IP Library Granted Patent US 7,501,426
Granted Patent B2
US 7,501,426 · App. 11/060,703 · Granted Mar 10, 2009

8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthines, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutical compositions

Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,501,426
App. No.
11/060,703
Granted
Mar 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are substituted xanthines of the formula wherein R is defined as in claim 1 , the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).

Claims (64)

1. A compound of the formula (I):

wherein

R denotes:

a benzyl, 2-fluorobenzyl, 3-fluorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 2,6-difluoro-benzyl, 3,4-difluoro-benzyl, 2-chlorobenzyl, 3-chlorobenzyl or 4-chlorobenzyl group,

a 2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl, 3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl group,

a 3-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl group,

a 2-cyanobenzyl, 3-cyanobenzyl or 4-cyanobenzyl group,

a 2,6-dicyanobenzyl, 3,4-dicyanobenzyl, 3,5-dicyanobenzyl, 2-trifluoromethyl-4-cyano-benzyl, 3-nitro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-6-fluoro-benzyl, 3-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 4-cyano-3-fluoro-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-chlorobenzyl, 2-chloro-4-cyano-benzyl or 2-cyano-4-bromobenzyl group,

a 2-methoxy-benzyl, 3-methoxy-benzyl, 4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-5-methoxy-benzyl, 3-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl, 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl or 3,4-dimethoxy-6-fluoro-benzyl group,

a (furan-2-yl)methyl, (furan-3-yl)methyl, (5-bromo-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-methyl-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-furan-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxycarbonyl-furan-2-yl)methyl group,

a (pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (3-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (6-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl or (5-cyano-6-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (6-phenyl-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or a ([2,2′]bipyridinyl-6-yl)methyl group,

a (pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl, (4-methyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl or (4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or

a (2-phenyl-pyrimidin-4-yl)methyl or (4-phenyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or diastereomer thereof, or a mixture thereof, or a salt thereof.

2. A compound of the formula (Ia):

wherein R denotes:

a benzyl, 2-fluorobenzyl, 3-fluorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 2,6-difluoro-benzyl, 3,4-difluoro-benzyl, 2-chlorobenzyl, 3-chlorobenzyl or 4-chlorobenzyl group,

a 2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl, 3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl group,

a 3-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl group,

a 2-cyanobenzyl, 3-cyanobenzyl or 4-cyanobenzyl group,

a 2,6-dicyanobenzyl, 3,4-dicyanobenzyl, 3,5-dicyanobenzyl, 2-trifluoromethyl-4-cyano-benzyl, 3-nitro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-6-fluoro-benzyl, 3-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 4-cyano-3-fluoro-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-chlorobenzyl, 2-chloro-4-cyano-benzyl or 2-cyano-4-bromobenzyl group,

a 2-methoxy-benzyl, 3-methoxy-benzyl, 4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-5-methoxy-benzyl, 3-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl, 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl or 3,4-dimethoxy-6-fluoro-benzyl group,

a (furan-2-yl)methyl, (furan-3-yl)methyl, (5-bromo-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-methyl-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-furan-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxycarbonyl-furan-2-yl)methyl group,

a (pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (3-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (6-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl or (5-cyano-6-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (6-phenyl-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or a ([2,2′]bipyridinyl-6-yl)methyl group,

a (pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl, (4-methyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl or (4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or

a (2-phenyl-pyrimidin-4-yl)methyl or (4-phenyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or a tautomer or salt thereof.

3. A compound of the formula (Ib):

wherein R denotes:

a benzyl, 2-fluorobenzyl, 3-fluorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 2,6-difluoro-benzyl, 3,4-difluoro-benzyl, 2-chlorobenzyl, 3-chlorobenzyl or 4-chlorobenzyl group,

a 2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl, 3-trifluoromethyl-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl group,

a 3-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl or 4-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl group,

a 2-cyanobenzyl, 3-cyanobenzyl or 4-cyanobenzyl group,

a 2,6-dicyanobenzyl, 3,4-dicyanobenzyl, 3,5-dicyanobenzyl, 2-trifluoromethyl-4-cyano-benzyl, 3-nitro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-methoxy-benzyl, 2-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-5-fluoro-benzyl, 2-cyano-6-fluoro-benzyl, 3-cyano-4-fluoro-benzyl, 4-cyano-3-fluoro-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-cyano-benzyl, 2-cyano-3-chlorobenzyl, 2-chloro-4-cyano-benzyl or 2-cyano-4-bromobenzyl group,

a 2-methoxy-benzyl, 3-methoxy-benzyl, 4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-3-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 2-fluoro-5-methoxy-benzyl, 3-fluoro-4-methoxy-benzyl, 3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl, 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl or 3,4-dimethoxy-6-fluoro-benzyl group,

a (furan-2-yl)methyl, (furan-3-yl)methyl, (5-bromo-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-methyl-furan-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-furan-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxycarbonyl-furan-2-yl)methyl group,

a (pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or (5-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (6-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl, (4-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (3-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (2-cyano-pyridin-4-yl)methyl, (5-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl, (6-cyano-pyridin-3-yl)methyl or (5-cyano-6-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)methyl group,

a (6-phenyl-pyridin-2-yl)methyl or a ([2,2′]bipyridinyl-6-yl)methyl group,

a (pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl, (4-methyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl or (4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or

a (2-phenyl-pyrimidin-4-yl)methyl or (4-phenyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl group, or a tautomer or salt thereof.

4. A physiologically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1 , with inorganic or organic acids.

5. A physiologically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 2 , with inorganic or organic acids.

6. A physiologically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 3 , with inorganic or organic acids.

7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 , with one or more inert carriers or diluents.

8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 2 , with one or more inert carriers or diluents.

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 3 , with one or more inert carriers or diluents.

10. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus or obesity, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 .

11. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus or obesity, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 2 .

12. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus or obesity, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 3 .

13. A compound of the formula (Ia) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof with an inorganic or organic acid

wherein R denotes a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl group.

14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more inert carriers or diluents and a compound of the formula (Ia) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof with an inorganic or organic acid

wherein R denotes a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl group.

15. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus or obesity, comprising the step of administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of the formula (Ia) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof with an inorganic or organic acid

wherein R denotes a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl group.

16. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus comprising the step of administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of the formula (Ia) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof with an inorganic or organic acid

wherein R denotes a (3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)methyl group.

17. The compound 1-[(3-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-((R)-3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine in a physiologically acceptable salt form with an inorganic or organic acid.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more inert carriers or diluents and 1-[(3-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-((R)-3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine in a physiologically acceptable salt form with an inorganic or organic acid.

19. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus or obesity, comprising the step of administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of 1-[(3-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-((R)-3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine in a physiologically acceptable salt form with an inorganic or organic acid.

20. A method of treating type II diabetes mellitus comprising the step of administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of 1-[(3-cyano-pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-((R)-3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine in a physiologically acceptable salt form with an inorganic or organic acid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2005
From: HIMMELSBACH, FRANK; LANGKOPF, ELKE; ECKHARDT, MATTHIAS; TADAYYON, MOHAMMAD; THOMAS, LED
To: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 016462/0910 →
Priority Claims (3)
DE 10 2004 008 112 · Feb 18, 2004 · national
DE 10 2004 012 921 · Mar 17, 2004 · national
DE 10 2004 032 263 · Jul 3, 2004 · national
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 6055110800 · Mar 8, 2004
Provisional Application 6056257300 · Apr 15, 2004
Related Publication 20050234108A1 · Oct 20, 2005