IP Library Granted Patent US 9,951,052
Granted Patent B2
US 9,951,052 · App. 15/032,174 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Inhibitors of the renal outer medullary potassium channel

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Patent No.
US 9,951,052
App. No.
15/032,174
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.

Claims (79)

1. A compound having structural Formula I

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R 1 is:

wherein each heterocyclic ring is optionally substituted on an available ring carbon with —C 1-3 alkyl, —OC 1-3 alkyl, —C 3-4 cycloalkyl, —OC 3-4 cycloalkyl or —CN; and

R i is selected from —H or phenyl optionally substituted with C 1-3 alkyl or halo;

R 2 is —H or —C 1-6 alkyl;

R 3 is —H, —OH, —F or —NH 2 ;

R 4 is —H, —OH, oxo, —F or —C 1-6 alkyl;

R 5 is —H, halo or —C 1-3 alkyl optionally substituted with one to three of —F;

R 6 is —H, halo, —O—C 1-3 alkyl, —C(O)OC 1-3 alkyl or —C 1-3 alkyl optionally substituted with one to three of —F; and

the dashed line “- - -” represents the presence or absence of a bond.

2. A compound having structural Formula I

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein;

R 1 is

R 2 is —H or —C 1-3 alkyl;

R 3 is —H, —F or —NH 2 ;

R 4 is —H or —OH;

R 5 is —H, halo, —CH 3 or —CF 3 ;

R 6 is —H;

R 7 is —H, —C 1-3 alkyl or —OC 1-3 alkyl;

R 8 is —H, —C 1-3 alkyl or —OC 1-3 alkyl; and

the dashed line “- - -” represents the presence or absence of a bond.

3. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

N-(4-cyano-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-1-(2-(1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isoxazol-4-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-4-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-N-(4-cyanothiazol-2-yl)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-N-(3-cyclopropyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-trideuteromethylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-N-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-methyl-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

4-amino-1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

4-fluoro-1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-4-fluoro-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-5-(2-(4-(2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoropiperidin-1-yl)-1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methylisobenzofuran-1 (3H)-one;

(R)-4-fluoro-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-4-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-4-fluoro-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

3-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-4-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide; or

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-methyl-N-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. A compound selected from:

(R)-1-(2-Hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-4-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-trideuteromethylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-N-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-methyl-N-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

4-amino-1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide

4-fluoro-1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide; or

3-((R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide; or

a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. A compound selected from:

(R)-1-(2-Hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(3-methoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide;

(R)-N-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)ethyl)-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide; or

4-fluoro-1-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-5-yl)ethyl]-N-(isothiazol-5-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprised of a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 further comprising an additional active agent selected from losartan, valsartan, candesartan, olmesartan, telmesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, amlodipine, alacepril, benazepril, captopril, ceronapril, cilazapril, delapril, enalapril, enalaprilat, fosinopril, imidapril, lisinopril, moveltipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, spirapril, temocapril, or trandolapril, amiloride, spironolactone, epleranone or triamterene, or a pro-drug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

8. A method for causing diueresis, natriuresis or both, in a patient in need thereof by administering a compound of claim 1 .

9. A method for treating hypertension in a patient in need thereof by administering a compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2016
From: PASTERNAK, ALEXANDER; TANG, HAIFENG; FERGUSON, RONALD DALE; GUO, ZHIQIANG; SHI, ZHI-CAI; FRIE, JESSICA; CATO, BRIAN; FU, QINGHONG
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 038385/0341 →