The present invention provides compounds of the formula wherein R 1 and R 2 have meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are adenosine A 2A receptor antagonists and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions and diseases mediated by the adenosine A 2A receptor activity. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, diseases of the central nervous system such as depression, cognitive function diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, senile dementia as in Alzheimer's disease or psychoses and stroke. The compounds of the present invention may also be employed for the treatment of attention related disorders such as attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), extra pyramidal syndrome, e.g., dystonia, akathisia, pseudoparkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia, and disorders of abnormal movement such as restless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement in sleep (PLMS); cirrhosis, and fibrosis and fatty liver; dermal fibrosis in diseases such as scleroderma; and the mitigation of addictive behavior. In particular, the compounds of the present invention may be employed to improve motor-impairment due to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
1. A compound of the formula
wherein
R 1 is optionally substituted C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C 6 -C 10 aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl;
R 2 is —(CR 3 R 4 ) m —Y—(CR 5 R 6 ) n -Z-Q in which
R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are, independently from each other, hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl;
m and n are, independently from each other, an integer from 1 to 6;
Y is absent, CH═CH, C≡C, O, S, NR 7 in which R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Z is absent, O, S or NR 8 in which R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Q is optionally substituted C 6 -C 10 aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein
R 1 is 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
3. A compound according to claim 2 , wherein
R 1 is 2-furyl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
4. A compound according to claim 3 of the formula
wherein
R 2 is —(CR 3 R 4 ) m —Y—(CR 5 R 6 ) n -Z-Q in which
R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl;
m is an integer of 1 or 2;
n is an integer from 1 to 4;
Y is absent or NR 7 in which R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Z is absent, O, S or NR 8 in which R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Q is optionally substituted monocyclic aryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
5. A compound according to claim 4 of the formula
wherein
R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are hydrogen;
m is 2;
n is an integer from 2 to 4;
Y is NR 7 in which R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Z is NR 8 in which R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Q is optionally substituted monocyclic aryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
6. A compound according to claim 5 , wherein
Q is monocyclic aryl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 halogens;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
7. A compound according to claim 4 of the formula
wherein
R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are hydrogen;
m is 1;
n is an integer from 1 to 4;
Y is absent;
Z is O, S or NR 8 in which R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;
Q is optionally substituted monocyclic aryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
8. A compound according to claim 7 , wherein
Q is monocyclic aryl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 halogens;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
9. A compound according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of:
7-(2-(2,4-Difluorophenoxy)ethyl)-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5-amine;
7-(2-(2,4-Difluorophenylthio)ethyl)-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5-amine;
7-(2-(2,4-Difluorophenylamino)ethyl)-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5-amine;
7-(2-(4-Fluorophenoxy)ethyl)-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5-amine;
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 4 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)butane-1,4-diamine;
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 2 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N 2 -ethylethane-1,2-diamine;
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 2 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N 1 -ethylethane-1,2-diamine;
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 3 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N 1 -methylpropane-1,3-diamine;
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 4 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N 1 -methylbutane-1,4-diamine; and
N 1 -(2-(5-Amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-N 2 -(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N 1 ,N 2 -dimethylethane-1,2-diamine;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
10. A method of treating Parkinson's disease comprising administering to the mammal, in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
11. A method of treating cirrhosis comprising adiministering to a mammal, in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 , in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carries.
13. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
14. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12 for the treatment of cirrhosis.