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US 9,108,903 · App. 14/167,741 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Amides as modulators of sodium channels

Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah (La Jolla, CA); Corey Anderson (San Diego, CA); Vijayalaksmi Arumugam (San Marco, CA); Iuliana Luci Asgian (San Diego, CA); Brian Richard Bear (Carlsbad, CA); Andreas P. Termin (Encinitas, CA); James Philip Johnson (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
C07C235/64C07D213/79
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Patent No.
US 9,108,903
App. No.
14/167,741
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to amide compounds of formula I and I′ or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.

Claims (68)

1. A compound of formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein, independently for each occurrence:

Y is C or N

R 1 is H, halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen and wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 2 is H, halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 3 is H, halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 4 is H, halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 5 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 5′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 7 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

X is a bond or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R X is absent, H, or C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic may be replaced with —O— and said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from halogen and C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 8 is halogen, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

p is an integer from 0 to 4 inclusive; and

provided the following compounds are excluded:

3-methyl-4-[(2-phenoxybenzoyl)amino]-benzoic acid;

4-[(2-phenoxybenzoyl)amino]-benzoic acid; and

5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-[(2-phenoxybenzoyl)amino]-benzoic acid.

2. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen; R 2 is H, halogen, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen and wherein one CH 2 unit of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is replaced with —O; R 3 is halogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen; and R 5 and R 7 are each independently halogen, or —X—R X and R 5′ , R 6 , and R 6′ are each hydrogen.

3. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 2 , wherein R 1 is CF 3 ; R 2 is F, Cl, CF 3 or OCF 3 ; R 3 is t-butyl, Cl, CF 3 or CF 2 CF 3 ; and R 5 and R 7 are each independently F, Cl, CH 3 or OCH 3 .

4. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 1 , wherein ring A is selected from:

5. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 1 , wherein p is 0; and Y is N.

6. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 1 , wherein p is 0; and Y is C.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has formula I-B:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein, independently for each occurrence:

Y is C or N;

R 3 is halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 5 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 5′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 7 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

X is a bond or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R X is absent, H, or C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic may be replaced with —O— and said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from halogen and C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 8 is halogen, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—; and

p is an integer from 0 to 4 inclusive.

8. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 7 , wherein R 3 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen.

9. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 7 , wherein R 3 is t-butyl, Cl, CF 3 or CF 2 CF 3 ; and R 5 and R 7 are each independently F, Cl, CH 3 or OCH 3 .

10. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 7 , wherein ring A is selected from:

11. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 7 , wherein p is 0.

12. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound has formula I-C:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein, independently for each occurrence:

Y is C or N;

R 2 is halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 3 is halogen, CN, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R 5 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 5′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 6′ is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

R 7 is H, halogen, CN, or —X—R X ;

X is a bond or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—;

R X is absent, H, or C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic may be replaced with —O— and said C 3 -C 8 cycloaliphatic is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from halogen and C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 8 is halogen, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen, wherein up to two non-adjacent CH 2 units of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl may be replaced with —O—; and

p is an integer from 0 to 4 inclusive.

13. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 12 , wherein R 2 is H, halogen, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen and wherein one CH 2 unit of said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is replaced with —O—; and R 3 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 6 alkyl is substituted with 0-6 halogen.

14. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 12 , wherein R 2 is F, Cl, CF 3 or OCF 3 ; R 3 is t-butyl, Cl, CF 3 or CF 2 CF 3 ; and R 5 and R 7 are each independently F, Cl, CH 3 or OCH 3 .

15. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 12 , wherein ring A is selected from:

16. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 12 , wherein p is 0.

17. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 1 , wherein the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt is selected from the group consisting of:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 1 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or vehicles.

19. A method of inhibiting a voltage-gated sodium channel in a subject comprising administering to the subject the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 1 .

20. A method of treating or lessening the severity in a subject of chronic pain, gut pain, neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal pain, acute pain, inflammatory pain, cancer pain, idiopathic pain, multiple sclerosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, incontinence or cardiac arrhythmia comprising administering an effective amount of the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2016
From: MACQUARIE US TRADING LLC
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED; VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
Reel/Frame 040357/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2014
From: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED; VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
To: MACQUARIE US TRADING LLC
Reel/Frame 033292/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2014
From: HADIDA-RUAH, SARA SABINA; ANDERSON, COREY; ARUMUGAM, VIJAYALAKSMI; ASGIAN, IULIANA LUCI; BEAR, BRIAN RICHARD; TERMIN, ANDREAS P.; JOHNSON, JAMES PHILIP; VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 032414/0755 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61759062 · Jan 31, 2013
Related Publication 20140221435A1 · Aug 7, 2014