WO2013130935A1 - Dérivés sulfoxydes amido-benzyliques - Google Patents

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WO2013130935A1
WO2013130935A1 PCT/US2013/028527 US2013028527W WO2013130935A1 WO 2013130935 A1 WO2013130935 A1 WO 2013130935A1 US 2013028527 W US2013028527 W US 2013028527W WO 2013130935 A1 WO2013130935 A1 WO 2013130935A1
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  • the present invention relates to certain amido-benzyl sulfoxide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating cancer, including leukemias and solid tumors, inflammatory diseases, osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome, and other diseases and medical conditions, with such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
  • the present invention also relates to certain amido-benzyl sulfoxide compounds for use in inhibiting nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
  • Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide plays a fundamental role in both cellular energy metabolism and cellular signaling. NAD plays an important role in energy
  • NAD nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
  • NAMPT is implicated in a variety of functions, including the promotion of vascular smooth muscle cell maturation, inhibition of neutrophil apoptosis, activation of insulin receptors, development of T and B lymphocytes, and reduction of blood glucose.
  • small molecule NAMPT inhibitors have potential uses as therapies in a variety of diseases or conditions, including cancers involving solid and liquid tumors, non-small cell lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, glioma, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, rhino-gastric tumors, colorectal cancer, central nervous system (CNS) cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
  • NAMPT inhibitors also have potential uses as therapies for diseases or conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, atherosclerosis, sepsis, or aging.
  • NAMPT is implicated in the regulation of cell viability during genotoxic or oxidative stress, and NAMPT inhibitors may therefore be useful as treatments for inflammation.
  • NAMPT may also have effects on the reaction of endothelial cells to high glucose levels, oxidative stress, and aging.
  • NAMPT inbhitors may enable proliferating endothelial cells to resist the oxidative stress of aging and of high glucose, and to
  • NAMPT inhibitors have been shown to interfere with NAD
  • the NAMPT inhibitor FK866 has these biochemical effects, and has also been shown to reduce NAD levels, induce a delay in tumor growth and enhance tumor
  • Phosphoribosyltransferase Represents a Novel Mechanism for Induction of Tumor Cell Apoptosis," Cancer Res. 2003, 63, 7436-7442; Drevs, J. et al., "Antiangiogenic potency of FK866/K22.175, a new inhibitor of intracellular NAD biosynthesis, in murine renal cell carcinoma,” Anticancer Res. 2003, 23, 4853-4858.
  • CHS-828 another NAMPT inhibitor, has been shown to potently inhibit cell growth in a broad range of tumor cell lines. See Olesen, U.H. et al., "Anticancer agent CHS-828 inhibits cellular synthesis of NAD,” Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2008, 367, 799-804; Ravaud, A. et al., "Phase I study and guanidine kinetics of CHS-828, a guanidine-containing compound, administered orally as a single dose every 3 weeks in solid tumors: an ECSG/EORTC study," Eur. J. Cancer 2005, 41, 702-707. Both FK866 and CHS- 828 are currently in clinical trials as cancer treatments.
  • the invention is directed to compounds of Formula I:
  • R is (a) a bicyclic heteroaryl comprising 1, 2, 3, or 4 heteroatom ring members
  • R 1 is alkyl, R m , or -alkylenyl-R m ,
  • alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents
  • R y and R z are each independently H, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkyl, -C(0)alkyl, -C0 2 alkyl, or -S0 2 alkyl;
  • R m is cycloalkyl, phenyl, monocyclic heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl, each
  • each R x substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halo, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, cyano,
  • -S-alkyl haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl-, alkenyl, alkynyl, -C(0)alkyl, -CONH 2 , C(0)NH(alkyl), -C(0)NH(haloalkyl), -C(0)N(alkyl) 2 , -C(0)NH(cycloalkyl), arylalkyl-, arylalkoxy-, aryloxy-, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, (cycloalkyl)alkyl-, heterocycloalkyl, aryl,
  • R x is unsubstituted or is substituted with 1, 2, or 3 substituents
  • alkyl independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halo, hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, amino, -C(0)alkyl, and
  • R a and R b are each independently H, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl,
  • R c is H, alkyl, or arylalkyl-
  • R 2" and R 3 J are each independently selected from the group consisting of H and deuterium; wherein the compound of Formula I is not:
  • compositions each comprising an effective amount of at least one compound listed above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
  • Pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may further comprise at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • the invention is directed to a method of treating a subject suffering from a disease or medical condition mediated by NAMPT activity, comprising administering to the subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one compound listed above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound, or comprising administering to the subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound listed above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
  • An aspect of the present invention concerns the use of compound listed above for the preparation of a medicament used in the treatment, prevention, inhibition or elimination of cancer.
  • An aspect of the present invention concerns the use of a compound listed above for the preparation of a medicament used in the treatment, prevention, inhibition or elimination of cancer, where the cancer can be selected from leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, CNS cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
  • An aspect of the present invention concerns the use of a compound listed above for the preparation of a medicament used in the treatment, prevention, inhibition or elimination of cancer, where the cancer can be selected from cancers with solid and liquid tumors, non- small cell lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, glioma, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, rhino-gastric tumors, colorectal cancer, CNS cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
  • the compounds listed above and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as NAMPT modulators.
  • the invention is directed to a method for modulating NAMPT activity, including when NAMPT is in a subject, comprising exposing NAMPT to an effective amount of at least one inventive compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound listed above.
  • the present invention is directed to methods of making compounds as listed above and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • the compound of the invention is a compound selected from those species described or exemplified in the detailed description below, or is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
  • alkyl refers to a saturated, straight- or branched-chain
  • alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, 2-methyl-l -propyl, 2-methyl-2- propyl, 2-methyl-l -butyl, 3-methyl-l -butyl, 2-methyl-3-butyl, 2,2-dimethyl-l -propyl, 2- methyl-1 -pentyl, 3-methyl-l -pentyl, 4-methyl-l -pentyl, 2-methyl-2-pentyl, 3-methyl-2- pentyl, 4-methyl-2-pentyl, 2,2-dimethyl-l -butyl, 3,3-dimethyl-l-butyl, 2-ethyl-l -butyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, and the
  • alkylenyl refers to a divalent alkyl group.
  • alkoxy as used herein includes -O-(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.
  • alkoxyalkyl means -(alkylenyl)-O-(alkyl), wherein each "alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.
  • alkenyl refers to a straight- or branched-chain hydrocarbon group having one or more double bonds therein and having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • Illustrative alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethylenyl, vinyl, allyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, butadienyl, pentadienyl, hexadienyl, 2-ethylhexenyl, 2-propyl-2-butenyl, 4-(2-methyl-3-butene)-pentenyl, and the like.
  • "lower alkenyl” means an alkenyl having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • alkynyl refers to a straight- or branched-chain hydrocarbon group having one or more triple bonds therein and having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • exemplary alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, methylpropynyl, 4-methyl-l -butynyl, 4-propyl-2-pentynyl, 4-butyl-2-hexynyl, and the like.
  • amino refers to an -NH 2 group.
  • Aryl means a mono-, bi-, or tricyclic aromatic group, wherein all rings of the group are aromatic. For bi- or tricyclic systems, the individual aromatic rings are fused to one another.
  • exemplary aryl groups include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthalene, and anthracene.
  • Aryloxy refers to an -O-(aryl) group, wherein aryl is defined as above.
  • Arylalkyl refers to an -(alkylenyl)-(aryl) group, wherein alkylenyl and aryl are as defined above.
  • Non-limiting examples of arylalkyls comprise a lower alkyl group.
  • suitable arylalkyl groups include benzyl, 2-phenethyl, and naphthalenylmethyl .
  • Arylalkoxy refers to an -0-(alkylenyl)-aryl group wherein alkylenyl and aryl are as defined above.
  • cyano as used herein means a substituent having a carbon atom joined to a nitrogen atom by a triple bond.
  • cyanoalkyl denotes an alkyl group as defined above wherein a hydrogen atom of the alkyl group is replaced by a cyano (-CN) group.
  • cyano (-CN) group The alkyl portion of the cyanoalkyl group provides the connection point to the remainder of the molecule.
  • deuterium as used herein means a stable isotope of hydrogen having one proton and one neutron.
  • halogen refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine.
  • halo represents chloro, fluoro, bromo, or iodo. Halo can also denote chloro, fluoro, or bromo.
  • haloalkyl denotes an alkyl group as defined above wherein one or more, for example one, two, or three of the hydrogen atoms of the alkyl group are replaced by a halogen atom, for example fluoro, bromo, or chloro, in particular fluoro.
  • haloalkyl examples include, but are not limited to, monofluoro-, difluoro-, or trifluoro-methyl, -ethyl or -propyl, for example, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, or trifluoromethyl, or bromoethyl or chloroethyl.
  • fluoroalkyl refers to an alkyl group as defined above substituted with one or more for example one, two, or three fluorine atoms.
  • haloalkoxy refers to an -O- (haloalkyl) group wherein haloalkyl is defined as above.
  • exemplary haloalkoxy groups are bromoethoxy, chloroethoxy, trifluoromethoxy and 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy.
  • hydroxy means an -OH group.
  • hydroxyalkyl denotes an alkyl group that is substituted by at least one hydroxy group, for example, one, two or three hydroxy group(s).
  • the alkyl portion of the hydroxyalkyl group provides the connection point to the remainder of a molecule.
  • hydroxyalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, 1- hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxyisopropyl, 1,4-dihydroxybutyl, and the like.
  • methylenedioxy as used herein means a functional group with the structural formula -0-CH 2 -0- which is connected to the molecule by two chemical bonds via the oxygens.
  • N-oxide refers to the oxidized form of a nitrogen atom.
  • cycloalkyl refers to a saturated or partially saturated, monocyclic, fused polycyclic, bridged polycyclic, or spiro polycyclic carbocycle having from 3 to 15 ring carbon atoms.
  • a non limiting category of cycloalkyl groups are saturated or partially saturated, monocyclic carbocycles having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • Illustrative exam les of cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, the following moieties:
  • Heterocycloalkyl refers to a monocyclic, or fused, bridged, or spiro polycyclic ring structure that is saturated or partially saturated and has from 3 to 12 ring atoms selected from carbon atoms and up to three heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
  • the ring structure may optionally contain up to two oxo groups on carbon or sulfur ring members.
  • Heterocycloalkyl groups also include monocyclic rings having 5 to 6 atoms as ring members, of which 1, 2, or 3 ring members are selected from N, S, or O and the rest are carbon atoms.
  • a "nitrogen-linked" heterocycloalkyl is attached to the parent moiety via a nitrogen ring atom.
  • a "carbon-linked” heterocycloalkyl is attached to the parent moiety via a carbon ring atom.
  • Illustrative heterocycloalkyl entities include, but are not limited to:
  • (Heterocycloalkyl)alkyl- refers to a heterocycloalkyl group as defined above, substituted with an alkylenyl group as defined above, wherein the alkylenyl group provides for the attachment to the parent moiety.
  • heterocycloalkyl alkoxy- refers to a (heterocycloalkyl)-(alkylenyl)-0- group, wherein heterocycloalkyl and alkylenyl are as defined above.
  • heteroaryl refers to a monocyclic, or fused polycyclic, aromatic heterocycle having from three to 15 ring atoms that are selected from carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. Suitable heteroaryl groups do not include ring systems that must be charged to be aromatic, such as pyrylium. Suitable 5-membered heteroaryl rings (as a monocyclic heteroaryl or as part of a polycyclic heteroaryl) have one oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen atom, or one nitrogen plus one oxygen or sulfur, or 2, 3, or 4 nitrogen atoms.
  • heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, pyridinyl, imidazolyl, imidazopyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, pyrazinyl, tetrazolyl, furyl, thienyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, cinnolinyl, indazolyl, indolizinyl, phthalazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, isoindolyl, pteridinyl, purinyl, o
  • benzothiazolyl benzoxazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, naphthyridinyl, and furopyridinyl.
  • bicyclic heteroaryl refers to a heteroaryl as defined above, having two constituent aromatic rings, wherein the two rings are fused to one another and at least one of the rings is a heteroaryl as defined above.
  • Bicyclic heteroaryls include bicyclic heteroaryl groups comprising 1, 2, 3, or 4 heteroatom ring members and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of amino and halo; and wherein one or more N ring members of said heteroaryl is optionally an N-oxide.
  • Bicyclic heteroaryls also include 8-, 9-, or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaryl groups.
  • Bicyclic heteroaryls also include 8-, 9-, or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaryl groups that have 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatom ring members and that are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of amino and halo; and wherein one or more N ring members of said heteroaryl is optionally an N-oxide.
  • Illustrative examples of bicyclic heteroaryls include but are not limited to:
  • the term "five- or six-membered nitrogen-linked heterocycloalkyl ring fused to a phenyl or monocyclic heteroaryl, wherein said phenyl or heteroaryl is unsubstituted or is substituted with amino" include, but are not limited to, the following groups:
  • substituted means that the specified group or moiety bears one or more suitable substituents.
  • unsubstituted means that the specified group bears no substituents.
  • optionally substituted means that the specified group is unsubstituted or substituted by the specified number of substituents. Where the term “substituted” is used to describe a structural system, the substitution is meant to occur at any valency-allowed position on the system.
  • substituents denotes one to maximum possible number of substitution(s) that can occur at any valency- allowed position on the system. In a certain embodiment, one or more substituent means 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents.
  • one or more substituent means 1, 2, or 3 substituents.
  • variable e.g., akyl, alkylenyl, heteroaryl, R 1 , R 2 , or R a
  • the definition of that variable on each occurrence is independent of its definition at every other occurrence.
  • a range expressed as “from 0 to 4" or "0-4" includes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • aryloxy- refers to a moiety in which an oxygen atom is the point of attachment to the core molecule while aryl is attached to the oxygen atom.
  • the term "subject” encompasses mammals and non-mammals.
  • mammals include, but are not limited to, any member of the Mammalian class: humans; non-human primates such as chimpanzees, and other apes and monkey species; farm animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine; domestic animals such as rabbits, dogs, and cats; and laboratory animals including rodents, such as rats, mice and guinea pigs, and the like.
  • non-mammals include, but are not limited to, birds, fish and the like.
  • the mammal is a human.
  • Patient includes both human and animals.
  • inhibitor refers to a molecule such as a compound, a drug, an enzyme activator, or a hormone that blocks or otherwise interferes with a particular biologic activity.
  • modulator refers to a molecule, such as a compound of the present invention, that increases or decreases, or otherwise affects the activity of a given enzyme or protein.
  • an "effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” refer to a sufficient amount of the agent to provide the desired biological result. That result can be reduction and/or alleviation of the signs, symptoms, or causes of a disease or medical condition, or any other desired alteration of a biological system.
  • an "effective amount” for therapeutic use is the amount of a compound, or of a composition comprising the compound, that is required to provide a clinically relevant change in a disease state, symptom, or medical condition.
  • An appropriate “effective” amount in any individual case may be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art using routine experimentation.
  • the expression “effective amount” generally refers to the quantity for which the active substance has a therapeutically desired effect.
  • treat or “treatment” encompass both “preventative” and “curative” treatment.
  • Preventative treatment is meant to indicate a postponement of development of a disease, a symptom of a disease, or medical condition, suppressing symptoms that may appear, or reducing the risk of developing or recurrence of a disease or symptom.
  • “Curative” treatment includes reducing the severity of or suppressing the worsening of an existing disease, symptom, or condition.
  • treatment includes ameliorating or preventing the worsening of existing disease symptoms, preventing additional symptoms from occurring, ameliorating or preventing the underlying metabolic causes of symptoms, inhibiting the disorder or disease, e.g., arresting the development of the disorder or disease, relieving the disorder or disease, causing regression of the disorder or disease, relieving a condition caused by the disease or disorder, or stopping the symptoms of the disease or disorder.
  • Any formula given herein is intended to represent compounds having structures depicted by the structural formula as well as certain variations or forms.
  • compounds of any formula given herein may have asymmetric or chiral centers and therefore exist in different stereoisomeric forms. All stereoisomers, including optical isomers, enantiomers, and diastereomers, of the compounds of the general formula, and mixtures thereof, are considered to fall within the scope of the formula.
  • certain structures may exist as geometric isomers (i.e., cis and trans isomers), as tautomers, or as atropisomers. All such isomeric forms, and mixtures thereof, are contemplated herein as part of the present invention.
  • any formula given herein is intended to represent a racemate, one or more enantiomeric forms, one or more diastereomeric forms, one or more tautomeric or atropisomeric forms, and mixtures thereof.
  • Diastereomeric mixtures may 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 may 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 Mosher's acid chloride, or formation of a mixture of diastereomeric salts), separating the diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing or de-salting) the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers.
  • Enantiomers may also be separated by use of chiral HPLC column.
  • the chiral centers of compounds of the present invention may be designated as "R" or "S” as defined by the IUPAC 1974 Recommendations.
  • the compounds of the invention can form pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which are also within the scope of this invention.
  • a "pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to a salt of a free acid or base of an inventive compound that is non-toxic, is physiologically tolerable, is compatible with the pharmaceutical composition in which it is formulated, and is otherwise suitable for formulation and/or administration to a subject.
  • Reference to a compound herein is understood to include reference to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound unless otherwise indicated.
  • Compound salts include acidic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids, as well as basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic bases.
  • a given compound 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
  • a zwitterion inner salt
  • such salts are included within the term "salt” as used herein.
  • Salts of the compounds of the invention may be prepared, for example, by reacting a compound with an amount of a suitable acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium followed by lyophilization.
  • Exemplary salts include, but are not limited, to sulfate, citrate, acetate, oxalate, chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, bisulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, isonicotinate, lactate, salicylate, acid citrate, tartrate, oleate, tannate, pantothenate, bitartrate, ascorbate, succinate, maleate, gentisinate, fumarate, gluconate, glucuronate, saccharate, formate, benzoate, glutamate, methanesulfonate ("mesylate"), ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, p- toluenesulfonate, and pamoate (i.e., l,l'-methylene-bis(2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate)) salts.
  • sulfate citrate, acetate, oxa
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable salt may involve the inclusion of another molecule such as an acetate ion, a succinate ion or other counterion.
  • the counterion may be any organic or inorganic moiety that stabilizes the charge on the parent compound.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable salt may have more than one charged atom in its structure. Instances where multiple charged atoms are part of the pharmaceutically acceptable salt can have multiple counterions. Hence, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt can have one or more charged atoms and/or one or more counter ion.
  • Exemplary acid addition salts include acetates, ascorbates, benzoates,
  • benzenesulfonates bisulfates, borates, butyrates, citrates, camphorates, camphorsulfonates, fumarates, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, hydroiodides, lactates, maleates,
  • methanesulfonates methanesulfonates, naphthalenesulfonates, nitrates, oxalates, phosphates, propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates, tartarates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates (also known as tosylates,) and the like.
  • 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
  • aralkyl halides e.g. benzyl and phenethyl bromides
  • any compound described herein is intended to refer also to any unsolvated form, or a hydrate, solvate, or polymorph of such a compound, and mixtures thereof, even if such forms are not listed explicitly.
  • “Solvate” means a physical association of a compound of the 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 a crystalline solid.
  • Solidvate encompasses both solution-phase and isolatable solvates.
  • Suitable solvates include those formed with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like.
  • the solvent is water and the solvates are hydrates.
  • One or more compounds of the invention may optionally be converted to a solvate.
  • Methods for the preparation of solvates are generally known.
  • M. Caira et al., J. Pharmaceutical Sci., 93(3), 601-611 (2004) describes 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 et al, 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 a suitable amounts of the solvent (organic solvent or water or a mixture 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, infrared spectroscopy, show the presence of the solvent (or water) in the crystals as a solvate (or hydrate).
  • the invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of the compounds described herein, and treatment methods employing such pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs.
  • prodrug means a precursor of a designated compound that, following administration to a subject, yields the compound in vivo via a chemical or physiological process such as solvolysis or enzymatic cleavage, or under physiological conditions (e.g., a prodrug on being brought to physiological pH is converted to the specific compound described herein).
  • a “pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug” is a prodrug that is non-toxic, biologically tolerable, and otherwise suitable for formulation and/or administration to the subject. Illustrative procedures for the selection and preparation of suitable prodrug derivatives are described, for example, in “Design of Prodrugs", ed. H. Bundgaard, Elsevier, 1985.
  • 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, (C 1 -C 8 )alkyl, (C 2 - C 12 )alkanoyloxymethyl, l-(alkanoyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 1-methyl-l- (alkanoyloxy)-ethyl having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, l-(alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms, 1- methyl-l-(alkoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, N- (alkoxycarbonyl)aminomethyl having from 3 to 9 carbon atoms, 1-(N- (alkoxycarbonyl)amino)
  • a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the alcohol group with a group such as, for example, (C 1 -C 6 )alkanoyloxymethyl, l-((C 1 -C 6 )alkanoyloxy)ethyl, 1- methyl- l-((C 1 -C 6 )alkanoyloxy)ethyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl, N-(Cr
  • each a-aminoacyl group is independently selected from the naturally occurring L-amino acids, P(0)(OH) 2 , -P(0)(0(C 1 - C 6 )alkyl) 2 or glycosyl (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, R'O-carbonyl, NR'R"-carbonyl where R' and R" are each independently (C 1 -C 1 o)alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 ) cycloalkyl, benzyl, or R'-carbonyl is a natural ⁇ -aminoacyl or natural ⁇ -aminoacyl, -C(OH)C(0)OY 1 wherein Y 1 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or benzyl, -C(OY 2 )Y 3 wherein Y 2 is (Ci-C 4 ) alkyl and Y 3 is (d-C 6 )alkyl, carboxy(d-C 6 )alkyl, amino(C 1 -C 4 )al
  • the present invention also relates to pharmaceutically active metabolites of compounds of the inventive compounds, and uses of such metabolites in the methods of the invention.
  • a "pharmaceutically active metabolite” means a pharmacologically active product of metabolism in the body of a compound as described herein or salt thereof.
  • Prodrugs and active metabolites of a compound may be determined using routine techniques known or available in the art. See, e.g., Bertolini et al., J. Med. Chem. 1997, 40, 2011-2016; Shan et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 1997, 86 (7), 765-767; Bagshawe, Drug Dev. Res. 1995, 34, 220-230; Bodor, Adv. Drug Res.
  • any formula given herein is also intended to represent unlabeled forms as well as isotopically labeled forms of the compounds.
  • Isotopically labeled compounds have structures depicted by the formulas given herein except that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having a selected atomic mass or mass number.
  • isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds of the invention include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, fluorine, chlorine, and iodine, such as 2 H, 3 H, U C, 13 C, 14 C, 15 N, 18 0, 17 0, 31 P, 32 P, 35 S, 18 F, 36 C1, and 125 I, respectively.
  • Such isotopically labelled compounds are useful in metabolic studies (for example with 14 C), reaction kinetic studies (with, for example 2 H or 3 H), detection or imaging techniques [such as positron emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)] including drug or substrate tissue distribution assays, or in radioactive treatment of patients.
  • PET positron emission tomography
  • SPECT single-photon emission computed tomography
  • an 18 F or n C labeled compound may be particularly suitable for PET or SPECT studies.
  • substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium (i.e., 2 H) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability, for example increased in vivo half-life or reduced dosage requirements.
  • Isotopically labeled compounds of this invention and prodrugs thereof can generally be prepared by carrying out the procedures disclosed in the schemes or in the examples and preparations described below by substituting a readily available isotopically labeled reagent for a non-isotopically labeled reagent.
  • R is an unsubstituted or substituted bicyclic heteroaryl as defined for Formula I.
  • the bicyclic heteroaryl has 1, 2, or 3 nitrogen ring atoms.
  • the bicyclic heteroaryl is a 9- or 10- membered bicyclic heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted as described for Formula I.
  • the bicyclic heteroaryl is an 8- or 9-membered bicyclic heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted as described for Formula I.
  • R is a bicyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of:
  • R is a bicyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of:
  • R is a five- or six-membered nitrogen-linked
  • R is . In still other embodiments, R is
  • R is substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of amino and halo.
  • R 1 is cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted as indicated for Formula I.
  • the cycloalkyl is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl. In other embodiments, the cycloalkyl is cyclohexyl.
  • R 1 is phenyl or a monocyclic heteroaryl, each unsubstituted or substituted as described for Formula I.
  • R 1 is phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrazolyl, pyrimidinyl, thiazolyl, or pyrazinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted as indicated for Formula I.
  • R 1 is pyrazolyl or pyridinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted as indicated for Formula I.
  • R 1 is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted as described for Formula I.
  • R 1 is substituted with 1, 2, or 3 R x substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of: fluoro, chloro, bromo, hydroxy, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, cyano, amino, di(alkyl)amino, alkylamino, monofluoroalkyl, trifluoroalkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl,
  • R 1 is substituted with 1, 2, or 3 R x substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of: fluoro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy,
  • morpholinyl 4-methyl-piperazinyl, piperidinyl, methoxy, cyano, acetyl, ethylamido, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, cyano, chloro, dimethylamino, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, butyryl, oxetanyl, tetrahydropyranyl, pyrrolidinyl, and 1 -(3 -oxetanyl) - piperidin-4-yl.
  • R 1 is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with 1 or 2 R x substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: fluoro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, morpholinyl, 4-methyl-piperazinyl, methoxy, cyano, ethylamido, methylsulfonyl, and ethylsulfonyl.
  • R 1 is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with 1 or 2 R x substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: fluoro, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, morpholinyl, and 4-methyl-piperazinyl.
  • one of R 2 and R 3 is deuterium and the other is H. In other embodiments, both R 2 and R 3 are H.
  • each alkyl or alkylene described above is independently a Ci-ioalkyl.
  • each alkyl or alkylene in Formula I is independently a Q. 6alkyl.
  • each alkyl or alkylene in Formula I is independently a Q- 4 alkyl.
  • the compound of Formula I is chosen from the following table:
  • the compound of Formula I is:
  • a compound of the present invention is a racemic mixture of one of the specific inventive compounds listed above.
  • the compound is the (R) isomer at the sulfoxide center.
  • the compound is the (S) isomer at the sulfoxide center.
  • the compound may be a
  • the dosage forms of the present invention may contain a mixture of one or more compounds of this invention, and may include additional materials known to those skilled in the art as pharmaceutical excipients.
  • Excipient includes any excipient commonly used in pharmaceutics and should be selected on the basis of compatibility and the release profile properties of the desired dosage form.
  • Exemplary excipients include, e.g., binders, suspending agents, disintegration agents, filling agents, surfactants, solubilizers, stabilizers, lubricants, wetting agents, diluents, and the like.
  • Exemplary exipients include, e.g., acacia, gelatin, colloidal silicon dioxide, calcium glycerophosphate, calcium lactate, maltodextrin, glycerine, magnesium silicate, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, sodium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, carrageenan, monoglyceride, diglyceride, pregelatinized starch, and the like. See, e.g., Hoover, John E., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. 1975.
  • Exemplary excipients include: stabilizing additives such as gum acacia, gelatin, methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, carboxylic acids and salts thereof, and polylysine; acidifying agents (acetic acid, glacial acetic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, hydrochloric acid, diluted hydrochloric acid, malic acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, diluted phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, tartaric acid); aerosol propellants (butane, dichlorodifluoro-methane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, isobutane, propane, trichloromonofluoromethane); air
  • stabilizing additives such as gum acacia, gelatin, methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, carboxylic acids and salts thereof, and polylysine
  • acidifying agents acetic acid, glacial acetic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, hydrochloric acid, diluted hydrochloric
  • hypophosphorous acid monothioglycerol, propyl gallate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, sulfur dioxide, tocopherol, tocopherols excipient); buffering agents (acetic acid, ammonium carbonate, ammonium phosphate, boric acid, citric acid, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, potassium citrate, potassium metaphosphate, potassium phosphate monobasic, sodium acetate, sodium citrate, sodium lactate solution, dibasic sodium phosphate, monobasic sodium phosphate); capsule lubricants (see “tablet and capsule lubricant” below); chelating agents (edetate disodium, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts, edetic acid); coating agents (sodium carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate phthalate, ethylcellulose, gelatin, pharmaceutical glaze, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl
  • EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts
  • edetic acid edetic acid
  • gentisic acid ethanolmaide
  • oxyquinoline sulfate edetic acid
  • desiccants calcium chloride, calcium sulfate, silicon dioxide
  • emulsifying and/or solubilizing agents acacia, cholesterol, diethanolamine (adjunct), glyceryl monostearate, lanolin alcohols, lecithin, mono- and di-glycerides,
  • humectants glycerin, hexylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol
  • plasticizers castor oil, diacetylated monoglycerides, diethyl phthalate, glycerin, mono- and di-acetylated monoglycerides, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, triacetin, triethyl citrate
  • polymers e.g., cellulose acetate, alkyl celloloses, hydroxyalkylcelloloses, acrylic polymers and copolymers
  • solvents acetone, alcohol, diluted alcohol, amylene hydrate, benzyl benzoate, butyl alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, corn oil, cottonseed oil, ethyl acetate, glycerin, hexylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, methylene chloride, methyl isobutyl ketone, mineral oil
  • the invention relates to methods of treating diseases or conditions mediated by elevated levels of NAMPT, or which are generally mediated by NAMPT activity.
  • disease or condition is one or more selected from the group consisting of cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, viral infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, hepatitis virus, herpes virus, herpes simplex, inflammatory disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, dermatitis, atoptic dermatitis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosis, multiple sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spodylitis, graft- versus
  • inventive compounds can be useful in the therapy of proliferative diseases such as, but not limited to cancer, autoimmune diseases, viral diseases, fungal diseases, neurological/neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis, inflammation, anti-proliferative (e.g., ocular retinopathy), neuronal, alopecia and cardiovascular disease.
  • proliferative diseases such as, but not limited to cancer, autoimmune diseases, viral diseases, fungal diseases, neurological/neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis, inflammation, anti-proliferative (e.g., ocular retinopathy), neuronal, alopecia and cardiovascular disease.
  • the compounds can be useful in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including (but not limited to) the following: carcinoma, including that of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, including small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck, esophagus, gall bladder, ovary, pancreas, stomach, cervix, thyroid, prostate, and skin, including squamous cell carcinoma; hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, including leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma, and Burkett's lymphoma; hematopoietic tumors of myeloid lineage, including acute and chronic myelogenous leukemias, myelody
  • the compounds of the invention may induce or inhibit apoptosis.
  • the compounds of the invention may also be useful in the chemoprevention of cancer.
  • Chemoprevention is defined as inhibiting the development of invasive cancer by either blocking the initiating mutagenic event or by blocking the progression of pre-malignant cells that have already suffered an insult or inhibiting tumor relapse.
  • a further aspect of the invention is a method of inhibiting a NAMPT pathway in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of a compound of the invention to a subject in need thereof.
  • Another embodiment of the invention comprises a pharmaceutical formulation of the invention, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation, upon administration to a human, results in a decrease in tumor burden.
  • Still another embodiment of the invention is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one compound of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and further comprising one or more adjunctive active agent.
  • compositions of the invention may further comprise a therapeutic effective amount of an adjunctive active agent.
  • the compounds of the present invention are also useful in combination therapies with at least one adjunctive active agent. Such methods include regimes in which the compound of the invention and the at least one adjunctive active agent are administered simultaneously or sequentially. Also useful are pharmaceutical compositions in which at least one compound of the present invention and at least one adjunctive active agent are combined in a single formulation.
  • adjunctive active agent generally refers to agents which targets the same or a different disease, symptom, or medical condition as the primary therapeutic agent.
  • Adjunctive active agents may treat, alleviate, relieve, or ameliorate side effects caused by administration of the primary therapeutic agents.
  • adjunctive active agents include, but are not limited to, antineoplastic agents, filgrastim, and erythropoietin. Such agents include those which modify blood cell growth and maturation.
  • Non-limiting examples of adjunctive active agent are filgrastim, pegfilgrastim and erythropoietin.
  • adjunctive active agents include those which inhibit nausea associated with administration of chemotherapeutic agents, such as a 5-HT 3 receptor inhibitor (e.g., dolansetron, granisetron, or ondansetron), with or without dexamethasone.
  • chemotherapeutic agents such as a 5-HT 3 receptor inhibitor (e.g., dolansetron, granisetron, or ondansetron), with or without dexamethasone.
  • chemotherapeutic agents such as a 5-HT 3 receptor inhibitor (e.g., dolansetron, granisetron, or ondansetron)
  • TNF e.g., TNF, GCSF, or other chemotherapeutic agents.
  • Additional adjunctive active agents include those that mediate cytotoxicity of NAMPT inhibitors, such as nicotinic acid rescue agents, or other compounds that play a role in the NAMPT pathway, such as niacin (nicotinic acid), nicotinamide, or related compounds, or modified release formulations of such compounds, for example, NIASPAN ® .
  • chemotherapeutic agent and “antineoplastic agent” generally refer to agents, which treat, prevent, cure, heal, alleviate, relieve, alter, remedy, ameliorate, improve, or affect malignancies and their metastasis.
  • agents include, but are not limited to, prednisone, fluorouracil (e.g., 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)), anastrozole, bicalutamide, carboplatin, cisplatin, chlorambucil, cisplatin, carboplatin, docetaxel, doxorubicin, flutamide, interferon-alpha, letrozole, leuprolide, megestrol, mitomycin, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, plicamycin (MithracinTM), tamoxifen, thiotepa, topotecan, valrubicin, vinblastine, vincristine, and any combination of any of the foregoing.
  • fluorouracil e
  • the invention is also directed to a method of treating or preventing a disorder associated with excessive rate of growth of cells in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of the invention.
  • disorder include cancer or metastasis from malignant tumors.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a method of inhibiting tumor cell growth and rate of division in a mammal with cancer, or other disorder associated with abnormally dividing cells comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of this invention.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is a method of treating bone pain due to excessive growth of a tumor or metastasis to bone in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of this invention.
  • a further embodiment of the invention is a method of preparing a pharmaceutical formulation comprising mixing at least one compound of the present invention, and, optionally, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
  • the invention is also directed to methods of synthesizing compounds of the present invention.
  • Still another aspect of this invention is to provide a method for treating, preventing, inhibiting or eliminating a disease or condition in a patient by inhibiting NAMPT in said patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of this disclosure, wherein said disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, viral infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, hepatitis virus, herpes virus, herpes simplex, inflammatory disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, dermatitis, atoptic dermatitis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosis, multiple sclerosis, ps
  • the inventive compounds can be used in the treatment of solid and liquid tumors, non-small cell lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, glioma, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, rhino-gastric tumors, colorectal cancer, CNS cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
  • the inventive compounds can be used in the treatment of solid and liquid tumors, non-small cell lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, rhino-gastric tumors, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer and
  • Another embodiment is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable compound of the present invention, which provides, upon administration to a subject (e.g., a human), a decrease in tumor burden and/or metastases.
  • the pharmaceutical formulation can be administered by oral means or other suitable means.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating ovarian cancer in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating non-small cell lung cancer
  • NSCLC NSCLC in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating colon cancer in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating breast cancer in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating leukemia in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating colon cancer before or after surgical resection and/or radiation therapy, in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating cancer before or after surgical resection and/or radiation therapy, in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by
  • administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound or the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention, including adjunctive therapy to treat nausea, with or without dexamethasone.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of treating cancer before or after surgical resection and or radiation therapy, in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by
  • cytotoxic agents such as for example, but not limited to, DNA interactive agents (such as cisplatin or doxorubicin)); taxanes (e.g.
  • topoisomerase II inhibitors such as etoposide
  • topoisomerase I inhibitors such as irinotecan (or CPT-11), camptostar, or topotecan
  • tubulin interacting agents such as paclitaxel, docetaxel or the epothilones
  • hormonal agents such as tamoxifen
  • thymidilate synthase inhibitors such as 5-fluorouracil or 5-FU
  • anti-metabolites such as
  • interferons such as, for example, intron ® (from Merck & Company), Peg-Intron ® (from Merck & Company); hormonal therapy combinations;
  • aromatase combinations ara-C, adriamycin, Cytoxan, and gemcitabine.
  • anti-cancer agents include but are not limited to Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Ifosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, dacarbazine, Floxuridine, Cytarabine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, Fludarabine phosphate, oxaliplatin, leucovirin, oxaliplatin (ELOXATIN ® from Sanofi- Synthelabo Pharmaceuticals, France), Pentostatine, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Daunombicin, Doxombicin, Epimbicin, Idarubicin, Mithramycin, Deoxycoformycin, Mitomycin-C, L-Asparaginase, Teniposide
  • a 5-HT 3 receptor inhibitor e.g., dolansetron, granisetron, ondansetron
  • the compounds of the invention described herein may be administered and/or formulated in combination with an adjunctive active agent.
  • the adjunctive active agent is niacin, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), or variations thereof, including modified release formulations of niacin, such as NIASPAN ® .
  • Niacin, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), or variations thereof have also been described in the literature as "rescue agents” or "rescuing agents” and these terms have been used herein.
  • the role of nicotinamide and/or nicotinic acid as a rescuing or rescue agent has for example been described by Beauparlant et al. in Anti-Cancer Drugs 2009, 20:346-354 and by
  • such combination products employ the compounds of this invention within the dosage range described herein (or as known to those skilled in the art) and the other pharmaceutically active agents or treatments within its dosage range.
  • the CDC2 inhibitor olomucine has been found to act synergistically with known cytotoxic agents in inducing apoptosis (J. Cell Sci., (1995) 108, 2897).
  • the compounds of the invention may also be administered sequentially with known anticancer or cytotoxic agents when a combination formulation is inappropriate.
  • the invention is not limited in the sequence of administration; compounds of the disclosed Formulas may be administered either prior to or after administration of the known anticancer or cytotoxic agent.
  • cytotoxic activity of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor flavopiridol is affected by the sequence of administration with anticancer agents. Cancer Research, (1997) 57, 3375. Such techniques are within the skills of persons skilled in the art as well as attending physicians.
  • any of the aforementioned methods may be augmented by administration of fluids (such as water), loop diuretics, one or more adjunctive active agents, such as a
  • chemotherapeutic or antineoplastic agent such as leucovorin and fluorouracil
  • an adjunctive chemotherapeutic agent such as filgrastim and erythropoietin
  • Yet another embodiment is a method for administering a compound of the instant invention to a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof by administering to the subject the pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention.
  • Yet another embodiment is a method of preparing a pharmaceutical formulation of the present invention by mixing at least one pharmaceutically acceptable compound of the present invention, and, optionally, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable additives or excipients.
  • inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be either solid or liquid.
  • Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and
  • 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, Pa.
  • 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 administration.
  • 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, lotions, 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 can be administered orally or intravenously.
  • the pharmaceutical preparation can be in a unit dosage form. In such 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.
  • the quantity of active compound in a unit dose of preparation may be varied or adjusted from about 1 mg to about 1000 mg, for example from about 1 mg to about 500 mg, in particular from about 1 mg to about 250 mg, or from about 1 mg to about 25 mg, according to the particular application.
  • the actual dosage employed may be varied depending upon the requirements of the patient and the severity of the condition being treated. Determination of the proper dosage regimen for a particular situation is within the skill of the art. For convenience, the total daily dosage may be divided and administered in portions during the day as required.
  • 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.
  • Suitable amino-protecting groups include acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, t-butoxycarbonyl (BOC), benzyloxycarbonyl (CBz) and 9-fluorenylmethyleneoxycarbonyl (Fmoc). The need for such protection is readily determined by one skilled in the art.
  • Additional particularly useful reactions in preparing compounds of the present invention include alkylation, reductive amination, oxidation, reduction, and hydrolysis reactions. Such transformations are well within the ordinary skill in the art.
  • Compounds according to the invention may be prepared singly or as compound libraries comprising, for example, at least two, or 5 to 1,000 compounds, or 10 to 100 compounds.
  • Libraries of the inventive compounds may be prepared by a combinatorial "split and mix” approach or by multiple parallel syntheses using either solution phase or solid phase chemistry, by procedures known to those skilled in the art.
  • a compound library comprising at least two inventive compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • reaction products from one another and/or from starting materials.
  • the desired products of each step or series of steps is separated and/or purified to the desired degree of homogeneity by the techniques common in the art.
  • separations involve multiphase extraction, crystallization from a solvent or solvent mixture, distillation, sublimation, or chromatography.
  • Chromatography can involve any number of methods including, for example: reverse-phase and normal phase; size exclusion; ion exchange; high, medium and low pressure liquid chromatography methods and apparatus; small scale analytical; simulated moving bed (SMB) and preparative thin or thick layer chromatography, as well as techniques of small scale thin layer and flash chromatography.
  • Another class of separation methods involves treatment of a mixture with a reagent selected to bind to or render otherwise separable a desired product, unreacted starting material, reaction by product, or the like.
  • reagents include adsorbents or absorbents such as activated carbon, molecular sieves, ion exchange media, or the like.
  • the reagents can be acids in the case of a basic material, bases in the case of an acidic material, binding reagents such as antibodies, binding proteins, selective chelators such as crown ethers, liquid/liquid ion extraction reagents (LIX), or the like.
  • a single stereoisomer e.g., an enantiomer, substantially free of its stereoisomer may be obtained by resolution of the racemic mixture using a method such as formation of diastereomers using optically active resolving agents (Eliel, E. and Wilen, S.
  • Racemic mixtures of chiral compounds of the invention can be separated and isolated by any suitable method, including: (1) formation of ionic, diastereomeric salts with chiral compounds and separation by fractional crystallization or other methods, (2) formation of diastereomeric compounds with chiral derivatizing reagents, separation of the diastereomers, and conversion to the pure stereoisomers, and (3) separation of the substantially pure or enriched stereoisomers directly under chiral conditions. See: “Drug Stereochemistry, Analytical Methods and Pharmacology,” Irving W. Wainer, Ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York (1993).
  • diastereomeric salts can be formed by reaction of
  • enantiomerically pure chiral bases such as brucine, quinine, ephedrine, strychnine, a-methyl- b-phenylethylamine (amphetamine), and the like with asymmetric compounds bearing acidic functionality, such as carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid.
  • the diastereomeric salts may be induced to separate by fractional crystallization or ionic chromatography.
  • addition of chiral carboxylic or sulfonic acids such as camphorsulfonic acid, tartaric acid, mandelic acid, or lactic acid can result in formation of the diastereomeric salts.
  • the substrate to be resolved is reacted with one enantiomer of a chiral compound to form a diastereomeric pair (Eliel, E. and Wilen, S. "Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds", John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994, p. 322).
  • Diastereomeric compounds can be formed by reacting asymmetric compounds with enantiomerically pure chiral derivatizing reagents, such as menthyl derivatives, followed by separation of the diastereomers and hydrolysis to yield the pure or enriched enantiomer.
  • a method of determining optical purity involves making chiral esters, such as a menthyl ester, e.g., (-) menthyl chloroformate in the presence of base, or Mosher ester, a-methoxy-a- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl acetate of the racemic mixture and analyzing the 1 H NMR spectrum for the presence of the two atropisomeric enantiomers or diastereomers (Jacob III.
  • Stable diastereomers of atropisomeric compounds can be separated and isolated by normal- and reverse-phase chromatography following methods for separation of atropisomeric naphthyl-isoquinolines (WO 96/15111).
  • a racemic mixture of two enantiomers can be separated by chromatography using a chiral stationary phase ("Chiral Liquid Chromatography” (1989) W. J. Lough, Ed., Chapman and Hall, New York; Okamoto, J. Chromatogr., (1990) 513:375-378).
  • Enriched or purified enantiomers can be distinguished by methods used to distinguish other chiral molecules with asymmetric carbon atoms, such as optical rotation and circular dichroism.
  • X is, for example, OH, chloro, or bromo
  • coupling reactions may occur in the presence of a coupling reagent such as EDCI, HATU, or HOBt, and a base (e.g., K 2 C0 3 , Cs 2 C0 3 , trialkylamine, sodium or potassium alkoxide) in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane, ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkylformamide (such as DMF), N,N-dialkylacetamide,
  • a coupling reagent such as EDCI, HATU, or HOBt
  • a base e.g., K 2 C0 3 , Cs 2 C0 3 , trialkylamine, sodium or potassium alkoxide
  • an inert solvent such as dichloromethane, ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkylformamide (such as DMF), N,N-dialkylacetamide,
  • Amines B in which R 2 and R 3 are both H, may be prepared according to General Scheme B. Fluorobenzonitrile is reacted with suitably substituted thiols R ⁇ SH in the presence of a base such as K 2 C0 or Cs 2 C0 in a solvent such as DMSO, DMF, or NMP, preferably at elevated temperature, to form thioethers D. The nitrile group of compounds D is then reduced under hydrogenation conditions using a hydrogen source such as hydrogen gas or the like, in the presence of a suitable metal catalyst such as Raney nickel, in a solvent such as methanol or ethanol, to form amines E.
  • a hydrogen source such as hydrogen gas or the like
  • a suitable metal catalyst such as Raney nickel
  • the thiol group of compounds E is then oxidized to the sulfone or sulfoxide oxidation state using a suitable oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide with sulfuric acid and isopropanol.
  • a suitable oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide with sulfuric acid and isopropanol.
  • Certain thiols useful in preparing compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to General Scheme C. Ketones or aldehydes F, where R 11 and R 12 are chosen as needed to produce compounds of Formula I, are reacted with hydrogen sulfide to form the analogous thiones G, which are then reduced with a suitable reducing agent such as sodium borohydride, to produce thiols H. Thiols H may then be used in methods such as those shown in General Scheme B.
  • Certain compounds of Formula I wherein the R group is connected to the carbonyl carbon via a nitrogen atom within the R group (forming a urea) may be prepared according to General Scheme D.
  • Amines B are activated using methods known to one of skill in the art, wherein LG is a suitable leaving group such as an alkoxy or halo group, and the activated compounds M are then reacted, either in situ or in a separate reaction step, with a suitably substituted amine R 22 R 23 NH in the presence of a base such as a trialkylamine, to form compounds of Formula I.
  • Amines B may also be prepared as shown in General Scheme E. Thiols N are reacted with alcohols R ⁇ H under Mitsunobu coupling conditions to form thioethers O. Oxidation of the sulfur as described above leads to sulfoxides P. The cyano group is introduced by coupling of compounds P with a cyanide source such as Zn(CN) 2 in the presence of a palladium catalyst, and a solvent such as DMF or DMSO to generate nitriles Q. The nitrile group is reduced to provide primary amines B as described above. [0162] Those having skill in the art will recognize that the starting materials, reagents, and conditions described in the above general schemes may be varied and additional steps employed to produce compounds encompassed by the present inventions.
  • 1H NMR spectra were recorded at ambient temperature using one of the following machines: Varian Unity Inova (400 MHz) spectrometer with a triple resonance 5 mm probe, Bruker Avance DRX400 (400 MHz) spectrometer with a triple resonance 5 mm probe, a Bruker Avance DPX 300 (300 MHz) equipped with a standard 5 mm dual frequency probe for detection of 1H and 13 C, a Bruker AVIII (400 MHz) using a BBI Broad Band Inverse 5 mm probe, or a Bruker AVIII (500 MHz) using a QNP (Quad Nucleus detect) 5 mm probe.
  • Varian Unity Inova 400 MHz
  • Bruker Avance DRX400 400 MHz
  • a Bruker Avance DPX 300 300 MHz equipped with a standard 5 mm dual frequency probe for detection of 1H and 13 C
  • a Bruker AVIII 400 MHz
  • Interface ESI (Positive); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.7 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive & Negative); Interface Voltage: 4.0 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.5 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.5 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive & Negative); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.5 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.05 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 90-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.1 kv.
  • Interface ESI (Positive); Interface Voltage: 4.5 kv; Heat Block: 250 °C; Nebulizing Gas: 1.50 L/min; Scan Range: 70-900 (m/z); Detector voltage: 1.1 kv.
  • Step 1 Ethyl 3-hydroxyisonicotinate.
  • a solution of 3-hydroxyisonicotinic acid (495 g, 3.56 mol) in EtOH (7 L) and concentrated H 2 S0 4 (250 mL) was heated under reflux for 72 h and then cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent.
  • the residue was dissolved in water (3 L) and the pH was adjusted to 4 by addition of saturated aqueous NaHC03 solution.
  • the resulting precipitate was removed by filtration and the filtrate was extracted with DCM (2 Lx3).
  • the combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 S0 4 , and then concentrated under reduced pressure to give ethyl 3-hydroxyisonicotinate (414 g, 70%) as yellow oil.
  • Step 2 Ethyl 3-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)isonicotinate. To a solution of
  • triphenylphosphine (780 g, 2.97 mol) in THF (6 L) at -10 °C was added dropwise diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (600 mL, 2.97 mol).
  • the reaction mixture was stirred at -10 °C for 30 min and then ethyl 3-hydroxyisonicotinate (414 g, 2.48 mol) in THF (1 L) solution was added dropwise.
  • the resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 16 h and then concentrated under reduced pressure.
  • the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (4 L) and 1 N HCl (2 L). The aqueous layer was separated and the organic phase was extracted by 1 N HCl (1 Lx2).
  • Step 3 Ethyl 3-hvdroxyfuror2 -clpyridine-2-carboxylate.
  • a suspension of NaH 72 g, 1.8 mol, 60% suspension in mineral oil
  • anhydrous THF 2 L
  • THF 1 L
  • ethyl 3-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)isonicotinate 380 g, 1.5 mol
  • the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 16 h and then carefully quenched with ice water (1 L).
  • the resulting mixture was concentrated to a volume of 1.2 L and then diluted with saturated aqueous NaHC0 solution (2.5 L), and stirred for an additional 30 min.
  • the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate (1 L).
  • the filtrate was washed with ethyl acetate (1 Lx2) and the aqueous layer was combined with the solid and carefully acidified to a pH of 5 with acetic acid.
  • the resulting solid was collected by filtration and dried under vacuum to give the title compound (210 g, 68%) as a yellow solid.
  • Step 4 Ethyl 3-(((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)oxy)furor2,3-clpyridine-2-carboxylate.
  • ethyl 3-hydroxyfuro[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate 210 g, 1.01 mol
  • pyridine 107 mL, 1.3 mol
  • triflic anhydride 203 g, 1.2 mol
  • Step 5 Ethyl furor2,3-clpyridine-2-carboxylate.
  • ethyl 3- (((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)oxy)furo[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate (298 g, 0.88 mol) in ethanol (3 L) was added 10% Pd/C (30 g) and triethylamine (281 mL, 2.02 mol).
  • Pd/C g
  • triethylamine 281 mL, 2.02 mol
  • Step 6 To a solution of ethyl furo[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate (158 g, 0.83 mol) in water:THF:MeOH (1: 1: 1, 2.4 L) was added KOH (139 g, 2.49 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 16 h and then concentrated to a volume of 750 mL. To this residue was added acetic acid until pH ⁇ 4. The resulting solids were collected by filtration, washed with water (300 mLx2) and dried in a vacuum oven overnight to give the title compound (101 g, 75%) as a pale yellow solid.
  • Step 1 Imidazori,2-alpyridine-6-carboxylic acid hydrochloride salt.
  • a mixture of 2-chloroacetaldehyde (277 g, 40%) and 6-aminonicotinic acid (150 g) in EtOH (330 mL) was heated to reflux and stirred for 8 h. After cooling, a solid precipitated and was isolated by vacuum filtration, then washed with ethanol and dried under vacuum to give the title compound as a light yellow solid (1.78 g, 82%).
  • Step 1 Sodium (Z)-2-(dimethoxymethyl)-3-methoxy-3-oxoprop-l-en-l-olate.
  • Methyl 3,3-dimethoxypropanoate 100 g, 675 mmol
  • methyl formate 81 g, 1350 mmol
  • Sodium hydride 60% dispersion; 32.4 g, 810 mmol, 1.2 eq.
  • the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, then was heated at 50 °C for 3 h. During this period, H 2 evolution was observed. After cooling to rt, the solvent was then removed under reduced pressure to give the crude product which was directly used in the next step without further purification.
  • Step 2 Methyl 2-aminopyrimidine-5-carboxylate.
  • the crude enolate from step 1 was dissolved in DMF (200 mL), and guanidine hydrochloride (64 g, 670 mmol) was added.
  • the mixture was heated at 100 °C under N 2 for 3 h. After cooling to rt, water was added and the mixture was cooled with an ice- water bath. The resulting precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and dried under vacuum to give the desired product (63 g, 61% yield for 2 steps).
  • Step 3 Methyl imidazori,2-alpyrimidine-6-carboxylate.
  • 2-bromo- 1,1-diethoxyethane 100.6 g, 0.51 mol
  • methyl 2-aminopyrimidine-5-carboxylate 63 g, 0.41 mol
  • concentrated HBr 40%) (55 g).
  • the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 3 h under N 2 . After cooling to rt, the mixture was further cooled with an ice-water bath. The resulting precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and dried under vacuum overnight to give the desired product (92 g, 87%).
  • Step 1 l-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-lH-pyrazol-5-amine.
  • acrylonitrile 30 mL, 455 mmol
  • THF 250 mL
  • ⁇ 2 ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ 2 0 23.19 mL, 478 mmol
  • 4- methoxybenzaldehyde 55.4 mL, 455 mmol
  • the mixture was stirred at rt overnight, then at reflux for 2 h. After cooling to rt the mixture was quenched by addition of 300 mL of ice water.
  • the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x), then the combined organic layers were extracted with 1 N HC1.
  • the aqueous layer was neutralized with aqueous 10 N NaOH solution, then extracted with ethyl acetate.
  • the organic layer was washed with H 2 0 and brine, then dried over Na 2 S0 4 . Filtration, concentration, and recrystrallization with Et 2 0 gave the target compound as a white solid (50 g, 60%).
  • Step 2 Ethyl 4-hydroxy- l-(4-methoxybenzyl)-lH-pyrazolor3,4-blpyridine-5- carboxylate.
  • l-(4-Methoxybenzyl)- lH-pyrazol-5-amine (3.94 g, 19.39 mmol)
  • diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)malonate (4 mL, 20 mmol) was added to a 200 mL round bottom flask fitted with a distillation head to remove ethanol.
  • the mixture was heated to 130 °C for 45 min, then 10 mL of diphenyl ether was added and the temperature was raised to 240 °C for 2 h.
  • the reaction mixture was then cooled to rt and Et 2 0 (100 mL) was added.
  • the resulting precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and dried under vacuum to afford the target compound as a white solid (4 g, 62%).
  • Step 3 Ethyl 4-chloro-l-(4-methoxybenzyl)- lH-pyrazolor3,4-blpyridine-5- carboxylate.
  • POCl 3 (10 mL) was added to ethyl 4-hydroxy- l-(4-methoxybenzyl)-lH- pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate (7.5 g, 19.39 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 60 °C for 3 h. The mixture was poured into ice water and the resulting precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and dried under vacuum to afford the target compound a light yellow solid (6.4 g, 80%).
  • Step 4 Ethyl l-(4-methoxybenzyl)-lH-pyrazolor3,4-blpyridine-5-carboxylate.
  • ethyl 4-chloro-l-(4-methoxybenzyl)- lH-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate 5.9 g, 17 mmol
  • THF 50 mL
  • triethylamine 1.7 g, 17 mmol
  • Pd(OH) 2 /C 300 mg
  • Step 5 Ethyl l-(4-methoxybenzyl)-lH-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate (4.4 g, 14 mmol) was dissolved in TFA (158 mL) and heated to 80 °C. The mixture was stirred at 80 °C for 4 h, then was concentrated to dryness. The residue was poured into ice water, then aqueous NaOH solution (2 M) was added until the pH was approximately 14. The solid formed was removed by filtration, and the aqueous layer was washed with ethyl acetate. To the aqueous layer was added concentrated HC1 was added until the pH was approximately 7.
  • Step 1 3-Iodopyridin-4-amine. To a 2 L 3-necked flask was added a solution of 38 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid in 200 mL water. The solution was cooled with an ice- water bath, then 4-aminopyridine (200 g, 2.12 mol) and acetic acid (700 mL) were added in batches. The mixture was then heated to reflux. Iodine (189 g, 0.745 mol) and periodic acid dihydrate (97 g, 0.424 mol) were both equally divided into four parts. One batch of iodine was added and then one batch of periodic acid dihydrate was added 15 min later.
  • Step 2 To a 2 L 3-necked flask was added DMF (700 mL), Methylene diamine (168 g, 1.5 mol), and 4-amino-3-iodopyridine (24, 110 g, 0.5 mol). The mixture was cooled with an ice-water bath and pyruvic acid (132 g, 1.5 mol) was slowly added, followed by palladium acetate (4.49 g, 0.02 mol). Under nitrogen atmosphere, the mixture was heated to 115 °C. The reaction generated effervescence. The reaction mixture was kept at 115-120 °C for 11 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was poured into water (500 mL), and concentrated HC1 was added to adjust pH to ⁇ 1. The mixture was cooled by adding ice and a filtration was performed. The cake thus obtained was a brownish black solid.
  • Step 1 3,5-Dibromoisonicotinaldehyde. Lithium diisopropylamide (507 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added to 200 mL of dry THF at -78 °C under N 2 . A solution of 3,5-dibromopyridine (100 g, 424 mmol) in 537 mL of dry THF was then added drop-wise over 30 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at -78 °C for 1 h. Ethyl formate (34.4 g, 465 mmol) was added drop-wise and stirred at -78 °C for 30 min, then the reaction mixture was poured into ice-cold saturated aqueous NaHC0 3 solution.
  • Step 2 Methyl 4-bromothienor2,3-clpyridine-2-carboxylate. 3,5- Dibromoisonicotinaldehyde (80 g, 303 mmol), followed by cesium carbonate (98 g, 302 mmol) was added to a 2 L round bottom flask containing THF (1.3 L) under N 2 . Methyl mercaptoacetate (32 g, 302 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated at 60 °C overnight.
  • Step 3 Methyl thienor2,3-clpyridine-2-carboxylate.
  • Methyl 4-bromothieno[2,3- c]pyridine-2-carboxylate 115 g, 423 mmol
  • TEA 42.7 g, 423 mmol
  • THF 1.5 L
  • MeOH 500 mL
  • palladium on carbon 10%, 14.7 g, 13.9 mmol
  • the mixture was hydrogenated with a Parr apparatus at 45 psi H 2 for 3 days.
  • the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to give the desired compound as a white solid (65 g, 80%).
  • Step 4 A three necked 2 L round bottom flask equipped with an overhead stirrer and thermocouple was charged with methyl thieno[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate (130 g, 674 mmol) and water (650 mL). Aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10 N) was added with stirring at 20 °C. Over the next 20 min, the temperature rose to 25 °C and the solid dissolved. After 1 h, concentrated HC1 (1.5 eq.) was slowly added to the reaction mixture with rapid stirring, generating a thick slurry. After stirring for 1 h, the slurry was filtered and the solid was dried under vacuum to give the title compound as a white solid (105.5 g, 88%).
  • Step 1 6-Chloro-imidazori,2-blpyridazine.
  • a solution of 6-chloro-l, 2-diazinan-3- amine (10 g, 73.75 mmol, 1.00 equiv), 2-bromo-l,l-dimethoxyethane (50 g, 295.83 mmol, 4.01 equiv), and HBr (40%, 45 mL) in ethanol (100 mL) was stirred overnight at 90 °C. The majority of the ethanol was removed under reduced pressure then the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 10 with 5% aqueous potassium carbonate solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with 6x500 mL of ethyl acetate.
  • Step 2 ImidazorL2-blpyridazine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • Step 1 l-Amino-4-methoxypyridinium iodide.
  • a solution of aminooxysulfonic acid (11.4 g, 100.80 mmol, 0.50 equiv) and 4-methoxypyridine (22 g, 201.60 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in water (200 mL) was stirred under nitrogen for 0.5 h at 90 °C.
  • Potassium carbonate 14 g, 101.30 mmol, 0.50 equiv was added at rt.
  • the resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum then ethanol (150 mL) was added to dissolve the residue. The insoluble material was removed by filtration.
  • Step 2 5-Methoxy-pyrazolor 5-alpyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • a mixture of l-amino-4-methoxypyridinium iodide (6 g, 23.80 mmol, 1.00 equiv), potassium carbonate (5 g, 36.18 mmol, 1.50 equiv), and methyl propiolate (2 g, 23.79 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in DMF (50 mL) was stirred under nitrogen for 4 h at rt. After the reaction completed, the mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in 150 mL of dichloromethane and then washed with 1x20 mL of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution.
  • Step 3 Pyrazolor 5-a1pyridin-5-ol.
  • a mixture of methyl 5-methoxypyrazolo[ 1,5- a]pyridine-3-carboxylate (100 mg, 0.48 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in 40% HBr (5 mL) was stirred for 16 h at 100 °C.
  • the reaction mixture was cooled to rt and the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 with 5 M potassium hydroxide solution.
  • the resulting solution was extracted with 2x50 mL of ether. The organic layers were combined and concentrated under vacuum.
  • Step 4 Trifluoro-methanesulfonic acid pyrazolor 5-alpyridin-5-yl ester.
  • Step 5 PyrazolorL5-alpyridine-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • a mixture of trifluoro-methanesulfonic acid pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyridin-5-yl ester 200 mg, 0.75 mmol, 1.00 equiv), triethylamine (227 mg, 2.24 mmol, 3.00 equiv), DMSO (98 mg, 1.25 mmol, 1.67 equiv), and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (53 mg, 0.08 mmol, 0.10 equiv) in methanol (20 mL) was stirred under carbon monoxide (10 atm) for 16 h at 100 °C in a 50- mL pressure reactor.
  • Step 6 A mixture of pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (130 mg, 0.74 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and potassium hydroxide (1 g, 17.82 mmol, 24.15 equiv) in methanol (2 mL), THF (2 mL), and water (5 mL) was stirred for 12 h at rt. The reaction mixture was washed with 2x50 mL of ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was collected and the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 6 with 1 N HC1. The solution was extracted with 5x50 mL of ethyl acetate.
  • Step 1 5-Bromo-2-methyl-pyridin-3-ylamine.
  • iron filings 5 g, 89.29 mmol, 3.88 equiv
  • ammonium chloride 1 g, 18.70 mmol, 0.81 equiv
  • ethanol 66 mL
  • water 33 mL
  • 5-bromo-2-methyl-3- nitropyridine 5 g, 23.04 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • the reaction mixture was stirred for 10 min at 90 °C and then cooled to rt. The solid material was removed by filtration.
  • Step 2 N-(5-Bromo-2-methyl-pyridin-3-yl)-acetamide.
  • Step 3 l-(6-Bromo-pyrazolor4,3-blpyridin-l-yl)-ethanone.
  • Step 4 lH-Pyrazolor4,3-blpyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • Step 5 A solution lH-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester (200 mg, 1.13 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and sodium hydroxide (200 mg, 5.00 mmol, 4.43 equiv) in water (10 mL) was stirred overnight at rt. After the reaction was complete, the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 3 with concentrated HC1. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give 1 g of crude title product as a light yellow solid.
  • Step 1 N , -(5-Bromo-pyridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-formamidine.
  • a solution of 5- bromopyridin-2-amine (4 g, 23.12 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (9.6 mL, 3.00 equiv) in DMF (30 mL) was stirred under nitrogen for 12 h at 130 °C. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give 4 g (76%) of the title compound as an oil.
  • TLC: 1:5 MeOH/DCM, R f 0.6.
  • Step 2 6-Bromo-rL2,41triazolorL5-alpyridine.
  • N'-(5-bromo- pyridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-formamidine (4 g, 17.54 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in methanol (40 mL) maintained under nitrogen at 0 °C was added pyridine (4 mL, 2.00 equiv) and
  • Step 3 rL2,41TriazolorL5-alpyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • Step 4 A solution of [l,2,4]triazolo[l,5-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester (200 mg, 1.13 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in THF (2 mL) was added to a solution of potassium hydroxide (1 g, 17.82 mmol, 15.79 equiv) in water (10 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 10 h at rt. After the reaction completed, the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 5-6 with 1 N HC1. The mixture was extracted with 3x50 mL of ethyl acetate.
  • Step 1 4H-PyrazolorL5-alpyrimidin-5-one.
  • a solution of lH-pyrazol-3-ylamine (7 g, 84.24 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and ethyl prop-2-ynoate (50 mL) in dioxane (10 g, 1.21 equiv) was stirred under nitrogen overnight at 110 °C.
  • the reaction mixture was cooled to rt and the precipitated product was collected by filtration to give 4 g (36%) of the title compound as a light brown solid.
  • Step 3 PyrazolorL5-alpyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • a mixture of 5- chloro-pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidine (2 g, 13.02 mmol, 1.00 equiv), triethylamine (4 mL), methanol (80 mL), and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (1 g, 1.42 mmol, 0.11 equiv) was stirred in a 100-mL pressure reactor overnight at 100 °C under 10 atmospheres of carbon monoxide. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt then concentrated under vacuum.
  • Step 1 3-tert-Butylamino-imidazorL2-alpyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
  • methyl 6-aminopyridine-3-carboxylate (3.8 g, 24.98 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and 2-oxoacetic acid hydrate (3.9 g, 42.39 mmol, 1.70 equiv) in methanol (120 mL) was added perchloric acid (250 mg, 2.50 mmol, 0.10 equiv).
  • the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min and 2-isocyano-2-methylpropane (2.08 g, 25.02 mmol, 1.00 equiv) was then added.
  • Step 3 Sodium 3-tert-butylamino-imidazo[l,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylate (300 mg, 1.17 mmol, 1.00 equiv) was dissolved in acetic acid (10 mL) and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified on a silica gel column eluted with
  • Step 1 Ethyl N-(prop-2-yn-l-yl)carbamate. To a solution of prop-2-yn-l -amine (11.5 g, 208.79 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and sodium hydroxide (9.1 g, 227.50 mmol, 1.09 equiv) in water (40 mL) and toluene (110 mL) maintained under nitrogen was added ethyl N-(prop-2-yn-l-yl)carbamate. To a solution of prop-2-yn-l -amine (11.5 g, 208.79 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and sodium hydroxide (9.1 g, 227.50 mmol, 1.09 equiv) in water (40 mL) and toluene (110 mL) maintained under nitrogen was added ethyl
  • Step 2 Pyrimidine-5-carboxaldehyde.
  • THF tetrahydrofurimidine
  • n-butyllithium 1.1 mL
  • Ethyl formate 5.2 mL
  • the resulting solution was stirred for 2 h at -78 °C.
  • the resulting mixture was warmed to 0 °C and washed with 50 mL of brine.
  • Step 3 Pyrimidin-5-ylmethanol.
  • a mixture of pyrimidine-5-carboxaldehyde (2 g, 18.50 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and sodium borohydride (2 g) in methanol (100 mL) was stirred at 0 - 10°C for 30 min.
  • the reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified on a silica gel column eluted with dichloromethane/methanol (50: 1) to yield 1.2 g (59%) of pyrimidin-5-ylmethanol as a light yellow solid.
  • MS: m/z 111.0 [M+H] + .
  • Step 4 5-(Chloromethyl)pyrimidine.
  • pyrimidin-5-ylmethanol l. lg, 10 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • dichloromethane 30 mL
  • thionyl chloride 2 mL
  • the resulting solution was stirred at rt for 2 h then concentrated in vacuum to give 1.1 g of crude 5-(chloromethyl)pyrimidine as a yellow oil.
  • Step 5 Ethyl N-(prop-2-yn-l-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl)carbamate. A mixture of ethyl N-(prop-2-yn-l-yl)carbamate (1.27 g, 9.99 mmol, 1.00 equiv)
  • benzyltriethylammonium chloride 500 mg, 2.60 mmol, 0.26 equiv
  • 5- (chloromethyl)pyrimidine 1.28 g, 9.96 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • potassium hydroxide 3 g, 53.47 mmol, 5.37 equiv
  • Step 6 Ethyl lH.2H.3H-Pyrrolor3.4-clpyridine-2-carboxylate.
  • a mixture of ethyl N-(prop-2-yn-l-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl)carbamate (1 g, 4.56 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in xylene (30 mL) was stirred under nitrogen at 150 °C for 2 days.
  • Step 7 2.3-Dihydro-lH-pyrrolor3.4-clpyridine.
  • a mixture of ethyl 1H,2H,3H- pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-2(3H)-carboxylate (400 mg, 2.4 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and barium hydroxide (0.8 g) in water (100 mL) was stirred overnight at 120 °C.
  • the reaction mixture was cooled to rt and the solid material was collected by filtration. The residue was stirred in hot ethyl acetate (150 mL) and then filtered to remove solid material.
  • Step 1 l-r(4-Bromophenyl)sulfanyll-3,5-difluorobenzene.
  • 3,5- difluoroaniline 10 g, 77.45 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • 37% HC1 15 mL
  • sodium nitrite 5.35 g, 77.5 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • water 50 mL
  • Urea 4.65 g, 77.50 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • Step 2 l-r(4-Bromobenzene)sulfinyll-3,5-difluorobenzene.
  • l-[(4- bromophenyl)sulfanyl]-3,5-difluorobenzene 5 g, 16.60 mmol, 1.00 equiv
  • a 4.4% solution of sulphuric acid (98%) in isopropanol 3.8 g.
  • Hydrogen peroxide solution (30%) (5.67 g, 50 mmol, 3.00 equiv) was then added dropwise to the reaction mixture at 25 °C within 5 min with stirring.
  • Step 3 4-r(3,5-Difluorobenzene)sulfinyllbenzonitrile.
  • Step 4 [4-[(R)-(3,5-difluorobenzene)sulfinyl] phenyl] methanamine and [4-[(5 (3,5-difluorobenzene)sulfinyl] phenyl] methanamine.
  • 4-[(3,5- difluorobenzene)sulfinyl]benzonitrile (450 mg, 1.71 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in a saturated solution of ammonia in methanol (20 mL) was added Raney nickel (800 mg). The reaction mixture was stirred under 1 atmosphere of hydrogen for 2 h at 25 °C. The nickel catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum.
  • Step 5A (R)-N-rr4-(3,5-difluorophenyl)sulfinylphenyllmethyllimidazori,2- alpyridine-6-carboxamide.
  • Step 5B ffl-N-rr4-(3,5-difluorophenyl)sulfinylphenyllmethyllimidazori,2- alpyridine-6-carboxamide.
  • NAMPT protein purification Recombinant His-tagged NAMPT was produced in E.coli cells, purified over a Ni column, and further purified over a size-exclusion column by XTAL Biostructures.
  • the NAMPT enzymatic reaction was carried out in Buffer A (50mM Hepes pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl 2 , and 1 mM THP) in 96- well V-bottom plates. The compound titrations were performed in a separate dilution plate by serially diluting the compounds in DMSO to make a 100X stock. Buffer A (89 ⁇ L) containing 33 nM of NAMPT protein was added to 1 ⁇ L of 100X compound plate containing controls (e.g. DMSO or blank).
  • Buffer A 50mM Hepes pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl 2 , and 1 mM THP
  • the compound and enzyme mixture was incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature, then 10 ⁇ L of 10X substrate and co-factors in Buffer A were added to the test well to make a final concentration of 1 ⁇ NAM, 100 ⁇ 5-Phospho-D- ribose 1- diphosphate (PRPP), and 2.5 niM Adenosine 5 '-triphosphate (ATP).
  • the reaction was allowed to proceed for 30 minutes at room temperature, then was quenched with the addition of 11 of a solution of formic acid and L-Cystathionine to make a final concentration of 1% formic acid and 10 ⁇ L-Cystathionine. Background and signal strength was determined by addition (or non-addition) of a serial dilution of NMN to a pre- quenched enzyme and cofactor mix.
  • NMN ⁇ -nicotinamide mononucleotide
  • L-Cystathionine the internal control
  • NMN and L-Cystathionine were detected using the services of Biocius Lifesciences with the RapidFire system.
  • the NMN and L-Cystathionine were bound to a graphitic carbon cartridge in 0.1% formic acid, eluted in 30% acetonitrile buffer, and injected into a Sciex 4000 mass spectrometer. The components of the sample were ionized with electrospray ionization and the positive ions were detected.
  • the Ql (parent ion) and Q3 (fragment ion) masses of NMN were 334.2 and 123.2, respectively.
  • the Ql and Q3 for L- Cystathionine were 223.1 and 134.1, respectively.
  • the fragments are quantified and the analyzed by the following method.
  • NMN signal was normalized to the L- Cystathionine signal by dividing the NMN signal by the L-Cystathionine signal for each well. The signal from the background wells were averaged and subtracted from the test plates. The compound treated cells were then assayed for percent inhibition by using this formula:
  • x denotes the average signal of the compound treated wells and y denotes the average signal of the DMSO treated wells.
  • IC 50 10 A (LOGio(X) + (((50-% Inh at Cmpd Concentration 1)/(XX - YY)*(LOG 10 (X)-LOG 10 (Y))))
  • X denotes the compound concentration 1
  • Y denotes the compound concentration 2
  • XX denotes the % inhibition at compound concentration 1
  • YY denotes the % inhibition at compound concentration 2 (Y).
  • the compounds of this invention have IC 50 values that are preferably under ⁇ , more preferably under 0. ⁇ , and most preferably under 0.01 ⁇ . Results for the compounds tested in this assay are provided in Table 2 below.
  • Assay 2 In-Vitro Cell Proliferation Assay
  • A2780 cells were seeded in 96- well plates at 1 x 10 3 cells/well in 180 ⁇ . of culture medium (10% FBS, 1% Pen/Strep Amphotecricin B, RPMI-1640) with and without the addition of either NMN or nicotinamide (NAM). After overnight incubation at 37 °C and 5% C0 2 , the compound titrations were performed in a separate dilution plate by serially diluting the compounds in DMSO to make a 1000X stock. The compounds were then further diluted to 10X final concentration in culture media, whereupon 20 ⁇ _, of each dilution was added to the plated cells with controls (e.g.
  • DMSO and blank to make a final volume of 200 ⁇ L.
  • the final DMSO concentration in each well was 0.1%.
  • the plates were then incubated for 72 hours at 37 °C in a 5% C0 2 incubator.
  • the number of viable cells was then assessed using sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay.
  • Cells were fixed at 4 °C for 1 hour with the addition of 50 ⁇ _, 30% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to make a final concentration of 6 % TCA.
  • TCA trichloroacetic acid
  • the plates were washed four times with H 2 0 and allowed to dry for at least 1 hour, whereupon 100 ⁇ _, of a 4% SRB in 1% acetic acid solution was added to each well and incubated at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
  • the plates were then washed three times with 1% acetic acid, dried, and treated with 100 ⁇ _, of lOmM Tris-Base solution. The plates were then read in a microplate reader at an absorbance of 570 nm. Background was generated on a separate plate with media only.
  • x denotes the average signal of the compound-treated cells and y denotes the average signal of the DMSO-treated cells.
  • IC 50 10 A (LOGio(X)+(((50-% Inh at Cmpd Concentration 1)/(XX-
  • X denotes the compound concentration 1
  • Y denotes the compound concentration 2
  • XX denotes the % inhibition at compound concentration 1
  • YY denotes the % inhibition at compound concentration 2 (Y).
  • the compounds of this invention have IC 50 values that are preferably under ⁇ , more preferably under 0. ⁇ , and most preferably under 0.01 ⁇ . Most preferable compounds of this invention are compounds that have IC 50 values in the enzymatic assay and the cell proliferation assay that are both under 1 ⁇ , more preferably both of the values are under 0.1 ⁇ , and most preferably both of the values are under 0.01 ⁇ . Results for the compounds tested in this assay are provided in Table 2.

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La présente invention concerne certains composés sulfoxydes amido-benzyliques, des compositions pharmaceutiques comprenant de tels composés, et des procédés de traitement d'une maladie ou d'un état induits par la NAMPT chez un sujet, tels qu'une tumeur solide ou liquide, la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, le diabète, l'athérosclérose, le sepsis, le vieillissement et l'inflammation, comprenant l'administration d'une quantité efficace d'un composé sulfoxyde amido-benzylique au sujet.
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