Indole derivatives having an apoptosis-inducing effect

1. An indole derivative of the general formula (I)

wherein

R: is a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic, substituted or unsubstituted (C 2 –C 14 )-heterocycle which contains one or more heteroatoms selected from the group N, O and S and is linked directly to the amide nitrogen,

R1: is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl-aryl,

R2: is

(i) hydrogen,

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

R3–R6: are

(i) hydrogen

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 3 –C 7 )-cycloalkyl,

(iv) amino, mono-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino,

(v) halogen,

(vi) (C 1 –C 4 )-alkyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms,

(vii) cyano, straight-chain or branched cyano-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(viii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkylcarbonyl,

(ix) carboxyl, (C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl or (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(x) hydroxyl,

(xi) —(C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxy,

(xii) aryl-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxy, preferably benzyloxy,

(xiii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

R7: is

(C 1 –C 6 )-alkylcarbonyl or (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxy-carbonyl

and

X, Y: are oxygen or sulfur,

with the proviso that, when R is an unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-pyridyl group and R1–R6 have the abovementioned meaning, R7 is not an acetyl radical or a tert-butyloxycarbonyl group; the tautomers, stereoisomers, including the diastereomers and enantiomers, thereof, and also the physiologically tolerated salts thereof.

2. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

R is

(i) unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6-, 7-quinolyl,

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 6-, 7- and 8-pyridopyrazinyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-indazolyl,

(iv) unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-pyridyl,

(v) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4- and 5-isoxazolyl,

(vi) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4- and 5-isothiazolyl.

3. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R7 is methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, acetyl or propionyl.

4. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compounds of the general formula I is selected from the following group of compounds:

N-{2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}-N-quinolin-6-ylacetamide (2),

methyl {2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}quinolin-6-ylcarbamate (3),

ethyl {2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}quinolin-6-ylcarbamate (5),

propyl {2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}quinolin-6-ylcarbamate (6),

N-{2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}-N-quinolin-6-ylpropionamide (7), and

ethyl {2-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxoacetyl}pyridin-4-ylcarbamate (8).

5. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R1 is 4-chlorobenzyl, R2–R6 are hydrogen and X, Y are oxygen or sulfur.

6. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R3, R4, R5 or R6 is trifluoromethyl.

7. An indole derivative of the general formula Ia,

wherein

R: is, directly linked to the amide nitrogen,

(i) substituted 6-quinolyl, unsubstituted or substituted 7-quinolyl, where 2-methyl-6-quinolyl is excluded and where, when X is a sulfur atom, R can also be unsubstituted 6-quinolyl,

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 6-, 7- and 8-pyridopyrazinyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-indazolyl,

R1: is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl-aryl, R2: is hydrogen,

R3–R6: are

(i) hydrogen

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 3 –C 7 )-cycloalkyl,

(iv) amino, mono-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino,

(v) halogen, (vi) (C 1 –C 4 )-alkyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, preferably trifluoromethyl group,

(vii) cyano, straight-chain or branched cyano-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(viii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkylcarbonyl,

(ix) carboxyl, (C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl or (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(x) —(C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxy,

(xi) aryl-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxy, preferably benzyloxy,

(xii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

and

R7: hydrogen

and

X, Y: are oxygen or sulfur,

the tautomers and stereoisomers, including the diastereomers and enantiomers, thereof, and also the physiologically tolerated salts thereof.

8. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the compound of the general formula I is selected from the following group of compounds:

2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-N-quinolin-6-yl-2-thioxoacetamide (11),

2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxo-N-pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-7-ylacetamide (1), and

2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-N-(1H-indazol-5-yl)-2-oxoacetamide (4).

9. An indole derivative as claimed in claim 7 , wherein R1 is 4-chlorobenzyl, R2–R6 are hydrogen and X, Y are oxygen or sulfur.

10. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises at least one of the indole derivatives as claimed in claim 1 .

11. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 10 which comprises the indole derivative in a microparticulate or nanoparticulate composition.

12. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 10 which comprises the indole derivative and a pharmaceutically utilizable carrier and/or diluent and auxiliary substance in the form of tablets, sugar-coated tablets, capsules, solutions for infusion or ampoules, suppositories, plasters, powder preparations which can be used inhalatively, suspensions, creams and ointments.

13. A method for treating a tumor disease selected from the group consisting of sarcoma, adenocarcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia, non Hodgkin's lymphonia, Hodgkin's disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, transitional cell bladder carcinoma, small cell lung cancer, multiple myeloma, kaposi's sarcoma, cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, testicular carcinoma, acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL), rhabdomyo sarcoma, euroblastoms, Wilm's tumor, medulloblastoma, choriocarcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer, cervical carcinoma, ovarial adenocarcinoma, glioblastoma, lung carcinoma, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer and blood cancer, which comprises administering an indole derivative as claimed in claim 1 to an individual in need of the treatment.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the tumor disease involves drug resistance against at least one other active compound.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the tumor disease involves a metastasizing carcinoma.

16. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises at least one of the indole derivatives of the general formula Ia:

wherein

R: is, directly linked to the amide nitrogen,

(i) substituted 6-quinolyl, unsubstituted or substituted 7-quinolyl, where 2-methyl-6-quinolyl is excluded and where, when X is a sulfur atom, R can also be unsubstituted 6-quinolyl,

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 6-, 7- and 8-pyridopyrazinyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-indazolyl,

R1: is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl-aryl, R2: is hydrogen,

R3–R6: are

(i) hydrogen

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 3 –C 7 )-cycloalkyl,

(iv) amino, mono-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino,

(v) halogen, (vi) (C 1 –C 4 )-alkyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, preferably trifluoromethyl group,

(vii) cyano, straight-chain or branched cyano-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(viii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkylcarbonyl,

(ix) carboxyl, (C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl or (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(x) —(C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxy,

(xi) aryl-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxy, preferably benzyloxy,

(xii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

and

R7: hydrogen

and

X, Y: are oxygen or sulfur,

the tautomers and stereoisomers, including the diastereomers and enantiomers, thereof, and also the physiologically tolerated salts thereof.

17. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 16 which comprises the indole derivative in a microparticulate or nanoparticulate composition.

18. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 16 which comprises the indole derivative and a pharmaceutically utilizable carrier and/or diluent and auxiliary substance in the form of tablets, sugar-coated tablets, capsules, solutions for infusion or ampoules, suppositories, plasters, powder preparations which can be used inhalatively, suspensions, creams and ointments.

19. A method for treating a tumor disease selected from the group consisting of sarcoma, adenocarcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia, non Hodgkin's lymphonia, Hodgkin's disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, transitional cell bladder carcinoma, small cell lung cancer, multiple myeloma, kaposi's sarcoma, cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, testicular carcinoma, acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL), rhabdomyo sarcoma, euroblastoms, Wilm's tumor, medulloblastoma, choriocarcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer, cervical carcinoma, ovarial adenocarcinoma, glioblastoma, lung carcinoma, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer and blood cancer, which comprises administering an indole derivative of the general formula Ib:

wherein

R: is, directly linked to the amide nitrogen,

(i) unsubstituted or substituted 2-, 3-, 6-, 7- and 8-pyridopyrazinyl,

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-indazolyl,

R1: is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl-aryl, R2: is hydrogen,

R3–R6: are

(i) hydrogen

(ii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(iii) unsubstituted or substituted (C 3 –C 7 )-cycloalkyl,

(iv) amino, mono-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylamino,

(v) halogen, (vi) (C 1 –C 4 )-alkyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, preferably trifluoromethyl group,

(vii) cyano, straight-chain or branched cyano-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(viii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkylcarbonyl,

(ix) carboxyl, (C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl or (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

(x) —(C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxy,

(xi) aryl-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkoxy, preferably benzyloxy,

(xii) (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C 1 –C 6 )-alkoxycarbonylamino-(C 1 –C 6 )-alkyl,

and

R7: hydrogen

and

X, Y: are oxygen or sulfur,

the tautomers and stereoisomers, including the diastereomers and enantiomers, thereof, and also the physiologically tolerated salts thereof.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the tumor disease involves drug resistance against at least one other active compound.

21. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the tumor disease involves a metastasizing carcinoma.