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Definitions

• the present invention relates to organic compounds useful for therapy and/or prophylaxis in a mammal, and in particular to compounds that are preferential agonists of the Cannabinoid Receptor 2.
• the invention relates in particular to a compound of formula (I)
• A is Al, A2, A3, A4 A5, A6, A7 or A8
• R 1 is hydrogen or halogen
• R is halogen, cycloalkyl, haloazetidinyl, 6-oxa-l-aza-spiro[3.3]heptyl or
• R 3 is -OR 8 , pyrrolidinyl, halopyrrolidinyl, hydroxypyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, alkoxyazetidinyl, 2-oxa-6-aza-spiro[3.3]heptyl or 2-oxa-7- azaspiro [3.4] heptyl ;
• R 4 is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl,
• R 5 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkyloxadiazolyl; or R 4 and R 5 , together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form
• R 6 is alkyl
• R is alkyl
• R is haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, halophenyl, oxetanyl,
• oxetanylalkyl alkyloxetanylalkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,tetrahydrofuranylalkyl, alkylsulfonylphenyl, alkylpyrrolidinyl, alkylpyrrolidinylalkyl, azetidinyl, morpholinylalkyl, tetrahydropyranyl, pyrrolidinylalkyl, piperidinyl, piperidinylalkyl, alkylpiperidinylalkyl, alkylpiperidinyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, pyridinylalkyl, halooxetanylalkyl, dialkyloxazolylalkyl, alkyloxazolylalkyl, halopyridinylalkyl or morpholinyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
• the compound of formula (I) is particularly useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of e.g. pain, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal vein occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular ischemic syndrome, geographic atrophy, diabetes mellitus, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemia-reperfusion injury, acute liver failure, liver fibrosis, lung fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, systemic fibrosis, acute allograft rejection, chronic allograft nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephropathy, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis, thermal injury, burning, hypertrophic scars, keloids, gingivitis pyrexia, liver cirrhosis or tumors, regulation of bone mass, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer'
• the compound of formula (I) is in particular useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion or uveitis.
• the cannabinoid receptors are a class of cell membrane receptors belonging to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. There are currently two known subtypes, termed Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1) and Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CB2).
• CB1 receptor is mainly expressed in the central nervous (i.e. amygdala cerebellum, hippocampus) system and to a lesser amount in the periphery.
• CB2 which is encoded by the CNR2 gene, is mostly expressed peripherally, on cells of the immune system, such as macrophages and T- cells (Ashton, J. C. et al. Curr Neuropharmacol 2007, 5(2), 73-80; Miller, A. M. et al. Br J Pharmacol 2008, 153(2), 299-308; Centonze, D., et al. Curr Pharm Des 2008, 14(23), 2370-42), and in the gastrointestinal system (Wright, K. L. et al. Br J Pharmacol 2008, 153(2), 263-70).
• the CB2 receptor is also widely distributed in the brain where it is found primarily on microglia and not neurons (Cabral, G. A. et al. Br J Pharmacol 2008, 153(2): 240-51).
• CB2 receptor agonists have been steadily on the rise during the last decade (currently 30-40 patent applications/year) due to the fact that several of the early compounds have been shown to have beneficial effects in pre-clinical models for a number of human diseases including chronic pain (Beltramo, M. Mini Rev Med Chem 2009, 9(1), 11-25), atherosclerosis (Mach, F. et al. J Neuroendocrinol 2008, 20 Suppl 1, 53-7), regulation of bone mass (Bab, I. et al. Br J Pharmacol 2008, 153(2), 182-8),
• ischemia/reperfusion injury Pacher, P. et al. Br J Pharmacol 2008, 153(2), 252-62
• systemic fibrosis Akhmetshina, A. et al. Arthritis Rheum 2009, 60(4), 1129-36; Garcia- Gonzalez, E. et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009, 48(9), 1050-6
• liver fibrosis Julien, B. et al. Gastroenterology 2005, 128(3), 742-55; Munoz-Luque, J. et al. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008, 324(2), 475-83).
• Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is the principal cause of tissue damage occurring in conditions such as stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiopulmonary bypass and other vascular surgeries, and organ transplantation, as well as a major mechanism of end-organ damage complicating the course of circulatory shock of various etiologies. All these conditions are characterized by a disruption of normal blood supply resulting in an insufficient tissue oxygenation. Re-oxygenation e.g., reperfusion is the ultimate treatment to restore normal tissue oxygenation. However the absence of oxygen and nutrients from blood creates a condition in which the restoration of circulation results in further tissue damage. The damage of reperfusion injury is due in part to the inflammatory response of damaged tissues.
• Remote ischemic preconditioning represents a strategy for harnessing the body's endogenous protective capabilities against the injury incurred by ischemia and reperfusion. It describes the interesting phenomenon in which transient non-lethal ischemia and reperfusion of one organ or tissue confers resistance to a subsequent episode of "lethal" ischemia reperfusion injury in a remote organ or tissue. The actual mechanism through which transient ischemia and reperfusion of an organ or tissue confers protection is currently unknown although several hypotheses have been proposed.
• the humoral hypothesis proposes that the endogenous substance (such as adenosine, bradykinin, opioids, CGRP, endocannabinoids, Angiotensin I or some other as yet unidentified humoral factor) generated in the remote organ or tissue enters the blood stream and activates its respective receptor in the target tissue and thereby recruiting the various intracellular pathways of cardioprotection implicated in ischemic preconditioning.
• the endogenous substance such as adenosine, bradykinin, opioids, CGRP, endocannabinoids, Angiotensin I or some other as yet unidentified humoral factor
• CB2 can also be of interest in sub-chronic and chronic setting.
• Specific upregulation of CBl and CB2 has been shown to be associated in animal models of chronic diseases associated with fibrosis (Garcia-Gonzalez, E. et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009, 48(9), 1050-6; Yang, Y. Y. et al. Liver Int 2009, 29(5), 678-85) with a relevant expression of CB2 in
• myofibroblasts the cells responsible for fibrosis progression.
• CB2 receptor Activation of CB2 receptor by selective CB2 agonist has in fact been shown to exert anti-fibrotic effect in diffuse systemic sclerosis (Garcia-Gonzalez, E. et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009, 48(9), 1050-6) and CB2 receptor has emerged as a critical target in experimental dermal fibrosis (Akhmetshina, A. et al. Arthritis Rheum 2009, 60(4), 1129- 36) and in in liver pathophysiology, including fibrogenesis associated with chronic liver diseases (Lotersztajn, S. et al. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2007, 31(3), 255-8; Mallat, A. et al.
• the compounds of the invention bind to and modulate the CB2 receptor and have lower CB 1 receptor activity.
• alkyl signifies a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, particularly a straight or branched-chain alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and more particularly a straight or branched-chain alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• Examples of straight- chain and branched-chain C Cg alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, the isomeric pentyls, the isomeric hexyls, the isomeric heptyls and the isomeric octyls, particularly methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and pentyl more particularly methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl and isopentyl.
• Particular examples of alkyl are methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl and tert.-butyl, in particular methyl, ethyl and tert.-butyl.
• cycloalkyl signifies a cycloalkyl ring with 3 to 8 carbon atoms and particularly a cycloalkyl ring with 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
• cycloalkyl are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl.
• Particular examples of "cycloalkyl” are cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl, in particular cyclopropyl and cyclohexyl.
• alkoxy signifies a group of the formula alkyl-O- in which the term “alkyl” has the previously given significance, such as methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy.
• Particular "alkoxy” are methoxy, ethoxy and butoxy, and in particular methoxy and butoxy.
• halogen or "halo”, alone or in combination, signifies fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine and particularly fluorine, chlorine or bromine, more particularly fluorine and chlorine.
• halo in combination with another group, denotes the substitution of said group with at least one halogen, particularly substituted with one to five halogens, particularly one to four halogens, i.e. one, two, three or four halogens.
• a particular "halogen" is fluorine.
• haloalkyl denotes an alkyl group substituted with at least one halogen, particularly substituted with one to five halogens, particularly one to three halogens.
• Particular "haloalkyl” are trifluoroethyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoropropyl and difluoroethyl, more particularly trifluoroethyl and difluoroethyl.
• halophenyl is fluorophenyl.
• haloazetidinyl is
• difluoroazetidinyl in particular 3,3-difluoro-azetidin-l-yl.
• a particular halopyrrolidinyl is difluoropyrrolidinyl, in partiuclar 3,3-difluoro-pyrrolidin-l-yl, or tetrafluoropyrrolidinyl, in particular 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoropyrrolidin-l-yl.
• a particular halooxetanyl is fluorooxetanyl.
• halopyridinyl is fluoropyridinyl.
• carbonyl alone or in combination, signifies the -C(O)- group.
• amino alone or in combination, signifies the primary amino group (-NH 2 ), the secondary amino group (-NH-), or the tertiary amino group (-N-).
• salts refers to those salts which retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the free bases or free acids, which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable.
• the salts are formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, particularly hydrochloric acid, and organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, salicylic acid, N-acetylcy stein.
• inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, particularly hydrochloric acid
• organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, succin
• salts derived from an inorganic base include, but are not limited to, the sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium, calcium, magnesium salts.
• Salts derived from organic bases include, but are not limited to salts of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines and basic ion exchange resins, such as isopropylamine, trimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, ethanolamine, lysine, arginine, N-ethylpiperidine, piperidine, polyamine resins.
• the compound of formula (I) can also be present in the form of zwitterions.
• Particularly preferred pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I) are the salts of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and methanesulfonic acid.
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable esters” means that the compound of general formula (I) may be derivatised at functional groups to provide derivatives which are capable of conversion back to the parent compounds in vivo. Examples of such compounds include physiologically acceptable and metabolically labile ester derivatives, such as
• esters methoxymethyl esters, methylthiomethyl esters and pivaloyloxymethyl esters.
• any physiologically acceptable equivalents of the compound of general formula (I), similar to the metabolically labile esters, which are capable of producing the parent compound of general formula (I) in vivo, are within the scope of this invention.
• one of the starting materials or compounds of formula (I) contain one or more functional groups which are not stable or are reactive under the reaction conditions of one or more reaction steps
• appropriate protecting groups as described e.g. in "Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry” by T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, 3 rd Ed., 1999, Wiley, New York
• Such protecting groups can be removed at a later stage of the synthesis using standard methods described in the literature.
• protecting groups are tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc), 9-fluorenylmethyl carbamate (Fmoc), 2-trimethylsilylethyl carbamate (Teoc), carbobenzyloxy (Cbz) and p-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl (Moz).
• the compound of formula (I) can contain several asymmetric centers and can be present in the form of optically pure enantiomers, mixtures of enantiomers such as, for example, racemates, mixtures of diastereoisomers, diastereoisomeric racemates or mixtures of diastereoisomeric racemates.
• asymmetric carbon atom means a carbon atom with four different substituents. According to the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Convention an asymmetric carbon atom can be of the "R” or "S" configuration.
• the invention relates in particular to: A compound of formula (I) wherein A is Al or A2;
• a compound of formula (I) wherein R is -OR ;
• R is haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, halophenyl, oxetanyl, oxetanylalkyl, alkyloxetanylalkyl,
• tetrahydrofuranyl tetrahydrofuranylalkyl, alkylsulfonylphenyl, alkylpyrrolidinyl, alkylpyrrolidinylalkyl, azetidinyl, morpholinylalkyl, tetrahydropyranyl, pyrrolidinylalkyl, piperidinyl, piperidinylalkyl, alkylpiperidinylalkyl, alkylpiperidinyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, pyridinylalkyl, halooxetanylalkyl, dialkyloxazolylalkyl or alkyloxazolylalkyl;
• R is haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, halophenyl, alkylsulphonyl, sulphonylphenyl, alkylpyrrolidinyl, alkoxyalkylpyrrolidinyl, 2-oxa-6-aza- spiro[3.3]heptanyl, alkyloxetanylalkyl, oxetanylalkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,
• R 4 are methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert.-butyl, trifluoromethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, methylcyclopropyl, aminocarbonylcyclopropyl, hydroxymehtyl,
• tert.-butyl is a particular butyl.
• the invention further relates to a compound of formula (I) selected from:
• the invention relates in particular to a compound of formula (I) selected from:
• the invention further relates in particular to a compound of formula (I) selected from
• the invention further relates in particular to a compound of formula (I) selected from
• R 2 to R 8 and A have in the following schemes the meaning as defined above.
• R 1 is hydrogen; in scheme 16, R 1 is halogen.
• Compound AB can be prepared from AA by reaction with a suitably substituted alcohol as described in the claims, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, with or without an inert solvent, for example dimethylformamide, at temperatures ranging from room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent (step a).
• a base for example sodium hydride
• an inert solvent for example dimethylformamide
• Conversion of compound AB to compound AC can be prepared by coupling a suitably substituted cycloalkyl metal species (e.g. a trifluoroborate [BF ] ⁇ K + , a boronic acid B(OH) 2 or a boronic acid pinacol ester) (step b), e.g.
• a suitably substituted cycloalkyl metal species e.g. a trifluoroborate [BF ] ⁇ K + , a boronic acid B(OH) 2 or a boronic acid pinacol ester
• an organotrifluoroborate potassium salt in the presence of a palladium catalyst such as palladium(II)acetate / butyl- 1- adamantylphosphine and a base such as cesium carbonate in an inert solvent such as toluene at temperatures between 50 °C and the boiling temperature of the solvent, or an arylboronic acid or arylboronic acid ester in the presence of a suitable catalyst, in particular a palladium catalyst and more particularly palladium(II)acetate / triphenylphosphine mixtures or palladium(II)chloride-dppf (l,l'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene) complexes and a base such as triethylamine, sodium carbonate or potassium phosphate in an inert solvent such as dimethylformamide, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile or
• AC can be selectively halogenated on position 2 to give AD for example by treatment of ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylethanolamine with butyl lithium on AC followed by addition of a source of Bromine, e.g. 1,2-dibromotetrachloroethane (step c).
• a source of Bromine e.g. 1,2-dibromotetrachloroethane
• Compound AE can be prepared from AD by addition of cyanide source, e.g. zinc cyanide or copper cyanide in presence of a palladium catalyst such as palladium
• step d triphenylphosphine tetrakis or tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) and dppf, in a solvent such as DMF or dioxane and refluxed to the solvent boiling point temperature (step d).
• Hydrolisis of compound AE lead to the picolinic acid AF and can be performed under acidic or basic conditions known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. with aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid at 100°C (step e).
• Compounds of formula I with Al can be prepared from compounds of formula AF by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted hydroxyamidine commercially available leading to intermediate AF[Int](step f), followed by heating to cyclise to the oxadiazole ring in a high boiling point solvent such as DMF(step g).
• Compound AE can be converted to AG by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in presence of base such as triethylamine (step h).
• Cylisation to compound I with A2 can be performed by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted commercially available carboxylic acid to give intermediate AG[Int](step i), followed by heating to cyclise to the oxadiazole ring in a high boiling point solvent such as DMF (step j).
• compound BA can be prepared from AC by oxidation with a suitable oxidizing reagent under conditions known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. by treatment with 3-chloro perbenzoic acid in
• step a dichloromethane at ambient temperature
• Compound AE can be then prepared from BA by a cyanation method known to a person skilled in the art, such treatment with trimethylsilanecarbonitrile followed by addition of dimethylcarbamic chloride in a solvent such as DCM.
• Compound AE can be further elaborated to compounds I with Al or A2, as described in scheme 1, step e and f or g and h.
• compound CA can be prepared from AB by oxidation with a suitable oxidizing reagent under conditions known to a person skilled in the art (step a), e.g. by treatment with 3-chloro perbenzoic acid in dichloromethane at ambient temperature.
• AB CA CB AE Compound CB can be then prepared from CA by a cyanation method known to a person skilled in the art, such treatment with trimethylsilanecarbonitrile followed by addition of dimethylcarbamic chloride in a solvent such as DCM (step b).
• Compound AE can be obtained from compound CB by substituting with an amine or salt of an amine such difluoroazetidine hydrochloride, using Buchwald reaction conditions known to a person skilled in the art (step c), such as CS 2 CO 3 , palladium acetate and BINAP in a solvent such as toluene under reflux.
• step c Buchwald reaction conditions known to a person skilled in the art
• Compound AE can be further elaborated to compounds I with Al or A2, as described in scheme 1, step e and f or g and h.
• compound DA can be prepared from CB by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in presence of base such as triethylamine in a solvent such as DCM (step a).
• Cyclisation of compound DA to compound DB with heterocycle type A2 can be performed by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted commercially available carboxylic acid to give intermediate
• step c Compound I can be obtained from compound DB by substituting with an amine or salt of an amine such difluoroazetidine hydrochloride, using Buchwald reaction conditions known to a person skilled in the art (step d), such as CS 2 CO 3 , palladium acetate and BINAP in a solvent such as toluene under reflux. .
• Compound AE can be further elaborated to compounds I with heterocycle type A2 by coupling R 2 where R 2 is either an alkyl chain using similar method as described in scheme 1 step b; or R is an amine or the corresponding salt using Buchwald reaction conditions as described in scheme 3 step c.
• Compound EB can be obtained from compound EA (step a) by coupling with an alkyl chain using similar method as described in scheme 1 step b.
• Compound EC can be prepared from EB by cyanation reaction methods, e.g. zinc cyanide or copper cyanide in presence of a palladium catalyst such as palladium
• triphenylphosphine tetrakis or tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) and dppf in a solvent such as DMF or dioxane and refluxed to the solvent boiling point temperature (step b).
• Compound EC can be converted to ED by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in presence of base such as triethylamine in a solvent such as DCM (step c).
• Cyclisation of compound ED to compound EE with heterocycle type A2 can be performed by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted commercially available carboxylic acid to give intermediate
• step e ED[Int](step d), followed by heating to cyclise to the oxadiazole ring in a high boiling point solvent such as DMF (step e).
• Compound I can be obtained from compound EE (step f) by reaction with a suitably substituted alcohol as described in the claims, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, with or without an inert solvent, for example dimethylformamide, at temperatures ranging from room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent; or by reaction with a suitably substituted amine using a base such as CS 2 CO 3 in a high boiling point solvent such as ethylene glycol or alternatively using Buchwald reaction conditions known to a person skilled in the art, such CS 2 CO 3 , palladium acetate and ⁇ in a solvent such toluene under reflux.
• Compound AE can be prepared from compound EC (step g) by reaction with a suitably substituted alcohol as described in the claims, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, with or without an inert solvent, for example
• Hydrolisis of compound AE lead to the picolinic acid AF and can be performed under acidic or basic conditions known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. with aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid at 100°C (step h).
• Cyclisation of compound EF to compound I with heterocycle type A8 can be performed by dehydration methods (step j) known to a person skilled in the art, e.g.
• step a compound FA can be obtained from compound AA by coupling R 2 where R 2 is an alkyl chain using similar method as described in scheme 1 step b.
• Compound FA can be selectively carbonylated on position 2 to give FB by a method known to a person skilled in the art for example by treatment of N,N- dimethylethanolamine with butyl lithium on AC followed by addition of a source of carbon dioxide, e.g. dry ice (step b).
• a source of carbon dioxide e.g. dry ice
• Compound FC (with Al), can be prepared from compound FB by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted hydroxyamidine commercially available giving intermediate FB[Int] (step c), followed by heating to cyclise to the oxadiazole ring in a high boiling point solvent such as DMF (step d).
• Scheme 6
• Compound I (with Al) can be prepared from compound FC by reaction with a suitably substituted alcohol as described in the claims, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, with or without an inert solvent, for example
• compound GA can be obtained from compound EA by coupling with oxetane-3-one using Grignard reaction method known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. isopropyl magnesium chloride lithium chloride complex in a solvent such as THF.
• Grignard reaction method known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. isopropyl magnesium chloride lithium chloride complex in a solvent such as THF.
• Compound GB can be prepared from GA by cyanation reaction methods, e.g. zinc cyanide or copper cyanide in presence of a palladium catalyst such as palladium
• triphenylphosphine tetrakis or tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) and dppf in a solvent such as DMF or dioxane and refluxed to the solvent boiling point temperature (step b).
• Compound GC can be prepared from GB by conversion of the hydroxy to fluorine using fluorinating reagents, such as DAST (step c).
• Compoud GC can be converted to GD by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in presence of base such as triethylamine in a solvent such DCM (step d).
• Cyclisation of compound GD to compound GE with heterocycle type A2 can be performed by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted commercially available carboxylic acid giving intermediate GD[Int] (step e), followed by heating to cyclise to the oxadiazole ring in a high boiling point solvent such as DMF (step f).
• Compound I (with A2) can b obtained from compound GE (step g) by reaction with a suitably substituted alcohol as described in the claims, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, with or without an inert solvent, for example
• a base for example sodium hydride
• HA is either commercially available, described in the literature or can be synthesized by a person skilled in the art.
• Compound HB can be prepared from HA by reaction with a suitably substituted alkyl chain with a leaving group, e.g. halogen or triflate, in the presence of a base, for example sodium hydride, in a solvent, for example dimethylformamide, at temperatures ranging from room temperature to the reflux temperature of the solvent (step a).
• a base for example sodium hydride
• a solvent for example dimethylformamide
• Compound HC can be prepared from HB by cyanation reaction methods known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. zinc cyanide or copper cyanide in presence of a palladium catalyst such as palladium triphenylphosphine tetrakis or
• step b tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) and dppf, in a solvent such as DMF or dioxane and refluxed to the solvent boiling point temperature (step b).
• Compound HC can be converted to HD by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in presence of base such as triethylamine in a solvent such DCM (step c).
• Cyclisation of compound JA to compound I with heterocycle type A3 can be performed by dehydration methods (step b) known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. using a mild dehydrating reagent such as Burgess Reagent in a solvent such as THF.
• a mild dehydrating reagent such as Burgess Reagent in a solvent such as THF.
• step a compound KA can be obtained from compound AF by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted amine commercially available, in an appropriate solvent such as DCM (step a).
• Formation of compound KA to compound I with heterocycle type A4 can be performed by condensation methods known to a person skilled in the art, such use of methanesulfonic acid, in a solvent such as DCM (step b).
• compound LA can be obtained from compound AE by amidine formation methods known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. treatment by a reaction mixture of trimethylaluminum on ammonium chloride in a solvent such as toluene.
• Conversion of compound LA to compound I with heterocycle type A5 can be performed by coupling method with an alpha halogeno ketone suitably substituted known to a person skilled in the art, e.g use of a base such as DBU in a solvent such as ethanol giving intermediate LA[Int] (step b), and heated to cyclise (step c).
• an alpha halogeno ketone suitably substituted known to a person skilled in the art, e.g use of a base such as DBU in a solvent such as ethanol giving intermediate LA[Int] (step b), and heated to cyclise (step c).
• compound MA can be obtained from compound AF (step a) by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted amine, in an appropriate solvent such as THF (step a).
• Conversion of compound MA to compound I with heterocycle type A6 can be performed by cyclising using a base, e.g. potassium hydroxide in a solvent such as THF at reflux temperature of the solvent.
• a base e.g. potassium hydroxide in a solvent such as THF at reflux temperature of the solvent.
• step a compound NA can be obtained from compound AF by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted alpha amino alcohol, in an appropriate solvent such as DCM (step a).
• Compound NB can be prepared from NA by oxidation with a suitable oxidizing reagent known to a person skilled in the art (step b), e.g. by treatment with Dess-Martin periodinane in a solvent such as DCM.
• Conversion of compound NB to compound I with heterocycle type A7 can be performed by cyclisation method known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. treatment with hexachloroethane and triphenylphosphine in as solvent such as acetonitrile.
• compound OA can be obtained from compound DB by substitution with a alkylthiol, e.g. methanethiol and heated in an appropriate solvent such as DMF (step a).
• a alkylthiol e.g. methanethiol
• Conversion to compound I can be performed by oxidation of compound OA with a suitable oxidizing reagent under conditions known to a person skilled in the art (step b), e.g. by treatment with 3-chloro perbenzoic acid in dichloromethane at ambient temperature.
• compound PA can be obtained from compound AF by amide coupling methods known to a person skilled in the art, with the suitably substituted amine, previuosly prepared by a skilled chimist, in an appropriate solvent such as DCM (step a).
• Compound PA can be converted to compound PB (step b) by debenzylation methods known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. treatment by BBr 3 solution in DCM.
• Compound PC can be prepared from compound PB by tosylation methods, e.g. 4- methylbenzene-l-sulfonyl chloride with potassium carbonate in presence of
• Compound PC can be cyclized to compound I with heterocycle type A3, by heating in a presence of a base e.g. triethylamine, in a solvent such as DMF.
• a base e.g. triethylamine
• compound QA can be prepared from I by oxidation with a suitable oxidizing reagent under conditions known to a person skilled in the art, e.g. by treatment with 3-chloro perbenzoic acid in
• Compound I can be prepared from QA by chlorination methods known to a person skilled in the art, such as treatment with oxalyl chloride in a solvent such as DCM.
• the invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (I) as defined above comprising one of the following steps: (a) the heating of a compound of formula (A)
• Step (a) is for example carried out at 120 °C.
• Step (b) is for example carried out at 130 °C.
• Step (c) is for example carried out at 130 °C.
• Step (d) is carried out for example at room temperature.
• the base is for example sodium hydride.
• the Burgess reagent is commonly known to the person skilled in the art, and is methyl N-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate.
• Step (g) is for example carried out at 40 °C.
• Step (h) is for example carried out at 120 °C.
• Step (j) is for example carried out at 70 °C.
• the base is for example triethylamine.
• the phosphine is for example triphenylpho sphine .
• Step (1) can be performed with 3-chloro perbenzoic acid, e.g. in dichloromethane, in particular at ambient temperature.
• Step (m) is for example carried out at 80 °C, for example in DMF.
• the base of step (m) is for example triethylamine.
• the chlorinating agent is for example oxalyl chloride.
• the invention also relates in particular to: The use of a compound of formula (I) for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal vein occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular ischemic syndrome, geographic atrophy, diabetes mellitus, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemia-reperfusion injury, acute liver failure, liver fibrosis, lung fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, systemic fibrosis, acute allograft rejection, chronic allograft nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy,
• glomerulonephropathy cardiomyopathy, heart failure, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis, thermal injury, burning, hypertrophic scars, keloids, gingivitis pyrexia, liver cirrhosis or tumors, regulation of bone mass, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack or uveitis;
• a compound according of formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal vein occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular ischemic syndrome, geographic atrophy, diabetes mellitus, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemia-reperfusion injury, acute liver failure, liver fibrosis, lung fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, systemic fibrosis, acute allograft rejection, chronic allograft nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephropathy, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis, thermal injury, burning, hypertrophic scars, keloids, gingivitis pyrexia, liver cirrhosis or tumors, regulation of bone mass, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis
• cardiomyopathy heart failure, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis, thermal injury, burning, hypertrophic scars, keloids, gingivitis pyrexia, liver cirrhosis or tumors, regulation of bone mass, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack or uveitis, which method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) to a patient in need thereof.
• the invention particularly relates to a compound of formula (I) for the treatment or prophylaxis of ischemia, reperfusion injury, liver fibrosis or kidney fibrosis, in particular ischemia or reperfusion injury.
• the invention particularly relates to a compound of formula (I) for the treatment or prophylaxis of myocardial infarction.
• the invention further particularly relates to a compound of formula (I) for the treatment or prophylaxis of age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal vein occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular ischemic syndrome, geographic atrophy or uveitis.
• the invention further particularly relates to a compound of formula (I) for the treatment or prophylaxis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or multiple sclerosis.
• the invention is further directed to a compound of formula (I), when manufactured according to a process according to the invention.
• Another embodiment of the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or medicament containing a compound of the invention and a therapeutically inert carrier, diluent or excipient, as well as a method of using the compounds of the invention to prepare such composition and medicament.
• the compound of formula (I) may be formulated by mixing at ambient temperature at the appropriate pH, and at the desired degree of purity, with physiologically acceptable carriers, i.e., carriers that are nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed into a galenical
• the pH of the formulation depends mainly on the particular use and the concentration of compound, but preferably ranges anywhere from about 3 to about 8.
• a compound of formula (I) is formulated in an acetate buffer, at pH 5.
• the compound of formula (I) is sterile.
• the compound may be stored, for example, as a solid or amorphous composition, as a lyophilized formulation or as an aqueous solution.
• compositions are formulated, dosed, and administered in a fashion consistent with good medical practice.
• Factors for consideration in this context include the particular disorder being treated, the particular mammal being treated, the clinical condition of the individual patient, the cause of the disorder, the site of delivery of the agent, the method of administration, the scheduling of administration, and other factors known to medical practitioners.
• the compounds of the invention may be administered by any suitable means, including oral, topical (including buccal and sublingual), rectal, vaginal, transdermal, parenteral, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intrapulmonary, intradermal, intrathecal and epidural and intranasal, and, if desired for local treatment, intralesional administration.
• Parenteral infusions include intramuscular, intravenous, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous administration.
• the compounds of the present invention may be administered in any convenient administrative form, e.g., tablets, powders, capsules, solutions, dispersions, suspensions, syrups, sprays, suppositories, gels, emulsions, patches, etc.
• Such compositions may contain components conventional in pharmaceutical preparations, e.g., diluents, carriers, pH modifiers, sweeteners, bulking agents, and further active agents.
• a typical formulation is prepared by mixing a compound of the present invention and a carrier or excipient.
• Suitable carriers and excipients are well known to those skilled in the art and are described in detail in, e.g., Ansel, Howard C, et al., Ansel's
• the formulations may also include one or more buffers, stabilizing agents, surfactants, wetting agents, lubricating agents, emulsifiers, suspending agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opaquing agents, glidants, processing aids, colorants, sweeteners, perfuming agents, flavoring agents, diluents and other known additives to provide an elegant presentation of the drug (i.e., a compound of the present invention or pharmaceutical composition thereof) or aid in the manufacturing of the pharmaceutical product (i.e., medicament).
• buffers stabilizing agents, surfactants, wetting agents, lubricating agents, emulsifiers, suspending agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opaquing agents, glidants, processing aids, colorants, sweeteners, perfuming agents, flavoring agents, diluents and other known additives to provide an elegant presentation of the drug (i.e., a compound of the present invention or pharmaceutical composition thereof) or aid in the manufacturing
• cyclopropyltrifluoroborate (CAS 1065010-87-8) (5.52 g, 37.3 mmol, Eq: 1.05), Cs 2 C0 3 (23.1 g, 71.0 mmol, Eq: 2.0), butyldi-l-adamantylphosphine (382 mg, 1.07 mmol, Eq: 0.03) and Pd(OAc) 2 (159 mg, 710 ⁇ , Eq: 0.02).
• the reaction mixture was stirred at 125°C for 7 h. Reaction mixture was cooled down and poured into a separatory funnel, ethyl acetate and water were added. After extraction of the mixture, the organic phase was collected, dried over Na 2 S0 4 and evaporated down to dryness.
• Example 9b The title compound was synthesized in a similar maner as Example 9b, using 5- cyclopropyl-4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-N'-hydroxypicolinimidamide with triethylamine (Eq: 1.1) and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic anhydride (CAS 407-25-0) as starting materials in DCM and heated at 70°C with microwave. Solvent was removed in vacuo, residue redissolved in DMF and directly purified by preparative HPLC to give the desired compound. MS (ESI, m/z): 326.2 (MH+).
• reaction mixture was stirred at 130°C for 60 min under microwave radiation and monitored by LC-MS.
• the reaction mixture was filtered over a pad of Celite, filtrate was evaporated down and dissolved in lmL DMSO. Purification was done by preparative HPLC without any prior work-up. MS (ESI, m/z): 365.5 (MH+).
• Example 33a The title compound was synthesized in analogy to Example 9b, using 1- methylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid (CAS 6914-76-7) and 5-cyclopropyl-N'-hydroxy-4- (2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinimidamide, described as Example 33a, as starting materials, and directly purified by preparative HPLC without any work-up. MS (ESI, m/z): 340.4 (MH+).
• Example 33a The title compound was synthesized in analogy to Example 9b, using 1- hydroxycyclopropanecarboxylic acid (CAS 17994-25-1) and 5-cyclopropyl-N'-hydroxy-4- (2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinimidamide (described as Example 33a) as starting materials, and directly purified by preparative HPLC without any work-up. MS (ESI, m/z): 342.1 (MH+).
• Example 33a The title compound was synthesized in analogy to Example 9b, using 3-methyloxetane-3- carboxylic acid (CAS 28562-68-7) and 5-cyclopropyl-N'-hydroxy-4-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy)picolinimidamide (described as Example 33a) as starting materials, and and purified by purified by flash chromatography. MS (ESI, m/z): 356.5 (MH+).
• the title compound was synthesized in a similar maner as Example 11, using 5- cyclopropyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinic acid (previously described as Example 7e) and l-amino-2-methylpropan-2-ol (CAS 2854- 16-2) as starting materials for the first step.
• the second step differs as follow: To a solution of 5-cyclopropyl-N-(2-hydroxy-2- methylpropyl)-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinamide (60 mg, 0.181 mmol, Eq: 1.00) in DCM (900 ⁇ > was added methanesulfonic acid (59 ⁇ , 0.9 mmol, Eq: 5.0). Reaction was heated at 40°C 2 h. LC-MS showed reaction was complete. Extraction with 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinic acid (previously described as Example 7e) and l-amino-2
• reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 120°C and controlled by LC-MS which showed complete conversion to the desired product.
• the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, poured into a separatory funnel and extracted with water. The organic phase was dried over Na 2 S0 4 and evaporated down to dryness.
• the crude material was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , gradient ethyl acetate in heptane) giving 44 mg of the title compound as a white powder (Yield 45%). MS (ESI, m/z): 393.1 (MH+).
• Example 60 3-[3-[5-cyclopropyl-4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-2-yl]-l,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]oxetan- 3-amine a) N-(3-(3-(5-cyclopropyl-4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-2-yl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-5- yl)oxetan-3-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide
• Example 64 2-(5-tert-butyl-lH-imidazol-2-yl)-5-(3,3-difluoroazetidin-l-yl)-4-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy)pyridine a) 5-(3,3-difluoroazetidin-l-yl)-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinimidamide
• Example 66 The title compound was synthesized in a similar maner as Example 66, using 5- cyclopropyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinic acid (Eq: 1.0), previously described as Example 7e, with CDI (Eq: 1.1), DIPEA (Eq: 2.2) and l-amino-2-methyl- l-oxobutan-2- aminium chloride (CAS 18305-22-1) as starting materials for the amide coupling step.
• Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (97.7 mg, 58.5 ⁇ , 346 ⁇ , Eq: 1.5) was added slowly to a solution of triphenylphosphine oxide (193 mg, 692 ⁇ , Eq: 3.0) in dry DCM (0.231 mL) at 0°C.
• the reaction mixture was stirred for 5 minutes at this temperature before it was adjusted to room temperature and 5-cyclopropyl-N'-pivaloyl-4-(tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yloxy)picolinohydrazide (83.4 mg, 231 ⁇ , Eq: 1.00), first azeotropically dried with toluene, was added.
• reaction mixture was then stirred for a further 30 minutes at RT before monitoring via LC-MS showed the reaction as complete.
• the reaction mixture was then diluted with DCM and poured into NaHC0 3 saturated aqueous solution and extracted with DCM. The aqueous layer was then back-extracted with DCM before the organic layers were combined, dried, and concentrated in vacuo.
• the crude material was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , 10 g, gradient ethyl acetate in heptane) to give 33.9 mg of the title compound (Yield 42%).
• reaction mixture was stirred at 55°C overnight and monitored by TLC (ethyl acetate, UV 254nm and spray reagent KMn0 4 ). Evaporation of volatiles, residue suspended in ethyl acetate, extraction with aqueous Na 2 C0 3 2M, aqueous phase back-extracted with ethyl acetate, organic phase were combined, dried over Na 2 S0 4 and evaporated down to dryness.
• TLC ethyl acetate, UV 254nm and spray reagent KMn0 4
• Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (153 mg, 91.7 ⁇ , 543 ⁇ , Eq: 1.5) was added slowly to a solution of triphenylphosphine oxide (302 mg, 1.09 mmol, Eq: 3.0) in dry DCM (0.231 mL) at 0°C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 minutes at this temperature before it was adjusted to room temperature and 5-cyclopropyl-N'-pivaloyl-4- (2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)picolinohydrazide (130 mg, 362 ⁇ , eq: 1.00) previously azeotropically dried with toluene, was added.
• reaction mixture was then stirred for a further 30 minutes at RT before monitoring via LC-MS showed the reaction as complete.
• the reaction mixture was then diluted with DCM and poured into NaHC0 3 saturated aqueous solution and extracted with DCM. The aqueous layer was then back-extracted with DCM before the organic layers were combined, dried, and concentrated in vacuo.
• the crude material was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , 10 g, gradient ethyl acetate in heptane) to give 56 mg of the title product as white solid (45 % yield). MS (ESI, m/z): 342.6 (MH+).
• the title compound was synthesized in analogy to Example 48e, using 5-tert-butyl-3-(4- chloro-5-cyclopropylpyridin-2-yl)- 1 ,2,4-oxadiazole and 5-fluoro-2-hydroxylmethylpyridine (CAS 802325-29-7) as starting materials, heated 30 min at 110°C under microwave radiation. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and extracted with aqueous Na 2 C0 3 . Organic phase was collected and the aqueous phase was back-extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined, dried over Na 2 S0 4 and evaporated down to dryness. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography (Si0 2 , 5 g, ethyl
• Radioligand binding assay The affinity of the compounds of the invention for cannabinoid CB 1 receptors was determined using recommended amounts of membrane preparations (PerkinElmer) of human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells expressing the human CNR1 or CNR2 receptors in conjunction with 1.5 or 2.6 nM [3H]-CP-55,940 (Perkin Elmer) as radioligand,
• Binding was performed in binding buffer (50 mM Tris, 5 mM MgC12, 2.5 mM EDTA, and 0.5% (wt/vol) fatty acid free BSA, pH 7.4 for CB1 receptor and 50 mM Tris, 5 mM MgCl 2 , 2.5 mM EGTA, and 0.1% (wt/vol) fatty acid free BSA, pH 7.4 for CB2 receptor) in a total volume of 0.2 ml for lh at 30°C shaking.
• the reaction was terminated by rapid filtration through microfiltration plates coated with 0.5% polyethylenimine (UniFilter GF/B filter plate; Packard).
• Bound radioactivity was analyzed for Ki using nonlinear regression analysis (Activity Base, ID Business Solution, Limited), with the Kd values for [3H]CP55,940 determined from saturation experiments.
• the compounds of formula (I) show an excellent affinity for the CB2 receptor with affinities below 10 ⁇ , more particularly of 1 nM to 3 ⁇ and most particularly of 1 nM to 100 nM.
• CHO cells expressing human CB1 or CB2 receptors are seeded 17-24 hours prior to the experiment 50.000 cells per well in a black 96 well plate with flat clear bottom (Corning Costar #3904) in DMEM (Invitrogen No. 31331), lx HT supplement, with 10 % fetal calf serum and incubated at 5% C0 2 and 37 °C in a humidified incubator.
• the growth medium was exchanged with Krebs Ringer Bicarbonate buffer with 1 mM IB MX and incubated at 30 °C for 30 min. Compounds were added to a final assay volume of 100 ⁇ and incubated for 30 min at 30 °C.
• the assay (Roche)
• the plate is measured twice with the excitation at 355 nm and at the emission with a delay of 100 ns and a gate of 100 ns, total exposure time 10s at 730 (bandwidth30 nm) or 645 nm (bandwidth 75 nm), respectively.
• cAMP content is determined from the function of a standard curve spanning from 10 ⁇ to 0.13 nM cAMP.
• EC 50 values were determined using Activity Base analysis (ID Business Solution, Limited). The EC 50 values for a wide range of cannabinoid agonists generated from this assay were in agreement with the values published in the scientific literature.
• the compounds of the invention are CB2 agonists with EC 50 below 0.5 ⁇ and selectivity versus CBl in the corresponding assay of at least 10 fold.
• Particular compound of the invention are CB2 agonists with EC 50 below 0.05 ⁇ and selectivity versus CBl in the corresponding assay of at least 500 fold.
• the following compounds showed the following human EC 50 values in the functional cAMP assay described above (in ⁇ ):

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