Fused pyridone M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators
View Patent ↗The present invention is directed to fused pyridone compounds of formula (I) (I) that are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
1. A compound of formula (I):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
Q is selected from the group consisting of
(2) —CH 2 CH 2 —;
R 1 and R 2 are each selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) hydroxy,
(3) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(4) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(5) —C 1-3 alkyl-C 6-10 aryl, or
(6) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
wherein any R 1 or R 2 alkyl or aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more halogen,
or R 1 and R 2 together form the group ═O;
R 3 and R 4 are each selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) hydroxy,
(3) —C 1-6 alkyl, or
(4) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
or R 3 and R 4 together form the group ═O;
R 5 is selected from the group consisting of
(1) —CH 2 —C 6-10 aryl,
(2) —C 2-4 alkenyl-C 6-10 aryl, or
wherein any R 5 aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(a) halogen,
(b) hydroxy,
(c) cyano,
(d) —(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(e) —O—(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(f) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(g) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(h) heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is an aromatic cyclic group having from 5 to 12 cyclic atoms, said cyclic atoms selected from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur,
(i) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
and wherein said alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(i) halogen,
(ii) hydroxy,
(iii) cyano,
(iv) —C 1-6 alkyl, or
(v) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
R 6 is selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) —C 1-6 alkyl, and
(3) —CH 2 -aryl,
wherein any R 6 alkyl or aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(a) halogen,
(b) cyano, and
(c) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more halo;
R 7 and R 8 are each selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(3) —C 1-3 alkyl-C 6-10 aryl,
and any R 7 and R 8 alkyl or aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more halogen,
or R 7 and R 8 and the nitrogen atom to which they are both bonded are linked together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; and
q is 0 or 1.
2. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is hydrogen.
3. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl.
4. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 together form oxo.
5. A compound of claim 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
R l and R 2 together form oxo and R 3 and R 4 together form oxo.
6. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) hydroxy,
(3) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(4) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(5) —C 1-3 alkyl-C 6-10 aryl, or
(6) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
wherein any R 1 or R 2 alkyl or aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more halogen,
or R 1 and R 2 together form the group ═O;
and R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen.
7. A compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
(1) hydrogen,
(2) hydroxy,
(3) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(4) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(5) —C 1-3 alkyl-C 6-10 aryl, or
(6) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
wherein any R 1 alkyl or aryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more halogen,
and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen.
8. A compound of any of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 5 is selected from benzyl, wherein said phenyl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(a) halogen,
(b) hydroxy,
(c) cyano,
(d) —(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(e) —O—(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(f) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(g) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(h) heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is an aromatic cyclic group having from 5 to 12 cyclic atoms, said cyclic atoms selected from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur;
(i) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
and wherein said alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(i) halogen,
(ii) hydroxy,
(iii) cyano,
(iv) —C 1-6 alkyl, or
(v) —OC 1-6 alkyl.
9. A compound of any of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 6 is hydrogen.
10. A compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is a compound of
formula (II):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Q, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 are as in claim 1 , and R 10 is optionally present at one or more of the phenyl ring carbon atoms, and is selected from the group consisting of
(1) halogen,
(2) hydroxy,
(3) cyano,
(4) —(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(5) —O—(CH 2 ) q -aryl,
(6) —C 1-6 alkyl,
(7) —OC 1-6 alkyl,
(8) heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is an aromatic cyclic group having from 5 to 12 cyclic atoms, said cyclic atoms selected from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur,
(9) —N(R 7 R 8 ),
and wherein said alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted with one or more
(a) halogen,
(b) hydroxy,
(c) cyano,
(d) —C 1-6 alkyl, or
(e) —OC 1-6 alkyl.
11. A compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is a compound of formula (III):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined in claim 1 .
12. A compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is a compound of formula (IV):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined in claim 1 .
13. A compound of claim 1 , which is selected from the group consisting of
1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid;
1-[(2E)-3-(2-Fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl]-4,5-dioxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
1-[(2Z)-3-(2-Fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-l-yl]-4,5-dioxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
(±)-5-Hydroxy-1-[(2′-methoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
(±)-1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
(±)-5-Hydroxy-5-methyl-1-(2-naphthylmethyl)-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
(±)-1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-ethyl-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
(±)-5-benzyl-1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of any of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
15. A compound selected from the tables below:
Ex.
R 1
R 2
R 3
2
H, H
H, H
3
H, H
H, H
4
H, H
H, H
5
H, H
H, H
6
O
H, H
7
O
H, H
8
O
H, H
9
O
H, H
10
O
H, H
11
O
H, H
12
O
H, H
13
H, H
O
14
H, H
O
Ex.
R 1
R 2
R 3
18
H, OH
H, H
19
H, OH
H, H
20
H, OH
H, H
21
H, OH
H, H
22
H, OH
H, H
23
H, OH
H, H
25
H, H
H, OH
26
H, H
H, OH
Ex.
R
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Ex.
R
65
66
Ex. #
R
70
71
72
73
74