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Definitions

• Estrogen-related receptor alpha is a 45.5 kilodalton (kDa), 423 amino acid residue protein which belongs to the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily.
• This nuclear receptor family comprises 48 genes, coding for DNA-binding transcription factors that are involved in the regulation of diverse function including inter alia homeostasis, reproduction, development and metabolism.
• the ERR family - the NR3B subgroup - consists of ERRa, ERR-b, and ERR-g: to date, no endogenous ligands have been identified for any of the ERR isoforms and therefore they are considered orphan receptors.
• ERRa Error-activated Receptor alpha
• NRF1 Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1
• GABPa GA-binding protein alpha
• PPARa Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor alpha
• the nuclear receptor coactivators Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1 a), PGC-1 b and Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma Coactivator-related protein 1 (PPRC-1 ) are implicated in the regulation of these genes and in the autoregulation of the expression of ERRa.
• PGC-1 a is expressed at low basal levels but is induced by fasting and other metabolic stresses.
• PGC-1 b a related coactivator, has similar functions, but its expression may not be regulated as acutely by variations in energy demand.
• co-repressors that bind to ERRs such as co-repressor nuclear Receptor I nteracting Protein 140 (RIP140), compete with ERR co-activators to negatively regulate ERR-dependent gene expression.
• RIP140 co-repressor nuclear Receptor I nteracting Protein 140
• ERRa as a novel target for tumor therapy, through effects on the regulation of tumor cell energy metabolism associated with energy stress within tumor microenvironments.
• ERRa as a novel target for therapeutic treatment of cancers with stem-like properties - Cancer Stem Cells (CSC), Tumor Initiating Cells (TIC) and Circulating T umor Cells (CTC) - that rely on mitochondrial respiration for their energy requirements.
• CSC Cancer Stem Cells
• TIC Tumor Initiating Cells
• CTC Circulating T umor Cells
• Warburg effect is a shift in glucose metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis and is characterized by a drastic increase in glucose consumption accompanied by an elevated rate of lactate excretion regardless of oxygen abundance: aerobic glycolysis meets the metabolic needs of highly proliferative cells, including providing sufficient energy and providing for the accumulation of precursors for anabolic reactions.
• LeBleu et al. PGC- 1 alpha mediates mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells to promote metastasis. Nat. Cell Biol.
• tumor cells display metabolic plasticity to engage either glycolysis or oxidative phosphorylation depending on the tumor environment and their proliferative or metastasizing phenotype during cancer progression. It is thus evident that the targeting of metastatic progenitors and resistant tumor cells should not only happen via the glycolytic route but also via the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation.
• ERRa together with PGCI a/b, controls the regulation of genes encoding enzymes in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
• TCA tricarboxylic acid
• Estrogen-related receptor alpha and estrogen- related receptor gamma associate with unfavorable and favorable biomarkers, respectively, in human breast cancer, Cancer Res.62(22):6510-8 (2002), ERRa is expressed in a range of cancerous cells - including breast and prostate cancerous cells - and is associated with more invasive disease and a higher risk of recurrences in both these cancer types.
• ERRa activity of ERRa
• a selective disruption of mitochondrial function in cancer in particular in cancers of the aforementioned types.
• ERRa mediated diseases and conditions they have developed non-covalent, nonsteroidal ERRa inverse agonists.
• Z is — OCH2— or— CH2O— ;
• Y is a single carbon-carbon bond or a double carbon-carbon bond, with the proviso that when Y is a double carbon-carbon bond, R’15 and Ris are not present;
• one of the three positions A1-A 3 is either S or NRA, the remaining two positions A1-A 3 are N or CRi, CR2,
• RA is FI or methyl
• R1-R 3 are independently FI, methyl or halogen
• A4-A7 are N or CR4, CR5, CRe and CR7, respectively, with the proviso that no more than two of the four positions A4-A7 can be simultaneously N;
• a 8 -Ai2 are N or CRs, CR 9 , CR1 0 , CRu and CR12, respectively, with the proviso that no more than two of the five positions As-A ⁇ can be simultaneously N;
• R 4 -R 7 are independently FI, halogen, C(1 -6)alkyl, amino, (di)C(1 -3)alkylamino, C(1 -3)alkoxy, C(1 -3)alkoxyC(1 -3)alkoxy, -C(0)0Riz , -C(0)NRizRiz or nitro, with all groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl;
• Rg and either Rs or R 10 are fused and form an aromatic or non-aromatic five to seven membered ring containing two to seven carbon atoms and zero to three heteroatoms; with all groups optionally substituted with one or more methyl, halogen or hydroxyl;
• Ri 3 is FI or methyl
• Ri4 is NH, 0 or S
• Ri5 and R’ 15 are independently H, halogen, C(1 -4)alkyl, cyano, carboxylic acid, -C(0)0Riz, -C(0)NRizRiz;
• R16 is H
• Ri7 is H, C(1 -4)alkyl, aminoC(1 -3)alkyl, C(1 -5)heteroaryl or phenyl, with all groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Ai is N, A2 is NRA and A3 is CR 3 .
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Ai is N, A2 is NH and A3 is CH.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which positions A 4 , As, As and A7 are CR 4 , Cf3 ⁇ 4, Cf3 ⁇ 4 and CRz respectively.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs is C(1 -3)alkoxy and R 4 , Re and R7 are FI.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs is methoxy and R 4 , Re and R7 are FI.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which positions As, Ag, A 10 , An and A 12 are CRs, CRg, CR 10 , CRn and CR 12 respectively.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs-Ri2 are independently FI, C(1-6)alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, NFI2, acetyl, C(1-3)alkoxy or SFs.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs-Ri2 are independently FI, C(1-6)alkyl or halogen.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs and R1 0 are C(1- 6)alkyl and R 9 , Rn and R 12 are FI.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Rs and R 10 are CF 3 and Rg, R 11 and R 12 are FI.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which wherein f is H.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which RM is 0.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which f and R ' 15 are FI.
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Z is -CFI2O- the CFI2 being connected to the aromatic ring containing A 4 -A 7 .
• the invention relates to a compound according to Formula I in which Y is a single carbon- carbon bond.
• the word“may” is used in a permissive sense - that is meaning to have the potential to - rather than in the mandatory sense.
• room temperature is 23°C ⁇ 2°C.
• halo or“halogen” or“halide”, as used herein by themselves or as part of another substituent, mean a fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom. A preference for fluorine, chlorine or bromine is noted.
• heteroatom as used herein represents nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
• C(1-n)alkyf group refers to a monovalent group that contains from 1 to n carbons atoms, that is a radical of an alkane and includes straight-chain and branched organic groups.
• a "C1-C30 alkyl” group would refer to a monovalent group that contains from 1 to 30 carbons atoms, that is a radical of an alkane and includes straight-chain and branched organic groups.
• alkyl groups may be unsubstituted or may be substituted with the groups mentioned herein below.
• the halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbon radicals might, in particular, be mentioned as examples of suitable substituted alkyl groups.
• C(1-6)alkyr as used herein means a branched or unbranched alkyl group having 1 -6 carbon atoms, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, ferf-butyl, n-pentyl and n-hexyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl.
• C(1-4)alkyr as used herein means an alkyl group having 1 -4 carbon atoms, i.e. methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or ferf-butyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl.
• C(1-3)alkyr as used herein means an alkyl group having 1 -3 carbon atoms, i.e. methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl.
• C(1-2)alkyF as used herein means an alkyl group having 1 -2 carbon atoms, i.e. methyl or ethyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or hydroxyl.
• C(3-6)cycloalkyl as used herein means a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon having 3-6 carbon atoms, i.e. cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or methyl.
• C(2-3)alkynyr as used herein means an alkynyl group having 2-3 carbon atoms, i.e. ethynyl, 1 -propynyl or 2-propynyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more hydroxyl.
• C(2-3)alkenyr as used herein means an alkenyl group having 2-3 carbon atoms, i.e. ethene, 1 -propene or 2-propene.
• C(1-3)alkoxy means an alkoxy group having 1 -3 carbon atoms, the alkyl moiety being branched or unbranched. All carbon atoms are optionally substituted with one or more F or hydroxyl.
• C(1-3)alkoxyC(1-3)alky means a C(1 -3)alkoxy attached to a C(1 -3)alkyl, both with the same meaning as previously defined.
• C(1-3)alkoxyC(1-3)alkox as used herein means a C(1 -3)alkoxy attached to a C(1 -3)alkoxy, the term C(1- 3)alkoxy having the same meaning as previously defined.
• C(1-5)heteroaryr as used herein means an aromatic group having 1 -5 carbon atoms and 1 -4 heteroatoms, which may be attached via a nitrogen atom if feasible, or a carbon atom.
• Examples include pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, isoxazolyl, furyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, oxazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl and triazinyl. All carbon atoms may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen or methyl.
• cyano represents a group of formula -CN.
• cyanoC(1-3)alkyl means a cyano group attached to a C(1 -3)alkyl group at any position, the terms“cyano" and“C(1-3)alkyi' having the same meaning as previously defined.
• nitro group or “nitro” refers to -NO2.
• amino group refers to a substituent of the formula -NH2 It is intended that the term encompasses the protonated form thereof (-NH3 + ).
• aminoC(1-3)alky means an amino group attached to a C(1 -3)alkyl group at any position, said moiety“C(1- 3)alky!' having the same meaning as previously defined.
• (di)C(1-3)alkylamino’ as used herein means an amino group, which is monosubstituted or disubstituted independently with C(1 -3)alkyl group(s), having the same meaning as previously defined.
• C(1-3)alkylsulfonyf denotes the group -S(0)2R in which R is a C(1-3)alkyl group, the term“C(1-3)alky!’ having the same meaning as previously defined.
• aminosulfony !' denotes the group -S(0)2-NH2 wherein an amino group is attached to a sulfonyl moiety.
• the term“carboxyl C(1-3)alky f denotes the group -C(0)0H attached to a C(1-3)alkyl.
• the term“C(1-3)alkyi' has the same meaning as previously defined.
• the term“substituted' means that one or more hydrogens on the designated atom(s) is/are replaced by a selection from the indicated group, provided that: the designated atom’s normal valency under the existing circumstances is not exceeded; and, the substitution results in a stable compound. Combinations of substituents are also permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.
• stable compound' or“stable structure refers to a compound or structure that is sufficiently robust to survive both isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.
• protecting group refers to a moiety attached to a functional group to prevent an undesired reaction.
• the protecting group may be easily removed after protection of the functional group is no longer required.
• the compounds of Formula I may form salts, which are also within the scope of this invention.
• Reference to a compound of Formula I herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated.
• salt is used in accordance with its standard definition in the art to represent those salts which are, within the scope of medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of humans and lower animals without, in particular, undue toxicity, irritation and / or allergic response: that use must be commensurate with a reasonable benefit to risk ratio.
• Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are well known in the art.
• a free base function may either be obtained during the final isolation and purification of the compounds of the invention, or they may be obtained separately by reacting a free base function with: a suitable mineral acid, including but not limited to hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid; or, an organic acid, including but not limited to ascorbic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, fumaric acid, glycolic acid, succinic acid, propionic acid, acetic acid or methanesulfonic acid.
• An acid function of compounds of the invention can be reacted with a mineral base, like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide or with an organic base.
• organic bases include the common hydrocarbyl and heterocyclic amine salts, such as diethylamino, morpholine and piperidine salts, for example.
• the compounds of Formula I may contain asymmetric or chiral centers and therefore exist in different stereoisomeric forms. It is intended that all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of Formula I as well as mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures, form part of the present invention. In particular, stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of Formula I which, following the Cahn-lngold-Prelog system of nomenclature, are in the S configuration on the chiral center next to the pyrazole ring definitively form part of the present invention.
• enantiomers can be separated by: converting the enantiomeric mixture into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate optically active compound, for instance a chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or Mosher’s acid chloride; separating the diastereomers; and, converting - by hydrolysis for example - the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers.
• an appropriate optically active compound for instance a chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or Mosher’s acid chloride
• Enantiomers can also be separated by use of chiral HPLC column.
• tautomer 1 refers to the migration of protons between adjacent single and double bonds.
• the tautomerization process is reversible: tautomers will generally reach an equilibrium state wherein the double bond is resonantly shared between two bond lengths.
• the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having the general Formula I in admixture with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and optionally other therapeutically active agents.
• the excipients must be“acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the composition and not deleterious to the recipients thereof.
• the invention further includes a compound of Formula I in combination with one or more other drug(s).
• compositions include, but are not limited to, those suitable for oral, sublingual, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, nasal, local, or rectal administration, all in unit dosage forms for administration.
• the active ingredient may be presented as discrete units, such as tablets, capsules, powders, granulates, solutions, suspensions and the like.
• the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be presented in unit-dose or multi dose containers, such as injection liquids in predetermined amounts, presented for example in sealed vials and ampoules.
• the pharmaceutical composition may also be stored in a freeze dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of sterile liquid carrier - such as water - prior to use.
• the active agent may be compressed into solid dosage units, such as pills, tablets, or be processed into capsules or suppositories.
• the active agent can be applied as a fluid composition - in the form of a solution, suspension or emulsion for instance - which may be included in an injection preparation or in a spray, such as a nasal spray.
• a spray such as a nasal spray.
• conventional additives such as fillers, colorants, polymeric binders and the like is contemplated. I n general, any pharmaceutically acceptable additive which does not interfere with the function of the active compounds can be used.
• Suitable carriers with which the active agent of the invention can be administered as solid compositions include lactose, starch, cellulose derivatives and the like, or mixtures thereof, when used in suitable amounts.
• aqueous suspensions, isotonic saline solutions and sterile injectable solutions may be used, which suspensions or solutions may contain pharmaceutically acceptable dispersing agents and/or wetting agents, such as propylene glycol or butylene glycol.
• the invention further includes a pharmaceutical composition, as herein before described, in combination with packaging material suitable for said composition, said packaging material including instructions for the use of the composition for the purposes as hereinbefore described.
• the exact dose and regimen of administration of the active ingredient, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, may vary with the particular compound, the route of administration, and the age and condition of the individual subject to whom the medicament is to be administered.
• a dosage for humans preferably contains from 0.0001 to 100 mg per kg body weight.
• the desired dose may be presented as one dose or as multiple sub-doses administered at appropriate intervals throughout the day.
• the compounds according to the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be used as medicament in therapy.
• Another aspect of the invention resides in the use of compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the therapeutic and / or prophylactic treatment of ERRa-mediated diseases or ERRa mediated conditions.
• the invention provides for the use of compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of ERRa-mediated cancer.
• the compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be used in therapies to treat at least one condition selected from: lung cancer; melanoma; endometrial cancer; and, acute myeloid leukemia.
• the compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may in particular be used in therapies to treat: superficial spreading melanoma; lentigo maligna; acral lentiginous melanoma; nodular melanoma; amelanotic melanoma; ocular melanoma; melanoma of the vulva; or, vaginal melanoma.
• the compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt can be used in therapies to treat at least one condition selected from: breast cancer; bladder cancer; prostrate cancer; pancreatic cancer; colorectal cancer; and, ovarian cancer.
• the compounds having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt can be used to treat Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
• a method of treating at least one condition selected from: lung cancer; melanoma; endometrial cancer; and, acute myeloid leukemia comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a method of treating at least one condition selected from: superficial spreading melanoma; lentigo maligna; acral lentiginous melanoma; nodular melanoma; amelanotic melanoma; ocular melanoma; melanoma of the vulva; and, vaginal melanoma said method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a method of treating at least one condition selected from: breast cancer; bladder cancer; prostrate cancer; pancreatic cancer; colorectal cancer; and, ovarian cancer comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a method of treating Type II Diabetes Mellitus comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• therapeutically effective amount means the amount of the subject compound or composition that is effective in producing the desired therapeutic effect.
• the compounds obtained by using the general reaction sequences may be of insufficient purity.
• the compounds can be purified by using any of the methods for purification of organic compounds, for example, crystallization or silica gel or alumina column chromatography using different solvents in suitable ratios. All possible stereoisomers are envisioned within the scope of the invention.
• PhSCu(l) phenylsulfanylcopper
• PPh 3 Tripenylphosphine
• p-TsOH paratoluenesulfonic acid
• IBuOK potassium ferf-butoxide
• iBuONO ferf-Butyl nitrite
• TEA triethylamine
• TEMPO 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl
• THF tetrahydrofuran
• TMS-CI trimethylsilyl chloride
• TOSMIC Tosylmethylisocyanide.
• Chemical names are preferred lUPAC names, generated by using Marvin Sketch 17.24.1 . If a chemical compound is referred to using both a chemical structure and a chemical name, and an ambiguity exists between the structure and the name, the structure predominates.
• the derivatives of the invention having Formula I, wherein R is oxygen, each of R15, R'is and Ri 6 is FI and Y is a single carbon-carbon bond can be prepared by methods known in the art of organic chemistry.
• Compounds of the invention can be obtained by a reaction between a derivative of building block I, wherein Z, A4, A5, Ae, A7, As, Ag, A10, An and A12 have the meaning as previously described, a derivative of building block II, wherein R1 3 , Ai, A2 and A 3 have the meaning as previously described, and Meldrum’s acid.
• Building block I contains an amine or an aldehyde moiety in R4-R12, this moiety should be protected with a proper protecting group prior to the reaction with the building block II derivative and Meldrum’s acid, and should be deprotected afterwards, using well known methods, to obtain the desired Formula I analog.
• amines can be obtained which can be further derivatized, using well known methods, to provide secondary or tertiary amines or amides.
• R4-R7 in a Formula I analog is nitro
• the nitro can be reduced using, for instance, iron and ammonium chloride in a water/TFIF/MeOFI mixture, to obtain a Formula I analog containing an amine on R4-R7.
• R4-R7 in a Formula I analog is a methyl ester
• this ester can be saponificated under basic conditions to obtain the corresponding carboxylic acid.
• this acid is reacted with alcohols and amines, using methods known in the art, esters and amides can be formed.
• Scheme 1b depicts a general route for the preparation of Formula I analogs wherein Y is a double carbon-carbon bond, Ri5 is FI and Z, R13, Ri 4 , Ai, A2, A3, A4, As, As, A7, As, A9, A10, An and A12 have the meaning as previously described.
• A4 As, As, A 7 , As, A 3 ⁇ 4 A1 0 , An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Bromopyrrolopyridine 1 can be demethylated using for example TMS-CI and Kl in ACN. When these conditions are applied, the bromine is substituted for an iodine to give iodopyrrolopyridine 2.
• Boronic ester building block 5 was obtained via coupling of benzylbromide 3 with phenol 4, using for instance K2CO 3 , followed by the introduction of the boronic ester using, for example, bis(pinacolato)diboron, Pd(dppf)Cl2*DCM and KOAc in 1,4-dioxane.
• building blocks 2 and 5 were coupled via a palladium catalyzed reaction, using for example Pd(PPfi 3 )4 and K2CO 3 in 1,4-dioxane/water, the corresponding Formula I analogs were obtained.
• Scheme 1d depicts several options to functionalize Formula I analogs wherein Aio is CRio in which Rio is C0 2 Me, Y is a single carbon-carbon bond and each of Ris, R'is and Ris is H. Z, R 13 , R 14 , Ai, A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , As, As, A 7 , As, Ag, An and AI 2 have the meaning as previously described.
• Formula I contains an ester moiety in R 10 , this can be saponificated using, for instance, LiOH in THF/water, to obtain the carboxylic acid analog of Formula I.
• the carboxylic acid analogs can be converted to the corresponding amides and esters for example by reaction with amines or alcohols using well known methods.
• ester moiety can be reduced to obtain either the - CH2OH or the -CHO analog.
• scheme 1d this is exemplified for R10, these conversions can also be applied for an ester moiety in any of the positions f3 ⁇ 4 to f .
• Scheme 1e depicts a general route for the preparation of Formula I analogs wherein Y is a single carbon-carbon bond and each of R 15 , R'is and Ris is FI. Z, R 13 , RM, AI, A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , As, As, A 7 , As, A 9 , An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Formula I contains a nitrile moiety in R 10 , this can be reduced using, for instance, ammonia in MeOFI and Raney-Nickel as catalyst, to obtain the saturated alkyl analog of Formula I.
• I n scheme 1e this is exemplified for R 10 but these conversions can also be applied for a nitrile moiety in any of the positions R 4 to R 12 .
• Scheme 1f depicts a general route for the preparation of Formula I analogs wherein Y is a single carbon-carbon bond and each of Ris, R'is and Ris is H.
• Z [3 ⁇ 4, RM, AI, A2, A 3 , A4, As, As, A7, As, Ag, An and A12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Formula I contains a triple bond in R1 0 , this can be reduced, using for instance hydrogen gas with Pd/C in MeOH, to obtain the saturated alkyl analog of Formula I. Whilst in scheme 1f this is exemplified for R1 0 , these conversions can also be applied for a triple bond moiety in any of the positions R4 to R12.
• Scheme 1g depicts a general route for functionalizing Formula I analogs wherein Y is a single carbon-carbon bond, A10 is C-Br, each of R15, R'is and Ris is H and Z, Ru R14, Ai, A2, A3 A4, As, As, A7, As, A 3 ⁇ 4 An and A12 have the meaning as previously described.
• the bromine containing analog can be reacted with allyltri-n-butyltin under Stille conditions.
• the obtained allyl containing analog of Formula I can be further reacted via an Upjohn dihydroxylation to obtain the di-hydroxyl containing analog of Formula I. Whilst in scheme 1g this is exemplified for R10, these conversions can also be applied for a bromine moiety in any of the positions R4 to R12.
• Scheme 1h depicts a general route for the preparation of Formula I analogs wherein Y is a single carbon-carbon bond, Ri4 is oxygen, R15 is COOH and each of Rhs and Ris is H.
• Compounds of the invention can be obtained by a reaction between a derivative of building block I, wherein Z, A 4 , As, As, A 7 , As, A 3 ⁇ 4 A 10 , An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described, a derivative of building block II, wherein Ru Ai, A 2 , A 3 have the meaning as previously described, and Meldrum’s acid at room temperature.
• Ri5 is COOH
• this carboxylic acid moiety can be functionalized towards an ester, using for example an alcohol, DIAD and RRI3 ⁇ 4 in THF.
• it can be functionalized towards an amide, using for example a primary or secondary amine, EDO and DMAP in DCM.
• Scheme 1i illustrates a general route for the formation of Formula I analogs wherein Ai and A3 are CH, A 2 is NH, Y is a single carbon-carbon bond, R 14 is oxygen, R 13 is H, each of R 15 , R'is and Ris is FI and Z, A 4 , As, Ae, A 7 , As, Ag, A 10 , An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Intermediate 7 can be obtained via a Wittig reaction of Building block I, using for example CFhCPbOCOCPbPiPh ⁇ Br and fBuOK in Et20, followed by a reaction with, for instance, vinylmagnesium bromide and PhSCu(l) in THF.
• the subsequent introduction of the nitro group in the E-confirmation can be achieved by using, for example, TEMPO and fBuONO in 1 ,4-dioxane.
• Pyrrole intermediate 9 was obtained via a [3+2]cycloaddition of intermediate 8, using for instance TOSMIC and fBuOK in THF.
• the reduction of the nitro, followed by the ring closure to obtain the Formula I analog was performed in a single step by using, for example, zinc dust in AcOFI.
• Scheme 2 depicts a general method for preparing benzaldehyde Building Block I derivatives, wherein Z is -OCH 2 - and A 4 , As, As, A 7 , As, A3 ⁇ 4 A «j, An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• benzylhalide 3 Alkylation of parahydroxybenzaldehyde 10 with benzylhalide 3 under basic conditions using, for example, K 2 CO 3 , gives the corresponding benzaldehyde derivatives of building block I.
• the desired benzylhalide 3 can also be obtained from the corresponding toluene or benzyl alcohol via bromination reactions which are well known in the art.
• Building Block I derivatives containing one bromide in f3 ⁇ 4-Ri2 can be further derivatized, after acetal protection of the aldehyde, using palladium catalyzed couplings. After the coupling, the aldehyde is deprotected again to obtain the Building Block I analog.
• this ester moiety can be reduced, prior to the deprotection of the aldehyde, to obtain a hydroxylated alkyl moiety in Rs-Ri2. Then the aldehyde is deprotected to obtain the desired Building Block I analog.
• this ester when an ester moiety is obtained after a palladium catalyzed reaction, this ester can be reacted with a Grignard reagent to obtain a tertiary alcohol.
• a bromine in f3 ⁇ 4-Ri2 of Building block I can also be substituted with ethylene glycol, by using for example copper (II) bromide and potassium carbonate.
• R4-R7 in Building block I is a fluorine
• this fluorine can be substituted under basic conditions - such as K 2 CO 3 in DMF at 1 10 °C - using an appropriate amine to obtain the corresponding alkylamine analog of Building block I.
• Scheme 2b depicts an alternative method for preparing benzaldehyde Building Block I derivatives, wherein Z is - OCFI 2 - and A 4 , As, As, A 7 , As, A 9 , A «j, An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Benzaldehyde ll can be reacted with benzyl alcohol 12 under basic conditions by using, for instance, sodium hydride in DMF, to obtain Building block I analogs.
• Benzyl alcohol 2 can be obtained via reduction of the corresponding benzaldehyde by using, for instance, BFh'TFIF complex.
• Scheme 3 depicts a general method for preparing benzaldehyde 15 derivatives, wherein A 4 , A 5 , Ae, and A 7 have the meaning as previously described.
• benzonitrile 13 Bromination of benzonitrile 13 using, for example NBS and AI BN in ACN, gives benzonitrile 14. After reduction of the nitrile using, for example DiBAI-H in toluene, benzaldehyde 15 derivatives can be prepared.
• Scheme 3b depicts a general method for preparing benzaldehyde building block I derivatives, wherein Z is -CH 2 O- and A 4 , As, Ae, A 7 , As, A 3 ⁇ 4 A «, An and A 12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Alkylation of phenol 16 with benzaldehyde 15 under basic conditions using, for example, K2CO 3 gives the corresponding benzaldehyde derivatives of building block I.
• this position can be functionalized using a palladium catalyzed reaction, for example with Pd(PPh 3 )4, Cul, DBU and propargyl alcohol.
• Scheme 3c depicts a general method for preparing benzaldehyde building block I derivatives, wherein A1 0 is CF2, Z is -CH2O- and A4, A5, As, A7, As, A3 ⁇ 4 An and A12 have the meaning as previously described.
• Alkylation of phenol 17 with benzonitrile 14 under basic conditions using, for example K2CO 3 gives the corresponding aldehyde 18.
• the aldehyde can be converted to a CF2 group using a fluorinating agent, for example DAST.
• a fluorinating agent for example DAST.
• DiBAI-H in toluene - benzaldehyde building block I derivatives can be prepared.
• this this is exemplified for R1 0 , these conversions can also be applied for an aldehyde moiety in any of the positions R4 to R12.
• the crude product was purified on silica column, using a gradient of toluene and EtOAc 100/0 to 80/20, followed by reversed phase flash chromatography, using a gradient of ACN/H2O 45/55 to 60/40 as the eluent, to obtain 4-(bromomethyl)-3- methoxybenzaldehyde (7.35 g).
• step ii Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step ii, the compound obtained in the previous step was converted into 4-(4- ⁇ [4-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]methyl ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4- b]pyridin-6-one (3.03 g).
• MS(ES + ) m/z 496.0 (M+H) + .
• steps i) to iv using appropriate starting materials, the following compounds have been prepared.
• step ii Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step ii, the compound obtained in the previous step was converted into 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(difluoromethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]methyl ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridi n-6-one (9.7 g). MS(ES + ) m/z 468.4 (M+H) + .
• step iii obtained intermediate (1.00 g) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) together with Cul (0.05 g) and DBU (0.46 mL). The reaction mixture was degassed by bubbling nitrogen through it for 15 minutes. Then Pd(PPh 3 )4 (0.30 g) and propargyl alcohol (0.18 mL) were added and the vial was sealed. The reaction was stirred for 16 hours at 60°C in the microwave. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and filtered over celite. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was taken up in EtOAc and washed with H20/brine and brine sequentially. The organic layer was dried over MgS04, filtered and concentrated.
• step ii) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1 , step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step was converted into 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(3-hydroxyprop-1 -yn-1 -yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]methyl ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)- 2H,4H,5H,6H, 7H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one (8 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 472.4 (M+H) +
• Example 42 (3.0 g) was suspended in THF (30 mL) and a solution of LiOH (0.45 g) in water (15 mL) was added. The resulting yellow solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The THF was evaporated, which resulted in precipitation of the product. The aqueous suspension was filtered and the solids were washed with water, ACN twice and Et20 sequentially.
• Example 120, step i) The in Example 120, step i), obtained product (50 mg) was dissolved in DMF (0.5 mL) together with NH 4 CI (12 mg), EDC (25 mg), TEA (45 pL) and HOBt (20 mg). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and water and stirred vigorously. A suspension was obtained which was filtered.
• Example 65 Following a procedure analogous to that described for Examples 120 and 121, using Example 65 as the starting material and appropriate reagents and solvents, the following compounds have been prepared.
• step i) Analogous to the procedures described in Example 1, step i), the product obtained in the previous step was converted to ferf-butyl A/- ⁇ 4-[(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl ⁇ carbamate.
• step iv) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step ii), the product obtained in the previous step was converted to ferf-butyl N- ⁇ -[ ⁇ 2-met oxy- - ⁇ 6-oxo-2H,4H,5H,6H, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4-yl ⁇ phenoxy)methyl]-3- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl ⁇ carbamate.
• step v) The product obtained (93 mg) in the previous step was dissolved in DCM (1 mL) and HCI gas was bubbled through until the product precipitated. The reaction mixture was stirred for another 20 minutes and then concentrated under reduced pressure.
• Example 135 To a solution of Example 135 (25 mg) in acetic acid (1 mL) was added 43 mI_ of formaldehyde solution (37% in water) followed by the portion-wise addition of sodium cyanoborohydride (1 1 mg). After 40 minutes the reaction mixture was concentrated and the obtained oil was basified with aq. K2CO3, resulting in a white precipitation. The suspension was extracted with DCM twice and the combined organic layers were dried over MgSC>4, filtered and concentrated.
• Example 135 (100mg) as the starting material, tert- butyl W-[( ⁇ 4-[(2-methoxy-4- ⁇ 6-oxo-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4-yl ⁇ phenoxy)methyl]-3-
• step iii) obtained Building Block (500 mg) in 3 mL anhydrous THF was added to a cooled (0°C) suspension of NaH (94 mg, 60 wt%) in 2 mL anhydrous THF under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 20 minutes, then Mel (2.9 mL, 2M in ferf-butyl methyl ether) was added and the reaction was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with H2O, extracted with EtOAc two times and washed with brine. The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSCL, filtered and concentrated to afford a yellow oil.
• step ii) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (107 mg) was converted to ferf-butyl A/-[4-[(2-methoxy-4- ⁇ 6-oxo-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4- yl ⁇ phenoxy)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-A/-methylcarbamate (88 mg, beige solid).
• Example 142 To a solution of Example 142 (100 mg) in acetone (1 mL) and H2O (0.1 mL) were added sequentially NMO (51 mg) and OsC>4 (catalytic amount). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for three hours. A solution of sodium sulfite in 4 ml of H2O was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for another 20 minutes. The product was extracted with EtOAc and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried over MgSC>4, filtered and concentrated to afford an oil.
• step i) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step i), 4- ⁇ [4-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3- methoxybenzaldehyde was obtained, starting from 4-Bromo-1 -(bromomethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene.
• Example 146 A solution of Example 146 (1 16 mg) in MeOH (10 mL) was degassed by bubbling it with nitrogen for 10 minutes. 10% Pd/C (52 mg, contains 50% H2O) was added and the reaction was bubbled with hydrogen gas for 3 hours. The reaction was filtered over Celite and the filtrate was concentrated. The crude product was purified on preparative HPLC to obtain 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7H- pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one (48 mg, white powder). MS(ES + ) m/z 476.5 (M+FI) +
• Example 147 Following a procedure analogous to that described for Example 149, using Example 147 as the starting material and the appropriate reagents and solvents, the following compound has been prepared.
• Example 148 was converted to 2- ⁇ 4-[(2- methoxy-4- ⁇ 6-oxo-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4-yl ⁇ phenoxy)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl ⁇ acetic acid (21 mg, white powder).
• MS(ES + ) m/z 461 .2 (M+FI) +
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 144, step iii), using the compound obtained from Example 144, step ii) (200 mg) and 1 -methoxy-1 -(trimethylsiloxy)-2-methyl-1 -propene (121 mg), methyl 2- ⁇ 4-[4-(1 ,3- dioxolan-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenoxymethyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl ⁇ -2-methylpropanoate (58 mg) was obtained.
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 144, step iv), followed by a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1, step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (15 mg) was converted to 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(1 -hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/- py razol 0 [3 , 4-fo] py rid i n -6-0 n e (4 mg, white powder).
• MS(ES + ) m/z 490.2 (M+FI) +
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 144, step iii), using the compound obtained from Example 144, step ii) (589 mg) and 1 -(ferf-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-1-methoxyethene (512 mg), methyl 2-(4- ⁇ [4-(1 ,3- dioxolan-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]methyl ⁇ -3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetate (421 mg) was obtained. ii) The in the previous step obtained compound (421 mg) was dissolved in 10 mL anhydrous THF under a nitrogen atmosphere.
• reaction mixture was cooled to 10°C and MeMgBr (1 mL, 3M in Et20) was slowly added. The reaction mixture was stirred 30 minutes at room temperature and then refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature, 2 mL of saturated aqueous NH 4 CI was added and the reaction mixture was then stirred overnight at room temperature. 2 mL of 2M aq. HCI was added and the mixture was stirred for 1 h.
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1 , step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (387 mg) was converted to 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(2-hyd roxy-2-methyl propyl)-2-(trifl uo romethyl)phenyl] methoxy ⁇ -3- methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one (75 mg, white powder).
• MS(ES + ) m/z 490.2 (M+H) +
• the crude product was purified on a silica column, using a gradient of 0% to 50% EtOAc in heptane as the eluent, to obtain 2- ⁇ 4-[4-(1 ,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2- methoxyphenoxymethyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl ⁇ -4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1 ,3,2-dioxaborolane (75 mg) as a colorless oil.
• ii) To a solution of the compound obtained in the previous step (75 mg) in methanol (4 mL) was added a 30 wt% hydrogen peroxide in water solution (425 pL). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour.
• step iii Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 144, step iv), followed by a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1, step ii, the compound obtained in the previous step (60 mg) was converted to 4-(4- ⁇ [4-(1 -hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/- pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one (23 mg).
• MS(ES + ) m/z 434.2 (M+FI) +
• step i) To a 0°C solution of the compound obtained in Example 151, step i) (93 mg) in anhydrous THF (1 mL) was added LiAIFh (0.86 mL, 1 M in Et20) under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 90 minutes and was then quenched by dropwise addition of EtOAc while cooling.
• step ii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 144, step iv), followed by a procedure analogous to that described in example 1 , step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (60 mg) was converted to 4-(4- ⁇ [4- (2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one
• step i) The compound obtained in Example 120, step i) (200 mg) was suspended in anhydrous THF (4 mL) and Bhh-I ⁇ S (321 mI_, 2M in THF) was added dropwise. After 2 hours stirring at room temperature another 321 mI_ BH -Me S (2M in THF) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour. 0.5M aq. HCI was added and the product was extracted with DCM twice and EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSC> 4 , filtered and concentrated.
• Example 42 (146 mg) was dissolved in anhydrous THF (5 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was cooled to -78 °C and DiBAI-H (921 mI_, 1 M in toluene) was added. The reaction was stirred for 4 hours at -78 °C and then quenched with 1 M aqueous HCI. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and the product was extracted with EtOAc three times and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over MgS0 4 , filtered and concentrated to yield 176 mg crude product. The crude product was suspended in ACN and the solids were filtered off and washed with ACN.
• step i) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step i), 4- ⁇ [3-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3- methoxybenzaldehyde was obtained, starting from 1 -bromo-3-(bromomethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene.
• step ii) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 144, step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (4.53 g) was converted to 2-(4- ⁇ [3-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ -3-methoxyphenyl)-1 ,3-dioxolane (4.5 g, white solid).
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1 , step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (107 mg) was converted to 4-[2-(dimethylamino)-4- ⁇ [2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ phenyl]-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/- pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one (9 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 431 .2 (M+FI) +
• step iii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1 , step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (96 mg) was converted to 4-[3-(3-methoxypropoxy)-4- ⁇ [2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ phenyl]- 2H,4H,5H,6H, 7H-py razo I o [3 , 4 -b] py rid i n -6-o n e (1 1 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 476.2 (M+H) +
• step ii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1, step ii), the compound obtained in the previous step (32 mg) was converted to 4-(2- ⁇ [2-(trifl uo romethy l)phenyl] methoxyjpy ri m id in-5-y l)-2/-/, 4H ; 5H, 6H ; 7H-py razolo[3, 4- b]pyridin-6-one (18 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 390.1 (M+H) +
• Example 1 (80 mg) was suspended in anhydrous DCM (10 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. Lawesson's reagent (39 mg) was added and the reaction was heated to 30 °C and stirred overnight. The solvent was evaporated and the crude product was purified by reversed phase flash chromatography, using solid loading, to obtain 4-(3-methoxy-4- ⁇ [2- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ phenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-6-thione (48 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 434.1 (M+H) +
• Example 166 (18 mg) was dissolved in 7N ammonia in MeOH (1 .5 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction was stirred for 4 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the crude product was purified by preparative HPLC, to obtain 4-(3-methoxy-4- ⁇ [2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ phenyl)-2/-/,4/-/,5/-/,6/-/, 7/-/-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-imine (17 mg). MS(ES + ) m/z 417.1 (M+H) +
• step i) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 1, step i), 4-bromo-2-methoxyphenol (2.6 g) and 2- (trifluoromethyl)benzylbromide (3.06 g) were converted to 4-bromo-2-methoxy-1 - ⁇ [2-
• step ii) Following a procedure analogous to that described in Example 154, step i), the in the previous step obtained compound (2.32 g) was converted to 2-(3-methoxy-4- ⁇ [2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy ⁇ phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl- 1 ,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.32 g).
• Example 1 A solution of Example 1 (40 mg) and DDQ (131 mg) in 1 ,4-dioxane (1 mL) was stirred 1 hour at 70°C. The solvent was evaporated and to the crude product was added saturated aqueous K 2 CO 3 . The water layer was extracted with DCM three times. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over MgSC>4, filtered and concentrated. The product was dissolved in little ACN, THF and water. The THF was evaporated and then the product precipitated.
• DIAD 33 m I_ was added dropwise to a cooled (0 °C) solution of PPI3 ⁇ 4 (44 mg) in anhydrous THF (1 ,5 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. After stirring for 30 minutes MeOPI (53 mI_) was added followed by the dropwise addition of the in the previous step obtained product (69 mg) dissolved in anhydrous THF (1 mL). The reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 1 hour. Water was added and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc three times. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over MgSCL and concentrated.
• the crude product was purified on silica column, using a gradient of 0 to 5% MeOPI in DCM, followed by reversed phase flash chromatography, using a gradient of ACN/H2O 20/80 to 90/10 as the eluent, to obtain methyl
• Trimethylboroxine (0.38 mL) and Pd(ll)Cl (PPh (30 mg) were added to a degassed suspension of the in the previous step obtained product (190 mg) and K 3 PO 4 (280 mg) in 1 ,4-dioxane (1 mL).
• the reaction was heated to 100 °C for 1 hour in the microwave.
• the reaction was diluted with EtOAc and washed with water, aq. 2N HCI, aq. 2N NaOH, water and brine.
• step iv) Analogous to the procedure described in Example 1, step ii), the in the previous step obtained compound (73 mg) was converted to
• Ethoxycarbonylmethyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (2.27 g) was added to a suspension of fBuOK (654 mg) in Et20 (20 mL). The resulting mixture stirred at 50 °C for 30 minutes and then cooled to room temperature. The in the previous step obtained compound (1 .01 g) was dissolved in Et20 (15 mL) and added to the reaction mixture. The reaction was stirred overnight, then quenched with water and the aqueous layer was extracted with Et three times. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSCL and concentrated under reduced pressure.
• Example 100 The single enantiomers of Example 100 can be obtained by chiral separation. 20 mg of racemic Example 100 was dissolved in 1 mL I PA. The solution was injected on the chiral preparative HPLC using an AD column and an isocratic gradient of 5% EtOH, 12% I PA and 83% heptane, to obtain 7 mg of the (+)enantiomer (Example 191) and 7 mg of the (-)enantiomer (Example 192).
• This assay was based on the knowledge that nuclear receptors interact with cofactors in a ligand dependent matter. The sites of interaction have been mapped to LXXLL motifs that are present in the co-activator sequences. Short peptide sequences that contain the LXXLL motif mimic the behavior of full length co-activators.
• ERRa AlphaScreen Assay described here relies on the interaction of the co-activator peptide with purified bacterial-expressed ERRa ligand binding domain (ERRa-LBD); upon ligand binding the ERRa protein can undergo a conformational change resulting in a loss of co-activator binding.
• ERRa-LBD purified bacterial-expressed ERRa ligand binding domain
• ERRa-LBD protein was expressed in E. coli as a 6xHis Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMO) fusion.
• SUMO Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier
• Bacterial expressed 6His-SUMO-ERRa-LBD protein was purified using affinity chromatography. All experiments were performed at room temperature in 384-well white non-binding plates (Greiner) using 50 mM Tris-HCI pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCI, 0, 1 % Pluronic F-127, 0.05% BSA and 5 mM TCEP as the buffer.
• the AlphaScreen signal was measured using an Envision Xcite plate reader (Perkin Elmer). Data was normalized, and curve fitting analysis was performed in GraphPad Prism 7 using a four-parameter dose-response fit.
• Examples 2, 4, 9, 14, 17, 20, 26, 34, 35, 43, 44, 45, 59, 64, 65, 69, 70, 71 , 72, 73, 74, 75, 85, 87, 92, 93, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 116, 117, 128, 139, 152, 153, 156, 159, 163, 164, 171, 181, 182, 190, 193, 195, 201 , 203, 206, 209, 211 , 213 and 216 were found to have mean pICso values above or equal to 7 but below 8.
• ERRa activity in a full length ERRa reporter gene assay was established to quantitatively screen the potency of compounds with inverse agonistic activity on the nuclear receptor ERRa of the human species.
• the assay allows intra-cellular screening of ERRa inverse agonists in SK-BR-3 cells using an over-expression construct coding full length ERRa and a reporter construct containing an ERRa Response Element (RE) and a luciferase gene for read out.
• the activity is expressed in loglC50 values and can be used to determine SAR of compound families or to de-select compounds.
• reporter cells are obtained by transient co-transfection of two constructs in SK-BR-3 cells using standard transfection techniques.
• the first construct contains a response element of the nuclear receptor ERRa (Plasmid pLP2175, Reporter construct ERRa-RE/luc2P, cloned variant of ERRa_v2_synthRE, Switchgear Genomics, Catalog Number S900089).
• This sequence drives the transcription of the luciferase reporter gene in response to binding of an ERRa protein encoded by the second construct (Plasmid pLP2124: full length ERRa expression construct using pcDNA3.1/Hygro(+) as background, Invitrogen Catalog Number V87020).
• the over-expressed full length ERRa is constitutively active, hence luciferase expression is reduced by inverse agonists of the nuclear receptor ERRa.
• Transfection is performed on pre-seeded SK-BR-3 cells in a T175 flask.
• One transfected T175 flask is sufficient for seeding 3 to 4 MW96 plates the next day, depending on the confluency of the transfected cells.
• Cells are seeded at least 2 days in advance to allow the cells to adhere well to flask before transfection. Cells should be 50-80% confluent at the day of transfection.
• SKBR3 cells were transfected with the transcriptional reporter construct pLP2175 and the ERRa expression construct pLP2124 (as described above).
• 68 mI_ of Lipofectamine LTX transfection reagent (Invitrogen Catalog Number 15338-100) was added dropwise to 8.9 ml Opti-MEM I Reduced Serum Medium (Gibco Catalog Number 51985-026) and incubated at room temperature for 5 to 20 minutes. 8.9 ml of this reagent mixture was added to 22 pg pLP2175 + 22 pg pLP2124 (ratio 1 : 1 and total volume 10 ml), and incubated at room temperature for 25 minutes. 10 minutes before adding the transfection mix to SKBR3 cells in a T175 flask, the culture medium was refreshed with 20 mL culture medium. Subsequently, the 10 mL DNA-Opti-MEM-Lipofectamine mixture was gently added to the cells, followed by overnight (16-24 hours) incubation at 37°C and 5% CO2.
• the cells were harvested (as described above). 80 pL of cell suspension (25,000 cells) was plated per well into a white, flat bottom, tissue culture treated, 96 well screening plates (Greiner).
• Test compounds were diluted, starting from a 10 mM dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) stock solution, in 3 dilution steps.
• the first dilution step was a 12 points serial dilution of 4-fold in DMSO. These dilutions were further diluted 10 times in phenol red free assay medium containing 2% charcoal stripped FBS and penstrep.
• the last step was another 20-fold dilution in assay medium to obtain a 5x concentrated dilution with a DMSO concentration of 0.5%.
• the compound dilutions were diluted 5x in the cell plate.
• the DMSO dilution series consisted of 12 concentrations, with a final concentration in the cell plate ranging from 10 mM to 2.4 M
• the plates were incubated overnight (16-24 hours) at 37°C and 5% CO2.
• the luciferase readout the luciferase reagent (BriteLite Plus, Perkin Elmer) was brought to room temperature. To each test well of the screening plates, 100 pL of 2.5-fold diluted BriteLite Plus reagent was added, followed by incubation at room temperature for 5 minutes. The luciferase luminescence signal was measured using a Wallac Victor Microplate Reader (Perkin Elmer).
• IC50 half maximum inhibitory concentration
• inhibitors 100, 191 , 192, 194 and 196 were tested for their ability to inhibit tumor growth in a B16F10 melanoma syngeneic mouse model.
• Cell line and tumor model B16F10 melanoma cell line derived allograft model in C57BL/6 mice.
• Mouse B16F10 melanoma cells were sourced from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), USA. Cells were grown in DMEM (Invitrogen, Catalogue No. 31600-034) supplemented with 10% FBS (Invitrogen, Catalogue No. 10438-026), and 1 % penicillin streptomycin (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Catalogue No. 15140-122).
• ATCC American Type Culture Collection
• the cells were harvested by trypsinization when they reach around 70 to 80 % confluence and 0.1 million B16F10 cells were suspended in 50 pi of serum free medium and mixed at 1 : 1 ratio with matrigel before implanting subcutaneously into the dorsal right flank of mice using a 1 mL BD syringe attached to a 24-gauge needle.
• B16F10 tumor grafts were measured after 5 days of cell inoculation once they became palpable.
• animals were dosed after randomization into different treatment groups keeping tumor volume and number of animals in such a way so that the average tumor volume of each group remained same across the groups. Dosing was performed on a per kilogram weight basis, by mouth (per os, p.o.) once a day (quaque die, q.d).
• Test items administration was started when tumor volume reached an average of 58 mm 3 .
• TGI tumor growth inhibition

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