IP Library Granted Patent US 7,125,888
Granted Patent B2
US 7,125,888 · App. 10/512,927 · Granted Oct 24, 2006

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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Patent No.
US 7,125,888
App. No.
10/512,927
Granted
Oct 24, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to imidazopyridine compounds which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions, such as angiogenesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.

Claims (194)

1. A compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein

a is 0 or 1;

b is 0 or 1;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

R 1 is selected from:

1) aryl,

2) C 3 –C 5 cycloalkyl;

3) C 2 –C 3 alkenyl;

4) C 2 –C 3 alkynyl and

5) heteroaryl,

said aryl, cycloalkyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 3 ;

R 2 is selected from:

1) aryl,

2) C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl and

3) heterocyclyl,

said aryl, cycloalkyl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 4 ;

R 3 is:

1) (C═O) a O b C 1 –C 3 alkyl,

2) CO 2 H,

3) halo,

4) CN,

5) OH,

6) O b C 1 –C 3 perfluoroalkyl,

7) O a (C═O) b NH 2 ,

8) oxo,

9) CHO, or

10) (N═O)H 2 ;

R 4 is:

1) (C═O) a O b C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

2) (C═O) a O b aryl,

3) C 2 –C 10 alkenyl,

4) C 2 –C 10 alkynyl,

5) (C═O) a O b heterocyclyl,

6) CO 2 H,

7) halo,

8) CN,

9) OH,

10) O b C 1 –C 6 perfluoroalkyl,

11) O a (C═O) b NR 6 R 7 ,

12) oxo,

13) CHO,

14) (N═O)R 6 R 7 , or

15) (C═O) a O b C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

said alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, and cycloalkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 ;

R 5 is selected from:

1) (C═O) r O s (C 1 –C 10 )alkyl, wherein r and s are independently 0 or 1,

2) O r (C 1 –C 3 )perfluoroalkyl, wherein r is 0 or 1,

3) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-S(O) m R a , wherein m is 0, 1, or 2,

4) oxo,

5) OH,

6) halo,

7) CN,

8) (C 2 –C 10 )alkenyl,

9) (C 2 –C 10 )alkynyl,

10) (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl,

11) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-aryl,

12) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-heterocyclyl,

13) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-N(R b ) 2 ,

14) C(O)R a ,

15) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-CO 2 R a ,

16) C(O)H, and

17) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-CO 2 H,

said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with up to three substituents selected from R b , OH, (C 1 –C 6 )alkoxy, halogen, CO 2 H, CN, O(C═O)C 1 –C 6 alkyl, oxo, and N(R b ) 2 ;

R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from:

1) H,

2) (C═O)O b C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

3) (C═O)O b C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

4) (C═O)O b aryl,

5) (C═O)O b heterocyclyl,

6) C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

7) aryl,

8) C 2 –C 10 alkenyl,

9) C 2 –C 10 alkynyl,

10) heterocyclyl,

11) C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

12) SO 2 R a , and

13) (C═O)NR b 2 ,

said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocylyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 , or

R 6 and R 7 can be taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle with 5–7 members in each ring and optionally containing, in addition to the nitrogen, one or two additional heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, said monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 ;

R a is (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl; and

R b is H, (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C═O)OC 1 –C 6 alkyl, (C═O)C 1 –C 6 alkyl or S(O) 2 R a .

2. The compound according to claim 1 of the Formula I,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof,

wherein:

a is 0 or 1;

b is 0 or 1;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

R 1 is selected from: phenyl, thienyl, pyridyl, cyclopropyl and cyclobutyl; said phenyl, thienyl and pyridyl is optionally substituted with one or two substituents selected from R 3 ;

R 2 is selected from:

1) aryl,

2) C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl and

3) heterocyclyl,

said aryl, cycloalkyl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 4 ;

R 3 is:

1) (C═O) a O b C 1 –C 3 alkyl,

2) CO 2 H,

3) halo,

4) CN,

5) OH,

6) O b C 1 –C 3 perfluoroalkyl,

7) O a (C═O) b NH 2 ,

8) oxo,

9) CHO, or

10) (N═O)H 2 ;

R 4 is:

1) (C═O) a O b C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

2) (C═O) a O b aryl,

3) C 2 –C 10 alkenyl,

4) C 2 –C 10 alkynyl,

5) (C═O) a O b heterocyclyl,

6) CO 2 H,

7) halo,

8) CN,

9) OH,

10) O b C 1 –C6 perfluoroalkyl,

11) O a (C═O) b NR 6 R 7 ,

12) oxo,

13) CHO,

14) (N═O) 6 R 7 , or

15) (C═O) a O b C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

said alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heterocyclyl, and cycloalkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 ;

R 5 is selected from:

1) (C═O) r O s (C 1 –C 10 )alkyl, wherein r and s are independently 0 or 1,

2) O r (C 1 –C 3 )perfluoroalkyl, wherein r is 0 or 1,

3) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-S(O) m R a , wherein m is 0, 1, or 2,

4) oxo,

5) OH,

6) halo,

7) CN,

8) (C 2 –C 10 )alkenyl,

9) (C 2 –C 10 )alkynyl,

10) (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl,

11) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-aryl,

12) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-heterocyclyl,

13) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-N(R b ) 2 ,

14) C(O)R a ,

15) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-CO 2 R a ,

16) C(O)H, and

17) (C 0 –C 6 )alkylene-CO 2 H,

said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with up to three substituents selected from R b , OH, (C 1 –C 6 )alkoxy, halogen, CO 2 H, CN, O(C═O)C 1 –C 6 alkyl, oxo, and N(R b ) 2 ;

R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from:

1) H,

2) (C═O)O b C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

3) (C═O)O b C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

4) (C═O)O b aryl,

5) (C═O)O b heterocyclyl,

6) C 1 –C 10 alkyl,

7) aryl,

8) C 2 –C 10 alkenyl,

9) C 2 –C 10 alkynyl,

10) heterocyclyl,

11) C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl,

12) SO 2 R a , and

13) (C═O)NR b 2 ,

said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocylyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 , or

R 6 and R 7 can be taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle with 5–7 members in each ring and optionally containing, in addition to the nitrogen, one or two additional heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, said monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 5 ;

R a is (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl; and

R b is H, (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, (C 3 –C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C═O)OC 1 –C 6 alkyl, (C═O)C 1 –C 6 alkyl or S(O) 2 R a .

3. The compound according to claim 2 ,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein

R 1 is selected from phenyl and pyridyl, optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 3 ; and

R 2 is selected from phenyl, pyridyl and 1,2-dihydropyridinyl, optionally substituted with one to three substituents selected from R 4 .

4. The compound according to claim 1 selected from:

3,7-diphenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

7-phenyl-3-pyridin-4-ylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

7-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

[4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)phenyl]methanol

7-(4-{[4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl}phenyl)-3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

4-methyl-1-[4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)benzyl]-1,4-diazepan-5-one

7-{4-[(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]phenyl}-3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

N-methyl-4-[4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)benzyl]piperazine-1-carboxamide

4-[4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)benzyl]piperazine-1-carboxamide

1-[4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)benzyl]-1,4-diazepan-5-one

7-(4-{[4-(methylsulfonyl)piperidin-1-yl]methyl}phenyl)-3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

3-phenyl-7-(4-pyridyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

7-(1-oxy-pyridin-4-yl)-3-phenyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

4-(3-phenyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yl)-1H-pyridin-2-one

3-(6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)-7-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

6-(7-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one

3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-7-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

7-phenyl-3-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-yl)-1-(3-piperidin-1-ylpropyl)pyridine-2(1H)-one

1-[3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl]-4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one

1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one

1-(3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl)-4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2(1H)-one

1-(3,3-diethoxypropyl)-4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2(1H)-one

1-(3-{3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]piperidin-1-yl}propyl)-4-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one

7-phenyl-3-(1,3-thiazol-5-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

3-(1,3-oxazol-5-yl)-7-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. A pharmaceutical composition which is comprised of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound in accordance with claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

6. A pharmaceutical composition made by combining a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

7. A method of treating acute myeloid leukemia which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2010
From: MERCK & CO., INC.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 023861/0349 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2006
From: BILODEAU, MARK T.; FRALEY, MARK E.; WU, ZHICAI
To: MERCK & CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 018134/0710 →