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US 7,728,010 · App. 11/282,939 · Granted Jun 1, 2010

Substituted benz-azoles and methods of their use as inhibitors of Raf kinase

Assignee: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,728,010
App. No.
11/282,939
Granted
Jun 1, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

New substituted benz-azole compounds, compositions and methods of inhibition of Raf kinase activity in a human or animal subject are provided. The new compounds compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.

Claims (76)

1. A compound of the formula (I):

wherein,

X 1 and X 2 are independently selected from ═N— and —O—,

provided that when X 1 is ═N—, X 2 is —O—; when X 2 is ═N—, X 1 is —O—; and X 1 and X 2 are not both O;

Y is O or S;

A 1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, polycyclic aryl, polycyclic arylalkyl, heteroaryl, biaryl, heteroarylaryl, heteroarylheteroaryl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, biarylalkyl, or heteroarylarylalkyl;

A 2 is substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 1 is O and R 2 is NR 5 R 6 or hydroxyl; or R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group; wherein, the dashed line represents a single or double bond, provided that the dashed line in

represents a double bond when R 1 is O;

R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, or loweralkoxy;

R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 are taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclo or heteroaryl; and

the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs thereof.

2. A compound of claim 1 wherein X 1 is —O—, and X 2 is ═N—.

3. A compound of claim 1 wherein Y is O.

4. A compound of claim 1 wherein A 1 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, pyridylalkyl, pyrimidinylalkyl, heterocyclylcarbonylphenyl, heterocyclylphenyl, heterocyclylalkylphenyl, chlorophenyl, fluorophenyl, bromophenyl, iodophenyl, dihalophenyl, nitrophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, alkylbenzoate, alkoxyphenyl, dialkoxyphenyl, dialkylphenyl, trialkylphenyl, thiophene, thiophene-2-carboxylate, alkylthiophenyl, trifluoromethylphenyl, acetylphenyl, sulfamoylphenyl, biphenyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyloxyphenyl, dialkylaminophenyl, alkylbromophenyl, alkylchlorophenyl, alkylfluorophenyl, trifluoromethylchlorophenyl, trifluoromethylbromophenyl, indenyl, 2,3-dihydroindenyl, tetralinyl, trifluorophenyl, (trifluoromethyl)thiophenyl, alkoxybiphenyl, morpholinyl, N-piperazinyl, N-morpholinylalkyl, piperazinylalkyl, cyclohexylalkyl, indolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, 1-aceyt1-2,3-dihydroindolyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, hydroxyphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, pyrrolidin-1-ylalkyl, 4-amino(imino)methylphenyl, isoxazolyl, indazolyl, adamantyl, bicyclohexyl, quinuclidinyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, imidazolylphenyl, phenylimidazolyl, pthalamido, napthyl, benzophenone, anilinyl, quinolinyl, quinolinonyl, 9H-fluoren-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylalkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylalkyl, pyrimidin-5-ylphenyl, quinolidinyiphenyl, furanyl, furanylphenyl, N-methylpiperidin-4-yl, pyrrolidin-4-ylpyridinyl, 4-diazepan-1-yl, hydroxypyrrolidn-1-yl, dialkylaminopyrrolidin-1-yl, 1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-yl, and (1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-ylcarbonyl)phenyl.

5. A compound of claim 1 wherein A 2 is substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl.

6. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 1 is O and the dashed line in

represents a double bond.

7. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl.

8. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group.

9. A compound of claim 1 wherein A 1 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl.

10. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 3 is hydrogen.

11. The compound of claim 1 wherein R 1 is O, R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is H, and R 6 is methyl.

12. A compound of the formula (IIIa):

wherein:

A 1 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, polycyclic aryl, polycyclic arylalkyl, heteroaryl, biaryl, heteroarylaryl, heteroarylheteroaryl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, biarylalkyl, or heteroarylarylalkyl;

A 2 is substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 1 is O and R 2 is NR 5 R 6 ; or R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group; wherein, the dashed line represents a single or double bond, provided that the dashed line in

represents a double bond when R 1 is O or a single bond when R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group;

R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, or loweralkoxy;

R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 are taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclo or heteroaryl; and

the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs thereof.

13. A compound of claim 12 wherein A 1 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, pyridylalkyl, pyrimidinylalkyl, heterocyclylcarbonylphenyl, heterocyclylphenyl, heterocyclylalkylphenyl, chlorophenyl, fluorophenyl, bromophenyl, iodophenyl, dihalophenyl, nitrophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, alkylbenzoate, alkoxyphenyl, dialkoxyphenyl, dialkylphenyl, trialkylphenyl, thiophene, thiophene-2-carboxylate, alkylthiophenyl, trifluoromethylphenyl, acetylphenyl, sulfamoylphenyl, biphenyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyloxyphenyl, dialkylaminophenyl, alkylbromophenyl, alkylchlorophenyl, alkylfluorophenyl, trifluoromethylchlorophenyl, trifluoromethylbromophenyl, indenyl, 2,3-dihydroindenyl, tetralinyl, trifluorophenyl, (trifluoromethyl)thiophenyl, alkoxybiphenyl, morpholinyl, N-piperazinyl, N-morpholinylalkyl, piperazinylalkyl, cyclohexylalkyl, indolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, 1-aceyt1-2,3-dihydroindolyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, hydroxyphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, pyrrolidin-1-ylalkyl, 4-amino(imino)methylphenyl, isoxazolyl, indazolyl, adamantyl, bicyclohexyl, quinuclidinyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, imidazolylphenyl, phenylimidazolyl, pthalamido, napthyl, benzophenone, anilinyl, quinolinyl, quinolinonyl, 9H-fluoren-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylalkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylalkyl, pyrimidin-5-ylphenyl, quinolidinylphenyl, furanyl, furanylphenyl, N-methylpiperidin-4-yl, pyrrolidin-4-ylpyridinyl, 4-diazepan-1-yl, hydroxypyrrolidn-1-yl, dialkylaminopyrrolidin-1-yl, 1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-yl, and (1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-ylcarbonyl)phenyl.

14. A compound of claim 12 wherein A 2 is substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl.

15. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 1 is O and the dashed line

represents a double bond.

16. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl.

17. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group.

18. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 3 is hydrogen.

19. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 3 is methoxy.

20. A compound of claim 12 wherein R 1 is O, R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is H, and R 6 is methyl.

21. A compound of the formula (IVa):

wherein Y is O or S;

A 1 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, polycyclic aryl, polycyclic arylalkyl, heteroaryl, biaryl, heteroarylaryl, heteroarylheteroaryl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, biarylalkyl, or heteroarylarylalkyl;

R 1 is O and R 2 is NR 5 R 6 ; or R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group; wherein, the dashed line represents a single or double bond, provided that the dashed line in

represents a double bond when R 1 is O or a single bond when R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group;

R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, or loweralkoxy;

R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 are taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclo or heteroaryl; and

the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs thereof.

22. A compound of claim 21 wherein Y is O.

23. A compound of claim 21 wherein A 1 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, pyridylalkyl, pyrimidinylalkyl, heterocyclylcarbonylphenyl, heterocyclylphenyl, heterocyclylalkylphenyl, chlorophenyl, fluorophenyl, bromophenyl, iodophenyl, dihalophenyl, nitrophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, alkylbenzoate, alkoxyphenyl, dialkoxyphenyl, dialkylphenyl, trialkylphenyl, thiophene, thiophene-2-carboxylate, alkylthiophenyl, trifluoromethylphenyl, acetylphenyl, sulfamoylphenyl, biphenyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyloxyphenyl, dialkylaminophenyl, alkylbromophenyl, alkylchlorophenyl, alkylfluorophenyl, trifluoromethylchlorophenyl, trifluoromethylbromophenyl, indenyl, 2,3-dihydroindenyl, tetralinyl, trifluorophenyl, (trifluoromethyl)thiophenyl, alkoxybiphenyl, morpholinyl, N-piperazinyl, N-morpholinylalkyl, piperazinylalkyl, cyclohexylalkyl, indolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, 1-aceyt1-2,3-dihydroindolyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, hydroxyphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, pyrrolidin-1-ylalkyl, 4-amino(imino)methylphenyl, isoxazolyl, indazolyl, adamantyl, bicyclohexyl, quinuclidinyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, imidazolylphenyl, phenylimidazolyl, pthalamido, napthyl, benzophenone, anilinyl, quinolinyl, quinolinonyl, 9H-fluoren-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylalkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylalkyl, pyrimidin-5-ylphenyl, quinolidinyiphenyl, furanyl, furanylphenyl, N-methylpiperidin-4-yl, pyrrolidin-4-ylpyridinyl, 4-diazepan-1-yl, hydroxypyrrolidn-1-yl, dialkylaminopyrrolidin-1-yl, 1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-yl, and (1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-ylcarbonyl)phenyl.

24. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 1 is O and the dashed line in

represents a double bond.

25. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl.

26. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group.

27. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 3 is hydrogen.

28. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 3 is methoxy.

29. A compound of claim 21 wherein R 1 is O, R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is H, and R 6 is methyl.

30. A compound of the formula (Va):

wherein A 1 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, polycyclic aryl, polycyclic arylalkyl, heteroaryl, biaryl, heteroarylaryl, heteroarylheteroaryl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, biarylalkyl, or heteroarylarylalkyl;

R 1 is O and R 2 is NR 5 R 6 ; or R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group; wherein, the dashed line represents a single or double bond, provided that the dashed line in

represents a double bond when R 1 is O or a single bond when R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group;

R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, or loweralkoxy;

R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 are taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclo or heteroaryl; and

the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs thereof.

31. A compound of claim 30 wherein A 1 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, pyridylalkyl, pyrimidinylalkyl, heterocyclylcarbonylphenyl, heterocyclylphenyl, heterocyclylalkylphenyl, chlorophenyl, fluorophenyl, bromophenyl, iodophenyl, dihalophenyl, nitrophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, alkylbenzoate, alkoxyphenyl, dialkoxyphenyl, dialkylphenyl, trialkylphenyl, thiophene, thiophene-2-carboxylate, alkylthiophenyl, trifluoromethylphenyl, acetylphenyl, sulfamoylphenyl, biphenyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyloxyphenyl, dialkylaminophenyl, alkylbromophenyl, alkylchlorophenyl, alkylfluorophenyl, trifluoromethylchlorophenyl, trifluoromethylbromophenyl, indenyl, 2,3-dihydroindenyl, tetralinyl, trifluorophenyl, (trifluoromethyl)thiophenyl, alkoxybiphenyl, morpholinyl, N-piperazinyl, N-morpholinylalkyl, piperazinylalkyl, cyclohexylalkyl, indolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, 1-aceyt1-2,3-dihydroindolyl, cycloheptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, hydroxyphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, pyrrolidin-1-ylalkyl, 4-amino(imino)methylphenyl, isoxazolyl, indazolyl, adamantyl, bicyclohexyl, quinuclidinyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, imidazolylphenyl, phenylimidazolyl, pthalamido, napthyl, benzophenone, anilinyl, quinolinyl, quinolinonyl, 9H-fluoren-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylalkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylalkyl, pyrimidin-5-ylphenyl, quinolidinyiphenyl, furanyl, furanylphenyl, N-methylpiperidin-4-yl, pyrrolidin-4-ylpyridinyl, 4-diazepan-1-yl, hydroxypyrrolidn-1-yl, dialkylaminopyrrolidin-1-yl, 1,4′-bipiperidin 1′-yl, and (1,4′-bipiperidin-1′-ylcarbonyl)phenyl.

32. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 1 is O and the dashed line in

represents a double bond.

33. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is selected from hydrogen, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyloxyalkylheterocyclo, and heteroarylalkyl.

34. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 1 is taken together with R 2 to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group.

35. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 3 is hydrogen.

36. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 3 is methoxy.

37. A compound of claim 30 wherein R 1 is O, R 2 is NR 5 R 6 , R 5 is H, and R 6 is methyl.

38. A composition comprising an amount of a compound of claim 1 effective to inhibit Raf activity in a human or animal subject when administered thereto, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

39. A composition of claim 38 which further comprises at least one additional agent for the treatment of cancer.

40. A composition of claim 39 in which the at least one additional agent for the treatment of cancer is selected from irinotecan, topotecan, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin carboplatin, cisplatin, taxanes, tezacitabine, cyclophosphamide, vinca alkaloids, imatinib, anthracyclines, rituximab and trastuzumab.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2011
From: NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS INC.
To: NOVARTIS AG
Reel/Frame 027262/0403 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 1, 2009
From: CHIRON CORPORATION
To: NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022484/0574 →
Continuity (3)
Division 1040594500 · Mar 31, 2003
Provisional Application 6036906600 · Mar 29, 2002
Related Publication 20070299039A1 · Dec 27, 2007