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Definitions

• the present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 ("mGluR2") and which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.
• the invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, to the use of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions as medicaments, and to the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
• Glutamate is the major amino acid neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Glutamate plays a major role in numerous physiological functions, such as learning and memory but also sensory perception, development of synaptic plasticity, motor control, respiration, and regulation of cardiovascular function. Furthermore, glutamate is at the centre of several different neurological and psychiatric diseases, where there is an imbalance in glutamatergic neurotransmission.
• Glutamate mediates synaptic neurotransmission through the activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors channels (iGluRs), and the NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors which are responsible for fast excitatory transmission.
• iGluRs ionotropic glutamate receptors channels
• glutamate activates metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) which have a more modulatory role that contributes to the fine-tuning of synaptic efficacy.
• Glutamate activates the mGluRs through binding to the large extracellular amino-terminal domain of the receptor, herein called the orthosteric binding site. This binding induces a conformational change in the receptor which results in the activation of the G-protein and intracellular signalling pathways.
• the mGluR2 subtype is negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase via activation of G ⁇ i -protein, and its activation leads to inhibition of glutamate release in the synapse.
• mGluR2 receptors are abundant mainly throughout cortex, thalamic regions, accessory olfactory bulb, hippocampus, amygdala, caudate-putamen and nucleus accumbens.
• Activating mGluR2 was shown in clinical trials to be efficacious to treat anxiety disorders.
• activating mGluR2 in various animal models was shown to be efficacious, thus representing a potential novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of schizophrenia, epilepsy, drug addiction/dependence, Parkinson's disease, pain, sleep disorders and Huntington's disease.
• a new avenue for developing selective compounds acting at mGluRs is to identify compounds that act through allosteric mechanisms, modulating the receptor by binding to a site different from the highly conserved orthosteric binding site.
• BINA metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 biphenyl-indanone
• Positive allosteric modulators enable potentiation of the glutamate response, but they have also been shown to potentiate the response to orthosteric mGluR2 agonists such as LY379268 or DCG-IV. These data provide evidence for yet another novel therapeutic approach to treat the above mentioned neurological and psychiatric diseases involving mGluR2, which would use a combination of a positive allosteric modulator of mGluR2 together with an orthosteric agonist of mGluR2.
• the present triazolopyridine derivatives are centrally active, potent compounds providing alternative mGluR2 positive allosteric modulators with improved solubility and salt forming properties.
• the present invention relates to compounds having metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 modulator activity, said compounds having the Formula (I)
• A is CH or N
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; Ci ⁇ alkyl; (Ci -3 alkyloxy)Ci.
• R' and R" are independently selected from hydrogen and Ci ⁇ alkyl; (benzyloxy)Ci -3 alkyl; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with trihaloCi -3 alkyl; (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)C 1-3 alkyl; 4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro- benzo[fj[l,4]oxazepine)methyl; Het 1 ; Het'Ci ⁇ alkyl; Het 2 and Het 2 Ci -3 alkyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano; halo; C1. 3 a.kyl; Ci. 3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; Ci -3 alkoxy substituted with one or more halo substituents; C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)Ci -3 alkyl;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; Ci -3 alkyl; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with 1 or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, halo, Ci -3 alkyl, tri- haloC].
• R 3 is a cyclic radical of formula (a) wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; Ci -3 alkyl; Ci -3 alkyloxy; and hydroxyC ⁇ -3 alkyl ; n is 1 or 2 ; Z is selected from CH 2 or CR 6 (OH) wherein
• Z is a cyclic radical of formula (b) wherein m and p are independently selected from 0, 1 and 2, provided that m + p > 2;
• R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; and Ci -3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; and X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond, Ci -3 alkanediyl, O, NH, S,
• each Het 1 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl, Ci -3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents, unsubstituted phenyl and phenyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy; each Het 2 is unsubstituted pyridyl or pyrimidinyl; and each Het 3 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl
• halogen or "halo” as used herein alone or as part of another group refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo, with fluoro or chloro being preferred.
• C 1-3 alkanediyl as employed herein alone or as part of another group unless otherwise stated refers to a bivalent straight chain saturated hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms such as, for example, methylene; 1,2-ethanediyl; 1,3- propanediyl; and the branched isomers thereof.
• C 3-7 cycloalkyl as employed herein alone or as part of another group unless otherwise stated, is generic to cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl.
• C 3-7 cycloalkylCi -3 alkyl as employed herein alone or as part of another group, defines a saturated, cyclic hydrocarbon radical having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms bound through a saturated, straight hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as cyclopropylmethyl, cyclopropyl ethyl, cyclobutylmethyl and the like.
• the notation "mono-, di- or tri-haloCi -3 alkyl" employed herein alone or as part of another group defines an alkyl group as defined above, substituted with 1, 2 or 3 halogen atoms, such as fluoromethyl; difluoromethyl; trifluoromethyl; 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl; 1,1-difluoroethyl; 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl. Preferred examples of these groups are trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and 1,1-difluoroethyl.
• C ⁇ aHcyl substituted with one or more independently selected halo substituents defines an alkyl group as defined above, substituted with 1, 2, 3 or more halogen atoms, such as fluoromethyl; difluoromethyl; trifluoromethyl; 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl; 1,1-difluoroethyl; 3,3,3- trifluoropropyl. Preferred examples of these groups are trifluoromethyl; 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl; 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl and 1,1-difluoroethyl.
• substituted is used in the present invention, it is meant, unless otherwise is indicated or is clear from the context, to indicate that one or more hydrogens, preferably from 1 to 3 hydrogens, more preferably 1 to 2 hydrogens, more preferably 1 hydrogen, on the atom or radical indicated in the expression using "substituted” are replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the normal valency is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a chemically stable compound, i.e. a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into a therapeutic agent.
• Het 1 , Her 2 or Het 3 may be attached to the remainder of the molecule of formula (I) through any available ring carbon or heteroatom as appropriate, if not otherwise specified.
• Het 1 substituent when the Het 1 substituent is morpholinyl, it may be 2-morpholinyl, 3-morpholinyl or 4-morpholinyl; when the Het 2 substituent is pyridyl, it may be 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl or 4-pyridyl.
• Preferred Het 1 and Het 3 substituents are those linked to the rest of the molecule through the nitrogen atom.
• stereoisomeric forms as used hereinbefore defines all the possible isomeric forms that the compounds of Formula (I) may possess.
• the chemical designation of compounds denotes the mixture of all possible stereochemically isomeric forms, said mixtures containing all diastereomers and enantiomers of the basic molecular structure. More in particular, stereogenic centres may have the R- or S-configuration; substituents on bivalent cyclic (partially) saturated radicals may have either the cis- or trans-configuration.
• Compounds encompassing double bonds can have an E- or Z-stereochemistry at said double bond. Stereisomeric forms of the compounds of Formula (I) are embraced within the scope of this invention.
• an R or S descriptor is assigned (based on Cahn-Ingold-Prelog sequence rule) to the lowest-numbered chiral centre, the reference centre.
• the configuration of the second stereogenic centre is indicated using relative descriptors [R V?*] or [/?*,5*], where R* is always specified as the reference centre and [i?*,i?*] indicates centres with the same chirality and [/? *,-$ ⁇ *] indicates centres of unlike chirality.
• the stereo descriptor would be specified as .S-[Z?*,.?*].
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• A is CH or N
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl; (Ci -3 alkyloxy)C 1-3 alkyl; [(C 1-3 alkyloxy)-Ci -3 alkyloxy]Ci -3 alkyl; Ci -3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; unsubstituted benzyl; (benzyloxy)Ci.
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano; halo; Ci ⁇ alkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and d ⁇ alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; C 1 . 3 all.yl; unsubstituted
• C 3-7 cycloalkyl C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from hydroxyl, halo, Ci -3 alkyl, trihaloCi ⁇ alkyl, and
• Het 3 unsubstituted pyridyl; and pyridyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci ⁇ alkyl, d ⁇ alkyloxy,
• R 4 is hydrogen or halo
• X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond; Ci ⁇ alkanediyl; O; CH 2 O; OCH 2 ; CH 2 NH; NHCH 2 and NH; each 1Het is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted phenyl and phenyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy; each Het 3 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; tetrahydropyranyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Q-ealkyl,
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemical ⁇ isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• A is CH or N
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of (C 1-3 alkyloxy)Ci -3 alkyl; Cj ⁇ alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; C 1 . 3 a.kyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and Ci ⁇ alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; C 1 . 3 a.kyl; unsubstituted
• C 3-7 cycloalkyl C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from hydroxyl and C 3-7 cycloalkyl; unsubstituted phenyl; Het 3 ; unsubstituted pyridyl; and pyridyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci -3 alkyl, Ci -3 alkyloxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and halo;
• R 4 is hydrogen or halo;
• X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond; Ci -3 alkanediyl; O; CH 2 O; CH 2 NH; NHCH 2 and NH; each ] Het is piperidinyl, optionally substituted with 1 or more unsubstituted phenyl groups; each Het 3 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; tetrahydropyranyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci -6 alkyl, halo, hydroxyl, and
• halo is selected from fluoro and chloro; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of ethoxymethyl; CH 2 CF 3 ; unsubstituted cyclobutyl; cyclopropylmethyl; cyclopropyl ethyl; 4-phenyl-piperidinylmethyl; and 4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-benzo[fJ[l,4]oxazepine)methyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of chloro, methyl, cyclopropyl, and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; propan-2-yl; cyclopropyl; cyclohexyl substituted with hydroxyl; cyclohexyl substituted with hydroxyl and cyclopropyl; unsubstituted phenyl; pyrrolidinyl substituted with 1 or 2 fluoro radicals; unsubstituted tetrahydropyranyl; unsubstituted morpholinyl; unsubstituted piperidinyl; piperidinyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxyl and CF 3 ; piperazinyl; piperazinyl substituted with 1 methyl radical; pyridyl substituted with 1 substituent selected from fluoro, ethyl, cyclopropyl and methoxy; and pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 methyl radicals; R 4 is selected from hydrogen, fluoro or chloro; and X is
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein A is CH;
• A is N;
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 CF 3 ; ethoxymethyl; cyclobutyl; cyclopropylmethyl; cyclopropylethyl; 4-phenylpiperidinylmethyl; and 4-(2,3,4,5- tetrahydro-benzo[fj [ 1 ,4]oxazepine)methyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of chloro, methyl, cyclopropyl and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; propan-2-yl; cyclopropyl; 4- hydroxy-cyclohexyl; 4-hydroxy-4-cyclopropyl-cyclohexyl; phenyl; 3,3- difluoropyrrolidin- 1 -yl; piperidin- 1 -yl; 4-methyl-4-hydroxypiperidin- 1 -yl; piperazinyl; 4-methylpiperazinyl; tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl; mo ⁇ holin-4-yl; 4- trifluoromethyl-piperidin-1-yl; 2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2-ethyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2- cyclopropyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2-methyl-pyridin-5-yl; 2-methoxy-pyridin-5-yl; 3-fluoro- pyridin-4-yl; 2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-4-yl; and 2,6-
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, whereinA is CH or N;
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting Of CH 2 CF 3 ; ethoxymethyl; cyclopropylmethyl; and cyclopropylethyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of chloro, methyl, cyclopropyl and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of propan-2-yl; cyclopropyl; 4-hydroxy-4- cyclopropyl-cyclohexyl; 3,3-difluoropyrrolidin-l-yl; piperidin- 1-yl; 4-methyl-4- hydroxypiperidin-1-yl; piperazinyl; 4-methylpiperazinyl; tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl; morpholin-4-yl; 2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2-ethyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2-cyclopropyl- pyridin-4-yl; 2-methyl-pyridin-5-yl; 2-methoxy-pyridin-5-yl; 3-fluoro-pyridin-4-yl;
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of (Ci -3 alkyloxy)Ci -3 alkyl; Ci -3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)-Ci -3 alkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; C 1-3 alkyl; C 1-3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; piperazin-1-yl; tetrahydro-2//-pyran-4-yl; and pyridyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci -3 alkyl, Ci -3 alkyloxy,
• A is CH
• X is selected from a covalent bond; -O-; CH 2 NH; and -NH-; R 4 is selected from hydrogen; fluoro and chloro; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 CF 3 ; ethoxymethyl; and cyclopropylmethyl ;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of chloro, methyl, and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2,6-dimethyl- pyridin-3-yl; cyclopropyl; 2-ethyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2-methoxy-pyridin-5-yl; 2- cyclopropyl-pyridin-4-yl; 3-fluoropyridin-4-yl; tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl; and piperazin-1-yl;
• A is CH;
• X is selected from a covalent bond; -O-; CH 2 NH; and -NH-; and R 4 is selected from hydrogen; fluoro and chloro; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of (Ci -3 alkyloxy)C 1-3 alkyl; C 1-3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents; (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)-Ci -3 alkyl;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of halo; C 1-3 alkyl; Ci -3 alkyl substituted with one or more halo substituents;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; piperazin-1-yl; and pyridyl substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci -3 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and halo;
• A is CH
• X is selected from a covalent bond; -O-; and -NH-;
• R 4 is selected from hydrogen; fluoro and chloro and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 CF 3 ; ethoxymethyl; and cyclopropylmethyl ;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of chloro, methyl, and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl; 2,6-dimethyl- pyridin-3-yl; cyclopropyl; 2-cyclopropyl-pyridin-4-yl; 3-fluoropyridin-4-yl; and piperazin-1-yl;
• A is CH;
• X is selected from a covalent bond; -O-; and -NH-; and R 4 is selected from hydrogen; fiuoro and chloro; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereoisomeric forms thereof, wherein
• A is CH
• R 2 is selected from cyano; halo; mono-, di- or tri-haloC 1-3 alkyl; mono-, di- or tri- haloC 1-3 alkoxy; Ci -3 alkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl and (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)Ci -3 alkyl;
• R 3 is selected from hydrogen; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxyl, halo, Ci -3 alkyl and tri-haloC 1-3 alkyl; unsubstituted phenyl; phenyl substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, C 1-3 alkyl, Ci -3 alkoxy, hydroxyC 1-3 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and trifluoromethoxy; Het 3 ; unsubstituted pyridyl; pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from Ci -3 alkyl, trihaloCi -3 alkyl and hydroxyCi -3 alkyl; or R 3 is a cyclic radical of formula (a) wherein R 5 is selected from hydrogen; Ci- 3 alkyl; C 1-3 alkyloxy and hydroxyCi -3 alkyl
• n 1 or 2 ;
• Z is selected from CH 2 and CR 6 (OH) wherein R 6 is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl or trifluoromethyl; or R 5 and R 6 together form a radical CH 2 -CH 2 ; or
• Z is a cyclic radical of formula (b) wherein m and p are independently selected from 0, 1 and 2, provided that m + p > 2;
• R 4 is selected from hydrogen; halo; and mono-, di- and tri-haloCi -3 alkyl;
• X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond, Ci -3 alkanediyl, O, NH, S, SO, SO 2 , C(OH)(CH 3 ), CH 2 -O, O-CH 2 , CHF and CF 2 ;
• each Het 1 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of Ci ⁇ alkyl, mono-, di- and tri-haloC 1-3 alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl and phenyl substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy;
• each Het 2 is an aromatic heterocyclic radical selected from unsubstituted pyridyl or pyrimidinyl;
• each Het 3 is a saturated heterocyclic radical selected from pyrrolidinyl; piperidinyl; piperazinyl; tetrahydropyranyl; and morpholinyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of Ci- ⁇ alkyl, mono-, di- and tri-haloCi -3 alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl and phenyl substituted with 1 , 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy;
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• R 1 is selected from C 1-6 alkyl; mono-, di- and tri-haloC 1-3 alkyl; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with trihaloC 1-3 alkyl; (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)Ci -3 alkyl; 4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-benzo[fJ[l,4]oxazepine)methyl; Het'j and Het'd.salkyl; R 2 is selected from cyano, halo and trihaloC 1-3 alkyl;
• R 3 is selected from hydrogen; unsubstituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl; C 3-7 cycloalkyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxyl, halo or C 1-3 alkyl; unsubstituted phenyl; phenyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, C 1-3 alkoxy, hydroxyCi -3 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and trifluoromethoxy; Het 3 ; unsubstituted pyridyl; and pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from Ci ⁇ alkyl, trihaloCi -3 alkyl and hydroxyC 1-3 alkyl; R 4 is hydrogen or halo;
• X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond, C 1-3 alkanediyl, O and NH; and A, Het 1 and Het 3 are as previously defined; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• R 1 is selected from methyl; ethyl; propyl; n-butyl; 2-methylpropyl; tert-hutyl; trifluoromethyl; CF 2 CH 3 ; CH 2 CF 3 ; unsubstituted cyclopropyl; cyclopropyl substituted with trifluoromethyl; unsubstituted cyclobutyl; cyclopropylmethyl; cyclobutylmethyl; 1-pyrrolidinylmethyl; 1-piperidinylmethyl; 4-phenyl- piperidinylmethyl; 4-trifluoromethyl-piperidinylmethyl; 4-morpholinylmethyl; and
• R 2 is selected from fluoro, chloro, and CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; cyclopropyl; unsubstituted cyclohexyl; cyclohexyl substituted with hydroxyl; unsubstituted phenyl; unsubstituted tetrahydropyranyl; unsubstituted morpholinyl; unsubstituted piperidinyl; piperidinyl substituted with CF 3 and pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 methyl radicals;
• R 4 is selected from hydrogen, fluoro and chloro; X is selected from a covalent bond, CH 2 , -O- and NH; and A is as previously defined; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein
• R 1 is selected from CH 2 CF 3 ; cyclobutyl; cyclopropylmethyl; 4-phenylpiperidinylmethyl; and 4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-benzo[fJ[l,4]oxazepine)- methyl;
• R 2 is chloro or CF 3 ;
• R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; cyclopropyl; 4-hydroxy- cyclohexyl; phenyl; tetrahydropyran-4-yl; morpholin-4-yl; 4-trifluoromethyl- piperidin-1-yl; 2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl and 2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-3-yl; and A, X and R 4 are as previously defined; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the solvates thereof.
• the invention relates to compounds according to any of the other embodiments, wherein R 3 is cyclopropyl.
• the invention relates to compounds according to any of the other embodiments, wherein R 3 pyridyl substituted with 1 substituent selected from fluoro, ethyl, cyclopropyl and methoxy.
• the invention relates to compounds according to any of the other embodiments, wherein R 3 pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 methyl radicals.
• the invention relates to compounds according to any of the other embodiments, wherein R 3 is piperazinyl.
• the invention relates to a compound according to the general formula (Ia) or a compound according to the general formula (Ib), wherein A is CH or N, respectively, and the rest of the variables are as previously defined
• the invention relates to a compound according to the general formula (I), or a compound of general formula (Ia) or (Ib) as previously defined, wherein R 4 is bound at the 3 -position of the phenyl or the pyridinyl ring, hereby designated as (I'), (Ia') or (Ib'), respectively
• Particular preferred compounds may be selected from the group of:
• the compound of Formula (I) is selected from the group of:
• the compound of Formula (I) is selected from the group of:
• salts of the compounds of formula (I) are those wherein the counterion is pharmaceutically acceptable.
• salts of acids and bases which are non-pharmaceutically acceptable may also find use, for example, in the preparation or purification of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound. All salts, whether pharmaceutically acceptable or not, are included within the ambit of the present invention.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable acid and base addition salts as mentioned hereinabove or hereinafter are meant to comprise the therapeutically active non-toxic acid and base addition salt forms which the compounds of Formula (I) are able to form.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts can conveniently be obtained by treating the base form with such appropriate acid.
• Appropriate acids comprise, for example, inorganic acids such as hydrohalic acids, e.g. hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric and the like acids; or organic acids such as, for example, acetic, propanoic, hydroxyacetic, lactic, pyruvic, oxalic (i.e. ethanedioic), malonic, succinic (i.e.
• salt forms can be converted by treatment with an appropriate base into the free base form.
• the compounds of Formula (I) containing an acidic proton may also be converted into their non-toxic metal or amine addition salt forms by treatment with appropriate organic and inorganic bases.
• Appropriate base salt forms comprise, for example, the ammonium salts, the alkali and earth alkaline metal salts, e.g. the lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium salts and the like, salts with organic bases, e.g.
• primary, secondary and tertiary aliphatic and aromatic amines such as methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, isopropylamine, the four butylamine isomers, dimethylamine, di ethylamine, diethanolamine, dipropylamine, diisopropylamine, di-M-butylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, quinuclidine, pyridine, quinoline and isoquinoline; the benzathine, N-methyl-D-glucamine, hydrabamine salts, and salts with amino acids such as, for example, arginine, lysine and the like.
• the salt form can be converted by treatment with acid into the free acid form.
• solvate comprises the solvent addition forms as well as the salts thereof, which the compounds of formula (I) are able to form.
• solvent addition forms are e.g. hydrates, alcoholates and the like.
• an element in particular when mentioned in relation to a compound according to Formula (I), comprises all isotopes and isotopic mixtures of this element, either naturally occurring or synthetically produced, either with natural abundance or in an isotopically enriched form.
• Radiolabeled compounds of Formula (I) may comprise a radioactive isotope selected from the group of 3 H, 11 C, 18 F, 122 I, 123 I, 125 I, 131 I, 75 Br, 76 Br, 77 Br and 82 Br.
• the radioactive isotope is selected from the group of 3 H, 11 C and 18 F.
• the compounds according to the invention can generally be prepared by a succession of steps, each of which is known to the skilled person.
• the compounds can be prepared according to the following synthesis methods.
• the compounds of Formula (I) may be synthesized in the form of racemic mixtures of enantiomers which can be separated from one another following art-known resolution procedures.
• the racemic compounds of Formula (I) may be converted into the corresponding diastereomeric salt forms by reaction with a suitable chiral acid. Said diastereomeric salt forms are subsequently separated, for example, by selective or fractional crystallization and the enantiomers are liberated therefrom by alkali.
• An alternative manner of separating the enantiomeric forms of the compounds of Formula (I) involves liquid chromatography using a chiral stationary phase.
• Said pure stereochemically isomeric forms may also be derived from the corresponding pure stereochemically isomeric forms of the appropriate starting materials, provided that the reaction occurs stereospecifically.
• Final compounds according to Formula (I), can be prepared by reacting an intermediate compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) according to reaction scheme (1), a reaction that is performed in a suitable reaction-inert solvent, such as, for example, 1,4-dioxane or mixtures of inert solvents such as, for example, 1,4- dioxane/DMF, in the presence of a suitable base, such as, for example, aqueous NaHCO 3 or Na 2 CO 3 , a Pd-complex catalyst such as, for example, Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 under thermal conditions such as, for example, heating the reaction mixture at 150 0 C under microwave irradiation, for example for 10 min.
• a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, 1,4-dioxane or mixtures of inert solvents such as, for example, 1,4- dioxane/DMF
• a suitable base such as, for example, aqueous NaHCO 3 or Na
• R 7 and R 8 may be hydrogen or alkyl, or may be taken together to form for example a bivalent radical of formula -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -, or -C(CH 3 ) 2 C(CH 3 ) 2 -.
• Final compounds according to Formula (I) can be prepared following art known procedures by cyclization of intermediate compound of Formula (IV) in the presence of a halogenating agent such as for example phosphorus (V) oxychloride (POCl 3 ) or trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture in a suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane or acetonitrile stirred under microwave irradiation, for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction, as for example 50 min at a temperature between 140-200 0 C.
• a halogenating agent such as for example phosphorus (V) oxychloride (POCl 3 ) or trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture
• a suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane or acetonitrile stirred under microwave irradiation, for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction
• final compounds of Formula (I) can be prepared by heating the intermediate compound of Formula (IV) for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction, as for example 1 h at a temperature between 140-200 0 C.
• reaction scheme (2) all variables are defined as in Formula (I).
• final compounds according to Formula (I) can be prepared by art known procedures in analogy to the synthesis described in Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48, 2237 by reaction of intermediate compound of Formula (V) with carboxylic acids of Formula (VII) or acid equivalents such as acid halides of Formula (VIII) to afford final compounds of Formula (I).
• the reaction can be carried out using a halogenating agent such as for example trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture in the presence of a suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane, stirred at a temperature between 100-200 0 C for 1 to 48 h or under microwave irradiation for 20 min.
• a halogenating agent such as for example trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture
• a suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane
• the reaction may be performed, for example, in the presence of triacetoxy borohydride in a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, DCE, at a suitable temperature, typically at room temperature, for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction.
• a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, DCE
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (IV) can be prepared by art known procedures in analogy to the syntheses described in J. Org. Chem., 1966, 31, 251, or J. Heterocycl. Chem., 1970, 7, 1019, by reaction of intermediate compounds of Formula (V) under suitable conditions in the presence of a suitable ortho-ester of Formula (VI) wherein R is a suitable group, for example methyl, according to reaction scheme (8).
• the reaction can be carried out in a suitable solvent such as, for example, xylene.
• the mixture can be stirred for 1 to 48 h at a temperature between 100-200 0 C.
• reaction scheme (8) all variables are defined as in Formula (I).
• final compounds according to Formula (IV) can be prepared by art known procedures in analogy to the synthesis described in Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 2237-2240 by reaction of intermediate compound of Formula (V) with carboxylic acids of Formula (VII) or acid equivalents such as acid halides of Formula (VIII) to afford final compounds of Formula (IV).
• the reaction can be carried out using a halogenating agent such as for example trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture in the presence of suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane and stirred at a temperature between 100-200 0 C for 1 to 48 hours or under microwave irradiation for 20 min.
• a halogenating agent such as for example trichloroacetonitrile-triphenylphosphine mixture
• suitable solvent such as for example 1 ,2-dichloroethane
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (V) can be prepared by reacting an intermediate compound of Formula (XIV) with hydrazine according to reaction scheme (9), a reaction that is performed in a suitable reaction-inert solvent, such as, for example, ethanol or THF under thermal conditions such as, for example, heating the reaction mixture for example at 160 0 C under microwave irradiation for 20 min or classical thermal heating at 90 0 C for 16 h.
• a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, ethanol or THF
• thermal conditions such as, for example, heating the reaction mixture for example at 160 0 C under microwave irradiation for 20 min or classical thermal heating at 90 0 C for 16 h.
• reaction scheme (9) all variables are defined as in Formula (I) and halo is chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (XIV) can be prepared by reacting an intermediate compound of Formula (XV) with a compound of Formula (III) according to reaction scheme (10). All variables are defined as in Formula (I); halo is chloro, bromo or iodo and R 7 and R 8 are as defined in Experimental procedure 1. Reaction Scheme 10
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (IX) can be prepared by art known procedures in analogy to the syntheses described in J. Org. Chem., 1966, 31, 251, or J. Heterocyclic. Chem., 1970, 7, 1019, by cyclization of intermediate compound of Formula (V) under suitable conditions in the presence of a suitable ortho-ester of Formula (VI) wherein R 1 is hydrogen and R is a suitable group, for example methyl, such as for example methylortho formate (VI-a), according to reaction scheme (11).
• the reaction can be carried out neat or in a suitable solvent such as, for example, xylene.
• the mixture can be stirred for 1 to 48 h at a temperature between 100-200 °C. hi reaction scheme (11), all variables are defined as in Formula (I).
• intermediate compounds of Formula (II) can be prepared following art known procedures by cyclization of intermediate compound of Formula (XVII) under heating for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction, as for example 1 h at a temperature between 140-200 0 C. hi reaction scheme (14), all variables are defined as in Formula (I) and halo is chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (XVI) can be prepared by art known procedures by reaction of intermediate compound of Formula (XVIII) with acid halides of Formula (VIII).
• the reaction can be carried out using an inert-solvent such as for example DCM in presence of a base such as for example TEA, for example at room temperature for a suitable period of time that allows completion of the reaction, for example 20 min. hi reaction scheme (15), all variables are defined as in Formula (I).
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (XVII) can be prepared by art known procedures by reaction of intermediate compounds of Formula (XIX) with acid halides of Formula (VIII).
• the reaction can be carried out using an inert-solvent such as for example DCM in presence of a base such as for example TEA, for example a room temperature for a suitable period of time that allows completion of the reaction, for example 20 min.
• a base such as for example TEA
• reaction scheme (16) all variables are defined as in Formula (I) and halo is chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds according to Formula (XVIII) can be prepared by reacting an intermediate compound of Formula (XX) with hydrazine according to reaction scheme (18), a reaction that is performed in a suitable reaction-inert solvent, such as, for example, ethanol, THF or 1 ,4-dioxane under thermal conditions such as, for example, heating the reaction mixture for example at 160 0 C under microwave irradiation for 30 minutes or classical thermal heating at 70 0 C for 16 h.
• a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, ethanol, THF or 1 ,4-dioxane
• thermal conditions such as, for example, heating the reaction mixture for example at 160 0 C under microwave irradiation for 30 minutes or classical thermal heating at 70 0 C for 16 h.
• R 2 is defined as in Formula (I) and halo is chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (XV) wherein R 2 is trifiuoromethyl, hereby named (XV-a), can be prepared by reacting an intermediate of Formula (XV) wherein R 2 is iodine, hereby named (XV-b), with a suitable trifluoromethylating agent, such as for example fluorosulfonyl(difluoro)acetic acid methyl ester, according to reaction scheme (20).
• a suitable reaction-inert solvent such as, for example, NJV-dimethylformamide
• a suitable coupling agent such as for example, copper iodide
• reaction scheme (20) halo is chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (XV) wherein R 2 is iodine, hereby named (XV-b), can be prepared by reacting an intermediate compound of Formula (XXI) with a strong base such as, for example, n-butyllithium, and further treatment with an iodinating agent such as, for example, iodine.
• This reaction is performed in a suitable reaction- inert solvent such as, for example, THF at low temperature such as for example —78 0 C for a period of time that allows the completion of the reaction as for example 2 h.
• halo may be chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (III) can be prepared by art known procedures by reacting an intermediate of Formula (XXII) with a suitable boron source such as, for example, bis(pinacolato)diboron in the presence of a palladium catalyst such as, for example, 1,1 '-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenepalladium(II)di chloride in a inert solvent such as, for example, DCM, in the presence of a suitable salt such as, for example, potassium acetate at moderately high temperature such as, for example, 110 0 C for as, for example, 16 h.
• a suitable boron source such as, for example, bis(pinacolato)diboron
• a palladium catalyst such as, for example, 1,1 '-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenepalladium(II)di chloride
• a suitable salt such as, for example, potassium acetate at moderately high temperature such as, for
• compounds of Formula (III) can be prepared by art known procedures of metal-halogen exchange and subsequent reaction with an appropriate boron source from compounds of Formula (XXII).
• reaction of an intermediate compound of Formula (XXII) with an organolithium compound such as, for example, /i-butyllithium at a moderately low temperature such as, for example, -40 0 C in an inert solvent such as, for example, THF followed by subsequent reaction with an appropriate boron source such as, for example, trimethoxyborane.
• organolithium compound such as, for example, /i-butyllithium at a moderately low temperature such as, for example, -40 0 C
• an inert solvent such as, for example, THF
• an appropriate boron source such as, for example, trimethoxyborane.
• compounds of Formula (XXII) can be prepared by art known procedures from intermediate compounds of Formula (XXV) via a Sandmeyer type reaction.
• reaction scheme (24) all variables are defined as in Formula (I), halo may be chloro, bromo or iodo.
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (XXV) can be prepared by art known procedures from intermediate nitro compounds of Formula (XXVI) via reduction of the nitro group to the amino function by art known procedures, such as catalytic hydrogenation or the use of tin(II) chloride dihydrate as a reducing agent.
• X is O, NH, S, SO, SO 2 , C(OH)(CH 3 ), CH 2 -O, 0-CH 2 , CH 2 -NH, HN-CH 2 , CHF and CF 2 and all other variables are defined as in Formula (I).
• Intermediate compounds of Formula (XXVI) can be prepared by art known procedures by reacting an intermediate of Formula (XXVII) with a suitable intermediate of Formula (XXVIII), in the presence of a suitable base such as, for example, Cs 2 CO 3 in an inert solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, heating at an appropriate temperature and for a suitable period of time that allows the completion of the reaction, either under traditional heating or under microwave irradiation.
• a suitable base such as, for example, Cs 2 CO 3
• an inert solvent such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran
• the starting materials according to Formulae (VI), (VII), (VIII), (X), (XIII), (XXII), (XXIV), (XXVIII), (XXIX), (XXX), (XXXI), (XXXII), and (XXXIII) are compounds that are either commercially available or may be prepared according to conventional reaction procedures generally known to those skilled in the art.
• HCl salt forms of the compounds several procedures known to those skilled in the art can be used.
• the free base can be dissolved in DIPE or Et 2 O and subsequently, a 6 N HCl solution in 2- propanol or a 1 N HCl solution in Et 2 O can be added dropwise. The mixture typically is stirred for 10 minutes after which the product can be filtered off.
• the HCl salt usually is dried in vacuo.
• the compounds provided in this invention are positive allosteric modulators
• PAMs of metabotropic glutamate receptors, in particular they are positive allosteric modulators of mGluR2.
• the compounds of the present invention do not appear to bind to the glutamate recognition site, the orthosteric ligand site, but instead to an allosteric site within the seven transmembrane region of the receptor.
• the compounds of this invention increase the mGluR2 response.
• the compounds provided in this invention are expected to have their effect at mGluR2 by virtue of their ability to increase the response of such receptors to glutamate or mGluR2 agonists, enhancing the response of the receptor.
• treatment is intended to refer to all processes, wherein there may be a slowing, interrupting, arresting, or stopping of the progression of a disease, but does not necessarily indicate a total elimination of all symptoms.
• the present invention relates to a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, for use as a medicament.
• the invention also relates to the use of a compound according to the general Formula(I), the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base salts and the solvates thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament.
• the present invention also relates to a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for use in the treatment or prevention of, in particular treatment of, a condition in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of allosteric modulators of mGluR2, in particular positive allosteric modulators thereof.
• a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for use in the treatment or prevention of, in particular treatment of, a condition in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of allosteric modulators of mGluR2, in particular positive allosteric modulators thereof.
• the present invention also relates to the use of a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of, in particular treatment of, a condition in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of allosteric modulators of mGluR2, in particular positive allosteric modulators thereof.
• a compound according to the general Formula (I) the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof
• a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of, in particular treatment of, a condition in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of allosteric modulators of mGluR2, in particular positive allosteric modulators thereof.
• the present invention also relates to a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomers forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for use in the treatment, prevention, amelioration, control or reduction of the risk of various neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of positive allosteric modulators of mGluR2.
• the present invention relates to the use of a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomeric forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of various neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of positive allosteric modulators of mGluR2.
• the neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction include one or more of the following conditions or diseases: acute neurological and psychiatric disorders such as, for example, cerebral deficits subsequent to cardiac bypass surgery and grafting, stroke, cerebral ischemia, spinal cord trauma, head trauma, perinatal hypoxia, cardiac arrest, hypoglycemic neuronal damage, dementia (including AIDS-induced dementia), Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's Chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ocular damage, retinopathy, cognitive disorders, idiopathic and drug-induced Parkinson's disease, muscular spasms and disorders associated with muscular spasticity including tremors, epilepsy, convulsions, migraine (including migraine headache), urinary incontinence, substance tolerance, substance withdrawal (including substances such as, for example, opiates, nicotine, tobacco products, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, sedatives, hypnotics, etc.), psychosis, schizophrenia, anxiety (including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder
• condition or disease is a central nervous system disorder selected from the group of anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, migraine, epilepsy or convulsive disorders, childhood disorders, cognitive disorders, neurodegeneration, neurotoxicity and ischemia.
• the central nervous system disorder is an anxiety disorder, selected from the group of agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), mixed anxiety and depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobia and other phobias.
• GAD generalized anxiety disorder
• OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder
• PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder
• social phobia other phobias.
• the central nervous system disorder is a psychotic disorder selected from the group of schizophrenia, delusional disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder and substance-induced psychotic disorder
• the central nervous system disorder is a personality disorder selected from the group of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and schizoid, schizotypal disorder.
• the central nervous system disorder is a substance abuse or substance-related disorder selected from the group of alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal delirium, alcohol-induced psychotic disorder, amphetamine dependence, amphetamine withdrawal, cocaine dependence, cocaine withdrawal, nicotine dependence, nicotine withdrawal, opioid dependence and opioid withdrawal.
• substance abuse or substance-related disorder selected from the group of alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal delirium, alcohol-induced psychotic disorder, amphetamine dependence, amphetamine withdrawal, cocaine dependence, cocaine withdrawal, nicotine dependence, nicotine withdrawal, opioid dependence and opioid withdrawal.
• the central nervous system disorder is an eating disorder selected from the group of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
• the central nervous system disorder is a mood disorder selected from the group of bipolar disorders (I & II), cyclothymic disorder, depression, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder, treatment resistant depression, bipolar depression, and substance-induced mood disorder.
• the central nervous system disorder is migraine.
• the central nervous system disorder is epilepsy or a convulsive disorder selected from the group of generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy, generalized convulsive epilepsy, petit mal status epilepticus, grand mal status epilepticus, partial epilepsy with or without impairment of consciousness, infantile spasms, epilepsy partialis continua, and other forms of epilepsy.
• the central nervous system disorder is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
• the central nervous system disorder is a cognitive disorder selected from the group of delirium, substance-induced persisting delirium, dementia, dementia due to HIV disease, dementia due to Huntingdon's disease, dementia due to Parkinson's disease, dementia of the Alzheimer's type, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, substance-induced persisting dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
• the treatment of psychosis such as schizophrenia, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, major depressive disorder, treatment resistant depression, bipolar depression, anxiety, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar mania, substance abuse and mixed anxiety and depression, are of particular importance.
• DSM-IV Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• the invention also relates to a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomeric forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, for the treatment of any one of the diseases mentioned hereinbefore.
• the invention also relates to a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomeric forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, for use in treating any one of the diseases mentioned hereinbefore.
• the invention also relates to a compound according to the general formula (I), the stereoisomeric forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, for the treatment or prevention, in particular treatment, of any one of the diseases mentioned hereinbefore.
• the invention also relates to the use of a compound according to the general
• the invention also relates to the use of a compound according to the general Formula (I), the stereoisomeric forms thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts and the solvates thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of any one of the disease conditions mentioned hereinbefore.
• the compounds of the present invention can be administered to mammals, preferably humans for the treatment or prevention of any one of the diseases mentioned hereinbefore.
• the invention also relates to a method for the prevention and/or treatment of any one of the disease mentioned hereinbefore comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of compound according to the invention to a patient in need thereof.
• a therapeutically effective amount of the PAMs of the present invention is the amount sufficient to modulate the activity of the mGluR2 and that this amount varies inter alia, depending on the type of disease, the concentration of the compound in the therapeutic formulation, and the condition of the patient.
• an amount of PAM to be administered as a therapeutic agent for treating diseases in which modulation of the mGluR2 is beneficial, such as the disorders described herein, will be determined on a case by case by an attending physician.
• a suitable dose is one that results in a concentration of the PAM at the treatment site in the range of 0.5 nM to 200 ⁇ M, and more usually 5 nM to 50 ⁇ M.
• a patient in need of treatment likely will be administered an effective therapeutic daily amount of about 0.01 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg body weight, preferably from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg body weight, more preferably from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg body weight, more preferably from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 2.5 mg/kg body weight, even more preferably from about 0.05 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg body weight, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5 mg/kg body weight.
• the amount of a compound according to the present invention, also referred to here as the active ingredient, which is required to achieve a therapeutically effect will, of course vary on case-by-case basis, vary with the particular compound, the route of administration, the age and condition of the recipient, and the particular disorder or disease being treated.
• a method of treatment may also include administering the active ingredient on a regimen of between one and four intakes per day.
• the compounds according to the invention are preferably formulated prior to admission.
• suitable pharmaceutical formulations are prepared by known procedures using well known and readily available ingredients.
• positive allosteric modulators of mGluR2, including compounds of Formula (I) enhance the response of mGluR2 to agonists
• the present invention extends to the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction by administering an effective amount of a positive allosteric modulator of mGluR2, including compounds of Formula (I), in combination with an mGluR2 agonist.
• mGluR2 agonists include, for example, LY-379268; DCG-IV; LY-354740; LY-404039; LY-544344; LY-2140023; LY-181837; LY-389795; LY-446433; LY-450477; talaglumetad; MGS0028; MGS0039; (-)-2-oxa-4-aminobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-4,6-dicarboxylate; (+)-4-amino-2- sulfonylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-4,6-dicarboxylic acid; (+)-2-amino-4- fluorobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid; lS,2R,5S,6S-2-amino-6-fluoro-4- oxobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid; lS,2
• the compounds of the present invention may be utilized in combination with one or more other drugs in the treatment, prevention, control, amelioration, or reduction of risk of diseases or conditions for which compounds of Formula (I) or the other drugs may have utility, where the combination of the drugs together are safer or more effective than either drug alone.
• the present invention also provides compositions for preventing or treating diseases in which modulation of the mGluR2 receptor is beneficial, such as the disorders described herein. While it is possible for the active ingredient to be administered alone, it is preferable to present it as a pharmaceutical composition. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and, as active ingredient, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to the invention, in particular a compound according to Formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof.
• the carrier or diluent must be "acceptable" in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the composition and not deleterious to the recipients thereof.
• the compounds according to the invention in particular the compounds according to Formula (I), the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the solvates and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, or any subgroup or combination thereof may be formulated into various pharmaceutical forms for administration purposes.
• compositions there may be cited all compositions usually employed for systemically administering drugs.
• compositions of this invention may be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy, for example, using methods such as those described in Gennaro et al. Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (18 th ed., Mack Publishing Company, 1990, see especially Part 8: Pharmaceutical preparations and their Manufacture).
• a therapeutically effective amount of the particular compound, optionally in salt form, as the active ingredient is combined in intimate admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, which carrier or diluent may take a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparation desired for administration.
• compositions are desirable in unitary dosage form suitable, in particular, for oral, topical, rectal or percutaneous administration, by parenteral injection or by inhalation.
• any of the usual pharmaceutical media may be employed such as, for example, water, glycols, oils, alcohols and the like in the case of oral liquid preparations such as, for example, suspensions, syrups, elixirs, emulsions and solutions; or solid carriers such as, for example, starches, sugars, kaolin, diluents, lubricants, binders, disintegrating agents and the like in the case of powders, pills, capsules and tablets.
• tablets and capsules represent the most advantageous oral dosage unit forms in which case solid pharmaceutical carriers are employed.
• the carrier will usually comprise sterile water, at least in large part, though other ingredients, for example, surfactants to aid solubility, may be included.
• injectable solutions for example, may be prepared in which the carrier comprises saline solution, glucose solution or a mixture of saline and glucose solution.
• injectable suspensions may also be prepared in which case appropriate liquid carriers, suspending agents and the like may be employed.
• the carrier optionally comprises a penetration enhancing agent and/or a suitable wetting agent, optionally combined with suitable additives of any nature in minor proportions, said additives do not introduce a significant deleterious effect on the skin.
• Said additives may facilitate the administration to the skin and/or may be helpful for preparing the desired compositions.
• These compositions may be administered in various ways, e.g., as a transdermal patch, as a spot-on treatment, as an ointment.
• Unit dosage form refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosages, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active ingredient calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required pharmaceutical carrier.
• unit dosage forms are tablets (including scored or coated tablets), capsules, pills, powder packets, wafers, suppositories, injectable solutions or suspensions and the like, teaspoonfuls, tablespoonfuls, and segregated multiples thereof.
• compositions comprising aid compounds for oral administration are especially advantageous.
• ⁇ -, ⁇ - or ⁇ -cyclodextrins or their derivatives in particular hydroxyalkyl substituted cyclodextrins, e.g. 2-hydroxypropyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrin or sulfobutyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
• co-solvents such as alcohols may improve the solubility and/or the stability of the compounds according to the invention in pharmaceutical compositions.
• the exact dosage and frequency of administration depends on the particular compound of formula (I) used, the particular condition being treated, the severity of the condition being treated, the age, weight, sex, extent of disorder and general physical condition of the particular patient as well as other medication the individual may be taking, as is well known to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, it is evident that said effective daily amount may be lowered or increased depending on the response of the treated subject and/or depending on the evaluation of the physician prescribing the compounds of the instant invention.
• the pharmaceutical composition will comprise from 0.05 to 99 % by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 70 % by weight, more preferably from 0.1 to 50 % by weight of the active ingredient, and, from 1 to 99.95 % by weight, preferably from 30 to 99.9 % by weight, more preferably from 50 to 99.9 % by weight of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, all percentages being based on the total weight of the composition.
• the invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds according to the invention and one or more other drugs for use as a medicament or for use in the treatment, prevention, control, amelioration, or reduction of risk of diseases or conditions for which compounds of Formula (I) or the other drugs may have utility as well.
• the use of such a composition for the manufacture of a medicament, as well as the use of such a composition for the manufacture of a medicament in the treatment, prevention, control, amelioration or reduction of risk of diseases or conditions for which compounds of Formula (I) or the other drugs may have utility are also contemplated.
• the present invention also relates to a combination of a compound according to the present invention and a mGluR2 orthosteric agonist.
• the present invention also relates to such a combination for use as a medicine.
• the present invention also relates to a product comprising (a) a compound according to the present invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, and (b) a mGluR2 orthosteric agonist, as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the treatment or prevention of a condition in a mammal, including a human, the treatment or prevention of which is affected or facilitated by the neuromodulatory effect of mGluR2 allosteric modulators, in particular positive mGluR2 allosteric modulators.
• the different drugs of such a combination or product may be combined in a single preparation together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents, or they may each be present in a separate preparation together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents.
• CI means chemical ionisation
• DAD means diode-array detector
• THF means tetrahydrofuran
• DMF means JVyV-dimethylformamide
• EtOAc means ethyl acetate
• DCM means dichloromethane
• DCE means 1,2- dichloroethane
• BINAP means l,l'-[l,l'-binaphthalene]-2,2'-diylbis[l,l-diphenyl- phosphine]
• DBU means l,8-diaza-7-bicyclo[5.4.0]undecene
• 1 or “L” means liter
• LRMS means low-resolution mass spectrometry/spectra
• HRMS means high- resolution mass spectra/spectrometry
• NH 4 Ac means ammonium acetate
• 'TSFH 4 OH means ammonium hydroxide
• Microwave assisted reactions were performed in a single-mode reactor: InitiatorTM Sixty EXP microwave reactor (Biotage AB), or in a multimode reactor: MicroSYNTH Labstation (Milestone, Inc.).
• intermediate compound D2 (1.2 g, 4.15 mmol) in THF (12 ml), was added hydrazine monohydrate (0.416 g, 8.301 mmol). The reaction mixture was subjected to microwave heating at 150 0 C for 1 min. After cooling, additional hydrazine monohydrate (1 eq) was added to the resulting mixture, which was then subjected to microwave heating at 150 0 C for 0.5 min. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue thus obtained was triturated with Et 2 O to yield intermediate compound D3 (0.95 g, 95%).
• intermediate compound D6 8 g, 29.21 mmol
• 1,4-dioxane 450 ml
• hydrazine monohydrate 14.169 ml, 175.255 mmol
• the reaction mixture was heated in a sealed tube at 80 0 C for 16 h.
• NH 4 OH 32% aqueous solution
• the white solid residue thus obtained was taken up in EtOH and heated.
• the suspension thus obtained was allowed to cool down and the precipitate obtained was filtered off, washed with EtOH and dried in the desiccator to yield intermediate compound D7 (2.67 g, 52%) as a white solid Description 8
• intermediate compound D7 (0.73 g, 2.709 mmol) in dry DCM (8 ml), cooled at 0 0 C, were added triethylamine (0.562 ml, 4.064 mmol) and cyclopropyl- acetyl chloride (0.385 g, 3.251 mmol). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 16 h. To this mixture was then added NaHCO 3 (aqueous sat. solution). The resulting solution was then extracted with DCM. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO 4 ) and concentrated in vacuo to yield intermediate compound D8 (0.94 g, 99%).
• intermediate compound D14 (1.09 g g, 3.789 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (9 ml) was added hydrazine monohydrate (3.676 ml, 75.78 mmol). The reaction mixture was subjected to microwave heating at 160 0 C for 30 min. After cooling the resulting solution was concentrated in vacuo. The residue thus obtained was dissolved in DCM and washed with NaHCO 3 (aqueous sat. solution). The organic layer was separated, dried (Na 2 SO 4 ) and evaporated in vacuo to yield intermediate compound D15 (0.890 g, 83%) as a white solid.
• intermediate compound D15 (0.890 g, 3.142 mmol) in dry DCM (3 ml) were added triethylamine (0.653 ml, 4.713 mmol) and cyclopropyl-acetyl chloride [C.A.S. 543222-65-5] (0.373 g, 3.142 mmol).
• the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 0 0 C for 20 min, then concentrated in vacuo to yield intermediate compound D16 (l.l g, 96%).
• intermediate compound D6 0.390 g, 1.424 mmol
• intermediate compound D28 0.530 g, 1.566 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.082 g, 0.0712 mmol
• NaHCO 3 2.75 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• the reaction mixture was subjected to microwave heating at 150 0 C for 10 min. After cooling, the mixture was filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth and washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; DCM as eluent). The desired fractions were collected and concentrated in vacuo to yield intermediate compound D29 (0.387 g, 76%) as a colorless oil, which solidified on standing.
• intermediate compound D9 0.439 g, 1.316 mmol
• 1,4-dioxane 5 ml
• intermediate compound D39 (0.57 g, 1.448 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.076 g, 0.0658 mmol
• NaHCO 3 2 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• intermediate compound D15 (4 g, 14.122 mmol) in dry DCM (90 ml) at 0 0 C were added triethylamine (3.915 ml, 28.243 mmol) and ethoxy-acetyl chloride (1.904 g, 15.534 mmol).
• the resulting reaction mixture gradually warmed to r.t. and stirred for 1 h. Then the mixture was washed with NaHCO 3 (aqueous sat. solution). The organic layer was separated, dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), then, concentrated in vacuo to yield intermediate intermediate compound D49 (5.04 g, 96%).
• intermediate compound D17 (0.09 g, 0.326 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D28 (0.138 g,
• intermediate compound D17 (0.07 g, 0.254 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D33 (0.107 g, 0.317 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.029 g, 0.025 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (0.75 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• intermediate compound D33 (0.107 g, 0.317 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.029 g, 0.025 mmol
• NaHCO 3 0.75 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• intermediate compound D17 (0.07 g, 0.254 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D44 (0.086 g, 0.317 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.029 g, 0.025 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (0.75 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• intermediate compound D44 0.086 g, 0.317 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.029 g, 0.025 mmol
• NaHCO 3 0.75 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• intermediate compound D9 (0.129 g, 0.388 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3.5 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D44 (0.15 g, 0.427 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.0224 g, 0.0194 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (1.5 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• intermediate compound D44 (0.15 g, 0.427 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.0224 g, 0.0194 mmol
• NaHCO 3 1.5 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• intermediate compound D9 1.7 g, 5.097 mmol
• intermediate compound D24 2.099 g, 6.116 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.589 g, 0.51 mmol
• NaHCO 3 18. ml, aqueous sat. solution.
• the reaction mixture heated at 150 0 C for 7 min under microwave irradiation. After cooling, the mixture was filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth and washed with EtOAc.
• intermediate compound D48 (0.100 g, 0.443 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (2 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D24 (0.197 g, 0.576 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.051 g, 0.044 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (1 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• the reaction mixture was heated at 150 0 C for 10 min under microwave irradiation. After cooling, the mixture was filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth and washed with EtOAc.
• intermediate compound D17 (0.380 g, 1.379 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (5 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D54 (0.538 g, 1.516 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.079 g, 0.068 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (2 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• the reaction mixture was heated at 150 0 C under microwave irradiation for 10 min. After cooling to r.t., the reaction mixture was refilled with Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.040 g) and NaHCO 3 (1 ml, aqueous sat. solution) and irradiated at 150 0 C for 8 min.
• intermediate compound D17 (0.350 g, 1.27 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (2 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere were added intermediate compound D51 (0.460 g, 1.651 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.073 g, 0.0635 mmol) and NaHCO 3 (2 ml, aqueous sat. solution).
• intermediate compound D51 (0.460 g, 1.651 mmol
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 0.073 g, 0.0635 mmol
• NaHCO 3 2 ml, aqueous sat. solution
• melting points were determined in open capillary tubes either on a Mettler FP62 or on a Mettler FP81HT-FP90 apparatus. Melting points were measured with a temperature gradient of 10 °C/min. Maximum temperature was 300 °C. The melting point was read from a digital display.
• the HPLC measurement was performed using a HP 1100 from Agilent Technologies comprising a pump (quaternary or binary) with degasser, an autosampler, a column oven, a DAD and a column as specified in the respective methods below. Flow from the column was split to the MS spectrometer.
• the MS detector was configured with either an ES ionization source or an ESCI dual ionization source (ES combined with atmospheric pressure CI). Nitrogen was used as the nebulizer gas.
• the source temperature was maintained at 140 0 C. Data acquisition was performed with MassLynx-Openlynx software.
• the HPLC measurement was performed using a HP 1100 from Agilent Technologies comprising a binary pump with degasser, an autosampler, a column oven, a DAD and a column as specified in the respective methods below. Flow from the column was split to a MS spectrometer.
• the MS detector was configured with an ESCI dual ionization source (ES combined with atmospheric pressured). Nitrogen was used as the nebulizer gas. The source temperature was maintained at 100 °C. Data acquisition was performed with Chemsation-Agilent Data Browser software.
• the UPLC measurement was performed using an Acquity system from Waters comprising a sampler organizer, a binary pump with degasser, a four column's oven, a DAD and a column as specified in the respective methods below. Column flow is used without split to the MS detector.
• the MS detector is configured with an ESCI dual ionization source (ES combined with atmospheric pressure CI). Nitrogen was used as the nebulizer gas. The source temperature was maintained at 140 °C. Data acquisition was performed with MassLynx-Openlynx software.
• HRMS TOF detector
• the capillary needle voltage was 2.5 kV for positive mode 2.9Kv for negative ionization mode.
• the cone voltage was 20 V for both positive and negative ionization modes.
• Leucine- Enkephaline was the standard substance used for the lock mass calibration.
• Reversed phase HPLC was carried out on a Sunfire-C18 column (2.5 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 30 mm) from Waters, with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, at 60 0 C.
• the gradient conditions used are: 95 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Ac solution + 5 % of CH 3 CN), 2.5 % B (CH 3 CN), 2.5 % C (MeOH) to 50 % B, 50 % C in 6.5 min, kept till 7.0 min and equilibrated to initial conditions at 7.3 min until 9.0 min. Injection volume 2 ⁇ l.
• HRMS TOF were acquired by scanning from 100 to 750 in 0.5 s using a dwell time of 0.3 s.
• the capillary needle voltage was 2.5 kV for positive ionization mode and 2.9 kV for negative ionization mode.
• the cone voltage was 20 V for both positive and negative ionization modes.
• Leucine-Enkephaline was the standard substance used for the lock mass calibration.
• Reversed phase HPLC was carried out on a Eclipse Plus-C18 column (3.5 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 30 mm) from Agilent, with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, at 60 0 C without split to the MS detector.
• the gradient conditions used are: 95 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Ac solution + 5 % CH 3 CN), 5 % B (mixture of CH 3 CN / MeOH, 1/1), to 100 % B in 5.0 min, kept till 5.15 min and equilibrated to initial conditions at 5.30 min until 7.0 min. Injection volume 2 ⁇ l.
• LRMS quadrature, SQD
• XDB-Cl 8 cartridge (1.8 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 30 mm) from Agilent, at 60 0 C with a flow rate of 1 ml/min, at 60 0 C.
• the gradient conditions used are: 90 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Ac solution),
• Reversed phase HPLC was carried out on a Sunf ⁇ re-C18 column (2.5 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 30 mm) from Waters, with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, at 60 0 C without split to the MS detector.
• the gradient conditions used are: 95 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Ac solution + 5 % CH 3 CN), 5 % B (mixture Of CH 3 CN / MeOH, 1/1), to 100 % B at 6.5 min, kept till 7.0 min and equilibrated to initial conditions at 7.3 min until 9.0 min. Injection volume 2 ⁇ l.
• LRMS quadrature, SQD
• LRMS single quadrupole, SQD detector
• Reversed phase UPLC was carried out on a HSS- T3 column (1.8 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 50 mm) from Waters, with a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min, at 60 0 C without split to the MS detector.
• the gradient conditions used are: 95 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Ac solution + 5 % CH 3 CN), 5 % B (mixture of CH 3 CN / MeOH, 1/1), to 20% A, 80 % B in 6.3 min, to 100 % B in 6.85 min, kept till 7.50 min and equilibrated to initial conditions at 7.75 min until 9.0 min.
• Injection volume 0.5 ⁇ l.
• LRMS single quadrupole, SQD detector
• Reversed phase UPLC was carried out on a BEH- Cl 8 column (1.7 ⁇ m, 2.1 x 50 mm) from Waters, with a flow rate of l.O ml/min, at 50 0 C.
• the gradient conditions used are: 95 % A (0.5 g/1 NH 4 Acsolution + 5 % CH 3 CN), 5 % B (CH 3 CN), to 40 % A, 60 % B, then to 5 % A, 95 % B and equilibrated to initial conditions up to 7 and 5 min run; 0.5 or 2 ⁇ l injection volume.
• the compounds provided in the present invention are positive allosteric modulators of mGluR2. These compounds appear to potentiate glutamate responses by binding to an allosteric site other than the glutamate binding site.
• the response of mGluR2 to a concentration of glutamate is increased when compounds of Formula (I) are present.
• Compounds of Formula (I) are expected to have their effect substantially at mGluR2 by virtue of their ability to enhance the function of the receptor.
• Table 3 The behaviour of positive allosteric modulators tested at mGluR2 using the [ 35 S]GTPyS binding assay method described below and which is suitable for the identification of such compounds, and more particularly the compounds according to Formula (I), are shown in Table 3.
• the [ 35 S]GTPyS binding assay is a functional membrane-based assay used to study G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) function whereby incorporation of a non-hydrolysable form of GTP, [ 35 S]GTPyS (guanosine 5 '-triphosphate, labelled with gamma-emitting 35 S), is measured.
• GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
• the G-protein ⁇ subunit catalyzes the exchange of guanosine 5 '-diphosphate (GDP) by guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and on activation of the GPCR by an agonist, [ 35 S]GTPyS, becomes incorporated and cannot be cleaved to continue the exchange cycle (Harper (1998) Current Protocols in Pharmacology 2.6.1-10, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).
• the amount of radioactive [ 35 S]GTPyS incorporation is a direct measure of the activity of the G-protein and hence the activity of the agonist can be determined.
• mGluR2 receptors are shown to be preferentially coupled to G ⁇ i-protein, a preferential coupling for this method, and hence it is widely used to study receptor activation of mGluR2 receptors both in recombinant cell lines and in tissues.
• [ 35 S]GTPyS binding assay using membranes from cells transfected with the human mGluR2 receptor and adapted from Schaffhauser et al. ((2003) Molecular Pharmacology 4:798-810) for the detection of the positive allosteric modulation (PAM) properties of the compounds of this invention.
• PAM positive allosteric modulation
• CHO-cells were cultured to pre-confluence and stimulated with 5 mM butyrate for 24 h, prior to washing in PBS, and then collected by scraping in homogenisation buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4, 4 °C).
• homogenisation buffer 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4, 4 °C.
• Cell lysates were homogenized briefly using an ultra-turrax homogenizer. The homogenate was centrifuged at 16,000 RPM (Sorvall RC-5C plus rotor SS-34) for 10 minutes and the supernatant discarded. The pellet was resuspended in 5 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4 and centrifuged again (18,000 RPM, 20 min, 4 °C).
• the final pellet was resuspended in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4 and stored at -80 °C in appropriate aliquots before use. Protein concentration was determined by the Bradford method (Bio-Rad, USA) with bovine serum albumin as standard.
• Measurement of mGluR2 positive allosteric modulatory activity of test compounds was performed as follows. Test compounds and glutamate were diluted in assay buffer containing 10 mM HEPES acid, 10 mM HEPES salt, pH 7.4, 100 mM NaCl, 3 mM MgCl 2 and 10 ⁇ M GDP. Human mGlu2 receptor-containing membranes were thawed on ice and diluted in assay buffer supplemented with 14 ⁇ g/ml saponin. Membranes were pre-incubated with compound alone or together with a predefined ( ⁇ EC 2 o) concentration of glutamate (PAM assay) for 30 min at 30°C. After addition of [ 35 S]GTPyS ( f.c.
• microplates were shaken briefly and further incubated to allow [ 35 S]GTPyS incorporation on activation (30 minutes, 30 °C).
• Final assay mixtures contained 7 ⁇ g of membrane protein in 10 mM HEPES acid, 10 mM HEPES salt, pH 7.4, 100 mM NaCl, 3 mM MgCl 2 , 10 ⁇ M GDP and 10 ⁇ g/ml saponin. Total reaction volume was 200 ⁇ l. Reactions were terminated by rapid filtration through Unifilter-96 GF/B filter plates (Packard, Meriden, CT) using a 96-well Packard filtermate harvester.
• mice On the day of experiments, the mice were brought into the procedural room. They were housed individually and allowed to acclimate for at least a half hour prior to testing. Although the studies were conducted during the light cycle (from 8:00 to 16:00 h), the procedure room was only sparsely lit (3 to 30 LUX) to provide better contrast for the video tracking. Local lighting was used for the injection procedures.
• an individual mouse was placed in an open field arena (grey PVC cylinder with a height of 40 cm and a diameter of 22.5 cm). Each arena was placed on an infrared LED (8 x 8 LEDs)-Ht box (white PVC squared box; 40 x 40 cm 2 ; height 12.5 cm).
• Test compound or solvent was administered at a pre-defined time before measurement (standard: 30 min) to male NMRI mice that were challenged with phencyclidine (PCP; 5 mg/kg, s. c.) 30 min before measurement. Activity was measured for a period of 30 min.
• PCP phencyclidine
• the apparatus consisted of an inner box surrounded by an outer box.
• the inner box was composed of four walls of transparent, synthetic material (length x width x height: 30 x 30 x 30 cm), an open top, and a grid floor made of 15 pairs of iron bars (2 mm diameter; 6 mm inter-bar distance). Odd and even bars were connected with a source of alternative current (1.0 mA; Coulbourn Instruments Solid State Shocker/Distributor), which could be interrupted by a switch.
• the outer box was composed of the same material (length x width x height: 40 x 40 x 36 cm), also with an open top, with a distance of 5 cm between the inner and outer box on all sides.
• mice From their arrival in the laboratory on the experimental day, male Wiga Wistar rats (230 ⁇ 30 g) were housed in individual cages provided with bedding material. The rats received 5 training sessions at 15-min time intervals over a 1-h period during which, the rats were conditioned to avoid an electric shock: the rat was placed on the non- electrified grid floor and the grid was electrified 10 s later for not more than 30 s, if the rat did not jump out of the box. Only rats that showed correct avoidance responses in all the last 3 training sessions were included for further experiments, and received the test compound or solvent immediately after the last training session. Experimental Sessions The rats were tested 3 times, i.e. at 60, 90 and 120 min after the injection of test compound or solvent. Latency to avoidance was recorded.
• SW-EEG Sleep Wake Electroencephalography
• SW-EEG analyses are a highly sensitive read-out of a compound's central functional activity that may provide additional insight in the potential therapeutic application (i.e. via drug classification fingerprinting).
• Systemic administration of an mGlu2/3 receptor agonist and PAM has been shown to selectively suppress rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in rat.
• REM rapid eye movement
• Internal efforts have confirmed that this effect is mGlu2 receptor-mediated, i.e. is absent in mGlu2 KO mice.
• Sleep abnormalities are often associated with CNS disorders; as such, the potential use of mGlu2 modulators could also have benefit in the treatment of CNS disorders in which (REM) sleep aberrations are manifested.
• the combination of a persistent reduction in REM occurrence and an increase in REM latency is one of the key features of the typical SW architecture fingerprint of most clinically active antidepressants.
• Inh. means inhibition; Amp. means amphetamine; *means the compound was administered orally; n.t. means not tested.
• Compounds 22, 1, 3, 7, 2, 4, 14, 15, 42, 46, 48, 63 and 73 inhibited PCP-induced hyperlocomotion in mice
• compound 2 was also active against d-amphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice
• compounds 1, 3, 2, 4, 14 and 35 also inhibited the conditioned avoidance response in rats, attesting to their possible antipsychotic potential.
• ⁇ means that the compound was active at the indicated dose level and was not tested at lower doses.
• >10 means the compound was found inactive at 10 mg/kg. This dose was taken as threshold (higher doses were not tested).
• composition examples "Active ingredient” as used throughout these examples relates to a final compound of formula (I), the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the solvates and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof.
• Typical examples of recipes for the formulation of the invention are as follows:
• Potato starch ad 200 mg active ingredient can be replaced with the same amount of any of the compounds according to the present invention, in particular by the same amount of any of the exemplified compounds.
• aqueous suspension is prepared for oral administration so that each 1 milliliter contains 1 to 5 mg of one of the active compounds, 50 mg of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, 1 mg of sodium benzoate, 500 mg of sorbitol and water ad 1 ml.
• Injectable A parenteral composition is prepared by stirring 1.5 % by weight of active ingredient of the invention in 10% by volume propylene glycol in water.
• active ingredient can be replaced with the same amount of any of the compounds according to the present invention, in particular by the same amount of any of the exemplified compounds.

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