Prodrugs of CGRP receptor antagonists
View Patent ↗Disclosed are prodrug compounds of formula (I) (wherein variables R 1 and R 2 are as described herein) which are analogues of an antagonist of CGRP receptors and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
1. A compound of formula (I)
wherein:
R 1 is C 1-4 alkyl, which is substituted with 1-7 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) —OP(═O)(OH) 2 ,
(b) —OP(═O)(OH)R a ,
R a is independently selected from:
(1) hydrogen,
(2) C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(c) hydroxyl,
(d) —CN,
(e) phenyl or heterocycle wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
(i) halo,
(ii) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(iii) —CN,
(iv) nitro,
(v) hydroxyl, and
(vi) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(f) C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents each independently selected from:
(i) halo,
(ii) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(iii) —CN,
(iv) hydroxyl, and
(v) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(g) —NR b R c ,
(h) —S(O) v R d ,
(i) —C(═O)NR b R c ,
(j) —NR b —C(═O)R c ,
(k) —NR b —SO 2 R d ,
(l) —O—CO 2 R d ,
(m) —O—(C═O)—NR b R c ,
(n) —NR b —(C═O)—NR b R c ,
(o) —C(═O)R b ,
(p) —CO 2 R b ,
(q) —O—C(═O)R b ,
(r) —NR b —CO 2 R d ,
(s) —NR b —(C═NR b )—NR b R c ,
(t) —CF 3 ,
(u) —Si(C 1-4 alkyl) 3 , and
(v) —OP(═O)(OR b ) 2 , and
(3) phenyl or heterocycle wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —CN,
(c) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(d) nitro,
(e) hydroxyl, and
(f) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo, and
(4) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo;
R b and R c are independently selected from:
(1) hydrogen,
(2) C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) hydroxyl,
(c) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(d) —CN,
(e) —CO 2 R d ,
(f) phenyl or heterocycle, wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
(i) halo,
(ii) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(iii) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo, and
(iv) hydroxyl,
(3) phenyl or heterocycle, wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(c) hydroxyl,
(d) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(e) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(f) —CN, and
(g) —CO 2 R d ,
(4) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo;
or R b and R c and the nitrogen to which they are attached join to form a 4-, 5-, or 6-membered ring optionally containing an additional heteroatom selected from N, O, and S, wherein the sulfur is optionally oxidized to the sulfone or sulfoxide, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-4 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —OR d ,
(c) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo, and
(d) phenyl;
R d is independently selected from:
(1) C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-4 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(c) hydroxyl,
(d) —CO 2 —C 1-4 -alkyl,
(e) —CO 2 H,
(f) —CN, and
(g) phenyl or heterocycle, wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
a) halo,
b) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
c) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo, and
d) hydroxyl,
(2) phenyl or heterocycle, wherein said heterocycle is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, furanyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl and pyrazinyl, which phenyl or heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from:
(a) halo,
(b) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(c) hydroxyl,
(d) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(e) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo,
(f) —CN,
(g) —CO 2 —C 1-4 alkyl, and
(h) —CO 2 H, and
(3) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 halo;
v is 0, 1, or 2;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and individual enantiomers and diastereomers thereof.
2. A compound of claim 1 , which is {1-[1-({[(3R,6S)-6-(2,3-Difluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)azepan-3-yl]amino}carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl]-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl}methyl dihydrogen phosphate;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
3. The compound of claim 2 , which is the sodium phosphate salt or the potassium phosphate salt.
4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
5. A method for treating migraine in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.