WO2007062526A1 - Lysine-based prodrugs of aspartyl protease inhibitors and processes for their preparation - Google Patents

Lysine-based prodrugs of aspartyl protease inhibitors and processes for their preparation Download PDF

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WO2007062526A1
WO2007062526A1 PCT/CA2006/001963 CA2006001963W WO2007062526A1 WO 2007062526 A1 WO2007062526 A1 WO 2007062526A1 CA 2006001963 W CA2006001963 W CA 2006001963W WO 2007062526 A1 WO2007062526 A1 WO 2007062526A1
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  • the present invention relates to a process for synthesizing compounds which are used for impairing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for synthesizing a lysine based compound which is able to release an active HIV protease inhibitor upon cleavage of a physiologically cleavable unit. The invention also relates to intermediates useful for the synthesis of these compounds.
  • HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  • Inhibitors of the HIV viral protease have been developed relatively recently and their use began only in 1996. Currently, they are considered the most effective drugs against HIV infection. Unfortunately, most current proteases inhibitors are relatively large hydrophobic molecules that possess rather low bioavailability. A high pill burden is therefore required to attain the therapeutic dose in a patient. This is a deterrent, which too often results in patient non-compliance and inadequate treatment results. This situation leads to sub-optimal therapeutic drug concentration that in turns leads to the development of HIV resistant strains. Consequently, there is an urgent need to improve the solubility and bioavailability of proteases inhibitors.
  • Protease inhibitors have also been developed in the form of prodrugs such as those described, for example, in US patent no. 6,436,989 to Hale et al, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. These prodrugs possess favourable aqueous solubility, high oral bioavailability and allow the in vivo generation of the active ingredient. However, it is well known that HIV has the ability to develop resistance to the currently available drugs. A need remains for alternative HIV protease inhibitors active towards wild-type and resistant viral strains and which shows enhanced solubility and bioavailability.
  • a desirable route of synthesis should produce the compounds in a good yield, with the minimum number of step possible and in a manner that is of minimum impact to the environment in terms of disposing of waste-materials.
  • Intermediate compounds are also of help in facilitating the synthesis of end compounds. There thus remains a need for optimizing synthesis of lysine based compounds.
  • the present invention seeks to meet these and other needs.
  • Novel lysine based compounds originating from a class of derivatives that are potent aspartyl protease inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions are illustrated herein and have been described in U.S. publication No.US2006/0025592Al .
  • lysine based compounds have a cleavable unit which may readily be cleaved in vivo to release an active ingredient which has an affinity for HIV aspartyl protease (US patent no.
  • the compounds described herein may have, for example, a (e.g., physiologically, enzymatically) cleavable
  • protease inhibitor e.g., an active protease inhibitor
  • the present invention provides in one aspect thereof, efficient processes or methods for synthesizing the lysine based compounds described herein including their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
  • processes for synthesizing a lysine based compound using any one of the relevant compounds disclosed in US patent no. 6,632,816 to Stranix et al. as starting material are encompassed herewith.
  • processes for synthesizing compounds able to generate any one of the compound disclosed in US patent no. 6,632,816 to Stranix et al. upon cleavage of a ⁇ in vivo) cleavable unit are also encompassed herewith.
  • the present invention in accordance with one aspect thereof, provides a process for synthesizing a compound (e.g. a compound able to generate an HIV protease inhibitor) of formula I:
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof e.g., for example, when the compound of the present invention comprises an amino group, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be an ammonium salt,
  • n may be, for example, 3 or 4,
  • X and Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH or X and Y together define an alkylenedioxy group selected from the group consisting of a methylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 O- and an ethylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 CH 2 O-,
  • R 6 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, wherein R 3 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a group of formula R 3A -CO-, wherein R 3A may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g.
  • a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms e.g. cyclopropyl-, cyclohexyl- etc.
  • a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof e.g.
  • a picolyl group selected from the group consisting of
  • a picolyloxy group selected from the group consisting of
  • a substituted pyridyl group selected from the group consisting of
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , - NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 and -CH 2 OH,
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and tert-butoxycarbonyl,
  • R 2 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a diphenylmethyl group of formula IV
  • Ri may be a cleavable unit (e.g., a physiologically cleavable unit), whereby upon cleavage of the unit, the compound releases a protease inhibitor (an HIV protease inhibitor).
  • Ri may be an enzymatically or metabolically cleavable unit or hydrolysable bond which may be cleaved under enteric and/or gastrointestinal conditions (pH) or other physiological conditions.
  • Ri may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of (HO) 2 P(O) and (MO) 2 P(O), wherein M is an alkali metal (e.g. Na, K, Cs, etc) or alkaline earth metal (Ca, Mg, etc.). Ri may also be an intermediate group able to be transformed into a suitable group useful for the generation of a protease inhibitor or lysine based compound described herein. Further in accordance with the present invention, Ri may therefore be, for example; (Ci -C 4 AlkylO) 2 P(O), etc.
  • the present invention further provides in another aspect a process for synthesizing a compound of formula II,
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof e.g., for example, when the compound of the present invention comprises an amino group, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be an ammonium salt,
  • n may be 3 or 4,
  • X and Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, - NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH or X and Y together define an alkylenedioxy group selected from the group consisting of a methylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 O- and an ethyl enedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 CH 2 O-,
  • R 6 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, wherein R 3 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a group of formula R 3A -CO-, wherein R 3A may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g.
  • a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms e.g. cyclopropyl-, cyclohexyl- etc.
  • a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof e.g.
  • a picolyl group selected from the group consisting of
  • a picolyloxy group selected from the group consisting of
  • a substituted pyridyl group selected from the group consisting of
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , - NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 and -CH 2 OH,
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms,
  • R 2 may be selected from the group consisting of a diphenylmethyl group of formula IV
  • Ri may be a physiologically cleavable unit, whereby upon cleavage of the unit the compound may be able to release a protease inhibitor.
  • Ri may, more particularly, be selected, for example, from the group consisting of (HO) 2 P(O) and (MO) 2 P(O), wherein M is an alkali metal (e.g. Na, K, Cs, etc) or alkaline earth metal (Ca, Mg, etc.).
  • M is an alkali metal (e.g. Na, K, Cs, etc) or alkaline earth metal (Ca, Mg, etc.).
  • Ri may also be an intermediate group able to be transformed into a suitable group useful for the generation of a protease inhibitor or lysine based compound described herein. Further in accordance with the present invention, Ri may therefore be, for example; (Ci-C 4 AlkylO) 2 P(O), etc.
  • the present invention therefore provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein wherein n may be, more particularly, 4.
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where X and Y, the same or different, may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • X and Y may be for example, H, F or NH 2 .
  • R 4 and R 5 may be for example, H.
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 6 may be for example, «o-butyl.
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where R 3 may be, more specifically a group of formula R 3A -CO-, wherein R 3A may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g. methyl, ethyl-, propyl, iso-propyl, butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, tert-butyl-CH 2 -, etc.), an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 3A may be, for example, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or even more particularly methyl, ethyl or propyl.
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where X' and Y', the same or different, may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR4R 5 . More particularly, X' and Y' may be H.
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where R 2 is more particularly a diphenylmethyl group (substituted with X' and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where R 2 is more particularly a naphthyl-l-CH 2 - group or a naphthyl-2-CH 2 - group (substituted with X ' and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • the present invention also provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula I or formula II described herein where Ri may be, more particularly (HO) 2 P(O).
  • n 4, R, is (HO) 2 P(O), X is 4-NH 2 , Y is H, X' is H, Y' is H, R 6 is w ⁇ -butyl and R 3 is 4-morpholine-CO and R 2 is as described herein;
  • - a compound of formula I or II wherein n is 4, R, is (HO) 2 P(O), X is 4-NH 2 , Y is3-F, X' is H, Y' is H, R 6 is iso-butyl and R 3 is 4-morpholine-CO and R 2 is as described herein; - a compound of formula I or II wherein n is 4, R] is (HO) 2 P(O), X is 4-NH 2 , Y is H, X' is H, Y' is H, R 6 is wo-butyl and R 3 is CH 3 O-CO and R 2 is a naphthyl-2-CH 2 , and
  • the process may comprise a) reacting a compound of formula IA :
  • X, Y, X', Y', n, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein and may be the same for both the above mentioned formulas.
  • step a) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about O 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step a) may be carried out by dissolving compound IA in a polar aprotic solvent (e.g., tetrahydrofurane, acetonitril, DMF, etc.) and triethyl phosphate followed by the addition of a dialkyl chlorophosphate (e.g., diethyl chlorophosphate) and then metal hydride (e.g., alkali metal hydride, (e.g., sodium hydride)) (about 1.5 equivalent each). Step a) may also comprise extracting and purifying (isolating) the resulting intermediate (compound HA).
  • a polar aprotic solvent e.g., tetrahydrofurane, acetonitril, DMF, etc.
  • step b) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step b) may be carried out by dissolving the intermediate of step a) in a solvent (e.g., anhydrous dichloromethane or any equivalent thereof) and reacting with trimethylsilyl bromide (bromotrimethylsilane), iodotrimethylsilane, HBr or chemical equivalent thereof. Also in accordance with the present invention, step b) may also comprise a step of removing (e.g., by evaporation) the solvent therefore providing compound III A.
  • a solvent e.g., anhydrous dichloromethane or any equivalent thereof
  • step b) may also comprise a step of removing (e.g., by evaporation) the solvent therefore providing compound III A.
  • the present invention relates to a process for synthesizing a compound of formula III:
  • /// the process may comprise a) reacting a compound of formula I :
  • a reagent mixture e.g., metaphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid esters, phosphorous oxychloride, trimethylsilyl polyphosphate or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base in a solvent
  • a reagent mixture e.g., metaphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid esters, phosphorous oxychloride, trimethylsilyl polyphosphate or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base in a solvent
  • a reagent mixture e.g., metaphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid esters, phosphorous oxychloride, trimethylsilyl polyphosphate or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base in a solvent
  • X', Y', R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are as defined herein and may be the same for both of the above formulas.
  • step a) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0°C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0°C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step a) may be carried out by dissolving compound /' in the polar aprotic solvent and triethyl phosphate followed by the addition of a dialkylchlorophosphate (e.g., diethyl chlorophosphate) and then metal hydride (e.g., sodium hydride). Step a) may also comprise extracting and purifying (isolating) the resulting intermediate (compound II).
  • a dialkylchlorophosphate e.g., diethyl chlorophosphate
  • metal hydride e.g., sodium hydride
  • step b) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step b) may be carried out by dissolving the intermediate of step a) in anhydrous dichloromethane or an equivalent thereof (i.e., solvent) and reacting with trimethylsilyl bromide (bromotrimethylsilane). Also in accordance with the present invention, step b) may also comprise a step of removing the solvent therefore providing compound ///.
  • the present invention provides a process for synthesizing a compound of formula Ha where R, is (OH) 2 P(O);
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof e.g., for example, when the compound of the present invention comprises an amino group, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be an ammonium salt,
  • X and Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, - NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH or X and Y together define an alkylenedioxy group selected from the group consisting of a methylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 O- and an ethylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 CH 2 O-,
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -NO 2 , -NRiR 5 , - NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 and -CH 2 OH,
  • n, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein.
  • the process for synthesizing the above compounds of formula Ha may comprise the steps of a) reacting a compound of formula
  • a reagent mixture e.g., metaphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid esters, phosphorous oxychloride, trimethylsilyl polyphosphate or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base in a solvent
  • a reagent mixture e.g., metaphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid esters, phosphorous oxychloride, trimethylsilyl polyphosphate or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base in a solvent
  • an alcohol functional group of the above compound into a phosphoester functional group
  • b) converting the phosphoester functional group of the resulting intermediate into a phosphonic acid functional group by reacting the resulting intermediate with an acid (e.g., hydrochloric acid).
  • an acid e.g., hydrochloric acid
  • step a) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step a) may be carried out by dissolving the above described compound in a polar aprotic soelvent (e.g., tetrahydrofurane, DMF, acetronitril, etc.) and triethyl phosphate followed by the addition of a dialkylchlorophosphate (e.g., diethyl chlorophosphate) and then metal hydride (e.g., sodium hydride). Step a) may also comprise extracting and purifying (isolating) the resulting intermediate.
  • a polar aprotic soelvent e.g., tetrahydrofurane, DMF, acetronitril, etc.
  • a dialkylchlorophosphate e.g., diethy
  • step b) may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). Further in accordance with the present invention, step b) may be carried out by dissolving the intermediate of step a) in anhydrous dichloromethane (i.e., solvent) and reacting with trimethylsilyl bromide (bromotrimethylsilane). Also in accordance with the present invention, step b) may also comprise a step of removing the solvent therefore providing the above described compound
  • the present invention provides in an additional aspect an improved process for synthesizing a compound of formula HIA ;
  • the process may comprise the step of acylating a compound of formula XlV
  • LG represents a leaving group which may be a halogen (e.g., F,C1, Br, I), an azide, a symetrical anhydride (e.g., -OCO-C(R 2 )(NR 3 )) wherein R 2 and R 3 are as described herein, a mixed anhydride, an active ester, a reactive hydroxylamine (e.g., N-hydroxysuccimimide) etc., such as those commonly known in the art (Principles of peptide synthesis, M. Bodansky, Springer- Verlag, 1984).
  • a halogen e.g., F,C1, Br, I
  • an azide e.g., an azide
  • a symetrical anhydride e.g., -OCO-C(R 2 )(NR 3 )
  • R 2 and R 3 are as described herein
  • a mixed anhydride e.g., an active ester, a reactive hydroxyl
  • the absolute configuration of the amino acid may be R or S.
  • the S form may yield some of the active compounds described herein.
  • the acylation step may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 4O 0 C (e.g., from about 0 0 C to about 3O 0 C). More particularly, the acylating step may be carried out by a) increasing the alkalinity of an aqueous solution comprising a compound of formula
  • XIV (e.g., with a base, e.g., sodium hydroxyde) up to about pH 7-10 and b) adding a solution comprising the reactive amino acid in a polar aprotic solvent (e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile,
  • a polar aprotic solvent e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile
  • Compound of formula HIA may be isolated by extraction of the aqueous phase with a suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM,
  • reaction time exceeding 24 hours or slightly less than 1 hour may be suitable to carry out the invention.
  • the proportion of compound XIV and reactive amino acid may vary from about 2: 1 to 1 :2 or more particularly a proportion of about 1 : 1.1.
  • the aqueous phase may be acidified before being extracted with the suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate). Acidification of the aqueous phase may be performed, for example by adjusting the pH to ⁇ 2 with a strong acid (e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.).
  • a strong acid e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.
  • the suitable solvent may be evaporated, thereby providing a substantially pure powder of the compound of formula IIIA.
  • X, Y, X', Y', n, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein and may be the same for the above mentioned formulas.
  • a protective group such as for example, a carbamate (e.g. Boc), an amide (e.g. Ac), a phosphonate (e.g. -P(O)(OEt) 2 , may transiently be attached during the synthesis process.
  • R 4 and/or R 5 may also be a protective group selected from the group consisting of for example, a carbamate (e.g. Boc (tert- butoxycarbonyl)), an amide (e.g. Acetyl), a phosphonate (e.g. -P(O)(OEt) 2 , which may transiently be present during the synthesis process and which may be converted into a NH 2 group upon hydrolysis.
  • X and Y may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and - NR 4 R 5 .
  • R 4 and R 5 may be for example, H or a protective group.
  • X and Y may be for example, H, F or NH 2 .
  • R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms. More particularly, R 6 may be for example, iso- butyl.
  • R 3 may be, more specifically a group of formula R 3A -CO-, where R 3A may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g. methyl, ethyl-, propyl, iso-propyl, butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, tert-butyl-CH 2 -, etc.), an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 3A may be, for example, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or even more particularly methyl, ethyl or propyl.
  • R 2 may be more particularly a diphenylmethyl group (substituted with X' and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • R 2 may more particularly be a naphthyl-l-CH 2 - group or a naphthyl-2-CH2- (substituted with X' and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 . More particularly, X' and Y' may be H.
  • the present invention relates in a further aspect thereof to an improved process for synthesizing a compound of formula ///
  • LG represents a leaving group which may be a halogen, e.g., F, Cl, Br, I, an azide, a symetrical anhydride (e.g., -OCO-C(R 2 )(NR 3 )) wherein R 2 and R 3 are as described herein, a mixed anhydride, an active ester, a reactive hydroxylamine (e.g., N-hydroxysuccimimide) such as those commonly known in the art (Principles of peptide synthesis, M. Bodansky, Springer- Verlag, 1984 the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference).
  • a symetrical anhydride e.g., -OCO-C(R 2 )(NR 3 )
  • R 2 and R 3 are as described herein
  • a mixed anhydride e.g., an active ester, a reactive hydroxylamine (e.g., N-hydroxysuccimimide) such as those commonly known in the art
  • the absolute configuration of the amino acid may be R or S.
  • the S form may yield some of the active compounds described herein.
  • the acylation step may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about O 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., from about 0 0 C to about 30°C). More particularly, the acylating step may be carried out by a) increasing the alkalinity of an aqueous solution comprising a compound of formula XIX (with a base, e.g., sodium hydroxyde) up to pH 7 to pH 10 and b) adding a solution comprising the reactive amino acid in a dipolar aprotic solvent (e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, etc.) and allowing reaction between the compound of formula XIX and the reactive amino acid by agitation of the mixture for a period of 1 to 24 hours at a temperature of from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, etc.
  • Compound of formula /// may be isolated by extraction of the aqueous phase with a suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof).
  • a suitable solvent e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof.
  • the proportion of compound XIX and reactive amino acid may vary from about 2:1 to 1 :2 or more particularly about 1 : 1.1.
  • the aqueous phase may be acidified before being extracted with the suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate). Acidification of the aqueous phase may be performed, for example by adjusting the pH to ⁇ 2 with a strong acid (e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.).
  • a strong acid e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.
  • the suitable solvent may be evaporated, thereby providing a substantially pure powder of the compound of formula ///.
  • An exemplary reactive amino acid may include, for example, a compound of formula
  • X', Y', R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are as defined herein and may be the same for the above mentioned formulas.
  • R 3 may be, more specifically a group of formula R 3 A-CO-, where R 3 A may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g. methyl, ethyl-, propyl, iso- propyl, butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, tert-butyl-CH 2 -, etc.), an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 3A may be, for example, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or even more particularly methyl, ethyl or propyl.
  • R 2 may be more particularly a diphenylmethyl group (substituted with X " and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • R 2 may more particularly be a naphthyl-l-CH 2 - group or a naphthyl-2-CH 2 - (substituted with X' and/or Y' or unsubstituted).
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 . More particularly, X' and Y' may be H.
  • the present invention relates to an improved process for synthesizing a compound of formula Ha as described herein, wherein Ri is (HO) 2 P(O) and wherein R 3 is CH 3 OCO, the process may comprise the step of acylating a compound of formula XIV
  • X, Y, X", Y", n, R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein and may be the same for the above mentioned formulas.
  • a reactive group e.g., -NH 2 etc.
  • a protective group such as for example a carbamate (e.g. Boc), an amide (e.g. Ac), a phosphonate (e.g. -P(O)(OEt) 2 ), may transiently be attached during the synthesis process.
  • R 4 and/or R 5 may also be a protective group selected from the group consisting of for example, a carbamate (e.g. Boc (tert- butoxycarbonyl)), an amide (e.g. Acetyl), a phosphonate (e.g. -P(O)(OEt) 2 , which may transiently be present during the synthesis process and which may converted into a NH 2 group upon hydrolysis.
  • a carbamate e.g. Boc (tert- butoxycarbonyl)
  • an amide e.g. Acetyl
  • a phosphonate e.g. -P(O)(OEt) 2
  • the acylation step may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., from about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). More particularly, the acylating step may be carried out by a) increasing the alkalinity of an aqueous solution comprising a compound of formula XTF (with a base, e.g., sodium hydroxyde) up to about pH 7 to about pH 10 and b) adding a solution comprising the reactive amino acid in a dipolar aprotic solvent (e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, or an equivalent thereof) and allowing reaction between the compound of formula XIV and the reactive amino acid by agitation for a period of 1 to 24 hours or more at a temperature of from about 0 0 C to about 4O 0 C.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, or an equivalent thereof
  • Compound of formula Ha may be isolated by extraction of the aqueous phase with a suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof).
  • a suitable solvent e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof.
  • the proportion of compound XIX and reactive amino acid may vary from about 2: 1 to 1 :2 or more particularly a proportion of about 1 : 1.1.
  • the aqueous phase may be acidified before being extracted with the suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate). Acidification of the aqueous phase may be performed, for example by adjusting the pH to ⁇ 2 with a strong acid (e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.).
  • the suitable solvent may be evaporated, thereby providing a substantially pure powder of the compound of formula Ha.
  • X and Y may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and - NR 4 R 5 .
  • Ri and R 5 may be for example, H, tert-butoxycarbonyl, etc.
  • X and Y may be for example, H, F or NH 2 .
  • R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms. More particularly, R 6 may be for example, iso- butyl.
  • X' and Y' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 . More particularly, X' and Y' may be H.
  • a PL-461 compound of formula IHB is a PL-461 compound of formula IHB
  • the acylation step may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about O 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., from about 0 0 C to about 30 0 C). More particularly, the acylating step may be carried out by a) increasing the alkalinity of an aqueous solution comprising a compound of formula XIX (e.g., with a base, e.g., sodium hydroxyde) up to about pH 7 to about pH 10 and b) adding a solution comprising the reactive amino acid in a dipolar aprotic solvent (e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, or any equivalent thereof) and allowing reaction between the compound of formula XIX and the reactive amino acid by agitation for a period of about 1 to about 24 hours or more at a temperature of about about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile, or
  • the PL-461 compound may be isolated by extraction of the aqueous phase with a suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof).
  • a suitable solvent e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, isobutyl methyl ketone, TBDMK, halogenated solvents or any chemical equivalent thereof.
  • the proportion of compound XIX and reactive amino acid may vary from about 2:1 to 1 :2 or more particularly in a proportion of about 1 : 1.1.
  • the aqueous phase may be acidified before being extracted with the suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate). Acidification of the aqueous phase may be performed, for example by adjusting the pH to ⁇ 2 with a strong acid (e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.).
  • a strong acid e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.
  • the suitable solvent may be evaporated, thereby providing a substantially pure powder of the PL-461 compound.
  • alkali metal salts may be prepared by treating the PL-461 compound with a corresponding alkali metal base.
  • divalent metals such as Ca, Mg, Zn, etc. (e.g., as acetate salts) may be used to make the corresponding PL462-salts.
  • the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compound of formula IHB (PL-461 )
  • the process may comprise the steps of a) phosphorylating a compound of formula XVII
  • metaphosphoric acid polyphosphoric acid
  • polyphosphoric acid esters trimethylsilyl polyphosphate
  • phosphorous oxychloride or equivalent thereof in the presence of an organic base (e.g., a tertiary amine (e.g.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., MiBK, acetone, etc.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., MiBK, acetone, etc.
  • the dipolar aprotic solvent may be, for example, methyl iso-butyl ketone or acetone.
  • the suitable reactive amino acid may be, for example, a compound of formula :
  • a PL-515 compound of formula In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a PL-515 compound of formula
  • the acylation step may be carried out at a temperature ranging from about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C (e.g., from about 0 0 C to about 30°C). More particularly, the acylating step may be carried out by a) increasing the alkalinity of an aqueous solution comprising a compound of formula XIX' (e.g., with a base, e.g., sodium hydroxyde) up to about pH 7 to about pH 10 and b) adding a solution comprising the reactive amino acid in a dipolar aprotic solvent (e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile or any equivalent thereof) and allowing reaction between the compound of formula XlX' and the reactive amino acid by agitation for a period of about 1 to about 24 hours at a temperature of about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C.
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent e.g., acetone, THF, acetonitrile or any equivalent thereof
  • the compound PL-515 may be isolated by extraction of the aqueous phase with a suitable solvent (e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, TBDMK, isobutyl methyl ketone, halogenated solvents or any equivalent thereof).
  • a suitable solvent e.g., ethyl acetate, chloroform, DCM, MEEK, TBDMK, isobutyl methyl ketone, halogenated solvents or any equivalent thereof.
  • the proportion of compound XIX' and reactive amino acid may vary from about 2:1 to 1 :2 or more particularly in a proportion of about 1 :1.1.
  • the aqueous phase may be acidified before being extracted with the suitable solvent. Acidification of the aqueous phase may be performed, for example by adjusting the pH to ⁇ 2 with a strong acid (e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.).
  • a strong acid e.g., HCl, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, TFA solutions, etc.
  • the suitable solvent may be evaporated, thereby providing a substantially pure powder of the compound PL-515.
  • An alkali metal salt of PL-515 may be prepared as indicated for PL-462.
  • PL-515 may be generated by selective fluorination (e.g., using an electrophilic fluorinating compound) of the PL-461 compound.
  • the present invention in further aspects, provides novel intermediates, their synthesis and their use in the preparation of the lysine based compounds, derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts described herein.
  • the present invention relates to intermediates of formula XV' useful to generate several compounds described herein including their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof;
  • n may be 3 or 4;
  • X and Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to
  • -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH or X and Y together define an alkylenedioxy group selected from the group consisting of a methylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 O- and an ethylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 CH 2 O-,
  • R 6 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof,
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and a protective group selected from the group consisting of a carbamate (e.g. Boc), an amide (e.g. Ac), a phosphonate (e.g. - P(O)(OEt) 2 ,
  • R 4 ' and R 5 ' may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a protective group selected from the group consisting of a carbamate (e.g. Boc), an amide (e.g. Ac), a phosphonate (e.g. - P(O)(OEt) 2 ,
  • the present invention therefore provides a compound of formula XV' wherein n may be, more particularly, 4.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XV' where X and Y, the same or different, may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • At least one of R 4 or R 5 is a protective group.
  • X and Y may be for example, H, F or NH 2 .
  • R 4 and R 5 may be for example, H or a protective group.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XV' where R 4 ' and Rj " , the same or different, may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H and a protective group.
  • the present invention further provides a compound of formula XV' where R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 6 may be for example, wo-butyl.
  • compounds of the present invention include, without limitation, the following;
  • the present invention relates to intermediates of formula XIV useful to generate several compounds described herein including their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof;
  • n may be 3 or 4
  • X and Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , -OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH or X and Y together define an alkylenedioxy group selected from the group consisting of a methylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 O- and an ethylenedioxy group of formula -OCH 2 CH 2 O-,
  • R 6 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, and;
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a protective group selected from the group consisting of a carbamate (e.g. Boc), an amide (e.g. Ac), a phosphonate (e.g. - P(O)(OEt) 2 ,
  • n may be, more particularly, 4.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XIV where X and Y, the same or different, may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • X and Y may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • at least one Of R 4 or R 5 is a protective group.
  • X and Y may be for example, H, F or NH 2 .
  • R 4 and R 5 may be for example, H or a protective group.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XIV where R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 6 may be for example, wo-butyl.
  • the present invention relates to intermediates of formula XV useful to generate several compounds described herein including their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof;
  • n may be 3 or 4
  • Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , - OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH;
  • R 6 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, and;
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and tert-butoxycarbonyl.
  • the present invention therefore provides a compound of formula XV wherein n may be, more particularly, 4.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XV where Y may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • Y may be for example, H, F, Cl, or Br. More particularly, Y may be at position 3. For example Y may be 3-F.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XV where R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • Rn may be for example, wo-butyl.
  • the present invention relates to intermediates of formula XVI useful to generate several compounds described herein including their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof;
  • Y may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, -CF 3 , -OCF 3 , -CN, -NO 2 , -NR 4 R 5 , -NHCOR 4 , - OR 4 , -SR 4 , -COOR 4 , -COR 4 , and -CH 2 OH
  • R O may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, and;
  • R 4 and R 5 may be selected, for example, from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and tert-butoxycarbonyl.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XVI where Y may be, more specifically selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, H, F, Cl, Br, I and -NR 4 R 5 .
  • Y may be for example, H, F, Cl, or Br.
  • the present invention also provides a compound of formula XVI where R 6 may be, more particularly, selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • R 6 may be for example, /s ⁇ -butyl.
  • the present invention relates to the use of at least one intermediate of formula XIV, XV, XV', XVI, XIX and/or XIX' in the manufacture of a drug (or pharmaceutical composition) comprising at least one compound described herein as well as derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • HIV protease and “HIV aspartyl protease” are used interchangeably and include the aspartyl protease encoded by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 or 2.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier refers to a non-toxic carrier or adjuvant that may be administered to a patient, together with one or more compounds of the present invention, and which does not destroy the pharmacological activity thereof.
  • a “pharmaceutically acceptable derivative” means any pharmaceutically acceptable salt (e.g.. ammonium salt, etc.), ester, or salt of such ester, of a compound of this invention or any other compound which, upon administration to a recipient, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) a compound of this invention or an antivirally active metabolite or residue thereof.
  • a "straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms” includes for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl and hexyl.
  • branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms includes for example, without limitation, /so-butyl, tert-butyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, etc.
  • a "cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon” includes for example, without limitation, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclocyclohexyl (i.e., C 6 H 1 1 ).
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salt refers to either a basic addition salt or an acid addition salt.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts is intended to apply to any non-toxic organic or inorganic acid addition salt of a base compound or any of its intermediates.
  • inorganic acids which form suitable salts include hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulphuric, and phosphoric acid and acid metal salts such as sodium monohydrogen orthophosphate, and potassium hydrogen sulfate.
  • organic acids which form suitable salts include the mono-, di-, and tricarboxylic acids.
  • Such acids are, for example, acetic, glycolic, lactic, pyruvic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, fumaric, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, benzoic, hydroxy-benzoic, phenylacetic, cinnamic, salicyclic, 2-phenoxy-benzoic, p-toluenesulfonic acid, and sulfonic acids such as methanesulfonic acid and 2-hydroxyethane sulfonic acid.
  • Such salts can exist in either a hydrated or substantially anhydrous form.
  • compositions are intended to apply to any non-toxic organic or inorganic basic addition salts of a compound or any of its intermediates.
  • Illustrative bases which form suitable salts include alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal hydroxides such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, or barium hydroxides; ammonia, and aliphatic, alicyclic, or aromatic organic amines such as methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, and picoline. Either the mono- or di-basic salts may be formed with those compounds.
  • Salts derived from appropriate bases include alkali metal (e.g., sodium), alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium), ammonium and N - (Cj -4 alkyl) 4 + salts.
  • the compounds of this invention contain one or more asymmetric carbon atoms and thus may occur as racemates and racemic mixtures, single enantiomer, diastereomeric mixtures and individual diastereoisomers. All such isomeric forms of these compounds are expressly included in the present invention.
  • Each stereogenic carbon may be of the R or S configuration.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention include those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic and organic acids and bases.
  • acid salts include: acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, citrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylhydrogensulfate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, glycollate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthylsulfonate, nicotinate, n
  • This invention also envisions the quaternization of any basic nitrogen containing groups of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • the basic nitrogen may be quaternized with any agents known to those of ordinary skill in the art including, for example, lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates including dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl and diamyl sulfates; long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides, and aralkyl halides including benzyl and phenethyl bromides. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products may be obtained by such quaternization.
  • any specified range or group is to be understood as a shorthand way of referring to each and every member of a range or group individually as well as each and every possible subranges or sub-groups encompassed therein; and similarly with respect to any sub-ranges or sub-groups therein.
  • a time of between 1 to 24 hours or more is to be understood as specifically incorporating herein each and every individual time, as well as sub-range, between and including 1 and 24 hours, such as for example 1.5 hours, 12 hours, 22.25 hours, etc.,
  • a temperature range of about 0 0 C to about 40 0 C also includes, for example, ranges of between about 0 0 C and about 35°C, between about O 0 C and about 30 0 C, between about 0°C and about 22°C, between about 10 0 C and about 25 0 C etc.
  • the compound formulae each include each and every individual compound described thereby as well as each and every possible class or subgroup or sub-class of compounds whether such class or sub-class is defined as positively including particular compounds, as excluding particular compounds or a combination thereof; for example an exclusionary definition for the formula (e.g. I) may read as follows: "provided that when one of A or B is -COOH and the other is H, -COOH may not occupy the 4' position".
  • Fig. 1 is a microscopic image of the PL-462 compound in aqueous solution (magnification of 200X) and;
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram representing the titration curve of PL-462 with NaOH.
  • the compounds of the present invention may be prepared using conventional techniques from readily available starting materials. The detailed descriptions of these approaches are presented below. However, improved processes are described more particularly in schemes 2B, 2C and 2D below.
  • Scheme 1 illustrates a generic example for the preparation of the phosphate monoester /// derived from a primary alcohol (see I), a compound of HIV protease inhibitors (see example 1 (step G and H) in the experimental portion of this document for a specific example of this synthesis).
  • R 2 and R 3 are as defined herein.
  • phosphate monoester /// may use a HIV aspartyl protease inhibitor (/', see US patent no. 6,632,816 (identified as T)) as the starting material.
  • the diethyl phosphotriester // was obtained in good yield upon treatment with diethyl chlorophosphate and sodium hydride in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and triethylphosphate. Then, addition of trimethysilyl bromide in dichloromethane (DCM) gave compound ///in good to excellent yields.
  • DCM dichloromethane
  • IA represents another generic example for the preparation of the phosphate monoester IHA derived from a primary alcohol (see IA), a compound of HIV protease inhibitors.
  • n, X, Y, R 2 , R 3 and R 6 are as defined herein.
  • Scheme 2A illustrates a generic example for the preparation of the phosphate monoester ///, a compound of HIV protease inhibitors, with a different approach starting from (35)-3- isobutylamino-azepan-2-one (IV).
  • R 2 and R 3 are as defined herein.
  • the phosphate monoester derivative /// was obtained from (3S)-3- isobutylamino-azepan-2-one (IV) in a seven-step reaction sequence.
  • (2S)-3- isobutylamino-azepan-2-one (IV) was sulfonated with 4-acetamidobenzenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine in dichloromethane to give compound V in excellent yields.
  • the derivative VI was obtained quantitatively upon treatment of V with di-fert-butyl pyrocarbonate and DMAP in acetonitrile.
  • Phosphorylation of VII was carried out with phosphorous oxychloride in the presence of a base, typically an organic base such as pyridine, in a dipolar aprotic solvent such as methyl iso-butyl ketone or acetone.
  • a base typically an organic base such as pyridine
  • a dipolar aprotic solvent such as methyl iso-butyl ketone or acetone.
  • the compound XVIII was recovered in a yield ranging from 70 to 80 %.
  • the pH controlled aqueous solution above may, for example, be treated with 2- methoxycarbonylamino-3,3-diphenyl-propionic acid 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-l-yl ester.
  • Compound PL-461 free acid may be precipitated from reaction mixture by acidification with diluted aqueous hydrochloric acid.
  • PL-461 (Na) 2 may be obtained by recrystallization of crude PL-461 free acid in 1% aqueous sodium chloride solution at pH 9- 10 (81% yield).
  • Scheme 2C presents the synthesis of a specific compound; (l- ⁇ 5-[4-Amino-benzenesulfonyl)- isobutyl-amino]-6-phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (IIIB: PL-461) based on the general synthesis presented in Scheme 2B.
  • Scheme 2D presents the use of an intermediate compound of formula XV in the synthesis of lysine based compounds described herein.
  • synthesis schemes 2B, 2C and 2D are preferred over synthesis scheme 1 , since exhaustive phosphorylation of the intermediate (compound 7) with diethylchlorophosphate is not atom economical. Furthermore, the concomitant hydrolytic removal of the four ester groups and N-dephosphorylation of the resulting intermediate, necessitate an excess of corrosive and hazardous bromotrimethylsilane (up to 4L per kg of product treated) in large volume of dichloromethane. As a consequence, isolation and purification of this intermediate is technically complex.
  • Scheme 3 presents the transformation of a diphenylmethyl derivative; (15,5S)-(I - ⁇ 5-[(4- amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6-hydroxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)- carbamic acid methyl ester (PL -100) into its fluorinated phosphate monoester sodium salt analog XI.
  • This reaction sequence may be used to produce any other similar compounds (compounds) made of unsubstituted (or substituted) diphenylmethyl, 1 -naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, biphenyl and 9-anthryl groups described in this invention.
  • Scheme 4 illustrates a generic example for the transformation of a phosphotriester // into its fluorinated analog XIII in a two-step reaction sequence.
  • This generic example represents a second approach for the synthesis of fluorinated compounds of this invention.
  • the fluorine atom is added to the phosphotriester // instead of the primary alcohol derivative of general formula / or, more specifically, PL-100 as shown on scheme 3.
  • This alternate reaction sequence may be used to produce any other similar compounds made of unsubstituted (or substituted) diphenylmethyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, biphenyl and 9-anthryl groups described in this invention.
  • R 2 and R 3 are as defined herein.
  • the compounds of this invention may be modified by appending appropriate functionalities to enhance selective biological properties.
  • 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.
  • the novel compounds may release the active ingredients that are excellent ligands for aspartyl proteases, for example, HIV-I protease. Accordingly, these compounds are, by releasing the active ingredient, capable of targeting and inhibiting late stage events in the replication, i.e. the processing of the viral polyproteins by HIV encoded protease.
  • Compounds according to this invention advantageously inhibit the ability of the HIV-I virus to infect immortalized human T cells over a period of days, as determined by an assay measuring the amount of extracellular p24 antigen; a specific marker of viral replication (see, Meek et al ., Nature, 343, pp. 90-92 (1990)).
  • the compounds according to this invention may also be used as inhibitory or interruptive agents for other viruses which use aspartyl proteases, similar to HIV or HTLV aspartyl proteases, in their life cycle.
  • Such compounds inhibit the proteolytic processing of viral polyprotein precursors by inhibiting aspartyl protease.
  • aspartyl protease is essential for the production of mature virions, inhibition of that processing effectively blocks the spread of virus by inhibiting the production and reproduction of infectious virions, particularly from acutely and chronically infected cells.
  • the compounds of this invention advantageously inhibit aspartyl proteases, thus blocking the ability of aspartyl proteases to catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds.
  • the compounds of this invention may be employed in a conventional manner for the treatment or prevention of HIV, HTLV, and other viral infections, which involve aspartyl proteases for their life (replication) cycle. Such methods of treatment, their dosage levels and requirements may be selected by those of ordinary skill in the art from available methods and techniques.
  • a compound of this invention may be combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant for administration to a virally infected patient in a pharmaceutically acceptable manner and in an amount effective to lessen the severity of the viral infection.
  • the compounds of this invention may be used in vaccines and methods for protecting individuals against viral infection over an extended period of time.
  • the compounds may be employed in such vaccines either alone or together with other compounds of this invention in a manner consistent with the conventional utilization of protease inhibitors or protease inhibitors derivatives in vaccines.
  • a compound of this invention may be combined with pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants, or delivery systems conventionally employed in vaccines and administered in prophylactically effective amounts to protect individuals over an extended period of time against viral infections, such as HIV infection.
  • the novel compounds of the present invention (upon cleavage of a physiologically cleavable unit) may be administered as agents for treating or preventing viral infections, including HIV infection, in a mammal.
  • the compounds of this invention may be administered to a healthy or HIV-infected patient (before or after the onset of AIDS symptoms) either as a single agent or in combination with other antiviral agents which interfere with the replication cycle of HIV.
  • the co- administered antiviral agent may be one which targets early events in the viral life cycle, such as attachment to the cell receptor and cell entry, reverse transcription and viral DNA integration into cellular DNA.
  • Antiviral agents targeting such early life cycle events include among others polysulfated polysaccharides, sT4 (soluble CD4) and other compounds which block binding of virus to CD4 receptors on CD4 bearing T-lymphocytes and other CD4(+) cells, or inhibit fusion of the viral envelope with the cytoplasmic membrane, and didanosine (ddl), zalcitabine (ddC), stavudine (d4T), zidovudine (AZT) and lamivudine (3TC) which inhibit reverse transcription.
  • ddl didanosine
  • ddC zalcitabine
  • d4T stavudine
  • ZT zidovudine
  • lamivudine 3TC
  • another protease inhibitor may be used with compounds of the present invention.
  • anti-retroviral and antiviral drugs may also be coadministered with the compounds of this invention to provide therapeutic treatment for substantially reducing or eliminating viral infectivity and the symptoms associated therewith.
  • antiviral agents include ganciclovir, dideoxycytidine, trisodium phosphonoformate, eflornithine, ribavirin, acyclovir, alpha interferon and trimenotrexate.
  • other types of drugs may be used to potentiate the effect of the compounds of this invention, such as viral uncoating inhibitors, inhibitors of Tat or Rev trans-activating proteins, antisense molecules or inhibitors of the viral integrase. These compounds may also be co-administered with other inhibitors of HIV aspartyl protease.
  • Combination therapies according to this invention exert a synergistic effect in inhibiting HIV replication because each component agent of the combination acts on a different site of HIV replication.
  • the use of such combinations also advantageously reduces the dosage of a given conventional anti-retroviral agent that would be required for a desired therapeutic or prophylactic effect as compared to when that agent is administered as a monotherapy.
  • These combinations may reduce or eliminate the side effects of conventional single anti-retroviral agent therapies while not interfering with the anti-retroviral activity of those agents.
  • These combinations reduce the potential of resistance to single agent therapies, while minimizing any associated toxicity.
  • These combinations may also increase the efficacy of the conventional agent without increasing the associated toxicity.
  • Combination therapies encompassed by the present invention include, for example, the administration of a compound of this invention with AZT, 3TC, ddl, ddC, d4T or other reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be co-administered with other HIV protease inhibitors such as Ro 31-8959 (Saquinavir; Roche), L-735,524 (Indinavir; Merck), AG-1343 (Nelfinavir; Agouron), A-84538 (Ritonavir; Abbott), ABT-378/r (Lopinavir; Abbott), and VX-478 (Amprenavir; Glaxo) to increase the effect of therapy or prophylaxis against various viral mutants or members of other HIV quasi species.
  • HIV protease inhibitors such as Ro 31-8959 (Saquinavir; Roche), L-735,524 (Indinavir; Merck), AG-1343 (Nelfinavir; Agouron), A-84538 (Ritonavir; Abbott), ABT-378/r (Lopinavir; Abbott), and VX-478 (Amprenavir; Glaxo) to increase the effect of therapy or prophylaxis against various viral mutant
  • Administration of compounds of the present invention may be performed, for example, as single agents or in combination with retroviral reverse transcriptase inhibitors, or other HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors. Co-administration of the compounds of this invention with retroviral reverse transcriptase inhibitors or HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors may exert a substantial synergistic effect, thereby preventing, substantially reducing, or completely eliminating viral infectivity and its associated symptoms.
  • the compounds of the present invention may be administered in such a manner or form which may allow cleavage of the R] unit to release a protease inhibitor.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be administered, for example, in combination with immunomodulators (e.g., bropirimine, anti-human alpha interferon antibody, IL-2, GM-CSF, methionine enkephalin, interferon alpha, diethyldithiocarbamate sodium, tumor necrosis factor, naltrexone and rEPO) antibiotics (e.g., pentamidine isethionate) or vaccines to prevent or combat infection and disease associated with HIV infection, such as AIDS and ARC.
  • immunomodulators e.g., bropirimine, anti-human alpha interferon antibody, IL-2, GM-CSF, methionine enkephalin, interferon alpha, diethyldithiocarbamate sodium, tumor necrosis factor, naltrex
  • compositions according to this invention may be comprised of a combination of one or more compounds of this invention and another therapeutic or prophylactic agent.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be used as inhibitory agents for other viruses that depend on similar aspartyl proteases for obligatory events in their life cycle. These viruses include, but are not limited to, retroviruses causing AIDS-like diseases such as simian immunodeficiency viruses, HIV-2, HTLV-I and HTLV-II.
  • viruses include, but are not limited to, retroviruses causing AIDS-like diseases such as simian immunodeficiency viruses, HIV-2, HTLV-I and HTLV-II.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be used to inhibit other aspartyl proteases and, in particular, other human aspartyl proteases including renin and aspartyl proteases that process endothelin precursors.
  • HIV-I Human immunodeficiency virus type 1
  • type 2 Human immunodeficiency virus type 1
  • HTLV-I, -II Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I, type II
  • This section describes the synthesis of lysine based compounds able to release an HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors as described herein. 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. This section presents the detailed synthesis of compounds no. 1 to 10 of this invention.
  • analytical plates may be treated with a 0.3% ninhydrin solution in ethanol containing 3% acetic acid and/or a CAM solution made of 20 g (NH ⁇ MO T C ⁇ and 8.3 g Ce(SC ⁇ ) 2 polyhydrate in water (750 mL) containing concentrated sulfuric acid (90 mL).
  • Preparative HPLC were performed on a Gilson apparatus equipped with a C18 column, a 215 liquid handler module and 25 mL/min capacity head pumps.
  • the HPLC is operated with a Gilson UniPoint System Software.
  • Mass spectra were recorded on a Hewlett Packard LC/MSD 1100 system using APCI or electrospray sources either in negative mode or positive mode.
  • NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
  • spectra were recorded on a Bruker AMX-II-500 equipped with a reversed or QNP probe.
  • Samples were dissolved in deuterochloroform (CDCI 3 ), deuteroacetone (acetone-d 6 ), deuteromethanol (CD 3 OD) or deuterodimethylsulfoxide (DMSOd 6 ) for data acquisition using tetramethylsilane as internal standard.
  • Step B Preparation of ⁇ r ⁇ -isobutyl-iV ⁇ -(4-acetamidobenzenesulfonyl)-L- ⁇ -amino-,- caprolactam ( V)
  • Step C Preparation of (3S)-3- ⁇ [4-(acetyl-tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)- benzenesulfonyl]-isobutyl-amino ⁇ -2-oxo-azepane-l-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Boc activation) (VT)
  • Step D Preparation of (15)-4-amino-7V-(5-amino-l-hydroxymethyl-pentyl)- ⁇ V-isobutyl- benzenesulfonamide (IK/Z-deprotected) (reductive ring opening and deprotection)
  • Step F Preparation of (lS,55)-(l- ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6- hydroxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (PL-100)
  • Step G Preparation of (lS ⁇ -l l-fS- ⁇ -amino-benzenesulfony ⁇ -isobutyl-aminoJ- ⁇ -
  • the PL-100 compound (product of step F, 203 mg, 0.325 mmol) was dissolved in dry tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) and 0.2 raL triethylphosphate under N 2 atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at this temperature for 15 min, followed by the addition of diethyl chlorophosphate (0.061 mL, 0.423 mmol). Sodium hydride (60% in mineral oil) (17 mg, 0.423 mmol) was added at 0 0 C. The solution was stirred for 1 h at 0 0 C and 12 h at room temperature. 20 mL of Amberlite XAD-2 was added to the solution and the beads were thoroughly mixed with the solvent.
  • Step H Preparation of ( ⁇ -(l-IS- ⁇ -amino-benzenesulfonyO-isobutyl-aminol- ⁇ - phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (PL-461)
  • step G The product of step G prepared above (152 mg) was dissolved in anhydrous dichloromethane (3.0 mL). Trimethylsilyl bromide (0.5 mL) was added at 0 0 C. The mixture was stirred during Ih at this temperature and overnight at room temperature. The solvent was evaporated and 0.2 mL water was added to the residue. 3 mL EtOH was added mixed and evaporated.
  • Step a Synthesis of ⁇ 4-[(5-tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-l-phosphonooxymethyl-pentyl)- isobutyl-sulfamoyl]-phenyl ⁇ carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (VIII).
  • VJI 17 g, 31 mmol
  • pyridine 30 mL, 372 mmol; Aldrich Chemical Company
  • methyl iso-butyl ketone Aldrich Chemical Company
  • Step b Synthesis of the aqueous solution of the bis-hydrochloride salt of phosphoric acid mono- ⁇ 6-amino-2-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ⁇ ester (XIX).
  • the solvent is evaporated using a rotary evaporator and the gummy red residue is partionned between 100 mL of ethyl acetate and 5OmL of water.
  • the crude brown aqueous solution of the amine.2HCl (2X 32.5 mL) is recovered in 50 mL polypropylene tubes and used as is without further purification.
  • Step c Synthesis of (l- ⁇ 5-[(4-Amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6-phosphonooxy- hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2, 2-diphenyl-ethyl)carbamic acid methyl ester (IIIB: PL-461). 57 mL (or approximately 26 mmol) of the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid mono- ⁇ 6- amino-2-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ⁇ ester (XIX) was neutralized with 40 mL of IN sodium hydroxide.
  • a freshly prepared solution in 130 mL of acetone, of methoxycarbonylamino-3,3-diphenyl-propionic acid 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-l-yl ester (13.34g, 34 mmol) prepared according to Anderson et al J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1964, 1839.
  • the resulting clear solution was stirred for 12h.
  • the reaction mixture was concentrated and the remaining aqueous phase extracted twice with ethyl acetate.
  • the aqueous phase was then acidified with IN hydrochloric acid and the resulting suspension extracted with ethyl acetate.
  • the organic phase was washed with water then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated on a rotary evaporator.
  • the solid residue was again suspended in ethyl acetate and acidified with HCl (g).
  • the resulting beige precipitate was collected by filtration to give 12.5g (66%) of the title product. Purity was determined by LC MS and is greater than 97%.
  • methoxycarbonylamino-3,3-diphenyl-propionic acid 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-l- yl ester may be prepared as follow;
  • a 500 mL erlenmeyer flask is placed 26g (87 mmol) of MOCDIP 175 mL of anhydrous dioxane and 1Og (87 mmol) of N-hydroxysuccimide.
  • the solution is cooled in an ice bath while 18g (87 mmol) of DCC is added.
  • the mixture is allowed to stand in the refrigerator at ( ⁇ O) 0 C overnight.
  • the formed dicyclohexylurea is filtered and washed with dioxane.
  • the filtrate is concentrated using a rotary evaporator to yield a solid that is triturated in ether.
  • the white solid is recovered by filtration and dried.
  • the yield is 35 g.
  • Crystals of the PL-462 compound were obtained as follows. Ten grams (10.0Og) of PL-461 (14.2 mmol) was weighed out. Thirty milliliters (30 mL) of 1% NaCl was then placed in a beaker and the PL-461 powder added in Ig portions. After each portion the pH was adjusted with NaOH 40% to pH 6-8. In the last few portions heat was applied with a heat gun to help in the dissolution of the slightly turbid, honey coloured solution. The temperature did not exceed 6O 0 C. A Further 15 mL of distilled water was added bringing the total volume to 50 mL. Final concentration gave 200 mg/mL pH adjusted to 8.5-10 (pH paper). After cooling at room temperature for 3h a thick paste was obtained.
  • Step B Preparation of (25)-phosphoric acid 6-amino-2-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)- isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ester diethyl ester (IX)
  • Step C Preparation of (2S)-2-methoxycarbonylamino-3-naphthalen-2-yl -propionic acid (or L-Moc-2-naphthylalanine)
  • Step D Preparation of (1S,5S)-(1 - ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6- phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoyll ⁇ -naphthalen ⁇ -yl-ethy ⁇ -carbamic acid methyl ester (PL- 507)
  • step C 100 mg L-Moc-2-naphthylalanine (step C) was activated with 100 mg EDAC and 57 mg HOBt in 1.5 mL DMF for 30 minutes. Then, 100 mg of phosphoric acid 6-amino-2-[(4- amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ester diethyl ester (step B) was added and left to stir at room temperature for 1 h. 40 mL of IM K 2 CO 3 was added to the DMF solution and left for 10 min. 50 mL of EtOAc was then added and the mixture was then agitated vigorously.
  • Step B Preparation of (2S,2S) Phosphoric acid mono-(2-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)- isobutyl-amino]-6- ⁇ 2-[(morpholine-4-carbonyl)-amino]-3-naphthalen-l-yl-propionylamino ⁇ - hexyl) ester (PL-498)
  • Step B Preparation of ⁇ S ⁇ -phosphoric acid mono- ⁇ 6-(2-acetylamino-3,3-diphenyl- propionylamino)-2-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ⁇ ester (PL-504)
  • Step A Preparation of (l- ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-3-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6- hydroxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (X) (PL-337)
  • step F (0.624 g, 1 mmol) is dissolved in 5 mL MeCN at 24 0 C. SelectFluor 0.35 g (1 mmol) is added in one portion and stirred for Ih. 1 mL of water is added and the solution was injected directly into a preparative reverse-phase HPLC. The product was collected and lyophilized to give 250 mg (38%) yield of a white solid.
  • Step B Preparation of (liS,55)- ⁇ l-[5-[(4-amino-3-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl- amino]-6-(diethoxy-phosphoryloxy)-hexylcarbamoyl]-2,2-diphenyl-ethyl ⁇ -carbamic acid methyl ester
  • step A The product of step A was phosphorylated with chlorodiethylphosphate following the procedure described in example IA, step G. Yields 157 mg, 68%.
  • Step C Preparation of (lS,5 ⁇ S)-(l- ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-3-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl- amino]-6-phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester ( ⁇ 7) (PL-515)
  • Step A Preparation (15',55)-(l- ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-6- phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoylj ⁇ -diphenyl-ethyO-carbamic acid methyl ester (PL-461)
  • (25)-2-methoxycarbonylamino-3,3-diphenyl-propionic acid (example IA, step E) 0.9 g, 3 mmol) was activated in DMF (5 mL) with EDAC (1.7 g, 9 mmol) and HOBt (1.2 g, 9 mmol).
  • EDAC 1.7 g, 9 mmol
  • HOBt 1.2 g, 9 mmol
  • To the solution was added 1.17 g of (25)-phosphoric acid 6-amino-2-[(4-amino- benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl-amino]-hexyl ester diethyl ester (IX) (example 3, step B) and the mixture stirred for 3 h.
  • Step B Preparation (15,55 ⁇ - ⁇ l-[5-[(4-amino-3-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl- amino]-6-(diethoxy-phosphoryloxy)-hexylcarbamoyl]-2,2-diphenyl-ethyl ⁇ -carbamic acid methyl ester [XIT)
  • Step C Preparation (LS 1 ,5S')-(l- ⁇ 5-[(4-amino-3-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-isobutyl- amino]-6-phosphonooxy-hexylcarbamoyl ⁇ -2,2-diphenyl-ethyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (XIH, in this specific case is compound XI) (PL-515)
  • PL-100, PL-462 (based on PL-100), PL-337 and PL-515 (based on PL-337) compounds were administered per os (po) (50 mg/kg) to male Sprague-Dawley rats and their plasma concentration measured at different time intervals post-administration.
  • PLlOO is an active ingredient (protease inhibitor) of the following formula;
  • PL-337 is an active ingredient (protease inhibitor) of the following formula
  • the active ingredient has been shown to be efficient against an HIV-I aspartyl protease (US patent no. 6,632,816).
  • the active ingredients also present potent antiviral activity when tested on non-mutated HIV-I viral strain (NL4.3 as the wild type virus) as well as several mutant strains.
  • All test articles (PL-IOO, PL-462, PL-337 and PL-515) were prepared in different vehicle at the final concentration of 25 mg/mL.
  • the vehicle composition is as follows: (1) 20% ethanol; 50% propylene glycol; 0.05% w/v Tween 20 and water (Mix); (2) PBS buffer (PBS).
  • Test articles were administered to male Sprague-Dawley rats at a single oral dose of 50 mg/kg. Each article was tested in three rats. Blood samples (0.2-0.3 mL) were collected at the post-dose time of 10, 20, 40, 60,120, 180 and 360 minutes. The harvested blood was centrifuged to isolate plasma. The resulting plasma was separated and stored at -7O 0 C.
  • Plasma samples together with standards and quality control samples were treated to precipitate proteins, then analyzed by HPLC-MS, for the presence of PL-462, PL-100, PL- 515 and PL-337.
  • Table 1 Plasma samples together with standards and quality control samples were treated to precipitate proteins, then analyzed by HPLC-MS, for the presence of PL-462, PL-100, PL- 515 and PL-337.
  • PL-462 and PL-515 compounds may be delivered orally in aqueous solutions. None of the PL-462 and PL-515 compounds, delivered as aqueous solutions, are detected in the blood samples, which suggests rapid metabolism to PL-100 and PL-337 the parent drugs.
  • Aqueous dosing of PL-462 and PL-515 solutions showed equivalent to slightly superior delivery of PL-100 and PL-337 compared to non-aqueous formulations of PL-100 and PL- 337.
  • the LogP were measured in a standard fashion by dissolving 1 mg of compound in 0.8 mL of each octanol and phosphate buffer pH 7.4 (0.04 M KHPO 4 ). The concentration of the compounds in the phases was detected by LC-MS. This test demonstrates the solubility of the compounds at physiological pH. The LogP obtained show that the compounds are highly soluble as compare to the corresponding drugs.

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