Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at C-17
This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
1. A compound of the formula:
wherein:
Y is hydroxy or NR 1 R 2 , wherein:
R 1 and R 2 are independently:
hydrogen or hydroxy; or
alkyl (C≦12) , alkenyl (C≦12) , alkynyl (C≦12) , aryl (C≦12) , aralkyl (C≦12) , heteroaryl (C≦12) , heteroaralkyl (C≦12) , acyl (C≦12) , alkoxy (C≦12) , alkenyloxy (C≦12) , alkynyloxy (C≦12) , aryloxy (C≦12) , aralkoxy (C≦12) , heteroaryloxy (C≦12) , heteroaralkoxy (C≦12) , thioacyl (C≦12) , alkylsulfonyl (C≦12) , alkenylsulfonyl (C≦12) , alkynylsulfonyl (C≦12) , arylsulfonyl (C≦12) , aralkylsulfonyl (C≦12) , heteroarylsulfonyl (C≦12) , or heteroaralkylsulfonyl (C≦12) , or a substituted version of any of these groups;
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tautomers, or optical isomers thereof.
2. The compound of claim 1 , further defined as:
wherein:
R 1 and R 2 are independently:
hydrogen; or
alkyl (C≦12) , alkenyl (C≦12) , alkynyl (C≦12) , aryl (C≦12) , aralkyl (C≦12) , heteroaryl (C≦12) , heteroaralkyl (C≦12) , acyl (C≦12) , alkylsulphonyl, alkenylsulphonyl (C≦12) , alkynylsulphonyl (C≦12) , arylsulphonyl (C≦12) , aralkylsulphonyl (C≦12) , heteroarylsulphonyl (C≦12) , heteroaralkylsulphonyl (C≦12) , or a substituted version of any of these groups;
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tautomers, or optical isomers thereof.
3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the bond joining carbon 9 and carbon 11 is a double bond.
4. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the bond joining carbon 9 and carbon 11 is a single bond.
5. The compound of claim 2 , further defined as:
6. A compound of the formula: