IP Library Granted Patent US 8,623,888
Granted Patent B2
US 8,623,888 · App. 12/833,025 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

3-oxy-hydromorphone derivatives

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Patent No.
US 8,623,888
App. No.
12/833,025
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides 3-oxy-hydromorphone derivatives, and in particular, 3-ester, 3-carbonate, and 3-sulfonate derivatives of hydromorphone.

Claims (33)

1. A compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:

R is selected from the group consisting of

(i) n-butyl, isobutyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tridecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-pentadecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-heptadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-iconsanyl, n-hemicosanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tricosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-heptacosanyl, benzyl, thienyl, thienylmethyl, furanyl, tetryhydrofuranyl, methylthiomethyl, camphanyl, norbornanyl, methyglutaryl, methylsuccinyl, and methyladipoyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (−), or

(ii) ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tridecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-pentadecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-heptadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-iconsanyl, n-hemicosanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tricosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-heptacosanyl, benzyl, phenyl, thienyl, thienylmethyl, furanyl, tetryhydrofuranyl, methylthiomethyl, camphanyl, norbornanyl, methyglutaryl, methylsuccinyl, and methyladipoyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (+);

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, {—}OH, {—}OR 7 , hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; and

R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 , are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of n-butyl, isobutyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tridecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-pentadecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-heptadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-iconsanyl, n-hemicosanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tricosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-heptacosanyl, benzyl, thienyl, thienylmethyl, furanyl, tetryhydrofuranyl, methylthiomethyl, camphanyl, norbornanyl, methyglutaryl, methylsuccinyl, and methyladipoyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (−).

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tridecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-pentadecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-heptadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-iconsanyl, n-emicosanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tricosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-heptacosanyl, benzyl, phenyl, thienyl, thienylmethyl, furanyl, tetryhydrofuranyl, methylthiomethyl, camphanyl, norbornanyl, methyglutaryl, methylsuccinyl, and methyladipoyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (+).

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the configuration of C-5, C-13, C-14, and C-9, respectively, is selected from the group consisting of RRRR, RRSR, RRRS, RRSS, RSRR, RSSR, RSRS, RSSS, SRRR, SRSR, SRRS, SRSS, SSRR, SSSR, SSRS, and SSSS, provided that the C-15 and the C-16 carbons are both either on the alpha face of the molecule or the beta face of the molecule.

6. A compound of Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:

R is selected from the group consisting of

(i) ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, ethylhexyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexanemethylene, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-octacosanyl, phenyl, and menthyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (−), or

(ii) methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, ethylhexyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexanemethylene, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-octacosanyl, phenyl, and menthyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (+);

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, {—}OH, {—}OR 7 , hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; and

R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 , are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl.

7. The compound of claim 6 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen.

8. The compound of claim 6 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, ethylhexyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexanemethylene, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-octacosanyl, phenyl, and menthyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (−).

9. The compound of claim 6 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, cyclobutyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, ethylhexyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexanemethylene, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonanyl, n-dodecanyl, n-tetradecanyl, n-hexadecanyl, n-octadecanyl, n-docosanyl, n-tetracosanyl, n-octacosanyl, phenyl, and menthyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (+).

10. The compound of claim 6 , wherein the configuration of C-5, C-13, C-14, and C-9, respectively, is selected from the group consisting of RRRR, RRSR, RRRS, RRSS, RSRR, RSSR, RSRS, RSSS, SRRR, SRSR, SRRS, SRSS, SSRR, SSSR, SSRS, and SSSS, provided that the C-15 and the C-16 carbons are both either on the alpha face of the molecule or the beta face of the molecule.

11. A compound of Formula (III) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:

R is selected from the group consisting of

(i) ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, and tolyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (−), or

(ii) methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, phenyl, and tolyl, wherein the optical activity of the compound is (+);

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, {—}OH, {—}OR 7 , hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; and

R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 , are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl.

12. The compound of claim 11 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen.

13. The compound of claim 11 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, and tolyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (−).

14. The compound of claim 11 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, phenyl, and tolyl; and the optical activity of the compound is (+).

15. The compound of claim 11 , wherein the configuration of C5, C13, C14, and C9, respectively, is selected from the group consisting of RRRR, RRSR, RRRS, RRSS, RSRR, RSSR, RSRS, RSSS, SRRR, SRSR, SRRS, SRSS, SSRR, SSSR, SSRS, and SSSS, provided that the C15 and the C16 carbons are both either on the alpha face of the molecule or the beta face of the molecule.

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