2H-chromene compound and derivative thereof
Provided is a compound which has an excellent S1P 1 agonist action, and is useful particularly as an active ingredient for an agent for preventing and/or treating a disease induced by undesirable lymphocyte infiltration or a disease induced by abnormal proliferation or accumulation of cells. According to the present invention, a 2H-chromene compound or a derivative thereof which has an excellent S1P 1 agonist action, and is useful particularly as an active ingredient of an agent for preventing and/or treating a disease induced by undesirable lymphocyte infiltration or a disease induced by abnormal proliferation or accumulation of cells can be provided. The 2H-chromene compound and a derivative thereof which are the compounds of the present invention have an S1P 1 agonist action, and can be used particularly for prevention and/or treatment of a disease induced by undesirable lymphocyte infiltration or a disease induced by abnormal proliferation or accumulation of cells.
1. A 2H-chromene compound represented by the following formula (I):
(wherein A represents lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, wherein aryl and heteroaryl may respectively be substituted with one to five R 1 s which are the same as or different from each other;
R 1 represents halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, —OH, —O-(lower alkyl), —O-(halogeno-lower alkyl), —O-(aryl), —O-(cycloalkyl), —O-(heteroaryl), —NH 2 , —NH(lower alkyl), —NH(halogeno-lower alkyl), —N(lower alkyl) 2 , or cyclic amino, wherein aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, and cyclic amino may respectively be substituted with one to five substituents which are the same as or different from each other and selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, lower alkyl and halogeno-lower alkyl;
L represents lower alkylene, lower alkenylene, lower alkynylene, -(lower alkylene)-O—, —O-(lower alkylene)-, or -(lower alkylene)-O-(lower alkylene)-;
Q represents —C(R 2B )═C(R 2C )—;
R 2A , R 2B , and R 2C independently represent —H, halogen, lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), or —O-(halogeno-lower alkyl);
R 3 represents —H, halogen, lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, or aryl;
R 4A represents —H or lower alkyl;
R 4B represents lower alkyl substituted with a group selected from Group G or cycloalkyl substituted with a group selected from Group G;
or R 4A and R 4B are combined with N to which they bind to form cyclic amino substituted with a group selected from Group G, in which the cyclic amino may further contain one to four substituents which are the same as or different from each other and selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, and halogeno-lower alkyl; and
Group G represents, —C(═O)OH, tetrazolyl, —C(═O) NHS(═O) 2 (lower alkyl), -(lower alkylene)-C(═O)OH, or
or a salt thereof.
2. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 1 , wherein R 4A and R 4B are combined with N to which they bind to form azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or tetrahydropyridyl, which is substituted with a group selected from Group G, and which may further be substituted with lower alkyl or halogen.
3. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 2 , wherein Group G is —C(═O)OH or —C(═O) NHS(═O) 2 CH 3 .
4. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 3 , wherein A is phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl, substituted with one to three R 1 s which are the same as or different from each other.
5. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 4 , wherein L is -(lower alkylene)-O—, lower alkenylene, or lower alkynylene.
6. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 5 , wherein R 2A is —H or lower alkyl; R 2B is —H; R 2C is —H or halogen; R 3 is —H or halogen; R 1 is halogen, lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, phenyl, pyrrolyl, cycloalkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), or —O-(halogeno-lower alkyl); and L is —CH 2 —O—, —CH═CH—, or 3-butynylene.
7. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 6 , wherein R 4A and R 4B are combined with N to which they bind to form piperidinyl or tetrahydropyridyl, which is substituted with —C(═O)OH, L is —CH 2 —O—; R 2A and R 2B are —H; R 2C is —H or halogen; R 3 is —H; A is phenyl or pyridyl, which is substituted with two R 1 s which are independently halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl) or —O-(halogeno-lower alkyl).
8. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 7 , wherein R 4A and R 4B are combined with N to which they bind to form piperidinyl which is substituted with —C(═O)OH; and A is phenyl which is substituted with two R 1 s which are the same as or different from each other.
9. The 2H-chromene compound or a salt thereof as described in claim 7 , wherein R 4A and R 4B are combined with N to which they bind to form tetrahydropyridyl which is substituted with —C(═O)OH; and A is pyridyl which is substituted with two R 1 s which are the same as or different from each other.
10. A 2H-chromene compound of:
1-{[7-({3-chloro-4-[(1S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethoxy]benzyl}oxy)-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid,
1-({7-[(3-chloro-4-isopropylbenzyl)oxy]-2H-chromen-3-yl}methyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid,
1-[(7-{[4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid,
1-{[7-({3-chloro-4-[2-fluoro-1-(fluoromethyl)ethoxy]benzyl}oxy)-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid,
1-{[7-({5-chloro-6-[(1S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethoxy]pyridin-3-yl}methoxy)-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3R)-1-{[7-({4-[(1,3-difluoropropan-2-yl)oxy]-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl}oxy)-5-fluoro-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
1-[(7-{[4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3R)-1-{[7-({3-chloro-4-[(1,3-difluoropropan-2-yl)oxy]benzyl}oxy)-5-fluoro-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3S)-1-{[7-({4-[(1,3-difluoropropan-2-yl)oxy]-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl}oxy)-5-fluoro-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3R)-1-[(7-{[4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3R)-1-[(7-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-{[(2S)-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl]oxy}benzyl]oxy}-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3S)-1-[(7-{[4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}-5-fluoro-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]piperidine-3-carboxylic acid,
(3R)-1-{[7-({4-[(1,3-difluoropropan-2-yl)oxy]-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl}oxy)-5-fluoro-2H-chromen-3-yl]methyl}-N-(methylsulfonyl)piperidine-3-carboxamide, or
1-[(7-{[4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-3- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl]piperidine-4-carboxylic acid,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the 2H-chromene compound, or a salt thereof as described in claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
12. The pharmaceutical composition as described in claim 11 , which is an S1P 1 agonist.
13. A compound of the formula
or a pharmaceutically salt thereof.
14. A pharmaceutical compostion comprising the 2H-chromene Compound, or a salt thereof as described in claim 13 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipent.