WO2009010163A1

WO2009010163A1 - New antimicrobial compounds, their synthesis and their use for treatment of mammalian infections

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Publication number: WO2009010163A1
Application number: PCT/EP2008/005142
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ute Möllmann; Vadim Makarov; T. Cole Stewart
Original assignee: Leibniz-Institut Für Naturstoff-Forschung Und Infektionsbiologie E.V. Hans-Knöll-Institut
Priority date: 2007-07-16
Filing date: 2008-06-25
Publication date: 2009-01-22
Also published as: CN101809009A; ATE482939T1; AU2008278056B2; BRPI0813828A2; US20100286130A1; DE602008002843D1; CO6321160A2; CA2693088A1; NZ582620A; EP2020406A1; EA017806B1; CA2693088C; UA99300C2; EA201070145A1; US8440842B2; EP2176248B1; JP5502731B2; AP2010005131A0; TN2010000023A1; MX2010000672A

Abstract

The present invention relates to new antimicrobial compounds, their synthesis and their use for treatment of mammalian infections The present invention aims at the generation of new compounds with activity against mycobacteria as potential new tuberculosis drugs to overcome problems concerning resistance and drug intolerance. This aim has been solved by providing compounds of the formula 1 wherein R1 and R2 are, independently of each other, NO2, NR7R8, NHOR9, COOR9, CN, CONR10R11, CHO, F, Cl, Br, SO2NR12R13, lower alkoxy, OCF3, mono-, di or trifluoromethyl; R3 and R4 are, independently of each other, H, a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1 -3 chain members, F, Cl, Br, lower alkoxy; R5 is H, a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-7 chain members; R6 is a radical: wherein X is saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, or R5 and R6 together represent bivalent radicals wherein n is 1-4: R7- R13 are, independently of each other H or a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1 -5 chain members, phenyl, benzyl or R7 and R8 together, R10 and R11 together, R12 and R13 together represent a linear or branched aliphatic bivalent radical having 1 -7 chain members; R14 and R15 arc, independently of each other, H, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1 -5 chain members, F, Cl, Br, NO2, NH1, CF3.

Description

New antimicrobial compounds, their synthesis and their use for treatment of mammalian infections

Description

The present invention relates to novel benzothiazin derivatives and their use as antibacterial agents in infectious diseases of mammals (humans and animals) caused by bacteria, especially diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy caused by mycobacteria.

Thiazinone, their derivatives and their use as antibacterial agents, especially against mycobacteria (TB), laid open for public in AR 24 25 67 Al, AU 37 04 400 Al, CA 13 22 551 Cl or EP 0 245 901 Bl for instance. As known, there is a threatening worldwide increase in tuberculosis infections with mycobacteria which developed resistance against the available therapeutics (B.R.Bloom, J.L.Murray, Tuberculosis: commentary on a reemergent killer. Science 1992, 257, 1055-1064). Extremely dangerous is the development of multidrug resistant (MDR) mycobacteria. These are mycobacteria, resistant at least against two of the most active tuberculosis drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin, but also against streptomycin, pyranzinamid and ethambutol. The proportion of MDR-TB in some countries is already more than 20%. Even more threatening became the situation since the first cases of XDR-TB (extremly resistant TB) were diagnosed last year in South Africa. Now XDR-TB is already spread over all continents. Mycobacteria causing XDR-TB are resistant against the first line TB drugs Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamid, Ethambutol and additionally against the second line chinolones and aminoglycosides. (Nature Med. 2007,13, 295-298) Together with the increased number of TB diseases generally, worldwide it causes about 2.000.000 deaths annually.

For the treatment of such diseases, like (TB) or leprosy, there is an urgent need for new drugs with new mechanisms of actions, especially to overcome drug resistance and to overcome the known dramatic side effects of the available drugs. Obiect of the invention

The present invention aims at the generation of new compounds with activity against mycobacteria as potential new tuberculosis drugs to overcome problems concerning resistance and drug intolerance.

Solution of the technical problem

This aim has been solved by providing compounds of the formula I

(I) wherein R¹ and R² are, independently of each other, NO₂, NR⁷R⁸, NHOR⁹, COOR⁹, CN, CONR¹⁰R¹¹, CHO, F, Cl, Br, SO₂NR¹²R¹³, lower alkoxy, OCF₃, mono-, di or trifluoromethyl;

R³ and R⁴ are, independently of each other, H, a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-3 chain members, F, Cl, Br, lower alkoxy;

R⁵ is H, a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1 -7 chain members;

R⁶ is a radical:

wherein X is saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, or

R⁵ and R⁶ together represent bivalent radicals wherein n is 1-4:

R - R are, independently of each other H or a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, phenyl, benzyl or R⁷ and R⁸ together, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together, R¹² and R¹³ together represent a linear or branched aliphatic bivalent radical having 1-7 chain members;

R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ are, independently of each other, H, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, F, Cl, Br, NO₂, NH₂, CF₃.

In a preferred embodiment the invention concerns compounds of the formula (I) selected from the group consisting of

2-[4-(2-R¹⁴,5-R¹⁵-phenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4iϊ- - 1 ,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[4-(2-R¹⁴,6-R¹⁵-phenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4/7- -1,3 -benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[4-(3-R¹⁴,5-R¹⁵-phenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//- -1,3 -benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[benzyl(methyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-R²-4//-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-47^:/-l,3-benzothiazin-4- one,

2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-nitro-6-R²-4#- 1 ,3 -benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-nitro-6-chloro-4//-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-nitro-6-fluoro-4iM,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-R¹-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4/z^r-l,3-benzothiazin-4- one, wherein R¹, R⁵, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ have the above meanings.The present invention is even more particularly concerned with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-6,8-dinitro-4/2^r-l,3-beii2;othiazin-4- one,

2-[4-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluorome- thy\)-4H- 1 ,3-benzothiazin-4-one, 8-Nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2- {4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperazin- 1 - yl} AH- 1 ,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[Benzyl(ethyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-47^:/^:-l,3-benzothia- zin-4-one,

2-[Benzyl(methyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-l,3-benzothia- zin-4-one,

2-[4-(2-Fluorophenyl)piperazin- 1 -yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//- 1,3- benzothiazin-4-one,

2-(4-Benzylpiperazin- 1 -yl)-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-47^;/- 1 ,3-benzo- thiazin-4-one, 2-(Benzylamino)-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4/2^r- 1 ,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-{Methyl[(li?)-l-phenylethyl]amino}-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-

1 ,3-benzothiazin-4-one,

2-[Benzyl(methyl)amino]-6-chloro-8-nitro-4/M,3-benzothiazin-4-one.

We used 4 different methods for the synthesis of new and novel 1,3- benzothiazin-4-one derivatives. Methods A, B and C propose to use as starting material well known polysubstituted 2-chloro(bromo)- benzcarboxamides, many of them described in the literature or can be easily prepared by analogues methods (Isaew S. G. Farm. Zh. (Kiev), 2000, 52; Makosza M., Nizamov S. Org. Prep, and Proced. Int., 1997, 29, 707; Nerin C, Tornes A. R., Domento C, Cacho J. J. Agr. and Food Chem., 1996, 44, 4009; Thiel W., Mayer R., Jauer E.-A., Modrow H., Dost H. J. Prakt. Chem., 1986, 328, 497; Yokoyama M., Yoshida S., Imamoto T. Synthesis, 1982, 591; Romanowski J., Eckstein Z. Pol. J. Chem., 1984, 58, 263; Nisato D., Sacilotto R., Frigerio M., Boveri S., Palmisano G., Lesma G. Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 1985, 17, 75; Oikawa N., Nakagawa Y., Nishimura K., Ueno T., Fujita T., Pestic. ScI, 1994, 41, 139; Welch D.E., Baron R.R., J. Med. Chem., 1969, 12, 299; Fuller R. W., Molloy B.B., Day W.A., Roush B.W., March M.M., /. Med. Chem., 1973, 16, 101 and many others).

Method A

The starting 2-chlorobenzcarboxamides were treated by 1,0-1,2 equimolar quantity of the metal salts of dithiocarbamates in alcohols, aceton or in their mixture under 0-50⁰C for a period of about one quater of an hour to about 24 hours. Preferably, this reaction is conducted in alcohol at room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted by water and solid 2-dithiocarbamoylbenzcarboxamide was filtered off. For the next step it is possible to use crude product or to recrystallize it from a suitable organic solvent. 2-Dithiocarbamoylbenzcarboxamide was treated by light alkaly (e.g. Na₂HPO₄, NaHCO₃, Na₂CO₃, etc) in water, alcohols or in a mixture of water/alcohol at a temperature of 50-100⁰C for 2-36 hours. Preferably, this reaction is conducted in a mixture of water/alcohol at 50-75⁰C for about 24 hours. When the reaction is complete, the 2-substituted-4H-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one is obtained by conventional recovery procedures, e.g. trituration with ethylacetate or dilution with water, filtration and recrystallization from a suitable organic solvent.

Method B

This method proposes to use excess of metal dithiocarbamate as light alkaly in the benzothiazinone cyclization and not to isolate 2- dithiocarbamoylbenzcarboxamide. So, the starting 2- chlorobenzcarboxamides can be treated with a 1,2-2,5 equimolar quantity of the metal salts of dithiocarbamates in alcohols, aceton or in their mixture at 20-80⁰C for a period of about 3-36 hours. Preferably, this reaction is conducted in alcohol or in a mixture of water/alcohol at 50-75⁰C for about 24 hours. The aimed 2-substituted-4H-l,3- benzothiazin-4-one is obtained by recovery procedures from method A.

Method C

Method C

This method uses as starting material 2-chlorobenzencarboxamides. These compounds were treated with 1,1-2,0 fold excess of metal salts of alkylxantogenate, for example commercial available potassium ethylxantogenate, at a temperature of 20-100⁰C in different alcohols, acetone, acetonitrile or other suitable organic solvents for a period of about one half hour to about 24 hours. Preferably, this reaction is conducted in alcohol at room temperature for about 24 hours. The isolated 2-alkoxy-4/-^7"-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one was treated with the corresponding amine HNR⁵R⁶ in acetic acid, alcohols, ethylacetate, DMF, aceton or acetonitril for a period of up to 48 hours for full exchange of the alkoxy group to the corresponding amine. After the process is completed the reaction mixture can be evaporated and diluted by water or it can be diluted by water directly. The aimed 2- NR⁵R⁶-477- l,3-benzothiazin-4-one is recovered by customary isolation procedures, e.g. filtration and recrystallization from a suitable organic solvent. Method D

The classical method of l,3-benzothiazin-4-one synthesis by use of the reaction of thiocyanate salts with 2-chloroarylchloroanhydride and a subsequent treatment of the reaction mass with the corresponding amine is usable too. This method is well described in the scientific literature, for example: J. Imrich, P. Kristian, Coll. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1982,

47, 3268-3282; D. Koscik, P. Kristian, J. Gonda, E. Dandarova,

Coll. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1983, 48, 3315-3328; D. Koscik,

P. Kristian, O. Forgac, Coll. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1983, 48, 3427- 3432; T. H. Cronin, H. - J .E. Hess, Pat. US 3522247.

Surprisingly the compounds of the invention exhibit strong antibacterial activity, especially against mycobacteria with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) in the range of 0,000012 - 0,78 μg/ml for fast growing mycobacteria, of <0.39 - 3.12 μg/ml for M. tuberculosis, including multiresistant strains, determined by the classical method and of 2.0 - 50.0 ng/ml for M. tuberculosis H37Rv determined by the Alamar Blue method. Surprisingly the compounds of the invention demonstrate a high level of selectivity for mycobacteria only which reduces the potential for adverse side effects dramatically.

The compounds of the invention are non-mutagenic at 5 mg/ml in the SOS chromotest (M.Isidori, M. Lavorgna, A.Nardelli, L.Pascarella, A. Parella, Sd. Total Environ., 2005, 346, 87-98; M. Bombardier, N. Bermingham, R. Legault, A. Fouquet, Chemosphere, 2001, 42, 931-44; D.A. Widdick, D.I. Edwards, Mutat. Res., 1991, 259, 89-93).

Thus, the compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of tuberculosis infections and other mycobacterial infections, in humans and in animals.

Accordingly, the invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the formula I.

The invention relates furthermore to a compound of the formula I for use in a method for the treatment of bacterial infections in mammals. Preferred compounds of the formula I for use in such method are those specifically listed above.

The compounds of the invention are formulated for use by preparing a diluted solution or suspension in pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous, organic or aqueous-organic medium for topical or parenteral administration by intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, or for intranasal application; or are prepared in tablet, capsule or aqueous suspension form with conventional excipients for oral administration or as suppositorium.

The compounds can be used in dosages from 0.001 - 1000 mg/kg body weight.

The examples which follow in the subsequent experimental part serve to illustrate the invention but should not be construed as a limitation thereof.

The structures of the compounds of the invention were established by modes of synthesis and elementary analysis, and by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra.

Embodiments

Starting materials Chemicals and solvents were purchased from Alfa-Aesar (GB) or from Aldrich Co. (Sigma-Aldrich Company, St-Louis, US) and were used in the synthesis without additional purification. Melting points were determined according to the BP procedure and are uncorrected (Electrothermal 9001, GB). If analyses are indicated only by the symbols of the elements, analytical results are within ±0.3% of the theoretical values (Carlo-Erba 5500, Italy). NMR spectra were determined with a Varian Unity Plus 400 (USA). Shifts for ¹H NMR are reported in ppm downfield from TMS (δ). Mass spectra were obtained using a Finnigan SSQ-700 (USA) instrument with direct injection. Reactions and purity of compounds were controlled by TLC using Silicagel 60 F₂₅₄ aluminium sheets (Merck Co, Germany).

Example 1

2-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)piperazin- 1 -yl]-6,8-dinitro-4//- 1₅3-benzothiazin-4- one, (compound 1)

0.5 g of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzcarboxamide was dissolved in 25 ml ethanol. The reaction mixture was treated with of 0.39 g of 4-(4- chlorophenyl)-piperazine dithiocarbamate sodium salt dihydrate and stored for 6 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into 50 ml of cooled water and the resulting yellow precipitate was filtered off. Pure final product was obtained after recrystallization from ethanol. 2-Aminocarbonyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazine- 1 - carbodithioate is a light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 68 %. mp 178- 180°C. MS m/z 481 (M⁺).

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₈H₁₆ClN₅O₅S₂: C, 44.86; H₅ 3.35; N₅ 14.53; S₅ 13.31

Found: C₅ 44.71; H₅ 3.36; N₅ 14.62; S₅ 13.35

0.5 g of 2-aminocarbonyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)pipe- razine-1 -carbodithioate was dissolved in 25 ml ethanol. The reaction mixture was treated with of 0.2 g Of Na₂HPO₄ x 12H₂O and refluxed for 6 h. Reaction mixture was cooled in the refrigerator and the ligth yellow precipitate was filtered off and washed with 50 ml water and 30 ml methanol. Pure final product was obtained after recrystallization twice from ethanol. 2-(l,4-2-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-6₅8-dinitro- 4//-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one is a light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 38 %. mp 279-281⁰C (EtOH) MS m/z 447 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 9.08 and 8.95 (two IH₅ two S₅ 2CH)₅ 6.88 and 6.71 (two 2H₅ d, C₆H₄Cl)₅ 3,68 and 3.30 (two 4H₅ m, N(CH₂CH₂)₂N) ppm. Anal. Calcd. for C₁₈H₁₄ClN₅O₅S: C₅ 48.27; H₅ 3.15; N₅ 15.04; S, 7.16 Found: C₅ 48.34; H₅ 3.22; N₅ 14.97; S₅ 7.23 Example 2

2-[4-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluorome- thyl)-4i/-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one, (compound 2)

Following the procedure of Example 1 using of 2-chloro-3-nitro-5- trifluoromethylbenzcarboxamide as starting material. Light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 44%. mp 158-161°C (DMF/water) MS m/z 484 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.80 and 8.77 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 7.32 (IH, s, CH), 9.95 and 6.73 (two IH, d, two CH), 3,65 and 3.29 ( two 4H, m, N(CH₂CH₂₎₂N), 2.29 (3H, s, CH₃) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₂₀H₁₆ClF₃N₄O₃S: C, 49.54; H, 3.33; N, 11.55; S, 6.61

Found: C, 49.45; H, 3.40; N, 11.47; S, 6.83

Example 3 8-Nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2- {4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperazin- 1 - yl}-4//-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one, (compound 3)

Following the procedure of Example 1 using of 2-chloro-3-nitro-5- trifluoromethylbenzcarboxamide as starting material. Light yellow crystaline solid. Yield 33%. mp 201-203⁰C (EtOH). MS m/z 504 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.80 and 8.77 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 7.61

(IH, s, CH), 7.39 and 7.03 (two IH, d, two CH), 3,66 and 3.31 ( two 4H, m, N(CH₂CH₂₎₂N) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₂₀H₁₄F₆N₄O₃S: C, 47.62; H, 2.80; N, 11.11; S, 6.36 Found: C, 47.74; H, 2.91; N, 11.29; S, 6.53

Example 4

2-[Benzyl(ethyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-47^:/-l,3-benzothia- zin-4-one, (compound 4) A suspension of 1.2 g 2-chloro-3-amino-5 -trifluoromethylbenzcarboxamide in 45 ml ethanol was treated with 2.0 g of benzyl(ethyl)dithiocarbamate sodium salt dihydrate and refluxed for 14 h. The dark red reaction mixture was diluted with 70 ml of water, cooled in the refrigerator for 6 hours, the ligth yellow precipitate was filtered off and washed with 50 ml ester. Pure final product was obtained after column chromatography (hexane/aceton 3: 1). 2-[Benzyl(ethyl)amino]-8- nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-l,3-benzothia-zin-4-one is a light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 40 %. mp 94-97⁰C. MS m/z 409 (M⁺). 1H NMR (DMSOd₆ZCDCl₃) δ 8.80 and 8.77 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 7.41-7.25 (5H, m, C₆H₅), 4.62 (2H, s, CH₂), 3.43 (2H, q, CH₂), 1.01 (3H, t, CH₃) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₈H₁₄F₃N₃O₃S: C, 52.81; H, 3.45; N, 10.26; S, 7.83

Found: C, 52.73; H, 3.38; N, 10.44; S, 7.89

Example 5

2-[Benzyl(methyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-l,3-benzothia- zin-4-one, (compound 5)

Following the procedure of Example 4. Light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 47%. mp 120-124⁰C (EtOH/water).

MS m/z 395 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.81 and 8.77 (two IH, two s, 2CH),

7.40-7.25 (5H, m, C₆H₅), 4.64 (2H, s, CH₂), 2.87 (3H, s, CH₃) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₇H₁₂F₃N₃O₃S: C, 51.64; H, 3.06; N, 10.63; S, 8.11 Found: C, 51.76; H, 3.13; N, 10.41 ; S, 8.34

Example 6

2-[4-(2-Fluorophenyl)piperazin- 1 -yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4i/- 1 ,3- benzothiazin-4-one, (compound 6) Following the procedure of Example 1. Light yellow crystalline solid.

Yield 37%. mp 164-168°C (/-PrOH).

MS m/z 454 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.81 and 8.77 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 6.76

(3H, m, 3CH), 6.11 (IH, m, CH), 3,68 and 3.30 (two 4H, m, N(CH₂CH₂)₂N) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₉H₁₄F₄N₄O₃S: C, 50.22; H, 3.1 1; N, 12.33; S, 7.06

Found: C, 50.08; H, 3.21; N, 12.46; S, 7.09

Example 7 2-(4-Benzylpiperazin- 1 -y^-δ-nitro-ό-^rifluoromethyl)^//- 1 ,3-benzo- thiazin-4-one, (compound 7) Following the procedure of Example 4. Yellow crystalline solid. Yield 51%. mp 161-163⁰C (EtOH/DMF). MS m/z 450 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.80 and 8.76 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 7.19-7.28 (5H, m, Ph), 3.48 (2H, s, CH₂), 3,38 and 3.09 (two 4H, m, N(CH₂CH₂)₂N) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₇H₁₈N₄O₇S: C, 53.33; H, 3.80; N, 12.44; S, 7.12 Found: C, 53.29; H, 4.01; N, 12.48; S, 7.06

Example 8

2-(Benzylamino)-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one, (compound 8)

A suspension of 2.5 g 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-trifluoromethylbenzcar- boxamide in 25 ml ethanol was treated with of 1.75 g of sodium ethylxantogenate and stored for 24 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into 50 ml of cooled water and the resulting yellow precipitate was filtered off. Pure 2-ethoxy-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)- 4//- 1,3 -benzothiazin-4-one was obtained after recrystallization from ethanol/water as white crystalline solid. Yield 58 %. mp 146-148⁰C. MS m/z 320 (M⁺).

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₁H₇F₃N₂O₄S: C, 41.26; H, 2.20; N₅ 8.75; S, 10.01

Found: C, 41.34; H, 2.22; N, 8.87; S, 10.27

A solution of 0.7 g of 2-ethoxy-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4i^:/-l,3- benzothiazin-4-one in 15 ml acetic acid was treated with 0.4 ml of benzylamine and refluxed for 14 h. The reaction mixture was evaporated and the residue was treated by 10 ml water, the yellow precipitate was filtered off and washed with 50 ml water. Pure final product was obtained after recrystallization twice from ethanol/DMF. 2- (Benzylamino)-8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4//-l ,3 -benzothiazin-4-one is a light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 73 %. mp 192-194°C. MS m/z 381 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 9.27 (IH, broad s, NH), 8.80 and 8.75 (two IH, two s, 2CH), 7.74-7.49 (5H, m, Ph), 4.49 (2H, s, CH₂) ppm. Anal. Calcd. for C₁₆H₁₀F₃N₃O₃S: C₅ 50.39; H, 2.64; N, 11.02; S, 8.41

Found: C, 50.42; H₅ 2.61; N₅ 10.89; S₅ 8.64

Example 9

2- (Methyl[(17?)- 1 -phenylethyl]amino} -8-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4i7- l,3-benzothiazin-4-one, (compound 9)

Following the procedure of Example 1. Light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 54%. mp 110-113⁰C (purification by column chromatography aceton/hexane 5:1). MS m/z 409 (M⁺). 1H NMR (DMSO-d_fr/CDCls) δ 8.82 and 8.76 (two IH, two S₅ 2CH)₅ 7.84, 7.43, 7.15 (5H₅ 3 m, Ph), 4.84 (H, m, CH)₅ 3.07 (3H, s, NCH₃), 1.39 (3H₅ d, CH₃) ppm.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₈H₁₄F₃N₃O₃S: C, 52.81 ; H, 3.45; N, 10.26; S₅ 7.83

Found: C₅ 52.73; H₅ 3.46; N₅ 10.19; S, 7.92

Example 10

2-[Benzyl(methyl)amino]-6-chloro-8-nitro-47^:/-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one₅ (compound 10)

Following the procedure of Example 8. Light yellow crystalline solid. Yield 64%. mp 138-141⁰C (purification by column chromatography aceton/hexane 4: 1).

MS m/z 361 (M⁺).

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆/CDCl₃) δ 8.37 and 8.23 (two IH, two s, 2CH),

7.45-7.35 (5H, m, Ph), 4.62 (2H, 2, CH₂), 2.87 (3H, s, CH₃) ppm. Anal. Calcd. for C₁₆H₁₂ClN₃O₃S: C, 53.11; H₅ 3.34; N₅ 11.61; S₅ 8.86

Found: C₅ 53.19; H, 3.30; N, 11.52; S, 8.89

Example 11

Determination of the in vitro inhibitory activity of the compounds of the invention against mycobacteria.

The antibacterial activities of the compounds against Mycobacterium smegmatis SG 987, M. aurum SB66, M. vaccae IMET 10670 and M. fortuitum B were tested by determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) by the broth micro dilution method in Mueller- Hinton broth (Difco) according to the NCCLS guidelines [National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards: Methods for dilution antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bacteria that grow aerobically; 5 ^th Ed.; Villanova, Ed.; Approved standard Document M7-A5. NCCLS, (2000)]. The results are presented in Table 1.

Table 1 : Antimicrobial activity of compounds as of the formula I determined by minimal inhibitory concentrations MIC [μg/ml]

Example 12

Activity against M. tuberculosis H37Rv was tested by the following method for determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC):

Strains were inoculated onto solid Lo wenstein- Jensen medium. After 21 days, the cultures grown were used to prepare an inoculum suspension corresponding to 5 x 10 microbial cells/ml. With 0,2 ml of that suspension tubes with 2 ml liquid Shkolnikova medium, containing corresponding concentrations of compounds under study - from 100,0 to 0,195 μg/ml, were inoculated. After 14 days of incubation at 37 ⁰C the tubes with liquid medium were centrifuged for 15min. at 3000 RPM. After discarding the supernatant, the sediment was resuspended in 0,8 ml of sterile 0,9% NaCl. 0,1 ml of the suspension was used to prepare smears subsequently stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen method. The remaining sediment was inoculated in 0,2 ml volumes into three tubes with solid drug free Lowenstein- Jensen medium to determine minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC). The results were read after 21-28 days of cultivation at 37 ⁰C. Controls were tubes cultured with test- strains not treated with the studied agents.

Minimal bactericidal concentration of drugs (MBC) was considered as the drug concentration completely inhibiting the growth of mycobacteria on the solid medium. The bacteriostatic effect (MIC) was characterized by the presence of only individual mycobacteria in the smear and a strong decrease in the number of colonies grown on solid media compared to the controls. The results are presented in Table 2.

Table 2: Antimicrobial activity of compounds of the formula I against

Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and clinical isolates HSRE resistant strain and XTB strain as determined by minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC)

HSRE: multiresistant strain XTB: extremly resistant strain

Example 13

Activity against M. tuberculosis H37Rv was determined by the resazurin reduction assay (MIC₉₆) too. The method was described in detail in: P. Quillardet, O. Huisman, R. D'Ari, M. Hofnung, Proc. Natl. Acad. ScL USA, 1982, 79, 5971-5; J.C. Palomino, A. Martin, M. Camacho, H. Guerra, J. Swings, F. Portaels, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 2002, 46, 2720-2. The results are presented in Table 3. Table 3: Antimycobacterial activity of compounds as of the formula I determined by minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) [ng/ml]

Claims

1. A compound of the formula I

wherein R¹ and R² are, independently of each other, NO₂, NR⁷R⁸, NHOR⁹, COOR⁹, CN, CONR¹⁰R¹¹, CHO, F, Cl, Br, SO₂NR¹²R¹³, lower alkoxy, OCF₃, mono-, di or trifluoromethyl;

R³ and R⁴ are, independently of each other, H, a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-3 chain members, F, Cl, Br, lower alkoxy; R⁵ is H, a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-7 chain members;

R⁶ is a radical:

wherein X is saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1 -5 chain members, or

R⁵ and R⁶ together represent bivalent radicals wherein n is 1-4:

R⁷ - R¹³ are, independently of each other H or a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, phenyl, benzyl or R and R⁸ together, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together, R¹² and R¹³ together represent a linear or branched aliphatic bivalent radical having 1-7 chain members;

2. Salts of compound of formula (I).

3. A 2-[4-(2-R¹⁴,5-R¹⁵-phenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluoro- methyl)-4/_^r-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one of the formula (I) according to claim 1, R¹⁴ represents H, R¹⁵ represents halogen.

4. A 2-[4-(3-R^I4,5-R¹⁵-phenyl)piperazin-l-yl]-8-nitro-6-(trifluorome- thyl)^/!/- 1,3 -benzothiazin-4-one of the formula (I) according to claim 1, R¹⁴ represents H, R¹⁵ represents F or Cl.

5. A 2-[benzyl(methyl)amino]-8-nitro-6-R²-4/7-l,3-benzothiazin-4-one of the formula (I) according to claim 1, R² represents CF₃, Cl or F.

6. A 2-[benzyl(R⁵)amino]-8-R¹-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4if-l,3-benzothia- zin-4-one, of the formula (I) according to claim 1, R¹ represents CF₃, NO₂, NHOH, NR⁷R⁸ and R⁷ and R⁸ have the meanings given in claim 1.

7. A compound of the formula (I) according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of 2- {methyl[(lR)-l-phenylemyl]amino}-8-nitro-6- (trifluoromethyl)-4//- 1 ,3 -benzothiazin-4-one.

8. A compound of the formula (I) according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of 6-R -2-[methyl(2-phenylethyl)amino]-8-nitro-4/^;/-

1,3 -benzothiazin-4-one.

9. A compound of the formula (I) according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of 6-triflomethyl-2-[methyl(2-phenylethyl)amino]- 8 -R¹ -4//^"-I ,3-benzothiazin-4-one.

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the formula I according to claim 1.

1 LA compound of the formula I

R⁶ is a radical:

R⁵ and R⁶ together represent bivalent radicals wherein n is 1-4:

R⁷ - R¹³ are, independently of each other H or a saturated or unsaturated, halogenated or unhalogenated, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, phenyl, benzyl or R⁷ and

R⁸ together, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together, R¹² and R¹³ together represent a linear or branched aliphatic bivalent radical having 1-7 chain members; R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ are, independently of each other, H, linear or branched aliphatic radical having 1-5 chain members, F, Cl, Br, NO₂, NH₂, CF₃ for use in a method for the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of microbial infections, in particular tuberculosis infection or leprosy infection in mammals.

12.The method of the preparation of 2-NR⁵R⁶-4/7-l,3-benzothiazin-4- ones of formula I by the reaction of 2-chlorobenzcarboxamides with 1,1-2,5 excess of metal salts of alkylxantogenate at a temperature of 20-100⁰C in different alcohols, acetone, water, acetonitrile or other suitable organic solvents for a period of about one half hour to about 24 hours and subsequent treatment by the corresponding amine

NR⁵R⁶ in acetic acid, alcohols, water or acetonitrile at a temperature of 20- 100⁰C.