would be useful for preserving organs, particularly those intended for transplant, or blood products. [0071] According to another embodiment, the compositions of this invention may further comprise ' another therapeutic agent. Such agents include, but are not limited to, thrombolytic agents such as tissue plasminogen activator and streptokinase . When a second agent is used, the second agent may be administered either as a separate dosage form or as part of a single dosage form with the compounds or compositions of this invention. [0072] The amount of compound present in the compositions of this invention should be sufficient to cause a detectable decrease in the severity of the disease or in caspase activity and/or cell apoptosis, as measured by any of the assays known in the art. [0073] Dosage levels of between about 0.01 and about 50 or about 100 mg/kg body weight per day, preferably between 0.5 and about 75 g/kg body weight per day and most preferably between about 1 and about 25 or about 50 mg/kg body weight per day of the active ingredient compound are useful in a monotherapy. [0074] Typically, a compound or composition of this invention will be administered from about 1 to about 5 times per day or alternatively, as a continuous infusion. Such administration can be used as a chronic or acute therapy. 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. A typical preparation will contain from about 5% to about 95% active compound (w/w) . Preferably, such preparations contain from about 20% to about 80% active compound. [0075] When the compositions of this invention comprise a combination of a compound of this invention and one or more additional therapeutic or prophylactic agents, both the compound and the additional agent should be present at dosage levels of between about 10% to about 100%, and more preferably between about 10% to about 80% of the dosage normally administered in a monotherapy regime . [0076] Upon improvement of a patient's condition, a. maintenance dose of a compound, composition or combination of this invention may be administered, if necessary. Subsequently, the dosage or frequency of administration, or both, may be reduced, as a function of the symptoms, to a level at which the improved condition is retained when the symptoms have been alleviated to the desired level, treatment should cease. Patients may, however, require intermittent treatment on a long-term basis upon any recurrence of disease symptoms. [0077] As the skilled practitioner will appreciate, lower or higher doses than those recited above may be required. It should be understood that a specific dosage and treatment regimens 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, rate of excretion, drug combination, the severity and course of the particular disease, the patient's disposition to the disease being treated, and the judgment of the treating physician. The amount of active ingredients will also depend upon the particular compound and other therapeutic agent, if present, in the composition. [0078] In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating a patient, preferably a mammal, having one of the aforementioned diseases, comprising the step of administering to said patient a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable composition described above. In this embodiment, if the patient is also administered another therapeutic agent or caspase inhibitor, it may be delivered together with the compound of this invention in a single dosage form, or, as a separate dosage form. When administered as a separate dosage form, the other caspase inhibitor or agent may be administered prior to, at the same time as, or following administration of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of this invention. [0079] The compounds of this invention may also be incorporated into compositions for coating implantable medical devices, such as prostheses, artificial valves, vascular grafts, stents and catheters. Accordingly, the present invention, in another aspect, includes a composition for coating an implantable device comprising a compound of the present invention and a carrier suitable for coating said implantable device. In still another aspect, the present invention includes an implantable device coated with a composition comprising a compound of the present invention and a carrier suitable for coating said implantable device.
0080] Another aspect of the invention relates to inhibiting caspase activity in a biological sample, which method comprises contacting said biological sample with a compound of formula I or a composition comprising said compound. The term "biological sample", as used herein, includes, without limitation, cell cultures or extracts thereof; biopsied material obtained from a mammal or extracts thereof; and blood, saliva, urine, feces, semen, tears, or other body fluids or extracts thereof.
[0081] Inhibition of caspase activity in a biological sample is useful for a variety of purposes that are known to one of skill in the art. Examples of such purposes include, but are not limited to, blood transfusion, organ-transplantation, biological specimen storage, and biological assays.
[0082] The compounds of this invention are useful in methods for preserving cells, such as may be needed for an organ transplant or for preserving blood products . Similar uses for caspase inhibitors have been reported (Schierle et al . , Nature Medicine, 5, 97 (1999)). The method involves treating the cells or tissue to be preserved with a solution comprising the caspase inhibitor. The amount of caspase inhibitor needed will depend on the effectiveness of the inhibitor for the given cell type and the length of time required to preserve the cells from apoptotic cell death. [0083] Nevertheless, the compounds of this invention are particularly suitable for methods involving inhibition of caspase activity in the central nervous system. Without being bound by theory, applicants' ester, amide-, and hydroxamide-containing prodrugs have the ability to pass through the blood brain barrier and into the central nervous system where the prodrug group is cleaved to provide an acid-containing drug. As would be recognized by a skilled practitioner, chemical compounds may be metabolized in vivo (i.e., at sites other than the prodrug cleavage site) . Any such metabolites are included within the scope of this invention. [0084] In order that this invention be more fully understood, the following preparative and testing examples are set forth. These examples are for the purpose of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way.
Example 1 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lJf-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000048_0001
Method A:
5-Chloro-2 (2-methoxyvinyl) -benzoic acid
Figure imgf000048_0002
[0085] To a cooled (0°C ) slurry of methoxymethyltriphenylphosphonium chloride (39g) in a mixture of diethyl ether (200ml) and fcert-butanol (50ml) was added potassium tert-butoxide (12.8g) portionwise. The resulting mixture was stirred at 0°C for 1 hour, then a solution of 2-formyl-5-chlorobenzoic acid (prepared as described in J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 3402) (lOg) in diethyl ether (50ml) was added dropwise over 15 minutes. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0 °C, then warmed to ambient and stirred for an additional 90 minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (200ml) and the organic phase removed. The aqueous phase was acidified to pHl with 1M HC1 and extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50ml) . The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (50% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the sub-title compound as a yellow solid (9.13g, 80%) : 1H NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 3.70-3.81 (3H, s) , 6.20(0.3 H, d) , 6.30 (0.3 H, d) , 6.80(0.7 H, d) , 7.01 (0.7 H, d) , 7.30-8.15 (3H, m) . Method B: 7-Chloro-isochromen-l-one
Figure imgf000049_0001
[0086] Concentrated sulphuric acid (15ml) was added to 5-chloro-2 (2-methoxyvinyl) -benzoic acid (4.43g) at 0 °C. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours, then diluted with ice/water. The product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x15ml) and the combined extracts washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The solution was dried (magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (0-5% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the sub-title compound as a white solid (3.04g, 81%); mp 109.8-110.9°C; XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 6.51(1H, d) , 7.28-7.32 (IH, m) , 7.41(1H, d) , 7.64-7.70(lH, m) , 8.28(1H, m) . Method C:
2- [3- (1- terfcButoxycarbonyl-propylamino) -7-chloro-l-oxo- 3 , 4-dihydro-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl] -butyric acid fcerfc-butyl ester
Figure imgf000050_0001
[0087] A mixture of 7-Chloro-isochromen-l-one (lOg) and (S) -2-aminobutyric acid, tert-butyl ester (22g) was heated at 85°C for 24 hours. The mixture was then cooled and purified by flash chromatography (5-25% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the sub-title compound as a yellow oil (17. lg, 64%): XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 0.68-1.32 (6H, m) , 1.50 (21H, m) , 1.92 (IH, m) , 2.15 (IH, m) , 2.82- 3.40 (3H, m) , 4.41 (IH, m) , 4.68 (IH, m) , 7.11 (IH, m), 7.35-7.52 (IH, m) , 8.05 (IH, m) . Method D:
(S) -2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid, tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000050_0002
[0088] To a stirred solution of 2- [3- ( l- fcerfcbutoxycarbonyl-propylamino) -7-chloro-l-oxo-3 , 4- dihydro-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl] -butyric acid tert-butyl ester (8.58g) in isopropanol (180ml) at 0°C was added concentrated hydrochloric acid (20ml) . The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to ambient and stirred for 18 hours. The mixture was then diluted with ethyl acetate (500ml) and water (150ml) . The organic phase was separated and washed with water, then brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated. The subtitle product was obtained as a yellow solid (5.57g, 97%); .p. 111.3-111.8°C; [ ]25 D-52.3° (c=l, CHC13) ; IR
(solid) 1731.4, 1649.5, 1593.2, 1229.6, 1152.8, 901.9 cm" 1; XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 0.95 (3H, t) , 1.48 (9H, s) , 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.30 (IH, m) , 5.55 (IH, m) , 6.40 (IH, m) , 7.15 (IH, m) , 7.49 (IH, m) , 7.61 (IH, m) , 8.40 (IH, m) ; 13C NMR (100MHz,CDCl3) δ 10.9, 24,8, 28.1, 59.2, 82,8,
105.7, 127.3, 127.8, 128.1, 129.5, 133.1, 133.2, 135.4,
161.8, 170.2; MS ES(+) 322.4 (M+H) . Method E:
(S) -2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid
Figure imgf000051_0001
[0089] A solution of (S) -2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lH- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid, fcert butyl ester (322mg) in dichloromethane (14ml) was cooled to 0°C. Trifluoroacetic acid (3.5ml) was added and the resulting mixture allowed to warm to room temperature and stir for 2 hours . The mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue redissolved in dichloromethane. This process was repeated several times in order to remove excess trifluoroacetic acid. The resulting solid was slurried in diethyl ether, filtered and washed with more diethyl ether. The solid was then dried to constant weight under vacuum. This gave the sub-title product as a white solid (236mg, 89%); m.p. 159.6-160.1°C; [α]24 D -47.0° (c=1.01, CHC13) ; ir (solid) 1731.4, 1639.3, 1577.8, 1209.1, 1168.1 cm-1; XH NMR (400MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 0.82 (3H, t), 2.00-2.25 (2H, m) , 5.20 (IH, m) , 6.70 (IH, d) , 7.49 (IH, d) , 7.70-7.81 (2H, m) , 8.18 (IH, s) ; 13C NMR (100MHz,d6-DMSO) δ 10.8, 22.7, 60.8, 104.9, 126.5, 126.6, 128.8, 131.6, 132.5, 133.1, 135.8, 160.5, 171.7; MS ES (+) 266.27 (M+H) . Method F:
3- [2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lH'-isoquin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5- fluoro-4-hydroxy-pentanoic acid fcerfc butyl ester
Figure imgf000052_0001
[0090] A stirred mixture of (S) -2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lJf- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (15g) , 3-amino-5-fluoro-4- hydroxy-pentanoic acid terfc-butyl ester (prepared as described in Tetrahedron Lett . 1994, 35, 9693) (12.9g), HOBt (8.4g), DMAP (7.2g)and THF (450ml) was cooled to 0 °C then EDC (11.9g) was added. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature during 16h then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chro atography (30-60% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the subtitle compound as a white foam (24.6g, 96%); XH NMR (400MHz , CDC13) δ 0.92 (3H, m) , 1.13-1.50 (9H, m) , 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.25 (IH, ) , 2.45-2.78 (2H, m) , 3.68- 4.60 (5H, m) , 5.50 (IH, ) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.21-7.60 (4H, m) , 8.20-8.31 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -229.6, -229.7, -230.5, -230.6. Method G :
3- [2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lJϊ-isoquin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5- fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000053_0001
[0091] A stirred solution of 3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-liϊ- isoquin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-hydroxy-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester (47.8g) in anhydrous DCM (1.2L) was treated with 1, 1, 1-triacetoxy-l, 1-dihydro-l, 2- benziodoxol-3 (IH) -one (53.5g) at 0°C. The resulting mixture was kept at 0°C for 2hr, diluted with ethyl acetate, then poured into a 1:1 mixture of saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate and saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate. The organic layer was removed and the aqueous layer re-extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried (Magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (20-40% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the subtitle compound as a white solid (41.9g,
88%); XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 1.00 (3H, t) , 1.29 (5H, s) , 1.41 (4H, s) , 2.01 (IH, m) , 2.29 (IH, m) , 2.61-3.05 (2H, m) , 4.77 (3H, ) , 5.50 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.20-7.34 (2H, m) , 7.51 (IH, m) , 7.62 (IH, m) , 8.41 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -231.89, -232.30; ES(+)
453.1, ES(-) 451.1. Example 2
S-3- [2- (l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5- fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000054_0001
[0092] This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white foam. NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 1.10 (3H, ) , 1.31 (5H, s) , 1.45
(4H, s) , 2.02 (IH, m) , 2.31 (IH, m) , 2.60-2.82 (IH, m) ,
2.88-3.08 (IH, m) , 4.75-5.28 (3H, m) , 5.51 (IH, m) , 6.60
(IH, m) , 7.20-7.40 (2H, m) , 7.60 (2H, m) , 7.71 (IH, m) ,
8.42 (IH, m) 19 F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ
-232.0, -232.5; ES(+) 419.3, ES(-) 417.3.
Example 3 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -3- methylbutyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid fcert butyl ester
Figure imgf000054_0002
[0093] This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white foam
XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 0.83 (3H, m) , 1.13 (3H, m) , 1.30
(4.5H, s) , 1.43 (4.5H, s) , 2.55 (IH, m) , 2.66-3.00 (2H, m) , 4.74-5.30 (4H, m) , 6.55 (IH, d) , 7.32-7.62 (4H, m) , 8.35 (IH, d) ; 19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ 231.5, -232.1; ES(+) 467.4. Exam.ple 4
S-3- [2- (l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -valeryla ino] -5- fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000055_0001
[0094] This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white solid Η NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 1.01 (3H, m) , 1.15-1.46 (11H, m) , 1.98 (IH, m) , 2.22 (IH, m) , 2.60-3.04 (2H, ) , 4.71-5.31 (3H, m) , 5.61 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.18-7.30 (2H, m) , 7.52 (2H, ,m), 7.70 (IH, m) , 8.40 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -232.0, -232.5; ES(+) 433.5, ES(-) 431.5.
Example 5 S-3- [2- (7-trifluoromethyl-l-oxo-li?-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000055_0002
[0095] This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white solid NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 1.01 (3H, m) , 1.20-1.40 (9H, 2s),
2.00 (IH, ) , 2.30 (IH, m) , 2.60-3.05 (2H, ) , 4.75-5.26
(3H, m) , 5.48 (IH, m) , 6.62 (IH, m) , 7.22 (IH, brs), 7.62
(IH, m) , 7.65 (IH, m) , 8.82 (IH, m) , 8.65-8.72 (IH, ) ; 19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -62.85, -62 -231.85, -232.20; ES(+) 487.5, ES(-) 485.5.
Example 6 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid fcert butyl ester
Figure imgf000056_0001
Method H:
(S) -3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid fcerfc-butyl ester
Figure imgf000056_0002
[0096] Potassium fluoride (2.8 g) , was added portionwise to a stirred solution of (S)-3- benzyloxycarbonylamino-5-bromo-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert- butyl ester (18.6 g) and 2, 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenol (9.3 g) in anhydrous DMF (250 mL) under nitrogen at room temperature. The mixture was then stirred for 18 hours before being quenched with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was removed and washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated to give the sub-title product as an off- white solid (21.1 g, 96%); NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.43 (9H, s) , 2.76 (IH, dd) , 3.06 (IH, dd) , 4.67-4.71 (IH, m) , 5.12 (Ih, d) , 5.22 (IH, d) , 5.86 (IH, d) , 7.35-7.38 (5H, m) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -139.98, -140.00, -140.04, -140.06, -157.05, -157.07, -157.11, -157.13; MS ES (+) 486.23 (M+H) . Method I:
(3S) -3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid fcert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000057_0001
[0097] NaBH4 (1.65 g) was added portionwise to a stirred solution of 3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (21.1 g) in anhydrous THF (220 mL) at -20 °C under nitrogen. After stirring at this temperature for 3 hours, the reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated ammonium chloride solution and diluted with DCM. The organic layer was removed and the aqueous layer re-extracted with DCM. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (10%-20% ethyl acetate/hexane) . The subtitle compound as a white solid (14.6 g, 73%); XH NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.45 (9H, s) , 2.61-2.77 (2H, m) , 3.16-3.36 (IH, 2 x brd d) , 4.12-4.22 (2H, ) , 4.30-4.33 (IH, m) ,
5.44-5.69 (IH, 2 x d) , 6.78-6.86 (IH, m) , 7.35-7.36 (5H, ) ; 19F NMR (346 MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -139.87, -139.89, -139.93, -139.95, -139.98, -157.02, -157.05, -157.06, -157.08, -157.09, -157.10, -157.12; ES (+) 488.27 (M+H) . Method J:
(3S) -3-Amino-4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000058_0001
[0098] 10% Pd on carbon (2.92 g) was added portionwise to a solution of 3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (14.6 g) in anhydrous MeOH (350 mL) which has been degassed under nitrogen (5x) . The reaction was further degassed under nitrogen (3x) and hydrogen (5x) and stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The palladium residues were removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated to give the sub-title compound as a white solid (9,5 g, 90%); Η NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.49 (9H, s) , 2.35-2.43 (IH, m) , 5.67-5.64 (IH, ) , 3.37-3.43 (IH, m) , 3.77-3.87 (IH, m) , 4.28-4.63 (2H, ) , 6.77-6.86 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (346 MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -139.95, -139.97, -140.00, -140.03, -140.05, -140.08, -140.11, -140.13, -157.15, -157.18, -157.21, -157.23, -157.27, -157.29. S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) pentanoic acid terfc butyl ester
Figure imgf000059_0001
[0099] The titled compound was prepared using (S)-2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-liϊ-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (prepared as described in methods A-E) and (3S) -3-Amino- 4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared as described in methods H-J) using procedures similar to those described in methods F- G. The product was isolated as a white solid. NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 0.99 (3H, t) , 1.33 (9H, s) , 1.98- 2.03 (IH, m) , 2.26-2.33 (IH, ) , 2.70 (IH, dd) , 2.91 (IH, dd) , 4.83-4.88 (IH, m) , 5.05 (IH, d) , 5.15 (IH, d) , 5.47 (IH, t) , 6.57 (IH, d) , 6.76-6.81 (IH, m) , 7.25 (IH, d) , 7.31 (IH, d) , 7.49 (IH, d) , 7.61 (IH, dd) , 8.36 (IH, s) ;19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -139.86, -139.88, -139.92, -139.94, -157.09, -157.12, -157.15 and -157.17; ES(-) 597.3. Example 7
S-3- [2- (7-trifluoromethyl-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid
Figure imgf000060_0001
[0100] This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white solid hi NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 1.00 (3H, t) , 1.40 (9H, s) , 2.00- 2.50 (2H, 2m), 2.70-3.05 (2H, 2m), 4.95 (IH, m, CH) , 5.10 (2H, dd) , 5.55 (IH, t) , 6.65 (IH, d) , 6.80 (IH, m) , 7.35
(IH, d) , 7.65 (1H„ d) , 7.85 (IH, d) , 8.70 (IH, 19 F NMR
(376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -62.88, -139.85, -157.13; ES(+) 633.3, ES(-) 631.3
Example 8 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid ethyl ester
Figure imgf000060_0002
Method K:
S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid
Figure imgf000060_0003
[0101] A solution of S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert butyl ester (10 g) in dichloromethane (500 mL) was cooled to 0 °C. Trifluoroacetic acid (120 mL) was added portionwise and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0 °C for one hour and then allowed to warm to ambient temperature during two hours. The mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue redissolved in dichloromethane. This process was repeated several times in order to remove excess trifluoroacetic acid. The solid was then dried to constant weight under vacuum. The product was isolated as a white solid (8.5 g, 97%); IR (solid) 1782.7, 1741.7, 1644.4, 1593.2, 1536.8, 1209.1, 1168.1, 1055.5, 840.4 cm- 1; Η NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 0.82 (3H, m) , 1.81-2.25 (2H, m) , 2.25-3.11 (2H, m) , 4.15-5.60 (4H, m) , 6.70 (IH, m) , 7.55 (IH, m) , 7.78 (2H, m) , 8.15 (IH, s) , 8.35-9.00 (IH, brm) ; 13C NMR (100 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 10.6, 23.0, 24.0,
24.6, 32.9, 34.6, 34.7, 47.7, 52.2, 52.3, 58.2, 58.23,
58.7, 59.1, 83.4, 83.5, 85.2, 85.3, 103.9, 104.5, 104.7, 104.8, 126.5, 126.6, 128.8, 131.3, 131.4, 131., 133.1, 135.7, 135.73, 160.8, 170.2, 170.3, 170.4, 172.0, 173.1, 202.6, 202.7; 19F NMR (376 MHz, d6-DMS0) δ -226.70, -226.75, -227.51, -230.5, -231.16, -232.61, -232.67, -233.37; ES(+) 397.2, ES(-) 395.3. Method L: S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lJ:f-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid ethyl ester
Figure imgf000061_0001
[0102] A solution of S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid (100 mg) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was cooled to 0 °C under nitrogen. N,N' -Carbonyldiimidazole (42 mg) was added in one portion and the reaction was stirred at 0 °C for 20 minutes, then allowed to warm to ambient temperature during 30 minutes. Ethanol (60 mg) in dichloromethane (0.2 mL) was added and the reaction stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours then concentrated in vacuo . The residue was purified by column chromatography (30% ethyl acetate/hexane to 50% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the title compound as a viscous oil (65 mg, 61%); NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.85- 1.01 (3H, m) , 1.05-1.30 (3H, m) , 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.25 (IH, m) , 2.72-3.09 (2H, m) , 3.90-4.18 (2H, m) , 4.80-5.30 (3H, m) , 5.56 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.15-7.85 (4H, m) , 8.21 (IH, m) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -231.74, -232.08; ES(+) 425.2, ES(-) 423.3.
Example 9 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid propyl ester
Figure imgf000062_0001
[0103] This was prepared using procedure similar to that described in Method L. The product was isolated as a viscous oil (51%); NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.75-1.05 (6H, m) , 1.35-1.65 (2H, m) , 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.25 (IH, m) , 2.75-3.09 (2H, m) , 3.80-4.05 (2H, m) , 4.89-5.30 (3H, m) , 5.52 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.15-7.80 (4H, ) , 8.25 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3) δ -231.74, -232.08; ES(+] 439.3, ES(-) 437.3.
Example 10 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid 3,3,3- trifluoro-propyl ester
Figure imgf000063_0001
[0104] This was prepared using procedure similar to that described in Method L. The product was isolated as a viscous oil (32%); Η NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.00 (3H, m) , 1.98 (IH, ) , 2.13-2.52 (3H, m) , 2.80-3.09 (2H, m) , 4.09-4.30 (2H, m) , 4.75-5.21 (3H, m) , 5.50 (IH, m) , 6.61
(IH, m) , 7.15-7.82 (4H, ) , 8.26 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -231.76, -231.80, -65.49, -65.54; ES(+) 493.2, ES(-) 491.2.
Example 11 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lJJ-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid isopropyl ester
Figure imgf000063_0002
[0105] This was prepared using procedure similar to that described in Method L. The product was isolated as a viscous oil (27%); NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.02 (3H, m) , 1.05-1.35 (6H, ) , 1.98 (IH, m) , 2.25 (IH, m) , 2.72- 3.05 (2H, m) , 4.75-5.30 (4H, m) , 5.50 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.15-7.70 (4H, m) , 8.25 (IH, m) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -231.76, -232.12; ES(+) 439.2, ES(-) 437.3.
Example 12 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid benzyl ester
Figure imgf000064_0001
[0106] This was prepared using procedure similar to that described in Method L. The product was isolated as a viscous oil (53%); NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.82-1.00 (3H, ) , 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.23 (IH, m) , 2.82-3.09 (2H, m) , 4.80-5.28 (5H, m) , 5.55 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, m) , 7.15-7.60 (8H, m) , 7.68-7.85 (IH, m) , 8.20 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376
MHz, CDC13) δ -231.62, -231.89; ES(+) 487.2, ES(-) 485.3.
Example 13 (S, S) -3- [2- (l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4- oxo-5- (2, 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert butyl ester
Figure imgf000064_0002
[0107] This compound was prepared using (S) -2- (1-oxo- 1H-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (prepared from 2- formylbenzoic acid using procedures similar to those described in methods A-E) and (3S) -3-Amino-4-hydroxy-5- (2 , 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared as described in methods H-J) using procedures similar to those described in methods F-G. This compound was isolated as a white solid This compound was prepared using methods similar to A-G and was isolated as a white solid
Η NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 0.98 (3H, t) , 1.30 (9H, s) , 1.98- 2.02 (IH, m) , 2.26-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.68 (IH, dd) , 2.90 (IH, dd) , 4.83-4.88 (IH, m) , 5.06 (IH, d) , 5.15 (IH, d) , 5.50 (IH, t) , 6.60 (IH, d) , 6.75-6.82 (IH, m) , 7.23 (IH, d) , 7.33 (IH, d) , 7.49-7.55 (IH, m) , 7.68 (IH, t) , 8.41 (IH, d) ;19F NMR (376MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -139.94, -139.97, -140.0, -140.02. -157/06, -157.09, -157.12, -157.14; ; ES(+) 565.3, ES(-) 563.3.
Example 14 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid methyl ester
Figure imgf000065_0001
Method M:
S-3- [2- (7-chloro~l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid
Figure imgf000066_0001
[0108] A solution of S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-liϊ- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert butyl ester (7.4 g) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was cooled to 0°C. 50% Trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane (100 mL) was added and the resulting mixture stirred at 0 °C for one hour and then allowed to warm to ambient temperature during two hours . The mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue redissolved in dichloromethane. This process was repeated several times in order to remove excess trifluoroacetic acid. The solid was then dried to constant weight under vacuum. The product was isolated as a white solid (6.1 g, 94%); IR (solid) 1639.3, 1618.8, 1593.2, 1516.4, 1485.6,
1219.4, 1168.1, 1106.7, 932.6, 830.2 cm"1; NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMS0) δ 0.80 (3H, t) , 1.94-2.12 (2H, m) , 2.55-2.61 (IH, m) , 2.74-2.80 (IH, m) , 4.58-4.63 (IH, m) , 5.12-5.76 (3H, m) , 6.70 (IH, d) , 7.51-7.78 (4H, m) , 8.11-8.12 (IH, m) , 8.60-8.95 (IH, 3d); 13C NMR (100 MHz, d6-DMS0) δ
23.85, 24.52, 32.99, 34.67, 47.87, 52.81, 55.26, 58.25, 58.91, 74.43, 75.65, 100.10, 100.34, 100.58, 101.05, 101.29, 104.65, 126.51, 136.61, 131.31, 131.40, 133.04, 135.64, 135.68, 139.03, 139.18, 141.47, 141.62, 144.68, 144.80, 144.90, 147.10, 147.19, 160.78, 170.45, 172.07, 173.02, 202.2; 19F NMR (376 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ -140.57, -140.60, -140.64, -140.66, -141.00, -141.03, -141.06, -141.09, -156.78, -156.80, -156.84, -156.86, -156.96, -156.98, -157.02, -157.04; ES(+) 543.2, ES(-) 541.3. Method N:
S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lfjr-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid methyl ester
Figure imgf000067_0001
[0109] A solution of S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-liT- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid (100 mg) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was cooled to 0 °C under nitrogen. N,N' -Carbonyldiimidazole (35 mg) was added in one portion and the reaction was stirred at 0 °C for 20 minutes, then allowed to warm to ambient temperature during 30 minutes. Methanol (29 mg) in dichloromethane (0.2 mL) was added and the reaction stirred at room temperature for 18 hours then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford the title compound as a white solid (42 mg, 41%) ; IR (solid) 3294.6, 3075.4, 2946.7, 1731.6, 1641.1,
1622.0, 1588.7, 1512.4, 1483.8, 1436.2, 1369.5, 1331.3, 1274.2, 1217.0, 1169.3, 1102.6, 940.6, 902.5, 831.0, 783.4, 707.1, 688.1; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.99-2.08 (IH, m) , 2.25-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.81-2.87 (IH, ) , 2.97-3.15 (IH, 2dd) , 3.57 & 3.70 (3H, 2s), 4.74- 5.10 (3H, m) , 5.43-5.49 (IH, 2t) , 6.58 (IH, 2d), 6.71-82 (IH, m) , 7.25 (IH, 2d), 7.30-7.51 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, 2d), 8.37 (IH, 2d); 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3) δ -139.73, -139.75, -139.76, -139.79, -139.80, -139.81, -139.82, -157.12, -157.14, -157.18, -157.20, -157.23, -157.26, -157.29; ES(+) 557.2, ES(-) 555.3.
Example 15 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid ethyl ester
Figure imgf000068_0001
[0110] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- liϊ-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (41%); IR (solid) 3289.8, 3056.3, 2937.2, 1731.6, 1645.9, 1612.5, 1588.7, 1517.2, 1483.8, 1431.4, 1369.5, 1269.4, 1174.1, 1102.6, 1031.1, 940.6, 893.0, 831.0, 711.9, 683.3; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.01 (3H, m) , 1.71 & 1.26 (3H, 2t) , 1.92-2.08 (IH, m) , 2.21-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.79-2.83 (IH, m) , 2.94-3.12 (IH, 2dd) , 4.02 & 4.15 (2H, 2q) , 4.72-5.06 (3H, m) , 5.41-5.48 (IH, 2t), 6.58 (IH, 2d), 6.69-6.83 (IH, m) , 7.24-7.31 (1.5 H, m) , 7.46-7.51 (1.5H, m) , 7.62 (IH, 2d), 8.37 (IH,
2d); 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.75, -139.77, -139.80, -139.80, -139.83, -139.86, -157.08, -157.10, -157.14, - 157.16, -157.18, -157.21, -157.24, -157.26; ES(+) 571.2, ES(-) 569.4. Exa ple 16
S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid propyl ester
Figure imgf000069_0001
[0111] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (74%); IR (solid) 3298.4,
2965.6, 2940.0, 2868.3, 1731.4, 1654.6, 1623.9, 1598.3, 1511.2, 1485.6, 1270.6, 1168.1, 1101.6, 937.7, 819.9, 717.5; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.84-1.00 (6H, m) , 1.53- 1.65 (2H, 2q) , 1.95-2.03 (IH, ) , 2.26-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.79-2.84 (IH, m) , 2.96-3.14 (IH, 2dd) , 3.91 & 4.05 (2H, 2t) , 4.75-5.12 (3H, m) , 5.41-5.46 (IH, 2t) , 6.58 (IH, 2d), 6.70-6.82 (IH, m) , 7.25 (IH, 2d), 7.30-7.50 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, 2d) , 8.36 (IH, 2d) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.76, -139.78, -139.80, -139.82, -139.84, -139.86, -157.06, -157.08, -157.12, -157.14, -157.17, -157.19, -157.23, -157.25; ES(+) 585.2, ES(-) 583.3.
Example 17 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 3 , 3 , 3-trifluoro-propyl ester
Figure imgf000070_0001
[0112] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- liϊ-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (39%); IR (solid) 3303.6, 2965.6, 2929.7, 1746.8, 1644.4, 1618.8, 1593.2, 1516.4, 1490.8, 1367.9, 1255.2, 1157.9, 1137.4, 1106.7, 1009.4,
942.8, 835.3, 712.4; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.01 (3H, m) , 1.93-2.01 (IH, m) , 2.19-2.62 (3H, m) , 2.84-2.90 (IH, ) , 2.95-3.14 (IH, 2dd) , 4.20 & 4.32 (2H, 2t) , 4.72- 5.09 (3H, m) , 5.40-5.45 (IH, 2t) , 6.58 (IH, 2d), 6.70- 6.81 (IH, ) , 7.25 (IH, 2d), 7.34-7.51 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, 2d), 8.36 (IH, 2d); 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -64.49, -65.53, -139.67 -139.69, -139.73, -139.75, -157.17, -157.20,
-157.23, -157.25, -157.28, -157.31, -157.33; ES(+) 639.4, ES(-) 637.6.
Example 18 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH'-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid isopropyl ester
Figure imgf000070_0002
[0113] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (33%); IR (solid) 3283.1,
2980.9, 2929.7, 2878.5, 1731.4, 1654.6, 1618.8, 1598.3, 1511.2, 1485.6, 1373.0, 1332.0, 1275.7, 1214.2, 1173.3, 1111.8, 978.7, 937.7, 901.9, 825.0, 712.4; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.13-1.17 (3H, m) , 1.24 (3H, d) , 1.98-2.06 (IH, m) , 2.24-2.31 (IH, m) , 2.73-2.78 (IH, m) , 2.81-3.12 (IH, 2dd) , 4.73-5.12 (4H, m) , 5.41- 5.47 (IH, dt) , 6.58 (IH, 2d), 6.72-6.84 (IH, m) , 7.25 (IH, 2d), 7.31-7.50 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, 2d), 8.37 (IH, 2d); 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCI3) δ -139.75, -139.78, -139.80, -139.81, -139.82, -139.84, -139.86, -139.88, -157.04, -157.06, -157.10, -157.12, -157.16, -157.18, -157.21, -157.24; ES(+) 585.2, ES(-) 583.3.
Example 19 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid benzyl ester
Figure imgf000071_0001
[0114] This was prepared from S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo- lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid using procedure similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (36%); IR (solid) 3285.1, 3061.1, 2951.5, 1736.4, 1650.6, 1626.8, 1593.4, 1512.4, 1488.6, 1388.3, 1280.8, 1174.1, 1102.6, 937.7, 835.3, 748.2; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.93-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.93- 2.02 (IH, m) , 2.24-2.28 (IH, m) , 2.86-2.92 (IH, m) , 2.99- 3.19 (IH, 2dd) , 4.74-5.14 (5H, m) , 5.40-5.44 (IH, 2t) , 6.57 (IH, 2d), 6.70-6.84 (IH, m) , 7.23 (IH, d) , 7.34-7.49 (7H, m) , 7.61-7.63 (IH, m) , 8.38 (IH, 2d); 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.72, -139.74, -139.78, -139.81, -139.83, -157.06, -157.08, -157.12, -157.14, -157.18, -157.20, -157.23, -157.26; ES(+) 633.4, ES(-) 631.6.
Example 20 S-3- [2- (6-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000072_0001
Method 0:
4-Chloro-N-methyl-benzamide
Figure imgf000072_0002
[0115] To a 0 °C solution of the 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride (4.50g) in dichloromethane (lOmL) was added an 8M solution of methylamine in ethanol dropwise. The solution was stirred for 16 h and then evaporated to dryness . The residue was diluted with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (lOmL) and extracted three times with ethyl acetate (3x20mL) , the organics washed with brine (lOmL) , dried (MgS0 ) and concentrated in vacuo to afford the sub-title compound as a white solid (4.33g; 97%): XH NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 3.00 (3H, s) , 7.40 (IH, brs) 7.40 (IH, d) , 7.70 (IH, d) . Method P: 2-formyl-4-chloro-N-methylbenzamide
Figure imgf000073_0001
[0116] To a solution of 4-chloro-N-methyl-benzamide (3.1g) in THF (30mL) was added n-butyl lithium (30.1mL of 2.5M hexane solution) and the solution refluxed for 45 min. The solution was then cooled to 0 °C and N- methylformanilide (9.27mL) added dropwise over 2 min. The solution was then refluxed for 2 h and then cooled to ambient temperature, water (80mL) added and the solution acidified to pH 1 with 2M HCl . The solution was then extracted three times with ethyl acetate (3x50mL) , washed with brine (20mL) , dried (MgS0 ) and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting brown oil was purified on silica by flash chromatography to afford the sub-titled product as a pale yellow solid (2.13g; 59%); Η NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 2.90 (3H, s) , 4.25 (IH, d) 5.60 (IH, d) , 7.35 (2H, s) , 7.60 (IH, s) . Method Q 2-Formyl-4-chlorobenzoic acid
Figure imgf000073_0002
[0117] A mixture of 2-formyl-4-chloro-N- methylbenzamide (3.19g) and 10M hydrochloric acid (30ml) was heated at reflux for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled and basified with saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The solution was then washed with ethyl acetate, then acidified with 2M hydrochloric acid. The product was extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined extracts dried with magnesium sulfate. The solution was then filtered and concentrated. This furnished 2-formyl-4-chlorobenzoic acid as a yellow solid (2.22g, 75%); Η NMR (400MHz, CDC13) δ 6.65 (0.5H, brs), 7.50 (2H, m) , 7.65 (IH, m) , 7.85 (0.5H, brm) , 8.05 (IH, m) . S-3- [2- (6-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-fluoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid terfc-butyl ester
Figure imgf000074_0001
[0118] This was prepared from 2-formyl-4-chlorobenzoic acid (prepared as described in methods 0-Q) using procedures similar to those described in methods A-G.
The title compound was isolated by preparative HPLC and was obtained as a white solid; XH NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.97 (3H, m) , 1.90-2.31 (2H, ) , 2.65-3.30 (2H, m) , 4.20- 5.75 (4H, m) , 6.65 (IH, m) , 7.40-7.60 (3H, m) , 8.29 (IH, m) , 9.20 (IH, br) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDC13) (proton decoupled) δ -229.80, -232.07, -232.43, -232.58, -232.78; MS ES (-) 395.26 (M-H) . Example 21
S-3- [2- ( 6-trifluoromethyl -l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -5-f luoro-4-oxo-pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000075_0001
[0119] The above compound was prepared from 2-Formyl- 4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid (prepared from 4- trifluoromethylbenzoic acid using methods similar to those described in O-Q) using procedures similar to those described in methods A-G. The title compound was isolated as a white solid (95%, last step); NMR (400
MHz, CDC13) δ 0.99 (3H, m) , 1.90-2.30 (2H, m) , 2.60-3.50
(2H, m) , 4.20-5.75 (4H, m) , 6.80 (IH, m) , 7.50-7.90 (3H, m) , 7.92 (IH, m) , 8.40-8.60 (IH, m) ; 19F NMR (376 MHz,d6- DMSO) (proton decoupled) δ -63.60, -63.61, -63.65,
-231.67, -231.80, -232.06, -232.18; MS ES(+) 431.26
(M+H) .
Example 22
(S, S) -3- [2- (6, 7-dichloro-l-oxo-lJ1f-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000075_0002
Method R :
5 , 6-Dichloro-3H-isobenzof uran-1-one
Figure imgf000076_0001
[0120] NaBH (5.2 g) was added to a stirred solution of 4 , 5-dichlorophthalic anhydride (20 g) in anhydrous DMF (100 mL) at 0 °C under nitrogen in small portions over 1 hour. The reaction was warmed to room temperature for a further 2 hours and poured into ice/lM HC1. The resultant white precipitate (4, 5-dichloro-2- hydroxymethyl-benzoic acid) was collected by filtration and dried under vacuum. The precipitate was suspended in toluene (200 mL) with catalytic pTSA and heated to reflux under Dean-Stark conditions (precipitate dissolves on heating) for 18 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and the resultant white precipitate collected by filtration to give the sub-title compound as a white solid (14.0 g, 75%); NMR (400 MHz,d6-DMSO) δ 5.40 (2H, s) , 8.05 (IH, s) , 8.15 (IH, s) . Method S: 3-Bromo-5, δ-Dichloro-SH-isobenzofuran-l-one
Figure imgf000076_0002
[0121] A suspension of 5 , 6-Dichloro-3iT-isobenzofuran- 1-one (1.45 g) , N-bromosuccinimide (1.27 g) and catalytic benzoyl peroxide in chloroform (30 mL) was heated to reflux for 1 hour. After cooling, the reaction mixture was washed with water, brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) , filtered and concentrated to give the sub-title compound as a white solid (1.82 g, 91%); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 7.36 (IH, s), 7.77 (IH, s) , 8.03 (IH, s) . Method T:
4, 5-Dichloro-2-formyl-benzoic acid
Figure imgf000077_0001
[0122] A suspension of 3-bromo-5, 6-dichloro-3H- isobenzofuran-1-one (2.0 g) in 5% aqueous HCl (10 mL) and 80% aqueous dioxane (25 mL) were heated to reflux for 2 hours. The solvent was removed and the resulting residue re-dissolved in ethyl acetate, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated. The resultant yellow solid was recrystallized from DCM/hexane to give the sub-title compound as a white solid (1.13 g, 73%); Η NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 6.66 (0.84H, s) , 7.95 (0.16H, s) , 8.05 (0.84H), 8.12 (0.16H, s) , 8.14 (0.84H, s) , 8.41 (0.84H,), 10.41
(0.16H, s) , 11.07 (0.16 H, brs).
(S , S) -3- [2- ( 6 , 7-dichloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2 , 3 , 5 , 6-tetraf luoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester
Figure imgf000077_0002
[0123] This compound was prepared using (S)-2-(6,7- dichloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyric acid (synthesized from 4, 5-dichloro-2-formyl-benzoic acid [prepared as described in methods R-T] using procedures similar to those described in methods A-E) and (3S)-3-
Amino-4-hydroxy-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared as described in methods H-J) using procedures similar to those described in methods F-G. The title compound was isolated as a white solid (94% last step); IR (solid) 1784.5 , 1734.7, 1650.1, 1610.2, 1585.4, 1515.7, 1490.8,, 1426.0, 1216.9, 1172.1, 1092.5, 933.1 cm"1; NMR (400 MHz,d6-DMSO) δ 0.80 (3H, t) , 1.90-1.98 (IH, m) , 2.04-2.12 (IH, m) , 2.55-2.79 (2H, ) , 4.56-4.71 (IH, m) , 5.08-5.41 (3H, m) , 6.67 (IH, d) , 7.56-7.59 (2H, m) , 8.07 (IH, brs), 8.25 (IH, d) , 8.85- 8.95 (IH, 2 x d) , 12.73 (IH, brs); 19F NMR (376 MHz,d6- DMSO) (proton decoupled) δ -140.93, -140.95, -140.99, - 141.01, -141.04, -141.07, -141.10, -156.76, -156.79, - 156.82, -156.85, -156.89, -156.91; MS ES (+) : 577.14 (M+H) . Example 23
S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid cyclohexyl ester
Figure imgf000078_0001
[0124] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (24%); IR (solid) 1639,1586, 1518, 1485, 832; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.22- 1.37 (6H, m) , 1.51-1.55 (IH, m) , 1.66-1.72 (3H, m) , 1.90- 1.95 (IH, m) , 2.00 (IH, dd) , 2.26-2.34 (IH, m) , 2.79 (IH, 2dd) , 3.03 (IH, 2dd) , 4.73-5.11 (2H, 2dd) , 4.89-4.94 (IH, m) , 5.45 (IH, dd) , 6.57-6.60 (IH, m) , 6.71-6.81 (IH, ) , 7.24 (IH, d) , 7.42-7.50 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, dd) , 8.39 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.74, -139.76, -139.79, -139.80, -139.82, -139.84, -156.96, -156.98, -157.01, -157.04, -157.09, -157.11, -157.15, -157.17; ES(+) 625.1, ES (-)623.3.
Example 24 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid cyclopentyl ester
Figure imgf000079_0001
[0125] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (40%); IR (solid) 1639, 1509, 1485, 841; Η NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.96-1.01 (3H, ) , 1.56-1.89
(9H,m), 1.97-2.02 (IH, m) , 2.27-2.32 (IH, ) , 2.76 (IH, 2dd) , 3.02 (IH, 2dd) , 4.74-5.16 (2H, 2dd) , 4.88-4.92 (IH, m) , 5.44 (IH, dd) , 6.57 (IH, dd) , 6.70-6.82 (IH, m) , 7.26 (IH, d) , 7.41-7.52 (2H, m) , 7.73 (IH, dd) , 8.37 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.75, -139.77, -139.80, -139.83, -139.86, -157.01, -157.03, -157.07, -157.09, 157.13, -157.15, -157.19, -157.21; ES(+) 611.1, ES(-) 609.2.
Example 25 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lff-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid tetrahydro-4H-pyran-4-ol ester
Figure imgf000080_0001
[0126] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (41%); IR (solid) 1644, 1509, 1485, 827;
NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.01 (3H, ) , 1.43-1.91 (4H, m) , 1.95-2.03 (IH, m) , 2.27-2.35 (IH, m) , 2.84 (IH, 2dd) , 3.03 (IH, 2dd) , 3.41-3.54 (2H, m) , 3.78-3.94 (2H, m) , 4.77-5.11 (4H, 3m), 5.44 (IH, dd) , 6.59 (IH, dd) , 6.72- 6.85 (IH, m) , 7.25 (IH, d) , 7.32-7.51 (2H, m) , 7.63 (IH, dd) , 8.35 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.68, -139.69, -139.70, -139.72, -139.73, -139.75, -139.76, -157.06, -157.08, -157.12, -157.14, -157.17, -157.19, -157.22, -157.25; ES (+) 627.2, ES(-) 625.3.
Example 26 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lIf-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid lsobutyl ester
Figure imgf000080_0002
[0127] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (72%); IR (solid) 1644, 1509, 1489, 832; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.84-0.91 (6H, 2dd) , 0.92-1.00 (3H, ) , 1.79-2.02 (2H, m) , 2.25-2.33 (IH, m) , 2.80-2.91 (IH, ) , 3.03 (IH, 2dd) , 3.73 & 3.87 (2H, 2d), 4.74-5.10 (3H, m) , 5.43-5.47 (IH, m) , 6.57-6.59 (IH, m) , 7.69-7.81 (IH, m) , 7.24 (IH, d) , 7.44-7.51 (2H, m) , 7.62 (IH, dd) , 8.39 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.75, -139.78, -139.80, -139.81, -139.83, -139.83, -139.85, -157.04, -157.06, -157.10, -157.12, -157.16, -157.18, -157.22, -157.24; ES(+) 599.2, ES(-) 597.3.
Example 27 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 3-pentanol ester
Figure imgf000081_0001
[0128] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (23%); IR (solid) 1644, 1601, 1518, 1485, 832; Η NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.77-0.89 (6H, m) , 0.96- 0.99 (3H, m) , 1.41-1.55 (4H, m) , 1.97-2.03 (IH, m) , 2.26- 2.34 (IH, m) , 2.81 (IH, 2dd) , 3.04 (IH, 2dd) , 4.75-5.12 (4H, m) , 5.43-5.46 (IH, m) , 6.56-6.59 (IH, m) , 7.71-7.84 (IH, m) , 7.24 (IH, d) , 7.32-7.51 (2H, m) , 7.61-7.63 (IH, m) , 8.37 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.80, -139.80, -139.82, -139.84, -139.86, -139.88, -139.89, -139.92, -157.02, -157.05, -157.08, -157.10, -157.13, -157.15, -157.18, -157.21; ES(+) 613.1, ES(-) 611.3. Example 28
S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid cycloheptanol ester
Figure imgf000082_0001
[0129] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (11%); IR (solid) 2936, 1645, 1509, 1489, 1093, 939, 827; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.96-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.42-1.60 (11H, m) , 1.68-1.81 (IH, m) , 1.82-1.91 (IH, m) , 1.95-2.04 (IH, m) , 2.26-2.33 (IH, m) , 2.77 (IH, m) , 3.03 (IH, m) , 4.74-4.93 (2H, 2m), 5.09 (IH, dd) , 5.45 (IH, dd) , 6.57-6.59 (IH, m) , 6.71-6.83 (IH, ) , 7.24-7.26 (IH, m) , 7.31-7.45 (IH, m) , 7.48-7.50 (IH, m) , 7.60-7.64 (IH, m) , 8.38 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ-139.33, -139.36, -139.39, -139.42, -139.76, -139.78, -139.80, -139.81, -139.83, -139.86, -156.64, -156.66, -156.69, -156.71, -156.97, -157.00, -157.03, -157.05, -157.06, -157.10, -157.12, -157.15, -157.18; ES(+) 639.2, ES(-) 637.3.
Example 29 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-li?-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 2-hyroxy-3-methylbutanol ester 52-
Figure imgf000083_0001
[0130] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (24%); IR (solid) 1731, 1649, 1591, 1514, 1485, 1098, 929, 827; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 0.80 (3H, d) , 0.88 (3H, d) , 0.96-1.00 (3H, m) , 1.07-1.17 (3H, m) , 1.63-1.71 (IH, m) , 1.97-2.03 (IH, m) , 2.25-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.75-2.87 (IH, m) , 2.93-3.12 (IH, m) , 4.63-4.95 (3H, ) , 5.08 (IH, dd) , 5.42-5.46 (IH, m) , 6.56-6.59 (IH, m) , 6.68-6.82 (IH, m) , 7.30 (IH, 2d), 7.41-7.55 (IH, m) , 7.63 (IH, d) , 8.36 (IH, m) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.39, -139.41, -139.43, -139.45, -139.77, -139.79, - 139.82, -139.85, -139.87, -156.67, -156.69, -156.71, -156.74, -157.03, -157.05, -157.09, 157.11, -157.14, -157.16, -157.20, -157.22; ES(+) 613.3, ES(-) 611.3.
Example 30 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 2-phenyl-2-methylpropanol ester
Figure imgf000084_0001
Method U
[0131] To a solution of S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH- isoquinolin-2-yl) -butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-phenoxy) -pentanoic acid (lOOmg) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was added a solution of 2- phenylpropan-2-yl 2 , 2 , 2-trichloroacetimidate (prepared as described in Tetrahedron Letters 1993, 34, 323-326) (103 mg) in cyclohexane (2ml) . The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days, then concentrated in vacuo . The residue was purified by column chromatography (25% ethyl acetate/hexane) . The compound was further purified by slurrying in cyclohexane/dichloromethane. This afforded the title compound as a white solid (65mg, 53%) ; IR (solid) 1731, 1690. 1654, 1516, 1485; NMR (400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.01 (3H, t) , 1.68 (6H, ds) , 1.99 (IH, m) , 2.25 (IH, m) , 2.82 (IH, dd) , 3.05 (IH, dd) , 4.85 (IH, m) , 5.00 (2H, m) , 5.42 (IH, m) , 6.56 (IH, d) , 6.80 (IH, ) , 7.19-7.35 (7H, m) , 7.49 (IH, m) , 7.61 (IH, m) , 8.38 (IH, m) ; ES(+) 661.33, ES(-) 659.33.
Example 31 S-3- [2- (7-chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol ester
Figure imgf000085_0001
[0132] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method U (Catalytic boron trifluoride diethyl ether complex was added to the reaction mixture, 1, 1-dimethylpropionyl 2 , 2 , 2-trichloroacetimidate was prepared as described in J. Org. Che . 2001, 66, 7568) . The product was isolated as a white solid (30%) ; XH NMR
(400 MHz, CDC13) δ 1.00 (3H, m) , 1.60 (6H, s) , 2.01 (IH, m) , 2.30 (IH, m) , 2.50 (0.77H, s) , 2.59 (0.23H, s) , 2.77- 3.14 (2H, m) , 4.75-5.20 (3H, m) , 5.51 (IH, m) , 6.60 (IH, d) , 6.80 (IH, m) , 7.20-7.40 (2H, m) , 7.50 (IH, d) , 7.65
(IH, d) , 8.40 (IH, s) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.76, -139.79, -139.81, -139.82, -139.83, -139.86, -139.89, -157.03, -157.05, -157.09, -157.11, -157.13, -157.16, -157.19, -157.22; ES(+) 609.29, ES(-) 607.26.
Example 32
(S) -3- [2- (7-Chloro-l-oxo-lH-isoquinolin-2-yl) - butyrylamino] -4-oxo-5- (2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy) - pentanoic acid methoxy-methyl-amide
Figure imgf000085_0002
[0133] This was prepared using procedures similar to that described in Method N. The product was isolated as a white solid (67%); IR (solid) 2970, 1645, 1514, 1495, 1093, 997, 943, 836; Η NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.95-103 (3H, ) , 1.94-2.03 (IH, m) , 2.21-2.32 (IH, m) , 2.85 (IH, dd) , 3.05 & 3.16 (3H, 2 x s) , 3.32 (IH, m) , 3.61 & 3. 72 (3H, 2s), 4.73-4.98 (2H, 2m), 5.18 (IH, dd) , 5.40-5.49 (IH, m) , 6.56-6.59 (IH, m) , 6.69-6.81 (IH, m) , 7.36-7.62 (4H, m) , 8.37 (IH, dd) ; 19F (376 MHz, CDC13) δ -139.99, -140.01, -140.03, -140.04, -140.06, -140.09, -156.94, -156.96, -156.99, -157.02, -157.08, -157.01, -157.13, -157.16; ES(+) 586.2, ES(-) 584.2. [0134] The documents cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference . [0135] While we have described a number of embodiments of this invention, it is apparent that our basic examples may be altered to provide other embodiments which utilize the compounds and methods of this invention. Therefore, it will be appreciated that the scope of this invention is to be defined by the appended claims rather than by the specific embodiments that have been represented by way of example above.

Claims

We claim:
A compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000087_0001
wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is:
Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2;
C1-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and each R5 is independently H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-Cχ-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-aryl.
A compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000088_0001
wherein :
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R1 is:
Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with optionally substituted aryl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2; Cι_6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-;
R2 is Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl;
R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3;
R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and
R5 is H, Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -O-Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; provided that if:
Y is F;
R2 is isopropyl, R3 is hydrogen, and R4 is Cl; or R2 is ethyl, R3 is hydrogen, and R4 is Cl or CF3; or R2 is ethyl, R3 is Cl or CF3, and R4 is hydrogen; then R1 is not t-butyl; and if
Y is 2, 3 , 5, 6-tetrafluorophenoxy;
R2 is ethyl; and
R3 and R4 are each hydrogen; or R3 is hydrogen and R is Cl or CF3 ; or R3 and R4 are each Cl; then R1 is not t-butyl.
3. The compound according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein R2 is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl.
4. The compound according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein Y is F, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy .
5. The compound according to claims 1 or 2 , having formula IA' :
Figure imgf000089_0001
R is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl;
R3 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; and
R4 is hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3.
6. The compound according to claims 1 or 2 , having formula IA:
Figure imgf000089_0002
R1 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl optionally substituted with phenyl or CF3; R2 is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3.
7. The compound according to claims 1 or 2 , having the formula. IB' :
Figure imgf000090_0001
wherein:
R2 is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl; R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halo,
OCF3, CN, or CF3; and
Ar is trifluorophenyl or tetrafluorophenyl .
8. The compound according to claims 1 or 2 , having the formula IB:
Figure imgf000090_0002
wherein:
R1 is C1-6 straight chained or branched alkyl optionally substituted with phenyl or CF3 ;
R2 is ethyl, n-propyl, or isopropyl;
R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halo, OCF3, CN, or CF3; and
Ar is trifluorophenyl or tetrafluorophenyl .
9. The compound according to claim 8, wherein Ar is 2 , 3 , 5 , 6-tetrafluorophenyl .
10. The compound according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein R2 is ethyl.
11. The compound according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein R3 is H, and R4 is F, Cl, or CF3.
12. The compound according to any one of claims 1-6 and 10-11 wherein when Y is halo, then R3 and R4, are not simultaneously hydrogen.
13. The compound according to any one of claims 1-12 wherein X is -OR1 and the R1 is an alkyl group that is not substituted with phenyl or CF3.
14. The compound according to any one of claims 1-13 wherein X is -OR1 and the R1 is ethyl or propyl .
15. The compound according to any one of claims 1-5, 7, or 10-12 wherein X is -N(R5)2.
16. The compound according to claim 15 wherein
X is -N(R5) and one R5 is Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R5 is -0-Cχ_6 straight chained or branched alkyl .
17. The compound according to claim 15 wherein
X is -N(R5) and one R5 is H or -Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl and the other R5 is -Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl .
18. The compound according to any one of claims 15-17 wherein R5 is methyl, ethyl, or propyl.
19. A compound selected from Table 1.
20. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a compound according to any one of claims 1-
19; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
21. The composition according to claim 20, wherein said compound is selected from a compound according to any one of claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 18.
22. A method for treating a disease in a patient, wherein said disease is an IL-1 mediated disease, an apoptosis mediated disease, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a destructive bone disorder, a proliferative disorder, an infectious disease, a degenerative disease, a disease associated with cell death, an excess dietary alcohol intake disease, a viral mediated disease, retinal disorders, uveitis, inflammatory peritonitis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, chronic thyroiditis, Grave's disease, autoimmune gastritis, diabetes, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, myasthenia gravis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, scarring, graft vs host disease, organ transplant rejection, organ apoptosis after burn injury, osteoporosis, leukemias and related disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, multiple myeloma- related bone disorder, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, metastatic melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, multiple myeloma, hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, septic shock, burns, Shigellosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Kennedy's disease, prion disease, cerebral ischemia, epilepsy, myocardial ischemia, acute and chronic heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, coronary artery bypass graft, spinal muscular atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, HIV-related encephalitis, aging, alopecia, neurological damage due to stroke, ulcerative colitis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, hepatitis-G, yellow fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, various forms of liver disease, renal disease, polycystic kidney disease, H. pylori-associated gastric and duodenal ulcer disease, HIV infection, tuberculosis, or meningitis; said method comprising the step of administering to said patient compound according to any one of claims 1-19 or a pharmaceutical composition according to any one of claims 20-21.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease is an apoptosis mediated disease, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a destructive bone disorder, a proliferative disorder, an infectious disease, a degenerative disease, a disease associated with cell death, an excess dietary alcohol intake disease, a viral mediated disease, inflammatory peritonitis, glomerulonephritis, diabetes, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, scarring, graft vs host disease, organ transplant rejection, organ apoptosis after burn injury, osteoporosis, leukemias and related disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, metastatic melanoma, hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, septic shock, burns, Shigellosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Kennedy's disease, prion disease, cerebral ischemia, epilepsy, myocardial ischemia, acute and chronic heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, coronary artery bypass graft, spinal muscular atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, HIV-related encephalitis, aging, alopecia, neurological damage due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal chord injury, hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, hepatitis-G, various forms of liver disease, renal disease, polycystic kidney disease, H. pylori-associated gastric and duodenal ulcer disease, HIV infection, tuberculosis, and meningitis.
24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease is neurological damage due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral ischemia.
25. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease is osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, chronic thyroiditis, Grave's disease, autoimmune gastritis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type I) , autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, myasthenia gravis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, graft vs host disease, osteoporosis, multiple myeloma-related bone disorder, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, metastatic melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, multiple myeloma, sepsis, septic shock, Shigellosis, cerebral ischemia, myocardial ischemia, spinal muscular atrophy, or neurological damage due to stroke .
26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease is an IL-1 mediated disease, an apoptosis mediated disease, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a destructive bone disorder, a proliferative disorder, an infectious disease, a degenerative disease, a disease associated with cell death, an excess dietary alcohol intake disease, inflammatory peritonitis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, adult respiratory distress syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic active hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, organ apoptosis after burn injury, hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, septic shock, burns, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, cerebral ischemia, myocardial ischemia, acute and chronic heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass graft, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, alopecia, neurological damage due to stroke, ulcerative colitis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, hepatitis-G, various forms of liver disease, or renal disease.
27. The method according to claim 22, wherein said disease is a complication associated with a coronary artery bypass graft.
28. A method for inhibiting a caspase-mediated function in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a compound according to any one of claims 1-19 or a pharmaceutical composition according to any one of claims 20-21.
29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the function occurs in the central nervous system.
30. The method according to claim 28, for decreasing IGIF or IFN-γ production in a patient .
31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the IGIF or IFN-γ production is in the central nervous system.
32. The method according to any one of claims 22-31 wherein said composition comprises an additional therapeutic agent.
33. A method of preserving cells, said method comprising the step of bathing the cells in a solution of the compound according to any one of claims 1-19 or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
34. The method according to claim 33, wherein said cells are in: a) an organ intended for transplant; or b) a blood product.
35. A method of treating cancer using immunotherapy, wherein said immunotherapy comprises as a component thereof a compound according to any one of claims 1-19.
36. A process for preparing a compound of formula I:
Figure imgf000097_0001
wherein: X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy; R1 is:
Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl , wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is optionally substituted with optionally substituted phenyl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2; Cι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; and
R5 is H, Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -O-Ci-g straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl ; comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula I ' :
Figure imgf000098_0001
wherein X, Y, R , R , and R are as defined for formula I; under conditions forming an ester or amide bond to provide a compound of formula I .
37. A process for preparing a compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000098_0002
I wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is: Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl , or alkynyl , wherein the alkyl , alkenyl , or alkynyl is optionally substituted with optionally substituted phenyl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, 0CF3, CN, or NMe2 ;
Cι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5-; R2 is Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3 ; and
R5 is H, Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl ; comprising the step of coupling a compound of formula A and a compound of formula K:
Figure imgf000099_0001
to provide a compound of formula L:
Figure imgf000099_0002
wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in formula
I and wherein the hydroxy group in K is optionally protected.
38. A process for preparing a compound of formula I :
Figure imgf000100_0001
wherein:
X is -OR1 or -N(R5)2,
Y is halo, trifluorophenoxy, or tetrafluorophenoxy;
R1 is:
Ci_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, alkenyl , or alkynyl , wherein the alkyl , alkenyl , or alkynyl is optionally substituted with optionally substituted phenyl, CF3, Cl, F, OMe, OEt, OCF3, CN, or NMe2 ;
Cι-6 cycloalkyl, wherein 1-2 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl is optionally replaced with -0- or -NR5- ; R2 is Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF3; R4 is hydrogen, halo, 0CF3, CN, or CF ; and
R5 is H, Cι-6 straight chained or branched alkyl, aryl, -0-Cι_6 straight chained or branched alkyl, or -0- aryl; comprising the step of oxidizing a compound of formula L :
Figure imgf000100_0002
wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined for formula I; to provide a compound of formula I.
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