WO2011044184A1 - Pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds as bace-1 inhibitors, compositions, and their use - Google Patents

Pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds as bace-1 inhibitors, compositions, and their use Download PDF

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WO2011044184A1
WO2011044184A1 PCT/US2010/051557 US2010051557W WO2011044184A1 WO 2011044184 A1 WO2011044184 A1 WO 2011044184A1 US 2010051557 W US2010051557 W US 2010051557W WO 2011044184 A1 WO2011044184 A1 WO 2011044184A1
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  • This invention provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds and compositions comprising these compounds.
  • the pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds and compositions of the invention are useful as BACE-1 inhibitors and for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related to ⁇ - amyloid (" ⁇ ") production.
  • Amyloid beta peptide is a primary component of ⁇ amyloid fibrils and plaques, which are regarded as a causative feature in an increasing number of pathologies.
  • pathologies include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss (including memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease), attention deficit symptoms (including attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (“AD”), Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome), dementia (including pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease,
  • Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment (including olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome), ⁇ -amyloid angiopathy (including cerebral amyloid angiopathy), hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type !i diabetes, hemodialysis ( ⁇ 2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom), neurodegenerative diseases such as scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, Creutzfe!d-Jakob disease, traumatic brain injury, and the like.
  • olfactory impairment including olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome
  • ⁇ -amyloid angiopathy including cerebral amyloid angiopathy
  • MCI mild cognitive impairment
  • glaucoma amy
  • ⁇ peptides are short peptides which are made from the abnormal proteolytic break-down of the transmembrane protein called amyloid precursor protein ("APP"). ⁇ peptides are made from the cleavage of APP by ⁇ -secretase activity at the position corresponding to the N-terminus of ⁇ , and by ⁇ -secretase activity at the position corresponding to the C-terminus of ⁇ .
  • APP amyloid precursor protein
  • Beta site APP Cleaving Enzyme (BACE-1”) is regarded as the primary aspartyl protease responsible for the production of abnormal ⁇ by ⁇ -secretase activity. The inhibition of BACE-1 has been shown to inhibit the production of ⁇ .
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • Symptom-improving agents approved for this purpose include, for example, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists such as memantine
  • cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept®, Pfizer), rivastigmine (Exelon®, Novartis), galantamine
  • ⁇ peptides In AD, ⁇ peptides, abnormally formed through ⁇ -sectretase and y-secretase activity, can form tertiary structures that aggregate to form amyloid fibrils. ⁇ peptides have also been shown to form ⁇ oligomers (sometimes referred to as “Abeta aggregates” or “Abeta oligomers”). ⁇ oligomers are small multimeric structures composed of 2 to 12 ⁇ peptides that are structurally distinct from ⁇ fibriis. Amyloid fibrils can deposit outside neurons in dense formations known as senile plaques, neuritic plaques, or diffuse plaques in regions of the brain important to memory and cognition.
  • ⁇ oligomers are cytotoxic when injected in the brains of rats or in cell culture. This ⁇ plaque formation and deposition and/or ⁇ oligomer formation, and the resultant neuronal death and cognitive impairment, are among the hallmarks of AD pathophysiology. Other hallmarks of AD pathophysiology include intracellular neurofibrillary tangles comprised of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein, and neuroinflammation.
  • BACE-1 has become an accepted therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
  • McConlogue et al., J. Bio, Chem., vol. 282, No. 36 (Sept. 2007) have shown that partial reductions of BACE-1 enzyme activity and concomitant reductions of ⁇ levels lead to a dramatic inhibition of ⁇ -driven AD-like pathology (while minimizing potential side effects of full inhibition), making ⁇ - secretase a target for therapeutic intervention in AD.
  • BACE-1 has also been identified or implicated as a therapeutic target for a number of other diverse pathologies in which ⁇ or ⁇ fragments have been identified to play a causative role.
  • One such example is in the treatment of AD-type symptoms of patients with Down's syndrome.
  • the gene encoding APR is found on chromosome 21 , which is also the chromosome found as an extra copy in Down's syndrome.
  • Down's syndrome patients tend to acquire AD at an early age, with almost all those over 40 years of age showing Alzheimer's-type pathology. This is thought to be due to the extra copy of the APP gene found in these patients, which leads to
  • Glaucoma is a retinal disease of the eye and a major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.
  • Guo et al. report that ⁇ colocalizes with apoptotic retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in experimental glaucoma and induces significant RGC cell loss in vivo in a dose- and time-dependent manner.
  • RGCs retinal ganglion cells
  • the group report having demonstrated that targeting different components of the ⁇ formation and aggregation pathway, including inhibition of ⁇ -secretase alone and together with other approaches, can effectively reduce glaucomatous RGC apoptosis in vivo.
  • the reduction of ⁇ production by the inhibition of BACE-1 could be useful, alone or in combination with other approaches, for the treatment of glaucoma.
  • Another example is in the treatment of olfactory impairment.
  • Getchell et al. Neurobiology of Aging, 24 (2003), 663-673, have observed that the olfactory epithelium, a neuroepithelium that lines the posterior-dorsal region of the nasal cavity, exhibits many of the same pathological changes found in the brains of AD patients, including deposits of ⁇ , the presence of hyperphosphorylated tau protein, and dystrophic neurites among others.
  • US2008/0015180 disclose methods and compositions for treating amyloidosis with agents that inhibit ⁇ peptide formation.
  • Loane, et al. report the targeting of amyloid precursor protein secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury.
  • Amyloid precursor protein secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury
  • Still other diverse pathologies characterized by the inappropriate formation and deposition of ⁇ or fragments thereof, and/or by the presence of amyloid fibrils, and/or for which inhibitor(s) of BACE-1 is expected to be of therapeutic value are discussed further hereinbelow.
  • the present invention provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds which are collectively or individually referred to herein as "compound(s) of the invention", as described herein.
  • each variable including those of Formulas (!), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (il), (IIA), (HA-1 ), and (IIA-2), and the various embodiments thereof, each variable is selected independently of the others unless otherwise indicated.
  • -Li- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloa!kyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -aikynyl-;
  • -L.2- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haioalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -aikynyl-;
  • each -L 3 - independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety independently selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-,
  • n, p, q, and r are each independently selected integers, wherein:
  • n 0 or more
  • n 0 or more
  • p is 0 or more
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: H, alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterohaloalkyi, cycloalkyi, cycloalky!alkyl-, heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylaikyi-, aryl, arylaikyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi-,
  • each of said alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterohaloalkyi, cycloalkyi, cycloalkylalkyh heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylaikyi-, aryl, arylaikyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi- of R 1 is unsubstituied or substituted with one or more independently selected R 10 groups;
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H t halo, alkyi, and haloalkyl,
  • each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R 2 is unsubstituied or substituted with one or more independently selected R 10 groups;
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, and haloalkyl,
  • each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R 2 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R 10 groups;
  • R 4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyi, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl,
  • each of said alky!, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyi, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl of R 4 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R 10 groups;
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyi, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic
  • heterocycloalkyi monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group
  • each ring B (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyi, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group;
  • each R 5 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -NO2, -Si(R 6 ) 3 , -P(0)(OR 7 ) 2 , -P(0)(OR 7 )(R 7 ), -N(R 8 ) 2 , -NR 8 C(0)R 7 , - NR 8 S(0) 2 R 7 , -NR s C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , -NR 8 C(0)OR 7 , -C(0)R 7 , -C(0) 2 R 7 , -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 ,
  • each said alkyl, haloaikyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl of R 5 is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower heteroalkyl, halo, -CN, -N0 2 , -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , and cycloalkyl;
  • each R 6 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, haloaikyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalky!-, heteroaryl, and
  • each R 7 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloaikyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, cycloalkyl, cyc!oaikylalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
  • each R 8 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of
  • alkyl alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloaikyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
  • R 8A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, arylcycloalkyi, OR 7 , -CN, -C(0)R 7 , -C(0)OR 7 , -S(0) 2 R 7 , -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2l -S(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , -S(0) 2 N(R 8 ) 2 , -N0 2 , and -N(R 8 ) 2 ;
  • each R 9 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of: halogen, -CN, -N0 2 , -Si(R 6 ) 3 , -P(0)(OR 7 ) 2 , -P(0)(OR 7 )(R 7 ), -N(R 8 ) 2 , -NR 8 C(0)R 7 , - NR 8 S(0) 2 R 7 , -NR 8 C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , -NR 8 C(0)0R 7 , -C(0)R 7 , -C(0) a R 7 , -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , -S(0)R 7 , -S(0) 2 R 7 , -S(0) 2 N(R 8 ) 2t -OR 7 , -SR 7 , atkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aryialkyi-, cycloalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroary
  • each said alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and cycloalkyi of R 0 is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, Sower alkynyl, lower heteroalkyl, halo, -CN, -N0 2 , -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , and -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 ; and
  • each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of -SF 5 and
  • compositions including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising one or more compounds of the invention (e.g., one compound of the invention), or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound(s) and/or said tautomer(s), optionally together with one or more additional therapeutic agents, optionally in an acceptable (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable) carrier or diluent.
  • one or more compounds of the invention e.g., one compound of the invention
  • a tautomer thereof e.g., a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound(s) and/or said tautomer(s)
  • additional therapeutic agents optionally in an acceptable (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable) carrier or diluent.
  • the invention provides various methods of treating, preventing, ameliorating, and/or delaying the onset of an amyloid ⁇ pathology ( ⁇ pathology) and/or a symptom or symptoms thereof, comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound(s) and/or said tautomer(s), to a patient in need thereof.
  • Such methods optionally additionally comprise administering an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for treating the patient being treated.
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I) as described above.
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IA):
  • R 1 , Li, , L 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , ring A, ring B, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (i).
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IA-1 ):
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I A-2):
  • R , L T L 2 , L 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R ⁇ R 5 , ring A, ring B, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (i).
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyl, and cyciopropyl. ln one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (!A-2), R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H and methyl.
  • R 1 is H. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R 1 is methyl.
  • R 2 is H. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R 2 is H. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), and (IA-2):
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyl, and cyciopropyl; and R 2 is H.
  • R 3 is H
  • R 2 is H
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting H, aikyl, haioalkyl, and heteroalkyl.
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower a!kyl, and lower alkyl ether.
  • R is selected from the group consisting H, alkyl, haioalkyl, and heteroalkyl; and R 2 is H.
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower alkyl, and lower alkyl ether; and R 2 is H.
  • R 1 is lower alkyl
  • R 2 is H
  • -L 2 - is a bond
  • R 4 is alkyl
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (II):
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (HA):
  • the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IIA-1 ):
  • R 3 , L ( L 2 , ring A, ring B, R 5 , m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting H, alkyl, haloaikyl, and heteroalkyl.
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower alkyl, and lower alkyl ether.
  • R 3 is H.
  • -Li- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloaikyl-, -heteroalkyl-, and -alkenyk
  • -U- represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of •alkyl-
  • -Li- represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of and -haloaikyl-.
  • -Lr is present or absent and when present represents a divalent lower a!kyl moiety.
  • -Lr represents a bond, ⁇ CH 2 -, or -CH2CH 2 -.
  • -L represents a divalent lower alkyi moiety.
  • -Lr represents -CH 2 -.
  • -Lr represents -CH 2 CH 2 -.
  • n is 0 and m is 1 or more.
  • n 1 or more
  • p 0 or more
  • m 0.
  • n 1
  • p 0 or more
  • m 0 or more.
  • n is 1
  • p is 0 or more
  • m is 0, 1 , 2, or 3.
  • n 1
  • p 0 or more
  • m 0, 1, or 2.
  • n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 0 or 1.
  • n 1
  • p 0 or more
  • m 1
  • n 1
  • p 0 or more
  • m 2
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, imidazoiyl, pyrazoiyi, quinazolinyl, benzofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl,
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, naphthyi, isoquinolinyl, benzothienyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, and indolyl.
  • each -L 3 - independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
  • each -l_3- independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
  • n 1 and - - is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
  • n 1 and -U- represents a bond.
  • n 1 and -L 3 - is a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
  • n 1 or more
  • p is 0 or more
  • each ring B is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, thienyl, pyrazolyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, pyridazinyl, and isothiazolyl. in one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA-
  • n 1 or more
  • p is 0 or more
  • each ring B is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl.
  • each R 5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2t -NR 8 C(0)R 7 , -NR 8 S(0) 2 R 7 , -NR 8 C(0)N(R 8 ) 2) -NR 8 C(0)OR 7 , -C(0)R 7 , -C(0) 2 R 7 , -C(0)N(R 8 ) 2 , -S(0)R 7 , -S(0) 2 R 7 , -S(0) 2 N(R 8 ) 2 , - OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyi, lower ha!oalkyl, lower heteroalky!, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyi, heteroaryi, and heterocycloaikyl.
  • each R 5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cycloalkyi.
  • each R 5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cyclopropyl.
  • n is 1 or more
  • p is 1 or more
  • each R 9 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R S ) 2 ,
  • halogen independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyi, lower heteroalkyi, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl.
  • n is 1 or more
  • p is 1 or more
  • each R 9 group is
  • halogen independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyi, lower heteroalkyi, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cyclopropyl.
  • n is 0 and the moiety:
  • n 0;
  • -L represents a bond, -CH 2 -, or -CH 2 CH 2 -;
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyi, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothieny!,
  • each R 5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2l -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalky!, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cycloaikyl.
  • n 0;
  • -Lr represents a bond, --CH2-, or -CH 2 CH 2 -;
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyi, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothienyl,
  • n 0 or more
  • q 1 or 2;
  • each R 5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, and cyclopropyl.
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyi, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothienyl,
  • each R 5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 lower alkyl, lower haloa!kyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, and cycloalky!;
  • n 1 ;
  • r is 0, 1 , or 2;
  • -l_3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C ⁇ 0)NH-;
  • ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, and oxazolyl;
  • p is 0 or more
  • each R 9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2( -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl;
  • n 1 ;
  • q 0, 1, or 2;
  • n 0 or more
  • p is 0 or more
  • r is 0, 1 , or 2;
  • ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, benzthienyl, and benzimidazoiyl;
  • each R 5 group ⁇ when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower ha!oalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cyclopropyl;
  • -l_3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-;
  • ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, and pyrazinyi;
  • each R 9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R 8 ) 2 , -OR 7 , -SR 7 , lower alkyl, lower hafoalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cyclopropyl;
  • the compounds of the invention comprise each of the compounds shown in Table 1 , and tautomers thereof, and solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates of said compounds and said tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates:
  • the present invention encompasses deuterates of the compounds of the invention, or tautomers thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said deuterated compound or tautomer of the invention.
  • deuterated compounds of the invention are as described and exemplified herein and include, deuterated compounds of Formulas (l d ), (ll d ), and (III d ).
  • deuterated compounds of Formulas (l d ), (ll d ), and (III d ) include, deuterated compounds of Formulas (l d ), (ll d ), and (III d ).
  • deuterated compound of the invention refers to herein as a "deuterated” compound of the invention or, alternatively, as “deuterate(s)” of compounds of the invention.
  • the compounds of the invention may be deuterated in a manner known to those of ordinary skill in the art, e.g., as described herein.
  • deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I d ):
  • each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of Formulas (I A), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (I IA-1), and (IIA-2) and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (i d ).
  • R 1 is D and each of W, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 9 , -L , -L 2 -, -L 3 -, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (f I), (ll-A), ( ⁇ - ⁇ 1 ), or (li- A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • R 2 is D and each of W, R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 9 , -L , - -, -Lr, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • R 3 is D and each of W, R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 9 , -L , -L 2 -, -L 3 -, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • Ft 4 is D and each of W, R ⁇ R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R 9 , -Lr, -L 2 -, -L3-, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (iA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (!I-A), ( ⁇ - ⁇ 1), or (H-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • R 5 is
  • each of W, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 9 , -L r , -L 2 -, -L 3 - f ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (1) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1 ), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • R 9 is D and each of W, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , -L , -L 2 -, - -, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (il-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
  • deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (ll d ):
  • the moiety -CD 3 represents a deuterated form of the moiety -CH 3 ; and each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of formulas (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (I1-A1), and (II-A2), and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (ll d ).
  • deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (III d ):
  • the moiety -D represents a deuterated form of hydrogen
  • each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of formulas (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), and (II-A2), and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (III d ).
  • the present invention encompasses a stereoisomer or racemic mixture of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound or said tautomer. It shall be appreciated that, while the present invention encompasses all stereoisomers and racemic mixtures of the compounds of the invention, the stereoconfiguration shown in the structural formulas and in the examples are also contemplated as being within the scope of the invention.
  • 1 to 3 carbon atoms of the compounds of the invention may be replaced with 1 to 3 silicon atoms so long as all valency requirements are satisfied.
  • the compounds of the invention are each of the compounds of the tables below and have a structure shown for the corresponding example in the preparative examples below.
  • the present invention includes tautomers and stereoisomers of each of the compounds in Table i below, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers.
  • Such tautomers and stereosiomers of each of the compounds in Table i below, and pharmaceutically and solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers each represent additional embodiments of the invention.
  • the invention provides a composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a suitable carrier or diluent.
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one solvate of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or isomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one tautomer of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, together with at least one additional therapeutic agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
  • Non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with the compounds of the invention include drugs selected from the group consisting of: (a) drugs useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and/or drugs useful for treating one or more symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, (b) drugs useful for inhibiting the synthesis ⁇ , and (c) drugs useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Additional non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with the compounds of the invention include drugs useful for the treatment, prevention, delay of onset, amelioration of any pathology associated with ⁇ and/or a symptom thereof.
  • pathologies associated with ⁇ include: Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss, memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, memory loss associated with Parkinson's disease, attention deficit symptoms, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (“AD”), Parkinson's disease, and/orDown's syndrome, dementia, stroke, microgliosis and brain inflammation, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease,
  • Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment, olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, ⁇ -amyloid angiopathy, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type II diabetes, hemodialysis complications (from ⁇ 2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom in hemodialysis patients), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury ("TBI”), and Creutzf eld- Jakob disease, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or isomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said pathology or pathologies.
  • MCI mild
  • additional non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with compounds of the invention include: muscarinic antagonists (e.g., mi agonists (such as acetylcholine, oxotremorine, carbachol, or cNa343), or m 2 antagonists (such as atropine, dicycloverine, tolterodine, oxybutynin, ipratropium, methoctramine, tripitamine, or gallamine)); cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., acetyl- and/or butyrylchlolinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept®), galantamine (Razadyne®), and rivastigimine (Exelon®); N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists (e.g., Namenda® (memantine HCI, available from Forrest), a drug, or a4-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists (e.g., Namend
  • compositions inc.); combinations of cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D- aspartate receptor antagonists; gamma secretase modulators; gamma secretase inhibitors; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents; anti -inflammatory agents that can reduce neuroinflammation; anti-amyloid antibodies (such as bapineuzemab,
  • APP ligands agents that upregulate insulin, cholesterol lowering agents such as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (for example, statins such as Atorvastatin, F!uvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin,
  • Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin) and/or cholesterol absorption inhibitors such as Ezetimibe
  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and cholesterol absorption inhibitors such as, for example, Vytorin®
  • fibrates such as, for example, clofibrate, Clofibride, Etofibrate, and Aluminium Clofibrate
  • combinations of fibrates and cholesterol lowering agents and/or cholesterol absorption inhibitors nicotinic receptor agonists; niacin; combinations of niacin and cholesterol absorption inhibitors and/or cholesterol lowering agents (e.g., Simcor® (niacin/simvastatin, available from Abbott Laboratories, inc.); LXR agonists; LRP mimics; H3 receptor antagonists;
  • histone deacetylase inhibitors hsp90 inhibitors
  • 5-HT4 agonists e.g., PRX-03140 (Epix Pharmaceuticals)
  • 5-HT6 receptor antagonists e.g., mGluRI receptor modulators or antagonists
  • mGluRS receptor modulators or antagonists mGluR2/3 antagonists
  • Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonists PAI-1 inhibitors
  • agents that can induce Abeta efflux such as gelsolin; Metal-protein attenuating compound (e.g, PBT2); and GPR3 modulators; and antihistamines such as Dimebo!in (e.g., Dimebon®, Pfizer).
  • Dimebo!in e.g., Dimebon®, Pfizer
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention, and effective amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., acetyl- and/or butyrylchlolinesterase inhibitors), and a pharmaceuticaily acceptable carrier.
  • one or more compounds of the invention e.g., one
  • one or more cholinesterase inhibitors e.g., acetyl- and/or butyrylchlolinesterase inhibitors
  • the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention, and effective amount of one or more muscarinic antagonists (e.g., nr ⁇ agonists or m 2 antagonists), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • one or more compounds of the invention e.g., one
  • one or more muscarinic antagonists e.g., nr ⁇ agonists or m 2 antagonists
  • the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, ( ⁇ )-2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenyimethyl)-4- piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezii hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezii hydrochloride), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitors (such as, for example, Namenda® (memantine HCI)); anti-amyloid antibodies (such as bapineuzumab, Wyeth/Elan), gamma secretase inhibitors, gamma secretase modulators, and beta secretase inhibitors other than the group consisting of choline
  • the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, ( ⁇ )-2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenylmethyl)-4- piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezil hydrochloride), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitors (such as, for example, Namenda® (memantine HCI)).
  • cholinesterase inhibitors such as, for example, ( ⁇ )-2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenylmethyl)-4- piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1
  • the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase inhibitors.
  • the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase modulators.
  • the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceuticaiiy acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase inhibitors and in further combination with one or more gamma secretase modulators.
  • an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceuticaiiy acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase inhibitors and in further combination with one or more gamma secretase modulators.
  • the invention provides a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in pure form.
  • the invention provides a compound of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in isolated form.
  • the invention provides a compound of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in pure and isolated form.
  • Esters and prodrugs of the compounds of the invention, or tautomers or stereoisomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers, are also contemplated as being included within the scope of the invention, and are described more fully below.
  • the invention provides a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the step of admixing at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting ⁇ - secretase comprising exposing a population of cells expressing ⁇ -secretase to at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting ⁇ - secretase in a patient in need thereof comprising administering at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit ⁇ -secretase in said patient.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting BACE-1 comprising exposing a population of cells expressing BACE-1 to at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit BACE-1 in said patient.
  • said population of cells is in vivo, in another such embodiment, said population of cells is ex vivo. In another such embodiment, said population of cells is in vitro.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting BACE-1 in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit BACE-1 in said patient.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of ⁇ from APP in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ formation.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of ⁇ plaque in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ plaque formation.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of ⁇ fibrils in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ fibril formation.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of ⁇ oligomers in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ fibril formation.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of ⁇ fibrils and ⁇ oligomers in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ fibril formation.
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of senile plaques and/or neurofibrillary tangles in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said ⁇ fibril formation.
  • the invention provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or delaying the onset of an amyloid ⁇ pathology (" ⁇ pathology") and/or one or more symptoms of said pathology comprising administering at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, to a patient in need thereof in an amount effective to treat said pathology.
  • ⁇ pathology amyloid ⁇ pathology
  • the invention provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or delaying the onset of one or more pathologies associated with ⁇ and/or one or more symptoms of one or more pathologies associated with ⁇ .
  • pathologies associated with ⁇ include: Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss, memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, memory loss associated with Parkinson's disease, attention deficit symptoms, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), Parkinson's disease, and/orDown's syndrome, dementia, stroke, microgliosis and brain inflammation, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment, olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, ⁇ -amyloid angiopathy, cerebral amyloid
  • angiopathy hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment (“MCI”), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type II diabetes, hemodialysis complications (from ⁇ 2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom in hemodialysis patients), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said pathology or pathologies.
  • the invention provides a method of treating one or more neurodegenerative diseases, comprising administering an effective (i.e.,
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said
  • an effective i.e., therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said
  • the invention provides a method of inhibiting the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • an effective i.e., therapeutically effective
  • a compound of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents useful for treating Alzheimer's disease to a patient in need of treatment.
  • an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents useful for treating Alzheimer's disease to a patient in need of treatment.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, ( ⁇ )-2,3-dihydro-5,6- dimethoxy-2-[[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidiny!]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept® brand of donepezil
  • an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said t
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of ⁇ antibody inhibitors, gamma secretase inhibitors, gamma secretase modulators, and beta secretase inhibitors other than a compound of the invention.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of Exelon (rivastigmine).
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of Cognex (tacrine).
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of a Tau kinase inhibitor.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more Tau kinase inhibitor (e.g., GSK3beta inhibitor, cdk5 inhibitor, ERK inhibitor).
  • Tau kinase inhibitor e.g., GSK3beta inhibitor, cdk5 inhibitor, ERK inhibitor.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one anti-Abeta vaccination (active immunization).
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more APP ligands.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more agents that upregulate insulin degrading enzyme and/or neprilysin.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more cholesterol lowering agents (for example, statins such as Atorvastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, and cholesterol absorption inhibitor such as Ezetimibe).
  • statins such as Atorvastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, and cholesterol absorption inhibitor such as Ezetimibe.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more fibrates (for example, clofibrate, Clofibride, Etofibrate, Aluminium Clofibrate).
  • fibrates for example, clofibrate, Clofibride, Etofibrate, Aluminium Clofibrate.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more LXR agonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more LRP mimics.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more 5-HT6 receptor antagonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more nicotinic receptor agonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more H3 receptor antagonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention ⁇ or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more histone deacetyiase inhibitors.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more hsp90 inhibitors.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more ml muscarinic receptor agonists.
  • Another embodiment of this invention is directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more mGluR2/3 antagonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more anti-inflammatory agents that can reduce neuroinflammation.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonists.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more PAI-1 inhibitors.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more agents that can induce Abeta efflux such as gelsolin.
  • the invention provides a method of treating Down's syndrome, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof , or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof , or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating Down's syndrome, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, ( ⁇ )- 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1 -one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezil hydrochloride), to a patient in need of treatment.
  • the invention provides a method of treating mild cognitive impairment, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating mild cognitive impairment, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating glaucoma, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating glaucoma, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating cerebral amyloid angiopathy, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating cerebral amyloid angiopathy, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients
  • the invention provides a method of treating stroke, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating stroke, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients
  • the invention provides a method of treating dementia, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating dementia, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention ⁇ or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention ⁇ or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients
  • the invention provides a method of treating microgliosis, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating microgliosis, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention ⁇ or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention ⁇ or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients
  • the invention provides a method of treating brain inflammation, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
  • one or more compounds of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer
  • the invention provides a method of treating brain inflammation, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating traumatic brain injury, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating olfactory function loss, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a method of treating olfactory function loss, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
  • the invention provides a kit comprising, in separate containers, in a single package, pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination, wherein one container comprises an effective amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and another container (i.e., a second container) comprises an effective amount of another pharmaceutically active ingredient, the combined quantities of the compound of the invention and the other pharmaceutically active ingredient being effective to: (a) treat Alzheimer's disease, or (b) inhibit the deposition of amyloid protein in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), or (c) treat neurodegenerative diseases, or (d) inhibit the activity of BACE-1.
  • one container comprises an effective amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in
  • the invention provides a kit comprising, in separate containers, in a single package, pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination, wherein one container comprises an effective amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and another container (i.e., a second container) comprises an effective amount of another pharmaceutically active ingredient (as described below), the combined quantities of the compound of the invention and the other
  • pharmaceutically active ingredient being effective to: (a) treat Alzheimer's disease, or (b) inhibit the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), or (c) treat neurodegenerative diseases, or (d) inhibit the activity of BACE-1.
  • amyloid protein e.g., amyloid beta protein
  • the invention provides any one of the methods disclosed above and below wherein the compound(s) of the invention is a compound or compounds selected from the group consisting of the exemplary compounds of the invention described below.
  • the invention provides any one of the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed above and below wherein the compound(s) of the invention is a compound or compounds selected from the group consisting of the exemplary compounds of the invention described below.
  • the invention provides for the use of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment, the delay of onset, and/or the prevention of one or more ⁇ pathologies and/or in the treatment, the delay of onset, and/or the prevention of one or more symptoms of one or more ⁇ pathologies,
  • the invention provides a kit comprising: (a) one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, preferably provided as a pharmaceutical composition and in a suitable container or containers and/or with suitable packaging; (b) optionally one or more additional active agents, which if present are preferably provided as a pharmaceutical composition and in a suitable container or containers and/or with suitable packaging; and (c) instructions for use, for example written instructions on how to administer the compound or compositions.
  • the invention provides a kit comprising a single container or multiple containers: (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising one or more compounds of claim 1 , or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, (b) optionally pharmaceuticaily acceptable composition comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents; and (c) instructions for use their use.
  • Said kit may optionally comprise labeling appropriate to the intended use or uses.
  • variables such as R , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 may be
  • R 5 groups unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R 5 groups.
  • the upper limit of the number of substituents is the number of available hydrogen atoms on the relevant moiety (R , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 ) that are available for replacement by a substituent which will result in a chemically stable moiety.
  • variables -Lr, -L 2 -, and -L 3 - optionally independently absent.
  • variables -Lr, -L 2 -, and -L 3 - optionally independently absent.
  • a variable is absent, the moieties which are shown connected by that variable are directly attached.
  • a compound of Formula (I) wherein -Lr, -L 2 - and -U- each independently are absent is understood to be depicted as:
  • ring B represents a ring referred to herein as "ring B.”
  • At least one means one or more than one, for example, 1, 2, or 3, or in another example, 1 or 2, or in another example 1.
  • n 0 or more
  • n 0 or more
  • p is 0 or more (up to the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B) t
  • n, p, q, and r are each independently selected integers, wherein:
  • n 0 or more
  • n 0 or more
  • p is 0 or more
  • q 0, 1 , or 2;
  • r 0, 1 , or 2, wherein:
  • each of ring A and ring B (when present) is selected from the group consisting of a monocyclic aryl, a monocyclic heteroaryi, a monocyclic cycloalkyi, a monocyclic cycloalkenyl, a monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, a monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group, each of which groups may be unsubstituted or optionally further substituted as shown in Formula (I).
  • monocyclic aryl refers to phenyl
  • monocyclic heteroaryi refers to a 4- to 7-membered monocyclic heteroaryi group comprising from 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, and oxides thereof.
  • the point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom.
  • Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heteroaryi moities include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyridone, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, furazanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, ihiadiazoiy!
  • monocyclic cycloalkyi refers to a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic cycloalky! group.
  • monocyclic cycloalkyi groups include cyclopropyl, cyciobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl.
  • the term "monocyclic cycioalkenyi” refers to a non-aromatic 3- to 7-membered cycloalkyi group which contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds.
  • Non-limiting examples include cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyi, and cycloheptenyl.
  • monocyclic heterocycloaikyl refers to a 4- to 7- membered monocyclic heterocycloaikyl group comprising from 1 to 4 ring
  • heteroatoms said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, N-oxide, O, S, S-oxide, S(O), and S(0) 2 .
  • the point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom.
  • Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heterocycloaikyl groups include piperidyl, oxetanyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, 1 ,4-dioxanyl, tetrahydrofurany!, tetrahydrothiophenyl, beta lactam, gamma lactam, delta lactam, beta lactone, gamma lactone, delta lactone, and pyrrolidinone, and oxides thereof.
  • lower alkyl-substituted oxetanyl include the moiety:
  • the term "monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl” refers to a 4- to 7- membered monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl group comprising from 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, N-oxide, O, S, S-oxide, S(O), and S(0) 2 .
  • the point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom.
  • Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl groups include 1 ,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,2-dihydropyridiny!, 1,4-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 2- imidazolinyl, 2-pyrazolinyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydrooxazoiyl, dihydrooxadiazo!yl, dihydrothiazolyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrany!, dihydrofuranyi, fluorodihydrofuranyl, dihydrothiophenyl, and dihydrothiopyranyl, and oxides thereof.
  • the term "mu!ticyclic group” refers to a fused ring system comprising two (bicyciic), three (tricyclic), or more fused rings, wherein each ring of the fused ring system is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyl, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, and monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl.
  • the point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or (if present) ring heteroatom on any of the fused rings.
  • multicyclic groups includes bicyciic aromatic groups.
  • Non-limiting examples of multicyclic groups which are bicyciic aromatic groups include:
  • multicyclic groups includes bicyciic heteroaromatic groups comprising from 1 to 3 or more ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, S(O), S(0) 2 , and oxides of N, O, and S, and oxides thereof.
  • Non-limiting examples of multicyclic groups which are bicyciic heteroaromatic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from N, O, and S include the following, and oxides thereof:
  • multicyciic groups includes saturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups.
  • multicyciic groups which are saturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups include the following:
  • multicyciic group includes partially unsaturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups.
  • multicyciic groups which comprise partially unsaturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups include the following:
  • multicyciic groups includes partially or fully saturated bicyclic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom is independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, S ⁇ 0), S(0) 2 , and oxides of N and S.
  • Such rings may also optionally contain one or more oxo groups, as defined herein
  • Non-limiting examples of multicyciic groups which are partially or fully saturated bicyclic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from N, O, and S include the following, and oxides thereof:
  • multicyclic groups includes aromatic tricyclic groups, cycloalkyl tricyclic groups, as well as heteroaromatic and partially and fully saturated tricyclic groups.
  • said tricyclic groups comprise one or more (e.g., from 1 to 5) ring heteroatoms, wherein each said ring heteroatom is independently selected from N, O, and S, S(O), S(0) 2 , and oxides of , O, and S:
  • Non-limiting examples of tricyclic muiticyclic groups include the following, and, where possible, oxides thereof:
  • Non-human animals include those research animals and companion animals such as mice, primates, monkeys, great apes, canine ⁇ e.g., dogs), and feline (e.g., house cats).
  • “Pharmaceutical composition” means a composition suitable for administration to a patient. Such compositions may contain the neat compound (or compounds) of the invention or mixtures thereof, or salts, solvates, prodrugs, isomers, or tautomers thereof, or they may contain one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents may contain one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents.
  • pharmaceutical composition is also intended to encompass both the bulk composition and individual dosage units comprised of more than one (e.g., two) pharmaceutically active agents such as, for example, a compound of the present invention and an additional agent selected from the lists of the additional agents described herein, along with any pharmaceutically inactive excipients.
  • the bulk composition and each individual dosage unit can contain fixed amounts of the afore-said "more than one
  • the bulk composition is material that has not yet been formed into individual dosage units.
  • An illustrative dosage unit is an oral dosage unit such as tablets, pills and the like.
  • the herein-described method of treating a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is also intended to encompass the administration of the afore-said bulk composition and individual dosage units.
  • Halogen means fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Preferred are fluorine, chlorine and bromine.
  • AlkyI means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may be straight or branched and comprising about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain. More preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkyl chain. "Lower alkyl” means a group having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched.
  • Alkyl may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being as described herein or independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkylthio, amino, -NH(alkyl), -NH(cycloalkyl), -N(alkyt) 2 , -O-C(O)-alky), -O- C ⁇ 0)-aryl, -0-C(0)-cycloalkyl, carboxy and -C ⁇ 0)0-alkyl.
  • suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl and t-butyl.
  • Haloalkyl means an alkyl as defined above wherein one or more hydrogen atoms on the alkyl is replaced by a halo group defined above.
  • Heteroalky! means an alky! moiety as defined above, having one or more carbon atoms, for example one, two or three carbon atoms, replaced with one or more heteroatoms, which may be the same or different, where the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule is through a carbon atom of the heteroa!kyl radical. Suitable such heteroatoms include O, S, S(O), S(0) 2 , and -NH-, -N(alkyl)-.
  • Non- limiting examples include ethers, thioethers, amines, hydroxymethyi, 3-hydroxypropyl, 1 ,2-dihydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-aminoethyl, 2-dimethylaminoethyi, and the like.
  • Alkenyl means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond and which may be straight or branched and comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain.
  • Preferred alkenyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain.
  • Branched means that one or more lower aikyl groups such as methyl, ethy! or propyl, are attached to a linear alkenyl chain.
  • “Lower alkenyl” means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched.
  • alkenyl may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy and -S(alkyl).
  • substituents include ethenyi, propenyl, n-butenyl, 3-methylbut-2-enyl, n-pentenyl, octenyl and decenyl.
  • Alkylene means a difunctional group obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from an aikyl group that is defined above.
  • alkylene include methylene, ethylene and propylene. More generally, the suffix "ene” on alkyl, aryl, hetercycloalkyl, etc. indicates a divalent moiety, e.g., -CH 2 CH 2 - is ethylene, and
  • 3 ⁇ 4 is para-phenylene.
  • Alkynyl means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond and which may be straight or branched and comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain.
  • Preferred alkynyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms in the chain.
  • Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyi, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkynyl chain.
  • “Lower alkynyi” means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched.
  • alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, 2-butynyl and 3-methylbutynyl.
  • Alkynyl may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and cycloalkyl.
  • Alkenylene means a difunctional group obtained by removal of a hydrogen from an alkenyl group that is defined above.
  • Aryl means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms.
  • the aryl group can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein.
  • suitable aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl.
  • Heteroaryl means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 5 to about 14 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the ring atoms is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. Preferred heteroaryls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms.
  • the "heteroaryl” can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein.
  • the prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heteroaryl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively, is present as a ring atom.
  • heteroaryl may also include a heteroaryl as defined above fused to an aryl as defined above.
  • suitable heteroaryls include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl (alternatively referred to as thiophenyl), pyrimidinyl, pyridone (including N-substituted pyridones), isoxazoiyl, isothiazo!yl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, furazanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, 1 ,2,4-thiadiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, quinoxalinyl, phthalazinyl, oxindolyl, imidazo[1 ,2-a]pyridinyl
  • Cycloalkyi means a non-aromatic mono- or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms. Preferred cycloalkyi rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms.
  • the cycloalkyi can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein.
  • suitable monocyclic cycloalkyis include cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the like.
  • Non-limiting examples of suitable multicyclic cycloalkyis include 1-decalinyl, norbornyl, adamantyl and the like. Further non-limiting examples of cycloalkyi include the following:
  • Cycloalkenyl means a non-aromatic mono or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms which contains at least one carbon-carbon doubie bond. Preferred cycloalkeny! rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms.
  • the cycloalkenyl can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined above.
  • suitable monocyclic cycloalkenyls include cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclohepta-1 ,3-dienyl, and the like.
  • Non-limiting example of a suitable multicyclic cycloalkenyl is norbornylenyl.
  • Heterocyc!oalkyl (or “heterocycly 1 ) means a non-aromatic saturated monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system.
  • Preferred heterocyclyls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms.
  • the prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is present as a ring atom.
  • Any -NH in a heterocyclyl ring may exist protected such as, for example, as an -N(Boc), -N(CBz), - N(Tos) group and the like; such protections are also considered part of this invention.
  • the heterocyclyl can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system
  • nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclyl can be optionally oxidized to the
  • oxide when it appears in a definition of a variable in a general structure described herein, refers to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide, or S,S-dioxide.
  • suitable monocyclic heterocyclyl rings include piperidyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, 1 ,4-dioxanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,
  • An example of such a moiety is pyrrolidinone (or pyrrolidone);
  • Heterocycloalkenyl (or “heterocyclenyl”) means a non-aromatic monocyclic or multtcyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, alone or in combination, and which contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond or carbon- nitrogen double bond. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system.
  • Preferred heterocyclenyl rings contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms.
  • the prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclenyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is present as a ring atom.
  • heterocyclenyl can be optionally substituted by one or more ring system substituents, wherein "ring system substituent" is as defined above.
  • the nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclenyl can be optionally oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide or S,S-dioxide.
  • Non-limiting examples of suitable heterocyclenyl groups include 1 ,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,2-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,4-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinyl, 2-pyrroIinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 2- imidazoliny!, 2-pyrazolinyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydrooxazolyl, dihydrooxadiazolyl, dihydrothiazolyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyranyl, dihydrofuranyi, fluorodihydrofuranyl, 7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1jheptenyl, dihydrothiophenyl, dihydrothiopyranyl, and the like.
  • Example of such moiety is pyrrolidenone (or pyrrolone):
  • hetero-atom containing ring systems of this invention there are no hydroxyl groups on carbon atoms adjacent to a N, O or S, as well as there are no N or S groups on carbon adjacent to another heteroatom.
  • N, O or S there are no hydroxyl groups on carbon atoms adjacent to a N, O or S, as well as there are no N or S groups on carbon adjacent to another heteroatom.
  • arylfused cycloalkyl means a group derived from a fused aryl and cycloalkyl as defined herein.
  • Preferred aryicycloalkyis are those wherein aryl is phenyl (which may be referred to as “benzofused") and cycloalkyl consists of about 5 to about 6 ring atoms.
  • the aryicycioalkyl can be optionally substituted as described herein.
  • suitable aryicycloalkyis include indanyl (a
  • Arylheterocycloaikyl (or “arylfused heterocycloalkyl”) means a group derived from a fused aryl and heterocycloalkyl as defined herein. Preferred
  • aryiheterocycloalkyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl (which may be referred to as "benzofused") and heterocycloalkyl consists of about 5 to about 6 ring atoms.
  • the arylheterocycloaikyl can be optionally substituted, and/or contain the oxide or oxo, as described herein.
  • suitable arylfused heterocycloalkyls include:
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
  • arylfused aryl "arylfused cyc!oa!kyr
  • arylfused cycloalkenyl "arylfused heterocycloalkyl”
  • arylfused heterocycloalkenyl "arylfused heteroaryl”
  • cycloalkylfused aryl "cycloalkylfused cycloalkyl B
  • cycloalkylfused cycloalkenyl "cycloalkylfused heterocycloalkyl”, “cycloalkylfused heterocycloalkenyl”, “cycioalkylfused heteroaryl, “cycloaikenylfused aryl"
  • heterocycloalkylfused cycloalkenyl "heterocycloalkylfused heterocycioalkyi"
  • heterocycloalkylfused heterocycloalkenyl "heterocycloalkylfused heteroaryl”
  • heterocycloalkenylfused aryl "heterocycloalkenylfused cycloalkyl”
  • heterocycloalkenylfused cycloalkenyl "heterocycloalkenylfused heterocycioalkyi”, “heterocycloalkenylfused heterocycloalkenyl”, “heterocycloalkenylfused heteroaryl”, “heteroarylfused aryl”, “heteroarylfused cycloalkyl”, “heteroarylfused cycloalkenyl”, “heteroarylfused heterocycioalkyi", “heteroarylfused heterocycloalkenyl", and
  • heteroarylfused heteroaryl are similarly represented by the combination of the groups aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycioalkyi, heterocycloalkenyl, and heteroaryl, as previously described. Any such groups may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more ring system substituents at any available position as described herein.
  • Aralkyl or “arylaikyl” means an aryl-alkyl- group in which the aryl and alkyl are as previously described. Preferred aralkyls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non-limittng examples of suitable aralkyl groups include benzyl, 2-phenethyl and
  • naphthalenylmethyl The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyl.
  • heteroarylalkyl cycloalkylalkyl
  • cycloalkenylalky cycloalkylalkyl
  • heterocycloalkylalkyl mean a heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycioalkyi, heterocycloalkenyl, etc. as described herein bound to a parent moiety through an alkyl group.
  • Preferred groups contain a lower alkyl group.
  • alkyl groups may be straight or branched, unsubstituted and/or substituted as described herein.
  • "ary!fused arylalkyl-", arylfused cycloalkylalkyl-, etc. means an arylfused aryl group, arylfused cycloalkyl group, etc. linked to a parent moiety through an alkyl group.
  • Preferred groups contain a lower alkyl group.
  • Such aikyl groups may be straight or branched, unsubstituted and/or substituted as described herein.
  • Alkylaryl means an alkyl-aryl- group in which the alkyi and aryl are as previously described. Preferred alkylaryls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non-iimiting example of a suitable aikylaryl group is tolyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the aryi.
  • Cycloalkylether means a non-aromatic ring of 3 to 7 members comprising an oxygen atom and 2 to 7 carbon atoms. Ring carbon atoms can be substituted, provided that substituents adjacent to the ring oxygen do not include halo or substituents joined to the ring through an oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atom.
  • Cycloalkylalkyl means a cycloalkyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core.
  • suitable alkyl moiety defined above
  • cycloalkyla!kyls include cyclohexylmeihyi, adamantylmethyl, adamantylpropyl, and the like.
  • Cycloalkenylalkyl means a cycloalkeny! moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core.
  • suitable cycloalkenylatkyls include cyclopentenylmethyl, cyclohexenylmethyl and the like.
  • Heteroarylalkyl means a heteroaryl moiety as defined above linked via an aikyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core.
  • suitable heteroaryls include 2-pyridinylmethyl, quinolinylmethyl and the like.
  • Heterocyclylalkyl (or “heterocycloalky!alkyl) means a heterocyclyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core.
  • suitable heterocyclyialkyls include piperidinylmethyl, piperazinylmethyl and the like.
  • Heterocyclenylaikyl means a heterocyclenyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core.
  • Alkynylalkyl means an alkynyl-alkyl- group in which the alkynyl and alkyi are as previously described. Preferred alkynylalkyls contain a lower alkynyl and a lower a!kyl group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the a!kyl.
  • suitable alkynylalkyl groups include propargylmethyl.
  • Heteroaralkyl means a heteroaryl-alkyi- group in which the heteroaryl and alkyi are as previously described. Preferred heteroaralkyls contain a lower alkyi group. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyl groups include pyridylmethyl, and quinolin-3- ylmethyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyi. "Hydroxyalkyl” means a HO-alkyl- group in which alkyi is as previously defined.
  • Preferred hydroxyaikyls contain lower alkyi.
  • suitable hydroxyalkyl groups include hydroxymethyl and 2-hydroxyethyi.
  • Cyanoalkyl means a NC-alkyl- group in which alkyi is as previously defined.
  • Preferred cyanoalkyls contain lower alkyi.
  • suitable cyanoalkyl groups include cyanomethy! and 2-cyanoethyl.
  • acyl means an H-C(O)-, aikyl-C(O)- or cycloalkyl-C(O)-, group in which the various groups are as previously described.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • Preferred acyis contain a lower alkyi.
  • suitable acyl groups include formyl, acetyl and propanoy!.
  • Aroyl means an aryl-C(O)- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • suitable groups include benzoyl and 1 - naphthoyi.
  • Heteroaroyl means an heteroaryl-C(O)- group in which the heteroaryl group is as previously described.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • suitable groups include pyridoyl.
  • Alkoxy means an aikyl-O- group in which the alky! group is as previously described.
  • suitable alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy and n-butoxy.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen.
  • Alkyoxyalkyi means a group derived from an alkoxy and aikyl as defined herein. The bond to the parent moiety is through the aikyl.
  • Aryloxy means an aryl-O- group in which the aryl group is as previously described.
  • suitable aryloxy groups include phenoxy and naphthoxy.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen.
  • Alkyloxy means an aralkyi-O- group (an arylaklyl-O- group) in which the aralkyl group is as previously described.
  • suitable aralkyloxy groups include benzyloxy and 1- or 2-naphthalenemethoxy.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen.
  • Arylalkenyl means a group derived from an aryl and aikenyl as defined herein. Preferred arylalkenyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl and the aikenyl consists of about 3 to about 6 atoms. The arylalkenyl can be optionally substituted by one or more substituents. The bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
  • Arylalkynyl means a group derived from a aryl and aikenyl as defined herein.
  • Preferred arylalkynyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl and the alkynyl consists of about 3 to about 6 atoms.
  • the aryla!kynyl can be optionally substituted by one or more substituents.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
  • Alkylthio means an alky!-S- group in which the aikyl group is as previously described.
  • suitable alkylthio groups include methylthio and ethylthio.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.
  • Arylthio means an aryl-S- group in which the aryl group is as previously described.
  • suitable arylthio groups include phenylthio and naphthylthio.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.
  • Alkylthio means an aralky!-S- group in which the aralkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting example of a suitable aralkylthio group is benzylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.
  • Alkoxycarbonyl means an alkyl-O-CO- group. Non-iimiting examples of suitable alkoxycarbonyl groups include methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • Aryloxycarbonyl means an aryl-O-C(O)- group.
  • suitable aryloxycarbonyl groups include phenoxycarbonyl and naphthoxycarbonyl.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • Alkoxycarbonyl means an aralkyl-O-C(O)- group.
  • a suitable aralkoxycarbonyl group is benzyloxycarbonyl.
  • the bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
  • Alkyisulfonyi means an alkyl-S ⁇ 0 2 )- group. Preferred groups are those in which the alkyl group is lower alkyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl.
  • Arylsulfonyl means an aryi-S(0 2 )- group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl.
  • Spirocycloalkyl means a cycloalkyl group attached to a parent moiety by replacement of two available hydrogen atoms at a single carbon atom.
  • Non-limiting examples of spirocycloalkyl wherein the parent moiety is a cycloalkyl include spiro [2.5] octane, spiro [2.4] heptane, etc. The moiety may optionally be substituted as described herein.
  • Non-limiting spirocycloalkyl groups include spirocyclopropyl, spriorcyclobutyl, spirocycloheptyl, and spirocyclohexyl.
  • substituted means that one or more hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency under the existing circumstances is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. Combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.
  • stable compound' or “stable structure” is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.
  • optionally substituted means optional substitution with the specified groups, radicals or moieties.
  • heteroarylalkyl, arylfused cycloalkyla!kyl- moiety or the like includes substitution on any ring portion and/or on the alkyl portion of the group.
  • variables can be the same or different.
  • Ring system substituent means a substituent attached to an aromatic or non-aromatic ring system which, for example, replaces an available hydrogen on the ring system.
  • Ring system substituents may be the same or different, each being as described herein or independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haioalkyl, heteroalkyi, aryl, heteroaryi, aralkyl, alkylaryl, heteroaralkyl, heteroary!alkenyl, heteroarylalkynyl, alkylheteroaryl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, acyl, aroy!, halo, nitro, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyi, arylsulfonyl, heteroarytsulfonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, heteroarylthio, aralkylthio, heteroaralkylthio, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, -
  • Yi and Y 2 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and araikyl.
  • Ring system substituent may also mean a single moiety which simultaneously replaces two available hydrogens on two adjacent carbon atoms (one H on each carbon) on a ring system. Examples of such moieties are rings such as heteroaryl, cycloaikyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycioalkenyi rings. Additional non-iimiting examples include methylene dioxy, ethylenedioxy, -C ⁇ CH 3 )2- and the like which form moieties such as, for example:
  • composition is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
  • the line— as a bond generally indicates a mixture of, or either of, the possible isomers, e.g., containing (R)- and (S)- stereochemistry.
  • the possible isomers e.g., containing (R)- and (S)- stereochemistry.
  • each wavy line in the following structure:
  • Oxo is defined as a oxygen atom that is double bonded to a ring carbon in a cycioalkyl, cycioalkenyl, heterocyciyi, heterocyclenyl, or other ring described herein, e.g.,
  • carbon atoms for compounds of the invention may be replaced with 1 to 3 silicon atoms so long as all valency requirements are satisfied.
  • purified refers to the physical state of said compound after being isolated from a synthetic process (e.g. from a reaction mixture), or natural source or combination thereof.
  • purified refers to the physical state of said compound (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) after being obtained from a purification process or processes described herein or well known to the skilled artisan (e.g., chromatography, recrystallization and the tike), in sufficient purity to be suitable for in vivo or medicinal use and/or characterizable by standard analytical techniques described herein or well known to the skilled artisan.
  • protecting groups When a functional group in a compound is termed "protected", this means that the group is in modified form to preclude undesired side reactions at the protected site when the compound is subjected to a reaction. Suitable protecting groups will be recognized by those with ordinary skill in the art as well as by reference to standard textbooks such as, for example, T. W. Greene et at, Protective Groups in organic Synthesis (1991), Wiley, New York.
  • composition is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
  • prodrugs means a compound (e.g, a drug precursor) that is transformed in vivo Xo yield a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate of the compound. The transformation may occur by various mechanisms (e.g., by metabolic or chemical processes), such as, for example, through hydrolysis in blood.
  • prodrugs is provided by T. Higuchi and W. Stella, "Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems," Vol. 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Bioreversibie Carriers in Drug Design, ed. Edward B. Roche r American
  • a prodrug can comprise an ester formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the acid group with a group such as, for example, (Ci-C 8 )a!kyl, (C 2 - Ci 2 )a!kanoyloxymethyl, 1-(alkanoyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 1- methyl-1 -(a!kanoyioxy)-ethyl having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms,
  • alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms
  • 1 - (alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms
  • N- ⁇ alkoxycarbonyl)aminomethyi having from 3 to 9 carbon atoms
  • 3-phthalidyl 4- crotonolactonyl, gamma-butyrolacton-4-yl, di-N,N-(Ci-C 2 )alkyiamino(C2-C 3 )alkyl (such as ⁇ -dimethylaminoethyl), carbamoyl-(C r C2)alkyl, ⁇ , ⁇ -di (Ci-
  • a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the alcohol group with a group such as, for example, (Ci-C 6 )alkanoyloxymethyi, 1-((C
  • each a-aminoacyl group is independently selected from the naturally occurring L-amino acids, P(0)(OH) 2 , -P(0)(0(CrC 6 )alkyl) 2 or glycosyi (the radical resulting from the removal of a hydroxyl group of the hemiacetal form of a carbohydrate), and the like.
  • a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of a hydrogen atom in the amine group with a group such as, for example, R-carbonyl, RO-carbonyl, NRR'-carbony!
  • R and R' are each independently (CrC o)alkyl, (C3-C7) cycloalkyl, benzyl, or R-carbonyl is a natural a-aminoacyl or natural a-aminoacyl,— CiOHJCiOJOY 1 wherein Y 1 is H, (Ci-Ce)alkyl or benzyl,— C(OY 2 )Y 3 wherein Y 2 is (C C 4 ) alkyl and Y 3 is (C r C 6 )alkyl, carboxy (CrC 6 )alkyl, amino(Ci-C 4 )alkyl or mono-N— or d!-N,N-(Ci-C e )alky!aminoalkyl, — C(Y )Y 5 wherein Y 4 is H or methyl and Y 5 is mono-N— or di-N,N-(C C-6)alkylamino morpholino, piperidin-1-y
  • One or more compounds of the invention may exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like, and it is intended that the invention embrace both solvated and unsolvated forms.
  • “Solvate” means a physical association of a compound of this invention with one or more solvent molecules. This physical association involves varying degrees of ionic and covalent bonding, including hydrogen bonding. In certain instances the solvate will be capable of isolation, for example when one or more solvent molecules are incorporated in the crystal lattice of the crystalline solid. "Solvate” encompasses both solution-phase and isolatable solvates. Non-limiting examples of suitable solvates include ethanoiates, methanolates, and the like.
  • “Hydrate” is a solvate wherein the solvent molecule is H 2 0.
  • One or more compounds of the invention may optionally be converted to a solvate.
  • Preparation of solvates is generally known.
  • solvates for example, . Caira et al, J Pharmaceutical Sci., 93(3). 601-611 (2004) describe the preparation of the solvates of the antifungal fluconazole in ethyl acetate as well as from water. Similar
  • a typical, non-limiting, process involves dissolving the inventive compound in desired amounts of the desired solvent (organic or water or mixtures thereof) at a higher than ambient temperature, and cooling the solution at a rate sufficient to form crystals which are then isolated by standard methods.
  • Analytical techniques such as, for example I. R. spectroscopy, show the presence of the solvent (or water) in the crystals as a solvate (or hydrate).
  • Effective amount or “therapeutically effective amount” is meant to describe an amount of compound or a composition of the present invention effective in inhibiting the above-noted diseases and thus producing the desired therapeutic, ameliorative, inhibitory or preventative effect.
  • salts can form salts which are also within the scope of this invention.
  • Reference to a compound of the invention herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated.
  • a compound of the invention contains both a basic moiety, such as, but not limited to a pyridine or imidazole, and an acidic moiety, such as, but not limited to a carboxylic acid, zwitterions ("inner salts”) may be formed and are included within the term "salt(s)" as used herein.
  • Salts of the compounds of the invention may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound of the invention with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium foilowed by lyophiiization.
  • Exemplary acid addition salts include acetates, ascorbates, benzoates, benzenesulfonates, bisulfates, borates, butyrates, citrates, camphorates,
  • camphorsulfonates fumarates, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, hydroiodides, lactates, maleates, methanesulfonates, naphthalenesulfonates, nitrates, oxalates, phosphates, propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates, tartarates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates (also known as tosylates,) and the like.
  • acids which are generally considered suitable for the formation of pharmaceutically useful salts from basic pharmaceutical compounds are discussed, for example, by P. Stah! er al, Camille G. (eds.) Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts.
  • Exemplary basic salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as sodium, lithium, and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as dicyclohexylamines, t-butyl amines, and salts with amino acids such as arginine, lysine and the like.
  • Basic nitrogen-containing groups may be quarternized with agents such as lower alkyl halides (e.g. methyl, ethyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), dialkyl sulfates (e.g.
  • dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl sulfates dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl sulfates
  • long chain halides e.g. decyl, lauryl, and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides
  • aralky! halides e.g. benzyl and phenethyl bromides
  • esters of the present compounds include the following groups: (1) carboxyiic acid esters obtained by esterification of the hydroxy groups, in which the non-carbonyl moiety of the carboxyiic acid portion of the ester grouping is selected from straight or branched chain aikyl (for example, acetyl, n- propyl, t-butyl, or n-butyl), alkoxyalkyl (for example, methoxymethyl), aralkyl (for example, benzyl), aryloxyalkyl (for example, phenoxymethyl), ary! (for example, phenyl optionally substituted with, for example, halogen, Ci. 4 alkyl, or Ci- alkoxy or amino); (2) sulfonate esters, such as alkyl- or aralkylsulfonyl (for example,
  • phosphate esters may be further esterified by, for example, a Ci -2 o alcohol or reactive derivative thereof, or by a 2,3-di (C 6 . 24 )acyl glycerol.
  • the compounds of the invention may contain asymmetric or chiral centers, and, therefore, exist in different stereoisomeric forms. It is intended that all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of the invention as well as mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures, form part of the present invention, in addition, the present invention embraces all geometric and positional isomers. For example, if a compound of the invention incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and transforms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the invention.
  • Diastereomeric mixtures can be separated into their individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical chemical differences by methods well known to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, by chromatography and/or fractional crystallization.
  • Enantiomers can be separated by converting the enantiomeric mixture into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate optically active compound (e.g., chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or osher's acid chloride), separating the diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing) the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers.
  • an appropriate optically active compound e.g., chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or osher's acid chloride
  • converting e.g., hydrolyzing
  • some of the compounds of the invention may be atroptsomers (e.g., substituted biaryls) and are considered as part of this invention.
  • the compounds of the invention may exist in different tautomeric forms, and all such forms are embraced within the scope of the invention. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of the compounds are included in the invention.
  • All stereoisomers (for example, geometric isomers, optical isomers and the like) of the present compounds including those of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds as well as the salts, solvates and esters of the prodrugs), such as those which may exist due to asymmetric carbons on various substituents, including enantiomeric forms ⁇ which may exist even in the absence of asymmetric carbons), rotameric forms, atropisomers, and diastereomeric forms, are contemplated within the scope of this invention, as are positional isomers (such as, for example, 4- pyridyl and 3-pyridyl).
  • Individual stereoisomers of the compounds of the invention may, for example, be substantially free of other isomers, or may be admixed, for example, as racemates or with all other, or other selected, stereoisomers.
  • the chiral centers of the present invention can have the S or R configuration as defined by the lUPAC 1974
  • the present invention also embraces isotopically-!abelled compounds of the present invention which are identical to those recited herein, but for the fact that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass number usually found in nature.
  • isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds of the invention include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, fluorine and chlorine, such as 2 H, 3 H, 13 C, 1 C, 15 N, 18 0, 17 0, 31 P, 32 P, 35 S, 18 F, and 36 CI, respectively.
  • Certain isotopically-labeiled compounds of the invention are useful in compound and/or substrate tissue distribution assays.
  • Tritiated (i.e., 3 H) and carbon-14 (i.e., 14 C) isotopes are particularly preferred for their ease of preparation and detectability.
  • substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium (i.e., 2 H) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability (e.g., increased in vivo half-life or reduced dosage requirements) and hence may be preferred in some circumstances.
  • Isotopically labelled compounds of the invention can generally be prepared by following procedures analogous to those disclosed in the Schemes and/or in the Examples hereinbelow, by substituting an appropriate isotopically labelled reagent for a non- isotopically labelled reagent.
  • Non-limiting examples of deuterated compounds of the invention are described hereinbelow.
  • Suitable doses for administering compounds of the invention to patients may readily be determined by those skilled in the art, e.g., by an attending physician, pharmacist, or other skilled worker, and may vary according to patient health, age, weight, frequency of administration, use with other active ingredients, and/or indication for which the compounds are administered. Doses may range from about 0.001 to 500 mg/kg of body weight/day of the compound of the invention. In one embodiment, the dosage is from about 0.01 to about 25 mg/kg of body weight/day of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound.
  • the quantity of active compound in a unit dose of preparation may be varied or adjusted from about 1 mg to about 100 mg, preferably from about 1 mg to about 50 mg, more preferably from about 1 mg to about 25 mg, according to the particular application.
  • a typical dose of preparation may be varied or adjusted from about 1 mg to about 100 mg, preferably from about 1 mg to about 50 mg, more preferably from about 1 mg to about 25 mg, according to the particular application.
  • recommended daily dosage regimen for oral administration can range from about 1 mg/day to about 500 mg/day, preferably 1 mg/day to 200 mg/day, in two to four divided doses.
  • the amount and frequency of administration of the compounds of the invention and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof will be regulated according to the judgment of the attending clinician considering such factors as age, condition and size of the patient as well as severity of the symptoms being treated.
  • the compounds of this invention When used in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, the compounds of this invention may be administered together or sequentialiy. When administered sequentially, compounds of the invention may be administered before or after the one or more additional therapeutic agents, as determined by those skilled in the art or patient preference.
  • such combination products employ the compounds of this invention within the dosage range described herein and the other pharmaceutically active agent or treatment within its dosage range.
  • this invention includes combinations comprising an amount of at least one compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and an effective amount of one or more additional agents described above.
  • the pharmacological properties of the compounds of this invention may be confirmed by a number of pharmacological assays. Certain assays are exemplified elsewhere in this document.
  • inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be either solid or liquid.
  • Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and suppositories.
  • the powders and tablets may be comprised of from about 5 to about 95 percent active ingredient.
  • Suitable solid carriers are known in the art, e.g., magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar or lactose. Tablets, powders, cachets and capsules can be used as solid dosage forms suitable for oral administration. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and methods of manufacture for various compositions may be found in A. Gennaro (ed.), Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18 th Edition, (1990), Mack Publishing Co., Easton,
  • Liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parenteral injection or addition of sweeteners and opacifiers for oral solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Liquid form preparations may also include solutions for intranasal administration.
  • Aerosol preparations suitable for inhalation may include solutions and solids in powder form, which may be in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
  • solid form preparations that are intended to be converted, shortly before use, to liquid form preparations for either oral or parenteral
  • Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions and emulsions.
  • the compounds of the invention may also be deliverable transdermally.
  • the transdermal compositions can take the form of creams, iotions, aerosols and/or emulsions and can be included in a transdermal patch of the matrix or reservoir type as are conventional in the art for this purpose.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be delivered subcutaneously.
  • the compound is administered orally.
  • the pharmaceutical preparation compring one or more compounds of the invention may be prepared in a unit dosage form.
  • the preparation is subdivided into suitably sized unit doses containing appropriate quantities of the active component, e.g., an effective amount to achieve the desired purpose.
  • VXR-200 (200 MHz, " ⁇ ), Varian Gemini-300 (300 MHz) or XL-400 (400 MHz), or Bruker AVANCE 300 or 500 MHz spectrometers and are reported as ppm ( ⁇ ) down field from Me4Si with number of protons, multiplicities, and coupling constants in Hertz indicated parenthetically.
  • Optical rotation data was obtained on a Perkin Elmer 341 polarimeter and substrate concentration c is reported in mg/mL
  • Anhydrous solvents (CH 2 Cl 2t toluene, methanol, THF) were purchased directly from Aldrich and used without further purification. All other reagents were used as supplied.
  • Preparation A tert-butyl methylcarbamothioylcarbamate, Preparation A.
  • the following conditions were used for a larger scale synthesis of Preparation A: To a suspension of sodium hydride (60 wt %, 156 g, 3.90 mol) in anhydrous THF (7.5 L) at 2 °C was added over 105 minutes via addition funnel a solution of methyl isothiocyanate (246 g, 3.36 mol) and carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (400 g, 3.41 mol) in THF (2.5 L).
  • the cooling bath was removed and the reaction was stirred overnight at RT.
  • the reaction was re-cooled to 10 °C, then ice (1 kg) was gradually added.
  • the mixture was transferred into an extractor containing ice water (2.5 L), and then diethyl ether (2.5 L) was added.
  • the layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 2 L).
  • the combined organic layers were diluted with diethyl ether (2 L), then washed with 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (2 x 3 L) and water (3 x 3 L). An emulsion formed during the addition of water, so solid sodium chloride was added to aid in the phase separation.
  • Preparation C was prepared analogously to Preparation B, substituting 4- pentafluorosulfanylphenyl bromide with 3-pentafluorosuifanylphenyl bromide.
  • Example 2 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1- bromo-4-pentafluorosulfanylbenzene is replaced by 1 -bromo-3- pentafluorosulfanylbenzene in Step 5.
  • Example 3 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1-(3- bromophenyl)ethanone is replaced by 1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 1.
  • Example 3 was prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6 (steps 2-5 and steps 8-9), except that 1-(2-f!uoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone 2 was replaced by 1 -(4- bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 2 and Preparation C was replaced by Preparation B in Step 8.
  • Example 4 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1 -(3- bromophenyl)ethanone is replaced by 1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 1, and that 1-bromo-4-pentafluorosuifanylbenzene is replaced by 1 -bromo-3- pentafluorosulfanylbenzene in Step 5.
  • Example 4 was prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6 (steps 2-5 and steps 8-9), except that 1- ⁇ 2-fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone 2 was replaced by 1 -(4- bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 2 to give the TFA salt of Example 4 as a white solid.
  • Example 6 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6, except that
  • Preparation C is replaced by Preparation B in Step 8.
  • Step 1 Preparation of 1-(2-Fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone (2).
  • Step 2 Preparation of (H,£)- ⁇ i-[1-(2-Fiuoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethyIidene]-2- methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (4).
  • the reaction mixture was then vacuum filtered and the filter cake rinsed with ethyl acetate (2000 ml).
  • the filtrate was diluted with water (1000 mL), the phases separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3000 mL).
  • the combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column
  • Step 3 Preparation of (S)-Wlethyl 3-[(/3 ⁇ 4-1 ,1-Dimethylethylsulfinamido] » 3-(2,3 f 6- trifluorophenyl)butanoate (5).
  • Step 6 Preparation of (S)-fe/ ⁇ -Butyl 4-(5-Amino-2-fluorophenyi)-1 ,4-dimethyI-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 W)-ylidenecarbamate ⁇ ).
  • Step 7 Preparation of (S)-ferf-Butyl 4-(5-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-1 ,4-dimethyl-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ylidenecarbamate (10)
  • a homogeneous time-resolved FRET assay was used to determine 1C 50 values for inhibitors of the soluble human BACE1 catalytic domain. This assay monitored the increase of 620 nm fluorescence that resulted from BACE1 cleavage of an
  • APPswedish APP swe mutant peptide FRET substrate QSY7-EISEVNLDAEFC- Europium-amide.
  • This substrate contained an N-terminal QSY7 moiety that served as a quencher of the C-terminal Europium f!uorophore (620 nm Em).
  • 620 nm fluorescence was low in the assay and increased linearly over 3 hours in the presence of uninhibited BACE1 enzyme.
  • Inhibition of BACE1 cleavage of the QSY7-APP swe -Eu substrate by inhibitors was manifested as a suppression of 620 nm fluorescence.
  • Varying concentrations of inhibitors at 3x the final desired concentration in a volume of 10ul were preincubated with purified human BACE1 catalytic domain (3 nM in 10 ⁇ ) for 30 minutes at 30° C in reaction buffer containing 20 mM Na-Acetate pH 5.0, 10% glycerol, 0.1 % Brij-35 and 7.5% DSMO. Reactions were initiated by addition of 10 ⁇ of 600 nM QSY7-APP swe -Eu substrate (200 nM final) to give a final reaction voiume of 30 ⁇ in a 384 well Nunc HTRF plate. The reactions were incubated at 30° C for 1.5 hours.
  • 620nm fluorescence was then read on a Rubystar HTRF plate reader (BMG Labtechnologies) using a 50 delay followed by a 400 millisecond acquisition time window.
  • Inhibitor IC 5 o values were derived from non-linear regression analysis of concentration response curves.
  • K, values were then calculated from IC S o values using the Cheng-Prusoff equation using a previously determined ⁇ value of 8 ⁇ for the QSY7-APP swe -Eu substrate at BACE1.
  • HEK293 cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and stably transfected with the human amyloid precursor protein cDNA containing the FAD Swedish (enhances ⁇ -secretase processing) and London
  • HEK293-APP swe lon A HEK293 stable clone with ⁇ expression (HEK293-APP swe lon ) was identified and maintained at 37 °C, 5% C0 2 in the ATCC- recommended growth media supplemented with hygromycin. Determination of compound IC 5 o values for inhibition of APP processing (reduction of ⁇ 1 -40, ⁇ 1 -42 and 3 ⁇ levels) in HEK293-APP swe lon cells was accomplished by treatment of cells with various concentrations of compounds diluted in fresh complete growth media for 4 hours at 37°C, 5% C0 2 .
  • ⁇ 40 or ⁇ 42 were measured in 15 ⁇ of media using a mesosca!e based ELISA assay.
  • Full length ⁇ 40 and ⁇ 42 peptides were captured with the N-terminai specific biotinylated-W02 monoclonal antibody and detected using either the ruthenylated ⁇ 40 C-terminal specific monoclonal antibody, G2-10 or the rutheny!ated ⁇ 42 C-terminal specific monoclonal antibody G2-1 1 respectively.
  • Raw electrochemiluminescnce values were measured using a esoscale Sector Imager plate reader and were plotted as a function of compound concentration.
  • IC 5 o values were interpolated from the data using nonlinear regression analysis (Sigmoida! dose response fit with variable slope) of the data using GraphPad Prism software.

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Abstract

In its many embodiments, the present invention provides provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds, including compounds Formula (I): and tautomers thereof, and solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates of said compounds and said tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates, wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, R11, ring A, ring B, m, n, p, q, r, -L1-,L2-, and L3- is selected independently and as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use in treating pathologies associated with amyloid beta (Aβ) protein, including Alzheimers Disease, are also disclosed.

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PENTAFLUOROSULFUR IMINO HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS BACE-1 INHIBITORS. COMPOSITIONS. AND THEIR USE
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to United States provisional application Serial No. 61/249,736, filed October 8, 2009, incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds and compositions comprising these compounds. The pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds and compositions of the invention are useful as BACE-1 inhibitors and for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related to β- amyloid ("Αβ") production.
BACKGROUND
Amyloid beta peptide ("Αβ") is a primary component of β amyloid fibrils and plaques, which are regarded as a causative feature in an increasing number of pathologies. Examples of such pathologies include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss (including memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease), attention deficit symptoms (including attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome), dementia (including pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome), progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment (including olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Down's syndrome), β-amyloid angiopathy (including cerebral amyloid angiopathy), hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type !i diabetes, hemodialysis (β2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom), neurodegenerative diseases such as scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, Creutzfe!d-Jakob disease, traumatic brain injury, and the like.
Αβ peptides are short peptides which are made from the abnormal proteolytic break-down of the transmembrane protein called amyloid precursor protein ("APP"). Αβ peptides are made from the cleavage of APP by β-secretase activity at the position corresponding to the N-terminus of Αβ, and by γ-secretase activity at the position corresponding to the C-terminus of Αβ. (APP is also cleaved by -a-secretase activity, resulting in the secreted, non-amyioidogenic fragment known as soluble APPa.) Beta site APP Cleaving Enzyme ("BACE-1") is regarded as the primary aspartyl protease responsible for the production of abnormal Αβ by β-secretase activity. The inhibition of BACE-1 has been shown to inhibit the production of Αβ.
Alzheimer's disease ("AD") is estimated to afflict more than 20 million people worldwide and is believed to be the most common cause of dementia. AD is a disease characterized by degeneration and loss of neurons and also by the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Presently, treatment of Alzheimer's disease is limited to the treatment of its symptoms rather than the underlying causes. Symptom-improving agents approved for this purpose include, for example, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists such as memantine
(Namenda®, Forrest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept®, Pfizer), rivastigmine (Exelon®, Novartis), galantamine
(Razadyne Reminyl®), and tacrine (Cognex®).
In AD, Αβ peptides, abnormally formed through β-sectretase and y-secretase activity, can form tertiary structures that aggregate to form amyloid fibrils. Αβ peptides have also been shown to form Αβ oligomers (sometimes referred to as "Abeta aggregates" or "Abeta oligomers"). Αβ oligomers are small multimeric structures composed of 2 to 12 Αβ peptides that are structurally distinct from Αβ fibriis. Amyloid fibrils can deposit outside neurons in dense formations known as senile plaques, neuritic plaques, or diffuse plaques in regions of the brain important to memory and cognition. Αβ oligomers are cytotoxic when injected in the brains of rats or in cell culture. This Αβ plaque formation and deposition and/or Αβ oligomer formation, and the resultant neuronal death and cognitive impairment, are among the hallmarks of AD pathophysiology. Other hallmarks of AD pathophysiology include intracellular neurofibrillary tangles comprised of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein, and neuroinflammation.
Evidence suggests that Αβ and Αβ fibrils and plaque play a causal role in AD pathophysiology. (See Ohno et a!., Neurobiology of Disease, No. 26 (2007), 134- 145.) Mutations in the genes for APP and presenilins 1 and 2 (PS1/2) are known to cause familial AD and an increase in the production of the 42-amino acid form of Αβ is regarded as causative. Αβ has been shown to be neurotoxic in culture and in vivo, For example, when injected into the brains of aged primates, fibrillar Αβ causes neuronal cell death around the injection site. Other direct and circumstantial evidence of the role of Αβ in Alzheimer etiology has also been published.
BACE-1 has become an accepted therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. For example, McConlogue et al., J. Bio, Chem., vol. 282, No. 36 (Sept. 2007), have shown that partial reductions of BACE-1 enzyme activity and concomitant reductions of Αβ levels lead to a dramatic inhibition of Αβ-driven AD-like pathology (while minimizing potential side effects of full inhibition), making β- secretase a target for therapeutic intervention in AD. Ohno et ai. Neurobiology of Disease, No. 26 (2007), 134-145, report that genetic deletion of BACE-1 in 5XFAD mice abrogates Αβ generation, blocks amyloid deposition, prevents neuron loss found in the cerebral cortex and subicu!um (brain regions manifesting the most severe amyloidosis in 5XFAD mice), and rescues memory deficits in 5XFAD mice. The group also reports that Αβ is ultimately responsible for neuron death in AD and conclude that BACE-1 inhibition has been validated as an approach for the treatment of AD. Roberds et al., Human Mol. Genetics, 2001 , Vol. 10, No. 12, 1317-1324, established that inhibition or loss of β-secretase activity produces no profound phenotypic defects while inducing a concomitant reduction in β-amyloid peptide. Luo et al., Nature Neuroscience, vol. 4, no. 3, March 2001 , report that mice deficient in BACE-1 have normal phenotype and abolished β-amyloid generation.
BACE-1 has also been identified or implicated as a therapeutic target for a number of other diverse pathologies in which Αβ or Αβ fragments have been identified to play a causative role. One such example is in the treatment of AD-type symptoms of patients with Down's syndrome. The gene encoding APR is found on chromosome 21 , which is also the chromosome found as an extra copy in Down's syndrome.
Down's syndrome patients tend to acquire AD at an early age, with almost all those over 40 years of age showing Alzheimer's-type pathology. This is thought to be due to the extra copy of the APP gene found in these patients, which leads to
overexpression of APP and therefore to increased levels of Αβ causing the
prevalence of AD seen in this population. Furthermore, Down's patients who have a duplication of a small region of chromosome 21 that does not include the APP gene do not develop AD pathology. Thus, it is thought that inhibitors of BACE-1 could be useful in reducing Alzheimer's type pathology in Down's syndrome patients.
Another example is in the treatment of glaucoma (Guo et al., PNAS, vol. 104, no. 33, August 14, 2007). Glaucoma is a retinal disease of the eye and a major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Guo et al. report that Αβ colocalizes with apoptotic retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in experimental glaucoma and induces significant RGC cell loss in vivo in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The group report having demonstrated that targeting different components of the Αβ formation and aggregation pathway, including inhibition of β-secretase alone and together with other approaches, can effectively reduce glaucomatous RGC apoptosis in vivo. Thus, the reduction of Αβ production by the inhibition of BACE-1 could be useful, alone or in combination with other approaches, for the treatment of glaucoma.
Another example is in the treatment of olfactory impairment. Getchell et al., Neurobiology of Aging, 24 (2003), 663-673, have observed that the olfactory epithelium, a neuroepithelium that lines the posterior-dorsal region of the nasal cavity, exhibits many of the same pathological changes found in the brains of AD patients, including deposits of Αβ, the presence of hyperphosphorylated tau protein, and dystrophic neurites among others. Other evidence in this connection has been reported by Bacon AW, et al., Ann NYAcad Sci 2002; 855:723-31; Crino PB, Martin JA, Hill WD, et al., Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 1995;104:655-61 ; Davies DC, et al., Neurobiol Aging, 1993; 14:353-7; Devanand DP, et al., Am J Psychiatr,
2000;157:1399-405; and Doty RL, et al., Brain Res Bull, 1987;18:597-600. It is reasonable to suggest that addressing such changes by reduction of Αβ by inhibition of BACE-1 could help to restore olfactory sensitivity in patients with AD.
Other diverse pathologies characterized by the inappropriate formation and deposition of Αβ or fragments thereof, and/or by the presence of amyloid fibrils, include neurodegenerative diseases such as scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury ("TBI"), Creutzfeld-Jakob disease and the like, type II diabetes (which is characterized by the localized accumulation of cytotoxic amyloid fibrils in the insulin producing cells of the pancreas), and amyloid angiopathy In this regard reference can be made to the patent literature. For example, Kong et al.,
US2008/0015180, disclose methods and compositions for treating amyloidosis with agents that inhibit Αβ peptide formation. As another example, Loane, et al. report the targeting of amyloid precursor protein secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury. (Loane et al., "Amyloid precursor protein secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury", Nature Medicine, Advance Online Publication, published online March 15, 2009.) Still other diverse pathologies characterized by the inappropriate formation and deposition of Αβ or fragments thereof, and/or by the presence of amyloid fibrils, and/or for which inhibitor(s) of BACE-1 is expected to be of therapeutic value are discussed further hereinbelow.
The therapeutic potential of inhibiting the deposition of Αβ has motivated many groups to characterize BACE-1 and to identify BACE-1 and other secretase enzyme inhibitors. Examples from the patent literature are growing and include
WO2006009653, WO2007005404, WO2007005366, WO2007038271 ,
WO2007016012, US2005/0282826, US2007072925, WO2007149033, WO2007145568, WO2007145569, WO2007145570, WO2007145571 , WO2007114771, US20070299087, WO2005/016876, WO2005/014540,
WO2005/058311 , WO2006/065277, WO2006/014762, WO2006/0 4944,
WO2006/138195, WO2006/ 138264, WO2006/138192, WO2006/138217,
WO2007/050721 , WO2007/053506, WO2007/146225, WO2006/138230,
WO2006/138265, WO2006/138266, WO2007/053506, , WO2007/146225,
WO2008/073365, WO2008/073370, WO2008/103351, US2009/041201 , and
US2009/041202. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds which are collectively or individually referred to herein as "compound(s) of the invention", as described herein.
In each of the various embodiments of the compounds of the invention described herein, each variable including those of Formulas (!), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (il), (IIA), (HA-1 ), and (IIA-2), and the various embodiments thereof, each variable is selected independently of the others unless otherwise indicated.
In each of the various embodiments of the compounds of the invention described herein, including those of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (iA-2), (II), (IIA), (I IA-1), and (MA-2), and the various embodiments thereof and the compounds of the examples, such formulas and examples are intended to encompass ail forms of the compounds such as, for example, any solvates, hydrates, stereoisomers, and tautomers of said compounds and of any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Isolated and purified forms of each of the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the compounds of the invention. In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I):
Figure imgf000008_0001
(I)
and include tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, and esters thereof, and
pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, and esters,
wherein:
W is selected from the group consisting of -C(O)-, -C(S)-, and -C(=NR8A)-;
-Li- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloa!kyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -aikynyl-;
-L.2- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haioalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -aikynyl-;
each -L3- independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety independently selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-,
-haioalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, -aikynyl-, -N(R7)-, -NHC(O)-, and -C(0)NH-; m, n, p, q, and r are each independently selected integers, wherein:
m is 0 or more;
n is 0 or more;
p is 0 or more;
q is 0, 1 , or 2; r is 0, 1 , or 2, with the provisos that:
(i) the maximum value of the sum of m, n, and q is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A,
(ii) the maximum value of the sum of p and r is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B, and
(iii) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of: H, alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterohaloalkyi, cycloalkyi, cycloalky!alkyl-, heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylaikyi-, aryl, arylaikyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi-,
wherein each of said alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterohaloalkyi, cycloalkyi, cycloalkylalkyh heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylaikyi-, aryl, arylaikyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi- of R1 is unsubstituied or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of Ht halo, alkyi, and haloalkyl,
wherein each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R2 is unsubstituied or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, and haloalkyl,
wherein each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R2 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyi, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl,
wherein each of said alky!, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyi, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl of R4 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
ring A is selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyi, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic
heterocycloalkyi, monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group;
each ring B (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyi, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group;
each R5 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -NO2, -Si(R6)3, -P(0)(OR7)2, -P(0)(OR7)(R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7, - NR8S(0)2R7, -NRsC(0)N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2,
-S(0)R7, -S(0)aR7, -S(0)2N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, alkyl, haloaikyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, a!kenyt, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl,
wherein each said alkyl, haloaikyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl of R5 (when present) is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower heteroalkyl, halo, -CN, -N02, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -C(0)N(R8)2, and cycloalkyl;
each R6 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, haloaikyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalky!-, heteroaryl, and
heteroarylalkyl-;
each R7 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloaikyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, cycloalkyl, cyc!oaikylalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
each R8 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of
H, alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloaikyl, aryl, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
R8A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, arylcycloalkyi, OR7, -CN, -C(0)R7, -C(0)OR7, -S(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2l -S(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)2N(R8)2, -N02, and -N(R8)2;
each R9 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of: halogen, -CN, -N02, -Si(R6)3, -P(0)(OR7)2, -P(0)(OR7)(R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7, - NR8S(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)0R7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)aR7, -C(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S(0)2N(R8)2t -OR7, -SR7, atkyl, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aryialkyi-, cycloalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyi-, and heterocycloalkyi; each R10 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -NO2, -Si(R6)3, -P(0)(OR7)2, -P(0)(OR7){R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7,
-NR8S(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2l
-S(0)R7, -S{0)2R7 ( -S(0)2N(Ra)2, -OR7, -SR7, a!kyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and cycloalkyi,
wherein each said alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and cycloalkyi of R 0 (when present) is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, Sower alkynyl, lower heteroalkyl, halo, -CN, -N02, -N(R8)2, -OR7, and -C(0)N(R8)2; and
each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of -SF5 and
-OSF5. in other embodiments, the invention provides compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising one or more compounds of the invention (e.g., one compound of the invention), or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound(s) and/or said tautomer(s), optionally together with one or more additional therapeutic agents, optionally in an acceptable (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable) carrier or diluent.
In other embodiments, the invention provides various methods of treating, preventing, ameliorating, and/or delaying the onset of an amyloid β pathology (Αβ pathology) and/or a symptom or symptoms thereof, comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound(s) and/or said tautomer(s), to a patient in need thereof. Such methods optionally additionally comprise administering an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for treating the patient being treated. These and other embodiments of the invention, which are described in detail below or will become readily apparent to those of ordinary skiii in the art, are included within the scope of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I) as described above.
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IA):
Figure imgf000012_0001
<IA)
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R1, Li, , L3, R2, R3, R4, R5, ring A, ring B, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (i).
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IA-1 ):
Figure imgf000013_0001
(IA-1)
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R\ , L2l L3, R2, R3, R4, R5, ring A, ring B, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (I A-2):
Figure imgf000013_0002
(IA-2)
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R , L T L2, L3, R2, R3, R\ R5, ring A, ring B, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (i).
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (lA), (!A-1 ), and (IA-2), R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyl, and cyciopropyl. ln one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (!A-2), R1 is selected from the group consisting of H and methyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R1 is H. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R1 is methyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R2 is H. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), and (IA-2):
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyl, and cyciopropyl; and R2 is H.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R3 is H R2 is H.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (iA-2), R3 is selected from the group consisting H, aikyl, haioalkyl, and heteroalkyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), and (IA-2), R3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower a!kyl, and lower alkyl ether. In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (!), (IA), (IA-1 ), and (IA-2), R is selected from the group consisting H, alkyl, haioalkyl, and heteroalkyl; and R2 is H.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower alkyl, and lower alkyl ether; and R2 is H.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), and (!A-2), -L2- is absent and R4 is lower alkyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (I A), (IA-1), and (IA-2), -L2- is absent and R4 is methyl. ln one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (I A), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R1 is lower alkyl, R2 is H, -L2- is a bond, and R4 is alkyl.
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (II):
Figure imgf000015_0001
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R3, , L2, ring A, ring B, R6, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
ln one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (HA):
Figure imgf000016_0001
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R3, Li, L2, ring A, ring B, R5, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IIA-1 ):
Figure imgf000016_0002
(IIA-1 )
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R3, L ( L2, ring A, ring B, R5, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
Figure imgf000017_0001
(IIA-2)
and include tautomers, and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates of said compounds, tautomers, and prodrugs, wherein R3, L1t L2, ring A, ring B, R5, m, n, and p are each as defined in Formula (I).
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (MA), (IIA-1), and (Π-Α2), R3 is selected from the group consisting H, alkyl, haloaikyl, and heteroalkyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (iA), (IA-1), and (IA-2), R3 is selected from the group consisting H, lower alkyl, halo lower alkyl, and lower alkyl ether.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (MA), (IIA-1 ), and (II-A2), R3 is H.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (IIA-1), and (II-A2):
-Li- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloaikyl-, -heteroalkyl-, and -alkenyk In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (IIA-1 ), and (II-A2):
-U- represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of •alkyl-,
-haloaikyl-, -heteroalkyl-, and -alkenyk
-Li- represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of and -haloaikyl-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (l!A), (IIA-1 ), and (II-A2): -Lr is present or absent and when present represents a divalent lower a!kyl moiety.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (IIA-1 ), and (II-A2):
-Lr represents a bond, ~CH2-, or -CH2CH2-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (li), (IIA), (IIA-1), and (II-A2):
-Lr represents a bond.
in one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (IIA-1), and (Π-Α2):
-L represents a divalent lower alkyi moiety.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (l!A-1 ), and (Π-Α2):
-Lr represents -CH2-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (II), (IIA), (IIA-1), and (II-A2):
-Lr represents -CH2CH2-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (iA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (li), (IIA), (IIA- , and (I IA-2), n is 0 and m is 1 or more.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- , and (MA-2), n is 1 or more, p is 0 or more, and m is 0.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (I A), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (ΠΑ- , and (MA-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 0 or more.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- , and (I IA-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 0, 1 , 2, or 3.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- , and (ΠΑ-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 0, 1, or 2.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- , and (IIA-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 0 or 1.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (l!A- , and (IIA-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 1.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (li), (IIA), (IIA- , and (IIA-2), n is 1 , p is 0 or more, and m is 2.
ln one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (iA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (HA), (!IA- 1), and (IIA-2): -L is present or absent and when present represents -CH2-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (ΠΑ- 1), and (IIA-2):
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, imidazoiyl, pyrazoiyi, quinazolinyl, benzofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl,
benzothienyl, naphthyi, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, and indazolyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (I IA-2):
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, naphthyi, isoquinolinyl, benzothienyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, and indolyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (!A-2), (it), (IIA), (i!A- 1), and (IIA-2):
each -L3- independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2):
each -l_3- independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2): n is 1 and - - is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1 ), and (I IA-2):
n is 1 and -U- represents a bond.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (!A-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2):
n is 1 and -L3- is a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (ΠΑ- 1), and (IIA-2):
n is 1 or more;
p is 0 or more; and
each ring B is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, thienyl, pyrazolyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, pyridazinyl, and isothiazolyl. in one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA-
1), and (IIA-2):
n is 1 or more;
p is 0 or more; and
each ring B is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (l!A- 1), and (IIA-2): m is 1 or more and each R5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2t -NR8C(0)R7, -NR8S(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2) -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S(0)2N(R8)2, - OR7, -SR7, lower alkyi, lower ha!oalkyl, lower heteroalky!, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyi, heteroaryi, and heterocycloaikyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (iA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (MA-2):
m is 1 or more and each R5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cycloalkyi.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (li), (MA), (IIA- 1), and (!IA-2):
m is 1 or more and each R5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cyclopropyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (II A- 1), and (MA-2):
m is 0 or more, n is 1 or more, p is 1 or more, and each R9 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(RS)2,
-NR8C(0)R7, -NR8S(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2) -S(0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S(0)2N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, aryl, aryialkyi-, cycloalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, and heterocycloaikyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2): m is 0 or more, n is 1 or more, p is 1 or more, and each R group is
independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyi, lower heteroalkyi, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1 ), and (IIA-2):
m is 0 or more, n is 1 or more, p is 1 or more, and each R9 group is
independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyi, lower heteroalkyi, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cyclopropyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2), n is 0 and the moiety:
Figure imgf000022_0001
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (!IA-2):
n is 0;
m is 1 or more; q is 1 or 2;
the moiety:
Figure imgf000023_0001
-L represents a bond, -CH2-, or -CH2CH2-;
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyi, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothieny!,
benzimidazolyl, and indazolyl; and
each R5 group is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2l -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalky!, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cycloaikyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (li), (IIA), (IIA- 1), and (IIA-2):
n is 0;
the moiety:
Figure imgf000024_0001
-Lr represents a bond, --CH2-, or -CH2CH2-;
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyi, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothienyl,
benzimidazolyi, and indazolyl;
m is 0 or more;
q is 1 or 2;
and
each R5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, and cyclopropyl.
In one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (lA-2), (II), (IlA), (l!A- 1), and (IIA-2):
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyi, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothienyl,
benzimidazolyi, and indazolyl;
m is 0 or more; q is 0, 1 , or 2;
each R5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7 lower alkyl, lower haloa!kyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, and cycloalky!;
n is 1 ;
r is 0, 1 , or 2;
-l_3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C{0)NH-;
ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, and oxazolyl;
p is 0 or more;
and
each R9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2( -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyi, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl;
with the provisos that:
(i) the sum of m and q is the maximum value of substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A;
(ii) the sum of p and r is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B; and
(ii) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2. in one embodiment, in each of Formulas (I), (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (!IA), (liA- 1), and (IIA-2):
n is 1 ;
q is 0, 1, or 2;
m is 0 or more;
p is 0 or more;
r is 0, 1 , or 2; ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, benzthienyl, and benzimidazoiyl;
each R5 group {when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower ha!oalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cyclopropyl;
-l_3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-;
ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, and pyrazinyi; and
each R9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower hafoalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cyclopropyl;
with the provisos that:
(i) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2;
(ii) the maximum value of the sum of m, n and q is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A; and
(iii) the maximum value of the sum of p and r is the maxiumum number of substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B.
In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention comprise each of the compounds shown in Table 1 , and tautomers thereof, and solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates of said compounds and said tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates:
Ex. # Structure Ex. # Structure
Figure imgf000026_0001
Figure imgf000027_0001
In another embodiment, the present invention encompasses deuterates of the compounds of the invention, or tautomers thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said deuterated compound or tautomer of the invention. Specific, non-limiting examples of deuterated compounds of the invention are as described and exemplified herein and include, deuterated compounds of Formulas (ld), (lld), and (IIId). Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that, in addition to the non-limiting examples shown, other available hydrogen atoms may be deuterated in a similar manner as described hereinbelow. Such deuterated compounds are also to be considered as being among the compounds of the invention. The resulting compound is refered to herein as a "deuterated" compound of the invention or, alternatively, as "deuterate(s)" of compounds of the invention. The compounds of the invention may be deuterated in a manner known to those of ordinary skill in the art, e.g., as described herein. Thus, in one non-limiting embodiment, deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (Id):
Figure imgf000028_0001
(0
wherein:
one or more hydrogen atoms present in R\ R2, R3, R4, R5 (when present) and/or R9 (when present), or one or more of any available hydrogen atom(s) present on ring A or ring B (when present) is replaced by deuterium; and
each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of Formulas (I A), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (IIA), (I IA-1), and (IIA-2) and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (id).
For example, in one non-limiting embodiment, in Formula (id), R1 is D and each of W, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, -L , -L2-, -L3-, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (f I), (ll-A), (Π-Α1 ), or (li- A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
As another example, in another non-limiting embodiment, in Formula (ld), R2 is D and each of W, R1, R3, R4, R5, R9, -L , - -, -Lr, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
As another example, in another non-limiting embodiment, in Formula (ld), R3 is D and each of W, R1 , R2, R4, R5, R9, -L , -L2-, -L3-, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein. As another example, in another non-limiting embodiment, in Formula (ld), Ft4 is D and each of W, R\ R2, R3, R5, R9, -Lr, -L2-, -L3-, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (iA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (!I-A), (Π-Α1), or (H-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
As another example, in another non-limiting embodiment, in Formula (ld), R5 is
D and each of W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R9, -Lr, -L2-, -L3-f ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (1) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1 ), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
As another example, in another non-!imiting embodiment, in Formula (ld), R9 is D and each of W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, -L , -L2-, - -, ring A, ring B, ring C, m, n, and p are as defined in Formula (I) or as in any one of (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (il-A), (II-A1), or (II-A2), or the various embodiments described herein.
By way of further illustration, in another non-limiting embodiment, deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (lld):
Figure imgf000029_0001
wherein:
the moiety -CD3 represents a deuterated form of the moiety -CH3; and each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of formulas (IA), (IA-1), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (I1-A1), and (II-A2), and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (lld). By way of further illustration, in another non-limiting embodiment, deuterated compounds of the invention have the structural Formula (IIId):
Figure imgf000030_0001
(IIId)
wherein:
the moiety -D represents a deuterated form of hydrogen; and
each of the remaining variables is as defined in Formula (I), or as described in any of the embodiments described herein, e.g., those of formulas (IA), (IA-1 ), (IA-2), (II), (ll-A), (II-A1), and (II-A2), and the various embodiments thereof, are also within the scope of the compounds of Formula (IIId).
In another embodiment, the present invention encompasses a stereoisomer or racemic mixture of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound or said tautomer. It shall be appreciated that, while the present invention encompasses all stereoisomers and racemic mixtures of the compounds of the invention, the stereoconfiguration shown in the structural formulas and in the examples are also contemplated as being within the scope of the invention.
In another embodiment, 1 to 3 carbon atoms of the compounds of the invention may be replaced with 1 to 3 silicon atoms so long as all valency requirements are satisfied.
In another embodiment, the compounds of the invention are each of the compounds of the tables below and have a structure shown for the corresponding example in the preparative examples below. The present invention includes tautomers and stereoisomers of each of the compounds in Table i below, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers. Such tautomers and stereosiomers of each of the compounds in Table i below, and pharmaceutically and solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers, each represent additional embodiments of the invention.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a suitable carrier or diluent.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. in another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one solvate of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or isomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one tautomer of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, together with at least one additional therapeutic agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
Non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with the compounds of the invention include drugs selected from the group consisting of: (a) drugs useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and/or drugs useful for treating one or more symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, (b) drugs useful for inhibiting the synthesis Αβ, and (c) drugs useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Additional non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with the compounds of the invention include drugs useful for the treatment, prevention, delay of onset, amelioration of any pathology associated with Αβ and/or a symptom thereof. Non-limiting examples of pathologies associated with Αβ include: Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss, memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, memory loss associated with Parkinson's disease, attention deficit symptoms, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), Parkinson's disease, and/orDown's syndrome, dementia, stroke, microgliosis and brain inflammation, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment, olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type II diabetes, hemodialysis complications (from β2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom in hemodialysis patients), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury ("TBI"), and Creutzf eld- Jakob disease, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or isomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said pathology or pathologies.
In embodiments of the invention comprising at least one additional therapeutic agent, additional non-limiting examples of additional therapeutic agents for use in combination with compounds of the invention include: muscarinic antagonists (e.g., mi agonists (such as acetylcholine, oxotremorine, carbachol, or cNa343), or m2 antagonists (such as atropine, dicycloverine, tolterodine, oxybutynin, ipratropium, methoctramine, tripitamine, or gallamine)); cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., acetyl- and/or butyrylchlolinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept®), galantamine (Razadyne®), and rivastigimine (Exelon®); N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists (e.g., Namenda® (memantine HCI, available from Forrest
Pharmaceuticals, inc.); combinations of cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D- aspartate receptor antagonists; gamma secretase modulators; gamma secretase inhibitors; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents; anti -inflammatory agents that can reduce neuroinflammation; anti-amyloid antibodies (such as bapineuzemab,
Wyeth/Elan); vitamin E; nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists; CB1 receptor inverse agonists or CB1 receptor antagonists; antibiotics; growth hormone
secretagogues; histamine H3 antagonists; AMPA agonists; PDE4 inhibitors; GABAA inverse agonists; inhibitors of amyloid aggregation; glycogen synthase kinase beta inhibitors; promoters of alpha secretase activity; PDE-10 inhibitors; Tau kinase inhibitors (e.g., GSK3beta inhibitors, cdk5 inhibitors, or ER inhibitors); Tau aggregation inhibitors (e.g., Rember®); RAGE inhibitors (e.g., TTP 488 (PF- 4494700)); anti-Abeta vaccine; APP ligands; agents that upregulate insulin, cholesterol lowering agents such as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (for example, statins such as Atorvastatin, F!uvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin,
Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin) and/or cholesterol absorption inhibitors (such as Ezetimibe), or combinations of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and cholesterol absorption inhibitors (such as, for example, Vytorin®); fibrates (such as, for example, clofibrate, Clofibride, Etofibrate, and Aluminium Clofibrate); combinations of fibrates and cholesterol lowering agents and/or cholesterol absorption inhibitors; nicotinic receptor agonists; niacin; combinations of niacin and cholesterol absorption inhibitors and/or cholesterol lowering agents (e.g., Simcor® (niacin/simvastatin, available from Abbott Laboratories, inc.); LXR agonists; LRP mimics; H3 receptor antagonists;
histone deacetylase inhibitors; hsp90 inhibitors; 5-HT4 agonists (e.g., PRX-03140 (Epix Pharmaceuticals)); 5-HT6 receptor antagonists; mGluRI receptor modulators or antagonists; mGluRS receptor modulators or antagonists; mGluR2/3 antagonists; Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonists; PAI-1 inhibitors; agents that can induce Abeta efflux such as gelsolin; Metal-protein attenuating compound (e.g, PBT2); and GPR3 modulators; and antihistamines such as Dimebo!in (e.g., Dimebon®, Pfizer).
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention, and effective amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., acetyl- and/or butyrylchlolinesterase inhibitors), and a pharmaceuticaily acceptable carrier.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention, and effective amount of one or more muscarinic antagonists (e.g., nr^ agonists or m2 antagonists), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
In one embodiment, the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, (±)-2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenyimethyl)-4- piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezii hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezii hydrochloride), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitors (such as, for example, Namenda® (memantine HCI)); anti-amyloid antibodies (such as bapineuzumab, Wyeth/Elan), gamma secretase inhibitors, gamma secretase modulators, and beta secretase inhibitors other than the
compounds of the invention. In one embodiment, the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, (±)-2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenylmethyl)-4- piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezil hydrochloride), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitors (such as, for example, Namenda® (memantine HCI)).
In one embodiment, the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase inhibitors.
In one embodiment, the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase modulators.
In one embodiment, the invention provides combinations comprising an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceuticaiiy acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more gamma secretase inhibitors and in further combination with one or more gamma secretase modulators.
!n another embodiment, the invention provides a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in pure form.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a compound of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in isolated form. ίη another embodiment, the invention provides a compound of the invention or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in pure and isolated form.
Esters and prodrugs of the compounds of the invention, or tautomers or stereoisomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of said compounds, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers, are also contemplated as being included within the scope of the invention, and are described more fully below.
Deuterates of the compounds of the invention, or tautomers or stereoisomers of said deuterates, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of said
deuterates, said stereoisomers, and/or said tautomers, are also contemplated as being included within the scope of the invention, and are described more fully above.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the step of admixing at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically
acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting β- secretase comprising exposing a population of cells expressing β-secretase to at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit β-secretase.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting β- secretase in a patient in need thereof comprising administering at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit β-secretase in said patient.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting BACE-1 comprising exposing a population of cells expressing BACE-1 to at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit BACE-1 in said patient. In one such embodiment, said population of cells is in vivo, in another such embodiment, said population of cells is ex vivo. In another such embodiment, said population of cells is in vitro.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting BACE-1 in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit BACE-1 in said patient.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of Αβ from APP in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of Αβ plaque in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ plaque formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of Αβ fibrils in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ fibril formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of Αβ oligomers in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ fibril formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of Αβ fibrils and Αβ oligomers in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ fibril formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the formation of senile plaques and/or neurofibrillary tangles in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said Αβ fibril formation.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or delaying the onset of an amyloid β pathology ("Αβ pathology") and/or one or more symptoms of said pathology comprising administering at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, to a patient in need thereof in an amount effective to treat said pathology.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or delaying the onset of one or more pathologies associated with Αβ and/or one or more symptoms of one or more pathologies associated with Αβ. Non- limiting examples of pathologies associated with Αβ include: Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss, memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, memory loss associated with Parkinson's disease, attention deficit symptoms, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), Parkinson's disease, and/orDown's syndrome, dementia, stroke, microgliosis and brain inflammation, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration, neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment, olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy, cerebral amyloid
angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type II diabetes, hemodialysis complications (from β2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom in hemodialysis patients), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury ("TBI") and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, comprising administering to said patient at least one compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in an amount effective to inhibit said pathology or pathologies.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating one or more neurodegenerative diseases, comprising administering an effective (i.e.,
therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said
compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of inhibiting the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents useful for treating Alzheimer's disease to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, (±)-2,3-dihydro-5,6- dimethoxy-2-[[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidiny!]methyl]-1 H -inden-1-one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept® brand of donepezil
hydrochloride), to a patient in need of treatment.
in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Αβ antibody inhibitors, gamma secretase inhibitors, gamma secretase modulators, and beta secretase inhibitors other than a compound of the invention. ln one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Aj3 antibody inhibitors, gamma secretase inhibitors, gamma secretase modulators, and beta secretase inhibitors.
in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more BACE inhibitors.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of Exelon (rivastigmine).
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of Cognex (tacrine).
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of a Tau kinase inhibitor. in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more Tau kinase inhibitor (e.g., GSK3beta inhibitor, cdk5 inhibitor, ERK inhibitor).
in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one anti-Abeta vaccination (active immunization).
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more APP ligands.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more agents that upregulate insulin degrading enzyme and/or neprilysin.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more cholesterol lowering agents (for example, statins such as Atorvastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, and cholesterol absorption inhibitor such as Ezetimibe).
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more fibrates (for example, clofibrate, Clofibride, Etofibrate, Aluminium Clofibrate).
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more LXR agonists.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more LRP mimics.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more 5-HT6 receptor antagonists.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more nicotinic receptor agonists. !n one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more H3 receptor antagonists.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention {or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more histone deacetyiase inhibitors.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more hsp90 inhibitors.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more ml muscarinic receptor agonists.
Another embodiment of this invention is directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more 5-HT6 receptor antagonists, or mGluRI , or mGluR5 positive aliosteric modulators or agonists.
in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more mGluR2/3 antagonists.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more anti-inflammatory agents that can reduce neuroinflammation.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonists.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more PAI-1 inhibitors.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective amount of one or more agents that can induce Abeta efflux such as gelsolin.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Down's syndrome, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof , or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating Down's syndrome, comprising administering an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), in combination with an effective (i.e., therapeutically effective) amount of one or more cholinesterase inhibitors (such as, for example, (±)- 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1 -(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]methyl]-1 H -inden-1 -one hydrochloride, i.e, donepezil hydrochloride, available as the Aricept ® brand of donepezil hydrochloride), to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating mild cognitive impairment, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating mild cognitive impairment, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating glaucoma, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment. ln one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating glaucoma, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating cerebral amyloid angiopathy, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating cerebral amyloid angiopathy, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating stroke, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating stroke, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating dementia, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating dementia, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention {or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating microgliosis, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating microgliosis, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention {or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating brain inflammation, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating brain inflammation, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating traumatic brain injury, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating olfactory function loss, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating olfactory function loss, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more (e.g., one) compounds of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer), and an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents suitable for use in such patients, to a patient in need of treatment.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a kit comprising, in separate containers, in a single package, pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination, wherein one container comprises an effective amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and another container (i.e., a second container) comprises an effective amount of another pharmaceutically active ingredient, the combined quantities of the compound of the invention and the other pharmaceutically active ingredient being effective to: (a) treat Alzheimer's disease, or (b) inhibit the deposition of amyloid protein in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), or (c) treat neurodegenerative diseases, or (d) inhibit the activity of BACE-1.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a kit comprising, in separate containers, in a single package, pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination, wherein one container comprises an effective amount of a compound of the invention (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and another container (i.e., a second container) comprises an effective amount of another pharmaceutically active ingredient (as described below), the combined quantities of the compound of the invention and the other
pharmaceutically active ingredient being effective to: (a) treat Alzheimer's disease, or (b) inhibit the deposition of amyloid protein (e.g., amyloid beta protein) in, on or around neurological tissue (e.g., the brain), or (c) treat neurodegenerative diseases, or (d) inhibit the activity of BACE-1.
In various embodiments, the invention provides any one of the methods disclosed above and below wherein the compound(s) of the invention is a compound or compounds selected from the group consisting of the exemplary compounds of the invention described below.
In various embodiments, the invention provides any one of the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed above and below wherein the compound(s) of the invention is a compound or compounds selected from the group consisting of the exemplary compounds of the invention described below.
Other embodiments of this invention are directed to any one of the
embodiments above or below that are directed to compounds of the invention, or the use of compounds of the invention (e.g. the embodiments directed to methods of treatment, pharmaceutical compositions and kits).
!n another embodiment, the invention provides for the use of a compound of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment, the delay of onset, and/or the prevention of one or more Αβ pathologies and/or in the treatment, the delay of onset, and/or the prevention of one or more symptoms of one or more Αβ pathologies,
in another embodiment, the invention provides a kit comprising: (a) one or more compounds of the invention, or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, preferably provided as a pharmaceutical composition and in a suitable container or containers and/or with suitable packaging; (b) optionally one or more additional active agents, which if present are preferably provided as a pharmaceutical composition and in a suitable container or containers and/or with suitable packaging; and (c) instructions for use, for example written instructions on how to administer the compound or compositions.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a kit comprising a single container or multiple containers: (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising one or more compounds of claim 1 , or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer, (b) optionally pharmaceuticaily acceptable composition comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents; and (c) instructions for use their use. Said kit may optionally comprise labeling appropriate to the intended use or uses.
DEFINITIONS
The terms used herein have their ordinary meaning and the meaning of such terms is independent at each occurrence thereof. That notwithstanding and except where stated otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout the specification and claims. Chemical names, common names and chemical structures may be used interchangeably to describe that same structure. These definitions apply regardless of whether a term is used by itself or in combination with other terms, unless otherwise indicated. Hence the definition of "a!kyl" applies to "alkyl" as well as the "alkyl" portion of "hydroxyalkyl", "haloalkyl", arylalkyh alkylaryl-, "alkoxy" etc.
It shall be understood that, in the various embodiments of the invention described herein, any variable not specifically defined in the context of the
embodiment is as defined in Formula (I). All valences not explicitly filled are assumed to be filled by hydrogen.
As described herein, variables such as R , R2, R3, and R4 may be
unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R5 groups. It shall be understood that the upper limit of the number of substituents (referred to in the phrase "one or more substituents") is the number of available hydrogen atoms on the relevant moiety (R , R2, R3, or R4) that are available for replacement by a substituent which will result in a chemically stable moiety.
As described herein, one or more of the variables of the general formulae representing the various embodiments of the compounds of the invention (e.g., variables -Lr, -L2-, and -L3-) optionally independently absent. It shall be understood that where such a variable is absent, the moieties which are shown connected by that variable are directly attached. Thus, by way of non-limiting illustration only, a compound of Formula (I) wherein -Lr, -L2- and -U- each independently are absent is understood to be depicted as:
Figure imgf000053_0001
The
Figure imgf000053_0002
which may be optionally substituted as described herein, represents a ring referred to herein as "ring B."
"At least one" means one or more than one, for example, 1, 2, or 3, or in another example, 1 or 2, or in another example 1.
In the various Formulas of the compounds of the invention, e.g., in Formula (I), m, n, and p are each independently selected integers, wherein:
m is 0 or more;
n is 0 or more; and
p is 0 or more (up to the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B)t
wherein the maximum value of the sum of m and n is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A, and wherein the maximum value of p is the maximum number of available substitut n atoms on ring B. By way of non-limiting illustration, when ring A is a
Figure imgf000053_0003
group, the maximum
value of the sum of m and n 17. When ring A is a
Figure imgf000054_0001
V r group, the maximum value of the sum of m and n is 3.
Thus, in one embodiment, in Formula (I):
m, n, p, q, and r are each independently selected integers, wherein:
m is 0 or more;
n is 0 or more;
p is 0 or more;
q is 0, 1 , or 2;
r is 0, 1 , or 2, wherein:
(i) the maximum value of the sum of m, n, and q is 17,
(ii) the maximum value of the sum of p and r is 17, and
(iii) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2.
In the compounds of the invention, e.g., in Formula (I), each of ring A and ring B (when present) is selected from the group consisting of a monocyclic aryl, a monocyclic heteroaryi, a monocyclic cycloalkyi, a monocyclic cycloalkenyl, a monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, a monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group, each of which groups may be unsubstituted or optionally further substituted as shown in Formula (I).
As used herein, the term "monocyclic aryl" refers to phenyl.
As used herein, the term "monocyclic heteroaryi" refers to a 4- to 7-membered monocyclic heteroaryi group comprising from 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, and oxides thereof. The point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom. Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heteroaryi moities include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyridone, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, furazanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, ihiadiazoiy! (e.g., 1 ,2,4-thiadiazolyl), pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, imidazolyl, and triazinyl (e.g., 1 ,2,4-triazinyl), and oxides thereof.
As used herein, the term "monocyclic cycloalkyi" refers to a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic cycloalky! group. Non-limiting examples of monocyclic cycloalkyi groups include cyclopropyl, cyciobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl.
As used herein, the term "monocyclic cycioalkenyi" refers to a non-aromatic 3- to 7-membered cycloalkyi group which contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Non-limiting examples include cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyi, and cycloheptenyl.
As used herein, the term "monocyclic heterocycloaikyl" refers to a 4- to 7- membered monocyclic heterocycloaikyl group comprising from 1 to 4 ring
heteroatoms, said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, N-oxide, O, S, S-oxide, S(O), and S(0)2. The point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom. Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heterocycloaikyl groups include piperidyl, oxetanyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, 1 ,4-dioxanyl, tetrahydrofurany!, tetrahydrothiophenyl, beta lactam, gamma lactam, delta lactam, beta lactone, gamma lactone, delta lactone, and pyrrolidinone, and oxides thereof.
-limiting examples of lower alkyl-substituted oxetanyl include the moiety:
Figure imgf000055_0001
As used herein, the term "monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl" refers to a 4- to 7- membered monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl group comprising from 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, said ring heteroatoms being independently selected from the group consisting of N, N-oxide, O, S, S-oxide, S(O), and S(0)2. The point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or ring heteroatom. Non-limiting examples of monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl groups include 1 ,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,2-dihydropyridiny!, 1,4-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 2- imidazolinyl, 2-pyrazolinyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydrooxazoiyl, dihydrooxadiazo!yl, dihydrothiazolyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrany!, dihydrofuranyi, fluorodihydrofuranyl, dihydrothiophenyl, and dihydrothiopyranyl, and oxides thereof.
As used herein, the term "mu!ticyclic group" refers to a fused ring system comprising two (bicyciic), three (tricyclic), or more fused rings, wherein each ring of the fused ring system is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyl, monocyclic cycloalkenyl, monocyclic heterocycloalkyl, and monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl. The point of attachment to the parent moiety is to any available ring carbon or (if present) ring heteroatom on any of the fused rings.
It shall be understood that each of the following multicyclic groups pictured may be unsubstituted or substituted, as described herein. Only the point of attachment to the parent moiety is shown by the wavy line.
The term multicyclic groups includes bicyciic aromatic groups. Non-limiting examples of multicyclic groups which are bicyciic aromatic groups include:
Figure imgf000056_0001
The term multicyclic groups includes bicyciic heteroaromatic groups comprising from 1 to 3 or more ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, S(O), S(0)2, and oxides of N, O, and S, and oxides thereof. Non-limiting examples of multicyclic groups which are bicyciic heteroaromatic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from N, O, and S include the following, and oxides thereof:
Figure imgf000057_0001
The term multicyciic groups includes saturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups. Non- limiting examples of multicyciic groups which are saturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups include the following:
Figure imgf000058_0001
The term multicyciic group includes partially unsaturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups. Non-limiting examples of multicyciic groups which comprise partially unsaturated bicyclic cycloalkyi groups include the following:
Figure imgf000058_0002
The term multicyciic groups includes partially or fully saturated bicyclic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom is independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S, S{0), S(0)2, and oxides of N and S. Such rings may also optionally contain one or more oxo groups, as defined herein Non-limiting examples of multicyciic groups which are partially or fully saturated bicyclic groups comprising from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, each said ring heteroatom being independently selected from N, O, and S include the following, and oxides thereof:
Figure imgf000058_0003
Figure imgf000059_0001
Figure imgf000060_0001
Figure imgf000061_0001
The term multicyclic groups includes aromatic tricyclic groups, cycloalkyl tricyclic groups, as well as heteroaromatic and partially and fully saturated tricyclic groups. For tricyclic groups comprising ring heteroatoms, said tricyclic groups comprise one or more (e.g., from 1 to 5) ring heteroatoms, wherein each said ring heteroatom is independently selected from N, O, and S, S(O), S(0)2, and oxides of , O, and S: Non-limiting examples of tricyclic muiticyclic groups include the following, and, where possible, oxides thereof:
Figure imgf000061_0002
Figure imgf000062_0001
"Patient" includes both human and non-human animals. Non-human animals include those research animals and companion animals such as mice, primates, monkeys, great apes, canine {e.g., dogs), and feline (e.g., house cats).
"Pharmaceutical composition" (or "pharmaceutically acceptable composition") means a composition suitable for administration to a patient. Such compositions may contain the neat compound (or compounds) of the invention or mixtures thereof, or salts, solvates, prodrugs, isomers, or tautomers thereof, or they may contain one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents. The term "pharmaceutical composition" is also intended to encompass both the bulk composition and individual dosage units comprised of more than one (e.g., two) pharmaceutically active agents such as, for example, a compound of the present invention and an additional agent selected from the lists of the additional agents described herein, along with any pharmaceutically inactive excipients. The bulk composition and each individual dosage unit can contain fixed amounts of the afore-said "more than one
pharmaceutically active agents". The bulk composition is material that has not yet been formed into individual dosage units. An illustrative dosage unit is an oral dosage unit such as tablets, pills and the like. Similarly, the herein-described method of treating a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is also intended to encompass the administration of the afore-said bulk composition and individual dosage units.
"Halogen" means fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Preferred are fluorine, chlorine and bromine.
"AlkyI" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may be straight or branched and comprising about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain. More preferred alkyl groups contain about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkyl chain. "Lower alkyl" means a group having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched. "Alkyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being as described herein or independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkylthio, amino, -NH(alkyl), -NH(cycloalkyl), -N(alkyt)2, -O-C(O)-alky), -O- C{0)-aryl, -0-C(0)-cycloalkyl, carboxy and -C{0)0-alkyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl and t-butyl.
"Haloalkyl" means an alkyl as defined above wherein one or more hydrogen atoms on the alkyl is replaced by a halo group defined above. "Heteroalky!" means an alky! moiety as defined above, having one or more carbon atoms, for example one, two or three carbon atoms, replaced with one or more heteroatoms, which may be the same or different, where the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule is through a carbon atom of the heteroa!kyl radical. Suitable such heteroatoms include O, S, S(O), S(0)2, and -NH-, -N(alkyl)-. Non- limiting examples include ethers, thioethers, amines, hydroxymethyi, 3-hydroxypropyl, 1 ,2-dihydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-aminoethyl, 2-dimethylaminoethyi, and the like.
"Alkenyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond and which may be straight or branched and comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkenyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower aikyl groups such as methyl, ethy! or propyl, are attached to a linear alkenyl chain. "Lower alkenyl" means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched. "Alkenyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy and -S(alkyl). Non-limiting examples of suitable alkenyl groups include ethenyi, propenyl, n-butenyl, 3-methylbut-2-enyl, n-pentenyl, octenyl and decenyl.
"Alkylene" means a difunctional group obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from an aikyl group that is defined above. Non-limiting examples of alkylene include methylene, ethylene and propylene. More generally, the suffix "ene" on alkyl, aryl, hetercycloalkyl, etc. indicates a divalent moiety, e.g., -CH2CH2- is ethylene, and
¾ is para-phenylene.
"Alkynyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond and which may be straight or branched and comprising about 2 to about 15 carbon atoms in the chain. Preferred alkynyl groups have about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms in the chain; and more preferably about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms in the chain. Branched means that one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyi, ethyl or propyl, are attached to a linear alkynyl chain. "Lower alkynyi" means about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms in the chain which may be straight or branched. Non- limiting examples of suitable alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, 2-butynyl and 3-methylbutynyl. "Alkynyl" may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one or more substituents which may be the same or different, each substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and cycloalkyl.
"Alkenylene" means a difunctional group obtained by removal of a hydrogen from an alkenyl group that is defined above. Non-limiting examples of alkenylene include -CH=CH-, ~C(CH3)=CH-, and ~CH=CHCH2-.
"Aryl" means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms. The aryl group can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl.
"Heteroaryl" means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 5 to about 14 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the ring atoms is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. Preferred heteroaryls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The "heteroaryl" can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heteroaryl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively, is present as a ring atom. A nitrogen atom of a heteroaryl can be optionally oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide. "Heteroaryl" may also include a heteroaryl as defined above fused to an aryl as defined above. Non-limiting examples of suitable heteroaryls include pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl (alternatively referred to as thiophenyl), pyrimidinyl, pyridone (including N-substituted pyridones), isoxazoiyl, isothiazo!yl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, furazanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, 1 ,2,4-thiadiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, quinoxalinyl, phthalazinyl, oxindolyl, imidazo[1 ,2-a]pyridinyl, imidazo[2,1 - b]ihiazolyi, benzofurazanyl, indolyi, azaindolyi, benzimidazolyi, benzothienyl, quinolinyl, imidazolyl, thienopyridyl, quinazolinyl, thienopyrimidyl, pyrroiopyridyl, imidazopyridyi, isoquinolinyl, benzoazaindolyl, 1 ,2,4-triazinyl, benzothiazoiyi and the like. The term "heteroaryl" also refers to partially saturated heteroaryl moieties such as, for example, tetrahydroisoquinolyl, tetrahydroquinolyl and the like.
"Cycloalkyi" means a non-aromatic mono- or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms. Preferred cycloalkyi rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms. The cycloalkyi can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. Non-limiting examples of suitable monocyclic cycloalkyis include cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the like. Non-limiting examples of suitable multicyclic cycloalkyis include 1-decalinyl, norbornyl, adamantyl and the like. Further non-limiting examples of cycloalkyi include the following:
Figure imgf000066_0001
Figure imgf000067_0001
"Cycloalkenyl" means a non-aromatic mono or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms which contains at least one carbon-carbon doubie bond. Preferred cycloalkeny! rings contain about 5 to about 7 ring atoms. The cycloalkenyl can be optionally substituted with one or more "ring system substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined above. Non-limiting examples of suitable monocyclic cycloalkenyls include cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclohepta-1 ,3-dienyl, and the like. Non-limiting example of a suitable multicyclic cycloalkenyl is norbornylenyl.
"Heterocyc!oalkyl" (or "heterocycly 1) means a non-aromatic saturated monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, alone or in combination. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system. Preferred heterocyclyls contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is present as a ring atom. Any -NH in a heterocyclyl ring may exist protected such as, for example, as an -N(Boc), -N(CBz), - N(Tos) group and the like; such protections are also considered part of this invention. The heterocyclyl can be optionally substituted by one or more "ring system
substituents" which may be the same or different, and are as defined herein. The nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclyl can be optionally oxidized to the
corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide or S,S-dioxide. Thus, the term "oxide," when it appears in a definition of a variable in a general structure described herein, refers to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide, or S,S-dioxide. Non-limiting examples of suitable monocyclic heterocyclyl rings include piperidyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, 1 ,4-dioxanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,
tetrahydrothiophenyl, lactam, lactone, and the like. "Heterocyclyl" also includes rings wherein =0 replaces two available hydrogens on the same carbon atom (i.e., heterocyclyl includes rings having a carbonyl group in the ring). Such =0 groups may be referred to herein as "oxo." An example of such a moiety is pyrrolidinone (or pyrrolidone);
Figure imgf000068_0001
"Heterocycloalkenyl" (or "heterocyclenyl") means a non-aromatic monocyclic or multtcyclic ring system comprising about 3 to about 10 ring atoms, preferably about 5 to about 10 ring atoms, in which one or more of the atoms in the ring system is an element other than carbon, for example nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, alone or in combination, and which contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond or carbon- nitrogen double bond. There are no adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur atoms present in the ring system. Preferred heterocyclenyl rings contain about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The prefix aza, oxa or thia before the heterocyclenyl root name means that at least a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom respectively is present as a ring atom. The
heterocyclenyl can be optionally substituted by one or more ring system substituents, wherein "ring system substituent" is as defined above. The nitrogen or sulfur atom of the heterocyclenyl can be optionally oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide, S-oxide or S,S-dioxide. Non-limiting examples of suitable heterocyclenyl groups include 1 ,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1 ,2-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,4-dihydropyridinyl, 1 ,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinyl, 2-pyrroIinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 2- imidazoliny!, 2-pyrazolinyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydrooxazolyl, dihydrooxadiazolyl, dihydrothiazolyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyranyl, dihydrofuranyi, fluorodihydrofuranyl, 7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1jheptenyl, dihydrothiophenyl, dihydrothiopyranyl, and the like.
"Heterocyclenyl" also includes rings wherein =0 replaces two available hydrogens on the same carbon atom (i.e., heterocyciyl includes rings having a carbonyl group in the ring). Example of such moiety is pyrrolidenone (or pyrrolone):
Figure imgf000069_0001
It should be noted that in hetero-atom containing ring systems of this invention, there are no hydroxyl groups on carbon atoms adjacent to a N, O or S, as well as there are no N or S groups on carbon adjacent to another heteroatom. Thus, for example, in the ring:
Figure imgf000069_0002
there is no -OH attached directly to carbons marked 2 and 5.
It should also be noted that tautomeric forms of the compounds of the invention are also contemplated as being within the scope of the invention. Thus, for example, the formulas: P T/US2010/051557
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Figure imgf000070_0001
are considered equivalent in the various compounds of the invention.
"Aryicycioalkyl" (or "arylfused cycloalkyl") means a group derived from a fused aryl and cycloalkyl as defined herein. Preferred aryicycloalkyis are those wherein aryl is phenyl (which may be referred to as "benzofused") and cycloalkyl consists of about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The aryicycioalkyl can be optionally substituted as described herein. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryicycloalkyis include indanyl (a
benzofused cycloalkyl) and 1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl and the like. The bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
"Arylheterocycloaikyl" (or "arylfused heterocycloalkyl") means a group derived from a fused aryl and heterocycloalkyl as defined herein. Preferred
aryiheterocycloalkyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl (which may be referred to as "benzofused") and heterocycloalkyl consists of about 5 to about 6 ring atoms. The arylheterocycloaikyl can be optionally substituted, and/or contain the oxide or oxo, as described herein. Non-limiting examples of suitable arylfused heterocycloalkyls include:
Figure imgf000070_0002
The bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
It is also understood that the terms "arylfused aryl", "arylfused cyc!oa!kyr, "arylfused cycloalkenyl", "arylfused heterocycloalkyl", arylfused heterocycloalkenyl", "arylfused heteroaryl", "cycloalkylfused aryl", "cycloalkylfused cycloalkylB,
"cycloalkylfused cycloalkenyl", "cycloalkylfused heterocycloalkyl", "cycloalkylfused heterocycloalkenyl", "cycioalkylfused heteroaryl, "cycloaikenylfused aryl",
"cycloalkeny!fused cycloalkyl", "cycloaikenylfused cyc!oalkeny!", "cycloaikenylfused heterocycioalkyi", "cycloaikenylfused heterocycloalkenyl", "cycloaikenylfused heteroaryl", "heterocycioalkylfused aryl", "heterocycloalkylfused cycloalkyl",
"heterocycloalkylfused cycloalkenyl", "heterocycloalkylfused heterocycioalkyi", "heterocycloalkylfused heterocycloalkenyl", "heterocycloalkylfused heteroaryl", "heterocycloalkenylfused aryl", "heterocycloalkenylfused cycloalkyl",
"heterocycloalkenylfused cycloalkenyl", "heterocycloalkenylfused heterocycioalkyi", "heterocycloalkenylfused heterocycloalkenyl", "heterocycloalkenylfused heteroaryl", "heteroarylfused aryl", "heteroarylfused cycloalkyl", "heteroarylfused cycloalkenyl", "heteroarylfused heterocycioalkyi", "heteroarylfused heterocycloalkenyl", and
"heteroarylfused heteroaryl" are similarly represented by the combination of the groups aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycioalkyi, heterocycloalkenyl, and heteroaryl, as previously described. Any such groups may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more ring system substituents at any available position as described herein.
"Aralkyl" or "arylaikyl" means an aryl-alkyl- group in which the aryl and alkyl are as previously described. Preferred aralkyls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non-limittng examples of suitable aralkyl groups include benzyl, 2-phenethyl and
naphthalenylmethyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyl. The term
(and similar terms) may be written as "arylaikyl-" to indicate the point of attachment to the parent moiety.
Similarly, "heteroarylalkyl", "cycloalkylalkyl", "cycloalkenylalky!",
"heterocycloalkylalkyl", "heterocycloalkenylalkyl", etc., mean a heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycioalkyi, heterocycloalkenyl, etc. as described herein bound to a parent moiety through an alkyl group. Preferred groups contain a lower alkyl group.
Such alkyl groups may be straight or branched, unsubstituted and/or substituted as described herein. Similarly, "ary!fused arylalkyl-", arylfused cycloalkylalkyl-, etc., means an arylfused aryl group, arylfused cycloalkyl group, etc. linked to a parent moiety through an alkyl group. Preferred groups contain a lower alkyl group. Such aikyl groups may be straight or branched, unsubstituted and/or substituted as described herein.
"Aikylaryl" means an alkyl-aryl- group in which the alkyi and aryl are as previously described. Preferred alkylaryls comprise a lower alkyl group. Non-iimiting example of a suitable aikylaryl group is tolyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the aryi.
"Cycloalkylether" means a non-aromatic ring of 3 to 7 members comprising an oxygen atom and 2 to 7 carbon atoms. Ring carbon atoms can be substituted, provided that substituents adjacent to the ring oxygen do not include halo or substituents joined to the ring through an oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atom.
"Cycloalkylalkyl" means a cycloalkyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable
cycloalkyla!kyls include cyclohexylmeihyi, adamantylmethyl, adamantylpropyl, and the like.
"Cycloalkenylalkyl" means a cycloalkeny! moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable cycloalkenylatkyls include cyclopentenylmethyl, cyclohexenylmethyl and the like.
"Heteroarylalkyl" means a heteroaryl moiety as defined above linked via an aikyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable heteroaryls include 2-pyridinylmethyl, quinolinylmethyl and the like.
"Heterocyclylalkyl" (or "heterocycloalky!alkyl") means a heterocyclyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. Non-limiting examples of suitable heterocyclyialkyls include piperidinylmethyl, piperazinylmethyl and the like.
"Heterocyclenylaikyl" means a heterocyclenyl moiety as defined above linked via an alkyl moiety (defined above) to a parent core. "Alkynylalkyl" means an alkynyl-alkyl- group in which the alkynyl and alkyi are as previously described. Preferred alkynylalkyls contain a lower alkynyl and a lower a!kyl group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the a!kyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkynylalkyl groups include propargylmethyl.
"Heteroaralkyl" means a heteroaryl-alkyi- group in which the heteroaryl and alkyi are as previously described. Preferred heteroaralkyls contain a lower alkyi group. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyl groups include pyridylmethyl, and quinolin-3- ylmethyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the alkyi. "Hydroxyalkyl" means a HO-alkyl- group in which alkyi is as previously defined.
Preferred hydroxyaikyls contain lower alkyi. Non-limiting examples of suitable hydroxyalkyl groups include hydroxymethyl and 2-hydroxyethyi.
"Cyanoalkyl" means a NC-alkyl- group in which alkyi is as previously defined.
Preferred cyanoalkyls contain lower alkyi. Non-limiting examples of suitable cyanoalkyl groups include cyanomethy! and 2-cyanoethyl.
"Acyl" means an H-C(O)-, aikyl-C(O)- or cycloalkyl-C(O)-, group in which the various groups are as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. Preferred acyis contain a lower alkyi. Non-limiting examples of suitable acyl groups include formyl, acetyl and propanoy!.
"Aroyl" means an aryl-C(O)- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. Non-limiting examples of suitable groups include benzoyl and 1 - naphthoyi.
"Heteroaroyl" means an heteroaryl-C(O)- group in which the heteroaryl group is as previously described. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl. Non- limiting examples of suitable groups include pyridoyl.
"Alkoxy" means an aikyl-O- group in which the alky! group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy and n-butoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen. "Alkyoxyalkyi" means a group derived from an alkoxy and aikyl as defined herein. The bond to the parent moiety is through the aikyl.
"Aryloxy" means an aryl-O- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryloxy groups include phenoxy and naphthoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen.
"Aralkyloxy" (or "arylalkyloxy") means an aralkyi-O- group (an arylaklyl-O- group) in which the aralkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable aralkyloxy groups include benzyloxy and 1- or 2-naphthalenemethoxy. The bond to the parent moiety is through the ether oxygen.
"Arylalkenyl" means a group derived from an aryl and aikenyl as defined herein. Preferred arylalkenyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl and the aikenyl consists of about 3 to about 6 atoms. The arylalkenyl can be optionally substituted by one or more substituents. The bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
"Arylalkynyl" means a group derived from a aryl and aikenyl as defined herein.
Preferred arylalkynyls are those wherein aryl is phenyl and the alkynyl consists of about 3 to about 6 atoms. The aryla!kynyl can be optionally substituted by one or more substituents. The bond to the parent moiety is through a non-aromatic carbon atom.
"Alkylthio" means an alky!-S- group in which the aikyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable alkylthio groups include methylthio and ethylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.
"Arylthio" means an aryl-S- group in which the aryl group is as previously described. Non-limiting examples of suitable arylthio groups include phenylthio and naphthylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur.
"Aralkylthio" means an aralky!-S- group in which the aralkyl group is as previously described. Non-limiting example of a suitable aralkylthio group is benzylthio. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfur. "Alkoxycarbonyl" means an alkyl-O-CO- group. Non-iimiting examples of suitable alkoxycarbonyl groups include methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
"Aryloxycarbonyl" means an aryl-O-C(O)- group. Non-limiting examples of suitable aryloxycarbonyl groups include phenoxycarbonyl and naphthoxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
"Aralkoxycarbonyl" means an aralkyl-O-C(O)- group. Non-limiting example of a suitable aralkoxycarbonyl group is benzyloxycarbonyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the carbonyl.
"Alkyisulfonyi" means an alkyl-S{02)- group. Preferred groups are those in which the alkyl group is lower alkyl. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl.
"Arylsulfonyl" means an aryi-S(02)- group. The bond to the parent moiety is through the sulfonyl.
"Spirocycloalkyl" means a cycloalkyl group attached to a parent moiety by replacement of two available hydrogen atoms at a single carbon atom. Non-limiting examples of spirocycloalkyl wherein the parent moiety is a cycloalkyl include spiro [2.5] octane, spiro [2.4] heptane, etc. The moiety may optionally be substituted as described herein. Non-limiting spirocycloalkyl groups include spirocyclopropyl, spriorcyclobutyl, spirocycloheptyl, and spirocyclohexyl.
The term "substituted" means that one or more hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency under the existing circumstances is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. Combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds. By "stable compound' or "stable structure" is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent. The term "optionally substituted" means optional substitution with the specified groups, radicals or moieties.
Substitution on a cycloalkyla!kyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryla!kyl,
heteroarylalkyl, arylfused cycloalkyla!kyl- moiety or the like includes substitution on any ring portion and/or on the alkyl portion of the group.
When a variable appears more than once in a group, e.g., R8 in -N(R8)2, or a variable appears more than once in a structure presented herein, the variables can be the same or different.
With reference to the number of moieties (e.g., substituents, groups or rings) in a compound, unless otherwise defined, the phrases "one or more" and "at least one" mean that there can be as many moieties as chemically permitted, and the determination of the maximum number of such moieties is well within the knowledge of those skilled in the art. With respect to the compositions and methods comprising the use of "at least one compound of the invention, e.g., of Formula (II)," one to three compounds of the invention, e.g., of Formula (II) can be administered at the same time, preferably one.
Compounds of the invention may contain one or more rings having one or more ring system substituents. "Ring system substituent" means a substituent attached to an aromatic or non-aromatic ring system which, for example, replaces an available hydrogen on the ring system. Ring system substituents may be the same or different, each being as described herein or independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haioalkyl, heteroalkyi, aryl, heteroaryi, aralkyl, alkylaryl, heteroaralkyl, heteroary!alkenyl, heteroarylalkynyl, alkylheteroaryl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, acyl, aroy!, halo, nitro, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyi, arylsulfonyl, heteroarytsulfonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, heteroarylthio, aralkylthio, heteroaralkylthio, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, -0-C(0)-alkyl, -0-C(0)-aryl, -0-C(0)-cycloaikyl, -C(=N-CN)-
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and -S02NYiY2, wherein Yi and Y2 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and araikyl. "Ring system substituent" may also mean a single moiety which simultaneously replaces two available hydrogens on two adjacent carbon atoms (one H on each carbon) on a ring system. Examples of such moieties are rings such as heteroaryl, cycloaikyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycioalkenyi rings. Additional non-iimiting examples include methylene dioxy, ethylenedioxy, -C{CH3)2- and the like which form moieties such as, for example:
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As used herein, the term "composition" is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
The line— ,as a bond generally indicates a mixture of, or either of, the possible isomers, e.g., containing (R)- and (S)- stereochemistry. For example:
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The wavy line , as used herein, indicates a point of attachment to the rest of the compound. For example, each wavy line in the following structure:
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2
indicates a point of attachment to the core structure, as described herein.
Lines drawn into the ring systems, such as, for example:
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indicate that the indicated line (bond) may be attached to any of the substitutable ring carbon atoms.
"Oxo" is defined as a oxygen atom that is double bonded to a ring carbon in a cycioalkyl, cycioalkenyl, heterocyciyi, heterocyclenyl, or other ring described herein, e.g.,
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in this specification, where there are multiple oxygen and/or sulfur atoms in a ring system, there cannot be any adjacent oxygen and/or sulfur present in said ring system.
It is noted that the carbon atoms for compounds of the invention may be replaced with 1 to 3 silicon atoms so long as all valency requirements are satisfied.
As well known in the art, a bond drawn from a particular atom wherein no moiety is depicted at the terminal end of the bond indicates a methyl group bound through that bond to the atom, unless stated otherwise. For example:
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The term "purified", "in purified form" or "in isolated and purified form" for a compound refers to the physical state of said compound after being isolated from a synthetic process (e.g. from a reaction mixture), or natural source or combination thereof. Thus, the term "purified", "in purified form" or "in isolated and purified form" for a compound refers to the physical state of said compound (or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound, said stereoisomer, or said tautomer) after being obtained from a purification process or processes described herein or well known to the skilled artisan (e.g., chromatography, recrystallization and the tike), in sufficient purity to be suitable for in vivo or medicinal use and/or characterizable by standard analytical techniques described herein or well known to the skilled artisan.
It should also be noted that any carbon as well as heteroatom with unsatisfied valences in the text, schemes, examples and Tables herein is assumed to have the sufficient number of hydrogen atom(s) to satisfy the valences.
When a functional group in a compound is termed "protected", this means that the group is in modified form to preclude undesired side reactions at the protected site when the compound is subjected to a reaction. Suitable protecting groups will be recognized by those with ordinary skill in the art as well as by reference to standard textbooks such as, for example, T. W. Greene et at, Protective Groups in organic Synthesis (1991), Wiley, New York.
As used herein, the term "composition" is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
Prodrugs and solvates of the compounds of the invention are also
contemplated herein. A discussion of prodrugs is provided in T. Higuchi and V. Stella, Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems (1987) 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, (1987) Edward B. Roche, ed., American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press. The term "prodrug" means a compound (e.g, a drug precursor) that is transformed in vivo Xo yield a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate of the compound. The transformation may occur by various mechanisms (e.g., by metabolic or chemical processes), such as, for example, through hydrolysis in blood. A discussion of the use of prodrugs is provided by T. Higuchi and W. Stella, "Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems," Vol. 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Bioreversibie Carriers in Drug Design, ed. Edward B. Rocher American
Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987.
For example, if a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate of the compound contains a carboxyiic acid functional group, a prodrug can comprise an ester formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the acid group with a group such as, for example, (Ci-C8)a!kyl, (C2- Ci2)a!kanoyloxymethyl, 1-(alkanoyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 1- methyl-1 -(a!kanoyioxy)-ethyl having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms,
alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, 1 - (alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms, 1-methyl-1- (alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, N- {alkoxycarbonyl)aminomethyi having from 3 to 9 carbon atoms, 1 -{N- (alkoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, 3-phthalidyl, 4- crotonolactonyl, gamma-butyrolacton-4-yl, di-N,N-(Ci-C2)alkyiamino(C2-C3)alkyl (such as β-dimethylaminoethyl), carbamoyl-(CrC2)alkyl, Ν,Ν-di (Ci-
C2)a!kylcarbamoyl-(C1 -C2)alkyl and piperidino-, pyrrolidine- or morpholino(C2- C3)alkyl, and the like.
Similarly, if a compound of the invention contains an alcohol functional group, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the alcohol group with a group such as, for example, (Ci-C6)alkanoyloxymethyi, 1-((C
C6)alkanoyloxy)ethyl, 1-methyl-1-({Ci-C6)aikanoyloxy)ethyl, (C
C6)alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl, N-(CrC6)alkoxycarbonylaminomethyl, succinoyl, (d- C6)aikanoyl, a-amino(Ci-C4)alkanyl, arylacyl and -aminoacyl, or a-aminoacyl-a- aminoacyl, where each a-aminoacyl group is independently selected from the naturally occurring L-amino acids, P(0)(OH)2, -P(0)(0(CrC6)alkyl)2 or glycosyi (the radical resulting from the removal of a hydroxyl group of the hemiacetal form of a carbohydrate), and the like.
If a compound of the invention incorporates an amine functional group, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of a hydrogen atom in the amine group with a group such as, for example, R-carbonyl, RO-carbonyl, NRR'-carbony! where R and R' are each independently (CrC o)alkyl, (C3-C7) cycloalkyl, benzyl, or R-carbonyl is a natural a-aminoacyl or natural a-aminoacyl,— CiOHJCiOJOY1 wherein Y1 is H, (Ci-Ce)alkyl or benzyl,— C(OY2)Y3 wherein Y2 is (C C4) alkyl and Y3 is (CrC6)alkyl, carboxy (CrC6)alkyl, amino(Ci-C4)alkyl or mono-N— or d!-N,N-(Ci-Ce)alky!aminoalkyl, — C(Y )Y5 wherein Y4 is H or methyl and Y5 is mono-N— or di-N,N-(C C-6)alkylamino morpholino, piperidin-1-yl or pyrrolidin-1-yl, and the like.
One or more compounds of the invention may exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like, and it is intended that the invention embrace both solvated and unsolvated forms. "Solvate" means a physical association of a compound of this invention with one or more solvent molecules. This physical association involves varying degrees of ionic and covalent bonding, including hydrogen bonding. In certain instances the solvate will be capable of isolation, for example when one or more solvent molecules are incorporated in the crystal lattice of the crystalline solid. "Solvate" encompasses both solution-phase and isolatable solvates. Non-limiting examples of suitable solvates include ethanoiates, methanolates, and the like. "Hydrate" is a solvate wherein the solvent molecule is H20.
One or more compounds of the invention may optionally be converted to a solvate. Preparation of solvates is generally known. Thus, for example, . Caira et al, J Pharmaceutical Sci., 93(3). 601-611 (2004) describe the preparation of the solvates of the antifungal fluconazole in ethyl acetate as well as from water. Similar
preparations of solvates, hemisolvate, hydrates and the like are described by E. C. van Tonder er a/, AAPS PharmSciTech., 5(1 ), article 12 (2004); and A. L Bingham et al, Chem. Commun., 603-604 (2001). A typical, non-limiting, process involves dissolving the inventive compound in desired amounts of the desired solvent (organic or water or mixtures thereof) at a higher than ambient temperature, and cooling the solution at a rate sufficient to form crystals which are then isolated by standard methods. Analytical techniques such as, for example I. R. spectroscopy, show the presence of the solvent (or water) in the crystals as a solvate (or hydrate).
"Effective amount" or "therapeutically effective amount" is meant to describe an amount of compound or a composition of the present invention effective in inhibiting the above-noted diseases and thus producing the desired therapeutic, ameliorative, inhibitory or preventative effect.
The compounds of the invention can form salts which are also within the scope of this invention. Reference to a compound of the invention herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated. The term "salt(s)", as employed herein, denotes acidic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids, as well as basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic bases. In addition, when a compound of the invention contains both a basic moiety, such as, but not limited to a pyridine or imidazole, and an acidic moiety, such as, but not limited to a carboxylic acid, zwitterions ("inner salts") may be formed and are included within the term "salt(s)" as used herein. Pharmaceutically acceptable (i.e., non-toxic, physiologically acceptable) salts are preferred, although other salts are also useful. Salts of the compounds of the invention may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound of the invention with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium foilowed by lyophiiization.
Exemplary acid addition salts include acetates, ascorbates, benzoates, benzenesulfonates, bisulfates, borates, butyrates, citrates, camphorates,
camphorsulfonates, fumarates, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, hydroiodides, lactates, maleates, methanesulfonates, naphthalenesulfonates, nitrates, oxalates, phosphates, propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates, tartarates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates (also known as tosylates,) and the like. Additionally, acids which are generally considered suitable for the formation of pharmaceutically useful salts from basic pharmaceutical compounds are discussed, for example, by P. Stah! er al, Camille G. (eds.) Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts. Properties, Selection and Use, (2002) Zurich: Wiley- CH; S. Berge et al, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1977) 66(1) 1-19; P. Gouid, InternationalJ. of Pharmaceutics (1986) 33 201 -217; Anderson et al, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry (1996), Academic Press, New York; and in The Orange Book (Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. on their website). These disclosures are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Exemplary basic salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as sodium, lithium, and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as dicyclohexylamines, t-butyl amines, and salts with amino acids such as arginine, lysine and the like. Basic nitrogen-containing groups may be quarternized with agents such as lower alkyl halides (e.g. methyl, ethyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), dialkyl sulfates (e.g. dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl sulfates), long chain halides (e.g. decyl, lauryl, and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), aralky! halides (e.g. benzyl and phenethyl bromides), and others.
All such acid salts and base salts are intended to be pharmaceutically acceptable salts within the scope of the invention and all acid and base salts are considered equivalent to the free forms of the corresponding compounds for purposes of the invention.
Pharmaceutically acceptable esters of the present compounds include the following groups: (1) carboxyiic acid esters obtained by esterification of the hydroxy groups, in which the non-carbonyl moiety of the carboxyiic acid portion of the ester grouping is selected from straight or branched chain aikyl (for example, acetyl, n- propyl, t-butyl, or n-butyl), alkoxyalkyl (for example, methoxymethyl), aralkyl (for example, benzyl), aryloxyalkyl (for example, phenoxymethyl), ary! (for example, phenyl optionally substituted with, for example, halogen, Ci.4alkyl, or Ci- alkoxy or amino); (2) sulfonate esters, such as alkyl- or aralkylsulfonyl (for example,
methanesulfonyl); (3) amino acid esters (for example, L-valyl or L-isoleucyl); (4) phosphonate esters and (5) mono-, di- or triphosphate esters. The phosphate esters may be further esterified by, for example, a Ci-2o alcohol or reactive derivative thereof, or by a 2,3-di (C6.24)acyl glycerol.
Compounds of the invention, and salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs thereof, may exist in their tautomeric form (for example, as an amide or imino ether). All such tautomeric forms are contemplated herein as part of the present invention.
The compounds of the invention may contain asymmetric or chiral centers, and, therefore, exist in different stereoisomeric forms. It is intended that all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of the invention as well as mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures, form part of the present invention, in addition, the present invention embraces all geometric and positional isomers. For example, if a compound of the invention incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and transforms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the invention.
Diastereomeric mixtures can be separated into their individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical chemical differences by methods well known to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, by chromatography and/or fractional crystallization. Enantiomers can be separated by converting the enantiomeric mixture into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate optically active compound (e.g., chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or osher's acid chloride), separating the diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing) the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers. Also, some of the compounds of the invention may be atroptsomers (e.g., substituted biaryls) and are considered as part of this invention. Enantiomers can also be separated by use of chiral HPLC column.
It is also possible that the compounds of the invention may exist in different tautomeric forms, and all such forms are embraced within the scope of the invention. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of the compounds are included in the invention.
All stereoisomers (for example, geometric isomers, optical isomers and the like) of the present compounds (including those of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds as well as the salts, solvates and esters of the prodrugs), such as those which may exist due to asymmetric carbons on various substituents, including enantiomeric forms {which may exist even in the absence of asymmetric carbons), rotameric forms, atropisomers, and diastereomeric forms, are contemplated within the scope of this invention, as are positional isomers (such as, for example, 4- pyridyl and 3-pyridyl). (For example, if a compound of the invention incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and trans-forms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the invention. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of the compounds are included in the invention.).
Individual stereoisomers of the compounds of the invention may, for example, be substantially free of other isomers, or may be admixed, for example, as racemates or with all other, or other selected, stereoisomers. The chiral centers of the present invention can have the S or R configuration as defined by the lUPAC 1974
Recommendations. The use of the terms "salt", "solvate", "ester", "prodrug" and the like, is intended to equally apply to the salt, solvate, ester and prodrug of enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, positional isomers, racemates or prodrugs of the inventive compounds.
The present invention also embraces isotopically-!abelled compounds of the present invention which are identical to those recited herein, but for the fact that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass number usually found in nature. Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds of the invention include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, fluorine and chlorine, such as 2H, 3H, 13C, 1 C, 15N, 180, 170, 31P, 32P, 35S, 18F, and 36CI, respectively.
Certain isotopically-labeiled compounds of the invention (e.g., those labeled with 3H and 14C) are useful in compound and/or substrate tissue distribution assays. Tritiated (i.e., 3H) and carbon-14 (i.e., 14C) isotopes are particularly preferred for their ease of preparation and detectability. Further, substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium (i.e., 2H) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability (e.g., increased in vivo half-life or reduced dosage requirements) and hence may be preferred in some circumstances. Isotopically labelled compounds of the invention can generally be prepared by following procedures analogous to those disclosed in the Schemes and/or in the Examples hereinbelow, by substituting an appropriate isotopically labelled reagent for a non- isotopically labelled reagent. Non-limiting examples of deuterated compounds of the invention are described hereinbelow.
Polymorphic forms of the compounds of the invention, and of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds of the invention, are intended to be included in the present invention.
Suitable doses for administering compounds of the invention to patients may readily be determined by those skilled in the art, e.g., by an attending physician, pharmacist, or other skilled worker, and may vary according to patient health, age, weight, frequency of administration, use with other active ingredients, and/or indication for which the compounds are administered. Doses may range from about 0.001 to 500 mg/kg of body weight/day of the compound of the invention. In one embodiment, the dosage is from about 0.01 to about 25 mg/kg of body weight/day of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of said compound. In another embodiment, the quantity of active compound in a unit dose of preparation may be varied or adjusted from about 1 mg to about 100 mg, preferably from about 1 mg to about 50 mg, more preferably from about 1 mg to about 25 mg, according to the particular application. In another embodiment, a typical
recommended daily dosage regimen for oral administration can range from about 1 mg/day to about 500 mg/day, preferably 1 mg/day to 200 mg/day, in two to four divided doses.
As discussed above, the amount and frequency of administration of the compounds of the invention and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof will be regulated according to the judgment of the attending clinician considering such factors as age, condition and size of the patient as well as severity of the symptoms being treated.
When used in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, the compounds of this invention may be administered together or sequentialiy. When administered sequentially, compounds of the invention may be administered before or after the one or more additional therapeutic agents, as determined by those skilled in the art or patient preference.
if formulated as a fixed dose, such combination products employ the compounds of this invention within the dosage range described herein and the other pharmaceutically active agent or treatment within its dosage range.
Accordingly, in an aspect, this invention includes combinations comprising an amount of at least one compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or prodrug thereof, and an effective amount of one or more additional agents described above.
The pharmacological properties of the compounds of this invention may be confirmed by a number of pharmacological assays. Certain assays are exemplified elsewhere in this document.
For preparing pharmaceutical compositions from the compounds described by this invention, inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be either solid or liquid. Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and suppositories. The powders and tablets may be comprised of from about 5 to about 95 percent active ingredient. Suitable solid carriers are known in the art, e.g., magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar or lactose. Tablets, powders, cachets and capsules can be used as solid dosage forms suitable for oral administration. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and methods of manufacture for various compositions may be found in A. Gennaro (ed.), Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Edition, (1990), Mack Publishing Co., Easton,
Pennsylvania. Liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parenteral injection or addition of sweeteners and opacifiers for oral solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Liquid form preparations may also include solutions for intranasal administration.
Aerosol preparations suitable for inhalation may include solutions and solids in powder form, which may be in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
Also included are solid form preparations that are intended to be converted, shortly before use, to liquid form preparations for either oral or parenteral
administration. Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions and emulsions.
The compounds of the invention may also be deliverable transdermally. The transdermal compositions can take the form of creams, iotions, aerosols and/or emulsions and can be included in a transdermal patch of the matrix or reservoir type as are conventional in the art for this purpose.
The compounds of this invention may also be delivered subcutaneously.
In one embodiment, the compound is administered orally.
In some embodiments, it may be advantageous for the pharmaceutical preparation compring one or more compounds of the invention be prepared in a unit dosage form. In such forms, the preparation is subdivided into suitably sized unit doses containing appropriate quantities of the active component, e.g., an effective amount to achieve the desired purpose.
PREPARATIVE EXAMPLES
Compounds of the invention can be made using procedures known in the art. The following reaction schemes show typical procedures, but those skilled in the art will recognize that other procedures can also be suitable.
Where NMR data are presented, spectra were obtained on either a Vartan
VXR-200 (200 MHz, "Ή), Varian Gemini-300 (300 MHz) or XL-400 (400 MHz), or Bruker AVANCE 300 or 500 MHz spectrometers and are reported as ppm (δ) down field from Me4Si with number of protons, multiplicities, and coupling constants in Hertz indicated parenthetically. Optical rotation data was obtained on a Perkin Elmer 341 polarimeter and substrate concentration c is reported in mg/mL Anhydrous solvents (CH2Cl2t toluene, methanol, THF) were purchased directly from Aldrich and used without further purification. All other reagents were used as supplied. All reactions were carried out in flame-dried glassware under argon or nitrogen atmosphere unless otherwise specified. Analytical thin layer chromatography was performed on 0.25 mm silica gel 60 A plates. Flash chromatography was performed over normal-phase silica gel RediSep ISCO columns using UV detection (220 or 254 nm).
Techniques, solvents and reagents may be referred to by their following abbreviations:
Thin layer chromatography: TLC
High performance liquid chromatography: HPLC
ethyl acetate: AcOEt or EtOAc
methanol: MeOH
ether or diethyl ether: Et20
tetrahydrofuran: THF
Acetonitrile: eCN or ACN
1 ,2-dimethoxyethane: DME
Trif!uoroacetic acid: TFA
Dimethylacetamide: DMA
Dimethylformamide: DMF
Dimethylsulfoxide: DMSO
triethylamine: Et3N or TEA
tert-Butoxycarbonyl: t-Boc or Boc
2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxycarbonyl: Teoc
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: NMR
liquid chromatography mass spectrometry: LCMS
high resolution mass spectrometry: HRMS miliiliters: mL
millimotes: mmol
micromoles : prnol
microliters: μ!
grams: g
milligrams: mg
centimeters: cm
room temperature (ambient, about 25°C): rt (or RT)
Retention time: t
N-bromosuccinimide: NBS
Methyl magnesium bromide: MeMgBr
iron(lll) acetylacetonate: Fe(acac)3
Diphenylphosphoryl azide: DPPA
1 ~(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride: EDCI Diisopropylethy!amine: DIEA or iPrsNEt
Diisopropy!amine: iPr2NH
2- (Trimethylsilyl)ethanol: TMSethanol
3- Ch!oroperoxybenzoic acid: mCPBA
n-Butyl!ithium: nBuLi
lithium diisopropylamide: LDA
[1,1 '-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(ll): PdC!2dppf
Pailadium(ll) acetate: Pd(OAc)2
Methanesuifonyl chloride: MeS02CI
Benzyl: Bn
PMB: 4-methoxy benzyl
Phenyl: Ph
Ethanol: EtOH
Liter: L
Minutes: min Reverse phase: RP
Hexane: Hex
Methylene Chloride: DCM
Acetic acid: HOAc or AcOH
Saturated: Sat
Bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidsnyl) phosphinic chloride: BoPCI
4-(dimethylamino)pyridine: DMAP
Molar: M Conditions for LCMS and HPLC analyses are as follows: Conditions A
Column: Waters Symmetry C18 5 pm (4.6 x 250 mm); mobile phase: A: 0.1% TFA in water, B: 0.1% TFA in acetonitrile; gradient: 90:10 to 0:100 (A:B) over 15 min, 0:100 (A:B) for 5 min. Flow rate: 1.0 mLJmin; UV detection: 254 nm.
Conditions B
Column: Waters Symmetry C18 5 pm (4.6 x 250 mm); mobile phase: A: 0.1 % TFA in water, B: 0.1% TFA in acetonitrile; gradient: 90:10 to 0:100 (A:B) over 20 min, 0:100 (A:B) for 10 min. Flow rate: 1.0 mtJmin; UV detection: 254 nm.
Conditions C
Column: Agilent Zorbax SB-C18 (3.0 x 50 mm) 1.8 urn; mobile phase: A: 0.1% TFA in water, B: 0.1% TFA in acetonitrile; gradient: 90:10 (A:B) for 0.3 min, 90:10 to 5:95 (A:B) over 1.2 min, 5:95 (A:B) for 1.2 min. Flow rate: 1.0 mUmin; UV detection: 254 and 220 nm, mass spectrometer: Agilent 6140 quadrupole.
Preparation A oXNiN.CH3
H H
To a solution of t-butyicarbamate (0.5 g, 4.3 mmol) in anhydrous THF (5.0 mL) at RT add NaH (0.17 g, 4.3 mmoi). Sir the mixture at RT for 15 min, then add a solution of methyl isocyanate (0.3 g, 4.2 mmol) in anhydrous THF (5 mL) dropwise. Continue to stir the reaction mixture at RT for 15 min. Pour the mixture into ice-water (30 mL) with vigorous stirring and extract with Et20 (2 x 25 mL). Wash the combined organic layers with brine (30 mL), dry (Na2S04), filter and concentrate under reduced pressure to give tert-butyl methylcarbamothioylcarbamate, Preparation A. The following conditions were used for a larger scale synthesis of Preparation A: To a suspension of sodium hydride (60 wt %, 156 g, 3.90 mol) in anhydrous THF (7.5 L) at 2 °C was added over 105 minutes via addition funnel a solution of methyl isothiocyanate (246 g, 3.36 mol) and carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (400 g, 3.41 mol) in THF (2.5 L). The cooling bath was removed and the reaction was stirred overnight at RT. The reaction was re-cooled to 10 °C, then ice (1 kg) was gradually added. The mixture was transferred into an extractor containing ice water (2.5 L), and then diethyl ether (2.5 L) was added. After stirring for 5 minutes, the layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 2 L). The combined organic layers were diluted with diethyl ether (2 L), then washed with 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (2 x 3 L) and water (3 x 3 L). An emulsion formed during the addition of water, so solid sodium chloride was added to aid in the phase separation. The organic layer was dried over MgS04, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a yellow solid, which was re-suspended in ethyl acetate (70 mL) and hexanes (600 mL). After vigorously stirring at 0 °C, the material was filtered and the filter cake washed with hexanes (300 mL). Volatiles were removed from the filter cake under high vacuum to give Preparation A (356 g, 55%). The mother liquor was concentrated under vacuum and then dissolved in diethyl ether (750 mL). This mixture was washed with 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (2 x 250 mL), and the combined aqueous layers were counter-extracted with diethyl ether (500 mL). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine (1 x 250 mL), dried over Na2SC>4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a second crop of Preparation A (10.2 g). Total product obtained amounted to 366 g (56%). LCMS (Conditions C): tR = 1.97 min, m/e = 135.2 (M- tBu+H, base).
Figure imgf000093_0001
Preparation B
A solution of 4-pentafluorosulfanylphenyl bromide (2.00 g, 7.07 mmol) and 2- lsopropoxy-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaboro!ane (1.4 mL, 7.07 mmol) in anhydrous THF (7 mL) was flushed with nitrogen and cooled to -78 °C. A f-butyl lithium solution (1.7 M in pentane, 5.0 mL, 8.48 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at -78 °C for 45 min. After this time, the reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (10 mL) and warmed to room temperature. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 50 mL) and the combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, 0-25% ethyl
acetate/heptane) to afford Preparation B (0.377 g, 16%) as a white solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCI3) δ 7.88 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 2H), 7.73 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.35 (s, 12H).
Preparation C
Figure imgf000093_0002
Preparation C Preparation C was prepared analogously to Preparation B, substituting 4- pentafluorosulfanylphenyl bromide with 3-pentafluorosuifanylphenyl bromide.
Preparation C (0.255 g, 44%) was obtained as a white solid: 1H N R (500 MHz, CDCI3) δ 8.16 (s, 1 H), 7.93-7.91 (m, 1H), 7.84-7.81 (m, 1H), 7.46 (t, J = 6.2 Hz, 1 H), 1.36 (s, 12H),
Example 1
Figure imgf000094_0001
Step 1
Figure imgf000094_0002
Add Ti(OEt)4 (7 mL, 17 mmol) to a solution of (R)-(+)-2-methyl-2-propane sulfinamide (1.0 g, 8.3 mmol) and 1-(3-bromophenyl)ethanone (1.8 g, 9.1 mmol) in anhydrous THF (30 mL) at RT. Heat the mixture at 70 °C for 24 h. Allow the reaction mixture to cool to RT and pour into 30 mL of brine under vigorous stirring. Filter the suspension through a pad of Celite and wash the solid with EtOAc (2 x 20 mL). Wash the filtrate with brine (30 mL), dry (Na2SO ), and concentrate in vacuo. Chromatograph the residue on a silica gel column and elute with Et20/hexanes to give (R)-N-(1-(3-bromopheny!)ethylidene)-2- methyIpropane-2-suIfinamide.
Step 2
Figure imgf000095_0001
Add LDA (2 in heptane/THF, 3.4 mL, 6.9 mmol) to a solution of methyl acetate (0.6 mL, 6.9 mmol) in THF (5 mL) dropwise via a syringe at -78 °C. After stirring at -78 °C for 30 min, add a solution of CITi(Oi-Pr)3 (1.8 mL, 7.6 mmol) in THF (5 mL) dropwise. After stirring for another 30 min, add (R)-N-(1 -(3- bromophenyl)ethyiidene)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (1.03 g, 3.4 mmol) in THF (2 mL) dropwise via a syringe. After 3 h add a saturated aqueous solution of NH4CI (10 eq) and allow the mixture to warm to room temperature. Dilute the mixture with H20 (50 mL) and stir for 10 min, then partition the mixture between H20 (50 mL) and EtOAc (50 mL). Collect the organic layer and extract the aqueous layer with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). Wash the combined organic extracts with brine, then dry (MgSO4), filter and concentrate to give a crude product.
Chromatograph the crude product on a silica gel column and elute with
EtOAc/hexanes to afford (S)-methyl 3-(3-bromophenyl)-3-((R)-1 , 1 - dimethylethylsuifinamidojbutanoate.
tep 3
Figure imgf000096_0001
To a solution of methyl (S)-methyl 3-(3-bromophenyl)-3-((R)-1 ,1 - dimethylethylsuifinamido)butanoate (0.41 g, 1.1 mmol) in MeOH (12 mL) add 4N HCI/dioxane (16 ml). Stir the reaction mixture for 30 min, then evaporate the volatiles under reduced pressure. Dissolve the residue in MeOH (6 mL), stir for 5 min, and evaporate the voltailes under reduced pressure to afford the hydrochloride salt of (Si- methyl 3-amino-3-(3-bromophenyl)butanoate which is used directly in Step 4.
Step 4
Figure imgf000096_0002
Add DIEA (0.5 mL, 2.8 mmol) and 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyi]-3-ethylcarbodiimide HCI (EDCl, 0,2 g, 1.0 mmol) to a solution of the product of Step 4 and Preparation A (285 mg, 1.5 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) at RT. Stir the reaction mixture at RT for 16 h, then dilute with EtOAc (10 mL), wash with brine, dry (MgS04) and filter. Evaporate the filtrate under reduced pressure and chromatograph the residue on a silica gel column eluting with EtOAc/hexanes to give the product (S)-tert-butyl 4-(3- bromophenyl)-1,4-dimethyl-6-oxo-tetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 H)-ylidenecarbamate.
1HNMR (CDCIs, 300 MHz): 5 10.63 (s, 1 H), 7.42 (m, 2H), 7.24 (m, 2H), 3.21 (s, 3H), 3.2 (d, 1H, J = 16.3 Hz), 2.87 (d, 1 H, J = 16.1 Hz), 1.65 (s, 3H), 1.55 (s, 9H). MS(ESI): MH+ = 395.7, 398.7.
Step 5
Figure imgf000097_0001
Stir 1 -bromo-4-pentafluorosuifanyibenzene (100 mg) together with
bis(pinacolato)diboron (90 mg), potassium acetate (104 mg) and dichloro[1,1'- bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]paiiadium(ll) dichloromethane adduct (43 mg) in DMF (2 ml) at 80 °C for 2 h. Allow the reaction mixture to cool, then add Na2C03 (225 mg), dich!oro[1 ,1 '-bisidiphenylphosphinojferrocenelpalladiumill) dichloromethane adduct (43 mg), water (0.7 ml) and (S)-tert-butyl 4-(3-bromophenyl)-1 ,4-dimethyl-6- oxo-tetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 H)-ylidenecarbamate (240 mg). Stir the mixture at 80 °C for 3 h. Allow the reaction mixture to cool, dilute with EtOAc (20 ml) and wash with water (2x5 mi). Dry the organic layer (MgSC ), filter and evaporate the filtrate.
Chromatograph the residue on a silica gel column and elute with EtOAc/hexanes to afford the product, (S)-tert-butyl 4-(4'-pentafluorosulfanylbiphenyl-3-yl)-1 ,4-dimethyl-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 H)-ylidenecarbamate. Step 6
Figure imgf000097_0002
Example 1
Treat (S)-tert-butyl 4-(4'-pentafluorosulfany!biphenyl-3-yl)-1 ,4-dimethy!-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 H)-ylidenecarbamate (23 mg) with 1 mi_ of
30%TFA/CH2CI2 at RT for 0.5 h. Evaporate the volatiles under reduced pressure, dissolve the residue in acetonitrile (5 ml_) and evaporate again under reduced pressure. Subject the residue to reverse phase HPLC (C18 column, water/CH3CN eluent) to provide (S)-6-(4'-pentafluorosuifanylbiphenyl-3-yl)-2-imino-3,6- dimethyltetrahydropyrimidin-4(1H)-one, Example 1.
xample 2
Figure imgf000098_0001
Example 2 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1- bromo-4-pentafluorosulfanylbenzene is replaced by 1 -bromo-3- pentafluorosulfanylbenzene in Step 5.
Example 3
Figure imgf000098_0002
Example 3 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1-(3- bromophenyl)ethanone is replaced by 1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 1.
Example 3 was prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6 (steps 2-5 and steps 8-9), except that 1-(2-f!uoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone 2 was replaced by 1 -(4- bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 2 and Preparation C was replaced by Preparation B in Step 8. The TFA salt of Example 3 was obtained as a white solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-ofe) δ 10.56 (br s, 1 H), 8.70 (br s, 2H), 8.05 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.95 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.88 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.44 (d, J = 13.1 Hz, 1H), 3.27 (d, J = 13.1 Hz, 1 H), 3.13 (s, 3H), 1.75 (s, 3H); HPLC (Method 2a) 94.3% (AUC), fa = 13.02 min; ESI MS m/z 426 [M + H]+.
Example 4
Figure imgf000098_0003
Example 4 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 1 , except that 1 -(3- bromophenyl)ethanone is replaced by 1-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 1, and that 1-bromo-4-pentafluorosuifanylbenzene is replaced by 1 -bromo-3- pentafluorosulfanylbenzene in Step 5.
Example 4 was prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6 (steps 2-5 and steps 8-9), except that 1-{2-fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone 2 was replaced by 1 -(4- bromothiophen-2-yl)ethanone in Step 2 to give the TFA salt of Example 4 as a white solid. H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-cfe) δ 10.34 (br s, 1H), 8.69 (br s, 2H), 8.02 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.87 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.78 (m, 1 H), 7.68-7.66 (m, 1 H), 7.46- 7.42 (m, 1 H), 4.67 (d, J = 15.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.57 (d, J = 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 3.21 (s( 3H), 1.87 (s, 3H); HPLC (Method B), fR = 12.18 min; ESI MS m/z 426 [M+Hf. Example 6
Figure imgf000099_0001
Example 6 is prepared by essentially the procedure of Example 6, except that
Preparation C is replaced by Preparation B in Step 8. 1H NMR for TFA salt of Example 6 (500 MHz, DMSO-c6) δ 10.25 (br s, 1 H), 8.60 (br s, 2H), 8.02 (d, J= 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.84-7.80 (m, 3H), 7.58-7.56 (m, 1 H), 7.47-7.43 (m, 1 H), 3.60 (d, J= 12.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.30-3.27 (m, 1H), 3.09 (s, 3H), 1.74 (s, 3H); HPLC (Method A), ft, = 12.59 min; ESI MS m/z438 [M + Hf .
Example 6
Figure imgf000100_0001
TFA, DC 11 R = Boc
12 R = H
Step 1 : Preparation of 1-(2-Fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethanone (2).
A 2-L round-bottomed flask equipped with a mechanic stirrer was charged with concentrated H2S04 (360 mL) and cooled to -40 °C. 1 -(2-Fluorophenyl)ethanone 1 {90.0 g, 652 mmo!) was then added followed by addition of a mixture of fuming HN03 (53.1 mL) and concentrated H2S04 (129 mL) dropwise over 35 min. The resulting solution was stirred at -40 °C for 30 min and then slowly poured into ice (1.3 kg). The resulting mixture was diluted with water (1 L) and filtered. The filter cake was dissolved in EtOAc (1 L) and the filtrate was extracted with EtOAc (1 L). The combined organics were washed with 5% aqueous sodium carbonate (2 x 300 mL), water (300 mL), and brine (300 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2 (115 g, 97%) as a yellow solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 8.79 (dd, J = 6.2, 2.9 Hz, 1 H), 8.41 (dt, J= 8.9, 3.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.34 (t, J= 9.3 Hz, 1 H), 2.71 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 3H).
Step 2: Preparation of (H,£)- \i-[1-(2-Fiuoro-5-nitrophenyl)ethyIidene]-2- methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (4).
A solution of (fi)-(+)-tert-butanesurfinamide 3 (84.2 g, 695.2 mmol), 1 -{2-f)uoro-5- nitrophenyl)ethanone 2 (115 g, 628 mmol) and titanium (IV) ethoxide (342 mL, 1390 mmol) in THF (1400 mL) was sparged with nitrogen. The mixture was then stirred at 75 °C for 18 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water (1000 mL) and THF (1000 mL), and the resulting slurry stirred vigorously for 0.5 h. The reaction mixture was then vacuum filtered and the filter cake rinsed with ethyl acetate (2000 ml). The filtrate was diluted with water (1000 mL), the phases separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3000 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column
chromatography (silica, eluent: ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford sulfinamide 4 (154 g, 86%) as a yellow solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 8.56 (dd, J= 6.4, 2.9 Hz, 1 H), 8.32 (dt, J = 8.9, 3.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.30 (t, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 2.82 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 3H), 1.34 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z287 [M + H]+
Step 3: Preparation of (S)-Wlethyl 3-[(/¾-1 ,1-Dimethylethylsulfinamido]»3-(2,3f6- trifluorophenyl)butanoate (5).
A solution of n-butyllithium (2.5 M in hexanes, 444 mL, 1 1 10 mmol) was added dropwise at 0 °C to a solution of /V,W-diisopropylamine (123.5 mL, 880 mmol) in THF (1500 mL) and the resulting solution stirred at 0 °C for 0.5 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to -78 °C followed by dropwise addition of a solution of methyl acetate (58.5 mL, 732 mmol) in THF (280 mL). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at -78 °C for 1.5 h. After this time, a solution of chlorotitanium triisopropoxide (286 g, 1 1 10 mmol) in THF (280 mL) was added dropwise and the reaction stirred for 2 h. A solution of sulfonamide 4 (104 g, 363 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was then added dropwise and the reaction stirred for an additional 3 h. The reaction was quenched at -78 °C by gradual addition of water (2500 mL) and the resulting mixture allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The resulting yellow slurry was diluted with ethyl acetate (2500 mL), vacuum filtered, and the filter pad rinsed with ethyl acetate (2000 mL). The filtrate phases were separated and the organic phase washed with water (2000 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, eiuent: ethyl acetate/heptane) to afford ester 5 (98.3 g, 75%) as a light yellow solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 8.54 (dd, J= 7.0, 2.9 Hz, 1 H), 8.21-8.15 (m, 1 H), 7.18 (dd, J = 11.2, 8.9 Hz, 1 H), 5.57 (s, 1 H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 3.41 (dd, J = 7.0, 1.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.23 (dd, J = 17.0, 1.7 Hz, 1 H), 1.86 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 361 [M + Hf
Step 4: Preparation of (S)-Methyl 3-Amino-3-(2-fIuoro-5-nitropheny!)butanoate (6)
A solution of hydrogen chloride (4.0 M in 1 ,4-dioxane, 550 mL, 2200 mmol) was added to a solution of ester 5 (98.3 g, 273 mmol) in 7:1 methylene chloride/methanol ( 200 mL) and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h. The reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue dried under high vacuum to afford crude amine 6 (79.4 g, >99%) as a light brown oil. The crude amine 6 was used in the subsequent step without further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 8.61 (dd, J = 7.0, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.18-8.12 (m, 1 H), 7.16 (dd, J = 11.0, 8.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.56 (s, 3H), 3.16 (dd, J= 15.9, 0.54 Hz, 1H), 2.82 (dd, J= 16.3, 0.45 Hz, 1 H), 2.05 (br s, 2H), 1.19 (s, 3H); ESI MS m/z 257 [M + Hf.
Step 5; Preparation of (S)-ferf-Butyl 4-(2-F!uoro-5-nitrophenyl)-1 ,4-dimethyl-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 H)-ylidenecarbamate (8)
Preparation 1 (55.6 g, 292.5 mmol) and 1 -(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3- ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (67.3 g, 351 mmol) were added to a solution of crude amine 6 (68.0 g, ca. 234 mmol) and Λ/,/V-diisopropylethylamine (184 mL, 1053 mmol) in DMF (1050 mL) and the reaction mixture stirred at 45 °C for 18 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was then diluted with water (2500 mL) and ethyl acetate (2500 mL) and stirred vigorously until the phases cleared. The phases were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 1 L). The combined organics were sequentially washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid (2500 mL), saturated aqueous sodium carbonate (2500 mL), and then brine (2500 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, e!uent: ethyl acetate/heptane) to afford carbamate 8 (43.9 g, 49%) as a light yellow solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 10.49 (s, 1 H), 8.27- 8.13 (m, 2H), 7.31-7.24 (m, 1H), 3.45 (dd, J = 16.4, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.22 (s, 3H), 2.95 (d, J = 16.4 Hz, 1 H), 1.80 (s, 3H), 1.57 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 381 [M + Hf . Also afforded 7 (23.9 g, 26%) as a light yellow solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 10.16 (s, 1 H), 8.21 (dd, J = 9.1 , 2.5 Hz, 1 H), 8.09 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.08 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1 H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 3.55 (s, 3H), 2.85 (d, J = 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.74 (d, J = 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 1.82 (s, 3H), 1.54 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 393 [M + H]+.
Step 6: Preparation of (S)-fe/†-Butyl 4-(5-Amino-2-fluorophenyi)-1 ,4-dimethyI-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1 W)-ylidenecarbamate {).
A suspension of compound 8 (43.9 g, 1 15 mmol) and 10% Pd/C (50% wet, 14.0 g) in methanol (600 mL) was stirred under hydrogen atmosphere (1 atm) at room
temperature for 29 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was filtered through a short pad of Ce!ite and washed with methanol (1 L). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, 30-40% EtOAc/heptane) to afford 9 (37.9 g, 94%) as an off-white solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCI3) δ 10.25 (s, 1H), 6.86 (dd, J = 11.7, 8.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.56-6.53 (m, 1 H), 6.42 (dd, J = 6.8, 2.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.58 (s, 2H), 3.42 (dd, J= 16.2, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.22 (s, 3H), 2.83 (d, J = 16.2 Hz, 1H), 1.72 (s, 3H), 1.56 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 351 [M + H]+.
Step 7: Preparation of (S)-ferf-Butyl 4-(5-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-1 ,4-dimethyl-6- oxotetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ylidenecarbamate (10)
A solution of ieri-butyl nitrite (1.96 g, 17.1 mmol) and copper (II) bromide (4.58 g, 20.5 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (40 mL) was dipped into a preheated (65 °C) oil bath. To this mixture a solution of compound 9 (6.00 g, 17.1 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (40 mL) was added dropwise over 15 min. After addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at 65 °C for additional 30 min and then cooled to room
temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (400 mL), washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (200 mL), water (200 mL), and brine (200 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure, The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, 20% EtOAc/heptane) to afford 10 (5.98 g, 84%) as a white solid: H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 10.36 (s, 1 H), 7.45-7.40 (m, 1H), 7.27 (dd, J = 1.2, 2.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.98 (dd, J = 11.5, 8.7 Hz, 1 H), 3.42 (dd, J= 16.2, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.22 (s, 3H), 2.86 (d, J= 16.2 Hz, 1H), 1.75 (s, 3H), 1.56 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 414 [M + Hf. An alternative preparation of intermediate 10 is based on the conversion of 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzoic acid 13 into 1-(5-bromo-2-fluoropheny!)ethanone (15), which is then elaborated analogously to steps 2-5 into carbamate 10.
Figure imgf000104_0001
Preparation of 5-Bromo-2-fluoro-W-methoxy-W-methylbenzamide (14)
A solution of compound 13 (98.0 g, 447 mmol), /V,Odimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (52.4 g, 537 mmol), and BOP-CI (171 g, 671 mmol) in pyridine (490 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was diluted with water (1 L) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 1 L). The combined extracts were washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid (3 x 500 mL), saturated aqueous NaHC03 (500 mL), brine (1 L), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 14 (106 g, 91%) as a pale yellow oil; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 7.70-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.00 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.56 (or s, 3H), 3.35 (br s, 3H); ESI MS m/z 262 [M + H]+.
Preparation of 1-(5-Bromo-2-fIuorophenyI)ethanone (15)
To a stirred solution of compound 14 (106 g, 404 mmol) in anhydrous THF (1.7 L) was added a solution of methyl magnesium bromide in diethyl ether (3.0 M, 270 mL, 808 mmoi) at 0 °C under nitrogen. After addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 6.5 h. After this time, the solution was poured to a coid 2 N hydrochloric acid (1 L) and warmed to room temperature. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 x 1 L). The combined extracts were washed with saturated aqueous NaHC03 (500 mL), brine (500 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 15 (85.2 g, 97%) as an orange oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCI3) δ 7.98 (dd, J= 6.4, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (ddd, J = 8.7, 4.3, 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.05 (dd, J = 10.4, 8.7, 1 H), 2.64 (d, J = 4.9, 3H); ESI MS m/z 217 [M + H]+.
Step 8: Preparation of (11).
A mixture of compound 10 (0.150 g, 0.362 mmoi), Preparation C (0.155 g, 0.471 mmol), Pd(d f)2C!2#CH2Cl2 (0.030 g, 0.040 mmol), 2 M aqueous sodium carbonate (0.6 mL), and 1 ,4-dioxane (2.5 mL) was flushed with nitrogen for 2 min. The mixture was then stirred at 65 °C for 7 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (20 mL). The resulting mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (2 x 50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, 0-50% ethyl acetate/heptane) to afford 11 (0.070 g, 36%) as a white solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 10.41 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1 H), 7.75 (d, J= 6.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.59 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.37 (dd, J = 6.2, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.21 (dd, J= 9.2, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (d, J = 13.1 Hz, 1H), 3.21 (s, 3H), 2.95 (d, J= 13.1 Hz, 1 H), 1.81 (s, 3H), 1.55 (s, 9H).
Step 9: Preparation of (12)
A solution of compound 11 (0.070 g, 0.130 mmol) and trifluoroacetic acid (1 mL) in methylene chloride (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. After this time, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was then treated with diethyl ether (5 mL) and heptane (25 mL) and the resulting precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration to afford 12 (Example 6) (0.014 g, 20%) as a white solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-cfe) for TFA salt of 12 δ 10.37 (br s, 1H), 8.68 (br s, 2H), 8.04 (s, 1 H), 7.95-7.91 (m, 2H), 7.81-7.77 (m, 1 H), 7.75 (t, J= 6.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.53 (dd, J = 6.2, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.44 (dd, J = 9.6, 6.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.60 (d, J = 13.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.29 (d, J= 13.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.09 (s, 3H), 1.74 (s, 3H); HPLC (Method A), fn = 12.39 min; ESI MS m/z 438 [M + Hf. ASSAYS
The protocol that was used to determine the recited values is described as follows. BACE1 HTRF FRET Assay
Reagents
Na+-Acetate pH 5.0
1 % Brij-35
Glycerol
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (D SO)
Recombinant human soluble BACE1 catalytic domain (>95% pure)
APR Swedish mutant peptide substrate (QSY7-APPswe-Eu): QSY7-EISEVNLDAEFC-
Europium-amide
A homogeneous time-resolved FRET assay was used to determine 1C50 values for inhibitors of the soluble human BACE1 catalytic domain. This assay monitored the increase of 620 nm fluorescence that resulted from BACE1 cleavage of an
APPswedish APPswe mutant peptide FRET substrate (QSY7-EISEVNLDAEFC- Europium-amide). This substrate contained an N-terminal QSY7 moiety that served as a quencher of the C-terminal Europium f!uorophore (620 nm Em). In the absence of enzyme activity, 620 nm fluorescence was low in the assay and increased linearly over 3 hours in the presence of uninhibited BACE1 enzyme. Inhibition of BACE1 cleavage of the QSY7-APPswe-Eu substrate by inhibitors was manifested as a suppression of 620 nm fluorescence.
Varying concentrations of inhibitors at 3x the final desired concentration in a volume of 10ul were preincubated with purified human BACE1 catalytic domain (3 nM in 10 μΙ) for 30 minutes at 30° C in reaction buffer containing 20 mM Na-Acetate pH 5.0, 10% glycerol, 0.1 % Brij-35 and 7.5% DSMO. Reactions were initiated by addition of 10 μΙ of 600 nM QSY7-APPswe-Eu substrate (200 nM final) to give a final reaction voiume of 30 μΙ in a 384 well Nunc HTRF plate. The reactions were incubated at 30° C for 1.5 hours. The 620nm fluorescence was then read on a Rubystar HTRF plate reader (BMG Labtechnologies) using a 50 delay followed by a 400 millisecond acquisition time window. Inhibitor IC5o values were derived from non-linear regression analysis of concentration response curves. K, values were then calculated from ICSo values using the Cheng-Prusoff equation using a previously determined μηη value of 8 μΜ for the QSY7-APPswe-Eu substrate at BACE1.
All of the compounds of the invention set forth in Table 1 except Examples 1 and 2 were tested in this assay. The compounds of the invention that were tested exhibited K, values of less than about 6.5 μΜ and greater than about 1.5 μΜ in this assay.
BACE inhibitor whole cell ICSO determination using HEK293-APPswe jon cells
HEK293 cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and stably transfected with the human amyloid precursor protein cDNA containing the FAD Swedish (enhances β-secretase processing) and London
(enhances Αβ42 cleavage) mutations. A HEK293 stable clone with Αβ expression (HEK293-APPswe lon) was identified and maintained at 37 °C, 5% C02 in the ATCC- recommended growth media supplemented with hygromycin. Determination of compound IC5o values for inhibition of APP processing (reduction of Αβ1 -40, Αβ1 -42 and 3ΑΡΡβ levels) in HEK293-APPswe lon cells was accomplished by treatment of cells with various concentrations of compounds diluted in fresh complete growth media for 4 hours at 37°C, 5% C02. Αβ40 or Αβ42 were measured in 15 μΙ of media using a mesosca!e based ELISA assay. Full length Αβ40 and Αβ42 peptides were captured with the N-terminai specific biotinylated-W02 monoclonal antibody and detected using either the ruthenylated Αβ40 C-terminal specific monoclonal antibody, G2-10 or the rutheny!ated Αβ42 C-terminal specific monoclonal antibody G2-1 1 respectively. Raw electrochemiluminescnce values were measured using a esoscale Sector Imager plate reader and were plotted as a function of compound concentration. IC5o values were interpolated from the data using nonlinear regression analysis (Sigmoida! dose response fit with variable slope) of the data using GraphPad Prism software.
While the present invention has been described in view of the specific embodiments set forth above, many alternatives, modifications and other variations thereof will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. All such alternatives, modifications and variations are intended to fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

WE CLAIM:
1. A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said compound having the structural Formula (I):
Figure imgf000109_0001
(I)
wherein:
W is selected from the group consisting of -C(0)-„ -C(S)-, and -C(=NR8A)-;
-l_r is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -alkynyl-;
-l_2- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, and -alkynyl-;
each -L3- independently is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety independently selected from the group consisting of -alkyl-, -haloalkyl-, -heteroalkyl-, -alkenyl-, -alkynyl-, -N(R7)-, -NHC(O)-, and -C(0)NH-; m, n, p, q, and r are each independently selected integers, wherein:
m is 0 or more;
n is 0 or more;
p is 0 or more;
q is 0, 1, or 2;
r is 0, 1 , or 2, with the provisos that: (i) the maximum value of the sum of m, n, and q is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A,
(ii) the maximum value of the sum of p and r is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B, and
(iii) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of: H, alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroaikyl, heterohaloa!kyl, cycioaikyl, cycioalkylalkyi-, heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylalkyi-, aryl, arylalkyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi-,
wherein each of said alkyl, haloalkyl, heteroaikyl, heterohaloalkyl, cycioaikyl, cycioalkylalkyi-, heterocycloalkyi, heterocycloalkylalkyi-, aryl, arylalkyl-, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyi- of R1 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, and haloalkyl,
wherein each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R2 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, and haloalkyl,
wherein each of said alkyl and said haloalkyl of R2 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected R10 groups;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycioaikyl, cycloalkenyi, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl,
wherein each of said alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycioaikyl, cycloalkenyi, heterocycloalkyi, and heterocycloalkenyl of R4 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more independently selected Ri0 groups;
ring A is selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycioaikyl, monocyclic cycloalkenyi, monocyclic
heterocycloalkyi, monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a multicyclic group;
each ring B (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, monocyclic cycioaikyl, monocyclic cyc!oa!kenyl, monocyclic heierocycloalkyi, monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl, and a muiticyclic group;
each R5 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -N02, -Si(Re)3, -P(0)(0R )2, -P(0)(0R7)(R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7, - NReS(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2t -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2,
-S{0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S(0)2N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, alkyi, haloalkyi, haloalkoxy, heteroaikyi, alkenyi, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heierocycloalkyi, aryi, and heteroaryl,
wherein each said alkyi, haloalkyi, haloalkoxy, heteroaikyi, alkenyi, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryi, and heteroaryl of R5 (when present) is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyi, lower alkenyi, lower alkynyl, lower heteroaikyi, halo, -CN, -N02, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -C(0)N(R8)2, and cycloalkyl;
each R6 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of a!kyl, aryi, arylalkyi-, haloalkyi, cycloalkyl, cycloaikyialkyl-, heteroaryl, and
heteroarylalkyi-;
each R7 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyi, alkenyi, heteroaikyi, haloalkyi, aryi, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyi-, cycloalkyl, cycloaikyialkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
each R8 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of
H, alkyi, alkenyi, heteroaikyi, haloalkyi, aryi, arylalkyi-, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyi-, cycloalkyl, cycloaikyialkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl-;
R8A is selected from the group consisting of alkyi, alkenyi, cycloalkyl, cycloaikyialkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryi, arylalkyi, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyi, arylcycioalkyl, OR7, -CN, -C(0)R7, -C(0)OR7, -S(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)2N(R8)s, -N02, and -N(R8)2;
each R9 (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of: halogen, -CN, -N02, -Si(Re)3, -P(0)(0R7)2, -P(0)(0R7)(R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7, - NR8S(0)2R7, -NR8C(0)N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)OR7, -C(0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2, -S(0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S<0)2N(R8)2> -OR7, -SR7, alkyi, haloalkyi, heteroalkyi, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl-, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl-, and heterocycloalkyl; each R10 {when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, -CN, -N<¾, -Si(R6)3, -P(0)(OR7)2, -P(0)(OR7)(R7), -N(R8)2, -NR8C(0)R7
-NR8S(0)2R7 -NR8C(0)N{R8)2, -NR8C(0)0R7, -C{0)R7, -C(0)2R7, -C(0)N(R8)2,
-S(0)R7, -S(0)2R7, -S(0)2N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, alkyi, haloalkyi, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyi, alkeny!, alkynyl, and cycloalkyl,
wherein each said alkyi, haloalkyi, haloalkoxy, heteroalkyi, alkenyl, alkynyl, and cycloalkyl of R10 (when present) is optionally independently unsubstituted or further substituted with one or more independently selected groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyi, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower heteroalkyi, halo, -CN, -N02, -N{R8)2) -OR7, and -C(0)N(R8)2; and
each R11 is independently selected from the group consisting of -SF5 and
-OSF5.
2. A compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceuticaily acceptable salt thereof, wherein; R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyi, and cyclopropyl.
3. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R2 is H.
4. A compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R3 is selected from the group consisting H, alkyi, haloalkyi, and heteroalkyi.
5. A compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said compound having a structural Formula (ll):
Figure imgf000113_0001
6. A compound of claim 5, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidiny!, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, benzothienyl,
benzimidazolyl, and indazolyl;
m is 0 or more;
q is 0, 1 , or 2;
each R5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cycloalkyl;
n is 1 ;
r is 0, 1 , or 2;
-l_3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(0)NH-;
ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyi, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, and oxazolyl;
p is 0 or more;
and each R9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cycloalkyl;
with the provisos that:
(i) the sum of m and q is the maximum value of substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring A;
(ii) the sum of p and r is the maximum number of available substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B; and
(ii) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2.
7. A compound of claim 5, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: n is 1 ;
q is 0, 1 , or 2;
m is 0 or more;
p is 0 or more;
r is 0, 1 , or 2;
ring A is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, benzthienyl, and benzimidazolyl;
each R5 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, and cyclopropyl;
-L3- is present or absent and when present represents a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of -NHC(O)- and -C(O)NH-;
ring B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, pyrimidinyl, and pyrazinyl; and
each R9 group (when present) is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -N(R8)2, -OR7, -SR7, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, lower heteroalkyl, lower alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl, and cyclopropyl; with the provisos that:
(i) the sum of q and r is 1 or 2;
(ii) the maximum value of the sum of m, n and q is the maximum number of available substitutab!e hydrogen atoms on ring A; and
(iii) the maximum value of the sum of p and r is the maxiumum number of substitutable hydrogen atoms on ring B.
8. A compound, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound or said stereoisomer, said compound being selected from the group consisting of;
Figure imgf000115_0001
Figure imgf000116_0001
9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of any one of claims 1-9, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of any one of claims 1- 9, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with at least one additional therapeutic agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
1 1. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 10, wherein said at least one additional therapeutic agent is at least one agent selected from:
mi agonists; m2 antagonists; cholinesterase inhibitors; gaiantamine;
rivastigimine; N-methyi-D-aspartate receptor antagonists; combinations of
cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyi-D-aspartate receptor antagonists; gamma secretase modulators; gamma secretase inhibitors; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents; anti-inflammatory agents that can reduce neuroinflammation; anti-amyloid antibodies; vitamin E; nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists; CB1 receptor inverse agonists; CB1 receptor antagonists; antibiotics; growth hormone secretagogues; histamine H3 antagonists; A PA agonists; PDE4 inhibitors; GABAA inverse agonists; inhibitors of amyloid aggregation; glycogen synthase kinase beta inhibitors; promoters of alpha secretase activity; PDE-10 inhibitors; Tau kinase inhibitors; Tau aggregation inhibitors; RAGE inhibitors; anti-Abeta vaccine; APP ligands; agents that upregulate insulin, cholesterol lowering agents; cholesterol absorption inhibitors; combinations of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and choiesterol absorption inhibitors; fibrates;
combinations of fibrates and cholesterol Iowering agents and/or cholesterol absorption inhibitors; nicotinic receptor agonists; niacin; combinations of niacin and cholesterol absorption inhibitors and/or cholesterol Iowering agents; LXR agonists; LRP mimics; H3 receptor antagonists; histone deacetylase inhibitors; hsp90 inhibitors; 5-HT4 agonists; 5-HT6 receptor antagonists; mGluRI receptor modulators or antagonists; mGluR5 receptor modulators or antagonists; mGluR2 3 antagonists; Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonists; PAI-1 inhibitors; agents that can induce Abeta efflux; Metal-protein attenuating compound; GPR3 modulators; and antihistamines.
12. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein said at least one additional therapeutic agent is at least one cholinesterase inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
13. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 2, wherein said at least one cholinesterase inhibitor is selected from donepazil, rivastigmine, and galantamine.
14. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein said at least one additional therapeutic agent is at least one muscarinic agent selected from ΙΓΗ agonists and m2 antagonists.
15. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein said at least one additional therapeutic agent is at least one N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitor.
16. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 15, wherein said at least one N-methyl- D-aspartate receptor inhibitor is selected from memantine HCI.
17. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein said at least one additional therapeutic agent is dimebo!in (Dimebon®).
18. A method of inhibiting β-secretase comprising exposing a population of cells expressing β-secretase to at least one compound of any one of claims 1-9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount effective to inhibit β-secretase.
19. A method of treating, preventing, and/or delaying the onset of an amyloid β pathology ("Αβ pathology") and/or one or more symptoms of said pathology comprising administering at least one compound of any one of claims 1-9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need thereof in an amount effective to treat said pathology.
20. A method of claim 19, wherein said Αβ pathology is selected from Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, memory loss, memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, memory loss associated with Parkinson's disease, attention deficit symptoms, attention deficit symptoms associated with
Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, dementia, stroke, microgliosis and brain inflammation, pre-seniie dementia, senile dementia, dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration,
neurodegeneration, olfactory impairment, olfactory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome, β-amy!oid angiopathy, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, mild cognitive impairment {"MCI"), glaucoma, amyloidosis, type II diabetes, hemodialysis complications (from β2 microglobulins and complications arising therefrom in hemodialysis patients), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalitis, traumatic brain injury ("TBI"), and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.
21. A method of claim 20, wherein said Αβ pathology is selected from Alzheimer's disease, Downs syndrome, Mild cognitive impairment, Glaucoma, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, Dementia, Stroke, Microgliosis, Brain inflammation, and olfactory function loss associated with Alzheimer's Disease.
22. A method of claim 21 , wherein said Αβ pathology is Alzheimer's disease.
23. A kit comprising a single container or multiple containers: (a) a
pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising one or more compounds of any one of claims 1 -9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally further comprising, (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents; and, optionally further comprising, (c) instructions for use their use.
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