IP Library Granted Patent US 7,598,285
Granted Patent B2
US 7,598,285 · App. 11/144,332 · Granted Oct 6, 2009

Pyrazole derivatives, compositions containing such compounds and methods of use

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Patent No.
US 7,598,285
App. No.
11/144,332
Granted
Oct 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Pyrazoles having a naphthyl group attached are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Claims (345)

1. A compound represented by formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

each R 1 is H or is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) halo, OH, CO 2 R 4 , CN, SO p R 5 or NO 2 ,

(b) C 1-6 alkyl or OC 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with: (1) 1-5 halo groups up to a perhaloalkyl group; (2) CO 2 R 4 ; (3) phenyl optionally substituted as follows: (i) 1-5 halo groups, (ii) 1 CO 2 R 4 , CN, S(O) p R 5 , NO 2 or C(O)NR 6 R 7 group, (iii) 1-2 C 1-10 alkyl or alkoxy groups, each optionally substituted with: 1-5 halo, up to perhaloalkyl, and 1-2 OH or CO 2 R 4 groups;

each R 2 is selected from R 1 as defined above, or 2 R 2 groups can be taken together to represent a fused 5-6 membered cyclic structure containing 1-2 oxygen atoms, and 1-2 carbon atoms each of which is optionally substituted with 1-2 F atoms;

R 3 is H or C 1-3 alkyl;

R 4 is H, C 1-6 alkyl, and

R 5 represents a member selected from the group consisting of: C 1-10 alkyl, Aryl or Ar—C 1-10 alkyl;

R 6 and R 7 each independently represent H or C 1-3 alkyl, and p is 0, 1 or 2 group.

2. A compound in accordance with claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

one R 1 is H and the other is H or is selected from the group consisting of: (a) halo, OH, CO 2 R 4 ,CN, SO p R 5 or NO 2 , (b) C 1-6 alkyl or OC 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with; (1) 1-5 halo groups up to a perhaloalkyl group; (2) CO 2 R 4 ; (3) phenyl optionally substituted a follows: (i) 1-5 halo groups, (ii) 1 CO 2 R 4 , CN, S(O) P R 5 ,NO 2 or C(O)NR 6 R 7 group, (iii) 1-2 C 1-10 alkyl or alkoxy groups, each optionally substituted with: 1-5 halo, up to perhaloalkyl, and 1-2 OH or CO 2 R 4 groups.

3. A compound in accordance with claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein one R 1 is H and the other is H or is selected from the group consisting of: (a) halo or OH; and (b) C 1-4 alkyl or OC 1-4 alkyl, each optionally substituted with: 1-3 halo groups.

4. A compound in accordance with claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each R 2 represents H or is selected from the group consisting of: (a) halo selected from Cl and F, (b) C 1-6 alkyl or OC 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 halo groups, or two R 2 groups taken together represent a fused 5-6 membered cyclic structure containing 1-2 oxygen atoms, and 1-2 carbon atoms, each of which are optionally substituted with 1-2 F atoms.

5. A compound in accordance with claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R 3 represents H or methyl.

6. A compound in accordance with claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

one R 1 is H and the other is H or is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) halo, OH, CO 2 R 4 , CN, SO P R 5 or NO 2 ,

(b) C 1-6 alkyl or OC 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with: (1) 1-5 halo groups up to a perhaloalkyl group; (2) CO 2 R 4 ; (3) phenyl optionally substituted as follows: (i) 1-5 halo groups, (ii) 1 CO 2 R 4 , CN, S(O) P R 5 , NO 2 or C(O)NR 6 R 7 group, (iii) 1-2 C 1-10 alkyl or alkoxy groups, each optionally substituted with: 1-5 halo, up to perhaloalkyl, and 1-2 OH or CO 2 R 4 groups;

each R 2 represents H or is selected from the group consisting of: (a) halo selected from Cl and F, (b) C 1-6 alkyl or OC 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 halo groups, or two R 2 groups taken together represent a fused 5-6 membered cyclic structure containing 1-2 oxygen atoms, and 1-2 carbon atoms, each of which are optionally substituted with 1-2 F atoms; and

R 3 represents H or methyl;

R 4 is H or C 1-6 alkyl;

R 5 represents a member selected from the group consisting of: C 1-10 alkyl, Aryl or Ar—C 1-10 alkyl;

R 6 and R 7 each independently represent H or C 1-3 alkyl, and p is 0, 1 or 2.

7. A compound in accordance with claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein one R 1 represents H and the other is selected from Cl, F, CF 3 or OC 1-3 alkyl;

R 2 represents halo, CF 3 , OC 1-3 alkyl or OCF 3 , and

R 3 is H or methyl.

8. A compound in accordance with claim 1 selected from the following tables:

TABLE 1

Ar

R

3,5-diCF 3 Ph

H

3,5-diClPh

MeO

4-CF 3 , 2-PrOPh

H

3,5-diClPh

CF 3 O

4-CF 3 , 2-PrOPh

CF 3 O

4-Cl, 3-FPh

MeO

2-CF 3 OPh

MeO

2-F, 5-CF 3 Ph

MeO

3,5-diClPh

H

4-CF 3 OPh

MeO

4-CF 3 ,2-PrOPh

MeO

4-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3-Cl, 2-EtOPh

MeO

2,4-diFPh

MeO

2-EtOPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-EtOPh

MeO

TABLE 2

Ar

Ar 1

3,5-diClPh

4-CF 3 ,

2-PrOPh

3,5-diClPh

4-CF 3 OPh

3,5-diClPh

TABLE 3

Ar

R

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

CF 3 O

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3,5-diClPh

EtO

3,5-diClPh

CF 3

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3

3,4-diClPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

MeO

3,4,5-triFPh

MeO

3-CF 3 OPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-FPh

MeO

2-F, 4-CF 3 Ph

MeO

2-F, 4-CF 3 Ph

EtO

3-Cl, 4-FPh

CF 3

3,4,5-triFPh

CF 3

3,4-diClPh

CF 3

2-F, 5-CF 3 Ph

CF 3 O

4-CF 3 , 2-cPrCH 2 OPh

MeO

4-CF 3 , 2-cPentOPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-FPh

Cl

3,4,5-triFPh

Cl

4-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

Cl

3,4-diFPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-FPh

CF 3 O

3-Cl, 4-EtOPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-cPrCH 2 OPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-MeOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-PrOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-cPentOPh

MeO

2,3,5-triClPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-EtOPh

Cl

3-Cl, 4-cPrCH,OPh

Cl

3-CF 3 Ph

Cl

2,5-diFPh

CF 3 O

2,4,5-triFPh

CF 3 O

4-Cl, 2-MeOPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-cPentOPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

Cl

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

MeO

4-CF 3 OPh

MeO

3,5-diClPh

Cl

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

Cl

3,4-diClPh

CF 3 O

4-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3,4,5-triFPh

CF 3 O

3-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3-Cl, 4-FPh

CF 3 O

2-F, 4-CF 3 Ph

CF 3 O

3-Cl, 4-FPh

EtO

2-F, 4-CF 3 Ph

CF 3

3-CF 3 OPh

CF 3

2-F, 5-CF 3 Ph

EtO

3,5-diClPh

OH

4-CF 3 , 2-EtOPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3

2-F, 4-CF 3 Ph

Cl

3-CF 3 OPh

Cl

3,4-diClPh

Cl

5-Cl, 2-FPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-MeOPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-PrOPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-cPentOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-EtOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-cPrCH 2 OPh

MeO

2,5-diClPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-MeOPh

Cl

3-Cl, 4-PrOPh

Cl

3-Cl, 4-cPentOPh

Cl

2,5-diFPh

MeO

2,4,5-triFPh

MeO

2-F, 5-CF 3 Ph

Cl

4-Cl, 2-EtOPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-cPrCH 2 OPh

MeO

TABLE 4

Ar

R

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

CF 3 O

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3,5-diClPh

MeO

2,5-diClPh

MeO

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

MeO

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

MeO

3,5-diClPh

CF 3

2,3,5-diClPh

MeO

TABLE 5

Ar

R

3,5-diClPh

CF 3 O

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

CF 3 O

3,5-diClPh

CF 3

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3 O

3,5-diClPh

CF 3 O

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

CF 3 O

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

CF 3

TABLE 6

Ar

R

3,5-diClPh

H

4-CF 3 OPh

EtO

5-Cl, 2-CF 3 OPh

H

MeO

MeO

CF 3 O

4- t BuPh

MeO

3-F, 4-CF 3 OPh

MeO

4-FPh

MeO

3-Me, 4-FPh

MeO

MeO

2-i-PrOPh

MeO

3-ClPh

MeO

4-Cl, 3-FPh

MeO

2-FPh

MeO

3-MePh

MeO

4-Me, 2-MeOPh

MeO

2,4-diClPh

MeO

4-CF 3 OPh

H

4-Cl, 2-PrOPh

H

CF 3 O

H

H

4-ClPh

MeO

3-F, 4-EtOPh

MeO

3,5-diFPh

MeO

3-EtOPh

MeO

3-F, 4-MeO

MeO

MeO

2-MeO, 4-FPh

MeO

2,4-diFPh

MeO

2-CF 3 OPh

MeO

3-Cl, 4-CF 3 Ph

MeO

3-Cl, 4-CF 3 OPh

MeO

5-F, 2-MeO

MeO

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. A compound in accordance with claim 1 selected from the following table:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

10. A compound in accordance with claim 1 represented by the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11. A compound in accordance with claim 1 represented by the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

12. A compound in accordance with claim 1 represented by the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

13. A compound in accordance with claim 1 represented by the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. A compound in accordance with claim 1 represented by the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound in accordance with claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

16. A method of treating type 2 diabetes mellitus in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to said patient a compound in accordance with claim 1 in an amount that is effective to treat said type 2 diabetes mellitus.

17. A method of delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a mammalian patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a compound in accordance with claim 1 in an amount that is effective to delay the onset of said type 2 diabetes mellitus.

18. A method of treating hyperglycemia, diabetes or insulin resistance in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound in accordance with claim 1 .

19. A method of treating non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to the patient an anti-diabetic effective amount of a compound in accordance with claim 1 .

20. A compound in accordance with claim 13 represented by the structure:

21. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound in accordance with claim 10 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

22. A pharmaceutical composition in accordance with claim 20 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

23. A compound in accordance with claim 13 of the structural formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SCHERING CORPORATION
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 028866/0511 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 27, 2012
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: SCHERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028850/0515 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 29, 2010
From: MERCK & CO., INC.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 023870/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2007
From: PARMEE, EMMA R.; XIONG, YUSHENG; GUO, JIAN; LIANG, RUI; BROCKUNIER, LINDA
To: MERCK & CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 018834/0456 →