Cyclically substituted 3,5-dicyano-2-thiopyridines and use thereof

1. A compound of the formula (I)

in which

ring A represents a (C 4 -C 7 )-cycloalkyl or (C 4 -C 7 )-cycloalkenyl ring or represents a 4- to 7-membered heterocycle which is attached via carbon and which contains one or two ring members from the group consisting of N—R 3 and O,

where (C 4 -C 7 )-cycloalkyl and (C 4 -C 7 )-cycloalkenyl may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino and di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, where the (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl and (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy radicals mentioned for their part may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy and (C 3 -C 6 )-cyclo-alkyl,

and where

R 3 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl which may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-acyloxy and (C 3 -C 6 )-cycloalkyl, or (C 1 -C 6 )-acyl which may be substituted by hydroxyl or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy,

R 1 represents a (C 6 -C 10 )-aryl or 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals

(i) is mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylaminocarbonyl and di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino-carbonyl

and/or

(ii) is substituted by pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, piperazino, N′—(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylpiperazino, tetrazolyl or a group of the formula -L-R 4 in which L represents a bond, NH or O

and

R 4 represents phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals may be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl and carboxyl,

and

R 2 represents hydrogen or represents (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, each of which radicals may be substituted by hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl or up to three times by fluorine

or

R 2 represents a group of the formula —NR 5 R 6 in which

R 5 and R 6 are identical or different and independently of one another represent hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl which may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl and a 4- to 7-membered heterocycle,

where the heterocycle mentioned contains one or two ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S and for its part may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxyl, oxo and (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy,

or

R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom, to which they are attached, form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycle which may contain a further ring heteroatom from the group consisting of N, O or S and may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxyl, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, azetidino, pyrrolidino, piperidino and morpholino,

and N-oxides, physiologically acceptable salts, and physiologically acceptable salts of the N-oxides thereof.

2. The compound of the formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 in which

R 1 represents phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals

(i) is mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylaminocarbonyl and di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino-carbonyl

and/or

(ii) is substituted by pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, piperazino, N′—(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylpiperazino, tetrazolyl or a group of the formula -L-R 4 in which

L represents a bond, NH or O

and

R 4 represents phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals may be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkylamino, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxycarbonyl and carboxyl,

or

R 1 represents N-oxidopyridyl.

3. The compound of the formula (I) of claim 1 in which ring A represents cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopent-2-en-1-yl, cyclopent-3-en-1-yl, cyclohex-2-en-1-yl or cyclohex-3-en-1-yl, represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle which is attached via carbon and which contains a ring member from the group consisting of N—R 3 and O, or represents a heterocycle of the formula

which is attached via carbon and in which

cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentenyl and cyclohexenyl may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino and di-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, where the (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl- and (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy radicals mentioned for their part may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy and (C 3 -C 5 )-cycloalkyl,

* denotes the point of attachment to the pyridine ring

and

R 3 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl which may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-acyloxy and (C 3 -C 5 )-cycloalkyl, or (C 1 -C 4 )-acyl which may be substituted by hydroxyl or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy,

R 1 represents a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals

(i) is mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, cyano, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl and carbamoyl

and/or

(ii) is substituted by morpholino, N′—(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylpiperazino or a group of the formula -L-R 4 in which

L represents a bond or NH

and

R 4 represents phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having up to three ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S, each of which radicals may be mono- to trisubstituted by identical of different radicals selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, cyano, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl and carboxyl,

or

R 1 represents N-oxidopyridyl,

and

R 2 represents hydrogen or represents (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy which may be substituted up to three times by fluorine

or

R 2 represents a group of the formula —NR 5 R 6 in which

R 5 represents hydrogen or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl which may be substituted by hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, amino, mono-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, di-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkylamino, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxycarbonyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle,

where the heterocycle mentioned contains one or two ring heteroatoms from the group consisting of N and O and for its part may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyl, methoxy and ethoxy, and

R 6 represents hydrogen or methyl

or

R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom, to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle which may contain a further ring heteroatom from the group consisting of N or O and may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyl, methoxy and ethoxy.

4. The compound of the formula (I) of claim 1 in which ring A represents a group of the formula

in which

* denotes the point of attachment to the pyridine ring,

R A represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy or 2-hydroxyethoxy

and

R 3 represents methyl, ethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-acetoxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 3-acetoxypropyl or hydroxyacetyl,

R 1 represents phenyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl or pyridyl, each of which radicals

(i) is mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, methyl, amino, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, carboxyl and carbamoyl

or

(ii) is substituted by a group of the formula -L-R 4 in which

L represents a bond or NH

and

R 4 represents phenyl or pyridyl, each of which radicals may be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, cyano, methyl, methoxy and carboxyl,

and

R 2 represents hydrogen, methoxy or a group of the formula —NR 5 R 6 in which

R 5 represents hydrogen or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl which may be substituted by hydroxyl, amino, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino or a heterocycle of the formula

and

R 6 represents hydrogen

or

R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a group of the formula

in which in each case

** denotes the point of attachment to the (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl radical,

# denotes the point of attachment to the pyridine ring,

R B1 represents hydrogen or hydroxyl

and

R B2 represents hydrogen or methyl.

5. A process for preparing a compound of the formula (I) of claim 1 in which R 2 represents NH 2 , wherein a compound of the formula (II)

in which ring A has the meaning given in claim 1 ,

is reacted in an inert solvent in the presence of a base with a compound of the formula (III)

in which R 1 has the meaning given in claim 1 and

X represents a suitable leaving group, such as halogen, mesylate, tosylate or triflate, to give a compound of the formula (I-A)

in which R 1 and ring A have the meanings given above,

and the compounds of the formula (I-A) are, if appropriate, converted with the appropriate (i) solvents and/or (ii) bases or acids into their physiologically acceptable salts.

6. A process for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) as defined in claim 1 in which R 2 represents the group —NR 5 R 6 and in which at least one of the two radicals R 5 and R 6 is not hydrogen, characterized in that compounds of the formula (I-A) are initially converted with copper(II) chloride and isoamyl nitrite in a suitable solvent into compounds of the formula (VI)

in which R 1 and ring A have the meanings given in claim 1 ,

in which R 1 and the ring A have the meanings given above,

and these are then reacted with a compound of the formula (VII)

in which

R 5A has the meaning of R 5 given in claim 1 ,

R 6A has the meaning of R 6 given in claim 1 ,

but at least one of the two radicals R 5A and R 6A does not represent hydrogen,

to give compounds of the formula (I-B)

in which R 1 , R 5A , R 6A and ring A each have the meanings given above,

and the compounds of the formula (I-B) are, if appropriate, converted with the appropriate (i) solvents and/or (ii) bases or acids into their-physiologically acceptable salts.

7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the formula (I) as defined in claim 1 in combination with an inert nontoxic pharmaceutically suitable auxiliary.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7 , further comprising one or more further active compounds selected from the group consisting of lipid metabolism-modifying active compounds, antidiabetics, antihypertensive drugs and antithrombotic drugs.

9. A method for the treatment or prevention of hypertension, coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, angina pectoris, heart failure, myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation in humans and animals using an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I) of claim 1 .

10. A method for the treatment or prevention of hypertension, coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, angina pectoris, heart failure, myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation in humans and animals using an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 7 .