IP Library Granted Patent US 9,073,873
Granted Patent B2
US 9,073,873 · App. 14/223,932 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

2-heterocyclylaminoalkyl-(p-quinone) derivatives for treatment of oxidative stress diseases

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Patent No.
US 9,073,873
App. No.
14/223,932
Granted
Jul 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods of treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders including mitochondrial diseases, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 2-heterocyclylaminoalkyl-(p-quinone) derivatives.

Claims (55)

1. A compound of Formula I

where R is selected from the group consisting of:

where the * indicates the point of attachment of R to the remainder of the molecule;

n is 0 or 1;

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 3 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy, or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

Het is optionally substituted pyrimidine;

M and M′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C(O)—R 10 , —C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )-alkenyl, —C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )-alkynyl, —C(O)-aryl, —C(O)-heterocyclyl, —C(O)O—R 10 , —C(O)NR 10a R 10b, SO 2 OR 10 , —SO 2 —C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, —SO 2 —(C 1 -C 6 )-haloalkyl, —SO 2 -aryl, —SO 2 —NR 10a R 10b, P(O)(OR 10a )(OR 10b ) and C-linked amino acid or di-peptide; and

R 10 , R 10a , and R 10b are independently hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl optionally substituted with —OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2 , —C(O)OH, —C(O)O—(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl or halogen;

or a salt, a solvate, or a hydrate thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula:

where:

n is 0 or 1;

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 3 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy, or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

Het is pyrimidine optionally substituted with (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, —C(O)(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl or oxo;

or a salt, a solvate, or a hydrate thereof.

3. The compound of claim 2 , where n is 0.

4. The compound of claim 2 where R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl.

5. The compound of claim 2 where R 4 is hydrogen.

6. The compound of claim 2 where Het is an unsubstituted pyrimidine.

7. The compound of claim 2 , where Het is pyrimidine substituted with (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, —C(O)(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl or oxo.

8. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(3-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)propyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

2-(2-(4-fluoropyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

2-(2-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione; and

2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(2-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

or a salt, a solvate, or a hydrate thereof.

9. The compound of claim 2 , additionally comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

10. A method of treating or suppressing an oxidative stress disorder, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of claim 2 , wherein the oxidative stress disorder is selected from the group consisting of Friedreich's Ataxia, Huntington's Disease, Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Parkinson's Disease, diabetes, and CoQ10 deficiency.

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula:

where:

n is 0 or 1;

R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 3 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy, or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

Het is pyrimidine optionally substituted with (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, —C(O)(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1'-C 6 )cycloalkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl or oxo;

M and M′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C(O)—R 10 , —C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )-alkenyl, —C(O)(C 2 -C 6 )-alkynyl, —C(O)-aryl, —C(O)-heterocyclyl, —C(O)O—R 10 , —C(O)NR 10a R 10b, SO 2 OR 10 , —SO 2 —C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, —SO 2 —(C 1 -C 6 )-haloalkyl, —SO 2 -aryl, —SO 2 —NR 10a R 10b, P(O)(OR 10a )(OR 10b ) and C-linked amino acid or di-peptide; and

R 10 , R 10a , and R 10b are independently hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl optionally substituted with —OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2 , —C(O)OH, —C(O)O—(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl or halogen;

or a salt, a solvate, or a hydrate thereof.

12. The compound of claim 11 , where n is 0.

13. The compound of claim 11 where R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are methyl and M and M′ are independently hydrogen or C(O)—R 10 .

14. The compound of claim 11 , additionally comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

15. A method of treating or suppressing an oxidative stress disorder; comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of claim 11 , wherein the oxidative stress disorder is selected from the group consisting of Friedreich's Ataxia, Huntington's Disease, Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Parkinson's Disease, diabetes, and CoQ10 deficiency.

16. The compound of claim 11 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

the hydroquinone form of 2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(3-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)propyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

the hydroquinone form of 2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

the hydroquinone form of 2-(2-(4-fluoropyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

the hydroquinone form of 2-(2-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione; and

the hydroquinone form of 2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(2-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)ethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione;

or a salt, a solvate, or a hydrate thereof.

17. A method of treating or suppressing an oxidative stress disorder, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of claim 1 , wherein the oxidative stress disorder is selected from the group consisting of Friedreich's Ataxia, Huntington's Disease, Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Parkinson's Disease, diabetes, and CoQ10 deficiency.

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