Carboxamide 4-[(4-pyridyl)amino] pryimidines for the treatment of hepatitis C

1. A method for diminishing hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load in a patient infected with hepatitis C virus comprising

administering to the patient an amount of a compound of formula (I) effective to diminish the HCV viral load in the patient:

wherein Ar is an optionally substituted phenyl ring;

Y is H, halo, NO 2 , or an optionally substituted member selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heteroalkenyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, acyl, and heteroacyl,

or Y can be NR 2 , wherein each R is independently H or an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, aryl, or arylalkyl group or a heteroform of any of these groups, and wherein two R groups can cyclize to form an optionally substituted 3-8 membered heterocyclic ring;

R 1 represents an optionally substituted group that is alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, heteroacyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl, wherein each heteroalkyl, heteroacyl, heteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl includes one or more heteroatoms that is O, N, S, or P,

provided that R 1 is not a group of the formula —CH 2 —CH(OH)—R 4 , wherein R 4 is H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group that does not comprise an amine;

R 2 is H, or R 2 is CH 2 and R 1 and R 2 cyclize to form an optionally substituted piperidinyl, morpholinyl, or piperazinyl ring, or a pyrrolidinyl ring substituted with at least one amino or halo substituent;

Z is H, halo, NO 2 , or an optionally substituted member that is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heteroalkenyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, acyl, or heteroacyl, or Z is NR 2 ,

wherein each R is independently H or an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, heteroacyl, aryl or arylalkyl group or a heteroform of any of these groups;

each W is independently halo, NR 2 , NO 2 , CN, CF 3 , or an optionally substituted member that is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heteroalkenyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, heteroacyl, arylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl,

wherein each R is independently H or an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl group;

m is 0 or 1;

n is 0-3;

and

(a) Y is a 5-6 membered cyclic amine, OH, F, Cl, Br, or I; or

(b) m is 1; or

(c) R 1 is OH or an optionally substituted alkoxy r an optionally substituted alkylamine, or

(d) R 2 is CH 2 and R 1 and R 2 cyclize to form an optionally substituted piperidine, morpholine, or piperazine ring, or a pyrrolidine ring substituted with at least one amino or halo substituent;

(e) R 1 is C—NH 2 , a nitrile, a lactam or a lactone ring, or a ketone, or an optionally substituted 4-5 membered cyclic amine; or

(f) R 1 is comprises at least two substructures independently selected from the group consisting of:

(1) C—NH—C,

(2) C—OH,

(3) C═O,

(4) P═O,

(5) S═O,

(6) C═N,

(7) a non-cyclic ether oxygen,

(8) a tertiary non-acylated amine;

(9) a 5-6 membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring,

(10) C—X where X is OH, Cl, or F,

(11) C T —O—R 4 , wherein C T is a carbon bonded to three other carbon atoms, and R 4 is H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, and

(12) an optionally substituted 3 to 8 membered carbocyclic ring; or

(g) R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 3 —OR 4 or —(CH 2 ) 2 —N(R 4 ) 2 , wherein each R 4 is independently H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is a substituted phenyl.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is substituted with 1-2 groups that are halo, C1-C4 alkyl, CN, CF 3 , or C1-C4 alkoxy.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein n is 0 or 1.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein Z is H.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein Y is halo, OH, OR, NR 2 , or R, wherein each R is an optionally substituted that is C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 heteroalkyl, C6-C12 arylalkyl, or C6-C12 heteroarylalkyl, and where two R groups of NR 2 can optionally cyclize to form a 3-8 membered ring containing 1-2 heteroatoms that are N, O, or S.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein Y is 1-pyrollidinyl, cyclopentyl, F, Cl, Br, I, or OH.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one S═O or P═O.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one C—NH—C or C—OH.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one C═N or C≡N.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one C—F or one C—Cl or one tertiary alcohol.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one cyclic ether or C═O.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is at least one aryl, heteroaryl, lactam, or lactone ring.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein Z is H.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein Ar is phenyl substituted with 1-2 groups selected from halo, CN, CF 3 , C1-C4 alkyl, or C1-C4 alkoxy.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein n is 0 or 1, and W if present is halo, methyl, CF 3 , or OMe.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein Y is halo, C1-C5 alkyl, OH, OR, or NR 2 , wherein each R is an optionally substituted group that is independently C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 heteroalkyl, or C6-C10 arylalkyl, and wherein two R groups of NR 2 can cyclize to form a 3-8 membered optionally substituted heterocyclic ring containing 1-2 heteroatoms that are N, O, or S.

18. The method according to claim 15 , wherein n is 0.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein Ar is phenyl substituted with at least one F, Cl or Br.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein Ar is substituted with at least two halo substituents.

21. The method according to claim 1 , wherein m is 1.

22. The method according to claim 1 , wherein m is 0.

23. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula (II):

and the salts thereof, wherein

Ar is a phenyl optionally substituted with one or two halo.

24. The method of claim 1 , wherein the viral load of the patient is diminished to an undetectable level.

25. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the patient another anti-HCV compound.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the other anti-HCV compound is interferon-α, pegylated interferon-α, ribavirin, or a combination thereof.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the other anti-HCV compound is an HCV polymerase inhibitor, and HCV protease inhibitor, helicase, a metalloprotease inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, ribavirin, amantadine, telbivudine, an IMPDH inhibitor, or a combination thereof.