WO2011033115A2 - Compounds useful against kinetoplastideae parasites - Google Patents

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WO2011033115A2
WO2011033115A2 PCT/EP2010/063825 EP2010063825W WO2011033115A2 WO 2011033115 A2 WO2011033115 A2 WO 2011033115A2 EP 2010063825 W EP2010063825 W EP 2010063825W WO 2011033115 A2 WO2011033115 A2 WO 2011033115A2
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Elisabeth Davioud-Charvet
Ingrid Nicole Wenzel
Thomas J.J. MÜLLER
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Don Antoine Lanfranchi
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  • the present invention relates to the use of dibenzylidene and diheteroarylidene acetones and their derivatives in the prevention and the treatment of diseases due to parasites.
  • the invention also relates to the preparation of the said compounds.
  • Trypanosomes and leishmanias are parasitic protozoa causing African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense), Chagas' disease (Trypanosoma cruzi), Nagana cattle disease (Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei), Espundia (Leishmania brasiliensis), Kala-azar (Leishmania donovani), and Oriental sore (Leishmania tropica).
  • a divinylketone is the minimal motif for mechanism-based inactivation of the trypanothione based-system and they have designed and synthesized symmetrical and asymmetrical dibenzylidene (and diheteroarylidene) acetone derivatives and other derivatives to protect the reactive ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated ketone.
  • WO 2008/003155 discloses penta-l,4-dien-3-ones and substituted cyclohexanones showing antitumoral and antiparasitic properties but the l,5-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- phenyl)-penta-l,4-dien-3-one and the dibenzylidene aceton are the only compound tested for their parasitic effect.
  • US 5013849 discloses 4/z-thiopyran- 1,1 -dioxides and their use as electron-transport agents in electrophotographic elements.
  • EP0031456 discloses 4-amino-2,6-diaryl-tetrahydrothiopyrane useful as a antidepressant.
  • one aim of the invention is the use of such compounds in the prevention and treatment of diseases caused by kinetoplastidae parasites.
  • Another aim of the invention is the process for preparing such compounds. Finally some of the compounds are new and are also part of the invention.
  • the present invention relates to compounds of formula (I)
  • - B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising . hydrogen atom,
  • . -NR 2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, . -CN, and and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, visceral leishmaniases, cutaneous leishmaniases and mucocutaneous leishmaniases, with the proviso that, the following compounds are excluded:
  • aryl refers to a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic ring system having one or more aromatic rings including, but not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl.
  • heteroaryl refers to any mono- or bicyclic aromatic 5- to -12 members ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S or N, selected from imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiophenyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl as monocyclic rings and including but not limited to indolyl, isoindolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isobenzothiazolyl, pyrrolo[2,3-
  • halogen refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine atom.
  • linear or branched (Ci-C 4 )alkyl refers to straight or branched chain alkyl substituents containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms including methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl.
  • (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy groups refers to an alkoxy substituent made up of an oxygen substituent bearing saturated straight or branched chain hydrocarbon substituent of one to four carbon atoms including but not limited to methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy.
  • (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy groups refers to S-alkoxy wherein the alkoxy group is defined above.
  • N-(Ci-C 4 )alkyl means that N is substituted by a (Ci-C4)alkyl group as defined above, in particular by a methyl group, said alkyl group being optionnaly substituted by an hydroxy group to form alpha- or omegaamino alcohols or by a group able to give amino esters or any other groups in order to improve the solubility and even pharmacokinetics.
  • (Ci-C5)alkylamine refers to straight chain alkyl substituent containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and bearing a nitrogen atom at the end of the chain. This nitrogen can be mono or disubstituted, each independently of each other, by hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl or protected as a tert-butyl carbamate.
  • This definition is in accordance with the following formula: ethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl or BOC
  • the R' group representing a protecting group forming an acetal may be for example a tetrahydropyranyl group (THP).
  • kinetoplastidae parasites are primitive flagellated protozoans found in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Some of them cause diseases in organisms ranging from plants to vertebrates. Two major sub-groups of Kinetoplastidae are Leishmania and Trypanosomatidae.
  • trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis also include sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, and visceral leishmaniases, cutaneous leishmaniases and mucocutaneous leishmaniases.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein
  • B and D each independently of each other are selected from the group comprising a phenyl group, a 2-pyridyl or a 3-pyridyl or a 4-pyridyl or, a 2-pyrimidinyl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one- 3-yl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-4-yl, or a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-6-yl, each of said groups being optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group and Ri, R 2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group and R 2 , R3 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom,
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • Ri represents a halogen atom or a methyl group
  • R 3 represents an acetamide group
  • R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • R 3 represents a hydroxy group and R 4 represents a halogen atom, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R4 represents a methoxy group
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
  • Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a-COOH group, a COOR group with R representing a (Ci-C 4 )alkyl group, a -CH 2 OH group, -CH 2 OCH 2 OCH 3 ,group or -CH 2 OTHP group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a -N0 2 group, R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a -NH 2 group, a -OC(0)C 6 H5 group, a CN group, trifluoromethyl group, trifluoromethoxy group or a
  • R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a-COOH group, a COOR group with R representing a (Ci-C 4 )alkyl group, a -CH 2 OH group, -CH 2 OCH 2 OCH 3 , group or -CH 2 OTHP group and R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a -NH 2 group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
  • Z Z wherein Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • Ri, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
  • Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • R 2 , R3 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
  • R 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R4 represents a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • Ri and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is selected from the group comprising:
  • RIO is selected from the group comprising an hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a (C1-C4) alkoxy group
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is selected from the group comprsing:
  • Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B and D are identical
  • Ri, R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 each independently of the other represent either a (C 1 -C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, or a -NHCOCH 3 group and and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (lal) wherein one of Ri and R 3 represents independently of the other a hydrogen atom, a halogen, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group and R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (Ial) wherein R 3 represents a hydroxy group and R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group with the proviso that the following compound is excluded
  • the invention relates to compounds of formula (Ial) wherein Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group, or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R 3 represents a hydrogen atom a (C1-C4) alkyle group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R4 represents a methoxy group with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded
  • the invention also relates to compounds corresponding to formula (Ia2) wherein
  • - B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 4 substituents selected from the group comprising . hydrogen atom,
  • B and D cannot be both a phenyl group substituted by methoxy groups or by a methyl group, nor a naphtyl group,
  • the invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (lb)
  • R 3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group
  • Ri, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R' 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a dimethylamino group (-N(CH 3 ) 2 ) or a trifluoromethoxy group
  • R 1 , R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • R 3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group
  • Ri, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • R 3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group
  • Ri, R 2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R' 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a (Ci-C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (Ci-C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group
  • R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R' 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group
  • R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group
  • Ri, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R' 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a (Ci-C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (Ci-C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a halogen atom, a (Ci-C 4 ) alkoxy group, a (Ci-C 4 ) thioalkoxy group, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • Ri et R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R' 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • R 1 , R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a halogen atom, a (Ci-C 4 ) alkoxy group, a (Ci-C 4 ) thioalkoxy group, a trifiuoromethyl group or a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosul
  • Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom
  • R 4 represents a methoxy group
  • R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom and R 4 represents a methoxy group
  • R' 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group
  • R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom.
  • the invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (Ic)
  • RIO is selected from the group comprising an hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a (Ci-C 4 ) alkoxy group.
  • Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group and Ri
  • R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
  • Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH 3 group and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom,
  • R 3 represents a hydroxy group
  • R 4 represents a halogen atom, a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group, a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy, a trifluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
  • Ri and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom, or either Ri represents an hydroxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) alkoxy group or a (C 1 -C 4 ) thioalkoxy group
  • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom
  • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom
  • R4 represents a methoxy group.
  • the invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (Id)
  • the compounds of formula (Ia2), (Ib2), (Ic2) and (Id2) are respectively prodrugs of compounds of formula (Ial), (Ibl), (Icl) and (Idl) i.e. although they are not active per se in vitro, after administration to a patient or to cells, compounds of formula (Ia2), (Ib2), (Ic2) and (Id2) are respectively metabolised in vivo into the corresponding compounds of formula (Ial), (Ibl), (Icl) and (Idl).
  • the symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones of formula (la) used according to the invention may be prepared by any methods known from the one skilled in the art, in particular through classical base-catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt reaction. They may be prepared for instance as disclosed in the examples.
  • the symmetrical and asymmetrical 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones and 2,6-diheteroaryl-4- piperidones of the most potent dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via (i) a Horner- Wadsworth-Emmons reaction followed by a Claisen-Schmidt reaction, or Claisen-Schmidt reactions under various reaction conditions depending on the substitution pattern of the aromatic ring of the starting aldehydes, and then (ii) the Michael addition with methylamine. They may be prepared for instance as disclosed in the examples.
  • the invention relates to compounds (Ial), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2), as defined above, as drug, with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
  • the invention relates to compounds (lal), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2), as defined above, for their specific use for the therapy or the prophylaxis as antikinetoplastid agents, with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
  • the invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising as active ingredient one or more of the compounds of formulas (lal), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2) as defined above, in combination with excipients and/or pharmaceutically acceptable diluents or carriers with the proviso that compounds of formula
  • the compounds of formula (I) may be used in association with one to three other antikinetoplastidal agents for a simultaneous, separated or sequential administration.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may further comprise as active ingredient one to three other antikinetoplastidal agents selected from the group comprising melarsoprol, eflornithine, pentamidine, suramin, miltefosine, amphotericin B, nifurtimox, benznidazole, pafuramidine, meglumine antimoniate, sodium stibogluconate, paromomycin, diminazene, allopurinol, aminosidine, sitamaquine, fungicidal azoles used as sterol biosynthesis inhibitors, inhibitors of S- adenosylmethionine decarboxylase as 5'-deoxy-5'-(hydroxyethyl)thioadenosine (HETA) type, plumbagin for a
  • the invention also relates to a method of treating infection caused by a kinetoplastidae parasite, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group comprising the compounds having one the formula (I), (Ial), (Ia2), (lb) (Ibl), (Ib2), 1(c), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl) or (Id2).
  • the invention further relates to the use of at least one compound selected from the group comprising the compounds having one the formula (I) (Ial), (Ia2), (lb) (Ibl), (Ib2), 1(c), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl) or (Id2) for the preparation of a drug useful as antikinetoplastidal agent.
  • the symmetrical conjugated symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone is given in Table 2, the diheteroarylidene acetone intermediates, according to example 2, needed for preparing the 4-piperidones and 4-thiopyranones (and S-oxidized metabolites) are shown in Table 4, - the symmetrical 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-piperidones and 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones, according to example 5, are shown in Tables 5 and 6,
  • the symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via a classical base-catalyzed Claisen- Schmidt reaction with 2 equivalents of the aldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone; the reaction was performed in an organic solvent like ethanol in presence of a base like NaOH or K 2 CO 3 depending on the substituents at the aromatic ring of the starting aldehyde as illustrated in Scheme 1.
  • Reagents and conditions (A) NaOH (2N), EtOH, 4 h, RT; (B) K 2 C0 3 , aq. EtOH (45 %), 24 h, RT; (C) 4 equiv. aq. NaOH, EtOH; (D) cat. aq. NaOH (10 %), EtOH, 1 h, RT.
  • Some symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via a classical base- catalyzed Claisen- Schmidt reaction with 2 equivalents of the aldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone; the reaction was performed in an organic solvent like ethanol in presence of NaOH, or in triethylamine in presence of lithium perchlorate or in acidic medium or K 2 C0 3 depending on the substituents at the aromatic ring of the starting aldehyde as illustrated in Scheme 2.
  • 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid (3.15 g, 22 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (30 mL) and stirred for 15 min at ambient temperature.
  • 4-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde (4.06 mL, 43 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature.
  • the pale yellow solution was treated with coned.
  • HCl (15 mL) and the reaction mixture were stirred for further 1 h at 80 °C.
  • the resulting yellow precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from H 2 0/acetone (1 : 1) and dried in vacuo to obtain NW319 as bright yellow needles and as a hydrochloride salt (4.64 g, 70 %).
  • the starting benzalacetones were prepared by either a Claisen reaction or by a Horner- Wadsworth-Emmons reaction as illustrated in Scheme 4.
  • Reagents and conditions (A) aq. NaOH, 24 h, RT; (B) aq. NaOH (10 %), 3 h, RT, aq. HC1 (6N), pH ⁇ l, 30 min, RT; (C) 1.8 equiv. K 2 C0 3 in H 2 0, 2 h, 0 °C; (D) (i) aq. K 2 C0 3 , 2 d, RT, MeOH/2.5N H 2 S0 4 (1 : 1), 24 h, reflux, (ii) aq. K 2 C0 3 , EtOH, 4 d, RT
  • Reagents and conditions (A) aq. NaOH, MeOH, 1 d, RT; (B) aq. K 2 C0 3 , EtOH, 4.5 h, 0 °C, 2 h, RT; (C) aq. NaOH, EtOH, 1 d, RT, 6N aq. HCl, dark; (D) aq. K 2 C0 3 , EtOH, 3 h, 0 °C, 3 d, 40 °C.
  • a propargylic alcohol reacts with an (hetero)aryl halide bearing an electron-withdrawing group in /?ara-position in presence of a mix of palladium catalyst, copper iodide and a base.
  • a base-assisted isomerization subsequently leads to the formation of the desired dibenzylidene acetone.
  • the unsaturated propargylic alcohol can be easily synthesized through the Grignard addition of commercially available ethynylmagnesium bromide on a cinnamaldehyde. This usually leads to desired product in good to excellent yields (Scheme 7).
  • 2-bromopyrimidine 159 mg, 1 mmol
  • phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol 190 mg, 1.2 mmol
  • bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride 14 mg, 0.02 mmol
  • copper iodide 3 mg, 0.03 mmol
  • triphenylphosphine 52 mg, 0.2 mmol
  • the solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min.
  • the reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform (15 mL) and extracted with a 1M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (3x20 mL).
  • the aqueous was next basified with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (5M, 20 mL).
  • Product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x40 mL).
  • the combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , 70% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the desired product as a free base.
  • the solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min.
  • the reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform (15 mL) and extracted with a 3M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (3x20 mL).
  • the aqueous was next basified with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide 6M until pH ⁇ 10.
  • Product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50 mL).
  • the combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , 30%> ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the desired product as a free base.
  • Compound NW249.1 was also prepared in a two-step synthesis.
  • first step 2 equivalents of the benzaldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone and ammonium acetate were allowed to react in a Michael addition-cyclization sequence to form the 4-piperidone ring.
  • second step the secondary amine attached to the ring is alkylated with methyl iodide in acetone under basic conditions for 3.5 h at 45-55 °C (Scheme 8, route B).
  • Scheme 8 Synthesis of 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones via two different routes.
  • Reagents and conditions A (i) 2.5-4 equiv. CH 3 NH 2 , EtOH, 1-3 d, 0°C-RT; B (i) 1 equiv. NH 4 OAc in CH3COOH (100 %), reflux, (ii) 1.25 equiv. CH 3 I, acetone, anhydr. K 2 C0 3 , 3.5 h, 45-55 °C; C (i) 10 equiv. CH 3 NH 2 , EtOH, 6 h, 0°C-RT
  • hydroperoxide tert-butylhydroperoxide or preferentially cumyl hydroperoxide
  • metal complex titanium(IV) or vanadium(V)
  • chiral modifier such as enantiopure diethyl tartrate or BINOL derivatives.
  • Reagents and conditions (a) CIS0 3 H, CH 2 CI 2 ; (b) Zn, H 2 0, CH 2 CI 2 ; (c) Mel, MeOH, NaOH ; (d) POCI 3 , PhN(Me)CHO
  • Reagents and conditions (i) AICI 3 , MeCN, Nal, reflux, 1-2h ; (ii) Br 2 , AcOH, NaOAc, 1 -2h, RT ;
  • EXAMPLE 8 Antikinetoplasticidal activities in human and cattle models evaluated from a primary screening in vitro
  • the Leishmania infantum MHOM/MA (BE)/67 strain is used. The strain is maintained in the Golden Hamster and spleen amastigotes are collected for preparing infection inocula.
  • Primary peritoneal mouse macrophages are used as host cell and are collected 2 d after peritoneal stimulation with a 2 % potato starch suspension.
  • Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 ⁇ of the compound dilutions together with 190 ⁇ of macrophage/parasite inoculum (3-10 5 cells ⁇ 3-10 6 parasites/well // RPMI-1640 + 5 % FCSi).
  • parasite burdens (mean number of amastigotes/macrophage) are microscopically assessed after Giemsa staining. The results are expressed as % reduction in parasite burden compared to untreated control wells and an IC 50 (50 % inhibitory concentration) is calculated.
  • the compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 ⁇ or ⁇ g/mL).
  • a compound is classified as inactive when the IC 50 is higher than 16 ⁇ or ⁇ .
  • the compound When the IC 50 is lower than 1 ⁇ or ⁇ , the compound is classified as active and is further evaluated in a secondary screening, which involves the L. donovani MHOM/ET/67/L82 and L. infantum strains over an extended dose range (2- fold compound dilutions).
  • the Trypanosoma brucei brucei Squib 427 strain (suramin- sensitive) is used.
  • the strain is maintained in Hirumi (HMI-9) medium, supplemented with 10 % FCSi.
  • Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 ⁇ of the compound dilutions together with 190 ⁇ of the parasite suspension (7- 10 4 parasites/ml). After 3 d incubation, parasite growth is assessed fluorimetrically after addition of resazurin. After 24 h at 37 °C, fluorescence is measured ( ⁇ 550 nm, em 590 nm).
  • IC 50 50 % inhibitory concentration
  • Compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 ⁇ or mg/ml).
  • the IC 50 0.12 ⁇ 0.07 ⁇ .
  • the compound is classified as active and is further evaluated in a secondary screening, which involves an extended dose range (2- fold compound dilutions), additional references (suramin, pentamidine, melarsoprol) and species (T. b. rhodesiense or T. b. gambiense).
  • MRC-5sv 2 human lung fibroblast
  • MEM medium supplemented with 200 mM L- glutamine, 16.5 mM NaHC0 3 , and 5 % FCSi. All cultures and assays are conducted at 37 °C under an atmosphere of 5 % C0 2 . Assays are performed in sterile 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 ⁇ of the watery compound dilutions together with 190 ⁇ of MRC-5 cell/parasite inoculum (2-10 4 cells/ml ⁇ 2-10 5 parasites/ml).
  • Parasite growth is compared to untreated-infected controls (100 % growth) and non- infected controls (0 % growth) after 7 d incubation.
  • Parasite burdens are assessed after adding the substrate CPRG (chlorophenolred B-D-galactopyranoside): 50 ⁇ /well of a stock solution containing 15.2 mg CPRG + 250 ⁇ Nonidet in 100 ml PBS. The change in color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm after 4 h incubation at 37 °C. The results are expressed as % reduction in parasite burdens compared to control wells and an IC 50 is calculated.
  • substrate CPRG chlorophenolred B-D-galactopyranoside
  • the IC 50 is lower than 1 ⁇ g/ml or ⁇ , the compound is classified as active on the condition that it also demonstrates selective action (absence of cytotoxicity).
  • MRC-5sv 2 cells are cultured in Earl's MEM + 5 % FCSi.
  • Other cell types J774, L6, Vero, Hela, e.a.
  • Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing about 10 4 cells/well. After 3 d of incubation, cell viability is assessed fluorimetrically after addition of resazurin and fluorescence is measurement ( ⁇ 550 nm, em 590 nm). The results are expressed as % reduction in cell growth/viability compared to untreated control wells and an IC 50 is determined.
  • Cytotoxic reference compounds include vinblastine or paclitaxel (IC 50 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ ), but these are rarely included because of health hazards for laboratory personnel.
  • Alternatives are, for example, niclosamide and invermectin.
  • the antikinetoplastidal activities expressed as IC 50 values in ⁇ against different parasites are given in Tables 1 to 6.
  • the symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates required for the preparation of the symmetrical 4-piperidones were screened for activity against T. brucei, T. cruzi and L. infantum strains and for cytotoxicity against mammalian cells (human lung fibroblasts MRC- 5, mouse macrophages) and the results are shown in Table 1-2. Most of the synthesized compounds displayed potent trypanocidal activity against T. brucei and T. cruzi, whereas some of them even showed a very low toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells.
  • the LD 50 values against both protozoa turned out to be similar (37.6 ⁇ 3.5 ⁇ for promastigotes of L. major and 46.5 ⁇ 4.9 ⁇ for procyclic forms of T. b. brucei).
  • the synthesis of the curcuminoid analogues where the electron-donating methoxy group was replaced by electron-withdrawing groups resulted in a decrease of the cytotoxicity whereas the antitrypanosomal activity against T. brucei remained constant.
  • Compound NW307.2 possessing a -CN group in /?ara-position to the enone turned out to be a promising candidate as antitrypanosomal agent with excellent activity against T. brucei and T. cruzi and without any cytotoxicity.
  • mice Male 18-20 g, Janvier, Le Genest St Isle, France
  • Drinking water and food are available ad libitum throughout the experiment (except when the treatment is given by oral route; in this condition, the treatment is given after 12 h of animal fasting).
  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei CMP (fast strain) is maintained in the laboratory by mechanical intraperitoneal sub-passage every three days in Swiss mice.
  • Test substances The reference compound is melarsoprol.
  • Test compounds are analyticaly pure compounds.
  • Formulations The compounds are formulated in 100% DMSO. Clear solutions should be obtained. The stock solution is divided in aliquots and stored at -20°C until use. Aliquots are thawed immediately before treatment. The reference compound melarsoprol is formulated in PBS and stored at -20°C.
  • Treatment The first dosing with the test compounds was given approx. 3 hours after artificial infection.
  • Melarsoprol (Arsobal®): 6 infected mice intraperitoneally treated with 1 mg/kg x 4 consecutive days.
  • Test compounds 6 infected mice per AMTD x 1-5 consecutive days.
  • Controls 10 infected mice receiving vehicle only (0.1-0.2 ml)
  • Parasitemia was checked microscopically from blood collected at the tail of the mice 2 days after the treatment, and every two days until 30 days post-treatment in case of survival.
  • the trypanocidal activity was evaluated by the mean survival time of treated mice for each dose comparatively to survival time of mice treated with the vehicle alone.
  • Treatment was considered to be successful when the mean survival time exceeds 30 days and the mice remains aparasitemic.
  • Control mice infected untreated) do not survive more than 4 days postinfection. Cure rate are expressed as percentages.
  • the three dibenzylidene acetones NW327.2, and both pyridine derivatives NW319 and NW321 containing a heteroatom in the aromatic ring in meta- and para -position to the enone showed excellent trypanocidal activity (0% parasitemia) in T brucei-mfected mice when administered in one single dose at 50 mg/kg i.p. When administrated in two doses over a two days-period an excellent trypanocidal activity (0% parasitemia) in T. brucei-m cted mice was observed at:

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Abstract

Dibenzylidene and heterobenzylideneacetone derivatives, related 4-piperidones, related 4-thiopyranones and the corresponding sulfϊnyl- and sulfonyl- analogues for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.

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The present invention relates to the use of dibenzylidene and diheteroarylidene acetones and their derivatives in the prevention and the treatment of diseases due to parasites. The invention also relates to the preparation of the said compounds.
Trypanosomes and leishmanias are parasitic protozoa causing African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense), Chagas' disease (Trypanosoma cruzi), Nagana cattle disease (Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei), Espundia (Leishmania brasiliensis), Kala-azar (Leishmania donovani), and Oriental sore (Leishmania tropica). All of these parasites have a unique thiol metabolism dependant on the flavoenzyme trypanothione reductase, which maintains bisglutathionylspermidine (trypanothione) and monoglutathionylspermidine in the reduced state. This thiol system replaces the glutathione/glutathione reductase (GR) system occurring in their mammalian hosts and is widely accepted as a target for the development of novel therapies to treat trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
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glutathione trypanothione
Human African trypanosomiasis is invariably fatal if untreated. Current therapy of the late-stage encephalitic disease with the melaminophenyl arsenical drug melarsoprol has unacceptable side-effects with an overall mortality of more than 5% due to the drug itself. Melarsoprol acting as a bis-alkylating agent of dithiols including trypanothione and trypanothione reductase is actively taken up via adenosine transporters of the parasite which recognize the melamine motif. In the recent years appearance of highly resistant parasites to melarsoprol and pentamidine has become alarming and is responsible for the increasing failure rate (under 7%) of melarsoprol after treatment of late stage case of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), even though the drug has been used for such treatment over the past 50 years. This observation, the first documented in a HAT focus, is dramatic, particularly since no second line trypanocidal drug is actually available for the treatment of the late stage of HAT.
Eflornithine (=DFMO) is effective against both stages of T b. gambiense infection but not against T b. rhodesiense. Although the most recent and effective drug against sleeping sickness it is not widely available, difficult to administer and costly for use under African health care conditions. For this reason, in 1995, Aventis limited its production because erflornithine was not enough a profitable drug.
Thus there is a need for compounds which are less costly, less toxic, which induce less resistance and which are able to cross the blood brain barrier in the late stage of the disease.
The inventors have discovered that a divinylketone is the minimal motif for mechanism-based inactivation of the trypanothione based-system and they have designed and synthesized symmetrical and asymmetrical dibenzylidene (and diheteroarylidene) acetone derivatives and other derivatives to protect the reactive α,β-unsaturated ketone.
Several patents disclose dibenzylidene and heterobenzylidene acetone derivatives and related 4-piperidones but with applications as anticancer (WO 2004/009023) or anti- Alzheimer drugs (US2007/0060644).
WO 2008/003155 discloses penta-l,4-dien-3-ones and substituted cyclohexanones showing antitumoral and antiparasitic properties but the l,5-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- phenyl)-penta-l,4-dien-3-one and the dibenzylidene aceton are the only compound tested for their parasitic effect.
Rule N.J. et al. (J. Org. Chem. (1995), 60, 1665-1673 disclose the synthesis of 4h- thiopyran-4-one but do not give any information on their potential activity.
Haller R. in Archiv der Pharmazie (1965), 5, 306-312 (XP-002577741) discloses the synthesis of 1-thiacyclohexanone but does not give any information on their potential activity.
Weber W.M. et al. (Biochemical Pharmacology (2006), 72, 928-940 disclose anlogs of curcumin as modulators of the TP-induced up-regulation of activator protein- 1.
Klein J. et al (Tetrahedron (1974), 30, 2541-2548) discuss the stereochemistry of thiane oxidation but does not give any information on the potential activity of the compounds.
Chin H. Chen et al (J. Org. Chem. (1986), 51, 3282-3289) disclose the synthesis of 2,6-diphenyl-4H-thiopyran-4-one but do not give any information on their potential activity.
US 5013849 discloses 4/z-thiopyran- 1,1 -dioxides and their use as electron-transport agents in electrophotographic elements.
EP0031456 discloses 4-amino-2,6-diaryl-tetrahydrothiopyrane useful as a antidepressant.
Consequently one aim of the invention is the use of such compounds in the prevention and treatment of diseases caused by kinetoplastidae parasites.
Another aim of the invention is the process for preparing such compounds. Finally some of the compounds are new and are also part of the invention.
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I)
A
B D
(I)
wherein
- A is selected from
Figure imgf000004_0001
Al A2
with W representing N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-(Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2,
- B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising . hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (C]-C4)alkyl groups,
. (Ci-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifluoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. -COOH,
. -COOR with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal, . -NH2
. -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, . -CN, and
Figure imgf000005_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, visceral leishmaniases, cutaneous leishmaniases and mucocutaneous leishmaniases, with the proviso that, the following compounds are excluded:
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with M = Na or and Y= Na
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Figure imgf000006_0002
Figure imgf000006_0003
Figure imgf000006_0004
with Y = COC6H,
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Figure imgf000007_0002
Figure imgf000007_0003
According to the invention, the term "aryl" as used herein refers to a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic ring system having one or more aromatic rings including, but not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl.
According to the invention, the term "heteroaryl" as used herein refers to any mono- or bicyclic aromatic 5- to -12 members ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S or N, selected from imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiophenyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl as monocyclic rings and including but not limited to indolyl, isoindolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isobenzothiazolyl, pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-b)]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[l,2-a]pyridinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, pyrrolo[l,2-a]imidazolyl, imidazo[l,2- ajpyridinyl, imidazo[l,2- ajpyridazinyl, imidazo[l,2-c]pyrimidinyl, imidazo[l,2- ajpyrimidinyl, imidazo[l,2-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazinyl, imidazo[4,5-b]pyridinyl, imidazo[4,5- c]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[2,3-a]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[2,3-a]pyrimidinyl, pyrazolo[2,3- ajpyrazinyl, 3-(7-hydroxy-coumaryl) also named 7-hydroxy-2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-3-yl, 4-(7-hydroxy-coumaryl) also named 7-hydroxy-2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-4-yl, or 6-(7- hydroxy-coumaryl) also named 7-hydroxy-2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-6-yl as bicyclic rings.
According to the invention the term "halogen" as used herein refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine atom.
According to the invention the term "linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl" as used herein refers to straight or branched chain alkyl substituents containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms including methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl.
According to the invention the term "(C1-C4) alkoxy groups" as used herein refers to an alkoxy substituent made up of an oxygen substituent bearing saturated straight or branched chain hydrocarbon substituent of one to four carbon atoms including but not limited to methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy.
According to the invention the term "(C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups" as used herein refers to S-alkoxy wherein the alkoxy group is defined above.
According to the invention, the term N-(Ci-C4)alkyl means that N is substituted by a (Ci-C4)alkyl group as defined above, in particular by a methyl group, said alkyl group being optionnaly substituted by an hydroxy group to form alpha- or omegaamino alcohols or by a group able to give amino esters or any other groups in order to improve the solubility and even pharmacokinetics.
According to the invention the term "(Ci-C5)alkylamine" as used herein refers to straight chain alkyl substituent containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and bearing a nitrogen atom at the end of the chain. This nitrogen can be mono or disubstituted, each independently of each other, by hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl or protected as a tert-butyl carbamate. This definition is in accordance with the following formula: ethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl or BOC
Figure imgf000008_0001
ethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl or BOC According to the invention, the R' group representing a protecting group forming an acetal, may be for example a tetrahydropyranyl group (THP).
According to the invention, kinetoplastidae parasites are primitive flagellated protozoans found in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Some of them cause diseases in organisms ranging from plants to vertebrates. Two major sub-groups of Kinetoplastidae are Leishmania and Trypanosomatidae.
According to the invention, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis also include sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, and visceral leishmaniases, cutaneous leishmaniases and mucocutaneous leishmaniases.
In an advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein
B and D each independently of each other are selected from the group comprising a phenyl group, a 2-pyridyl or a 3-pyridyl or a 4-pyridyl or, a 2-pyrimidinyl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one- 3-yl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-4-yl, or a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-6-yl, each of said groups being optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising
. hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl groups,
. (C1-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifluoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. -COOH,
. -COOR with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal,
. -NH2, . -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
CN, and
Figure imgf000010_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In an advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000010_0002
wherein
R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In still another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000010_0003
wherein
Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom,
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. In yet another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000011_0001
wherein
Ri represents a halogen atom or a methyl group, R3 represents an acetamide group and R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In yet another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000011_0002
wherein
R3 represents a hydroxy group and R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In another more advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000011_0003
wherein
Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R4 represents a methoxy group
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In still another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is a group of formula
Figure imgf000012_0001
wherein
Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a-COOH group, a COOR group with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, a -CH2OH group, -CH2OCH2OCH3,group or -CH2OTHP group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a -N02 group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a -NH2 group, a -OC(0)C6H5 group, a CN group, trifluoromethyl group, trifluoromethoxy group or a
Figure imgf000012_0002
group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a-COOH group, a COOR group with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, a -CH2OH group, -CH2OCH2OCH3, group or -CH2OTHP group and R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a -NH2 group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In another embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B is selected from the group compiring:
Figure imgf000013_0001
Z Z
Figure imgf000013_0002
Z Z wherein Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In still another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
Figure imgf000013_0003
wherein
R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, and Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In still another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
Figure imgf000013_0004
wherein
Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, and R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. In yet another advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is a group of formula
Figure imgf000014_0001
wherein
R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In another advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is selected from the group comprising:
Figure imgf000014_0002
wherein RIO is selected from the group comprising an hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a (C1-C4) alkoxy group,
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In still another embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein D is selected from the group comprsing:
Figure imgf000015_0001
Figure imgf000015_0002
wherein Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
In an advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein B and D are identical
for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
Some compounds of formula (I) are new and are also part of the invention.
Consequently, the invention still relates to compounds of formula (lal)
Figure imgf000015_0003
(lal)
wherein
Ri, R2, R3, and R4 each independently of the other represent either a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, or a -NHCOCH3 group and and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
In an advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (lal) wherein one of Ri and R3 represents independently of the other a hydrogen atom, a halogen, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded
Figure imgf000016_0001
In an other advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (Ial) wherein R3 represents a hydroxy group and R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group with the proviso that the following compound is excluded
Figure imgf000016_0002
In yet another advantageous embodiment the invention relates to compounds of formula (Ial) wherein Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom a (C1-C4) alkyle group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R4 represents a methoxy group with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded
Figure imgf000016_0003
Figure imgf000016_0004
The invention also relates to compounds corresponding to formula (Ia2)
Figure imgf000017_0001
wherein
W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-( C1-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2,
- B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 4 substituents selected from the group comprising . hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl groups,
. (C1-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifluoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. -COOH,
. - COOR with R representing a (Cj-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal,
. -NH2
. -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, . -CN, and
Figure imgf000018_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof
- with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
Figure imgf000018_0002
with Zi = H, CI, F, CF3, OH
- with the proviso that when W is NCH3 then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group substituted by methoxy groups or by a methyl group, nor a naphtyl group,
- with the proviso that when W is S02 then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group, B and D cannot be both a 3-02N-phenyl group, and if B is a phenyl group then D cannot be a phenyl group substituted in para by a linear or branched (Ci-C25)alkyl group,
- with the proviso that when W is S if B is a phenyl group then D cannot be a phenyl group substituted in para by a linear or branched (Ci-C25)alkyl group, B and D cannot be both or a pyridinyl group, B and D cannot be both a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted in para by an halogen atom, and if one of B and D is a phenyl group, then the other cannot be a phenyl group susbtituted by one or two halogen atoms,
- with the proviso that when W is SO then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group .
The invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (lb)
(lb)
namely compounds of formula (Ibl)
Figure imgf000019_0001
or of formula (Ib2)
Figure imgf000019_0002
(Ib2)
with W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-( Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2, and wherein in said formula (lb), (Ibl) and (Ib2) Rl s R2, R3 and R4 are always respectively different from R'i, R'2, R'3 and R'4 , and
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a dimethylamino group (-N(CH3)2) or a trifluoromethoxy group and R 1, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group or a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group or a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group, a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri et R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 1 , R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group, a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifiuoromethyl group or a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group, a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifiuoromethyl group, a trifiuoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group or a (Ci-C4) thioalkoxy group and R 1 and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom, if Ri represents a hydroxy group or a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom.
The invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (Ic)
Figure imgf000021_0001
(Icl) or of formula (Ic2)
Figure imgf000022_0001
(Ic2)
with W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl N-C(0)-( Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2 and wherein in said formula (Ic), (Icl) and (Ic2) Di is selected from groups A) or B), namely:
Figure imgf000022_0002
Figure imgf000022_0003
wherein RIO is selected from the group comprising an hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a (Ci-C4) alkoxy group.
B)
Figure imgf000023_0001
Z Z
Figure imgf000023_0002
Z Z wherein Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and
- either R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
either Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom,
either R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy, a trifluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, or either Ri represents an hydroxy group or a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group.
The invention also relates to compounds responding to formula (Id)
Figure imgf000023_0003
(Id) namely compounds of formula (Idl)
Figure imgf000024_0001
or of formula (Id2)
Figure imgf000024_0002
(Id2) with W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-(Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2 and wherein in said formula (Id), (Idl) and (Id2), B2 and D2 are selected independently from each other from the group comprising:
Figure imgf000024_0003
Figure imgf000024_0004
with the proviso that when W is S then B2 and D2 cannot be both a pyridinyle group.
The compounds of formula (Ia2), (Ib2), (Ic2) and (Id2) are respectively prodrugs of compounds of formula (Ial), (Ibl), (Icl) and (Idl) i.e. although they are not active per se in vitro, after administration to a patient or to cells, compounds of formula (Ia2), (Ib2), (Ic2) and (Id2) are respectively metabolised in vivo into the corresponding compounds of formula (Ial), (Ibl), (Icl) and (Idl).
The symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones of formula (la) used according to the invention may be prepared by any methods known from the one skilled in the art, in particular through classical base-catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt reaction. They may be prepared for instance as disclosed in the examples.
The symmetrical and asymmetrical 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones and 2,6-diheteroaryl-4- piperidones of the most potent dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via (i) a Horner- Wadsworth-Emmons reaction followed by a Claisen-Schmidt reaction, or Claisen-Schmidt reactions under various reaction conditions depending on the substitution pattern of the aromatic ring of the starting aldehydes, and then (ii) the Michael addition with methylamine. They may be prepared for instance as disclosed in the examples.
The invention relates to compounds (Ial), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2), as defined above, as drug, with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
Figure imgf000025_0001
Figure imgf000026_0001
Figure imgf000026_0002
Figure imgf000026_0003
with Zi = H, CI, F, CF3, OH
Figure imgf000026_0004
with M = Na or and Y = Na
Figure imgf000026_0005
with M = Na or
Figure imgf000026_0006

Figure imgf000027_0001

Figure imgf000028_0001
Figure imgf000028_0002
Figure imgf000028_0003
The invention relates to compounds (lal), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2), as defined above, for their specific use for the therapy or the prophylaxis as antikinetoplastid agents, with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
Figure imgf000029_0001
with M = Na or and Y = Na or
Figure imgf000029_0002
with M = Na or
Figure imgf000029_0003
with M = Na or and Y= Na
Figure imgf000029_0004
with M = Na or or Y=Na
Figure imgf000030_0001
with Y = COC6H5
Figure imgf000030_0002
Figure imgf000030_0003
Figure imgf000031_0001
Figure imgf000031_0002
The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising as active ingredient one or more of the compounds of formulas (lal), (Ia2), (lb), (Ibl), (Ib2), (Ic), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl), and (Id2) as defined above, in combination with excipients and/or pharmaceutically acceptable diluents or carriers with the proviso that compounds of formula
Figure imgf000031_0003
Figure imgf000031_0004
Figure imgf000032_0001
Figure imgf000032_0002
with Zi = H, CI, F, CF3, OH
Figure imgf000032_0003
with M = Na or
Figure imgf000033_0001
with M = Na or and Y= Na
Figure imgf000033_0002
with M = Na or
Figure imgf000033_0003
with Y = COC6H5
O 33
Figure imgf000034_0001
Figure imgf000034_0002
Figure imgf000034_0003
are excluded when they are the only active ingredient in the composition.
According to the invention, the compounds of formula (I) may be used in association with one to three other antikinetoplastidal agents for a simultaneous, separated or sequential administration. Thus the pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may further comprise as active ingredient one to three other antikinetoplastidal agents selected from the group comprising melarsoprol, eflornithine, pentamidine, suramin, miltefosine, amphotericin B, nifurtimox, benznidazole, pafuramidine, meglumine antimoniate, sodium stibogluconate, paromomycin, diminazene, allopurinol, aminosidine, sitamaquine, fungicidal azoles used as sterol biosynthesis inhibitors, inhibitors of S- adenosylmethionine decarboxylase as 5'-deoxy-5'-(hydroxyethyl)thioadenosine (HETA) type, plumbagin for a simultaneous, separated or sequential administration.
The invention also relates to a method of treating infection caused by a kinetoplastidae parasite, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group comprising the compounds having one the formula (I), (Ial), (Ia2), (lb) (Ibl), (Ib2), 1(c), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl) or (Id2).
The invention further relates to the use of at least one compound selected from the group comprising the compounds having one the formula (I) (Ial), (Ia2), (lb) (Ibl), (Ib2), 1(c), (Icl), (Ic2), (Id), (Idl) or (Id2) for the preparation of a drug useful as antikinetoplastidal agent.
The following examples 1 to 9 and tables 1 to 7 illustrate the invention. In all tables (1-7), the results are expressed as IC50 values in μΜ. Toxicity is also indicated if present.
The biological activities against the parasites of:
the symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates, according to example 1 , needed for preparing the 4-piperidones are shown in Tables 1 to 2, and Tables 4 to 5 the asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates, according to example 3, are shown in Table 3,
the symmetrical conjugated symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone is given in Table 2, the diheteroarylidene acetone intermediates, according to example 2, needed for preparing the 4-piperidones and 4-thiopyranones (and S-oxidized metabolites) are shown in Table 4, - the symmetrical 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-piperidones and 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones, according to example 5, are shown in Tables 5 and 6,
the symmetrical 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-thiopyranones and 2,6-diaryl-4-thiopyranones, according to example 6, are shown in Tables 5 and 7, respectively, along with some selected parent dibenzylidene acetone intermediates, in repeated bioassays, in comparison with known reference drugs from the market, are shown in Tables 6 and 7.
EXAMPLE 1: Symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones
The symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via a classical base-catalyzed Claisen- Schmidt reaction with 2 equivalents of the aldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone; the reaction was performed in an organic solvent like ethanol in presence of a base like NaOH or K2CO3 depending on the substituents at the aromatic ring of the starting aldehyde as illustrated in Scheme 1.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones.
Figure imgf000036_0001
2 equivalents 1 equivalent NW247 Rj= H, R2 = OMe
A NW270 Rj= H, R2 = acetamide
NW275 Rj= H, R2 = H
NW267 Rj= H, R2
NW268 Rj= CI, R2
D NW254 Rj= H, R2 = OCF3
Reagents and conditions: (A) NaOH (2N), EtOH, 4 h, RT; (B) K2C03, aq. EtOH (45 %), 24 h, RT; (C) 4 equiv. aq. NaOH, EtOH; (D) cat. aq. NaOH (10 %), EtOH, 1 h, RT.
Some symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones were prepared via a classical base- catalyzed Claisen- Schmidt reaction with 2 equivalents of the aldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone; the reaction was performed in an organic solvent like ethanol in presence of NaOH, or in triethylamine in presence of lithium perchlorate or in acidic medium or K2C03 depending on the substituents at the aromatic ring of the starting aldehyde as illustrated in Scheme 2.
Scheme 2. Synthesis of symmetrical dibenzylidene acetones.
Figure imgf000037_0001
NW300 Rj = R4 = H, R2= OMe,R3= C B NW310.1 Rj = R4 = H, R2= CF3, R3=
NW317 Rj = R4 = H, R2 = OCF3,R3=
NW324.2 Rj = R4 = OMe, R2= Br, R3 NW326.4 Rj = OH, R2 = Br, R3 = H,
R4 = OMe
NW327.2 Rj = OH, R2 = R3 =H,
R4 = OMe
NW333.1 Rj = R4 = OMe, R2 = R3 =
The detailed synthesis of the said compounds is disclosed hereunder.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-methoxy-phenyl)-penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW247)
Figure imgf000037_0002
To a solution of NaOH (3.6 g, 92 mmol) in H20 (36 mL) and EtOH (29 mL) were added 4- methoxybenzaldehyde (4.5 mL, 37 mmol) and acetone (1.3 mL, 18 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at ambient temperature and the colorless solution turned into a yellow suspension. The precipitate was filtered, washed with Et20, recrystallized from EtOAc and dried in vacuo to obtain NW247 as a pale yellow solid (4.3 g, 82 %). mp: 127-128 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.68 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.54 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 4H, HAT), 6.93 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 6.91 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 4H, HAT), 3.82 (s, 6H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.8 (C), 161.5 (C), 142.6 (CH), 130.0 (CH), 127.6 (C), 123.5 (CH), 1 14.4 (CH), 55.4 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 295.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi803: C 77.53, H 6.16, found: C 77.45, H 6.18%.
TV- {4- [(LB1 , E)-5-(4- Acetylamino-phenyl)-3-oxo-penta- 1 ,4-dienyl] -phenyl}-acetamide (NW270)
Figure imgf000038_0001
A mixture of /?-acetamidobenzaldehyde (8.15 g, 50 mmol) dissolved in 200 mL of hot EtOH) and acetone (1.8 mL, 25 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of aq. NaOH solution (2 N, 25 mL) in EtOH (150 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 h at ambient temperature and the resulting orange precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried in vacuo to afford NW270 as a bright yellow solid (4.6 g, 53 %). mp: 253-255 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, DMSO-dg) δ (ppm): 10.18 (s, 2H, NH), 7.81-7.58 (m, 10H, HAT, Hvin), 7.22 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 2.08 (s, 6H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 188.2 (C), 168.6 (C), 142.1 (CH), 141.4 (C), 129.4 (CH), 124.1 (CH), 1 18.9 (CH), 24.1 (CH3). MS (EI) m/z: 348.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C2iH2oN203: C 72.40, H 5.79, N 8.04, found: C 72.14, H 5.78, N 7.97%.
(LE^-l^-Diphenyl-penta- -dien-S-one (NW275)
Figure imgf000038_0002
A solution of aq. NaOH solution (2 N, 125 mL) in EtOH (250 mL) was added to a mixture of benzaldehyde (26.5 g, 25 mmol) in acetone (9.2 mL, 13 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 h at ambient temperature and the resulting yellow precipitate was filtered, washed with H20, recrystallized from EtOAc and dried in vacuo to obtain NW275 as a yellow solid (23.1 g, 79 %). mp: 106-107 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.78 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hyin), 7.66-7.64 (m, 4H, HAT), 7.46-7.44 (m, 6H, HAT), 7.12 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 189.3 (C), 143.7 (CH), 135.2 (C), 130.9 (CH), 129.4 (CH), 128.8 (CH), 125.8 (CH). MS (EI) m/z: 234.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C17H14O: C 87.15, H 6.02, found: C 87.03, H 6.03%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW267)
Figure imgf000039_0001
A mixture of α,α,α-trifluoro-p-tolualdehyde (3.08 mL, 23 mmol) in acetone (0.84 mL, 11 mmol) was added to a solution of K2C03 (3.2 g, 23 mmol) in aq. 45 % EtOH solution (44 mL). After 10-15 min the colorless solution turned yellow. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at ambient temperature and the resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOAc and dried in vacuo to obtain NW267 as a pale yellow solid (1.87 g, 43 %). mp: 148-
150 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.86-7.56 (m, 10H, Hvin, HAT), 7.15 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.1 (C), 141.9 (CH), 132.1 (q, 2J(C,F)= 32.7 Hz, C), 128.5 (CH), 127.2 (CH), 126.0 (q, 3J(C,F)= 3.8 Hz, CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 371.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi2F60: C 61.63, H 3.27, found: C 61.49, H 3.39%.
(l^^-l^-Bisil-chloro-pheny -penta-l^-dien-S-one (NW268)
Figure imgf000039_0002
A solution of NaOH (1.4g, 142 mmol) in H20 (60 mL) and EtOH (60 mL) was added to a mixture of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde (8 mL, 72 mmol) in acetone (2.6 mL, 36 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 d at room temperature and the resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with H20, recrystallized from EtOAc and dried in vacuo to obtain NW268 as a bright yellow solid (7.4 g, 69 %). mp: 107-109 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.15 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.79-7.66 (m, 2H, HAT), 7.51-7.29 (m, 6H, HAT), 7.08 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.7 (C), 139.3 (CH), 135.4 (C),
133.0 (C), 131.2 (CH), 130.2 (CH), 127.7 (CH), 127.5 (CH), 127.1 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z:
303.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci7Hi2Cl20: C 67.35, H 3.99, CI 23.39, found: C 67.09, H 4.06, CI 22.65%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW254)
Figure imgf000040_0001
A colorless solution of 4-(trifluoromethoxy)-benzaldehyde (0.75 mL, 5.3 mmol) in acetone (0.19 mL, 2.6 mmol), EtOH (5 mL) and H20 (1 mL) was treated with aq. 10 % NaOH solution (~12 drops). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature and the colorless solution turned into a yellow suspension. The precipitate was filtered, washed with H20 and dried in vacuo to obtain NW254 as a pale yellow solid (275 mg, 25 %). mp: 112-115 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.74 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.67 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz, 4H, HAT), 7.28 (d, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 4H, HAT), 7.06 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.2 (C), 150.6 (C), 141.8 (CH), 133.3 (C), 129.8 (CH), 126.0 (CH), 121.2 (CH). MS (EI) m/z: 402.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi2F603: C 56.73, H 3.01, found: C 56.44, H 3.10%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-cyanophenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW307.2)
Figure imgf000040_0002
A mixture of 4-formyl-benzonitrile (1.1 g, 8.4 mmol), acetone (308 μί, 4.2 mmol), LiC104 (892 mg, 8.4 mmol) and Et3N (117 μί, 0.84 mmol) in toluene (8 mL) was stirred for 2 d at room temperature. A saturated aq. NH4C1- solution was added to the reaction mixture and the resulting yellow suspension was extracted with CH2C12 and the combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to afford NW307.2 as a yellow solid (300 mg, 25 %). mp: 137-138 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 8.00 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz, 4H, HAT), 7.87 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.94 (d, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 4H, HAT), 7.51 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 188.5 (C), 141.2 (CH), 139.2 (C), 132.8 (CH), 129.2 (CH), 128.4 (CH), 1 18.6 (C), 112.4 (C). MS (FAB) m/z: 285.19 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi2N20: C 80.27, H 4.25, N 9.85, found: C 80.04, H 4.28, N 9.76%.
(l£,4^-l,5-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (NW308)
Figure imgf000041_0001
A mixture of LiC104 (1.2 g, 11 mmol), acetone (418 μί, 5.7 mmol) and 4-chloro- benzaldehyde (1.6 g, 11 mmol) was treated with TEA (159 μί, 1.1 mmol) and stirred for 4 min at ambient temperature. A saturated aq. NH4C1 solution was added to the reaction mixture and extracted with CH2C12. The combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was recrystallized from CH2C12 to obtain NW308 as yellow crystals (586 mg, 34 %). mp: 182-184 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.60 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.46 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz , 4H, HAT), 7.31 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz, 4H, HAT), 6.95 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.3 (C), 142.0 (CH), 136.5 (C), 133.2 (C), 129.51 (CH), 129.2 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 303.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci7Hi2Cl20: C 67.35, H 3.99, CI 23.39, found: C 67.33, H 4.01, CI 23.17%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW300)
Figure imgf000041_0002
A mixture of vanillin (1 g, 6.6 mmol) in acetone (4.1 mL, 3.3 mmol) were dissolved in glacial acetic acid (5 ml), saturated with anhydrous HC1 and heated to 25-30 °C for 2 h. The mixture was stirred for 2 d at room temperature and treated with cold water. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to afford
NW300 as an orange solid (954 mg, 89 %). mp: 115-117 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.73 (d, 3J= 15.8 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.31 (d, 4J= 1.9 Hz , 2H, HAT), 7.20 (dd, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 4J= 1.9 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.11 (d, 3J= 15.8 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 6.86 (d, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 2H, HAT), 3.94 (s, 6H, CHs). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 191.7 (C), 151.0 (C), 149.5 (C), 145.5 (CH), 128.4 (C), 124.8 (CH), 123.8 (CH), 116.6 (CH), 112.1 (CH), 56.5 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 327.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi805 · 0.5H2O: C 68.05, H 5.71, found: C 68.29, H
5.68%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW310.1)
Figure imgf000042_0001
A mixture of 3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2.19 g, 12 mmol) in acetone (423 μί, 5.8 mmol) was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (9 mL), saturated with anhydrous HCl and heated to 25-30 °C for 2 h. The red solution was stirred for 36 h and treated with cold water. The reaction mixture turned into a dark green suspension and the resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried in vacuo to afford NW310.1 as a dark green solid (740 mg, 32 %). mp: 233-234 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.86 (d, 4J= 1.6 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.80 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 4J= 1.9 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.75 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.15 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.02 (d, 3J= 8.6 Hz, 2H, HAT).13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 191.6 (C), 159.9 (C), 144.3 (CH), 134.8 (CH), 129.3 (CH), 127.8 (C), 127.3 (C), 125.3 (CH), 118.8 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 403.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi2F603 · 1H20: C 54.17, H 3.59, found: C 54.39, H 3.31%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW317)
Figure imgf000042_0002
A mixture of 4-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethoxy)benzaldehyde (600 mg, 2.9 mmol) in acetone (107 μί, 1.5 mmol) was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (8 mL), saturated with anhydrous HC1 and heated to 25-30 °C for 2 h. The red solution was stirred for 36 h and treated with cold water. The red suspension turned dark green. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried in vacuo to afford NW317 as a yellow-green solid (314 mg, 50 %). mp: 103-105 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.72 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.62 (s, 2H, HAT), 7.58 (dd, 3J= 8.5 Hz, 4J= 2.0 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.13 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.03 (d, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 2H, HAT). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 191.2 (C), 153.8 (C), 143.8 (CH), 138.4 (C), 130.1 (CH), 128.4 (C), 125.0 (CH), 124.4 (CH), 120.5 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 435.2 (M+). Light-sensitive!
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(3-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW324.2)
Figure imgf000043_0001
A mixture of 3-bromo-2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (1.56 g, 6.4 mmol) in acetone (234 μί, 3.2 mmol) and EtOH (15 mL) was stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of NaOH (382 mg, 9.5 mmol) in H20 (8 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 24 h at ambient temperature. The resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to afford NW324.2 as a pale yellow solid (1.6 g, 92 %). mp: 122- 125 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.95 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.20 (d, 4J= 2.8 Hz , 2H, HAT), 7.15 (d, 3J= 16.3 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.14-7.09 (m, 2H, HAT), 3.85 (s, 6H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.9 (C), 156.2 (C), 150.6 (C), 137.8 (CH), 130.2 (C), 127.6 (CH), 120.9 (CH), 112.2 (CH), 62.0 (OCH3), 55.9 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 513.0 (M+). Anal, calcd for C2iH2oBr205 · 0.5H2O: C 48.39, H 4.06, found: C 48.37, H 3.96%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(3-bromo-2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW326.4)
Figure imgf000044_0001
A suspension of 3-bromo-2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (1.22 g, 5.3 mmol) in acetone (194 μΐ^, 2.6 mmol) and EtOH (5 mL) was stirred for 15 min at ambient temperature. A solution of NaOH (317 mg, 7.9 mmol) in H20 (1.3 mL) was added and the yellow suspension was stirred for further 3 d at room temperature. The reaction mixture was treated with aq. HCl solution (IN) and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried in vacuo to obtain NW326.4 as an orange solid (741 mg, 57 %). mp: 155-157 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 9.45 (s, 2H, OH), 7.99 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.34 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.33 (d, 4J= 2.9 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.25 (d, 4J= 2.9 Hz, 2H, HAr), 3.78 (s, 6H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-de) δ (ppm): 188.8 (C), 153.5 (C), 147.5 (C), 137.8 (CH), 127.4 (CH), 125.6 (C), 121.2 (CH), 113.9 (C), 111.9 (CH), 56.3 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 485.1 (M+). The purity of the compound was confirmed by HPLC analysis ; 60% decomposition after 5 days.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW327.2)
Figure imgf000044_0002
A mixture of 2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (2 g, 13 mmol) in acetone (483 μί, 7 mmol) and EtOH (13 mL) was stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of NaOH (789 mg, 20 mmol) in H20 (3.3 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 24 h at ambient temperature. After addition of IN HCl-solution, the resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to afford a golden solid (318 mg, 15 %). 1H NMR (250 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 8.09 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.31 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 9.19 (s, 2H, HAr), 6.89 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz , 2H, HAT), 6.82 (d, 3J= 8.7 Hz, 2H, HAT), 3.81 (s, 6H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 188.7 (C), 152.3 (C), 151.4 (C), 137.8 (CH), 125.6 (CH), 121.6 (C), 118.7 (CH), 117.2 (CH), 111.8 (CH), 55.5 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 327.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C2iH2205: C 69.93, H 5.56, found: C 70.01, H 5.63%.
(1E,4E)- 1 ,5-Bis(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one (NW331)
Figure imgf000045_0001
A mixture of 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (3 g, 18 mmol) in acetone (663 μί, 9 mmol) and EtOH (30 mL) was stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of NaOH (1.1 g, 27 mmol) in H20 (23 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 24 h at ambient temperature. The resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to afford NW331 as a bright yellow solid (2.9 g, 91 %). mp: 103-104 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.06 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz , 2H, Hvin), 7.18 (d, 4J= 2.9 Hz , 2H, HAT), 7.17 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 6.96 (dd, 3J= 9.0 Hz , 4J= 2.8 Hz , 2H, HAT), 6.89 (d, 3J= 9.0 Hz, 2H, HAT), 3.90 (s, 6H, OCH3), 3.84 (s, 6H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 189.8 (C), 153.5 (C), 153.1 (C), 138.0 (CH), 126.3 (CH), 124.5 (CH), 117.2 (CH), 113.2 (CH), 112.3 (CH), 56.1 (OCH3), 55.8 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 355.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C2iH2205 · 0.3H2O: C 70.10, H 6.33, found: C 70.22, H 6.20%.
EXAMPLE 2: Symmetrical diheteroarylidene acetones
To generate symmetrical diheteroarylidene acetones (NW319, NW321 and BJ621) a Claisen- Schmidt reaction was performed with 2 equivalents of the aldehyde and 1 equivalent of 1,3-acetonedicarboxylic acid under acidic conditions (e. g. cone. HCl) for 2-24 h at room temperature and for 1 h at 80 °C (Scheme 3).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of symmetrical diheteroarylidene acetones
Figure imgf000046_0001
2 equiv. 1 equiv. NW319 (70%)
Figure imgf000046_0002
2 equiv. 1 equiv. NW321 (55%)
Figure imgf000046_0003
2 equiv. 1 equiv. BJ621
Reagents and conditions: (i) cone. HCl, EtOH, 2-24 h, RT,1 h, 80 °C.
The detailed synthesis is disclosed hereunder
(1^,4,Ε)-1,5-Οΐ( ΓΪ(1ΐη-4- ΐ) 6ηΐ3-1,4-(1Ϊ6η-3-οη6 (1ΐΗ (ΐΓθΰΗ1θΓΪ(ΐ6 ( λ¥319)
Figure imgf000046_0004
1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid (3.15 g, 22 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (30 mL) and stirred for 15 min at ambient temperature. 4-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde (4.06 mL, 43 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The pale yellow solution was treated with coned. HCl (15 mL) and the reaction mixture were stirred for further 1 h at 80 °C. The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from H20/acetone (1 : 1) and dried in vacuo to obtain NW319 as bright yellow needles and as a hydrochloride salt (4.64 g, 70 %). mp: 243-245 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, D20) δ (ppm): 8.77 (d, 3J= 6.8 Hz , 4H, HAT), 8.25 (d, 3J= 6.8 Hz , 4H, HAT), 7.85 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.62 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H, Hyin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, D20) δ (ppm): 191.5 (C), 153.1 (C), 142.6 (CH), 139.8 (CH), 134.8 (CH), 126.8 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 237.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci5Hi2N20 · 1.9HC1 · 0.7H2O: C 56.63, H 4.85, N 8.80, CI 21.17, found: C 56.60, H 4.78, N 8.73, CI 21.10%.
(lE,4E)-l,5-Di(pyridin-3-yl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one dihydrochloride (NW321)
Figure imgf000047_0001
1 ,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid (3.15 g, 22 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (30 mL) and stirred for 15 min at ambient temperature. 3-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde (4.06 mL, 43 mmol) was added drop wise and the mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The yellow solution was treated with coned. HC1 (15 mL) and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 1 h at 80 °C. The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from H20/acetone (1 : 1) and dried in vacuo to obtain NW321 as bright yellow needles and as a hydrochloride salt (3.7 g, 55 %). mp: 260-262 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, D20) δ (ppm): 9.02 (s, 2H, HAT), 8.83 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz , 2H, HAT), 8.74 (d, 3J= 5.7 Hz , 2H, HAT), 8.06 (dd, 3J= 8.1 Hz, 3J= 6.0 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.81 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H, Hvin), 7.44 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H, Hvin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, D20) δ (ppm): 191.6 (C), 145.9 (CH), 142.8 (CH), 142.2 (CH), 138.4 (CH), 135.5 (C), 131.3 (CH), 128.6 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 237.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci5Hi2N20 · 1.9HC1 · 2.1H20: C 55.37, H 4.99, N 8.61 , CI 20.70, found: C 55.16, H 4.99, N 8.53, CI 20.89%.
EXAMPLE 3: Synthesis of asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetones by Claisen-Schmidt reaction
The starting benzalacetones were prepared by either a Claisen reaction or by a Horner- Wadsworth-Emmons reaction as illustrated in Scheme 4.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of starting benzalacetones
Figure imgf000048_0001
A NW-B543 (R1=R2= OMe) (59%)
B NW-B553 (R^ OH, R2= OMe) (90%)
Figure imgf000048_0002
1.2 equiv.
C NW283
Figure imgf000048_0003
D NW-354 (68%) NW-355.1 (48%)
Reagents and conditions: (A) aq. NaOH, 24 h, RT; (B) aq. NaOH (10 %), 3 h, RT, aq. HC1 (6N), pH~l, 30 min, RT; (C) 1.8 equiv. K2C03 in H20, 2 h, 0 °C; (D) (i) aq. K2C03, 2 d, RT, MeOH/2.5N H2S04 (1 : 1), 24 h, reflux, (ii) aq. K2C03, EtOH, 4 d, RT
The favored asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetones (NW336.2, NW350, NW337, NW346, NW351 and NW355.1) were prepared via two consecutive Claisen-Schmidt reactions under various reaction conditions (A-D) depending on the different substituents on the aromatic ring. In the first step, 1 equivalent of the corresponding aldehyde and an excess of acetone were allowed to react under basic conditions. In the second step, the isolated unsaturated ketones and 1 equivalent of the other corresponding aldehyde were also transformed under basic conditions into the desired final products as illustrated in Scheme 5. Scheme 5: Synthesis of asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetones
Figure imgf000049_0001
2 equiv. 1 equiv.
A NW336.2 (R1=H, R2 =OMe, R3=CF3) (92%) NW350 (R1=H, R2=OMe, R3=OCF3) (12%)
B NW337 (R1=H, R2=OCF3, R3=CF3 ) (34%)
C NW346 (R1=OMe, R2=OH, R3=CF3 ) (72%)
D NW351 (R1=OMe, R2=OH, R3=OCF3) (17%)
Reagents and conditions: (A) aq. NaOH, MeOH, 1 d, RT; (B) aq. K2C03, EtOH, 4.5 h, 0 °C, 2 h, RT; (C) aq. NaOH, EtOH, 1 d, RT, 6N aq. HCl, dark; (D) aq. K2C03, EtOH, 3 h, 0 °C, 3 d, 40 °C.
The detailed synthesis is disclosed hereunder.
(l£',4£)-l-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (NW336.2)
Figure imgf000049_0002
(E)-4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one (lg, 5.7 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (18 mL) and stirred for 5 min at room temperature. A solution of NaOH (500 mg, 12.5 mmol) in H20 (34 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 1 h. After the dropwise addition of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzaldehyde (822 μΐ, 6.0 mmol), the mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature. The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered and dried in vacuo to obtain NW336.2 as a pale yellow solid (1.75 g, 92 %). mp: 144-146 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.66 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.64 (d, 3J= 15.5 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.63 (d, 3J= 9.0 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.58 (d, 3J= 8.6 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.50 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.06 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 6.87 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 6.86 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 2H, HAT), 3.78 (s, 3H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.4 (C), 161.9 (C), 143.9 (CH), 140.8 (CH), 138.4 (q, 4J(C, F)= 1.3 Hz, CH), 131.7 (q, 2J(C, F)= 32.7 Hz, C), 130.3 (CH), 128.4 (CH), 127.6 (CH), 127.3 (C), 125.9 (q, 3J(C, F)= 3.8 Hz, CH), 123.9 (q, !J(C, F)= 272.2 Hz, C), 123.2 (CH), 1 14.5 (CH), 55.5 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 333.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi5F302: C 68.67, H 4.55, found: C 68.81 , H 4.63%. (l£',4£)-l-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (NW350)
Figure imgf000050_0001
A suspension of (E)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-but-3-en-2-one (615 mg, 3.5 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL) was stirred for 5 min at 0 °C. A solution of K2CO3 (965 mg, 7.0 mmol) in H20 (5 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 10 min at 0 °C. After the drop wise addition of 4-(trifluoromethoxy)-benzaldehyde (528 μΐ, 3.7 mmol), the pale yellow suspension was stirred for further 4 h at 0 °C. The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered and dried in vacuo to obtain NW350 as a pale yellow solid (145 mg, 12 %). mp: 105-107 °C.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.82-7.44 (m, 6H, HAr+Hvin), 7.34-7.24 (m, 2H, HAT), 7.14-6.90 (m, 4H, HAr+Hvin), 3.89 (s, 3H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.5 (C), 161.8 (C), 150.4 (C), 143.6 (CH), 141.0 (CH), 133.6 (C), 130.2 (CH), 129.7 (CH), 127.4 (C), 126.3 (CH), 123.3 (CH), 121.2 (CH), 114.5 (CH), 55.4 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 349.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi5F303 · 1.1H20: C 61.99, H 4.71, found: C 61.86, H 4.44%.
(l£',4£)-l-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3- one (NW337)
Figure imgf000050_0002
A solution of (E)-4-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)-phenyl)-but-3-en-2-one (623 mg, 2.7 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL) was stirred for 5 min at 0°C. A solution of K2C03 (748 mg, 5.4 mmol) in H20 (4 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 1 h. After the dropwise addition of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzaldehyde (392 μΐ, 2.9 mmol), the mixture was continued to stir for 4h at 0°C and for 2h at ambient temperature. The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered and dried in vacuo to obtain NW337 as a pale yellow solid (337mg, 34 %). mp: 97-99
°C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ (ppm): 7.76 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.75 (d, 3J= 15.7 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.74 (d, 3J= 8.8 Hz, 2H, HAr), 7.69 (d, 3J= 8.1 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.67 (d, 3J= 8.7 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.29 (d, 3J= 8.0 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.15 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.07 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hyin). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.2 (C), 150.7 (C), 142.1 (CH), 141.6 (CH), 138.1 (q, 4J(C, F)= 1.3 Hz, CH), 133.2 (C), 132.0 (q, J(C, F)= 32.7 Hz, C), 129.9 (CH), 128.5 (CH), 127.3 (CH), 126.0 (q, 3J(C, F)= 3.8 Hz, CH), 125.9 (CH), 122.1 (C), 122.0 (C), 121.2 (CH), 118.7 (C). MS (FAB) m/z: 387.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi2F602 · 0.5H2O: C 57.73, H 3.31, found: C 57.75, H 3.20%.
(l£',4£)-l-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)-phenyl)-5-(4-(hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)penta-l,4-dien- 3-one (NW346)
Figure imgf000051_0001
(E)-4-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one (500 mg, 2.6 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (8 mL) and stirred in the dark for 5 min at room temperature. A solution of NaOH (229 mg, 5.7 mmol) in H20 (16 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 1 h. The yellow solution turned red. After the dropwise addition of 4-(trifluoromethyl)- benzaldehyde (377 μΐ, 2.8 mmol), the mixture was continued to stir overnight at ambient temperature. The dark red solution was acidified with aq. HCl (6 N) solution and the resulting bright yellow precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to obtain
NW346 as bright yellow cristals (483mg, 66 %). mp: 135-137 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.87 (d, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.78 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.77 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.71 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.37 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.31 (d, 4J= 1.9 Hz, 1H, HAT), 7.21 (dd, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 4J= 1.9 Hz, 1H, HAT), 7.09 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 6.86 (d, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 1H, HAT), 3.93 (s, 3H, OCFb). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm):
191.1 (C), 151.3 (C), 149.5 (C), 146.7 (CH), 142.1 (CH), 140.2 (q, 4J(C, F)= 1.3 Hz, CH), 132.6 (q, 2J(C, F)= 32.5 Hz, C), 129.9 (CH), 129.0 (CH), 128.1 (C), 126.9 (q, 3J(C, F)= 3.8 Hz, CH), 125.1 (CH), 123.6 (CH), 116.7 (CH), 112.2 (CH), 56.5 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z:
349.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi4F303: C 65.52, H 4.34, found: C 65.25, H 4.39%. (l£',4£)-l-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)penta-l,4-dien- 3-one (NW351)
Figure imgf000052_0001
A suspension of (E)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one (600 mg, 3.1 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL) was stirred for 5 min at 0°C. A solution of K2C03 (863 mg, 6.2 mmol) in H20 (5 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for further 10 min at 0°C. After the dropwise addition of 4-(trifluoromethoxy)-benzaldehyde (473 μΐ, 3.3 mmol), the orange suspension was heated to reflux for 4 d at 40°C. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the resulting residue was purified by flash-chromatography on silica gel (Hexane/EtOAc 2: 1) and dried in vacuo to obtain NW351 as a yellow solid (191mg, 17 %). mp: 93-95 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.72 (d, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.71 (d, 3J= 15.9 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.68 (d, 3J= 15.6 Hz , 1H, Hvin), 7.27 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.24 (d, 4J= 1.9 Hz, 1H, HAT), 7.19 (d, 3J= 16.0 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.15 (dd, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 4J= 2.0 Hz, 1H, HAr), 7.02 (dd, 3J= 15.9 Hz, 5J= 0.99, Hz, 1H, Hvin), 6.83 (dd, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 5J= 0.9 Hz, 1H, HAT), 3.89 (d, 5J= 0.9, 3H, OCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 191.1 (C), 151.7 (q, 4J (C, F)= 1.7 Hz), 151.2 (C), 149.4 (C), 146.4 (CH), 142.4 (CH), 135.4 (C), 131.3 (CH), 128.1 (C), 127.6 (CH), 125.0 (CH), 123.6 (CH), 122.3 (CH), 120.2 (C), 116.7 (CH), 112.2 (CH), 56.5 (OCH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 365.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci9Hi5F304: C 62.64, H 4.15, found: C 62.45, H 4.39%.
6-((l£',4£)-5-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-oxopenta-l,4-dienyl)-2H-chromen-2-one (NW355P)
Figure imgf000052_0002
To a grey suspension of 6-((E)-3-oxobut-l-enyl)-2H-chromen-2-one (1 g, 4.7 mmol) in EtOH (12 mL) was added dropwise a solution of K2C03 (1.3 g, 9.3 mmol) in H20 (6 mL). The grey suspension turned yellow. After addition of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzaldehyde (0.7 mL, 862 mg, 4.9 mmol), the reaction mixture was stirred for 4d at room temperature. The orange suspension turned red and the resulting precipitate was filtered and purified by flash- chromatography on silica gel (Hexane/EtOAc 1 :1) to obtain NW355P as a white solid (830mg, 48 %). mp: 153-155 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 8.64 (d, 3J= 1.9 Hz, 1H, HAT), 8.60-8.47 (m, 4H, HAT), 8.39 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 8.39-8.26 (m, 3H, Hvin, HAT), 8.00 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.97 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz, 1H, HAT), 7.89 (d, 3J = 16.1 Hz, 1H, Hvin), 7.04 (d, 3J= 9.6 Hz, 1H, HAT). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 188.4 (C), 159.6 (C), 154.7 (C), 143.9 (CH), 141.8 (CH), 140.9 (CH), 131.7 (CH), 131.1 (C), 129.1 (CH), 128.8 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 126.0 (CH), 125.8 (CH), 1 19.1 (C), 1 17.2 (CH), 1 17.0 (CH). MS (FAB) m/z: 371.1 (M+). Anal, calcd for C21H13F3O3 : C 68.1 1 , H 3.54, found: C 67.72, H 3.72%.
EXAMPLE 4: Synthesis of dissymmetric dibenzylidene acetones through a one-pot Coupling-Isomerization Procedure (CIP)
Although the synthesis of dissymmetric dibenzylidene acetones could be achieved according to the procedure described in Example 3, some compounds failed to be synthesized with these traditional conditions. Here we would describe a one-pot catalytic procedure for the simple synthesis of electron-deficient dibenzylidene acetones. This work was based on a procedure described by Braun et al (Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 9081 - 9094) and products were obtained according to the following steps (Scheme 6).
Scheme 6: synthesis of dissymmetric dibenzylidene acetones via a one-pot CIP
Figure imgf000053_0001
According to the traditional Sonogashira coupling, a propargylic alcohol reacts with an (hetero)aryl halide bearing an electron-withdrawing group in /?ara-position in presence of a mix of palladium catalyst, copper iodide and a base. A base-assisted isomerization subsequently leads to the formation of the desired dibenzylidene acetone. The unsaturated propargylic alcohol can be easily synthesized through the Grignard addition of commercially available ethynylmagnesium bromide on a cinnamaldehyde. This usually leads to desired product in good to excellent yields (Scheme 7).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of unsaturated propargylic alcohol starting material
Figure imgf000054_0001
Regarding the opportunity to introduce the diversity through the use of highly substituted (hetero)aryl halides, several starting material has been considered. They are given in Table I.
Table I: example of (hetero)aryl halides that have been considered to be used in the CIP procedure
Figure imgf000054_0002
In order to be able to use this broad variety of starting material, an optimization study on the coupling reaction conditions has been performed. Thus, it has been demonstrated that the use of bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride, triethylamine, and triphenylphosphine (as catalyst stabilizer) in 1,4-dioxane under microwave irradiation, gives the best yields for a large diversity of substitution pattern, as exemplified bellow.
4-((1,Ε,4,Ε)-3-οχο-5- Ηβη ΐ βηΙα-1,4-(1ΐβη-1- ΐ) βηζοη½π1β (TG007A82)
Figure imgf000055_0001
4-bromobenzonitrile (182 mg, 1 mmol), phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (190 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (700 μΐ,, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1,4-dioxane (1.3 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was poured into a mix of 1M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (10 mL), and this was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x15 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, 30% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane). This gave pure final compound TG007A82 (160 mg, 62%) as a light yellow powder.
1H COSY NMR (500 MHz, CD2C12) δ (ppm): 7.75 (d, 3Jtrans = 16.4 Hz, 1H, ArCH= ), 7.72
(m, 4H, Ar), 7.69 (d, 3Jtrans = 15.5 Hz, 1H, ArCH= ), 7.64-7.66 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.44 (m, 3H, Ar),
7.18 (d, 3Jtrans = 15.5 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) ), 7.09 (d, 3Jtrans = 16.4 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) )
13C NMR (125 MHz, CD2C12) δ (ppm): 188.3 (C), 144.1 (CH), 140.7 (CH), 139.6 (C),
135.0 (C), 133.0 (CH), 131.1 (CH), 129.4 (CH), 129.0 (CH), 128.8 (CH), 128.5 (CH),
125.7 (CH), 118.8 (CN), 113.7 (ArC-CN)
MS(EI) : m/z = 259 (lJE,4JE)-l-phenyl-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (TG008A86)
Figure imgf000056_0001
4-iodobenzotrifluoride (150 μί, 1 mmol), phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (190 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (700 μΐ,, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1,4-dioxane (1.3 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was poured into a mix of 1M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (10 mL), and this was extracted with dichloromethane (3x15 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, DCM/Hexanes 3:7). The resulting yellow solid was recrystallyzed (EtOH/Hexanes 1 :3) to give pure final compound TG008A86 as a pale yellow powder (155 mg, 51%).
1H COSY NMR (200 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.78 (d, 3Jtrans = 14.9 Hz, 1H, ArCH= ), 7.75 (d,
3Jtrans = 14.6 Hz, 1H, ArCH= ), 7.73-7.61 (m, 6H, Ar and ArCH= ), 7.46-7.41 (m, 3H, Ph),
7.16 (d, 3Jtrans = 14.8 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) ), 7.08 (d, 3Jtrans = 14.6 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) )
13C NMR (75,5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.7 (C9), 144.2 (CH), 144.4 (CH), 138.4 (m, C5),
134.8 (C), 132.1 (q, 2J= 32 Hz, C2), 131.0 (CH), 129.2 (CH), 128.7 (CH), 128.6 (CH), 127.6
(CH), 125.9 (q, 3J= 3.6 Hz, C3), 125.5 (CH), 123.8 (q, lJ= 271 Hz, C19)
MS(EI) : m z = 302
(l£',4£)-l-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (TG009A94)
Figure imgf000057_0001
4-iodobenzotrifluoride (150 μί, 1 mmol), l-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)pent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (242 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (700 μί, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1 ,4-dioxane (1.3 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was poured into brine (20 mL), and this was extracted with dichloromethane (3x20 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, 30% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane). The resulting yellow solid was triturated in diethyl ether to give pure final compound TG009A94 as a bright orange powder (200 mg, 58%).
1H NMR (200 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.62-7.73 (m, 6H, Ar), 7.51 (d, 3J= 9 Hz, 2H, H13-17), 7.13 (d, 3Jtrans = 16 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) ), 6.85 (d, 3Jtrans = 16 Hz, 1H, =CHC(0) ), 6.68 (d, 3J= 8.5 Hz, 2H, H14-16), 3.03 (s, 6H, N(CH3)2)
13C NMR (75,5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 188.5 (C9), 152.4 (C), 145.2 (CH), 140.1 (CH), 138.9 (m, C5), 131.6 (q, 2J= 32.5 Hz, C2), 130.7 (CH), 128.5 (CH), 128.1 (CH), 126.0 (q, 3J= 3.8 Hz, C3), 123.9 (q, ^= 269 Ηζ, C22), 122.5 (C), 120.8 (CH), 1 12.1 (CH), 40.3 (N(CH3)2)
MS(EI) : m/z = 345
Anal, calcd for C20Hi8F3NO: C 69.56, H 5.25, N 4.06, found : C 69.57, H 5.54, N 3.94 (1E,4E)- l-phenyl-5-(pyrimidin-2-yl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one hydrochloride (TGO 10 A95)
Figure imgf000058_0001
2-bromopyrimidine (159 mg, 1 mmol), phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (190 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (700 μΐ,, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1 ,4-dioxane (1.3 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness in the rotary. The resulting solid was dissolved with diethyl ether and filtrated over a short column of silica. The solution was evaporated, and the resulting yellow oil was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, ethyl acetate/hexanes 1 : 1) to give the desired product as a free base. This was dissolved in diethyl ether (5 mL) and hydrogen chloride 1.25M in ethanol (2 mL) was added. The suspension was filtered to recover the hydrochloric salt of the final compound TG010A95 (178 mg, 65%) as a fine yellow powder.
1H COSY NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 8.92 (d, 3J= 4.9 Hz, 2H, H a pyrimidine), 7.90-7.70 (m, 6H, H pyrimidine / H alkene), 7.50 (d, 3J= 4.9 Hz, 1H, H β pyrimidine), 7.45 (m, 3H, H phenyl) ; 13C NMR (75,5 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 188.7 (C=0), 162.3 (Cq a pyrimidine), 157.7 (CH a pyrimidine), 143.9 (ArCH=), 140.6 (ArCH=), 134.4 (Cq phenyl), 133.3 (CH), 130.8 (CH), 128.9-128.8 (CH phenyl), 125.2 (CH), 121.0 (CH β pyrimidine) MS(MALDI TOF) : m/z = 236.8 (M-C1)+
(1E,4E)- l-phenyl-5-(pyridin-4-yl)penta- 1 ,4-dien-3-one hydrochloride (TGO 11 A96)
Figure imgf000058_0002
4-bromopyridine hydrochloride (194 mg, 1 mmol), phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (190 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (900 μί, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1 ,4-dioxane (1.1 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform (15 mL) and extracted with a 1M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (3x20 mL). The aqueous was next basified with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (5M, 20 mL). Product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x40 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, 70% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the desired product as a free base. This was dissolved in 1 ,4-dioxane (15 mL) and hydrogen chloride 1.25M in ethanol (2 mL) was added. The suspension was filtered to recover the hydrochloric salt of the final compound TG011A96 (1 15 mg, 42%) as a fine yellow powder.
1H COSY NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 8.97 (d, 3J= 6.4 Hz, 2H, H a pyridine), 8.38 (d, 3J= 6.4 Hz, 2H, H β pyridine), 8.05-7.85 (m, 3H, alkene), 7.82 (m, 2H, H phenyl), 7.49 (m, 3H, H phenyl), 7.33 (d, 3Jtrans = 16.8 Hz, 1H, alkene) ; 13C NMR (75,5 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 188.4 (C=0), 150.2 (Cq a pyridine), 144.8 (CH), 143.0 (CH), 137.0 (CH), 134.4 (Cq phenyl), 133.4 (CH), 131.0 (CH), 129.1-128.7 (CH phenyl), 125.7 (CH), 125.1 (CH)
MS(MALDI TOF) : m/z = 235.8 (M-C1)+
Anal, calcd for Ci6Hi3NO · 1.1HC1: C 69.74, H 5.16, N 5.08, found: C 69.72, H 5.46, N 4.86 (l^^-l-phenyl-S-ipyridin-l-y penta-l^-dien-S-one hydrochloride (TG012A97)
Figure imgf000059_0001
2-bromopyridine (158 mg, 1 mmol), phenylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol (190 mg, 1.2 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (14 mg, 0.02 mmol), copper iodide (3 mg, 0.03 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) were introduced in a 10 mL microwave vial flushed with argon. This was diluted with anhydrous triethylamine (700 μί, 4 mmol) in anhydrous degased 1 ,4-dioxane (1.3 mL). The solution was heated under microwave irradiation at 120°C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform (15 mL) and extracted with a 3M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (3x20 mL). The aqueous was next basified with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide 6M until pH ~ 10. Product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, 30%> ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the desired product as a free base. This was dissolved in diethyl ether (5 mL) and hydrogen chloride 1,25M in ethanol (2 mL) was added. The suspension was filtered to recover the hydrochloric salt of the final compound TG012A97 (82 mg, 30%) as a fine yellow powder.
1H COSY NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 8.83 (d, 3J= 5.6 Hz, 1H, H a pyridine), 8.38- 8.26 (m, 2H, H β pyridine), 8.09 (d, 3Jtrans = 16.4 Hz, 1H, CH alkene), 7.99 (d, 3Jtrans = 15.9 Hz, 1H, CH alkene), 7.84 (d, 3Jtrans = 16.4 Hz, 1H, CH alkene), 7.84-7.81 (m, 1H, H β pyridine ), 7.81 (m, 2H, H phenyl), 7.47 (m, 3H, H phenyl), 7.29 (d, 3Jtrans = 15.9 Hz, 1H, CH alkene) ; 13C NMR (75,5 MHz, DMSO-d) δ (ppm): 188.2 (C=0), 149.5 (Cq a pyridine), 145.5 (CH), 144.7 (CH), 142.6 (CH), 135.7 (Cq phenyl), 134.4 (CH), 131.5 (CH), 130.9 (CH), 129.1-128.8 (CH phenyl), 126.3 (CH), 126.0-125.9 (CH)
MS(EI) : m/z = 235
Anal, calcd for Ci6Hi3NO · 1HC1: C 70.72, H 5.19, N 5.15, found: C 70.47, H 5.33, N 5.03
EXAMPLE 5: Synthesis of 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones
To generate the 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones NW246.1 and NW249.1, a Michael addition- cyclization sequence was performed with the corresponding dibenzyhdene acetones NW247 and NW275 prepared in example 1 and an excess of base (e. g. triethylamine) in 2-3 days at room temperature (Scheme 8, route A).
Compound NW249.1 was also prepared in a two-step synthesis. In the first step, 2 equivalents of the benzaldehyde and 1 equivalent of acetone and ammonium acetate were allowed to react in a Michael addition-cyclization sequence to form the 4-piperidone ring. In the second step, the secondary amine attached to the ring is alkylated with methyl iodide in acetone under basic conditions for 3.5 h at 45-55 °C (Scheme 8, route B).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones via two different routes.
Figure imgf000061_0001
NW246.1 R = H, R2 = OMe
NW249.1 R = H, R2 = H
NW-B571 R = H, R2 = CF3
NW-B577 R = H, R2 = acetamide
NW-B607 R = H, R2 = OCF3
Figure imgf000061_0002
NW249.1
Figure imgf000061_0003
NW-B593
Figure imgf000061_0004
Reagents and conditions: A (i) 2.5-4 equiv. CH3NH2, EtOH, 1-3 d, 0°C-RT; B (i) 1 equiv. NH4OAc in CH3COOH (100 %), reflux, (ii) 1.25 equiv. CH3I, acetone, anhydr. K2C03, 3.5 h, 45-55 °C; C (i) 10 equiv. CH3NH2, EtOH, 6 h, 0°C-RT
The detailed synthesis are disclosed hereunder «ieso-2,6-Bis(4-methoxy-phenyl)-l-methyl-piperidin-4-one (NW-
Figure imgf000062_0001
A yellow suspension of (lE,4E)-l ,5-bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-penta-l ,4-dien-3-one (3 g, 10 mmol) in EtOH (40 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 3.6 mL, 41 mmol). The yellow solution was stirred for 2 d at room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and the resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to obtain NW-246.1 as a beige solid (1.9 g, 56 %). mp: 127-128 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCls) δ (ppm): 7.19 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz, 4H, HAT), 6.75 (d, 3J= 8.3 Hz, 4H, HAT), 3.67 (s, 6H, CH3O), 3.20 (d, 3J= 1 1.6 Hz, 2H, CH2), 2.65 (t, ABX system, 3J= 13.0 Hz, 2H, CH), 2.32 (d, 3J= 13.9 Hz, 2H, CH2), 1.64 (s, 3H, NCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 207.4 (C), 159.0 (C), 135.4 (C), 128.1 (CH), 1 14.1 (CH), 69.6 (CH), 55.3 (CH3), 50.9 (CH2), 40.6 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 326.3 (M+). Anal, calcd for C2oH23N03: C 73.82, H 7.12, N 4.30, found: C 73.66, H 7.25, N 4.62%. raes0-l-Methyl-2,6-diphenyl-piperidin-4-one NW-
Figure imgf000062_0002
A yellow solution of (lE,4E)-l ,5-diphenyl-penta-l ,4-dien-3-one (5 g, 21 mmol) in EtOH (50 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 4.7 mL, 53 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 d at ambient temperature. The solution was diluted with water and the resulting white precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to obtain NW-249.1 as a white solid (4.1 g, 73 %). mp: 138-140 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.69-7.31 (m, 10H, HAT), 3.46 (d, 3J= 1 1.9 Hz, 2H, ¾), 2.85 (t, ABX system, 3J= 12.9 Hz, 2H, CH), 2.53 (d, 3J= 14.5 Hz, 2H, ¾), 1.85 (s, 3H, NCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 136.5 (C), 130.9 (CH), 130.4 (CH), 129.1 (CH), 99.1 (CH3), 37.5 (CH2). MS (FAB) m/z: 266.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci8Hi9NO: C 81.47, H 7.22, N 5.28, found: C 81.45, H 7.15, N 5.19%. 2,6-Bis(4-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-l-methyl-piperidin-4-one (NW-B571)
Figure imgf000063_0001
A yellow solution of (lE,4E)-l,5-bis-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-penta-l,4-dien-3-one (500 mg, 1.4 mmol) in EtOH (4 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 471 μΐ., 5.4 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 h at room temperature in the dark. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with CH2C12. The combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified by flash- chromatography on silica gel (Hexane/EtOAc 2: 1) to obtain NW-B571 as a pale yellow solid (219 mg, 41 %) (note: mixture of cis/trans isomers in a ratio of 2: 1). mp: 105-107 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 7.67 (s, 8 H, HAT), 3.56 (d, 3J= 12.0 Hz, J= 2.6 Hz, 1 H, CH2), 3.49 (d, 3J= 12.0 Hz, 1 H, CH2), 2.05 (t, J= 13.9 Hz, 2 H, CH), 1.91-1.77 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.78 (d, J= 3.7 Hz, 3 H, CH3). Signals of the minor isomer: 7.72 (s, 8 H, HAT), 3.66 (dd, 3J= 12.0 Hz, J= 2.6 Hz, 2 H, CH2), 2.94 (t, 3J= 13.0 Hz, 2 H, CH), 2.46 (d, 3J= 14.1 Hz, 2 H, CH2), 1.84 (s, 3 H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm): 207.9 (C), 150.9 (C), 130.9 (q, 2J(C, F)= 32.6 Hz, C), 129.5 (CH), 128.0 (C), 127.0 (q, 3J(C, F)= 3.6 Hz, CH), 68.6 (CH), 46.7 (CH2), 42.2 (CH3). Signals of the minor isomer: 207.9 (C), 149.5 (C), 130.9 (q, 2J(C, F)= 32.6 Hz, C), 129.5 (CH), 127.3 (q, 3J(C, F)= 3.7 Hz, CH), 124.4 (C), 68.2 (CH), 46.1 (CH2), 42.2 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 402.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C20Hi7F6NO: C 59.85, H 4.27, N 3.49, found: C 60.02, H 4.40, N 3.52%.
«ieso-2,6-Bis(4-acetamido-phenyl)-l-methyl-piperidin-4-one (NW-B577)
Figure imgf000064_0001
A yellow suspension of N-{4-[(lE,4E)-5-(4-acetylamino-phenyl)-3-oxo-penta-l,4-dienyl]- phenyl}-acetamide (800 mg, 2.3 mmol) in EtOH (9 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 803 μί, 9.2 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for overnight at room temperature in the dark. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (12 mL) and the resulting precipitate was filtered, recrystallized from EtOH and dried in vacuo to obtain NW-
B577 as a pale yellow solid (831 mg, 95 %). mp: 234-237 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm): 9.94 (s, 2H, NH), 7.57 (d, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 4H, HAT), 7.36 (d, 3J= 8.4 Hz, 4H, HAT), 3.43-3.34 (m, 2H, ¾), 2.87 (t, ABX system, 3J= 13.0 Hz, 2H, CH), 2.25 (d, 3J= 14.1 Hz, 2H, CH2), 2.03 (s, 6H, COCH3), 1.67 (s, 3H, NCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 206.6 (C), 168.6 (C), 138.9 (C), 138.2 (C), 127.7 (CH2), 119.7 (CH2), 68.7 (CH), 50.1, 24.3. MS (FAB) m/z: 380.3 (M+). Anal, calcd for C22H25N303 C · 0.2H2O: 68.98, H 6.68, N 10.97, found: C 68.85, H 6.92, N 11.26%. l-Methyl-2,6-di(pyridine-3-yl)piperidin-4-one (NW-B593)
Figure imgf000064_0002
A suspension of (lE,4E)-l,5-di(pyridin-3-yl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (1 g, 3.2 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 2.8 mL, 32 mmol) at 0 °C. The solution was stirred for 6 h at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water (150 mL) and was extracted with DCM. The combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash-chromatography (CH2Cl2/MeOH 9:1) to obtain NW-B593 as a bright yellow solid (814 mg, 94 %). mp: 103- 106 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.67 (d, 4J= 1.8 Hz, 2H, HAT), 8.59 (dd, 3J= 4.8 Hz, 4J= 1.6 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.85 (d, 3J= 7.9 Hz, 2H, HAT), 7.37 (dd, 3J= 7.9 Hz, 3J= 4.8 Hz, 2H, HAT), 3.58 (dd, 3J= 12.0 Hz, J= 2.8 Hz, 2H, ¾), 2.84 (t, 3J= 13.0 Hz, 2H, CH), 2.55 (dd, 3J= 13.9 Hz, J= 1.8 Hz, 2H, ¾), 1.64 (s, 3H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 204.9 (C), 149.4 (CH), 148.8 (CH), 138.1 (C), 134.8 (CH), 124.1 (CH), 67.5 (CH), 50.2 (CH2), 41.0 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 268.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci6Hi7N30 · 0.3H2O: C 70.46, H 6.50, N 15.41, found: C 70.45, H 6.38, N 15.32%. l-Methyl-2,6-di(pyridine-4-yl)piperidin-4-one (NW-B591)
Figure imgf000065_0001
A suspension of (lE,4E)-l,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (1 g, 3.2 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 2.8 niL, 32 mmol) at 0 °C. The solution was warmed up to ambient temperature and stirred for 6 h at RT. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and the resulting precipitate was filtered. The aqueous solution was extracted with DCM and the combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash-chromatography (CH2Cl2/MeOH 9: 1) to obtain NW-B591 as a bright yellow solid (417 mg, 48 %) (note: mixture oicis/trans isomers in a ratio of 4: 1). mp: 103-106 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.65 (dd, 4J= 4.5 Hz, 3J= 1.5 Hz, 4 H, HAT), 7.42 (dd, 3J= 4.5 Hz, 4J= 1.6 Hz, 4 H, HAT), 3.51 (dd, 3J= 12.0 Hz, J= 3.2 Hz, 2 H, ¾), 2.82-2.68 (m, 2 H, CH), 2.57-2.46 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.89 (s, 3 H, CH3). Signals of the minor isomer: 8.65-8.60 (m, 4 H, HAT), 7.25 (dd, 3J= 4.7 Hz, 4J= 1.5 Hz, 4 H, HAT), 4.13 (t, 3J= 6.0 Hz, 2 H, CH), 2.96-2.86 (m, 2 H, ¾), 2.86 (ddd, J= 7.9, J= 6.0 Hz, J= 1.2 Hz, 2 H, ¾), 2.19 (s, 3 H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 204.3 (C), 151.6 (C), 150.4 (CH), 122.2 (CH), 68.9 (CH), 49.6 (CH2), 41.1 (CH3). Signals of the minor isomer: 206.6 (C), 150.8 (CH), 148.7 (C), 123.0 (CH), 61.8 (CH), 43.3 (CH2), 38.2 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 268.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for Ci6Hi7N30 · 0.5H2O: C 69.54, H 6.57, N 15.21, found: C 69.43, H 6.49, N 14.94%. l-Methyl-2,6-bis(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)piperidin-4-one (NW-B607)
Figure imgf000066_0001
A suspension of (lE,4E)-l,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)penta-l,4-dien-3-one (1 g, 2.5 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was treated with N-methylamine (40 % in H20, 2.4 mL, 25 mmol) at 0 °C. The solution was stirred for Id at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water (200 mL) and the aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAC and the combined organic layers were dried with MgS04, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash- chromatography (Hexane/Et20 4: 1) to obtain NW-B607 as a brown syrup (123 mg, 11 %). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.49-7.34 (m, 4 H, HAT), 7.15 (d, 3J= 8.2 Hz, 4 H, HAT), 3.51 (dd, 3J= 9.4 Hz, 2 H, ¾), 2.78-2.61 (m, 2 H, CH), 2.43 (d, 3J= 13.5 Hz, 2 H, ¾), 1.75 (s, 3 H, CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 205.9 (C), 148.7 (C), 141.6 (C), 128.4 (CH), 121.5 (CH), 120.5 (CH, j= 253.7 Hz), 69.3 (CH), 50.6 (CH2), 40.8 (CH3). MS (FAB) m/z: 432.2 (M+). Anal, calcd for C20Hi7F6NO3: C 55.43, H 3.95, N 3.23, found: C 55.20, H 3.97, N 2.92%.
EXAMPLE 6: Synthesis of 2,6-diaryldihydro-2H-thiopyran-4-one and relative sulfur- oxidized species for their use as prodrugs of dibenzylidene acetones
With the goal to optimize the pharmacological properties of the dibenzylidene acetones, the synthesis and biological evaluation of 2,6-diaryldihydro-2H-thiopyran-4-one and relative sulfur-oxidized species has been considered.
At first, the synthesis of the 2,6-diaryldihydro-2H-thiopyran-4-one can be achieved through a double Michael addition of sulfur on the parent dibenzylidene acetones described in examples 1 and 2. This reaction occurred in basic conditions with the use of sodium hydrosulfide in aqueous (routes A and B) or organic media (route C) (Scheme 9).
Scheme 9 : Synthesis of 2,6-diaryldihydro-2H-thiopyran-4-one.
Figure imgf000067_0001
TG015A110 & TG016A110
Figure imgf000067_0002
Reagents and conditions: (i) NaHS.xH20 2-4 equiv, K2HP04 1.2M, Acetone, 15-24 h, RT ;
(ii) NaHS.xH20 2-4 equiv, DCM, MeOH, piperidine, 2 h, reflux Next, the effect of sulfur oxidation has been harvested. This implied the synthesis of sulfoxide and sulfone derivatives from the 2,6-diaryldihydro-2H-thiopyran-4-one described upper. Sulfone could be easily obtained from the over-oxidation of the sulfur atom with, for example, meto-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) (scheme 10).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of sulfone derivatives
Figure imgf000068_0001
Regarding the synthesis of sulfoxide, several synthetic pathways have been studied. A stricly monitored amount of mCPBA might be used for the synthesis of these sulfoxides. However, we found that in our case, the risk of over-oxidation was too high; in addition, with this kind of methodology the stereocontrol of the reaction was very limited. Thus, it is preferable to use some more controlled and less drastic conditions. These include, but are not limited to, the use of hydroperoxide (tert-butylhydroperoxide or preferentially cumyl hydroperoxide) in presence of metal complex (titanium(IV) or vanadium(V)) and eventually (but not necessarily) a chiral modifier -such as enantiopure diethyl tartrate or BINOL derivatives.
The detailed syntheses of all these sulfur and oxidized sulfur derivatives are disclosed hereunder.
General procedure i (Routes A and B)
Sodium hydrosulfide hydrate (115 mg, 2eq) was dissolved in a mixture of a 1.2 M aqueous solution of potassium phosphate dibasic (2 mL) and acetone (4 mL). To this was added the appropriate dibenzylidene acetone (for example NW247 (220 mg, 0.75 mmol)). The reaction mixture was strirred at room temperature for 15 h to 24 h (until completion upon TLC). Water (10 mL) was subsequently added to precipitate the desired product. The suspension was filtered and the crude was dried in vacuo and, if necessary, recrystallized to give the final compound. General procedure ii (Routes C)
Sodium hydrosulfide hydrate (1.0 g, 2eq) was dissolved in methanol (25 mL). To this was added the appropriate dibenzylidene acetone (for example NW247 (2.0 g, 6.79 mmol)) solubilized in dichloromethane (25 mL). The resulting solution was refluxing for 2 hours under vigorous stirring. The reaction mixture was then poured in a 1 M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (20 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (3x25 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which can be recrystallized (for example in acetonitrile) to give the final pure compound.
c«-2,6-bis(4-inethoxyphenyl)dihydro-2 -thiopyran-4(JH)-one (TG001A21)
Figure imgf000069_0001
According to general procedure ii, desired pure product TG001A21 was obtained as a white powder (1,7 g, 77%, de>90%). mp: 166-169°C
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.32 (d, 3J = 8.9 Hz, 4H, ArH), 6.9 (d, 3J= 8.6 Hz, 4H, ArH), 4.28 (dd, J= 1 1.8 Hz, 3.3 Hz, 2H, Hc), 3.81 (s, 6H, OCHj), 3.17-2.98 (m, 4H, Ha/Hb) ,3C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 208.3 (C6=0), 159.3 (C17), 131.6 (C7), 128.3 (C15- C19), 1 14.2 (C16-C18), 55.5 (-OCH3), 50.8 (C 1-C5), 47.9 (C2-C4)
MS(FAB+) : m/z = 329.1
i *fl«if-2,6-bis(4-inethoxyphenyl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(5 )-one (TG002A22)
Figure imgf000069_0002
According to general procedure i, desired pure product TG002A22 was obtained as a white powder (510 mg, 78%, de>90%). mp: 144-147°C
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.28 (d, 3J= 7.8 Hz, 4H, ArH), 6.87 (d, 3J
4H, ArH), 4.30 (m, 2H, Hc), 3.81 (s, 6H, OCH3), 3.17-2.98 (m, 4H, Ha7Hb) 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 209.1 (C6=0), 159.1 (C17), 132.6 (C7), 128.8 (C15- C19), 1 14.2 (C16-C18), 55.5 (-OCH3), 49.0 (C1 -C5), 43.5 (C2-C4)
MS(FAB+) : m/z = 329.1
/r /is-2,6-di(pyridin-4-yl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(5H)-one (TG003A23)
Figure imgf000070_0001
18
According to general procedure i, desired pure product TG003A23 was obtained as a white powder (80 mg, 39%, de~80%). mp: 127-129°C
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.52 (d, 3J= 5.6 Hz, 4H, ArH), 7.49 (d, 3J= 5.6 Hz, 4H, ArH), 4.4 (m, 2H, Hc), 2.5-2.0 (m, 4H, Ha/Hb)
13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 200.1 (C=0), 150.0 (C7), 149.8 (C16-C18), 122.5 (C15-C19), 45.0 (C1-C5), 44.3 (C2-C4)
MS(EI+) : m/z = 270.1
c/s-2,6-bis(2-chlorophenyl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(iH)-one (TG004A23)
Figure imgf000070_0002
18
According to general procedure i, desired pure product TG004A23 was obtained as a white powder (180 mg, 72%, de = 60%). mp: 91 -94°C
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.55 (d, 3J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, Ar), 7.41 (t, 3J= 8.6 Hz, 2H,
Ar), 7.35-7.25 (m, 4H, Ar), 4.89 (dd, J = 10.9 Hz, 3.6 Hz, 2H, Hc), 3.15-2.9 (m, 4H, Ha/Hb)
Signals of the minor diastereoisomer : 7.55 (d, 3J= 7.6 Hz, 2H, Ar), 7.41 (t, 3J= 8.6 Hz, 2H,
Ar), 7.35-7.25 (m, 4H, Ar), 4.82 (t, J= 6.6 Hz, 2H, Hc), 3.15-2.9 (m, 4H, Ha/H„)
l3C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 206.1 (C=0), 136.8 (C7), 132.3 (C15), 129.8 (CH),
129.6 (CH), 128.5 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 48.3 (C1 -C5), 42.8 (C2-C4)
MS(FAB+) : m/z = 337.0
Anal, calcd for C|7H|4C120S C 60.54, H 4.18, S 9.30, CI 20.87, found: C 60.52, H 4.23, S 9.30, CI 20.87 2,6-'bis(4-ohlorophenyl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(J^)-one (TG005A25)
Figure imgf000071_0001
According to general procedure i, desired pure product TG005A25 was obtained as a white powder (219 mg, 87%, de = 0%). mp: 131 -133°C
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.37-7.27 (m, 8H, Ar), 4.32 (bd, J = 4.5 Hz, 2H, Hc cis), 4.28 (bm, 2H, Hc trans), 3.2-2.9 (m, 4H, Ha/Hb cis/trans)
13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): signal for the cis isomer: 206.9 (C6=0), 137.7 (C7), 134.1 (C17), 129.2 (C15-C19), 128.6 (C16-C18), 50.3 (C1-C5), 47,8 (C2-C4) signal for the trans isomer: 207.6 (C6=0), 138.6 (C7), 133.6 (C17), 128.9 (C15-C19), 128.8 (C16-C18), 48.4 (C1-C5), 43,4 (C2-C4)
MS(EI) : m/z = 337.0
/rartS-2,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(JH)-one (TG015A110) and cw-2,6- di(pyridin-2-yl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(i )-one (TG016A110)
Figure imgf000071_0002
According to general procedure i, these two product were isolated and purified after a flash chromatography (Si02, ethyl acetate/cyclohexane 1 : 1) to give desired pure diastereoisomer trans TG015A110 (608 mg, 47%, de = 100%) and pure diastereoisomer cis TG016A110 (225 mg, 17%, de = 100%), booth as a white powder.
NMR analysis for the trans isomer TG015A110:
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.54 (d, 3J= 4.2 Hz, 2H, H16), 7.64 (dt, J, = 7.7 Hz, Jd = 1.8 Hz, 2H, H18), 7.26 (m, 2H, H19), 7.19 (m, 2H, H17), 4.59 (m, 2H, Hc), 3.10 (m, 4H,
Ha/Hb)
l 3C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 206.9 (C6=0), 159.8 (C7), 149.1 (C16), 136.9 (C 18), 122.4-122.2 (C19/C17), 47.0 (C1-C5), 45.6 (C2-C4) NIvfR analysis for the cis isomer TG016A110:
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 8.59 (d, 3J= 4.8 Hz, 2H, H16), 7.68 (dt, Jt = 7.7 Hz, Jd = 1.8 Hz, 2H, H18), 7.37 (m, 2H, H19), 7.20 (m, 2H, H17), 4.54 (dd, 3JHc-Ha = 12.3 Hz, 3JHc-Hb = 2.6 Hz, 2H, Hc), 3.36-3.21 (m, 2H, Ha), 3.02 (dd, 2JHb-Ha = 14.2 Hz, 3JHb-Hc = 2.6 Hz, 2H, Hb)
l3C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 208.3 (C6=0), 157.9 (C7), 149.7 (C16), 137.0 (C18), 122.9-122.3 (C 19/C17), 49.7 (C2-C4), 48.6 (C1-C5)
MS(EI): m/z = 270.1 c«-2,6-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(3H)-one 1,1-dioxide (TG014A103)
Figure imgf000072_0001
c 5-2,6-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)dihydro-2H-thiopyran-4(i /)-one (TG001A21) (329 mg, 1 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (4 mL). This solution was cooled to 0°C and a solution of mCPBA (382 mg, 2.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction was kept at 0°C under stirring for lh30 and next allowed to warm at room temperature. Reaction was carried on at RT for another one hour and half. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (20 mL). This organic phase was washed successively with saturated Na2S203 (10 mL), saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate (10 mL) and brine (10 mL). The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to dryness to give crude product which was purified by flash chromatography (Si02, ethyl acetate/cyclohexane 1 : 1) to give the desired final compound TG014A103 (1 15 mg, 32%, de = 80%) as a white powder.
Ή NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 7.35 (d, 3J = 9.1 Hz, 4H, ArH), 6.9 (d, 3J = 9.1 Hz, 4H, ArH), 4.47 (dd, 3JHc-Ha = 14.2 Hz, 3JHe.Hb = 2.4 Hz, 2H, Hc), 3.81 (s, 6H, OCH3), 3.68 (t, JHa- (Hc Hb) = 14.2 Hz, 2H, Ha), 2.93 (bd, 2J„b.Ha = 14.2 Hz, 2H, Hb)
13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDC13) δ (ppm): 202.5 (C6=0), 160.9 (C17), 130.9 (C15-C 19), 120.5 (C7), 1 14.7 (C16-C18), 64.0 (C2-C4), 55.5 (-OCH3), 46.2 (C1 -C5)
MS(EI) : m/z = 360.1 EXAMPLE 7: Synthesis of the primary starting materials for the synthesis of dibenzylidene acetones and relative derivatives
The diversity on the dibenzylidene acetones can be obtaine with the use of highly substituted salicaldehyde of the following general structure
Figure imgf000073_0001
R = H , Me
X = H, Br
Z = H, Me, OMe, SMe
For examples from those disclosed in table II.
Table II:
Figure imgf000073_0002
Figure imgf000074_0001
Some of the starting compounds of table 2 are commercially available or they may be synthesised according to Scheme 12 from the 4-thiomethyl salicaldehyde (Scheme 11) as starting material made according to previously described synthesis (Gallardo-Godoy et al, J. Med. Chem. 2005, 48, 2407-2419).
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the 4-thiomethyl salicaldehyde as starting material for substituted salicaldehydes (Z = SMe).
Figure imgf000074_0002
Reagents and conditions : (a) CIS03H, CH2CI2 ; (b) Zn, H20, CH2CI2 ; (c) Mel, MeOH, NaOH ; (d) POCI3, PhN(Me)CHO
Scheme 12: Synthesis of substituted salicaldehydes'
Figure imgf000074_0003
Z = H, Me, OMe, SMe
Reagents and conditions : (i) AICI3, MeCN, Nal, reflux, 1-2h ; (ii) Br2, AcOH, NaOAc, 1 -2h, RT ;
(iii) Me2S04, CH2CI2, Aliquat 336 (5% mol), NaOH/H20, 1 h, RT.
The starting aldehydes were submitted to selective demethylation conditions {step i) which produced the corresponding salicaldehydes in very high yields. The resulting phenol group afforded a total regiocontrol during bromination step {step ii). Therefore, standard bromination conditions (bromine in acetic acid) gave bromosalicaldehydes as a single isomer and in very high yield. During the last step {step Hi), phenol group was methylated under biphasic conditions with the use of Aliquat® 336 (commercial quaternary ammonium salt). Once again, the obtained yields were high.
As described in Example 2, heterocycles was considered with a great interest. In order to optimize the biological properties, it might be interesting to use some fluorinated pyridines. For examples from those disclosed in table III.
Table III : Fluorinated pyridine carbaldehydes
Figure imgf000075_0001
Figure imgf000076_0001
Among the possible synthtetic pathways for the obtening of these substrates, the following syntheses might be applied (Scheme 12).
Scheme 12: Synthesis of fluorine-based heteroaryl aldehydes.
Figure imgf000077_0001
1 Li CHO
Λ LiC4H9 (1.) DMF
r (2.) H20
2-X-Pyridine carbaldehydes: X U X
LiC4H9 (1.) DMF
Br ^
XX (2.) H20
N N X
Figure imgf000077_0002
3-X-Pyridine carbaldehydes:
Figure imgf000077_0003
X
Br Mg (1.)DMF OHC
X LiMg(C4H9)3
(2.) H20
X LiC4Hq (1.)DMF
TOL (2.) H20 OHC
Br N Lr N
4-X-Pyridine carbaldehydes:
Figure imgf000077_0004
EXAMPLE 8: Antikinetoplasticidal activities in human and cattle models evaluated from a primary screening in vitro
8.1. Material and methods for in vitro Antiparasitic Bioassays used in the Primary Inhibitor Screening
The Leishmania infantum MHOM/MA (BE)/67 strain is used. The strain is maintained in the Golden Hamster and spleen amastigotes are collected for preparing infection inocula. Primary peritoneal mouse macrophages are used as host cell and are collected 2 d after peritoneal stimulation with a 2 % potato starch suspension. Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 μΐ of the compound dilutions together with 190 μΐ of macrophage/parasite inoculum (3-105 cells ± 3-106 parasites/well // RPMI-1640 + 5 % FCSi). After 5 d incubation, parasite burdens (mean number of amastigotes/macrophage) are microscopically assessed after Giemsa staining. The results are expressed as % reduction in parasite burden compared to untreated control wells and an IC50 (50 % inhibitory concentration) is calculated. In the primary evaluation, the compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 μΜ or μg/mL). Pentostam® (IC50 = 6.8 ± 0.9 μΜ) and miltefosine (IC50 = 5.2 ± 0.8 μΜ) are included as the reference drug. A compound is classified as inactive when the IC50 is higher than 16 μ^ιηΐ or μΜ. When the IC50 is lower than 1 μ^ιηΐ or μΜ, the compound is classified as active and is further evaluated in a secondary screening, which involves the L. donovani MHOM/ET/67/L82 and L. infantum strains over an extended dose range (2- fold compound dilutions).
The Trypanosoma brucei brucei Squib 427 strain (suramin- sensitive) is used. The strain is maintained in Hirumi (HMI-9) medium, supplemented with 10 % FCSi. Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 μΐ of the compound dilutions together with 190 μΐ of the parasite suspension (7- 104 parasites/ml). After 3 d incubation, parasite growth is assessed fluorimetrically after addition of resazurin. After 24 h at 37 °C, fluorescence is measured (λ^ 550 nm, em 590 nm). The results are expressed as % reduction in parasite growth/viability compared to control wells and an IC50 (50 % inhibitory concentration) is calculated. Compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 μΜ or mg/ml). Suramin is included as the reference drug (IC50 = 0.12 ± 0.07 μΜ). When the IC50 is lower than 1 μg/ml or μΜ, the compound is classified as active and is further evaluated in a secondary screening, which involves an extended dose range (2- fold compound dilutions), additional references (suramin, pentamidine, melarsoprol) and species (T. b. rhodesiense or T. b. gambiense). Trypanosoma cruzi, Tulahuen CL2, β galactosidase strain (nifurtimox- sensitive) is used. The strain is maintained on MRC-5sv2 (human lung fibroblast) cells in MEM medium, supplemented with 200 mM L- glutamine, 16.5 mM NaHC03, and 5 % FCSi. All cultures and assays are conducted at 37 °C under an atmosphere of 5 % C02. Assays are performed in sterile 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing 10 μΐ of the watery compound dilutions together with 190 μΐ of MRC-5 cell/parasite inoculum (2-104 cells/ml ± 2-105 parasites/ml). Parasite growth is compared to untreated-infected controls (100 % growth) and non- infected controls (0 % growth) after 7 d incubation. Parasite burdens are assessed after adding the substrate CPRG (chlorophenolred B-D-galactopyranoside): 50 μΐ/well of a stock solution containing 15.2 mg CPRG + 250 μΐ Nonidet in 100 ml PBS. The change in color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm after 4 h incubation at 37 °C. The results are expressed as % reduction in parasite burdens compared to control wells and an IC50 is calculated. Compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 μΜ or mg/ml). Nifurtimox (IC50 = 0.845 ± 0.2 μΜ) is included as reference drug. When the IC50 is lower than 1 μg/ml or μΜ, the compound is classified as active on the condition that it also demonstrates selective action (absence of cytotoxicity).
8.2. Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity against Human Cell Lines
MRC-5sv2 cells are cultured in Earl's MEM + 5 % FCSi. Other cell types (J774, L6, Vero, Hela, e.a.) may also be used for determination of cytotoxicity/selectivity. Assays are performed in 96-well microtiter plates, each well containing about 104 cells/well. After 3 d of incubation, cell viability is assessed fluorimetrically after addition of resazurin and fluorescence is measurement (λ^ 550 nm, em 590 nm). The results are expressed as % reduction in cell growth/viability compared to untreated control wells and an IC50 is determined. Compounds are tested at 5 concentrations (64 - 16 - 4 - 1 and 0.25 μΜ or mg/ml). When the IC50 is lower than 4 μg/ml or μΜ, the compound is classified as toxic. Cytotoxic reference compounds include vinblastine or paclitaxel (IC50 <0.01 μΜ), but these are rarely included because of health hazards for laboratory personnel. Alternatives are, for example, niclosamide and invermectin.
8.3. Results
The antikinetoplastidal activities expressed as IC50 values in μΜ against different parasites ( T. brucei, L. infantum and T. cruzi) are given in Tables 1 to 6.
The biological activities against the parasites of: the symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates needed for preparing the 4- piperidones are shown in Tables 1 to 2,
the asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates are shown in Table 3, the symmetrical conjugated symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone and the diheteroarylidene acetone intermediates needed for preparing the 4-piperidones are shown in Table 4,
the symmetrical 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones and 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-piperidones are shown in Table 5,
some selected dibenzylidene acetone intermediates and symmetrical 2,6-diaryl-4- piperidones in repeated bioassays, in comparison with known drugs from the market, are shown in Table 6.
The symmetrical dibenzylidene acetone intermediates required for the preparation of the symmetrical 4-piperidones were screened for activity against T. brucei, T. cruzi and L. infantum strains and for cytotoxicity against mammalian cells (human lung fibroblasts MRC- 5, mouse macrophages) and the results are shown in Table 1-2. Most of the synthesized compounds displayed potent trypanocidal activity against T. brucei and T. cruzi, whereas some of them even showed a very low toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells.
Due to the excellent antitrypanosomal activities of NW267 and NW254 bearing -CF3 and - OCF3 groups in para -position to the enone without any toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells and mouse macrophages, a new series of compounds NW307.2, NW308, NW310.1, NW300, NW317 and NW324.2, NW326.4, NW327.2, NW331 was prepared and tested against the parasites. The antikinetoplastidal activities expressed as IC50 values in μΜ against different parasites ( T. brucei, L. infantum and T. cruzi) are shown in Table 2.
Most of the newly synthesized compounds showed high trypanocidal activity against T. brucei and low toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells but high toxicity against mouse macrophages. The compound NW300 bearing the substitution pattern of curcumin marked excellent antitrypanosomal activity against T. brucei but also very high cytotoxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells. Curcumin was previously reported to inhibit the growth of mammalian tumor cells in vitro. Recent studies have revealed that it is a potent anti-oxidant and an antiparasitic agent showing trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activity. Curcumin was reported to display 10 times stronger cytotoxicity against bloodstream forms of T. brucei than against procyclic forms. The LD50 values against both protozoa (leishmania and trypanosomes) turned out to be similar (37.6±3.5 μΜ for promastigotes of L. major and 46.5±4.9 μΜ for procyclic forms of T. b. brucei). The synthesis of the curcuminoid analogues where the electron-donating methoxy group was replaced by electron-withdrawing groups (e.g. CF3 and OCF3) resulted in a decrease of the cytotoxicity whereas the antitrypanosomal activity against T. brucei remained constant. Compound NW307.2 possessing a -CN group in /?ara-position to the enone turned out to be a promising candidate as antitrypanosomal agent with excellent activity against T. brucei and T. cruzi and without any cytotoxicity.
Some asymmetrical dibenzylidene acetones (Table 3) were prepared and shown to exert a high trypanocidal activity against T. brucei and low toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells.
The three compounds, BJ621, NW319 and NW321 (Table 4) containing a heteroatom in the aromatic ring in ortho- or meta- or /?ara-position to the enone showed excellent trypanocidal activity against T. brucei and T. cruzi but also high cytotoxicity against the human lung cell line (MRC-5). The position of the nitrogen atom in the ring affected the trypanocidal activity both in vitro and in vivo. The prolongation of the linker in compound NW312 resulted in the complete loss of trypanocidal activity against the different parasites (Table 2).
The fact that the 4-piperidone NW249.1 (Table 6) of the corresponding dibenzylidene acetone NW275 marked also high trypanocidal activity against T. brucei with low toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells and without any toxicity against mouse macrophages (L. inf.) compared to NW275 allowed the following conclusion: the protection of the reactive motif of the divinylketone might decrease the toxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells and against mouse macrophages. Another example of this prodrug effect could be illustrated with the symmetrical 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-piperidone BJ591 and the 2,6-diheteroaryl-4-thiopyranone TG003A23 (Table 5) which maintained high antikinetoplastidal activity but showed much less cytotoxicity against mammalian (MRC-5) cells and against mouse macrophages (L. inf.) compared to the parent 2,6-diheteroaryl acetone NW319 (Table 4).
Some selected dibenzylidene acetone intermediates and symmetrical 2,6-diaryl-4-piperidones or 2,6-diaryl-4-thiopyranones were repeated in bioassays, in comparison with known drugs from the market; the results are shown in Tables 6 and 7.
EXAMPLE 9: Trypanocidal activities in vivo in T. brucei-infected mice
9.1. Material and methods
Animals: Swiss mice (female 18-20 g, Janvier, Le Genest St Isle, France) are randomly allocated to groups of 6 animals each. Drinking water and food are available ad libitum throughout the experiment (except when the treatment is given by oral route; in this condition, the treatment is given after 12 h of animal fasting).
Parasite: Trypanosoma brucei brucei CMP (fast strain) is maintained in the laboratory by mechanical intraperitoneal sub-passage every three days in Swiss mice. The infection inoculum is prepared by taking blood collected from a clinically ill donor mouse and diluted in pH 7.2 PBS to obtain an infection inoculum of about 105 trypanosomes/ml suspension. Mice are infected by intraperitoneal injection of 0.1 ml of parasite suspension (= 104 parasites).
Test substances: The reference compound is melarsoprol.
Test compounds are analyticaly pure compounds.
Formulations: The compounds are formulated in 100% DMSO. Clear solutions should be obtained. The stock solution is divided in aliquots and stored at -20°C until use. Aliquots are thawed immediately before treatment. The reference compound melarsoprol is formulated in PBS and stored at -20°C.
Treatment: The first dosing with the test compounds was given approx. 3 hours after artificial infection.
Melarsoprol (Arsobal®): 6 infected mice intraperitoneally treated with 1 mg/kg x 4 consecutive days.
Test compounds: 6 infected mice per AMTD x 1-5 consecutive days.
Controls: 10 infected mice receiving vehicle only (0.1-0.2 ml)
Evaluation parameters:
Parasitemia was checked microscopically from blood collected at the tail of the mice 2 days after the treatment, and every two days until 30 days post-treatment in case of survival. The trypanocidal activity was evaluated by the mean survival time of treated mice for each dose comparatively to survival time of mice treated with the vehicle alone. Treatment was considered to be successful when the mean survival time exceeds 30 days and the mice remains aparasitemic. Control mice (infected untreated) do not survive more than 4 days postinfection. Cure rate are expressed as percentages.
9.2. Results
The three dibenzylidene acetones NW327.2, and both pyridine derivatives NW319 and NW321 containing a heteroatom in the aromatic ring in meta- and para -position to the enone showed excellent trypanocidal activity (0% parasitemia) in T brucei-mfected mice when administered in one single dose at 50 mg/kg i.p. When administrated in two doses over a two days-period an excellent trypanocidal activity (0% parasitemia) in T. brucei-m cted mice was observed at:
25 mg/kg i.p. for compound NW327.2,
12.5 mg/kg i.p. for compound NW319.

Claims

1. Compounds of formula (I)
A.
B D
(I)
wherein
- A is selected from
Figure imgf000084_0001
Al A2
with W representing N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-(Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2,
- B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising . hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl groups,
. (C1-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifiuoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. - COOH,
. - COOR with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal,
. -NH2
. -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. - N02,
. - CN, and
Figure imgf000085_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, visceral leishmaniases, cutaneous leishmaniases and mucocutaneous leishmaniases, with the proviso that, the following compounds are excluded:
Figure imgf000085_0002
Figure imgf000085_0003
Figure imgf000085_0004
with M = Na or and Y= Na
Figure imgf000086_0001
Figure imgf000086_0002
Figure imgf000086_0003
Figure imgf000086_0004
Figure imgf000086_0005
Figure imgf000087_0001
Figure imgf000087_0002
Figure imgf000087_0003
Figure imgf000087_0004
2. Compounds of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein
B and D each independently of each other are selected from the group comprising a phenyl group, a 2-pyridyl or a 3-pyridyl or a 4-pyridyl or, a 2-pyrimidinyl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one- 3-yl, a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-4-yl, or a 2H-l-benzopyran-2-one-6-yl, each of said groups being optionally substituted by one to 5 substituents selected from the group comprising
. hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl groups,
. (C1-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifluoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. - COOH,
. -COOR with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal,
. -NH2,
. -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C alkyl group,
. -N02,
. -CN, and
Figure imgf000088_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
3. Compounds of formula (I) according to anyone of claims 1 or 2 wherein B and D are identical and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof for their use for prophylaxis or treatment of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
4. Compounds of formula (lal)
Figure imgf000088_0002
(lal) wherein
R] , R2, R3, and R4 each independently of the other represent either a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, or a -NHCOCH3 group and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
5. Compounds of formula (Ia2)
Figure imgf000089_0001
wherein
W represents N-(d-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-( Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2,
- B and D each independently of each other represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one to 4 substituents selected from the group comprising
. hydrogen atom,
. halogen atoms,
. hydroxy group,
. linear or branched (Ci-C4)alkyl groups,
. (C1-C4) alkoxy groups,
. (C1-C4) thioalkoxy groups,
. trifluoromethyl group,
. trifluoromethoxy group,
. pentafluorosulfanyl group
. acetamide group,
. -OC(0)C6H5,
. formyl group
. - COOH,
. - COOR with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. -CH2OH
. -CH2OR' with R'representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group, -CH2OCH3 or a protecting group forming an acetal,
. -NH2
. -NR2 with R representing a (Ci-C4)alkyl group,
. - N02
. - CN,
Figure imgf000090_0001
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof
- with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:
Figure imgf000090_0002
with Zi = H, CI, F, CF3, OH
- with the proviso that when W is NCH3 then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group substituted by methoxy groups or by a methyl group, nor a naphtyl group,
- with the proviso that when W is S02 then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group, B and D cannot be both a 3-02N-phenyl group, and if B is a phenyl group then D cannot be a phenyl group substituted in para by a linear or branched (Ci-C25)alkyl group,
- with the proviso that when W is S if B is a phenyl group then D cannot be a phenyl group substituted in para by a linear or branched (Ci-C25)alkyl group, B and D cannot be both or a pyridinyl group, B and D cannot be both a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted in para by an halogen atom, and if one of B and D is a phenyl group, then the other cannot be a phenyl group susbtituted by one or two halogen atoms,
- with the proviso that when W is SO then B and D cannot be both a phenyl group .
6. Compounds responding to formula (lb)
Figure imgf000091_0001
namely compounds of formula (Ibl)
Figure imgf000091_0002
(Ib2)
wherein W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-( Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2, and wherein in said formula (lb), (Ibl) and (Ib2) Rl s R2, R3 and R4 are always respectively different from R'i, R'2, R'3 and R'4 , and
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a dimethylamino group (-N(CH3)2) or a trifluoromethoxy group and R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if R3 represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents either a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group, Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri et R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 1, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or if R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R 1 and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
if Ri represents a hydroxy group or a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R i, R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'i represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and R 2, R 3, and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
if Ri represents a hydroxy group, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group, then R'3 represents a hydroxy group, R 4 represents a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group and R i and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom,
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
7. Compounds responding to formula (Ic)
Figure imgf000093_0001
namely compounds of formula (Icl)
Figure imgf000094_0001
(Icl) or of formula (Ic2)
Figure imgf000094_0002
(Ic2)
wherein W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl N-C(0)-( Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = to 2 and wherein in said formula (Ic), (Icl) and (Ic2) Di is selected from groups A) B), namely:
Figure imgf000094_0003
Figure imgf000094_0004
wherein RIO is selected from the group comprising an hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a (C1-C4) alkoxy group.
B)
Figure imgf000095_0001
Figure imgf000095_0002
wherein Z represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and
- either R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and Ri, R2 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom, or
either Ri represents a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a cyano group or a -NHCOCH3 group and R2, R3 and R4 represent each a hydrogen atom,
either R3 represents a hydroxy group, R4 represents a halogen atom, a (C1-C4) alkoxy group, a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy, a trifluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethoxy group or a pentafluorosulfanyl group and Ri and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom, or either Ri represents an hydroxy group or a (C1-C4) alkoxy group or a (C1-C4) thioalkoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom and R4 represents a methoxy group.
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
8. Compounds responding to formula (Id)
Figure imgf000095_0003
(Id) namely compounds of formula (Idl)
Figure imgf000096_0001
or of formula (Id2)
Figure imgf000096_0002
(Id2) wherein W represents N-(Ci-C4)alkyl, N-C(0)-(Ci-C5)alkylamine or S(0)p with p = 0 to 2 and wherein in said formula (Id), (Idl) and (Id2), B2 and D2 are selected independently from each other from the group comprising:
Figure imgf000096_0003
Figure imgf000096_0004
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.
with the proviso that when W is S02 then B2 and D2 are not both a pyridinyl group.
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