Trisubstituted 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors

1. A method of treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) by inhibiting a cyclin dependent kinase in a patient, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound represented by the structural formula I:

wherein:

R is an unsubstituted aryl or aryl substituted with one or more moieties which moieties can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —OR 5 , SR 5 , —CH 2 OR 5 , —C(O)R 5 , —SO 3 H, —S(O) 2 R 6 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 6 , —NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , —CF 3 , —OCF 3 and heterocyclyl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of R 9 , alkyl(C 2 -C 6 ), alkynyl, alkynylalkyl, cycloalkyl, —CF 3 , —C(O) 2 R 6 , aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, alkyl substituted with 1-6 R 9 groups which groups can be the same or different with each R 9 being independently selected, aryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are independently selected from phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups,

R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, —NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 alkyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl,

 wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl for R 3 and the heterocyclyl moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be substituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —OCF 3 , —(CR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 6 , —(CR 4 R 5 ) n NR 5 R 6 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , —SR 6 , —S(O) 2 R 6 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 6 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O) 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 6 ;

R 4 is H, halo or alkyl;

R 5 is H or alkyl;

R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 ) (tertiarybutoxycarbonyl), —(CR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —C(O) 2 alkyl(C 2 -C 6 ), —C(O)R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —SO 3 H, —SR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 with the proviso that said arylalkyl is not substituted by the —C(O) 2 alkyl(C 2 -C 6 );

R 10 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 4 R 5 , —N(R 5 ) (tertiarybutoxycarbonyl), —(OR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)N R 4 R 5 , —C(O)R 5 , —SO 3 H, —SR 5 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 4 R 5 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 4 R 5 ;

or optionally (i) R 5 and R 10 in the moiety —NR 5 R 10 , or (ii) R 5 and R 6 in the moiety —NR 5 R 6 , may be joined together to form a heterocyclyl moiety, with each of said heterocyclyl moiety being unsubstituted or optionally independently being substituted with one or more R 9 groups;

R 7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and arylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 10 , —CH 2 OR 5 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —C(O)R 5 , —SR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 10 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 10 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 10 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 ;

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —C(O)R 7 and —S(O) 2 R 7 ;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NR 5 R 10 , —C(O) 2 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —OR 6 , —SR 6 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 ;

m is 0 to 4, and

n is 1 to 4,

with the following provisos: (i) that when N is an unsubstituted phenyl, then R 2 is not alkyl(C 2 -C 6 ), —C(O) 2 R 6 , aryl or cycloalkyl, and (ii) that when R is a phenyl substituted with a hydroxyl group, then R 2 is halogen only, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to said patient, wherein said cyclin dependent kinase is CDK1 or CDK2.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said cyclin dependent kinase is CDK2.

3. A method of claim 1 wherein said compound is administered along with an amount of at least one second compound, said second compound being selected from the group consisting of etoposide, irinotecan, topotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epothilones, tamoxifen, 5-fluorouracil, methoxtrexate, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, 4-[2-[4-[(11R)-3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine-11-yl ]-1-piperidinyl]-2-oxoethyl]-1-piperidinecarboxamide, tipifarnib, L778,123 (a farnesyt protein transferase inhibitor), BMS 214662 (a famesyl protein transferase inhibitor), gefitinib, erlotinib hydrochloride, imatinib, interferon alpha-2b (recombinant), ara-C, gemcitabine, uracil mustard, chlormethine, ifosfamide, melphalan, chlorambucil, pipobroman, triethylenemelamine, triethylenethiophosphoramine, busulfan, carmustine, lomustine, streptozocin, dacarbazine, floxuridine, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, fludarabine phosphate, leucovirin, oxaliplatin, pentostatin, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, bleomycin, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mithramycin, mitomycin-C, L-asparaginase, teniposide, 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol, diethylstilbestrol, testosterone, prednisone, fluoxymesterone, dromostanolone propionate, testolactone, megestrolacetate, methylprednisolone, methyltestosterone, prednisolone, triamcinolone, chlorotrianisene, hydoroxyprogesterone, aminoglutethimide, estramustine, medroxyprogesteroneacetate, leuprolide, flutamide, toremifene, goserelin, cisplatin, carboplatin, hydroxyurea, amsacrine, procarbazine, mitotane, mitoxantrone, levamisole, vinorelbine, anastrazole, letrazole, capecitabine, raloxifene, or Hexamethylmelamine;

wherein the amounts of the first compound and said second compound result in a therapeutic effect.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising radiation therapy.

5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound represented by the structural formula I:

wherein:

R is an unsubstituted aryl or aryl substituted with one or more moieties which moieties can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —OR 5 , SR 5 , —CH 2 OR 5 —C(O)R 5 —SO 3 H, —S(O) 2 R 6 —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 6 , —NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , —CF 3 , —OCF 3 and heterocyclyl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of R 9 , alkyl(C 2 -C 6 ), alkynyl, alkynylalkyl, cycloalkyl, —CF 3 , —C(O) 2 R 6 , aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, alkyl substituted with 1-6 R 9 groups which groups can be the same or different with each R 9 being independently selected, aryl substituted with 1-3 aryl or heteroaryl groups which can be the same or different and are independently selected from phenyl, pyridyl, thiophenyl, furanyl and thiazolo groups,

R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, —NR 5 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , alkyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl,

 wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylaikyl for R 3 and the heterocyclyl moieties whose structures are shown immediately above for R 3 can be substituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —OCF 3 , —(CR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 6 , —(CR 4 R 5 ) n NR 5 R 6 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 6 , —SR 6 , —S(O) 2 R 6 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 6 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 6 ;

R 4 is H, halo or alkyl(C 2 -C 6 );

R 5 is H or alkyl;

R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 ) (tertiarybutoxycarbonyl), —(CR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —C(O) 2 alkyl(C 2 -C 6 ), —C(O)R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —SO 3 H, —SR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 with the proviso that said arylalkyl is not substituted by the —C(O) 2 alkyl(C 2 -C 6 );

R 10 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 4 R 5 , —N(R 5 )(tertiarybutoxycarbonyl), —(CR 4 R 5 ) n OR 5 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)NR 4 R 5 , —C(O)R 5 , —SO 3 H, —SR 5 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 4 R 5 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 4 R 5 ;

or optionally (i) R 5 and R 10 in the moiety —NR 5 R 10 , or (ii) R 5 and R 6 in the moiety —NR 5 R 6 , may be joined together to form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety, with each of said cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl moiety being unsubstituted or optionally independently being substituted with one or more R 9 groups;

R 7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl and heteroarylalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and arylalkyl can be unsubstituted or optionally independently substituted with one or more moieties which can be the same or different, each moiety being independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , CN, —OR 5 , —NR 5 R 10 , —CH 2 OR 5 , —C(O) 2 R 5 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —C(O)R 5 , —SR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 10 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 5 )S(O) 2 R 10 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 10 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 ;

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —C(O)R 7 and —S(O) 2 R 7 ;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NR 5 R 10 , —C(O) 2 R 6 , —C(O)NR 5 R 10 , —OR 6 , —SR 6 , —S(O) 2 R 7 , —S(O) 2 NR 5 R 10 , —N(R 56 )S(O) 2 R 7 , —N(R 5 )C(O)R 7 and —N(R 5 )C(O)NR 5 R 10 ;

m is 0 to 4, and

n is 1 to 4, with the following provisos: (i) that when R is an unsubstituted phenyl, then R 2 is not alkyl, —C(O) 2 R 6 , aryl or cycloalkyl, and (ii) that when R is a phenyl substituted with a hydroxyl group, then R 2 is halogen only, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 , additionally comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of etoposide, irinotecan, topotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epothilones, tamoxifen, 5-fluorouracil, methoxtrexate, temozolomide, cyclophosphamide, 4-[2-[4-[(11R)-3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine-11-yl ]-1-piperidinyl]-2-oxoethyl]-1-piperidinecarboxamide, tipifarnib, L778,123 (a famesyt protein transferase inhibitor), BMS 214662 (a famesyl protein transferase inhibitor), gefitinib, erlotinib hydrochloride, imatinib, interferon alpha-2b (recombinant), ara-C, gemcitabine, uracil mustard, chlormethine, ifosfamide, meiphalan, chiorambucil, pipobroman, triethylenemelamine, triethylenethiophosphoramine, busulfan, carmustine, lomustine, streptozocin, dacarbazine, floxuridine, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, fludarabine phosphate, leucovirin, oxaliplatin, pentostatin, vinbiastine, vincristine, vindesine, bleomycin, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mithramycin, mitomycin-C, L-asparaginase, teniposide, 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol, diethyistilbestrol, testosterone, prednisone, fluoxymesterone, dromostanolone propionate, testolactone, megestrolacetate, methyiprednisolone, methyltestosterone, prednisolone, triamcinolone, chlorotrianisene, hydoroxyprogesterone, aminoglutethimide, estramustine, medroxyprogesteroneacetate, leuprolide, flutamide, toremifene, goserelin, cisplatin, carboplatin, hydroxyurea, amsacrine, procarbazine, mitotane, mitoxantrone, levamisole, vinorelbine, anastrazole, letrazole, capecitabine, raloxifene, or Hexamethylmelamine.

7. A method of treating lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 to a patient in need thereof.

8. A method of treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 to a patient in need thereof.

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 wherein said additional compound anticancer agent is temozolomide.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 , administered together, concurrently or sequentially, with temozolomide.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 , are administered together, concurrently or sequentially, with radiation therapy.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , wherein said composition is administered together, concurrently or sequentially, with radiation therapy.