IP Library Granted Patent US 9,499,517
Granted Patent B2
US 9,499,517 · App. 14/179,432 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Substituted prolines / piperidines as orexin receptor antagonists

Inventors: Theodore M. Kamenecka (Palm Beach Gardens, FL); Yuanjun He (Palm Beach Gardens, FL); William Nguyen (Jupiter, FL); Rong Jiang (Millersville, MD); Xinyi Song (Bristol, PA); Robert Jason Herr (Voorheesville, NY); Qin Jiang (Latham, NY)
Assignee: Eolas Therapeutics, Inc.
C07D401/12A61K31/40A61K31/445C07D401/14C07D417/06C07D417/14
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Patent No.
US 9,499,517
App. No.
14/179,432
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX 1 or OX 2 , or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention. For example, orexin receptor-modulatory compounds of the present invention can be used in treatment of an eating disorder, obesity, alcoholism or an alcohol-related disorder, drug abuse or addiction including addiction to cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, or nicotine, a sleep disorder, a cognitive dysfunction in a psychiatric or neurologic disorder, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, headache, migraine, pain, gastrointestinal diseases, epilepsy, inflammations, immune-related diseases, endocrine-related diseases, cancer, hypertension, behavior disorder, mood disorder, manic depression, dementia, sex disorder, psychosexual disorder, or renal disease.

Claims (35)

1. A compound of Formula (VI):

wherein

R 10 is H or methyl;

Het 2 is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and pyrazinyl, each optionally fused to phenyl or a monocyclic heteroaryl, and each optionally substituted with one or two substituents R x ; wherein each R x is independently selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, methyl, methoxy, —CN, —CF 3 , cyclopropyl, and cyano-cyclopropyl;

X, Y, and Z are defined as in (a), (b), or (c), wherein:

(a) X is N, Y is CH, and Z is S;

(b) X is N, Y is CHCH, and Z is CH; and

(c) X is CH, Y is CHCH, and Z is CH;

each R 11 is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, cyano, chloro, fluoro, and methoxy; t is 0, 1, or 2;

and B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and pyrazinyl, each optionally substituted with one or two substituents R y ; wherein R y is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CN, and —CF 3 ,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;

provided that the compound is not:

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (VIA):

wherein

B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, and pyrimidinyl, each unsubstituted or substituted with one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of methyl, cyano, chloro, fluoro, and methoxy;

X 2 is CH or N;

R 10 is H or methyl;

R 200 is H, —CF 3 , or chloro; and

(a) one of R 20 and R 22 is methyl, chloro, or fluoro, the other of R 20 and R 22 is H, and R 21 is H; or (b) R 21 is H, chloro, or fluoro, and R 20 and R 22 are both H;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Het 2 is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and pyrazinyl, each optionally fused to phenyl or a monocyclic heteroaryl, and each optionally substituted with one or two substituents R x , wherein each R x is independently selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, methyl, methoxy, —CN, —CF 3 , cyclopropyl, and cyano-cyclopropyl.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Het 2 is selected from the group consisting of thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, benzoxazolyl, quinazolinyl, and triazolo-pyrimidinyl, each optionally substituted with one or two substituents R x , wherein each R x is independently selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, methyl, methoxy, —CN, —CF 3 , cyclopropyl, and cyano-cyclopropyl.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is N, Y is CHCH, and Z is CH; or X is CH, Y is CHCH, and Z is CH.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring B is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and pyrazinyl, each optionally substituted with one or two substituents R y , wherein each R y is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, —F, —Cl, —Br, —CN, and —CF 3 .

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring B is pyrazolyl or triazolyl.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring B is pyridyl or pyrimidinyl.

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each R 11 is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, chloro, fluoro, and —CN.

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the group (XX):

is a group of Formula (Xa), or is a group of Formula (Xb), or is a group of Formula (Xc):

wherein X 1 is CH or N; and

B is unsubstituted or is substituted as described in claim 1 .

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the group (XX)

is a group of Formula (Xd):

where (a) one of R 101 and R 103 is methyl, chloro, or fluoro, the other of R 101 and R 103 is H, and R 102 is H; or (b) R 102 is H, chloro, or fluoro, and R 101 and R 103 are both H.

12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: JIANG, QIN; HERR, ROBERT JASON
To: CURIA GLOBAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 074171/0406 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: CURIA GLOBAL, INC.
To: EOLAS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 074171/0530 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: EOLAS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: NIUVERA BIO, INC.
Reel/Frame 074171/0534 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Dec 14, 2016
From: PAUL J. KENNY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 040939/0837 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2015
From: KAMENECKA, THEODORE M.; HE, YUANJUN; JIANG, RONG; NGUYEN, WILLIAM; SONG, XINYI; HERR, ROBERT JASON; BARNES, KEITH; YOUNG, STEVEN D.; JIANG, QIN
To: EOLAS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034943/0400 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2013024903 · Feb 6, 2013
Provisional Application 61596062 · Feb 7, 2012
Related Publication 20140364432A1 · Dec 11, 2014