5h-pyrrolo[3,2-D] pyrimidine inhibitors of nucleoside phosphorylases and nucleosidases
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) which are inhibitors of purine muclioside phosphorylases (PNP), purine phosphoribosyltransferases (PPRT), 5′-methylthioadenosine phosphorylases (MTAP), 5′-methylthioadenosine mucliosidases (MTAN) and/or nucleoside hydrolases (NH). The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in the treatment of diseases and infections including cancer, bacterial infections, protozoal infections, and T-cell mediated disease and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
1. A compound of the formula (I):
wherein:
V is selected from CH 2 and NH, and W is NR 1 ; or V is NR 1 , and W is selected from CH 2 and NH;
X is selected from CR 2 and CHOH in the R or S-configuration;
Y is selected from hydrogen, halogen and hydroxy, except where V is selected from NH and NR 1 then Y is hydrogen;
Z is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, SQ, OQ and Q, where Q is an alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group;
R 1 is a radical of the formula (II)
A is selected from CH and CR, where R is selected from halogen, alkyl, aralkyl or aryl, OH, NH 2 , NHR 3 , NR 3 R 4 and SR 5 , where R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each alkyl, aralkyl or aryl groups;
B is selected from OH, NH 2 , NHR 6 , SH, hydrogen and halogen, where R 6 is an alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group;
D is selected from OH, NH 2 , NHR 7 , hydrogen, halogen and SCH 3 , where R 7 is an alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group;
E is N;
G is selected from CH 2 and NH, or G is absent, provided that where W is NR 1 and G is NH then V is CH 2 , and provided that where V is NR 1 and G is NH then W is CH 2 ,
or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Z is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, SQ and OQ.
3. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where V is CH 2 .
4. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where X is CH 2 .
5. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where G is CH 2 .
6. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Z is OH.
7. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Z is SQ.
8. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Z is Q.
9. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where W is NR 1 .
10. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where W is selected from NH and NR 1 and X is CH 2 .
11. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where V, X and G are all CH 2 , Z is OH and W is NR 1 .
12. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where V, X and G are all CH 2 , Z is SQ and W is NR 1 .
13. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Y is hydrogen.
14. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where Y is hydroxy.
15. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where B is hydroxy.
16. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where B is NH 2 .
17. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where A is CH.
18. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where D is H.
19. A compound as claimed in claim 1 , where D is NH 2 .
20. A compound selected from the group consisting of:
(3R,4R)-1-[(9-deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4R)-1-[(9-Deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxylmethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4S)-1-[(9-deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(2-phenylethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3S,4R)-1-[(9-deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)methyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-4-methylthiomethyl pyrrolidine;
(3R,4S)-1-[(9-deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(methylthiomethyl)pyrrolidine;
N-(9-Deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)-1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-ribitol;
N-(9-deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)methyl-1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-ribitol;
(3R,4S)-1-[(9-deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(methylthiomethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4S)-1[(9-deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(benzylthiomethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4R)-1-[(9-deazaguanin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4S)-1-[(9-deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(4-chlorophenylthiomethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4R)-1-[(6-chloro-9-deazapurin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine;
(3R,4R)-1-[(6-azido-9-deazapurin-9-yl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine; and
(3R,4R)-1-[(9-deazaadenin-9-yl)methyl]-3-acetoxy-4-(acetoxymethyl)pyrrolidine;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
21. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as claimed in claim 1 and a carrier.
22. A compound having the structure:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
23. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the salt is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid.
24. The compound of claim 22 , wherein the salt is a hydrochloride salt.
25. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the salt is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid.
26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically compound as claimed in claim 20 and a carrier.
27. The compound of claim 22 , wherein the salt is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid.
28. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as claimed in claim 22 and a carrier.
29. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the salt is a hydrochloride salt.
30. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the salt is a hydrochloride salt.