Granted Patent B2

US 9,637,441 · App. 14/290,797 · Granted May 2, 2017

Inventors: Zhenwei Miao (San Diego, CA); Junjie Liu (San Diego, CA); Thea Norman (San Diego, CA); Russell Driver (Solana Beach, CA)

Assignee: AMBRX, INC.

C07C225/10A61K31/198A61K38/17A61K47/08A61K47/10A61K47/34C07C229/36C07C237/32C07C251/28C07C251/54C07C251/60C07C251/86C07C323/63C07D209/38C07D209/46C07D307/83C07D307/88C07D307/89C07D317/22C07D317/26C07D317/28C07D317/30C07D333/72C07K14/61C12P21/02G01N33/5008G01N33/68G01N33/6848C07C2101/08G01N2500/00Y02P20/55

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A compound, or salt thereof, comprising Formula (I):

wherein:

A is optional, and when present is lower alkylene, substituted lower alkylene, lower cycloalkylene, substituted lower cycloalkylene, lower alkenylene, substituted lower alkenylene, alkynylene, lower heteroalkylene, substituted heteroalkylene, lower heterocycloalkylene, substituted lower heterocycloalkylene, arylene, substituted arylene, heteroarylene, substituted heteroarylene, alkarylene, substituted alkarylene, aralkylene, or substituted aralkylene;

B is optional, and when present is a linker selected from the group consisting of lower alkylene, substituted lower alkylene, lower alkenylene, substituted lower alkenylene, lower heteroalkylene, substituted lower heteroalkylene, —O—, —S—, —S-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —S(O) k — where k is 1, 2, or 3, —S(O) k (alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)—, —C(O)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)—, —C(S)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)—, —NR′-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(O)N(R′)—, —C(O)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —C(S)N(R′)—, —C(S)N(R′)-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)CO-(alkylene or substituted alkylene)-, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —S(O) k N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O) k N(R′)—, —N(R′)—N═, —C(R′)═N—, —C(R′)═N—N(R′)—, —C(R′)═N—N═, —C(R′) 2 —N═N—, and —C(R′) 2 —N(R′)—N(R′)—, where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;

J is

R is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl;

each R″ is independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, or a protecting group, or when more than one R″ group is present, two R″ optionally form a heterocycloalkyl;

R 1 is H, an amino protecting group, at least one amino acid; and

R 2 is OH, an ester protecting group, at least one amino acid;

each of R 3 and R 4 is independently H, halogen, lower alkyl, or substituted lower alkyl, or R 3 and R 4 or two R 3 groups optionally form a cycloalkyl or a heterocycloalkyl;

or the A-B-J-R groups together form a bicyclic or tricyclic cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl comprising at least one carbonyl group, including a dicarbonyl group, protected carbonyl group, including a protected dicarbonyl group, or masked carbonyl group, including a masked dicarbonyl group;

or the J-R group together forms a monocyclic or bicyclic cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl comprising at least one carbonyl group, including a dicarbonyl group; at least one protected carbonyl group, including a protected dicarbonyl group; at least one masked carbonyl group, including a masked dicarbonyl group; or combinations thereof;

with a proviso that when A is phenylene and each R 3 is H, B is present; and that when A is —(CH 2 ) 4 — and each R 3 is H, B is not —NHC(O)(CH 2 CH 2 )—; and that when A and B are absent and each R 3 is H, R is not methyl;

or an active metabolite, or a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug or solvate thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A is substituted or unsubstituted lower alkylene, or an unsubstituted or substituted arylene selected from the group consisting of a phenylene, pyridinylene, pyrimidinylene or thiophenylene.

3. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIII):

wherein X 1 is C, S, or S(O); and L is alkylene, substituted alkylene, N(R′)(alkylene) or N(R′)(substituted alkylene).

4. The compound of claim 3 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIII-A):

5. The compound of claim 3 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIII-B):

6. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIV):

wherein X 1 is C, S, or S(O); and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; and each R 8 and R 9 on each CR 8 R 9 group is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkoxy, alkylamine, halogen, alkyl, aryl, or any R 8 and R 9 can together form ═O or a cycloalkyl, or any to adjacent R 8 groups can together form a cycloalkyl.

7. The compound of claim 6 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIV-A):

8. The compound of claim 6 , corresponding to Formula (XXXIV-B):

9. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (XXXV):

wherein X i is C, S, or S(O); and L is alkylene, substituted alkylene, N(R′)(alkylene) or N(R′)(substituted alkylene).

10. The compound of claim 9 , corresponding to Formula (XXXV-A):

11. The compound of claim 9 , corresponding to Formula (XXXV-B):

12. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (XXXX):

wherein:

M is —C(R 3 )—

where (a) indicates bonding to the A group and (b) indicates bonding to respective carbonyl groups; and

T 3 is a bond, C(R)(R), O, or S, and R is H, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl.

13. The compound of claim 12 , corresponding to Formula (XXXXIII):

14. The compound of claim 13 , selected from:

15. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (III):

wherein each R a is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, —N(R′) 2 , —C(O) k R′ where k is 1 or 2, —C(O)N(R′) 2 , —OR′, and —S(O) k R′, where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

16. The compound of claim 14 , selected from the group consisting of:

17. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (VI):

wherein each R a is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, —N(R′) 2 , —C(O) k R′ where k is 1 or 2, —C(O)N(R′) 2 , —OR′, and —S(O) k R′, where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

18. The compound of claim 17 , selected from the group consisting of:

19. The compound of claim 1 , corresponding to Formula (IX):

wherein each R a is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, —N(R′) 2 , —C(O) k R′ where k is 1 or 2, —C(O)N(R′) 2 , —OR′, and —S(O) k R′, where each R′ is independently H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

20. The compound of claim 19 , selected from the group consisting of:

21. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the -A-B-J-R groups together form a bicyclic or tricyclic cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl comprising at least one carbonyl group, protected carbonyl group or masked carbonyl group.

22. The compound of claim 21 selected from the group consisting of:

23. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the -J-R group together forms a monocyclic or bicyclic cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl comprising at least one carbonyl group, protected carbonyl group or masked carbonyl group.

24. The compound of claim 23 having the structure:

Assignments (1)

Continuity (10)