IP Library Granted Patent US 12698278
Granted Patent B2
US 12698278 · App. 18/568,365 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Preparation of substituted 1,2-diaminoheterocyclic compound derivatives and their use as pharmaceutical agents

Inventors: Ki Seon Baek (Seoul, KR); Ja Heouk Khoo (Gunpo-si, KR); Soongyu Choi (Seoul, KR); Young Whan Park (Goyang-si, KR); Simon Ward (Cardiff, GB); Darren Le Grand (East Grinstead, GB); Ryan West (Glasgow, GB); Penelope Turner (Winchester, GB); Samuele Maramai (Buonconvento, IT); Tristan Reuillon (Mölndal, SE)
Assignee: AVELOS THERAPEUTICS INC.
C07D413/14A61K31/506A61K31/53A61K31/5377A61P35/00C07D401/14C07D403/04C07D403/14C07D405/14C07D417/14C07D471/04C07D513/04
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Patent No.
US 12698278
App. No.
18/568,365
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates to compounds which are microtubule associated serine/threonine-like kinase (MASTL) inhibitors and the use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases and medical conditions mediated by MASTL, for example in the treatment of cancer and other target related diseases.

Claims (270)

1 . A compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein;

wherein the H ring in formula (I) is bonded to the carbon atom * 1 or * 2 ;

R 1 is selected from: H, C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl;

R 2 is selected from: H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl and Q 3 -L 3 -,

wherein said C 1-6 alkyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 6 substituents;

R 3 is each independently selected from: halo, C 1-6 alkyl and amino;

X 1 is N and X 2 is CR 4 , or

X 1 is C and X 2 is NR 5 ;

X 3 is N;

R 4 is selected from: H, halo, CN, C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl;

R 5 is selected from: H, C 1-6 alkyl, Q 4 -L 4 -

wherein said C 1-6 alkyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 9 ,

L 4 is a bond or C 1-4 alkylene;

Q 4 is selected from: C 3-6 cycloalkyl, 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, C 6-12 aryl, and 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl,

wherein said C 3-6 cycloalkyl and 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 10 , and said C 6-12 aryl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted by one or more R 11 ;

L 1 is NR 12 or O;

R 12 is selected from H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl-C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 alkyl-OR A5 ,

wherein said C 3-6 cycloalkyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl-C 1-4 alkyl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from: ═O, halo, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 haloalkyl,

L 2 is a bond or —[CR 13 R 14 ] p —,

p is an integer selected from 1 or 2;

R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from: H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, OH, COOH, C(O)NR X1 R X2 , and C 3-6 cycloalkyl, or an R 13 and an R 14 attached to the same carbon atom in L 2 together form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl or 3-6-membered heterocyclyl,

wherein said C 1-4 alkyl is optionally substituted by OH, O—C 1-4 alkyl, 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, or C 6-10 aryl optionally substituted by halogen or C 1-6 haloalkyl;

wherein R X1 and R X2 are independently selected from: H, C 1-4 alkyl optionally substituted by OH or 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, or an R X1 and an R X2 attached to the same nitrogen atom together to form a 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl;

wherein said C 3-6 cycloalkyl or 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from: ═O, halo, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 haloalkyl;

Q 1 is selected from: C 3-12 cycloalkyl, C 3-12 cycloalkenyl, 3- to 7-membered heterocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5- to 9-membered heteroaryl, COOH, C(O)NR Z1 R Z2 , and C(O)O—C 1-6 alkyl;

wherein each R Z1 and R Z2 is each independently selected from; H, C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by OH, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 6-10 aryl, or 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl; or an R Z1 and an R Z2 attached to the same nitrogen atom together to form a 3-6-membered heterocyclyl;

wherein said C 3-12 cycloalkyl, C 3-12 cycloalkenyl and 3- to 7-membered heterocyclyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 15 ,

wherein said C 6-10 aryl and 5- to 9-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted by one or more R 16 ;

each R 15 is independently selected from: halo, ═O, —CN, —NO 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, —OR 17 , —S(O) x1 R 17 , —NR 17 R B1 , —C(O)R 17 , —OC(O)R 17 , —C(O)OR 17 , —NR B1 C(O)R 17 , —NR B1 C(O)OR 17 , —C(O)NR 17 R B1 , —OC(O)NR 17 R B1 , —NR B1 SO 2 R 17 , —SO 2 NR 17 R B1 and —NR A1 C(O)NR 17 R B1 ,

wherein said C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl and C 2-6 alkynyl is optionally substituted by 1 or more R 18 , and

R 17 is selected from: H, C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl, wherein said C 1-6 alkyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 19 ;

each R 16 is independently selected from: halo, —CN, —NO 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, —OR 20 , —S(O) x2 R 20 , —NR 20 R B2 , —C(O)R 20 , —OC(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —NR B2 C(O)R 20 , —NR B2 C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)NR 20 R B2 , —OC(O)NR 20 R B2 , —NR B2 SO 2 R 20 , —SO 2 NR 20 R B2 and —NR A2 C(O)NR 20 R B2 ,

wherein said C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl and C 2-6 alkynyl is optionally substituted by 1 or more R 21 , and

wherein R 20 is selected from: H, C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl, wherein said C 1-6 alkyl is optionally substituted by one or more R 22 ;

R 6 , R 9 , R 10 , R 18 , R 19 , R 21 and R 22 are each independently selected from: halo, ═O, —CN, —NO 2 , C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, —OR A3 , —S(O) x3 R A4 , —NR A3 R B3 , —C(O)R A3 , —OC(O)R A3 , —C(O)OR A3 , —NR B3 C(O)R A3 , —NR B3 C(O)OR A3 , —C(O)NR A3 R B3 , —NR B4 SO 2 R A3 and —SO 2 NR A3 R B3 ;

R 11 are each independently selected from: halo, ═O, —CN, —NO 2 , C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, —OR A4 , —S(O) x4 R A4 , —NR A4 R B4 , —C(O)R A4 , —OC(O)R A4 , —C(O)OR A4 , —NR B4 C(O)R A4 , —NR B4 C(O)OR A4 , —C(O)NR A4 R B4 , —NR B4 SO 2 R A4 and —SO 2 NR A4 R B4 ;

R 1A , R 1B , R A2 , R B2 , R A3 , R B3 , R A4 , R B4 and R A5 are each independently selected from: H, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 haloalkyl,

or any —NR A3 R B3 , —NR A4 R B4 , —NR 17 R B1 or —NR 20 R B2 , within a substituent may form a 4- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, wherein said 4- to 6-membered heterocyclyl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from: halo, ═O, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 haloalkyl;

n is an integer from 0 to 4; and

x1, x2, x3 and x4 are each independently selected from: 0, 1 or 2.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from a compound of the formula (IV) or (IX):

3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein each R 3 is halo, optionally wherein each R 3 is independently selected from fluoro and chloro.

4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 or R 5 is H or C 1-6 alkyl, optionally methyl.

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 1 is NR 12 and R 12 is selected from C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkyl and —C 1-4 alkyl-OR A5 .

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 1 is NH.

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 2 is —[CR 13 R 14 ] p , wherein p is an integer from 1 to 2, and R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from: H and C 1-4 alkyl, or an R 13 and an R 14 attached to the same carbon atom in L 2 together form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 2 is a bond.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group comprising one or two heteroatoms independently selected from O, N and S, optionally wherein the heteroaryl group is substituted by one or more R 16 .

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is

wherein ring A is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl comprising a ring nitrogen in the ortho-position relative to the bond to -L 1 -L 2 - and optionally 1 or 2 further heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, optionally wherein the heteroaryl is substituted by one or more R 16 .

11 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is a C 6-10 aryl, optionally substituted by one or more R 16 .

12 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is a 8-, 9- or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaryl group comprising 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, N and S, optionally wherein the bicyclic heteroaryl group is substituted by one or more R 16 .

13 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 has a structure selected from:

wherein x is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

14 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is substituted by one, two or three R 15 or R 16 , wherein R 15 or R 16 is independently selected from halo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl.

15 . A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is any one selected from the group consisting of Compound Nos. 1 to 107, 109 to 148, 150 to 152, 159 to 198, 206 to 208, 212 to 223, and 225 to 229 below:

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16 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

17 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 15 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.