Quinuclidine amide derivatives

1. A compound of formula (II)

wherein

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group;

R 2 represents a group of formula i) or ii)

wherein:

R 3 represents a group chosen from phenyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl and 3-thienyl;

R 4 represents a group chosen from optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylmethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl and 3-thienyl; and

R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy, methyl, or —CH 2 OH group;

wherein the benzene rings in formula ii) and the cyclic groups represented by R 3 and R 4 are each independently optionally substituted by one, two or three, identical or different, substituents chosen from halogen, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl, hydroxy, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkoxy, nitro, cyano, —CO 2 R′ and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group or R′ and R″ together with the atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group;

Q represents a single bond or a —CH 2 —, —CH 2 —CH 2 —, —O—, —O—CH 2 —, —S—, —S—CH 2 — or —CH═CH— group; and

p is 1 or 2 and the amide group is at positions 2, 3 or 4 of the azabicyclic ring;

m is an integer ranging from 0 to 8;

n is an integer ranging from 0 to 4:

A represents a group chosen from —CH 2 —, —CH═CR′—, —CR′═CH—, —CR′R″—, —C(O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O) 2 — and —NR′—, wherein R′ and R″ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group or R′ and R″ together with the atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group;

R 6 represents a hydrogen atom, or a group chosen from straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl, hydroxy, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkoxy, cyano, nitro, —CH═CR′R″, —C(O)OR′, —OC(O)R′, —SC(O)R′, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′C(O)OR″, —NR′C(O)NR″, cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthanelyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthanelyl, benzo[1,3]dioxolyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; wherein R′ and R″ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group or R′ and R″ together with the atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group;

and wherein the cyclic groups represented by R 6 are optionally substituted by one, two or three, identical or different, substituents chosen from halogen, hydroxy, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl, phenyl, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′R″, —NHCOR′, —CONR′R″, —CN, —NO 2 and —COOR′; wherein R′ and R″ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group or R′ and R″ together with the atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group; and

X − represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion of a mono or polyvalent acid,

or a stereoisomer or mixture thereof;

with the proviso that when p is 2, the amide moiety is in position 3 of the quinuclidine ring, R 1 is hydrogen, R 3 and R 4 are both unsubstituted phenyl and R 5 is hydroxy, then in the compounds of formula (II) the sequence R 6 —(CH 2 ) n -A-(CH 2 ) m — cannot be a methyl group; and

wherein when a methyl group is attached to the nitrogen atom of the quinuclidine ring, then R 5 cannot be hydroxy.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein,

m is an integer ranging from 0 to 6;

n is an integer ranging from 0 to 4;

A represents a group chosen from —CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —NR′—, and —S—; and

R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a —C(O)OR′ group, a —OC(O)R′group, a —SC(O)R′ group, a —CH═CH 2 group, a —CH═CR′R″ group, a C(O)NR′R″ group, a straight or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, which is optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a straight C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group, which is optionally substituted with at least one substituent chosen from halogen atoms, hydroxy groups, and a cyclic group, which is optionally substituted with at least one substituent chosen from halogen atoms, groups of formula —C(O)NR′R″ and methyl, hydroxy, nitro and phenyl groups, wherein the cyclic group is chosen from cyclohexyl, phenyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthanelyl, 2-thienyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-pyrrolyl, benzo[1,3]dioxolyl, 2-benzothiazolyl, naphthalenyl and dioxolyl.

3. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein,

m is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;

n is an integer ranging from 0 to 2;

A represents a group chosen from —CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —NR′—, and —S—; and

R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a —C(O)OR′group, a —OC(O)R′ group, a —SC(O)R′ group, a —CH═CH 2 group, a —C(O)NR′R″ group, a straight or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, a trifluoromethyl, or a cyclic group chosen from cyclohexyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthanelyl, 2-thienyl, 1-pyrrolyl, benzo[1,3]dioxolyl, 2-benzothiazolyl, naphthalenyl, dioxolyl and phenyl, wherein the cyclic group is optionally substituted with at least one substituent chosen from halogen atoms, groups of formula —C(O)NR′R″, methyl, hydroxy and phenyl groups.

4. The compound according to claim 3 , wherein,

m is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;

n is an integer ranging from 0 to 2;

A represents a group chosen from —CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, and —O—; and

R 6 is chosen from hydrogen, straight C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, —CH═CH 2 group, cyclohexyl group, and a phenyl group, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted with one or two, identical or different, substituents chosen from methyl groups and hydroxy groups, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthanelyl and 2-thienyl.

5. The compound according to claim 4 , wherein the sequence R 6 —(CH 2 ) n -A-(CH 2 ) m — is chosen from methyl, 3-phenoxypropyl, 3-(3-hydroxyphenoxy)propyl, allyl, heptyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 3-phenylallyl, 2-phenoxyethyl, 2-benzyloxyethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, 3-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yloxy)propyl, 5-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)pentyl, 3-thien-2-ylpropyl and 3-cyclohexyipropyl and X − is bromide or trifluoroacetate.

6. A process for producing a compound of claim 1 , wherein the process comprises reacting a compound of formula (I)

wherein:

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group;

R 2 represents a group of formula i) or ii)

wherein:

R 3 represents a group chosen from phenyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl and 3-thienyl;

R 4 represents a group chosen from optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylmethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl and 3-thienyl; and

R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy, methyl, or —CH 2 OH group; wherein the benzene rings in formula ii) and the cyclic groups represented by R 3 and R 4 are each independently optionally substituted by one, two or three, identical or different, substituents chosen from halogen, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl, hydroxy, straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkoxy, nitro, cyano, —CO 2 R′ and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched, optionally substituted lower alkyl group or R′ and R″ together with the atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group;

Q represents a single bond or a —CH 2 —, —CH 2 —CH 2 —, —O—, —O—CH 2 —, —S—, —S—CH 2 — or —CH═CH— group; and

p is 1 or 2 and the amide group is at positions 2, 3 or 4 of the azabicyclic ring; or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomer or a mixture thereof;

with the proviso that when p is 2, the amide moiety is in position 3 of the quinuclidine ring, R 1 is hydrogen and R 3 and R 4 are both unsubstituted phenyl, then

when the compound is not a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or is a HCl salt, then R 5 cannot be one of hydrogen or hydroxy; and

when the compound is a quaternary ammonium salt having a methyl group attached to the nitrogen atom of the quinuclidine ring, then R 5 cannot be hydroxy,

with an alkylating agent of formula R 6 —(CH 2 ) n -A-(CH 2 ) m -W, wherein

W represents a suitable leaving group.

7. The compound according to claim 1 , chosen from:

3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-methyl-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-methyl-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-1-Allyl-3-(2-hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-1-Heptyl-3-(2-hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-phenylpropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-((E)-3-phenylallyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(2-phenoxyethyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-[3-(3-hydroxyphenoxy)propyl]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-1-(2-Benzyloxyethyl)-3-(2-hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3R)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-thien-2-ylpropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3S)-3-(2-Hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-(2,2-Dithien-2-ylacetylamino)-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

1-Methyl-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

1-(3-Phenoxypropyl)-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-(3-Phenoxypropyl)-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3S)-1-Allyl-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3S)-1-Heptyl-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3S)-1-Cyclohexylmethyl-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3S)-1-(3-Cyclohexylpropyl)-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3S)-1-(3-Phenoxypropyl)-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3S)-1-[3-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yloxy)propyl]-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

(3S)-1-[5-(2,6-Dimethylphenoxy)pentyl]-3-[(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane trifluoroacetate;

3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-methyl-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-[3-(2-Carbamoylphenoxy)propyl]-3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate;

(3R)-1-[4-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]-3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate;

(3R)-3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-[3-(methylphenylamino)propyl]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride;

(3R)-3-{[(9-Hydroxy-9H-fluoren-9-yl)carbonyl]amino}-1-(3-phenylsulfanylpropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate;

(3R)-3-[Methyl-(9H-xanthen-9-ylcarbonyl)amino]-1-(3-pyrrol-1-ylpropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-[3-(Biphenyl-4-yloxy)propyl]-3-[methyl-(9H-xanthene-9-carbonyl)amino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride;

(3R)-3-(2-Fur-2-yl-2-Hydroxypent-3-ynoylamino)-1-[3-(naphthalen-1-yloxy)propyl]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride;

(3R)-1-[3-(Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yloxy)propyl]-3-(2-fur-2-yl-2-hydroxypent-3-ynoylamino)-1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-[3-(Benzothiazol-2-yloxy)propyl]-3-(2-fur-2-yl-2-hydroxypent-3-ynoylamino)-1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride;

(3R)-3-{[(2S)-2-Cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-2-thien-2-ylacetyl]amino}-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-{[(2S)-2-Cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-2-thien-2-ylacetyl]amino}-1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate;

(3R)-3-{[(2S)-2-Cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-2-thien-2-ylacetyl]amino}-1-(4,4,4-trifluorobutyl) -1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-(4-Acetoxybutyl)-3-[2-(5-bromothien-2-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetylamino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-3-[2-(5-Bromothien-2-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetylamino]-1-(4-ethoxycarbonylbutyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-(3-Acetylsulfanylpropyl)-3-[2-(5-bromothien-2-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetylamino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate;

(3R)-1-(3-Cyanopropyl)-3-[2-fur-2-yl-2-hydroxy-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)butyrylamino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide;

(3R)-1-(2-Carbamoylethyl)-3-[2-fur-2-yl-2-hydroxy-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)butyrylamino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane formate; and

(3R)-1-(2-[1,3]Dioxolan-2-yl-ethyl)-3-[2-fur-2-yl-2-hydroxy-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)butyrylamino]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide.

8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to claim 1 in admixture with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

9. A combination product comprising,

(i) at least one first compound of claim 1 ; and

(ii) at least one second compound effective in the treatment of at least one pathological condition chosen from respiratory, urological, and gastrointestinal disease or disorder.

10. A combination product comprising,

(i) at least one first compound of claim 1 ; and

(ii) at least one second compound chosen from a β 2 agonist, a steroid, an antiallergic drug, a phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor, and a leukotriene D4 (LTD4) antagonist.