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Definitions

• the present application relates to cycloalkylpyridin-2-amines derivates of formula (I) or stereoisomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• CETP Cholesteryl ester-transfer protein
• HDL high density lipoprotein
• CETP is a 70 kDa plasma glycoprotein that is physically associated with HDL particles. It facilitates the transport of cholesteryl ester from HDL to apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins. This transfer is accompanied by transfer of triglycerides in the opposite direction.
• VLDL very low density lipoprotein
• LDL very low density lipoprotein
• LDL very low density lipoprotein
• LDL very low density lipoprotein
• LDL very low density lipoprotein
• HDL-C low high- density lipoprotein cholesterol
• CAD coronary artery disease
• HDL could protect against atherosclerosis by several other mechanisms. For example, several studies have shown that HDL to have antioxidant and anti- inflammatory effects. Oxidative products of lipid metabolism induce inflammatory cell recruitment in vascular cells. HDL particles carry enzymes that retard LDL oxidation, including paraoxonase, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, and lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase. These enzymes degrade pro-inflammatory, oxidized phospholipids, limiting their accumulation in LDL.
• apoA-I can bind oxidized lipids and remove them from LDL.
• HDL also can act as a carrier vehicle for small molecules, including bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) thus regulating the inflammatory effects of LPS.
• LPS bacterial lipopolysaccharide
• LPS bacterial lipopolysaccharide
• elevating HDL is not only anti-atherogenic but it could also potentially be anti-inflammatory.
• R represents
• R and R are independently selected from hydrogen, acyl, haloalkyl, -(CHR e ) q R , an optionally substituted group selected from alkyl or cycloalkyl, wherein optional substituent, in each occurrence, is independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy 1, an alkyl, a haloalkyl or an alkoxy;
• R 3 is a group selected from alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl, wherein R is optionally substituted with a group selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy;
• R a in each occurrence, is independently selected from cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy;
• R b in each occurrence, is independently selected from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy or haloalkoxy;
• R d is selected from hydrogen or alkyl
• R e in each occurrence, is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy
• R is selected from hydrogen or alkyl
• R g , R h , R 1 and R independently represents hydrogen or alkyl
• n 0, 1 or 2;
• n 0, 1, 2 or 3;
• p 1 or 2;
• q 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.
• the present application also relates to the process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I).
• the present application further describes the compounds of formulat (I) as cholesteryl ester-transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors.
• CETP cholesteryl ester-transfer protein
• the present application further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) or stereoisomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• 'Alkyl' group refers to a linear or branched alkyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• exemplary alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n- butyl, iso-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, iso-pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl and the like.
• alkoxy' group refers to an -O-(alkyl) group, wherein alkyl group is as defined above.
• alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso- butoxy, t-butoxy, and the like. Unless otherwise specified, an alkoxy group has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• Alkoxyalkyl' refers to an alkoxy substituted alkyl group, wherein alkoxy and alkyl groups are as defined above.
• the alkoxy group can have from 1 to 10 carbon atoms
• the alkyl group can have from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• Exemplary alkoxyalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethoxymethyl, propoxyethyl, ethoxybutyl and the like.
• 'Acyl' group refers to alkyl-CO- group, wherein alkyl group is as defined above.
• Acyl group refers to an alkyl-linker moiety bonded to the CO group. Examples of acyl groups include, but are not limited to, acetyl, propionyl and the like. Acyl group includes formyl group also.
• 'Aryl' is a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring system.
• exemplary aryl groups include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, and the like. Unless otherwise specified, an aryl group typically has from 6 to about 14 carbon atoms.
• 'Cycloalkyl' group refers to a cyclic alkyl group which may be mono, bicyclic, polycyclic, or a fused/bridged ring system.
• exemplary cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, and the like.
• a cycloalkyl group typically has from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms.
• Typical bridged cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to adamantyl, noradamantyl, bicyclo[1.1.0]butanyl, norbornyl(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl), norbornenyl (bicyclo[2.2.1 Jheptanyl), norbornadienyl(bicyclo[2.2.
• Halo' represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine.
• Haloalkyl means at least one halogen atom is substituted on an alkyl group. Both halogen and alkyl have the meaning as defined above.
• Representative examples of haloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, fiuoromethyl, chloromethyl, fiuoroethyl, chloroethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, dichloroethyl, trichloro ethyl and the like. Unless otherwise specified, a haloalkyl group typically has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• 'Haloalkoxy means at least one halogen atom is substituted on an alkoxy group, wherein alkoxy and halogen groups are as defined above.
• exemplary haloalkoxy groups include, but not limited to, fiuoromethoxy, chloromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, trichloroethoxy, fluoroethoxy, chloroethoxy, trifioroethoxy, perfluoroethoxy (-OCF 2 CF 3 ), trifluoro-i-butoxy, hexafluoro-i-butoxy, perfluoro-i-butoxy (-OC(CF 3 ) 3 ), and the like.
• an haloalkoxy group typically has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• Heterocyclyl' is a saturated monocyclic or polycyclic ring system of 3 to 10 members having at least one heteroatom or heterogroup selected from -0-, -N-, -S-, -SO 2 , or -CO.
• heterocyclyl groups include, but not limited to, azetidinyl, oxazolidinyl, oxazolidinonly, isoxazolidinyl, imidazolidin-2-onyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidin-2-onyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiomorpholine- 1 ,1 -dioxide, thiazolidinyl, 1 ,3-dioxolanyl, 1 ,4-dioxanyl, cyclopenta[b]pyridinyl, cyclopenta[d]pyrimidinyl and the like.
• a heterocyclyl group typically has from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms.
• Heteroaryl' is an unsaturated, aromatic or non-aromatic, monocyclic or polycyclic ring system of 3 to 10 members having at least one heteroatom or heterogroup selected from -0-, -N-, -S-, -SO 2 , or -CO.
• heteroaryl groups include, but not limited to, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrimidinyl, thiazinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, tetrazolyl, imidazothiazolyl, indolizidinyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, benzoxazolyl, benzoisoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzodioxolyl, benzotriazolyl, indazolyl, quinoxalinyl, imidazolyl, quinolin-2(lH)-onyl, and the like. Unless otherwise specified, a heteroaryl group typically has from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms.
• '(Ci-Cio)alcohol' represents '(Ci-Cio)alkyl-OH', wherein alkyl group is as defined above.
• exemplary (Ci-Cio)alcohol includes methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol and the like.
• the Cholesteryl ester-transfer protein may be an animal or a non-mammalian or mammalian protein, such as a human protein.
• Optionally substituted' means that the substitution is optional and therefore it is possible for the designated atom or molecule to be unsubstituted.
• substitution means that any number of hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the normal valence of the designated atom is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound.
• two hydrogens on the atom are replaced and when the substitution is fluoro, then one hydrogen on the atom is replaced and the like.
• One or more compounds of formula (I) can be supplied in the form of a therapeutic composition that is within the scope of the present application.
• Salts' refer to any acid or base salt, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, or any complex of the compound that, when administered to a recipient, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) a compound as described herein. It should be appreciated, however, that salts that are not pharmaceutically acceptable also lie within the scope of the application. The preparation of salts can be carried out using known methods.
• salts of compounds contemplated herein may be synthesized by conventional chemical methods using a parent compound containing an acid residue.
• such salts may be prepared, for example, by making free base of the compounds and reacting with a stoichiometric quantity of the appropriate acid and vice-versa in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two.
• non-aqueous media such as ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol or acetonitrile may be utilized.
• acid addition salts include, but are not limited to, mineral acid addition salts such as hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, and organic acid addition salts such as acetate, maleate, fumarate, citrate, oxalate, succinate, tartrate, malate, mandelate, methanesulphonate and p-toluenesulphonate. Also included in present application are the isomeric forms and tautomers and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I).
• mineral acid addition salts such as hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate
• organic acid addition salts such as acetate, maleate, fumarate, citrate, oxalate, succinate, tartrate, malate, mandelate, methanesulphonate and p-toluenesulphonate.
• Illustrative pharmaceutically acceptable salts are prepared from formic, acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, gluconic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, glucuronic, maleic, fumaric, pyruvic, aspartic, glutamic, benzoic, anthranilic, mesylic, stearic, salicylic, p- hydroxybenzoic, phenylacetic, mandelic, embonic (pamoic), methanesulfonic, ethanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, pantothenic, toluenesulfonic, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic, sulfanilic, cyclohexylaminosulfonic, algenic, ⁇ -hydroxybutyric, galactaric, and galacturonic acids.
• 'stereoisomers' is a general term used for all isomers of the individual molecules that differ only in the orientation of their atoms in space. Typically it includes mirror image isomers that are usually formed due to at least one asymmetric center (enantiomers). Where the compounds according to the present application possess one or more asymmetric centers and can thus occur as racemates, racemic mixtures, single enantiomers, diastereomeric mixtures and individual diastereomers. Also certain individual molecules may exist as geometric isomers (cis/trans). Similarly, certain compounds of this application may exist in a mixture of two or more structurally distinct forms that are in rapid equilibrium, commonly known as tautomers.
• tautomers include keto-enol tautomers, phenol-keto tautomers, nitroso-oxime tautomers, imine-enamine tautomers, etc. It is to be understood that all such isomers and mixtures thereof in any proportion are encompassed within the scope of the present application.
• any general structure presented also encompasses all conformational isomers, regioisomers and tautomers that may arise from a particular set of substituents.
• the term 'subject' or 'patient' means mammals, such as humans and other animals, including horses, dogs, cats, rats, mice, sheep, pigs, etc.
• the subject may include subjects for which treatment and/or prevention of the conditions described herein would be beneficial.
• a 'therapeutically effective amount' is the amount of compound that is effective in obtaining a desired clinical outcome in the treatment of a specific disease.
• the terms 'treating' or 'to treat' means to alleviate symptoms, eliminate the causation either on a temporary or permanent basis, or to prevent or slow the appearance of symptoms.
• the term 'treatment' includes alleviation, elimination of causation of or prevention of any of the diseases or disorders described above. Besides being useful for human treatment, these combinations are also useful for treatment of other mammals, including horses, dogs, cats, rats, mice, sheep, pigs, etc.
• compositions described herein are typically administered in admixture with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or carriers in the form of a pharmaceutical composition.
• a 'composition' may contain one compound or a mixture of compounds.
• a 'pharmaceutical composition' is any composition useful or potentially useful in producing at least one physiological response in a subject to which such pharmaceutical composition is administered.
• R represents
• R and R are independently selected from hydrogen, acyl, haloalkyl, -(CHR e ) q R , an optionally substituted group selected from alkyl or cycloalkyl, wherein optional substituent, in each occurrence, is independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, an alkyl, a haloalkyl or an alkoxy;
• R 3 is a group selected from alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl, wherein R 3 is optionally substituted with a group selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy;
• R a in each occurrence, is independently selected from cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy;
• R b in each occurrence, is independently selected from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy or haloalkoxy;
• R d is selected from hydrogen or alkyl
• R e in each occurrence, is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy
• R f is selected from hydrogen or alkyl
• R g , R h , R 1 and R j independently represents hydrogen or alkyl; m is 0, 1 or 2;
• n 0, 1, 2 or 3;
• p 1 or 2;
• q 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.
• R , R R d , R , R ⁇ p, m, n are as defined above.
• R and R are independently selected from hydrogen or -(CHR e ) q R , wherein R J represents cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl;
• R° represents optionally substituted ring selected from
• the optional substituent is selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl or haloalkoxy;
• q 1, 2 or 3
• R a , R e and p are as defined above.
• R a and m are as defined above.
• R a and m are as defined in the above description of formula (I).
• the compounds of formula (I) may exist in the form of stereoisomers. Such stereoisomers are also a part of the present application.
• the compounds of formula (I) may exist in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Such pharmaceutically acceptable salts are also a part of the present application.
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• composition comprising one or more compounds selected from formula (la), (lb), (Ic), (Id) or (Ie).
• compounds of formula (I) or stereoisomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as CETP inhibitors are provided.
• a method of administering CETP inhibitors in a subject which comprises administering to said subject (i.e., a patient) a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a method of increasing the level of HDL cholesterol and/or a decreasing the level of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) and/or increasing the ratio of HDL-C to LDL-C which comprises administering to said subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• VLDL very low density lipoprotein
• LDL-C low density lipoprotein
• a method for treating or reducing the risk of developing a disease or condition that may be treated or prevented by inhibition of CETP in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• a method of binding CETP in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• a method of increasing the level of HDL cholesterol in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• a method of lowering LDL cholesterol in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• a method of raising the ratio of increasing HDL cholesterol to LDL cholesterol in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of the formula (I), or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• a method of treating or preventing atherosclerosis in a patient in need of such a treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patient.
• the pharmaceutical composition of a compound of formula (I) may be administered enterally and/or parenterally.
• Parenteral administration includes subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, intramammary, intravenous, and other administrative methods known in the art.
• Enteral administration includes solution, tablets, sustained release capsules, enteric coated capsules, syrups, beverages, foods, and other nutritional supplements.
• the present pharmaceutical compositions may be at or near body temperature. In some embodiments, the present pharmaceutical compositions may be below body temperatures. In other embodiments, the present pharmaceutical compositions may be above body temperatures.
• the compounds of the present application may be administered in a wide variety of different dosage forms.
• they may be combined with various pharmaceutically acceptable inert carriers in the form of, but not limited to, tablets, capsules, lozenges, troches, hard candies, powders, sprays, creams, salves, suppositories, jellies, gels, pastes, lotions, ointments, aqueous suspensions, injectable solutions, elixirs, syrups, and the like.
• Such carriers may include solid diluents or fillers, sterile aqueous media, and various nontoxic organic solvents, etc.
• oral pharmaceutical compositions may be sweetened and/or flavored.
• the compounds of the present application may be present in such dosage forms at concentration levels ranging from about 0.1 % to about 90% by weight.
• compounds of the present application for treatment may be administered to a subject in a suitable effective dose in the range of from about 0.01 to about 100 mg per kilogram of body weight of recipient per day, in some embodiments, in the range of from about 0.5 to about 50 mg per kilogram body weight of recipient per day, in still other embodiments, in the range of from about 0.1 to about 20 mg per kilogram body weight of recipient per day.
• the exemplary dose may be suitably administered once daily, or several sub-doses, e.g. 2 to 5 sub-doses, may be administered at appropriate intervals through the day, or on other appropriate schedules.
• An embodiment of the present application provides the preparation of compounds of formula (I) according to the procedures of the following examples, using appropriate materials. Those skilled in the art will understand that known variations of the conditions and processes of the following preparative procedures can be used to prepare these compounds. Moreover, by utilizing the procedures described in detail, one of ordinary skill in the art can prepare additional compounds of the present application claimed herein. All temperatures are in degrees Celsius (°C) unless otherwise noted.
• DIBAL Diisobutylaluminium hydride
• CDCI 3 Deuterated chloroform
• Cul Cuprous Iodide
• CNBr Cynogen bromide
• DCM Dichloromethane
• DMF N,N- dimethylformamide
• DMF-DMA N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal
• DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
• HC1 hydrochloric acid
• H 2 O 2 Hadrogen peroxide
• AcOH Acetic acid
• MeOH MeOH
• Methanol NaOMe
• NaOMe sodium methoxide
• LDA Lithium Diisopropylamide
• LAH Lithium aluminium hydride
• ⁇ 2 ⁇ 2 . ⁇ 2 0 Hydrazine hydrate
• NH 2 OH.HCl hydroxylamine hydrochloride
• K 2 CO 3 Potassium Carbonate
• KOH Potassium hydroxide
• KCN Potassium
• Another embodiment of the present application provides a process for the preparation of compounds of formulae (10) & (1 1), both of which represent respectively a sub-group of a compound of formula (I), wherein all symbols/variables are as defined earlier unless otherwise stated.
• the process is represented by Scheme- 1.
• Optionally substituted cycloalkanone of formula (1) wherein R a , m and p are as defined in the description of formula (I), is reacted with a formate ester, such as ethyl formate in the presence of sodium metal, NaOMe, and the like to obtain an optionally substituted 2- oxocyclolkanone carbaldehyde of formula (2).
• the compound (2) can be further condensed with cyanoacetamide in the presence of a base, such as piperidine-acetate to obtain a compound of formula (3).
• Amino substitutions on the ring of the compound of formula (5) can be obtained by first converting compound of formula (3) to compound of formula (4) using suitable reagents, such as SOCl 2 , PCI 5 and the like; followed by using common nucleophilic substitution reactions known in the art to obtain a compound of formula (5).
• a compound of formula (6) can be obtained by reduction of the cyano group of compound (5) to aldehyde using reagents, such as DIBAL, SnCl 2 -HCl, Lithium N,N'-dimethyl ethylenediamino aluminium hydride, or by reduction of nitrile in presence of H 2 -Raney Nickle or LAH or sodium borohydride and the like, followed by in-situ hydrolysis of the intermediate imine.
• reagents such as DIBAL, SnCl 2 -HCl, Lithium N,N'-dimethyl ethylenediamino aluminium hydride, or by reduction of nitrile in presence of H 2 -Raney Nickle or LAH or sodium borohydride and the like, followed by in-situ hydrolysis of the intermediate imine.
• a compound of formula (8) can be obtained by condensing a compound of formula (6) with an optionally substituted benzylamine of formula (7) in the presence of a suitable reagent such as sodium cyanoborohydride, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, Ti(z ' -PrO)4 and NaB]3 ⁇ 4, pyridine-borane complex and the like in a suitable solvent.
• a suitable reagent such as sodium cyanoborohydride, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, Ti(z ' -PrO)4 and NaB]3 ⁇ 4, pyridine-borane complex and the like in a suitable solvent.
• R a , R b , m, n and p are as defined in the description of formula (I).
• a compound of formula (10) can be obtained by reacting the secondary amino group of compound of formula (8) with a 2-chloro-bromopyrimidine of formula (9), in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium acetate, cesium carbonate and the like, in a solvent such as such as anhydrous DMF, 1 ,4-dioxane, DMSO, acetonitrile and the like.
• a base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium acetate, cesium carbonate and the like
• a solvent such as such as anhydrous DMF, 1 ,4-dioxane, DMSO, acetonitrile and the like.
• Compound of formula (11a), wherein R represents an optionally substituted group selected from cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring as defined in formula (I), can be obtained by nucleophilic substitutions on the pyrimidine ring of formula (10), by using a base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium acetate, cesium carbonate, sodium t- butoxide and the like, in the presence of a solvent such as anhydrous toluene, DMF, 1 ,4- dioxane, DMSO, acetonitrile and the like.
• a base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium acetate, cesium carbonate, sodium t- butoxide and the like
• a solvent such as anhydrous toluene, DMF, 1 ,4- dioxane, DMSO, acetonitrile and the like.
• Some compounds of formula (I) can be prepared by using palladium catalysts like Pd(OAc) 2 , Pd 2 (dba) 3 , PdCl 2 in the presence of a ligand selected from biphenyl di-i-butylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl, xanthphos and the like.
• a compound of formula (l ib) can be obtained by palladium catalysed cyanation of compound of formula (8) using Zn(CN) 2 , KCN and the like.
• Some compounds of the formula (I) can be prepared through Cul mediated Buchwald Coupling in the presence of a variety of ligands used for such purposes, which include for example trans- 1 ,2-diaminocyclohexane, quinolin-8-ol, bis-(2-aminoethyl)amine, and the like.
• a compound of formula (11c) can be obtained by hydro lyzing the nitrile group in compound of formula (l ib) using methods known in the art such as acid catalyzed hydrolysis in the presence of HC1, H 2 SO 4 and other inorganic acids or base catalyzed hydrolysis in the presence of H 2 O 2 and K 2 CO 3 or KOH.
• a compound of formula (13) can be obtained by reacting the secondary amino group of compound of formula (8) with a compound of formula (12), in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium acetate, cesium carbonate, and the like, in a solvent such as anhydrous DMF, 1,4-dioxane, DMSO, acetonitrile, and the like.
• a compound of formula (13) can be converted to a compound of formula (14) in the presence of an appropriate reagent such as N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal, in the presence of a solvent such as toluene, DCM, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1 ,4-dioxane, and the like.
• a compound of formula (14) can be converted to a compound of formula (15) in the presence of an appropriate reagent such as NH 2 NH 2 .H 2 O, in the presence of a solvent such as ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, and the like.
• an appropriate reagent such as NH 2 NH 2 .H 2 O
• a solvent such as ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, and the like.
• a compound of formula (14) can be converted to a compound of formula (16) in the presence of an appropriate reagent such as NH 2 OH.HCI, in the presence of a solvent such as ethanol, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol, and the like.
• an appropriate reagent such as NH 2 OH.HCI
• a solvent such as ethanol, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol, and the like.
• a compound of formula (8) is converted to a compound of formula (17) in the presence of a reagent, such as CNBr, NaCN, and the like, in a suitable solvent such as dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, a (C 1 -C 10 ) alcohol, or the like, along with a base such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and the like.
• a reagent such as CNBr, NaCN, and the like
• a suitable solvent such as dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, a (C 1 -C 10 ) alcohol, or the like
• a base such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and the like.
• a compound of formula (17) is converted to a compound of formula (18) by reacting with sodium azide or potassium azide, in the presence of a zinc salt such as ZnBr 2 .
• Suitable solvent for this reaction can be selected from ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, (Ci-Cio) alcohols, and the like.
• a compound of formula (18) can be converted into a compound of formula (19) by reacting with an alkylating reagent such as alkyl halide or dialkyl sulphate, in the presence of a base such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium hydride, potassium hydride, and the like, along with a phase-transfer catalyst such as tetraalkylammoniumhalide or tetraarylammoiumhalide, in a solvent medium such as water, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, and the like.
• an alkylating reagent such as alkyl halide or dialkyl sulphate
• a base such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium hydride, potassium hydride, and the like
• a phase-transfer catalyst such as tetraalkylammoniumhalide or tetraarylammoiumhalide
• a compound of formula (8) can be converted to a compound of formula (17) by a procedure as defined above.
• a compound of formula (17) can be hydrolyzed in the presence of a base such as KOH, NaOH, and the like, along with a catalytic amount of H 2 0 2 , typically at a temperature in the range from about 25 to about 100°C for a period of time from about 30 minutes to about 6 hours, to yield a compound of formula (20).
• Reductive amination of a compound of formula (6) with a compound of formula (21) can be carried out in the presence of a reducing agent, such as Na(CN)BH 3 , Na(OAc) 3 BH, aBH 4 and the like, in (Ci-Cio) alcohol solvent medium such as ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, and the like, along with an acid, such as acetic acid or diluted hydrochloric acid, could yield a compound of formula (22).
• a reducing agent such as Na(CN)BH 3 , Na(OAc) 3 BH, aBH 4 and the like
• (Ci-Cio) alcohol solvent medium such as ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, and the like
• an acid such as acetic acid or diluted hydrochloric acid
• a compound of formula (22) can be reacted with a compound of formula (23) wherein X 1 is a leaving group such as halogen, mesyloxy, tosyl, and the like, to obtain a compound of formula (24), in the presence of a base like sodium hydride or potassium hydride.
• the reaction can be carried in a solvent such as ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, and the like.
• the temperature of the reaction may be maintained from about 25°C to about 55°C, and the duration of the reaction typically can range from about 20 minutes to about 5 hours.
• Step-2 Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3- carbonitrile
• Step-3 Synthesis of 2-(bis(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H- cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile
• Step-4 Synthesis of 2-(bis(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H- cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carbaldehyde
• the crude product was purified by column chromatography using silica gel (60-120 mesh) and about 5% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane as eluent to obtain the product as a pale yellow liquid (1 g).
• Step-5 Synthesis of 3-((3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzylamino)methyl)-N,N- bis(cyclopropylmethyl)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-amine
• Step-6 Synthesis of 3-(((3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)(5-bromopyrimidin-2- yl)amino)methyl)-N,N-bis(cyclopropylmethyl)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b] pyridin-2-amine
• N,N-bis(cyclopropylmethyl)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-amine (1.0 g, 1.9 mmol), obtained in step-5, and 2-chloro-5-bromopyrimidine (0.735 g, 3.8 mmol) in anhydrous dimethylformamide, potassium carbonate (0.525 g, 3.8 mmol) was added.
• the reaction mixture was heated with stirring at 100°C for about 18 h. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to a temperature of about 20-35°C. The mixture was then diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50 mL).
• the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to get the crude product.
• the crude product was purified by chromatography using silica gel (100- 200 mesh) and about 10% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to obtain the pure product as a brown viscous liquid (0.3 g).
• reaction mixture was cooled to a temperature of about 20-35°C, filtered off through celite.
• the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to get the crude product which was purified by column chromatography using silica gel (100-200 mesh) and about 10% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to yield the desired product as a white solid (0.02 g, 13%).
• step-6 A mixture of 3-(((3,5-bis(trifiuoromethyl)benzyl)(4-bromophenyl)amino)methyl)-N,N- bis(cyclopropylmethyl)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-amine, obtained in step-6 of example- 1, (0.500 g, 0.7 mmol), morpholine (0.013 g, 2 mmol) and Pd 2 (dba) 3 (0.114 g, 0.2 mmol), biphenyl di-i-butylphosphine (0.025 g, 0.08 mmol) and sodium i-butoxide (0.105 g, 1.05 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was heated with stirring at 100°C for about 2 h under argon atmosphere.
• the reaction mixture was cooled to a temperature of 20-35°C, water (10 mL) was added to it and the aqueous mass thus obtained was then extracted with ethyl acetate (3x15 mL). The combined organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to get the crude product.
• the crude product was purified by column chromatography using silica gel (100-200 mesh) and about 10% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to yield the desired product as a white solid (0.120 g).
• the reaction mixture was cooled to a temperature of about 20- 35°C, diluted with water (20 mL) and the aqueous mass was then extracted with ethyl acetate (3x40 mL). The combined organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product.
• the title compound was then isolated by preparative TLC using dichloromethane (0.36 g) as an eluent.
• the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, diluted with water (10 mL) and the aqueous mass thus obtained was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x15 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product.
• the crude product was purified by column chromatography using 60-120 mesh silica gel and 30% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to obtain the pure product as a light yellow paste (0.04 g).
• the reaction was cooled to a temperature of about 20-35°C, diluted with water (10 mL) and the aqueous mass thus obtained was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x15 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product.
• the crude was purified by column chromatography using 60-120 mesh silica gel and about 10% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to obtain the pure product as a light yellow paste (0.03 g).
• the reaction mixture was cooled to about 20-35°C, water was added to it and the aqueous mass was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x 15 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and filtered off. The filtrated was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product which was purified by column chromatography and eluted with 50% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether.
• Step 1 Synthesis of N-((2-(bis(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihyd] cyclopenta[b]pyridin-3-yl)methyl)-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)cyanamide
• Step 2 Synthesis of 3-(((3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino)methyl)-N,N- bis(cyclopropylmethyl)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-amine
• the reaction mixture was cooled to about 20-35°C, water was added to it and the aqueous mass was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x 15 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and filtered off. The filtrate was dried under vacuum to obtain the crude which was purified by column chromatography using 60-120 mesh silica gel and 40% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to obtain the pure product (0.3 g).
• Stepl 6-(((2-(bis(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b] pyridine-3-yl)methyl)amino)benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one
• Step-2 6-(((2-(bis(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-7,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b] pyridine -3-yl)methyl)(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)amino)benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one
• CETP in vitro cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition
• a 20 mM stock solution of compounds were prepared in 100% DMSO and further dilutions were made such that the final concentration of DMSO in the reaction mix was 1%.
• the reactions were performed as suggested by the kit manufacturer as follows.
• the assay was performed in 96 well microplates and in each well, the reaction mixture contained 190 ⁇ of assay buffer (150 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris and 2 mM EDTA, pH-7.4), 4 ⁇ of donor particle, 4 ⁇ of acceptor particle, rCETP (50 ng) and 2 ⁇ of test compound at varying final concentration of 0.1 , 1 , 10, 100, 1000 & 10000 nM.
• the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) was determined using the BIOGRAPH software (version no. 3.3).

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