IP Library Granted Patent US 8,889,702
Granted Patent B2
US 8,889,702 · App. 13/145,926 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Derivatives of azaspiranyl-alkylcarbamates of 5-member heterocyclic compounds, preparation thereof and therapeutic use thereof

Inventors: Ahmed Abouabdellah (Paris, FR); Nathalie Chereze (Paris, FR); Aude Fayol (Paris, FR); Alistair Lochead (Paris, FR); Mourad Saady (Paris, FR); Julien Vache (Paris, FR); Philippe Yaiche (Paris, FR)
Assignee: Sanofi
C07D417/14C07D413/14
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Patent No.
US 8,889,702
App. No.
13/145,926
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I) in which R 2 is a hydrogen or fluorine atom or a hydroxyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy, NR 8 R 9 group; m, n, o and p are independently an integer equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3; A is a covalent bond or a C 1-8 -alkylene group; R 1 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R 3 is a hydrogen or fluorine atom or a C 1-6 -alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; R 4 is an optionally substituted 5-member heterocyclic compound; the compound being in the form of a base or acid addition salt. The invention also relates to the therapeutic use thereof.

Claims (89)

1. Compound corresponding to formula (I)

in which

R 2 represents a hydrogen or fluorine atom or a hydroxyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy or NR 8 R 9 group;

m, n, o and p represent, independently of each other, an integer equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3;

A represents a covalent bond or a group C 1-8 -alkylene;

R 1 represents a group R 5 optionally substituted with one or more groups R 6 and/or R 7 ;

R 5 represents a group chosen from phenyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, phthalazinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl and naphthyridinyl;

R 6 represents a halogen atom or a C 1-6 -alkyl, or C 1-6 -haloalkyl group;

R 7 represents phenyl ring optionally substituted with one or more groups R 6 that may be identical to or different from each other;

R 3 represents a hydrogen or fluorine atom, a group C 1-6 -alkyl or a trifluoromethyl group;

R 4 represents a group chosen from furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl and tetrazolyl;

this group being optionally substituted with one or more substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a group C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkylene, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, cyano, NR 8 R 9 , NR 8 COR 9 , NR 8 CO 2 R 9 , NR 8 SO 2 R 9 , NR 8 SO 2 NR 8 R 9 , COR 8 , CO 2 R 8 , CONR 8 R 9 , CON(R 8 )(C 1-3 -alkylene-NR 10 R 11 ), SO 2 R 8 , SO 2 NR 8 R 9 , —O—(C 1-3 -alkylene)-O—, and phenyl; the phenyl groups possibly being substituted with one or more substituents chosen from a halogen atom and a cyano, nitro, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -thioalkyl, C 1-6 -haloalkoxy, C 1-6 -halothioalkyl, C 3-7 -cycloalkyl or C 3-7 -cycloalkyl-C 1-3 -alkylene group; R 8 and R 9 represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a group C 1-6 -alkyl, R 10 and R 11 represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a group C 1-6 -alkyl;

in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 2 represents a hydrogen atom;

in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the group

R 2 as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 ;

in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein

R 1 represents a group R 5 optionally substituted with one or more groups R 6 and/or R 7 ;

R 5 represents a pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridinyl or quinolinyl group;

in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom; in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein

R 4 represents a group chosen from a thiazolyl, an oxazolyl, an oxadiazolyl and an isoxazolyl;

this group being optionally substituted with one or more substituents chosen from a group C 1-6 -alkyl, CONR 8 R 9 , CON(R 8 )(C 1-3 -alkylene-NR 10 R 11 ) or a phenyl; the phenyl group being optionally substituted with one or more substituents chosen from a halogen atom;

R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a group C 1-6 -alkyl;

in the form of base or of acid-addition salt.

7. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein it is chosen from:

thiazol-4-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(5-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{7-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]methylcarbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]methylcarbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{7-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-ylmethyl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-ylmethyl}carbamate

4-carbamoyloxazol-2-ylmethyl[7-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[2-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]hept-6-yl]carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[6-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-ylmethyl]carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl{6-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl}carbamate

3-(methylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-chloroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{2-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-azaspiro[3.3]hept-6-yl}carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[6-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl]carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[6-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]oct-2-yl]carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{2-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-azaspiro[3.3]hept-6-yl}carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{7-[6-(4-fluorophenyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}carbamate

3-(2-dimethylaminoethylcarbamoyl)isoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate and the hydrochloride thereof;

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-chloropyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl{7-[5-(3-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl]-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(5-isobutylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-chloroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(6-chloroquinolin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-ylmethyl]carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-(4-fluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

4-carbamoyloxazol-2-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

5-methyl-3-phenylisoxazol-4-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-ethyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

5-methyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-ylmethyl[7-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)-7-azaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl]carbamate

3-carbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[6-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-6-azaspiro[2.5]oct-1-yl]carbamate

3-methylcarbamoylisoxazol-5-ylmethyl[6-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-6-azaspiro[2.5]oct-1-yl]carbamate.

8. A process for preparing the compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 , comprising the step that consists in reacting an amine of general formula (II),

in which A, R 1 , R 2 , m, n, o and p are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 , either with a carbonate of general formula (III)

in which Z represents a hydrogen atom or a nitro group, and R 3 and R 4 are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 ,

in the presence of a base, in a solvent at a temperature of between room temperature and the reflux temperature of the solvent;

or with phenyl or 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate,

in the presence of a base, in a solvent at a temperature of between 0° C. and room temperature, to give the carbamate derivative of general formula (IV),

in which A, R 1 , R 2 , m, n, o and p are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 , and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a nitro group,

and then in converting the carbamate derivative of general formula (IV) thus obtained into a compound of general formula (I), via the action of an alcohol of general formula HOCHR 3 R 4 (IIIa), in which R 3 and R 4 are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 , in the presence of a base, in a solvent at a temperature of between room temperature and the reflux temperature of the solvent.

9. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 , comprising the step that consists in reacting a compound of general formula (Ia)

in which A, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , m, n, o and p are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 , with a derivative of general formula R 1 —U (V), in which R 1 is as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 and U 1 represents a halogen atom or an O-triflate group,

using aromatic or heteroaromatic nucleophilic substitution conditions or using Buchwald N-arylation or N-heteroarylation conditions.

10. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 , in which R 1 represents a group R 5 substituted with a group R 6 of the type C 1-6 -alkyl, or with a group R 7 as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 , comprising the step that consists in

performing a coupling reaction, catalysed by means of a transition metal, on the compound of general formula (Ib),

in which A, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , m, n, o and p are as defined in the general formula (I) according to claim 1 and U 2 represents a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom or a triflate group, U 2 being in the position in which it is desired to introduce a group R 6 or R 7 :

either via a reaction of Suzuki type, for example using an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl boronic acid,

or according to a reaction of Stille type;

or via a reaction of Negishi type.

11. A pharmaceutical composition containing at least one compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 , in the form of base or of a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

12. A method of treating acute or chronic pain in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2011
From: ABOUABDELLAH, AHMED; CHEREZE, NATHALIE; FAYOL, AUDE; LOCHEAD, ALISTAIR; SAADY, MOURAD; VACHE, JULIEN; YAICHE, PHILIPPE
To: SANOFI
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Priority Claims (1)
FR 09 00493 · Feb 5, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110319381A1 · Dec 29, 2011