WO2010067332A1

WO2010067332A1 - 5-amino-2-(1-hydroxy-ethyl)-tetrahydropyran derivatives

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Publication number: WO2010067332A1
Application number: PCT/IB2009/055689
Authority: WO
Inventors: Christian Hubschwerlen; Georg Rueedi; Jean-Philippe Surivet; Cornelia Zumbrunn Acklin
Original assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Priority date: 2008-12-12
Filing date: 2009-12-11
Publication date: 2010-06-17
Also published as: CY1114869T1; CL2011001413A1; KR20110086643A; MA32956B1; AR074604A1; HK1162478A1; TWI426076B; ZA201105095B; DK2376497T3; IL213432A; CN102232078A; ES2435596T3; JP4955835B2; US8211890B2; MX2011005905A; MY159183A; CA2744456A1; SI2376497T1; AU2009325902B2; PT2376497E

Abstract

The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R¹ represents alkoxy (notably methoxy); R² represents H or F; each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶represents independently H or D; V represents CH and W represents CH or N or V represents N and W represents CH; Y represents CH or N; Z represents O, S or CH₂; and A represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂; and salts of such compounds.

Description

5-AMINO-I-(I-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-TETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVES

The present invention concerns novel 5-amino-2-(l-hydroxy-ethyl)-tetrahydropyran derivatives, a pharmaceutical antibacterial composition containing them and the use of these compounds in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of infections (e.g. bacterial infections). These compounds are useful antimicrobial agents effective against a variety of human and veterinary pathogens including among others Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and mycobacteria.

The intensive use of antibiotics has exerted a selective evolutionary pressure on microorganisms to produce genetically based resistance mechanisms. Modern medicine and socio-economic behaviour exacerbates the problem of resistance development by creating slow growth situations for pathogenic microbes, e.g. in artificial joints, and by supporting long-term host reservoirs, e.g. in immuno-compromised patients.

In hospital settings, an increasing number of strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus spp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, major sources of infections, are becoming multi-drug resistant and therefore difficult if not impossible to treat:

- S. aureus is resistant to β-lactams, quinolones and now even to vancomycin;

- S. pneumoniae is becoming resistant to penicillin or quinolone antibiotics and even to new macrolides; - Enteroccocci are quinolone and vancomycin resistant and β-lactam antibiotics are inefficacious against these strains;

- Enterobacteriacea are cephalosporin and quinolone resistant;

- P. aeruginosa are β-lactam and quinolone resistant.

Furthermore, the incidence of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative strains such as Enterobacteriacae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is steadily increasing and new emerging organisms like Acinetobacter spp. or Clostridium difficile, which have been selected during therapy with the currently used antibiotics, are becoming a real problem in hospital settings. Therefore, there is a high medical need for new antibacterial agents which overcome multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli such as A. baumannii, ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa {Clinical Infectious Diseases (2006), 42, 657-68).

In addition, microorganisms that are causing persistent infections are increasingly being recognized as causative agents or cofactors of severe chronic diseases like peptic ulcers or heart diseases.

WO 2006/032466 discloses antibacterial compounds of formula (Al)

(Al) wherein R¹ represents notably alkoxy, halogen or cyano; one or two of U, V, W and X represent(s) N, the remaining represent CH, or, in the case of U, V and/or W, may also represent CR^a and, in the case of X, may also represent CR^b; R^a represents halogen; R^b represents halogen or alkoxy; D can notably represent a group of the formula

wherein P is a ring selected from

Q is O or S; K, Y and Z are each independently N or CR³; and

R³ is hydrogen or halogen (and in particular hydrogen or fluorine);

M is notably the group M²:

wherein A³ represents NHCO, CH₂CH₂, CH=CH, COCH₂, CH(OH)CH₂, CH₂CH(OH), CH(OH)CH(OH) or OCH₂; A⁴ represents CH₂, CO, CH₂CH=CH, COCH=CH or CH₂CONH;

R² can notably represent hydrogen; R³ and R⁴ can notably each represent hydrogen; R⁵ can notably represent hydrogen; and the dotted line represents a single bond or, when R³ and R⁴ represent hydrogen, also a double bond.

Among the compounds specifically disclosed in WO 2006/032466, there is (at Example 187) the compound of the formula (E 187):

(E187) Besides, WO 2006/125974 also discloses generically compounds of formula (Al) as described above, including (at Example 1) the compound of formula (El):

(El)

WO 2007/080016 discloses compounds that have a formula very similar to that of formula (Al) above with respect to all side chains, with the exception of the side chain R².

WO 2007/105154 discloses specific compounds of formula (Al) above, including (at Example 21) the compound of the formula (E21):

(E21)

Although the compounds of formula (E 187), (E21) or (El) may have interesting antibacterial properties, they are not suitable for use in man because they are very likely to induce prolongation of the QT interval and thus ventricular dysrhythmia, a serious adverse event that may cause death of the patient.

The Applicants have now found particular 5-amino-2-(l-hydroxy-ethyl)-tetrahydropyran antibiotic derivatives corresponding to the formula I described hereafter. Unlike the previously known compounds of related structure, the compounds of formula I have a low hERG K⁺ channel inhibition, which makes them less likely to prolong the QT interval and to bring about ventricular dysrhythmia. Various embodiments of the invention are presented hereafter:

i) The invention firstly relates to compounds of formula I

I wherein

R¹ represents alkoxy (notably methoxy); R² represents H or F; each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents independently H or D;

V represents CH and W represents CH or N or V represents N and W represents CH;

Y represents CH or N;

Z represents O, S or CH₂; and A represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂; and to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of compounds of formula I.

The following paragraphs provide definitions of the various chemical moieties for the compounds according to the invention and are intended to apply uniformly throughout the specification and claims, unless an otherwise expressly set out definition provides a broader or narrower definition:

^♦♦^♦ The term "alkyl", used alone or in combination, refers to a saturated straight or branched chain alkyl group containing from one to four carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, ώo-propyl, n-butyl, ώo-butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyi. The term "(C_x-C_y)alkyl" (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkyl group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms.

^♦♦^♦ The term "alkoxy", used alone or in combination, refers to a straight or branched chain alkoxy group containing from one to four carbon atoms. The term "(C_x-C_y)alkoxy" (x and y each being an integer) refers to an alkoxy group as defined before containing x to y carbon atoms. For example, a (Ci-C3)alkoxy group contains from one to three carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy and ώo-propoxy. Preferred are methoxy and ethoxy.

^♦♦^♦ The term "halogen" refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, preferably to fluorine or chlorine.

^♦♦^♦ The symbol "D" refers to a deuterium atom, i.e. the ²H isotope of hydrogen.

The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salts" refers to non-toxic, inorganic or organic acid and/or base addition salts. Reference can be made to "Salt selection for basic drugs", Int. J. Pharm. (1986), 33, 201-217.

Besides, the term "room temperature" as used herein refers to a temperature of from 20 to 30⁰C, and preferably 25°C.

Unless used regarding temperatures, the term "about" placed before a numerical value "X" refers in the current application to an interval extending from X minus 10% of X to X plus 10% of X, and preferably to an interval extending from X minus 5% of X to X plus 5% of X. In the particular case of temperatures, the term "about" placed before a temperature "Y" refers in the current application to an interval extending from the temperature Y minus 1O⁰C to Y plus 1O⁰C, and preferably to an interval extending from Y minus 5⁰C to Y plus 5⁰C.

ii) The invention furthermore relates to compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) that are also compounds of formula Ip

wherein

R¹ represents alkoxy (notably methoxy); R² represents H or F; W represents CH or N; Y represents CH or N; Z represents O, S or CH₂; and n represents 0 or 1 ; and to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of compounds of formula Ip.

iii) In particular, the invention relates to compounds of formula I_CE, i.e. to compounds of formula I according to embodiment i) wherein: - R¹ represents (Ci-C3)alkoxy (particularly methoxy); and - at most one of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents D and A represents CH₂ or CH₂CH₂, or each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents H and A represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂; as well as to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds of formula I_CE-

iv) The invention furthermore relates to compounds of formula I_CEP, i.e. to compounds of formula I_P according to embodiment ii) wherein R¹ represents (Ci-C₃)alkoxy (particularly methoxy) and n may represent 0 only if Z represents S, as well as to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds of formula I_CEP-

v) According to a preferred embodiment of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to iv) above will be such that R¹ is methoxy or ethoxy (particularly methoxy).

vi) According to one variant of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to v) above will be such that R² represents H.

vii) According to another variant of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to v) above will be such that R² represents F.

viii) According to one main embodiment of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to vii) above will be such that W represents N.

ix) According to another main embodiment of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to vii) above will be such that W represents CH. x) According to one sub-embodiment of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to ix) above will be such that Y represents CH.

xi) According to another sub-embodiment of this invention, the compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to ix) above will be such that Y represents N.

xii) One main variant of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to xi) wherein Z represents O.

xiii) According to one sub-variant of main variant xii), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xii) above will be such that:

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A represents CH₂; or

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) or as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and n represents 0.

xiv) According to another sub-variant of main variant xii), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xii) above will be such that:

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A represents CH₂CH₂; or - these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) or as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and n represents 1.

xv) According to yet another sub-variant of main variant xii), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xii) above will be compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A will represent CD₂CD₂.

xvi) Another main variant of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to xi) wherein Z represents S. xvii) According to one sub-variant of main variant xvi), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xvi) above will be such that:

xviii) According to another sub-variant of main variant xvi), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xvi) above will be such that:

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A represents CH₂CH₂; or

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) or as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and n represents 1.

xix) According to yet another sub-variant of main variant xvi), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xvi) above will be compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A will represent CD₂CD₂.

xx) Yet another main variant of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to xi) wherein Z represents CH₂.

xxi) According to one sub-variant of main variant xx), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xx) above will be such that: - these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A represents CH₂; or

- these compounds are compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) or as defined in embodiment ii) or iv) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and n represents 0. xxii) According to another sub-variant of main variant xx), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xx) above will be such that:

xxiii) According to yet another sub-variant of main variant xx), the compounds of formula I as defined in main variant xx) above will be compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xi) and A will represent CD₂CD₂.

xxiv) Another embodiment of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xxiii) wherein V represents CH and W represents CH or N.

xxv) Another embodiment of this invention furthermore relates to compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) or as defined in embodiment i) or iii) taken together with any of embodiments v) to xxiii) wherein V represents N and W represents CH.

xxvi) Another embodiment of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i), iii), v) to xiv), xvi) to xviii), xx) to xxii), xxiv) and xxv) wherein each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents H and A represents CH₂ or CH₂CH₂, all these compounds being hereafter referred to as compounds of formula I_R.

xxvii) According to a particular sub-embodiment of embodiment xxvi), the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxvi) will be such that V represents CH and W represents CH or N.

xxviii) In particular, the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxvii) will be such that:

V represents CH and W represents N;

R¹ represents methoxy; - Z represents O or S (preferably O); and

- A represents CH₂CH₂.

xxix) According to another particular sub-embodiment of embodiment xxvi), the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxvi) will be such that V represents N and W represents CH.

xxx) In particular, the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxix) will be such that:

- R¹ represents methoxy;

- Y represents N; - Z represents O or S (preferably S); and

- A represents CH₂CH₂.

xxxi) Another embodiment of this invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i), iii), v) to xiv), xvi) to xviii), xx) to xxii), xxiv) and xxv) wherein: - either one of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents D, the others of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ each represent H and A represents CH₂ or CH₂CH₂, or each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents H and A represents CD₂CD₂, all these compounds being hereafter referred to as compounds of formula I_D.

xxxii) According to a particular sub-embodiment of embodiment xxxi), the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxxi) will be such that V represents CH and W represents CH or N.

xxxiii) In particular, the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxxii) will be such that:

- V represents CH and W represents N; - R¹ represents methoxy;

- Z represents O or S (preferably O); and

- A represents CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂. xxxiv) According to a particular sub-embodiment of embodiment xxxi), the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxxi) will be such that V represents N and W represents CH.

xxxv) In particular, the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment xxxiv) will be such that:

R¹ represents methoxy; Y represents N;

- Z represents O or S (preferably S); and

- A represents CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂.

xxxvi) Particularly preferred are the following compounds of formula I as defined in one of embodiments i) to iv):

- (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -2-(6-methoxy-[ 1 ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -2-(6-methoxy-[ 1 ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol;

- (75)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(25',5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l -thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(25',5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l -thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol;

- (75)-2-(3-fiuoro-6-methoxy-[l ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)- 1 - {(2,S,5i?)-5-[(3-oxa- 1 -thia-5-aza- indan-6-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-ethanol;

- (75)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)- 1 - {(2S,5R)-5-[(3-oxa- 1 -thia-5-aza-indan- 6-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-ethanol; - (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(3,4-dihydro-2/f-pyrano[2,3-c]pyridin-6-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; as well as the salts (in particular the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) thereof.

xxxvii) Further particularly preferred compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) are the following:

- (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l ,2-diaza-naphthalen-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l ,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l ,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol; - (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l -thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l ,2-diaza-naphthalen-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)methyl- d 1 )amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3 -fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5 -naphthyridin-

4-yl)ethanol;

- (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-2,2,3,3-d4-[2,3-c]pyridin-

7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-

4-yl)ethanol; - (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-l-dl;

- (5)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)methyl- d 1 )amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3 -fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5 -naphthyridin- 4-yl)ethanol;

- (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-2-dl;

- (5)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin- 7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-2-dl; - (5)-l-(^,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin-

7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin- 4-yl)ethanol-l-dl;

- (5)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l,2-diaza-naphthalen-3-ylmethyl-dl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino [2,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)methyl- d2)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3 -fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5 -naphthyridin- 4-yl)ethanol; as well as the salts (in particular the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) thereof.

xxxviii) The invention further relates to the compounds of formula I as defined in embodiment i) or iii) which are selected from the group consisting of the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvi) and the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvii). In particular, it also relates to the groups of compounds of formula I selected from the group consisting of the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvi) and the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvii), which groups of compounds furthermore correspond to one of embodiments v) to xxxv), as well as to the salts (in particular the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds. The invention moreover relates to any individual compound of formula I selected from the group consisting of the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvi) and the compounds listed in embodiment xxxvii), and to the salts (in particular the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such individual compound.

The compounds of formula I according to the invention, i.e. according to one of embodiments i) to xxxviii), are suitable for the use as chemotherapeutic active compounds in human and veterinary medicine and as substances for preserving inorganic and organic materials in particular all types of organic materials for example polymers, lubricants, paints, fibres, leather, paper and wood.

The compounds of formula I according to the invention are particularly active against bacteria and bacteria-like organisms. They are therefore particularly suitable in human and veterinary medicine for the prophylaxis and chemotherapy of local and systemic infections caused by these pathogens as well as disorders related to bacterial infections comprising pneumonia, otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and mastoiditis related to infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, E.faecium, E. casseliflavus, S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, or Peptostreptococcus spp.; pharyngitis, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis related to infection by Streptococcus pyogenes, Groups C and G streptococci, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, or Actinobacillus haemolyticum; respiratory tract infections related to infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Chlamydia pneumoniae; blood and tissue infections, including endocarditis and osteomyelitis, caused by S. aureus, S. haemolyticus, E. faecalis, E. faecium, E. durans, including strains resistant to known antibacterials such as, but not limited to, beta-lactams, vancomycin, aminoglycosides, quinolones, chloramphenicol, tetracyclines and macro lides; uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections and abscesses, and puerperal fever related to infection by Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci (i.e., S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, etc.), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcal groups C-F (minute colony streptococci), viridans streptococci, Corynebacterium minutissimum, Clostridium spp. , or Bartonella henselae; uncomplicated acute urinary tract infections related to infection by Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococcal species, or Enterococcus spp.; urethritis and cervicitis; sexually transmitted diseases related to infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, or Neiserria gonorrheae; toxin diseases related to infection by S. aureus (food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome), or Groups A, B, and C streptococci; ulcers related to infection by Helicobacter pylori; systemic febrile syndromes related to infection by Borrelia recurrentis; Lyme disease related to infection by Borrelia burgdorferi; conjunctivitis, keratitis, and dacrocystitis related to infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, H. influenzae, or Listeria spp.; disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease related to infection by Mycobacterium avium, or Mycobacterium intracellulare; infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae, M. paratuberculosis, M. kansasii, or M. chelonei; gastroenteritis related to infection by Campylobacter jejuni; intestinal protozoa related to infection by Cryptosporidium spp.; odontogenic infection related to infection by viridans streptococci; persistent cough related to infection by Bordetella pertussis; gas gangrene related to infection by Clostridium perfringens or Bacteroides spp.; and atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease related to infection by Helicobacter pylori or Chlamydia pneumoniae. The compounds of formula I according to the present invention are further useful for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of infections that are mediated by bacteria such as E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter spp. including Acinetobacter baumanii, Stenothrophomonas maltophilia, Neisseria meningitidis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium difficile, Cory neb acterium spp., Propionibacterium acnes and bacteroide spp.

The compounds of formula I according to the present invention are further useful to treat protozoal infections caused by Plasmodium malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Toxoplasma gondii, Pneumocystis carinii, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania spp.

The present list of pathogens is to be interpreted merely as examples and in no way as limiting.

The compounds of fomula I according to this invention, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used for the preparation of a medicament, and are suitable, for the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection.

As well as in humans, bacterial infections can also be treated using compounds of formula I (or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof) in other species like pigs, ruminants, horses, dogs, cats and poultry.

The present invention also relates to pharmacologically acceptable salts and to compositions and formulations of compounds of formula I.

Any reference to a compound of formula I in this text (and notably in the embodiments presented above) is to be understood as referring also to the salts (and especially the pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of such compounds, as appropriate and expedient.

A pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention contains at least one compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as the active agent and optionally carriers and/or diluents and/or adjuvants, and may also contain additional known antibiotics. The compounds of formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be used as medicaments, e.g. in the form of pharmaceutical compositions for enteral or parenteral administration.

The production of the pharmaceutical compositions can be effected in a manner which will be familiar to any person skilled in the art (see for example Remington, The Science and

Practice of Pharmacy, 21st Edition (2005), Part 5, "Pharmaceutical Manufacturing"

[published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins]) by bringing the described compounds of formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, optionally in combination with other therapeutically valuable substances, into a galenical administration form together with suitable, non-toxic, inert, therapeutically compatible solid or liquid carrier materials and, if desired, usual pharmaceutical adjuvants.

Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for the prevention or the treatment of a bacterial infection in a patient comprising the administration to said patient of a pharmaceutically active amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Besides, any preferences indicated for the compounds of formula I (whether for the compounds themselves, salts thereof, compositions containing the compounds or salts thereof, uses of the compounds or salts thereof, etc.) apply mutatis mutandis to compounds of formula I_P, I_CE, I_CEp, I_H and I_D.

Moreover, the compounds of formula I may also be used for cleaning purposes, e.g. to remove pathogenic microbes and bacteria from surgical instruments or to make a room or an area aseptic. For such purposes, the compounds of formula I could be contained in a solution or in a spray formulation.

The compounds of formula I can be manufactured in accordance with the present invention using the procedures described hereafter.

PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS OF FORMULA I

Abbreviations: The following abbreviations are used throughout the specification and the examples:

Ac acetyl

AcOH acetic acid

AD-mix α l,4-δώ(dihydroquinine)phthalazine, K₃Fe(CN)₆, K₂CO₃ and

K₂OsO₄.2H₂O

AD-mix β 1 ,4-δώ(dihydroquinidine)phthalazine, K₃Fe(CN)₆, K₂CO₃ and

K₂OsO₄.2H₂O

Alloc allyloxycarbonyl aq. aqueous

Boc te/t-butoxycarbonyl

Cbz benzyloxycarbonyl

CC column chromatography over silica gel

DCE 1 ,2-dichloroethane

DCM dichloromethane

DIPEA Λ/,Λ/-diisopropylethylamine

DMAP 4-dimethylaminopyridine

DME 1 ,2-dimethoxyethane

DMF Λ/,Λ/-dimethylfbrmamide

DMSO dimethylsulfoxide

EA ethyl acetate

EDC l-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride

ESI Electron Spray Ionisation eq. equivalent ether diethyl ether

Et ethyl

EtOH ethanol

Fmoc 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl

HATU O-(7-azabenzotriazol- 1 -yl)-Λ/,Λ/,Λf yV'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate Hex hexane

Hept heptane

HOBT 1 -hydroxybenzotriazole

KHMDS potassium hexamethyldisilazide

LC liquid chromatography

LiHMDS lithium hexamethyldisilazide

Me methyl

MeCN acetonitrile

MeOH methanol

MS Mass Spectroscopy

Ms methanesulfonyl (mesyl) n-BuLi n-butyl lithium org. organic

Pd/C palladium on carbon

Pd/CaCO₃ palladium on calcium carbonate

Pd(OH)₂/C palladium dihydroxide on carbon

Ph phenyl

Pyr pyridine rac racemic rt room temperature sat. saturated

TBAF tetrabutylammonium fluoride

TBDMS te/t-butyldimethylsilyl

TBDPS te/t-butyldiphenylsilyl

TBME te/t-butylmethylether tBu tert-butyi

T3P propylphosphonic anhydride

TEA triethylamine

Tf trifluoromethanesulfonyl (triflyl) TFA trifluoroacetic acid

THF tetrahydrofuran

Ts /?αra-toluenesulfonyl

General reaction techniques:

General reaction technique 1_..(reduction of a_. ketone or an aldehyde into _.an alcohol):_.

The ketone or the aldehyde is reduced with a boron or aluminium hydride reducing agent such as LiBH₄, NaBH₄ or LiAlH₄ in a solvent such as THF between -20⁰C and 40⁰C. If deuterated alcohol derivatives are desired, NaBD₄ or LiAlD₄ shall be used as reducing agent. Further general methods to reduce carbonyl groups as well as asymmetric reduction methods have been described in Comprehensive Organic Transformations. A guide to Functional Group Preparations, 2nd Edition, R. C. Larock, Wiley- VC, New York, Chichester, Weinheim, Brisbane, Singapore, Toronto (1999), Section alcohols and phenols, p. 1075-1087 and p. 1097-1110.

General reaction technique _.2_.(reductive _.amination): The reaction between the amine and the aldehyde or ketone is performed in a solvent system allowing the removal of the formed water through physical or chemical means (e.g. distillation of the solvent- water azeotrope or presence of drying agents such as molecular sieves, MgSO₄ or Na₂SO₄). Such solvent is typically toluene, Hex, THF, DCM or DCE or a mixture of solvents such as DCE/MeOH. The reaction can be catalyzed by traces of acid (usually AcOH). The intermediate imine is reduced with a suitable reducing agent (e.g. NaBH₄, NaBHCN₃, or NaBH(OAc)₃ or through hydrogenation over a noble metal catalyst such as Pd/C. The reaction is carried out between -10⁰C and 110⁰C, preferably between 0⁰C and 60⁰C. The reaction can also be carried out in one pot. It can also be performed in protic solvents such as MeOH or water in presence of a picoline-borane complex (Tetrahedron (2004), 60, 7899-7906).

General reaction technique _.3_.(amine _.deprotection) :

The benzyl carbamates are deprotected by hydrogenolysis over a noble metal catalyst (e.g. Pd/C). The Boc group is removed under acidic conditions such as HCl in an org. solvent such as EA, or TFA neat or diluted in a solvent such DCM. The Alloc group is removed in presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) in presence of an allyl cation scavenger such as morpholine, dimedone or tributyltin hydride between 0⁰C and 50⁰C in a solvent such as THF. The JV-benzyl protected amines are deprotected by hydrogenolysis over a noble metal catalyst (e.g. Pd(OH)₂ on charcoal). Further general methods to remove amine protecting groups have been described in Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3^rd Ed (1999), 494-653; T.W. Greene, P.G.M. Wuts (Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York).

General reaction technique _.4_.(amide _.formation) :

The carboxylic acid is reacted with the amine or alkoxyalkylamine in presence of an activating agent such as DCC, EDC, HOBT, T3P, HATU or di-(N-succinimidyl)- carbonate, in a dry aprotic solvent such as DCM, MeCN or DMF between -20⁰C and +60⁰C (see G. Benz in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, B. M. Trost, I. Fleming, Eds; Pergamon Press: New York (1991), vol. 6, p. 381). Alternatively, the carboxylic acid can be activated by conversion into its corresponding acid chloride by reaction with oxalyl chloride or thionyl chloride neat or in a solvent like DCM between 20° and +60⁰C. Further activating agents can be found in Comprehensive Organic Transformations. A guide to Functional Group Preparations, 2nd Edition, R. C. Larock, Wiley-VC; New York, Chichester, Weinheim, Brisbane, Singapore, Toronto (1999), Section nitriles, carboxylic acids and derivatives, p. 1941-1949.

General reaction technique _.5_.(amine _.protection) :

Amines are usually protected as carbamates such as Alloc, Cbz or Boc. They are obtained by reacting the amine with allyl or benzyl chloroformate or di tert-butyi dicarbonate in presence of a base such as NaOH, TEA, DMAP or imidazole. They can also be protected as JV-benzyl derivatives by reaction with benzyl bromide or chloride in presence of a base such as Na₂CO₃ or TEA. Alternatively, JV-benzyl derivatives can be obtained through reductive amination in presence of benzaldehyde (see above under "General reaction technique 2"). Further strategies to introduce other amine protecting groups have been described in Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3^rd Ed (1999), 494-653, T. W. Greene, P.G.M. Wuts (Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York).

Generalj_.eactipjijech£ique

The alcohols can be transformed into their corresponding ketones or aldehydes through oxidation under Swern (see D. Swern et al, J. Org. Chem. (1978), 43, 2480-2482), Dess-Martin (see D.B. Dess and J.C. Martin, J. Org. Chem. (1983), 48, 4155) or Ley (using tetrapropylammonium perruthenate; see Synthesis (1994), 7, 639-66) conditions, respectively. Additional methods can be found in Comprehensive Organic Transformations. A guide to Functional Group Preparations, 2nd Edition, R. C. Larock, Wiley- VC; New York, Chichester, Weinheim, Brisbane, Singapore, Toronto (1999), Section aldehydes and ketones, p. 1234-1249.

General reaction technique _.7_.(alcohol _.activation) ;

The alcohol is reacted with MsCl, TfCl or TsCl in presence of a base such as TEA in a dry aprotic solvent such as Pyr, THF or DCM between -30⁰C and 50⁰C. In the case of the triflate or mesylate, Tf₂O or Ms₂O can also be used. These sulfonates can be reacted with sodium halogenide such as NaI or NaBr in MeCN or DMF between 40⁰C and 120⁰C delivering the corresponding iodide derivatives. Alternatively the corresponding bromides or chlorides can also be obtained by reaction of the corresponding alcohol derivatives with PBr₃ or PCl₃ respectively. General reaction technique _.8_.(amine _.substitution) :

The alcohol, activated either as a sulphonate or a iodide derivative (see above under "General reaction technique 7"), is reacted with the amine in presence of an organic base such as TEA or DIPEA in a solvent such as DMF between 20⁰C and 110⁰C.

General preparation methods:

Pjep_. ar ation o f the compounds of formula I :

The compounds of formula I can be manufactured by the methods given below, by the methods given in the examples or by analogous methods. Optimum reaction conditions may vary with the particular reactants or solvents used, but such conditions can be determined by a person skilled in the art by routine optimisation procedures.

The compounds of formula I can be manufactured in accordance with the present invention by

a) reducing the compounds of formula II

II wherein R¹, R², V, W, Y, Z and A are as defined in formula I and PG⁰ represents an amino protecting group such as Cbz, Boc or Fmoc with a hydride reagent such as LiAlH₄, NaBH₄ or NaBD₄ (see general reaction technique 1), the protecting group PG⁰ being then removed following general reaction technique 3; or b) reacting the compounds of formula III

III wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, V and W are as defined in formula I with the compounds of formula IV

IV wherein A, Y and Z are as in formula I under reductive amination conditions (see general reaction technique 2), whereby, in the particular case wherein R⁵ or R⁶ is D and the other is H, the reaction is performed in the presence OfNaBD₄; or

c) reacting the compounds of formula III as defined in section b) above with the compounds of formula IVa

Wa wherein A, Y and Z are as in formula I under reductive amination conditions (see general reaction technique 2), whereby, in the particular case wherein each of R⁵ and R⁶ is D, the reaction is performed in the presence OfNaBD₄; or

d) reacting the compounds of formula III as defined in section b) above with the compounds of formula V

wherein Y, Z and A are as defined in formula I and L represents a halogen such as chlorine, bromine or iodine or a group of the formula OSO₂R^*1 wherein R^a represents alkyl, to IyI or trifluoromethyl, following general reaction technique 8; or

e) reacting the anion obtained from a compound of formula VI

wherein R¹, R², V and W are as defined in formula I with the compounds of formula VII

VII wherein Y, Z and A are as defined in formula I and PG¹ is an amino protecting group, whereby the anion is generated with a strong base such as n-BuLi in THF between -50⁰C and -100⁰C and further reacted with the aldehyde of formula VII between -78°C and -20⁰C, the protecting group PG¹ being then removed following general reaction technique 3; or

f) reacting the compounds of formula VIII

VIII wherein R , 1 , R , V, W, Y, Z and A are as defined in formula I, with hydrogen over a noble metal catalyst such as Pd/C or with NaBH₄ or NaBD₄ over Pd₂^a)₃; or

g) reacting the anion generated from a compound of formula IX

IX wherein R¹, R², V and W are as defined in formula I and U represents a halogen such as bromine or chlorine, with an epoxide of formula X

X wherein Y, Z and A are as in formula I and PG² represents an amino protecting group such as Cbz, Boc or Fmoc, whereby the anion is generated by halogen metal exchange with n-BuLi in THF between -50⁰C and -100⁰C, the protecting group PG² being then removed following general reaction technique 3.

The compounds of formula I thus obtained may, if desired, be converted into their salts, and notably into their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

Besides, whenever the compounds of formula I are obtained in the form of mixtures of diastereomers, the diastereomers can be separated using methods known to one skilled in the art, e.g. by HPLC over a chiral stationary phase such as a Regis Whelk-O1(R,R) (10 μm) column, a Daicel ChiralCel OD-H (5-10 μm) column, or a Daicel ChiralPak IA (10 μm) or AD-H (5 μm) column. Typical conditions of chiral HPLC are an isocratic mixture of eluent A (EtOH, in presence or absence of an amine such as TEA or diethylamine) and eluent B (hexane), at a flow rate of 0.8 to 150 mL/min. The mixtures of diasteromers may also be separated by an appropriate combination of silica gel chromatography, HPLC and crystallization techniques.

Pjep ar ation o f the compounds of formulae II to_. X;

Preparation of the compounds of formula II

The compounds of formula II can be prepared as described in Scheme 1 hereafter.

1-1 I-2 I-3

1-4 Il

Scheme 1

In Scheme 1, R¹, V, W, R², Y, Z and A have the same meaning as in formula I and PG⁰ is an amino protecting group such as Cbz, Boc or Fmoc.

The known carboxylic acid derivative of formula 1-1 (Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2003), 2418-27) can be transformed into its corresponding Weinreb amide after reaction with JV-methoxy- methanamine in presence of a coupling reagent such as DCC (general reaction technique 4). The Boc protecting group can be removed (general reaction technique 3) and the resulting amine can be reacted with the aldehydes of formula IV (general reaction technique 2). The free amine in the intermediates of formula 1-3 can be protected with the group PG⁰ following general reaction technique 5. The resulting intermediates of formula 1-4 can be reacted with the anions generated by the reaction of the derivatives of formula VI with a strong base such as n-BuLi in a solvent such as THF between -30⁰C and -100⁰C, affording the compounds of formula II. Preparation of the compounds of formula III

The compounds of formula III can be obtained by deprotection of the corresponding compounds of formula XI

wherein PG represents an amino protecting group such as Boc, Fmoc or Cbz using general reaction technique 3.

Preparation of the compounds of formula IV

The compounds of formula IV wherein A is CH₂ or CH₂CH₂ can be prepared as described in the literature (see WO 02/056882, WO 2004/058144 and WO 2007/071936). The compounds of formula IV wherein A represents CD₂CD₂ can be made in analogy to the compounds wherein A is CH₂CH₂ using BrCD₂CD₂Br, HOCD₂CD₂OH and HSCD₂CD₂OH respectively.

Preparation of the compounds of formula IVa

The compounds of formula IVa can be obtained by reduction of the esters derived from the aldehydes of formula IV (said esters being prepared according to e.g. WO 2007/081597 or WO 2003/087098) with LiAlD₄ followed by reoxidation with MnO₂.

Preparation of the compounds of formula V

The compounds of formula V wherein L represents OSO₂R^a can be obtained by activation of the corresponding alcohol derivatives (L = OH) following general reaction technique 7.

The compounds of formula V wherein L represents halogen can be obtained from the former compounds upon reaction with a lithium, potassium or sodium halogenide following general reaction technique 7. The required alcohol derivatives (L = OH and A = CH₂ or A = CH₂CH₂) can be obtained according to known procedures (e.g. WO 2004/058144) or by reduction of the corresponding aldehyde derivatives of formula IV following general reaction technique 1. The alcohol derivatives wherein A is CD₂CD₂ can be obtained by analogy to the aforementioned procedures using appropriate deuterated reaction materials.

Preparation of the compounds of formula VI

The compounds of formula VI wherein V is CH, W is CH or wherein W is N and R² is H can be prepared as described in the literature (see WO 00/21948, WO 2006/046552 and WO 2007/081597).

The compounds of formula VI wherein V is CH, W is N and R² is F can be prepared as described in Scheme 2 hereafter.

Scheme 2

Accordingly, the known compounds of formula II- 1 (e.g. R¹ = OMe; WO 2008/009700) can be reacted with a strong base such as n-BuLi in a solvent such as THF between -30⁰C and -100⁰C, and the resulting anion is quenched with methyl iodide.

The compounds of formula VI wherein V is N, W is CH and R > 2 is H or F are commercially available or can be prepared as described in the literature (WO 2007/115947).

Preparation of the compounds of formula VII

The compounds of formula VII can be prepared as described in Scheme 3 hereafter.

1-1 I -2

III-3 VII

Scheme 3

In Scheme 3, Y, Z and A have the same meaning as in formula I and PG¹ is an amino protecting group such as Cbz or Boc.

The known alcohol derivative of formula III-l (Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2003), 2418-27) can be deprotected (general reaction technique 3) and reacted with the aldehydes of formula IV under reductive amination conditions (general reaction technique 2). The amino group in intermediates of formula III-2 can then be protected (general reaction technique 5) and the resulting intermediates of formula III-3 can be oxidised into the corresponding aldehydes of formula VII (general reaction technique 6).

Preparation of the compounds of formula VIII

The compounds of formula VIII can be prepared as described in Scheme 4 hereafter.

VlIl Scheme 4

In Scheme 4, R¹, R², V, W, Y, Z and A have the same meaning as in formula I, PG² is an amino protecting group such as Cbz or Boc and R is 1 -phenyl- lH-tetrazol-5-yl or benzothiazol-2-yl.

Accordingly, the sulfones of formula IV-2 (prepared according to WO 2006/032466) and the aldehydes of formula IV-I can be coupled in presence of a base such as KHMDS or LiHMDS in a solvent such as 1 ,2-dimethoxyethane, DMF or toluene as reviewed by Blakemore, P.R in J. Chem. Soc, Perkin Trans. 1 (2002), 2563-2585. The (£)-alkene derivatives of formula IV-3 can be deprotected (general reaction technique 3) and the resulting free amines can be reacted with the aldehydes of formula IV under reductive amination conditions (general reaction technique 2). The free amines can then be protected (general reaction technique 5), affording the intermediates of formula IV-4. These intermediates can be transformed into the corresponding chiral cώ-diol derivatives by treatment with AD-mix β in presence of methanesulfonamide in a water/2 -methyl- 2-propanol mixture as described in Chem. Rev. (1994), 94, 2483. The chiral cώ-diols of formula IV-5 can be transformed into the corresponding cyclic carbonates by treatment either with phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene in the presence of an organic base such as TEA or Pyr, or with carbonyldimidazole in an inert solvent such as DCM or THF at a temperature ranging between -78°C and 50⁰C, more conveniently at a temperature ranging between 0⁰C and 20⁰C. These cyclic carbonates can then be converted into the compounds of formula VIII by removal of the protecting group PG² (general reaction technique 3). In the particular case wherein PG² represents Cbz, the hydrogeno lysis of the intermediates of formula IV-5 leads directly to the formation of the compounds of formula I.

Preparation of the compounds of formula IX

The compounds of formula IX wherein V is CH and W is CH or N are either commercially available or can be obtained according to WO 2008/003690, WO 2006/125974, WO 2006/032466, WO 2005/019215 or WO 2004/058144.

The compounds of formula IX wherein V is N, W is CH and R¹ is methoxy can be prepared as described in Scheme 4a hereafter.

(R¹ = OMe, V = N, W = CH)

Scheme Aa

Accordingly, the compounds of formula IX wherein V is N, W is CH and R¹ is methoxy can be obtained by reacting (for example) 3-chloro-4-fluoro-l,2-benzenediamine (CAS 132915-81-2; commercial) or 3-bromobenzene-l,2-diamine (CAS 1575-36-6; commercial) with methyl glyoxylate. The resulting compounds of formula IV-2 can then be sequentially reacted with POCI3 or POBr₃ followed by NaOMe in methanol, affording the compounds of formula IX wherein V is N, W is CH, U is Cl or Br and R¹ is methoxy. Preparation of the compounds of formula X

The compounds of formula X can be prepared as described in Scheme 5 hereafter.

V-4

Scheme 5 In Scheme 5, Y, Z and A have the same meaning as in formula I, PG² represents an amino protecting group such as Boc or Cbz and R^a represents alkyl, CF₃ or tolyl.

The aldehydes of formula VII can be reacted with methylenetriphenylphosphorane, affording the intermediate vinyl derivatives of formula V-I which can be subjected to cώ-dihydroxylation using AD-mix α. The intermediate diol derivatives of formula V-2 can be monoprotected with a protecting group such as pivaloyl by reaction with pivaloyl chloride in presence of a base such as TEA or DIPEA. The secondary alcohol function can then be activated as a sulphonate (general reaction technique 7) and the epoxides can finally be obtained by reacting the intermediates of formula V-4 with a base such as NaOMe in MeOH.

Pjep ar ation o f the compounds of formula XI :

The compounds of formula XI wherein R³ or R⁴ represents H can be prepared as described in WO 2006/032466.

The compounds of formula XI wherein one of R³ or R⁴ is D and the other is H and PG³ is Boc can be prepared as described in Scheme 6 hereafter.

Xl

(R³ = D, R⁴ = H, PG³ = Boc)

Scheme 6

In Scheme 6, R¹, R², V, W and Z have the same meaning as in formula I.

The olefϊnic derivatives of formula IV-3 can be cis-dihydroxylated by treatment with AD-mix β in presence of methanesulfonamide in a water/2 -methyl-2-propanol mixture as described in Chem. Rev. (1994), 94, 2483. The chiral cώ-diols of formula VI-I can be transformed into the corresponding cyclic carbonates of formula VI-2 by treatment either with phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene in the presence of an organic base such as TEA or Pyr, or with carbonyldimidazole in an inert solvent such as DCM or THF at a temperature ranging between -78°C and 50⁰C, more conveniently at a temperature ranging between 0⁰C and 20⁰C. These cyclic carbonates can be transformed either into the deutero analogue derivatives of formula XI wherein R³ is D, R⁴ is H and PG³ is Boc after reaction with NaBD₄ in presence of catalysts such as Pd₂(dba)3 or into the analogue derivatives of formula XI wherein R³ is H, R⁴ is H, and PG³ is Boc after reaction with NaBH₄ in presence of catalysts such as Pd₂(dba)₃ or through hydrogenation over a noble metal catalyst such as Pd/C. The resulting alcohols derivatives can be oxydized into the corresponding ketone derivatives of formula VI-3 using general reaction technique 6 and further reduced into the corresponding derivatives of formula XI wherein R³ is H, R⁴ is D and PG³ is Boc with NaBD₄.

Particular embodiments of the invention are described in the following Examples, which serve to illustrate the invention in more detail without limiting its scope in any way.

EXAMPLES

In the following section, unless stated otherwise, the "usual aq. work-up" means that after extraction of the aq. layer with an appropriate solvent, the combined org. layers are washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness.

All temperatures are stated in ⁰C. The compounds were characterized by ¹H-NMR (300 MHz) (Varian Oxford); or by ¹H-NMR (400 MHz) (Bruker Advance 400). Chemical shifts δ are given in ppm relative to the solvent used; multiplicities: s = singlet, d = doublet, t = triplet, q = quadruplet, p = pentuplet, hex = hexet, hep = heptet, m = multiplet, br. = broad, coupling constants are given in Hz. Alternatively the compounds were characterized by LC-MS (Sciex API 2000 with Agilent 1100 Binary Pump with DAD and ELSD or an Agilent quadrupole MS 6140 with Agilent 1200 Binary Pump, DAD and ELSD); by TLC (TLC plates from Merck, Silica gel 60 F₂S₄). Unless mentioned otherwise, the compounds were purified by chromatography on Silica gel 6OA. NH₄OH as used for CC is 25% aq. Example 1 : (IS)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(2,3-dihydro- [ 1 ,4] dioxino [2,3-c] pyridin-7-ylmethyl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

To a solution of (7S)-l-((2£5i?)-5-amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(6-methoxy- [l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol (0.12 g; 0.4 mmol; prepared according to WO 2006/032466) in MeOH (1.5 niL) and DCE (6 mL) were added 3A molecular sieves (1.2 g) and 2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (0.07 g, 0.4 mmol, prepared according to WO 02/056882). The mixture was stirred at 50⁰C overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0⁰C and NaBH₄ (0.09 g, 2.29 mmol) was added. The reaction proceeded for 1 h at this temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with DCM-MeOH (9-1, 30 mL) and filtered. The solid was washed with DCM (20 mL). The filtrate was washed with a sat. NaHCO₃ solution (10 mL) and the aq. layer was extracted three times by DCM-MeOH (3 x 10 mL). The org. layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH) to afford the title compound as a white foam (0.125 g, 70% yield).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.63 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, IH); 8.21 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.99 (s, IH); 7.50 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, IH); 7.21 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.51 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, IH); 4.30-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.24-4.28 (m, 2H); 3.99 (s, 3H); 3.96 (overlapped m, IH); 3.85 (m, IH); 3.68 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.42 (dd, J = 3.8, 12.9 Hz, IH); 3.09 (ddd, J = 2.1, 3.9, 11.1 Hz, IH); 2.96 (dd, J = 9.0, 12.9 Hz, IH); 2.91 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 2.42 (overlapped m, IH); 2.07 (br. s, IH); 1.99 (m, IH); 1.62 (m, IH); 1.45 (m, IH); 1.15 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 453.0 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₈N₄O₅.

Example 2: (75)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin- 3-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)- ethanol:

Starting from (IS)-^ -((-2 S, 5R)-5 -amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(6-methoxy-

[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol (0.1 g, 0.33 mmol, prepared according to

WO 2006/032466) and 6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazine-3-carbaldehyde (0.06 g, 1 eq.; prepared according to WO 2007/071936), and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained as a colourless oil (0.008 g, 8% yield). The compound was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH). MS (ESI, m/z): 454.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₇N₅O₅.

Example 3: (75)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)- ethanol:

5.1. {(3R,6S)-6-[(4R,5R)-5-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-2-oxo- [l,3]dioxolan-4-yl]-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester:

To an ice-chilled solution of {f5i?,5S>6-[(ii?,2i?)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [1 ,5 ]naphthyridin-4-yl)- 1 ,2-dihydroxy-ethyl] -tetrahydro-pyran-3 -yl} -carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (5.56 g, 12.71 mmol; prepared according to WO 2006/032466) in DCM (115 mL) were added Pyr (6.13 mL, 76.25 mmol) and triphosgene (1.89 g, 6.35 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 25 min and a sat. NaHCO₃ solution (10O mL) was added. The two layers were decanted and the aq. layer was extracted with DCM (100 mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was co-evaporated twice with toluene to afford the title carbonate as a white solid (4.56 g, 77% yield). IH NMR (d6-DMSO) δ : 8.93 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, IH); 8.36 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, IH); 7.31 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, IH); 6.77 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, IH); 6.32 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, IH); 5.07 (dd, J = 3.2, 5.6 Hz, IH); 4.01 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.54 (m, IH); 3.35 (m, IH); 3.08 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 1.88 (m, IH); 1.67 (m, IH); 1.32-1.51 (m, 2H); 1.36 (s, 9H). MS (ESI, m/z): 464.0 [M+H⁺] for C₂₂H₂₆N₃O₇F.

3. ii. {(3R,6S)-6-[(l S)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-l -hydroxy-ethyl]- tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester: To a solution of the intermediate 3.i (5.92 g, 12.77 mmol) in a solution of EA (120 mL) and MeOH (15 mL) was added 20% Pd(OH)₂/C (moisturized, 5.40 g). The reaction was stirred 5 h under hydrogen atmosphere at 45°C. After cooling to rt, the catalyst was removed by filtration, washed with a mixture of EA-MeOH (9-1, 100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated to dryness and the residue was chromatographed (EA-H ept 4-1 to EA-MeOH 9-1) to afford first the fully reduced compound (0.52 g), and then the title compound as a light grey solid (3.18 g, 59% yield).

MS (ESI, m/z): 422.1 [M+H⁺] for C_2IH₂₈N₃O₅F.

3. Hi. (lS)-l-((2S,5R)-5-amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [1, 5] naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

A solution of the intermediate 3.ii (3.18g, 7.54mmol) in TFA (3OmL) was stirred at rt for 20 min. After concentration to dryness, the residue was partitioned between a sat. NaHCO₃ solution (50 mL) and DCM-MeOH (9-1, 100 mL). The pH of the aq. layer was adjusted to 12 using 32% aq. NaOH. The aq. layer was extracted five times with the same mixture. The combined org. layers were dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness to afford the title amine as an off-white solid (1.92 g, 79% yield).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9. I Hz, IH); 7.20 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.01 (s, 3H); 3.91 (m, IH); 3.77 (ddd, J = 1.8, 4.4, 8.2 Hz, IH); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.05-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.81 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.53 (m, IH); 1.89 (m, IH); 1.43-1.68 (m, 2H); 1.32 (br. s, 2H); 1.12 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 322.2 [M+H⁺] for Ci₆H₂₀N₃O₃F.

3. iv. (IS)-I -{(2 S, 5R)-5-[(2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [ 1 ,5] naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from the intermediate 3.iii (0.5 g, 1.55 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (0.262 g, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of

Example 1, the title compound was obtained after purification by two CC procedures (the product obtained after the first CC with DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH as eluent being purified by a second CC with EA-MeOH 9-1, then DCM-MeOH 9-1 containing 1% aq. NH₄OH as eluents) as a colourless oil (0.477 g, 65% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, IH); 8.23 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.99 (s, IH);

7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.30-4.34 (m, 2H);

4.24-4.28 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.68 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz,

Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH);

2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.16 (br. s, IH); 1.99 (m, IH); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.47 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH).

MS (ESI, m/z): 471.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₇N₄O₅F. Example 4 : (IS)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(6,7-dihydro- [ 1 ,4] dioxino [2,3-c] pyridazin- 3-ylmethyl)-amino] -tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [1,5] naphthyridin- 4-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from (IS)-^ -((-2 S, 5R)-5 -amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(6-methoxy- [l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol (0.053 g, 0.165 mmol; prepared according to WO 2006/032466) and 6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazine-3-carbaldehyde (0.028 g, 1 eq.; prepared according to WO 2007/071936), and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained as a white foam (0.020 g, 26% yield). The compound was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.16 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.46-4.51 (m, 2H); 4.35-4.40 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.86-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.83 (br. s, 2H); 3.31 (overlapped m, IH); 3.06-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.91 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.41 (overlapped m, IH); 2.21 (br. s, IH); 2.01 (m, IH); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.20 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₆N₅O₅F.

Example 5 : (IS)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(2,3-dihydro- [ 1 ,4] dioxino [2,3-c] pyridin-7-ylmethyl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol:

5.i. (E)-{(3R,6S)-6-[2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-vinyl]-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl}- carbamic acid tert-butyl ester: A mixture of 7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinoline-8-carbaldehyde (5 g, 24.36 mmol; prepared according to WO 2008/126024) and (3i?,65)-[6-(l-phenyl-l/f-tetrazole-5-sulfonylmethyl)- tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (10.32 g, 24.36 mmol, prepared according to WO 2006/032466) in DME (104 mL) was cooled to -60⁰C. A solution of LiHMDS (IM in THF, 42 mL) was added drop wise over 30 min. The reaction was stirred 1 hour at this temperature before warming slowly to rt. Water (80 mL) and EA (80 mL) were added. The two layers were decanted and the aq. layer was extracted twice with EA (2 x 10O mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine (10O mL), dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated to dryness. The residue (10.5 g) was carried on without further purification. The analytical data were obtained by trituration of a small portion of the crude in diethyl ether. ¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, IH); 7.83 (dd, J = 6.4, 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.35 (dd, J = 9.1, 10.3 Hz, IH); 7.30 (dd, J = 1.2, 16.7 Hz, IH); 7.01 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, IH); 6.90 (dd, J = 5.6, 16.7 Hz, IH) 6.79 (m, IH); 3.99 (s, 3H), 3.84-3.99 (m, 2H); 3.37 (m, IH); 3.08 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 1.82-1.95 (m, 2H); 1.42-1.54 (m, 2H); 1.38 (s, 9H). MS (ESI, m/z): 403.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₂H₂₇N₂O₄F.

5.H. {(3R,6S)-6-[(lR,2R)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-l,2-dihydroxy-ethyl]- tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester:

To a mixture of the intermediate 5.i (10.5 g, 26 mmol) in 2-methyl-2-propanol (130 mL), water (130 mL) and EA (5 mL) were added successively, at rt, methanesulfonamide (2.5 g) and AD-mix β (36 g). Sodium bisulfite (39 g) was added portion- wise to the reaction mixture. The two layers were separated and the aq. layer was extracted with EA (2 x 15O mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 19:1) to afford the title diol as an off-white foam (9.0 g, 20.6 mmol). MS (ESI, m/z): 437.0 [M+H⁺] for C₂₂H₂₉N₂O₆F.

5.Hi. {(3R,6S)-6-[(4R,5R)-5-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-2-oxo-[l,3]dioxolan- 4-yl]-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester:

Starting from intermediate 5.ii (9.O g 20.6 mml) and triphosgene (3.06 g) and using the procedure of Example 3, step 3. L, the title compound was obtained as a white foam (7.0 g, 73% yield).

MS (ESI, m/z): 463.1 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₇N₂O₇F.

5.iv. {(3R,6S)-6-[(lS)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-l-hydroxy-ethyl]-tetrahydro- pyran-3-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester:

To a solution of the intermediate 5.iii (0.86 g, 1.86 mmol) in EtOH (16 mL) was added ammonium formate (0.56 g, 9.29 mmol) 5% Pd/CaCO₃ (0.08 g) and 10% Pd/C (0.004 g).

The reaction proceeded for 2 h at rt. The catalysts were removed by filtration, and concentrated in vacuo. Water (15 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with EA

(2 x 10 mL). The combined org. layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (EA-Hept 1-2 to 1-1) to afford the title compound as a white foam (0.580 g, 74% yield). ¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.21 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.77 (dd, J = 6.2, 8.8 Hz, IH); 7.26 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.95 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, IH); 6.68 (m, IH); 4.39 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 3.99 (s, 3H); 3.78-3.90 (m, 2H); 3.27-3.39 (m, 2H) 3.01-3.12 (m, 2H); 2.92 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 1.88 (m, IH); 1.48-1.68 (m, 2H); 1.36 (s, 9H), 1.32 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): [M+H⁺] for C₂₂H₂₉N₂O₅F.

5.v. (lS)-l-((2S,5R)-5-amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin- 8-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from the intermediate 5.iv (0.577 g, 1.37 mmol) and using the procedure described in Example 1, the title amine was obtained as a beige foam (0.441 g, 100% yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 321.2 [M+H⁺] for Ci₇H₂iN₂O₃F.

5. vi. (IS)-I -{(2 S, 5R)-5-[(2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from the intermediate 5.v (0.15 g, 1.55 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (0.078 g, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained after purification by two CC procedures (the product obtained after the first CC with DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH as eluent being purified by a second CC with EA-MeOH 9-1, then DCM-MeOH 9-1 containing 1% aq. NH₄OH as eluents) as a colourless oil (0.068 g, 31% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, IH); 7.99 (s, IH); 7.76 (dd, J = 6.4, 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.25 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.95 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.29-4.35 (m, 3H); 4.23-4.28 (m, 2H); 3.97 (s, 3H); 3.95 (overlapped m, IH); 3.84 (m, IH); 3.68 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.31 (overlapped m, IH); 3.02-3.13 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.44 (overlapped m, IH); 1.95-2.10 (m, 2H); 1.61 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 470.1 [M+H⁺] for C₂₅H₂₈N₃O₅F. Example 6 : (IS)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa- l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen- 7-ylmethyl)-amino] -tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [1,5] naphthyridin- 4-yl)-ethanol:

6.i. Methanesulfonic acid 2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl ester: To a suspension of (2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-yl)-methanol (0.150 g, 0.8 mmol; prepared as described in WO 2004/058144) in DCM (4 niL), cooled to 0⁰C, were added TEA (0.228 mL, 1.6 mmol, 2 eq.) and MsCl (0.076 niL, 0.98 mmol, 1.2 eq.). The reaction was stirred at the same temperature. MsCl (0.013 mL, 0.16 mmol) was added after 30 min. A sat. NaHCO₃ solution (25 mL) and DCM (20 mL) were added. The two layers were decanted and the org. layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 97-3) to afford the tittle compound as a yellowish oil (0.210 g, 98% yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 262.0 [M+H⁺] for C₉HnNO₄S₂.

6. ii. (1S)-1-{(2S, 5R)-5-[(2, 3-dihydro-4-oxa-l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen- 7-ylmethyl)-amino] - tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l, 5] naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

To a solution of intermediate 3.iii (0.08 g, 0.25 mmol) and intermediate 6.i (0.065 g,

0.25 mmol) in DMF (1.5 mL) was added DIPEA (0.104 mL, 0.625 mmol). The mixture was heated to 80⁰C overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was filtered through hydromatrix^® (pretreated with a sat. NaHCO₃ solution) using DCM-MeOH (9-1) as eluent. The filtrate was concentrated to dryness and the residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 19-1 containing 0.5% aq. NH₄OH) to afford the title compound as a beige foam (0.045 g, 37% yield).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (d, J = 0.6Hz, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.92 (s, IH);

7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.13 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, IH); 4.33-4.37 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.84-3.97 (m, 2H); 3.68 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H);

3.31 (overlapped m, IH); 3.22-3.26 (m, 2H); 3.06-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH);

2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 1.96-2.08 (m, 2H); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.19 (m, IH).

MS (ESI, m/z): 487.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₇N₄O₄FS. Example 7: (/S)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen-

7-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)- ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 5.v (0.08 g, 0.25 mmol) and intermediate 6.i (0.065 g, 0.25 mmol) the title compound was obtained as a beige foam (0.040 g, 85% purity). The crude reaction mixture was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 19-1 containing 0.5% aq. NH₄OH). MS (ESI, m/z): 486.1 [M+H⁺] for C₂₅H₂₈N₃O₄FS.

Example 8: (75)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(3-oxa- l-thia-5-aza-indan-6-ylmethyl)-amino] -tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-ethanol:

8.i. Methanesulfonic acid 3-oxa-l-thia-5-aza-indan-6-ylmethyl ester:

Starting from (3-oxa-l-thia-5-aza-indan-6-yl)-methanol (prepared as described in WO 2004/058144; 0.45O g, 2.66 mmol); the title mesylate was obtained as a purple oil (0.468 g, 71% yield) using the procedure of Example 6, step 6.i. 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.07 (s, IH); 7.54 (s, IH); 5.87 (s, 2H); 5.15 (s, 2H); 3.31 (s, 3H). MS (ESI, m/z): 248.0 [M+H⁺] for C₈H₉NO₄S₂.

8.U. (lS)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(3-oxa-l-thia- 5-aza-indan-6-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-ethanol:

Starting from the intermediate 3.iii (0.08 g, 0.25 mmol) and the intermediate 8.i (0.061 g, 0.25 mmol), the title compound was a obtained as a beige foam (0.030 g, 25% yield) using the procedure of Example 6, step 6.ii. The crude reaction mixture was purified by CC

(DCM-MeOH 97-3 containing 0.3% aq. NH₄OH).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.97 (s, IH);

7.41 (s, IH); 7.20 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 5.80 (s, 2H); 4.55 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.84-3.98 (m, 2H); 3.71 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.31 (overlapped m,

IH); 3.06-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.11 (m, IH);

2.01 (m, IH); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.20 (m, IH).

MS (ESI, m/z): 487.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₇N₄O₄FS. Example 9 : (7S)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(3-oxa- 1-thia- 5-aza-indan-6-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 5.v (0.085 g, 0.265 mmol) and intermediate 8.i (0.065 g, 0.265 mmol), the title compound was obtained as a beige foam (0.035 g, 35% yield). The crude reaction mixture was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 97-3 containing 0.3% aq. NH₄OH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₅H₂₈N₃O₄FS.

Example 10: (75)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyridin-6-ylmethyl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)- ethanol:

10. i. 6-chloromethyl-3 , 4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2, 3 -c] pyridine:

Starting from (3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyridin-6-yl)-methanol (prepared as described in WO 2004/058144; 0.7 g, 4.27 mmol), the title chloride was obtained as a brown solid (0.205 g, 26% yield) using the procedure described in Example 6, step 6.i (during the course of the mesylation reaction subsequent chloride formation took place).

¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.10 (s, 1Η); 7.13 (s, 1Η); 4.60 (s, 2Η); 4.21-4.25 (m, 2H);

2.76-2.82 (m, 2H); 1.99-2.07 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI, m/z): 1842.4 [M+H⁺] for C₉Hi₀NOCl.

10. H. (IS)-I -{(2 S, 5R)-5-[(3, 4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2, 3-cJpyridin-6-ylmethyl)-aminoJ- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [ 1 ,5] naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 3.iii (0.08 g, 0.25 mmol) and intermediate 10.i (0.050 g, 0.27 mmol), the title compound was obtained as a beige foam (0.015 g, 13% yield) using the procedure of Example 6, step 6.ii. The crude reaction mixture was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 97-3 containing 0.3% aq. NH₄OH). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.93 (s, IH); 7.20 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.08 (s, IH); 4.55 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.12-4.17 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.86-3.99 (m, 2H); 3.70 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.06-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.91 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.69-2.75 (m, 2H); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 1.86-2.08 (m, 4H); 1.66 (m, IH); 1.47 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 469.0 [M+H⁺] for C₂₅H₂₉N₄O₄F. Example ll: (7S)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l,2-diaza-naphthalen- 3-ylmethyl)-amino] -tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- [1,5] naphthyridin- 4-yl)-ethanol:

To a solution of βJ-dihydro-S-oxa-S-thia-l^-diaza-naphthalene-S-carbaldehyde (0.502 g, 80% purity, 2.2 mmol) in MeOH (15 mL), warmed to 45°C was added intermediate 3.ii (0.706 g, 2.2 mmol, 1 eq.). The mixture was stirred at 45°C for 5 min. The solution was let under stirring at rt for 3 h. The mixture was cooled to 0⁰C and NaBH₄ (0.260 g) was added in one portion. DCM (5 mL) was added and the reaction proceeded for 1 h at the same temperature. The reaction was diluted with DCM (100 mL) and sat. NaHCO₃ (30 mL). The two layers were decanted and the aq. layer was extracted once with DCM-MeOH (9-1, 50 mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 9-1 containing 1% aq. NH₄OH) to afford a white foam. The solid was recrystallized in hot 2-propanol to give the title compound as a white solid (0.43 g). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.53 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 4.51-4.59 (m, 3H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.81 (br. s, 2H); 3.24-3.35 (m, 3H); 3.05-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.42 (overlapped m, IH); 2.21 (br. s, IH); 2.01 (m, IH); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.49 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 488.7 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₆N₅O₄FS.

Example 12: (75)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol:

12. i. 2-chloro-6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxaline-5-carbaldehyde:

To a solution of DIPA (22.3 mL) in THF (150 mL) was added at -20⁰C, /?-BuLi (2.3M, 63.7 mL, 159 mmol). The mixture was stirred at -20⁰C for 10 min. After cooling to -78°C, a solution of 2-chloro-6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxaline (27.1 g, 127.4 mmol) in THF (100 mL + 10 mL rinse) was added over 40 min. The reddish mixture was stirred at -78°C for 40 min. DMF (15 mL) was added keeping the internal temperature below -70⁰C. The reaction proceeded 20 min. AcOH (15 mL) was added. Once the mixture had warmed up to rt, 3M HCl (180 mL) and EA (500 mL) were added. The mixture was further diluted with EA (400 mL) until two clear layers were obtained. The two layers were separated and the aq. layer was extracted with EA (3 x 300 mL). The org. layer was washed twice with sat. aq. NaHCO₃ (20O mL) and brine (20O mL), dried over MgSO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The crude product was triturated with an ether-EA mixture (1-1, 250 mL), washed with ether (2 x 100 mL), and dried under high vacuum to afford the title aldehyde as a beige solid (23 g, 76% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 10.96 (dd, J = 0.9, 1.5 Hz, IH), 8.29 (dd, J = 5.6, 9.4 Hz, IH), 7.67 (ddd, J = 0.6, 9.1, 10.5 Hz, IH), 4.17 (s, 3H).

12. H. ό-fluoroS-methoxy-quinoxalineS-carbaldehyde:

Intermediate 12.i (23 g, 95.6 mmol) was suspended in THF (750 mL) and TEA (26.6 mL) was added. The resulting clear solution was treated with 10% Pd/C (5 g) and stirred under hydrogen atmosphere for 75 min. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite, water (10O mL) being used to rinse the solids. The two layers were extracted with EA (2 x 200 mL). The combined org. layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was triturated in ether and the solids were filtered off and dried under high vacuum to afford the title compound as a beige solid (16.6 g, 84% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 11.15 (dd, J = 0.6, 1.5 Hz, IH); 8.24 (dd, J = 5.6, 9.4 Hz, IH); 7.38 (ddd, J = 0.6, 9.4, 10 Hz, IH); 4.14 (s, 3H).

12. Ui. (lS)-l-((2S,5R)-5-amino-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin- 5-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 12.ii. (3.02 g, 14.64 mmol) and (3i?,65)-[6-(l-phenyl- lH-tetrazole-5-sulfonylmethyl)-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl]-carbamic acid tert-hvXy\ ester (6.2O g, 14.64 mmol, prepared according to WO 2006/032466), the title amine was obtained as a white solid (1.53 g, 4.76 mmol) using sequentially the procedures of Example 5, steps 5.i (Julia coupling, 58% yield, MS (ESI, m/z): 404.3 [M+Η⁺] for C21H26N3O4F) and 5.ii (asymmetric dihydroxylation, >100% yield, MS (ESI, m/z): 438.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂IH₂₈N₃O₆F), of Example 3, step 3.i (carbonate formation, 64% yield, MS (ESI, m/z): 438.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂₂H₂₆N₃O₇F), of Example 5, step 5.iv (hydrogenolysis, 65% yield, MS (ESI, m/z): 422.3 [M+H⁺] for C₂IH₂₈N₃O₅F) and of Example 3, step 3.ϋ (Boc deprotection, 78% yield). If necessary, the crude intermediates were purified by CC using an appropriate eluent system. 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.54 (s, IH); 7.89 (dd, J = 5.9, 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.47 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 4.38 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.03 (s, 3H); 3.75-3.85 (m, 2H); 3.29 (overlapped m, IH); 3.00-3.13 (m, 2H); 2.80 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.55 (m, IH); 1.88 (m, IH); 1.44-1.65 (m,

2H); 1.30 (br. s, 2H); 1.11 (m, IH).

MS (ESI, m/z): 322.4 [M+H⁺] for Ci₆H₂₀N₃O₃F

12. iv. (IS)-I -{(2 S, 5R)-5-[(2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 12.iii (0.065 g, 0.22 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (0.035 g, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained after purification by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH as eluent) as a colourless oil (0.04 g, 40% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.53 (s, IH); 7.98 (s, IH); 7.89 (dd, J = 5.6, 9.1 Hz, IH), 6.91 (s, IH); 4.38(d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.29-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.23-4.28 (m, 2H); 4.03 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.79 (m, IH); 3.65 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.29 (overlapped m, IH); 3.03-3.13 (m, 2H); 2.88 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 2.42 (overlapped m, IH); 1.95-2.06 (m, 2H); 1.62 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.17 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 471.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₇N₄O₅F.

Example 13: (75)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-

3-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)- ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 12.iii (0.296 g, 0.9223 mmol) and 6,7-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazine-3-carbaldehyde (0.153 g, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of

Example 1, the title compound was obtained as a white foam (0.122 g, 28% yield). The compound was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.53 (s, IH); 7.88 (dd, J = 5.9, 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.46 (t, J = 9.1 Hz,

IH); 7.16 (s, IH); 4.47-4.50 (m, 2H); 4.35-4.40 (m, 3H); 4.06 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.75-3.84 (m, 3H); 3.27 (overlapped m, IH); 3.03-3.12 (m, 2H); 2.88 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH);

2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.25 (br. s, IH); 2.00 (m, IH); 1.61 (m, IH); 1.47 (m, IH);

1.18 (m, IH).

MS (ESI, m/z): 472.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₆N₅O₅F. Example l4: (7S)-l-{(2S,5R)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l-thia-6-aza-naphthalen-

7-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)- ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 12.iii (57 mg, 0.177 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (33 mg, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained as a white foam (27 mg, 31% yield). The compound was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH). MS (ESI, m/z): 487.2 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₇N₄O₄FS.

Example 15 : (IS)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(6,7-dihydr o-8-oxa-5-thia-l ,2-diaza-naphthalen- 3-ylmethyl)-amino] -tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)- ethanol:

To a solution of intermediate 12.iii (1.01 g, 3.14 mmol) in MeOH (19.5 mL), heated to 50⁰C was added 6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l,2-diaza-naphthalene-3-carbaldehyde (0.57 g, 3.14 mmol, 1 eq.). The mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0⁰C and NaBH₄ (0.18 g, 4.71 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added. After 30 min more NaBH₄ (0.06 g, 2.36 mmol, 0.75 eq.) was added. Sat. aq. NaHCO₃ (20 mL) was added. The solvent was removed in vacuo until no more volatiles distilled off. DCM-MeOH (9-1, 50 mL) was then added. The two layers were decanted and the aq. layer was extracted twice with DCM-MeOH (9-1, 2 x 20 mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The solid was purified by CC (EA-MeOH 9-1 then DCM-MeOH 19-1 containing 0.5% aq. NH₄OH to DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% NH₄OH) to afford the title compound as a white foam (0.9 g). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.53 (s, IH); 7.89 (dd, J = 5.9, 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.53 (s, IH); 7.46 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 4.54-4.59 (m, 2H); 4.39 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.03 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.75-3.84 (m, 3H); 3.25-3.32 (m, 3H); 3.03-3.12 (m, 2H); 2.88 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.42 (overlapped m, IH); 2.24 (m, IH); 2.00 (m, IH); 1.62 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.16 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 488.7 [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₆N5O₄FS. Example 16 : (IS)- l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro- [1 ,4] dioxino [2,3-c] py ridin-7-yl)methyl- dl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-

4-yl)ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 3.iii (0.054 g, 0.169 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (0.028 g, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1 (with the only exception that NaBD₄ was used as a reducing agent), the title compound was obtained as an off-white foam (0.026 g, 32% yield). The crude product was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93:7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.71 (s, IH); 8.24 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.98 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.90 (s, IH); 4.52 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, IH); 4.30-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.23-4.27 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.62 (d, J= 7.3Hz, IH); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.09-1.94 (m, 2H); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₅DF.

Example 17: (75)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-2,2,3,3-d4-[2,3-c]pyridin- 7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol:

17.i. (4-(2-bromoethoxy-d4)-5-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)pyridin-2-yl)methyl acetate:

To a solution of 5-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)-4-oxo-l,4-dihydropyridin-2-yl)methyl acetate (prepared according to WO 2006/014580; 1.6 g, 5.28 mmol) in DMF (16 mL) was added

K₂CO₃ (1.46 g, 10.5 mmol) and d4-dibromoethane (2.25 mL, 26 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 75°C for 3 h. The solution was concentrated and the residue was partitioned between water and EA. The aq. layer was extracted several times with EA (5 x 25 mL).

The org. layers were combined, dried over MgSO₄ and evaporated to dryness. The oily residue was purified by CC (EA/Ηept 1 : 1 to 4: 1 to 1 :0), affording the title intermediate as a beige solid (1.49 g, 68% yield).

¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.16 (s, 1Η); 7.34-7.38 (m, 2Η); 6.88-6.92 (m, 2H); 6.87 (s, IH);

5.11 (s, 4H); 3.81 (s, 3H); 2.14 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI, m/z): 414.2 [M+H⁺] for Ci₈Hi₆NO₅BrD₄. 17.U. 4-(2-bromoethoxy-d4)-6-(hydroxymethyl)pyridin-3-ol hydrochloride:

A mixture of intermediate 17. i (1.49 g, 3.6 mmol) in an AcOH - cone. HCl mixture (2-1, 15 mL) was heated to 60⁰C for 1 h. The solvents were removed in vacuo and the residue was triturated in ether, affording the title compound as a beige solid (1.01 g, 97% yield). ¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 11.36 (br. s, IH); 8.12 (s, IH); 7.52 (s, IH), 4.70 (s, 2H).

17. Ui. (2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino-2, 2, 3, 3-d4-[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-yl)methanol:

To a solution of intermediate 17.ii (1.01 g, 3.50 mmol) in DMF (15 mL) was added K2CO3 (0.968 g, 7.0 mmol). The mixture was heated at 75°C for 3 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was taken up in a minimal amount of water and extracted with EA (5 x 20 mL). The combined org. layers were dried and evaporated. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 97-3), affording the title compound as a white solid (0.5 g, 85% yield).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 7.98 (s, IH); 6.88 (s, IH); 5.23 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, IH); 4.38 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, IH).

17. iv. 2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino-2, 2, 3, 3-d4-[2, 3-c] pyridine- 7 -carbaldehyde:

To a solution of intermediate 17.iii (508 mg, 2.97 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) was added MnO₂ (1.3 g, 14.8 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 24 h, filtered over Celite and washed with DCM (10O mL). The filtrate was concentrated to dryness. The solid was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 49-1), affording the title aldehyde as a white solid (0.429 g, 85% yield).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) : 9.79 (s, IH); 8.33 (s, IH); 7.40 (s, IH).

17. v. (lS)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-2,2,3,3-d4-[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol: To a solution of intermediate 3.iii (0.207 g, 0.65 mmol) in MeOH (4 mL), was added intermediate 16.iv (0.109 g, 0.65 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt overnight. NaBH₄ (100 mg, 2.58 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was diluted with DCM (2 mL) and was stirred for 30 min. at rt. Sat. NaHCO₃ (5 mL) was added. The volatiles were removed in vacuo. DCM-MeOH 9-1 (10 mL) was added and the two layers were decanted. The aq. layer was extracted twice with DCM-MeOH (9-1, 2 x 10 mL). The combined org. layers were washed with brine (5 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The solid residue was purified by CC (EA-MeOH 9-1 then DCM-MeOH 19-1 with 0.5% aq. NH₄OH to DCM-MeOH 9-1 with 1% aq. NH₄OH) affording the title compound as an off- white foam (0.189 g). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.24 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.98 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.68 (AB system, J = 14.4 Hz, Δ = 0.05 ppm, 2H); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.16 (br. s, IH); 1.99 (m, IH); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.47 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 475.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₃N₄O₅D₄F.

Example 18 : (IS)- l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro- [1 ,4] dioxino [2,3-c] pyridin-

7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol-l-dl:

18. i. Tert-butyl ((2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4] dioxino [2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-yl)methyl)((3R,6S)-6-((lS)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)- l-hydroxyethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)carbamate:

To a solution of the compound of Example 3 (500 mg, 0.6 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was added di-te/t-butyl-dicarbonate (418 mg, 1.8 eq.). The mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. The reaction mixture was directly purified by CC (DCM to DCM-MeOH 9-1 with gradient), affording the title compound as a colourless foam (870 mg, >100% yield, contamined with remaining reagent). MS (ESI, m/z): 571.4 [M+Η⁺] for C₂₉H₃₅N₄O₇F.

18. H. Tert-butyl ((2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4] dioxino [2, 3-cJpyridin-

7-yl)methyl)((3R,6S)-6-(2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)acetyl)tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-3-yl)carbamate:

To an ice-chilled solution of intermediate 18.i (870 mg, 0.368 mmol) in DCM (4 mL) were added DIPEA (0.55 mL) and a solution of Pyr.SO₃ (413 mg, 50% purity, 0.552 mmol) in DMSO (1.4 mL). The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 20 min. Sat. NaHCO₃ (20 mL) was added. The mixture was diluted with DCM (20 mL) and the two layers were decanted. The org. layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM to DCM-MeOH 9-1 with gradient), affording the title compound as a colourless foam (573 mg, 96% yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 569.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₉H₃₃N₄O₇F.

18. Hi. Tert-butyl ((2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-yl)methyl)((3R,6S)-6-((lRS)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)- 1 -hydroxyethyl-1 -dl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)carbamate:

To an ice-chilled solution of intermediate 18.ii (573 g, 1 mmol) in MeOH (9 mL) was added NaBD₄ (120 mg, 2.87 mmol) in one portion. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 30 min. Sat. NaHCO₃ (10 mL) and DCM (30 mL) were added. The two layers were decanted and the org. layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 1-0 to 9-1 with gradient), affording the title compound as a 2-1 mixture of diastereomers in the form of a colourless foam (566 mg, 98% yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 572.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₉H₃₄N₄O₇DF.

75.iv. (lS)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino [2,3-c]pyridin-

7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin- 4-yl) ethanol-1 -dl :

Starting from intermediate 18.iii (566 mg, 0.98 mmol), the title compound (412 mg, 88% yield) was obtained as a 2-1 mixture of diastereomers using the procedure of Example 3, step 3.iii. The mixture of diastereomers (212 mg), was separated by semi preparative chiral HPLC on a Daicel ChiralPak AI column (20 x 250 mm), eluting with MeCN:EtOH:diisopropylamine 30:70:0.1 (flow rate 16 mL/min, UV detection at 210 nM), affording respectively 64 mg and 114 mg of each diastereomer. Analytical samples were eluted on a ChiralPack AI (4.6 x 250 mm, 5 μM) column at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min using the aforementioned eluent. The respective retention times were 8.8 and 10.98 min. The title enantiomer (white solid) was identified as the major second eluting compound. ¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.98 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.51 (s, IH); 4.30-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.24-4.28 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.60-3.70 (m, 2H); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.07-3.15 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 1.95-2.05 (m, 2H); 1.64 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.19 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.5 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₅DF

Example 19: (5)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin-

7-yl)methyl-dl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol:

To a solution of intermediate 3.iii (80 mg, 0.25 mmol) in MeOH (1.5 mL), was added 2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (45 mg, 1.01 eq.). The mixture was stirred at rt overnight. After cooling to 0⁰C, NaBD₄ (62 mg, 1.5 mmol) and DCM (0.5 mL) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred 2.5 h, the reaction mixture being allowed to reach rt. DCM (8 mL) and sat. NaHCO₃ (8 mL) were added. The two layers were decanted and the aq. layer was extracted with DCM-MeOH (9-1, 2 x 1O mL). The combined org. layers were dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by CC (EA-MeOH 9-1 then DCM-MeOH 19-1 with 0.5% aq. NH₄OH to DCM-MeOH 93-7 with 0.7% aq. NH₄OH), affording the title compound as a white foam (0.1 g, 80% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.92 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.13 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, IH); 4.33-4.38 (m, 2H); 4.01 (s, 3H); 3.87-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.63 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, IH); 3.31 (overlapped m, IH); 3.22-3.26 (m, 2H); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.19 (br. s, IH); 2.01 (m, IH); 1.67 (m, IH); 1.49 (m, IH); 1.19 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₄DFS.

Example 20: (75)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-[2,3-c]pyridin- 7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol-2-dl :

20. i. Tert-butyl ((3R, 6S)-6-((S)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l, 5-naphthyridin-4-yl)- l-hydroxyethyl-2-dl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)carbamate:

NaBD₄ (130 mg, 3.1 mmol) was suspended in ethanol-d6 (7 mL). Pd₂(dba)3 (0.013 g, 0.015 mmol) was added as a solid. The mixture was cooled to 10⁰C and a solution of intermediate 3.i (850 mg, 1.83 mmol) in TΗF (2.5 mL) was then added dropwise, keeping the internal temperature below 20⁰C. After 30 min, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to rt. At this point, the mixture was cooled down to 0⁰C and water (10 mL) was added. The solution was filtered on Celite and washed with EA (20 mL). The aq. layer was extracted with EA (30 mL). The org. layers were combined, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to dryness.. The residue was purified by CC (Hept-EA 2-1 to Hept-EA 1-2), affording the title compound as a yellow oil (360 mg, 46% yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 423.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₄DFS.

20.H. (S)-l-((2S,5R)-5-aminotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- 1, 5-naphthyridin-4-yl) ethanol-2-dl :

Starting form intermediate 2O.i (360 mg, 0.854 mmol) and using the procedure of Example 3, step 3.iii, the title compound was obtained as a yellow solid (84 mg, 31% yield). The compound was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 9-1 with 1% aq. NH₄OH). MS (ESI, m/z): 323.6 [M+H⁺] for Ci₆Hi₉N₃O₃DF.

20. Ui. (IS)-I -((2S, 5R)-5-(((2, 3-dihydro-fl, 4]dioxino-[2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin- 4-yl) ethanol-2-dl: Starting from intermediate 2O.ii (80 mg, 0.249 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro- [l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (41 mg, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained as an white solid (29 mg, 25% yield). The crude product was purified by CC (eluent: DCM-MeOH 93-7 with 0.7% aq. NH₄OH). ¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.99 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.53 (dd, J = 2.3, 6.2 Hz, IH); 4.30-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.24-4.28 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.63-3.67 (m, 2H); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.8 Hz, IH); 2.44 (overlapped m, IH); 1.95-2.11 (m, 2H); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 472.4 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₅DF.

Example 21: (5)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin- 7-yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol-2-dl :

Starting from intermediate 2O.ii (20 mg, 0.062 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro-

[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (11 mg, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1, the title compound was obtained, after purification by CC (eluent: DCM-MeOH 93-7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH), as a white solid (17 mg, 55% yield).

MS (ESI, m/z): 488.8 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₄DFS.

Example 22: (S)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin-7- yl)methyl)amino)tetrahydr o-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluor o-6-methoxy- 1 ,5-naphthyridin- 4-yl)ethanol-l-dl:

Starting from the compound of Example 6 (475 mg, 0.976 mmol) and using the procedures of Example 18, steps 18.i to 18.iv (Boc formation: 100% yield; alcohol oxidation: 96% yield; ketone reduction with NaBD₄: 96% yield; Boc deprotection: 85% yield), the title compound was obtained as a colourless foam (198 mg). If necessary, the crude substances of the 3 first steps were purified by CC using an appropriate eluent. The product of the fourth step was obtained as a 1.5-1 mixture of diastereomers. Said mixture of diastereomers was separated by semi preparative chiral ΗPLC on a Daicel ChiralPak AI column (20 x 250 mm) eluting with MeCN:EtOΗ:diisopropylamine 10:90:0.1 (flow rate 16 mL/min, UV detection at 21O nM), affording respectively 62 mg and 97 mg of each diastereomer. Analytical samples were eluted on a ChiralPack AI (4.6 x 250 mm, 5 μM) column at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min using the aforementioned eluent. The respective retention times were 14.8 and 19.2 min. The title enantiomer (white foam) was identified as the major second eluting compound. 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.92 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.13 (s, IH); 4.51 (s, IH); 4.33-4.38 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.93 (m, IH); 3.60-3.70 (m, 2H); 3.31 (overlapped m, IH); 3.22-3.26 (m, 2H); 3.06-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 1.96-2.08 (m, 2H); 1.63 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.19 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 488.7 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₄DFS.

Example 23 : (S)- 1- {(2S,5R)-5- [(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia- 1 ,2-diaza-naphthalen-

3-ylmethyl-dl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-

[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol:

Starting from intermediate 3.iii (84 mg, 0.249 mmol) and 6,7-dihydro- [l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridazine-3-carbaldehyde (45 mg, 1 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1 (with the only exception that NaBD₄ was used as the reducing agent), the title compound was obtained as an off-white foam (76 mg, 62% yield). The crude product was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH 93:7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH).

¹H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.25 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.53 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 4.51-4.62 (m, 3H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.86-3.97 (m, 2H); 3.79 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, IH); 3.26-3.33 (m, 3H); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.5 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 1.95-2.06 (m, 2H); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.49 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): [M+H⁺] for C₂₃H₂₅N₅O₄DFS.

Example 24: (7S)-l-((2S,5R)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino [2,3-c]pyridin- 7-yl)methyl-d2)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy- l,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethanol:

24. i. 2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3 -c] pyridine- 7-carboxylic acid:

To a solution of 2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridine-7-carbaldehyde (722 mg, 4.37 mmol) in 2-methyl-2-propanol (95 mL) and 2-methyl-2-butene (22 mL) was added dropwise a solution of sodium chlorite (80%, 4.55 g, 40.22 mmol) and sodium dihydrogenphosphate (3.65 g, 26.45 mmol) in water (35 mL). The resulting solution was stirred at rt for 19 h. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water (20 mL) and pΗ was adjusted to 3 by addition of \N HCl. The aq. layer was extracted with DCM-MeOH 9-1 (25 x 30 mL). The combined extracts were dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated in ether and filtered to give the title acid as a white solid (0.405 g, 51% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.19 (s, 1Η); 7.50 (s, 1Η); 4.36 (s, 4Η). MS (ESI, m/z): 182.3 [M+H⁺] for C₈H₇NO₄.

24. H. N-methoxy-N-methyl-2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3 -c] pyridine- 7-carboxamide: To an ice-chilled suspension of intermediate 24. i (402 mg, 2.22 mmol) in DCM (5.5 mL) were added N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (98%, 246 mg, 2.47 mmol), DIPEA (1.52 mL, 8.87 mmol) and T3P (50% in EA, 1.46 mL, 2.48 mmol) dropwise. The reaction was stirred at 0⁰C for 30 min before warming to rt. The reaction proceeded overnight. The reaction mixture was washed twice with sat. sodium bicarbonate (2 x 10 mL). The aqueous layer (basified with 1 mL of sat. aq. Na₂CO₃) was then extracted with DCM-MeOH 9-1 (3 x 1O mL). The combined org. layers were dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH with gradient) to give the title compound as an off-white solid (396 mg, 80% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.10 (s, IH); 7.10 (s, IH); 4.31-4.41 (m, 4H); 3.65 (s, 3H); 3.24 (s, 3H). MS (ESI, m/z): 225.1 [M+H⁺] for Ci₀Hi₂N₂O₄.

24. Ui. 2, 3-dihydro-[l, 4]dioxino[2, 3 -c] pyridine- 7-carbaldehyde-dl :

To a solution of intermediate 24.ii (202 mg, 0.90 mmol) in THF (5.5 mL) cooled at -78°C was added LiAlD₄ (98% D, 49 mg, 1.14 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with THF (15 mL) and a sat. Na₂SO₄ solution (1 mL) was added. The suspension was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by CC (DCM-MeOH with gradient) to give the title aldehyde as a white solid (131 mg, 87% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.32 (s, IH); 7.40 (s, IH); 4.40 (m, 4H). MS (ESI, m/z): 167.1 [M+H⁺] for C₈H₆NO₃D.

24. iv. (IS)-I -((2S, 5R)-5-(((2, 3-dihydro-fl, 4]dioxino [2, 3-cJpyridin- 7-yl)methyl- d2)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-l,5-naphthyridin-

4-yl)ethanol: Starting from intermediate 3.iii (104 mg, 0.32 mmol) and intermediate 24.iii (45 mg, 1.02 eq.) and using the procedure of Example 1 (with the only exception that NaBD₄ was used as the reducing agent), the title compound was obtained, after purification by CC (DCM-MeOH 93:7 containing 0.7% aq. NH₄OH), as an off-white foam (79 mg, 52% yield). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.72 (s, IH); 8.24 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 7.98 (s, IH); 7.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, IH); 6.91 (s, IH); 4.53 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, IH); 4.31-4.34 (m, 2H); 4.23-4.27 (m, 2H); 4.00 (s, 3H); 3.85-3.96 (m, 2H); 3.32 (overlapped m, IH); 3.07-3.16 (m, 2H); 2.90 (t, J = 10.3 Hz, IH); 2.43 (overlapped m, IH); 2.09-1.94 (m, 2H); 1.65 (m, IH); 1.48 (m, IH); 1.18 (m, IH). MS (ESI, m/z): 473.6 [M+H⁺] for C₂₄H₂₅N₄O₅D₂F. Pharmacological properties of the invention compounds

In vitro assays

1) Bacterial growth minimal inhibitory concentrations:

Experimental _.methods:_.

Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs; mg/1) were determined in cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton Broth by a microdilution method following the description given in "Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria that Grow Aerobically", Approved standard, 7^th ed., Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Document M7-A7, Wayne, PA, USA, 2006.

Results:

All Example compounds were tested against several Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.

Typical antibacterial test results are given in the table hereafter (MIC in mg/1).

2) In vitro blocking of hERG K⁺ channels:

Principle_.:

Drug-induced prolongation of the QT interval and resultant ventricular dysrhythmia, including torsades de pointes, is an adverse event which occurs among other drugs, within some members of various classes of anti-infective agents. During recent years, there have been numerous antibacterials either withdrawn from the market or abandoned in various phases of clinical development due to their potential to cause this life -threatening toxicity.

Anti-infective agents warrant particular attention, as these are used in rather high concentrations and frequently added to complicated drug regimens when complete information regarding a drug regimen may be lacking.

Certain anti-infective drug classes, such as the macrolides and quinolones as well as the recently disclosed Viquidacin which belongs to the same chemical classes as the compounds of the present invention, have all been implicated. In fact, the ability to prolong the QT interval often varies among members of these drug classes and the potential for this effect cannot be predicted accurately during drug design and development. The best predictor is the extent of the hERG K⁺ channel blockade. Although some predictive models for hERG inhibition have been developed, there is today no clear Structure-Activity Relationship to predict such an inhibition. We have discovered that combining two features of the present invention leads to compounds with reduced hERG liabilities while maintaining the level of antibacterial activity. Exβerimental methods:_.

hERG K⁺ channels have been cloned from human heart and recombinant channels are stably expressed in CHO-Kl cells (CHOhER_G)- These cells have been purchased from bSys GmbH (CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland) and are grown in 150 mL culture flasks at 37°C in 5% CO₂. When the cells are -100% confluent, they are detached with 0.25% trypsin-EDTA solution and placed in the cell preparation unit of a QPatch automated patch-clamp robot (Sophion Bioscience AJS, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark). Currents through the hERG K⁺ channels (IK₁₁ER_G) ^are elicited using the following buffer solutions and voltage protocol: • extracellular solution (in mM): [NaCl] = 150; [KCl] = 4; [CaCl₂] = 1.2;

[MgCl₂] = 1; [HEPES] = 10; pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH;

• intracellular solution (in mM): [KCl] = 140; [NaCl] = IO; [MgCl₂] = 1; [HEPES] = IO; [EGTA] = 5; [Mg-ATP] = 5; [Na₃-GTP] = 0.1; pH adjusted to 7.2 with KOH; • voltage protocol: the resting potential is -8O mV and the frequency of stimulation is 0.1 Hz. hERG K⁺ currents are measured as the average current during the last 20 ms of the 500 ms pulse to -40 mV minus the average current during the last 20 ms of the 50 ms pulse to -40 mV.

After the cells have stabilized for a few minutes and the currents are steady, the amplitude of IKhER_G is recorded under control conditions. Thereafter, the QPatch robot applies the test compound to the cell at the test concentration and, after 4 minutes of stimulation, the amplitude of IKhER_G is recorded under test conditions. The ratio of the two amplitudes is used to define a fractional block and the average block on two cells is used to provide the effect of a given concentration (e.g. 10 μM). If, for a given test compound, a sufficient number of concentrations were tested, an apparent IC50 for inhibition of IKhER_G is calculated.

Results:

Testing the compounds having the formula I_COMP shown below

ICOMP

using the experimentals methods described above for the MIC regarding S. aureus A798 bacteria and for in vitro blocking hERG K⁺ channels gave the results summarised in the table hereafter.

Claims

1. A compound of formula I

wherein

R¹ represents alkoxy; R² represents H or F; each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents independently H or D;

V represents CH and W represents CH or N or V represents N and W represents CH;

Y represents CH or N;

Z represents O, S or CH₂; and

A represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂; or a salt of such a compound.

2. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents H and A represents CH₂ or CH₂CH₂; or a salt of such a compound.

3. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein: - R¹ represents (Ci-C₃)alkoxy; and

- at most one of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents D and A represents CH₂ or CH₂CH₂, or each of R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ represents H and A represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂ or CD₂CD₂; or a salt of such a compound.

4. A compound of formula I according to claim 1 or 2, which is also a compound of formula I_P

wherein R¹ represents alkoxy; R² represents H or F; W represents CH or N; Y represents CH or N; Z represents O, S or CH₂; and n represents 0 or 1; or a salt of such a compound.

5. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein R¹ is methoxy; or a salt of such a compound.

6. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein R² represents H; or a salt of such a compound.

7. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein R² represents F; or a salt of such a compound.

8. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein W represents N; or a salt of such a compound.

9. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein W represents CH; or a salt of such a compound.

10. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein Y represents CH; or a salt of such a compound.

11. A compound of formula I according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein Y represents N; or a salt of such a compound.

12. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, which is selected from the following:

- (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -2-(6-methoxy-[ 1 ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -2-(6-methoxy-[ 1 ,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridazin-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (i5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(2,S,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l -thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (IS)- 1 - {(2,S,5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-4-oxa-l -thia-6-aza-naphthalen-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)-ethanol;

- (75)-2-(7-fluoro-2-methoxy-quinolin-8-yl)- 1 - {(2S,5R)-5-[(3-oxa- 1 -thia-5-aza-indan- 6-ylmethyl)-amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl} -ethanol;

- (i5)-l-{(25',5i?)-5-[(3,4-dihydro-2/f-pyrano[2,3-c]pyridin-6-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol;

- (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l ,2-diaza-naphthalen-3-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (IS)- 1 - {(2S, 5i?)-5-[(2,3-dihydro-[l ,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ylmethyl)-amino]- tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(6-fluoro-3-methoxy-quinoxalin-5-yl)-ethanol;

4-yl)ethanol;

- (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-2,2,3,3-d4-[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol; - (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-l-dl;

- (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino-[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-2-dl;

- (5)-l-(f2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]oxathiino[2,3-c]pyridin-

4-yl)ethanol-l-dl; - (5)-l-{(2_lS,5i?)-5-[(6,7-dihydro-8-oxa-5-thia-l ,2-diaza-naphthalen-3-ylmethyl-dl)- amino]-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl}-2-(3-fluoro-6-methoxy-[l,5]naphthyridin-4-yl)-ethanol; - (75)-l-((2_lS,5i?)-5-(((2,3-dihydro-[l,4]dioxino [2,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)methyl- d2)amino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-2-(3 -fluoro-6-methoxy- 1 ,5 -naphthyridin- 4-yl)ethanol; or a salt of such a compound.

13. As a medicament, a compound of formula I as defined in one of claims 1 to 12, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. A pharmaceutical composition containing, as active principle, a compound of formula I as defined in one of claims 1 to 12, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one therapeutically inert excipient.

15. Use of a compound of formula I as defined in one of claims 1 to 12, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection.

16. A compound of formula I as defined in one of claims 1 to 12, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection.