Polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles useful as Axl inhibitors

1. A method of relieving or arresting the development of a disease or condition associated with Axl activity in a mammal, wherein a manifestation of the disease or condition is solid or liquid tumor formation in the mammal and wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I):

wherein:

R 1 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, —C(O)R 8 , —C(O)N(R 6 )R 7 , and —C(═NR 6 )N(R 6 )R 7 ;

R 2 and R 3 are each independently a polycyclic heteroaryl containing more than 14 ring atoms optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, halo, haloalkyl, alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —R 9 —OR 8 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —OR 8 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —O—R 10 —OR 8 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —CN, —R 9 —O—R 10 —C(O)OR 8 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —C(O)N(R 6 )R 7 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —S(O) p R 8 (where p is 0, 1 or 2), —R 9 —O—R 10 —N(R 6 )R 7 , —R 9 —O—R 10 —C(NR 11 )N(R 11 )H, —R 9 —OC(O)—R 8 , —R 9 —N(R 6 )R 7 , —R 9 —C(O)R 8 , —R 9 —C(O)OR 8 , —R 9 —C(O)N(R 6 )R 7 , —R 9 —N(R 6 )C(O)OR 8 , —R 9 —N(R 6 )C(O)R 8 , —R 9 —N(R 6 )S(O) t R 8 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 9 —S(O) t OR 8 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 9 —S(O) p R 8 (where p is 0, 1 or 2), and —R 9 —S(O) t N(R 6 )R 7 (where t is 1 or 2);

or R 2 is a polycyclic heteroaryl containing more than 14 ring atoms as described above and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of aryl and heteroaryl, where the aryl and the heteroaryl are each independently optionally substituted by one or more substitutents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkynyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkynyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkenyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkynyl, —R 13 —OR 12 , —R 13 —OC(O)—R 12 , —R 13 —O—R 14 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )—R 14 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —C(O)R 12 , —R 13 —C(O)OR 12 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 )—R 14 —N(R 12 )R 13 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 )—R 14 —OR 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )C(O)OR 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )C(O)R 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )S(O) t R 12 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 13 —S(O) t OR 12 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 13 —S(O) p R 12 (where p is 0, 1 or 2), and —R 13 —S(O) t N(R 12 ) 2 (where t is 1 or 2);

or R 3 is a polycyclic heteroaryl containing more than 14 ring atoms as described above, and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of aryl and heteroaryl, where the aryl and the heteroaryl are each independently optionally substituted by one or more substitutents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkynyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkynyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkenyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkynyl, —R 13 —OR 12 , —R 13 —OC(O)—R 12 , —R 13 —O—R 14 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )—R 14 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —C(O)R 12 , —R 13 —C(O)OR 12 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 ) 2 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 )—R 14 —N(R 12 )R 13 , —R 13 —C(O)N(R 12 )—R 14 —OR 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )C(O)OR 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )C(O)R 12 , —R 13 —N(R 12 )S(O) t R 12 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 13 —S(O) t OR 12 (where t is 1 or 2), —R 13 —S(O) p R 12 (where p is 0, 1 or 2), and —R 13 —S(O) t N(R 12 ) 2 (where t is 1 or 2);

each R 6 and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkynyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkynyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkenyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkynyl, —R 10 —OR 8 , —R 10 —CN, —R 10 —NO 2 , —R 10 —N(R 8 ) 2 , —R 10 —C(O)OR 8 and —R 10 —C(O)N(R 8 ) 2 , or any R 6 and R 7 , together with the common nitrogen to which they are both attached, form an optionally substituted N-heteroaryl or an optionally substituted N-heterocyclyl;

each R 8 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkynyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkynyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkenyl, and optionally substituted heteroarylalkynyl;

each R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, an optionally substituted straight or branched alkylene chain, an optionally substituted straight or branched alkenylene chain and an optionally substituted straight or branched alkynylene chain;

each R 10 is independently selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted straight or branched alkylene chain, an optionally substituted straight or branched alkenylene chain and an optionally substituted straight or branched alkynylene chain;

each R 11 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cyano, nitro and —OR 8 ;

each R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl and optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, or two R 12's , together with the common nitrogen to which they are both attached, form an optionally substituted N-heterocyclyl or an optionally substituted N-heteroaryl;

each R 13 is independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, an optionally substituted straight or branched alkylene chain and an optionally substituted straight or branched alkenylene chain; and

each R 14 is independently selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted straight or branched alkylene chain and an optionally substituted straight or branched alkenylene chain;

as an isolated stereoisomer or mixture thereof or as a tautomer or mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the disease or condition is alleviated by the modulation of Axl activity.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the disease of condition is alleviated by a increase in Axl activity.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the disease of condition is alleviated by a decrease in Axl activity.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a manifestation of the disease or condition is solid tumor formation in said mammal.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of breast carcinoma, renal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, melanoma, prostate carcinoma, sarcoma, gastric cancer and uveal melanoma.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein a manifestation of the disease or condition is liquid tumor formation in said mammal.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the disease or condition is myeloid leukemia or lymphoma.

9. A method of relieving or arresting the development of a disease or condition associated with Axl activity in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a 1-(6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridazin-3-yl)-N 3 -(7-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzo[7]annulene-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diamine, as a free base, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or an N-oxide thereof; or a therapeutically effective amount of 1-(6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridazin-3-yl)-N 3 -(7-(S)-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzo[7]annulene-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diamine, as a free base, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or an N-oxide thereof.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disease, vascular injury, psoriasis, visual impairment due to macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, kidney disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, endometriosis, viral infection, obesity, sepsis and cataracts.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein a manifestation of the disease or condition is solid tumor formation in said mammal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of breast carcinoma, renal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, melanoma, prostate carcinoma, sarcoma, gastric cancer and uveal melanoma.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein a manifestation of the disease or condition is liquid tumor formation in said mammal.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the disease or condition is myeloid leukemia or lymphoma.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the disease or condition is endometriosis.