Polydiazeniumdiolated cyclic polyamines with polyphasic nitric oxide release and related compounds, compositions comprising same and methods of using same

1. A compound of the formula (I):

wherein at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent(s) that are not N 2 O 2 M can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 7 -R 18 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;

a-f are integers independently from 1 to 3; and

g, h, and i are independently 0 or 1,

provided that when one of g, h, and i is 1, then the remaining two of g, h, and i are not both 0.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula (II):

wherein at least two of R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent that is not N 2 O 2 M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 23 -R 27 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; and

a-c are integers independently from 1 to 3.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula (IV):

wherein at least two of R 40 , R 41 , R 42 , R 43 , and R 44 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent(s) that are not N 2 O 2 M can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 45 -R 54 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; and

a-e are integers independently from 1 to 3.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula (V):

wherein at least two of R 55 , R 56 , R 57 , R 58 , R 59 , and R 60 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent(s) that are not N 2 O 2 M can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 61 -R 72 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; and

a-f are integers independently from 1 to 3.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each substituent that is not N 2 O 2 M is optionally substituted each with 1 to 20 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, acyl, acyloxy, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkyloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, arylamino, diarylamino, aralkylamino, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, formyl, alkylthio, arylthio, arylalkylthio, aryl, heteroaryl, pyrrolyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, acridinyl, anthracenyl, benzyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzopyrazolyl, benzothiazolyl, carbazolyl, chlorophyllyl, cinnolinyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, indolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isoindolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoquinolinyl, naphthalenyl, oxazolyl, phenanthrenyl, phenanthridinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxazinyl, phthalimidyl, phthalazinyl, phthalocyaninyl, porphinyl, pteridinyl, purinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrocolinyl, pyrrolyl, quinolizinium ion, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl, sydnonyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, thiophenyl, thyroxinyl, triazinyl, triazolyl, pyridinyl, or pyrimidinyl, silyl, trialkylsilyl, silyloxy, sulfonyl, sulfonyl, sulfenyl, sulfonato, phosphato, phosphinoxy, trialkylammonium, heterocyclics such as tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, piperidinyl, pyrrolidinyl and morpholinol, halo, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, cycloalkyl, glycosyl and diazeniumdiolato.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 -R 18 are each hydrogen.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is bound to a polymer through a carbon substituent on the compound.

8. The compound of claim 7 , wherein the polymer is a biopolymer.

9. A substrate comprising a compound of claim 1 .

10. The substrate of claim 9 , wherein the substrate is a stent.

11. The substrate of claim 9 , wherein the compound is bound to the substrate.

12. The substrate of claim 11 , wherein the substrate is a stent.

13. The substrate of claim 9 , wherein the compound is coated on the substrate.

14. The substrate of claim 13 , wherein the substrate is a stent.

15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound of claim 1 .

16. A method for treating a biological disorder in a mammal in which a release of nitric oxide is beneficial, comprising administering to the mammal at least one compound of formula (I):

wherein at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent(s) that are not N 2 O 2 M can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 7 -R 18 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;

a-f are integers independently from 1 to 3; and

g, h, and i are independently 0 or 1,

optionally in the form of a pharmaceutical composition or a substrate, in an amount sufficient to treat said biological disorder,

wherein the biological disorder is selected from the group consisting of leukemia, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, restenosis, and ischemia.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the biological disorder is leukemia, or prostate cancer.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the biological disorder is erectile dysfunction.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the biological disorder is selected from the group consisting of HIV, HBV, bacterial infection, and fungal infection.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the biological disorder is restenosis.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the biological disorder is ischemia.

22. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of R 1 -R 6 is a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups, wherein the cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups is of the structure (Ib):

wherein R 1 ′, R 2 ′, R 3 ′, R 4 ′, R 5 ′, and R 6 ′ can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of N 2 O 2 M, hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, and glycosyl;

R 7 ′-R 18 ′ can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, and silyl;

each M can be the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;

a′-f′ are integers independently from 1 to 3; and

g′, h′, and i′ are independently 0 or 1.

23. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of R 7 -R 18 is a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups, wherein the cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups is of the structure (Ib):

wherein R 1 ′, R 2 ′, R 3 ′, R 4 ′, R 5 ′, and R 6 ′ can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of N 2 O 2 M, hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, and glycosyl;

R 7 ′-R 18 ′ can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, and silyl;

each M can be the same or different and is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;

a′-f′ are integers independently from 1 to 3; and

g′, h′, and i′ are independently 0 or 1.

24. A compound of the formula (I):

wherein at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are N 2 O 2 M, and the remaining R n substituent(s) that are not N 2 O 2 M can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted acyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfenyl, phosphoryl, phosphinyl, silyl, cyano, glycosyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

R 7 -R 18 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 2-12 straight chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted or substituted arylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylamino, carboxyalkylamino, carboxydialkylamino, an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyalkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarbonyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyloxy, carboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted alkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylcarboxamido, an unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl, silyl, and a cyclic polyamine compound comprising 3 to 6 amino groups that is bound through either a carbon or nitrogen atom in the backbone of the compound;

each M is the same or different and is a cation, a covalently bound organic group or a metal center, provided that M is not an aryl, a heteroaryl or a sugar;

a-f are integers independently from 1 to 3; and

g, h, and i are independently 0 or 1.

25. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) of claim 1 comprising:

(a) providing a cyclic polyamine,

(b) selectively protecting one or more aza groups with at least one protecting group,

(c) exposing the protected cyclic polyamine to nitrogen oxide gas in the presence of a base, and

(d) obtaining the compound of formula (I).

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the base is a metal alkoxide of the formula MOR, wherein M is a cation and R is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-12 straight chain alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-12 branched chain alkyl, a phenyl, naphthyl, or C 1-12 trialkylsilyl.