IP Library Granted Patent US 9,868,748
Granted Patent B2
US 9,868,748 · App. 14/888,129 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Thiazolopyrrolidine inhibitors of ROR- γ

Inventors: David A. Claremon (Maple Glen, PA); Lawrence Wayne Dillard (Yardley, PA); Chengguo Dong (Staten Island, NY); Yi Fan (Doylestown, PA); Lanqi Jia (Horsham, PA); Stephen D. Lotesta (Burlington, NJ); Andrew Marcus (Media, PA); Suresh B. Singh (Kendall Park, NJ); Colin M. Tice (Maple Glen, PA); Jing Yuan (Lansdale, PA); Wei Zhao (North Potomac, MD); Yajun Zheng (Hockessin, DE); Linghang Zhuang (Chalfont, PA)
Assignee: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C07D513/04C07D519/00
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Patent No.
US 9,868,748
App. No.
14/888,129
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by RORγ. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formula (I) and methods for their use in treating one or more inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune and other diseases or disorders.

Claims (44)

1. A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

Z is —C(O)NR 1 —, —NR 1 C(O)—, —NR 1 —, or NR 1 SO 2 ;

R 1 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl;

L 1 and L 2 are each independently a bond or (C 1 -C 3 )alkylene optionally substituted with (C 1 -C 2 )alkyl or spirocyclopropane;

R 2 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyl or monocyclic heterocyclyl, each optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from CN, halo, hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, oxo, and halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy;

R 3 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl;

Cy 1 is aryl or heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from R 5 ;

R 4 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl; and

Cy 2 is aryl, heteroaryl, monocyclic cycloalkyl, or monocyclic heterocyclyl, wherein the aryl and heteroaryl are each optionally fused with a monocyclic heterocyclyl or monocyclic cycloalkyl, and wherein Cy 2 is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from R 6 ; and

R 5 and R 6 are each independently selected from halo, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, carboxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, CO 2 H, (CH 2 ) 1-3 COOH, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, hydroxy(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, halo(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, hydroxy(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl(C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, halo(C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkoxy, (C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkoxy, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halo(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkoxy, halo(C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkythio, (C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylthio, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio, halo(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkythio, halo(C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylthio, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylsulfinyl, (C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, halo(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylsulfinyl, halo(C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylsulfonyl, (C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, halo(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylsulfonyl, halo(C 4 -C 7 )cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxycarbonyl, H 2 NCO, H 2 NSO 2 , (C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminocarbonyl, (C 1 -C 3 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 3 )alkylaminocarbonyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminosulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonylamino, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonylamino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonylamino, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonylamino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxycarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, oxo, amino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl amino(C 2 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino(C 2 -C 6 )alkoxy, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino(C 2 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, {(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl}{(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl}aminocarbonyl, di(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminosulfonyl, {(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl}{(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl}aminosulfonyl, di(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminosulfonyl, cyano(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkylaminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, {(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl}{(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl}aminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and di(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkylaminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl.

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

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the compound is of Formula (Ib):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein the compound is of Formula (Ib′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein Cy 1 is phenyl, pyridinyl, or pyrimidinyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from R 5 .

6. The compound of claim 5 , wherein Cy 2 is phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, cyclohexyl, or oxadiazolyl, each of which are optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from R 6 .

7. The compound of claim 6 , wherein R 5 is selected from halo, cyano, (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, CO 2 H, (CH 2 ) 1-3 COOH, and (C 1 -C 3 )alkylsulfonyl.

8. The compound of claim 7 , wherein R 2 is isopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, phenyl, benzyl, cyclopropyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, or tetrahydropyranyl, wherein the phenyl and benzyl are each optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from CN, halo, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, and halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.

9. The compound of claim 8 , wherein:

Cy 1 is phenyl, 2-pyridinyl, or 2-pyrimidinyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from halo, (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, (CH 2 ) 1-3 COOH, (C 1 -C 3 )alkylsulfonyl, cyano, or hydroxy(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl; and

R 2 is isopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, phenyl, benzyl, or cyclopropyl, wherein the phenyl and benzyl are each optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from CN, halo, (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 3 )alkoxy.

10. The compound of claim 9 , wherein:

Cy 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from halo, (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, CH 2 COOH, (C 1 -C 3 )alkanesulfonyl, cyano, or hydroxy(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl; and

R 2 is isopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, phenyl, benzyl, or cyclopropyl, wherein the phenyl and benzyl are each optionally substituted with 1 to 2 groups independently selected from CN, halo, (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 3 )alkoxy.

11. The compound of claim 10 , wherein the compound is of Formula (Ic):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

each Y is independently CH, CR 5 , or N; and

R 7 is (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl.

12. The compound of claim 11 , wherein the compound is of Formula (Id):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

each X is independently CH, CR 6 , or N;

each Y is independently CH, CR 5 , or N;

n is 0, 1, or 2; and

R 7 is (C 1 -C 3 )alkyl.

13. The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 2 is isopropyl, cyclopropyl, isobutyl or sec-butyl.

14. The compound of claim 13 , wherein R 2 is isopropyl.

15. The compound of claim 14 , wherein R 6 is selected from halo, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, carboxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, H 2 NCO, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, halo(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, hydroxy(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfinyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfinyl (C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkylsulfonyl, oxo, amino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyl, and aminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl.

16. The compound of claim 15 , wherein R 6 is selected from halo, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, carboxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, and halo(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.

17. The compound of claim 16 , wherein R 6 is halo, cyano, halo(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, or halo(C 1 -C 3 )alkoxy.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

19. A method of treating one or more diseases or disorders selected from ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: VITAE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: VITAE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 050150/0044 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2016
From: CLAREMON, DAVID A.; DILLARD, LAWRENCE WAYNE; DONG, CHENGGUO; FAN, YI; JIA, LANQI; LOTESTA, STEPHEN D.; MARCUS, ANDREW; SINGH, SURESH B.; TICE, COLIN M.; YUAN, JING; ZHAO, WEI; ZHENG, YAJUN; ZHUANG, LINGHANG
To: VITAE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038304/0266 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61818266 · May 1, 2013
Related Publication 20170008910A1 · Jan 12, 2017