Lysine related derivatives as HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors
View Patent ↗The present invention concerns lysine related derivatives, their use as protease inhibitors, in particular as HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors, processes for their preparation as well as pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising them. The present invention also concerns combinations of the present lysine related derivatives with another anti retroviral agent. It further relates to their use in assays as reference compounds or as reagents.
1. A compound of formula (I)
or when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, a pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salt thereof,
wherein n is 3 or 4,
wherein X is H and Y is a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen
or
wherein X and Y are the same and are each a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen,
wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof,
wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a group of formula R 2A —CO—, R 2A being selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, tetrahydro-3-furanyloxy, —CH 2 OH, —CF 3 , —CH 2 CF 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CF 3 , pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, CH 3 O 2 C—, CH 3 O 2 CCH 2 —, Acetyl-OCH 2 CH 2 —, HO 2 CCH 2 —, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-CH 3 OC 6 H 4 CH 2 —, CH 3 NH—, (CH 3 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 N—, HOCH 2 CH 2 NH—, CH 3 OCH 2 O—, CH 3 OCH 2 CH 2 O—, C 6 H 5 CH 2 O—, 2-pyrrolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl-, 2-pyrazinyl, 2-quinolyl, 3-quinolyl, 4-quinolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 3-isoquinolyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, a phenyl group of formula
a picolyl group selected from the group consisting of
a picolyloxy group selected from the group consisting of
a substituted pyridyl group selected from the group consisting of
a group selected from the group consisting of
wherein X′ and Y′, the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , —NR 4 R 5 , —NHCOR 4 , —OR 4 , —SR 4 , —COOR 4 , —COR 4 and —CH 2 OH,
wherein R 4 and R 5 , the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms,
wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of
a diphenylmethyl group of formula IV
a naphthyl-1-CH 2 — group of formula V
a naphthyl-2-CH 2 — group of formula VI
a biphenylmethyl group of formula VII
and an (anthracen-9-yl)-methyl group of formula VIII
2. A compound of formula (II)
and when the compound of formula II comprises an amino group, pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof,
wherein n is 3 or 4,
wherein X is H and Y is a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen
or
wherein X and Y are the same and are each a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with a nitrogen,
wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof,
wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a group of formula R 2A —CO—, R 2A being selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl part thereof and 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part thereof, an alkyloxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, tetrahydro-3-furanyloxy, —CH 2 OH, —CF 3 , —CH 2 CF 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CF 3 , pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, CH 3 O 2 C—, CH 3 O 2 CCH 2 —, Acetyl-OCH 2 CH 2 —, HO 2 CCH 2 —, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-CH 3 OC 6 H 4 —CH 2 —, CH 3 NH—, (CH 3 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 N—, (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 N—, HOCH 2 CH 2 NH—, CH 3 OCH 2 O—, CH 3 OCH 2 CH 2 O—, C 6 H 5 CH 2 O—, 2-pyrrolyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl-, 2-pyrazinyl, 2-quinolyl, 3-quinolyl, 4-quinolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 3-isoquinolyl, 2-quinoxalinyl, a phenyl group of formula
a picolyl group selected from the group consisting of
a picolyloxy group selected from the group consisting of
a substituted pyridyl group selected from the group consisting of
a group selected from the group consisting of
wherein X′ and Y′, the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, F, Cl, Br, I, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , —NR 4 R 5 , —NHCOR 4 , —OR 4 , —SR 4 , —COOR 4 , —COR 4 and —CH 2 OH,
wherein R 4 and R 5 , the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of H, a straight alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms,
wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of
a diphenylmethyl group of formula IV
a naphthyl-1-CH 2 — group of formula V
a naphthyl-2-CH 2 — group of formula VI
a biphenylmethyl group of formula VII
and an (anthracen-9-yl)-methyl group of formula VIII
3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein R 1 is iso-butyl and n is 4.
4. A compound according to claim 3 wherein R 2 is CH 3 O 2 C—.
5. A compound according to claim 4 wherein R 3 is
6. A compound according to claim 5 wherein X is H and Y is —CH 2 NH 2 .
7. A compound having the formula (III)
8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 1 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
9. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 1 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 2 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 3 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 4 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 5 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 6 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one compound as claimed in claim 7 and a pharmaceutically tolerable excipient.
16. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 2 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
17. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 3 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
18. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 4 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
19. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 5 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
20. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 6 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
21. A composition comprising at least (a) a compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) as claimed in claim 7 and, (b) a second antiretroviral agent for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use.