Max binders as MYC modulators and uses thereof

1. A compound of Formula (I′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or nitrogen protecting group;

R 2 is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, or of the formula: —CH 2 (R 2b ), wherein:

R 2b is 5 to 8-membered substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, 5 to 10-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, 6 to 14-membered substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or 5 to 10-membered substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and

R 4 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or of the formula:

wherein:

x is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; and

each instance of R 3 is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —N(R b ) 2 , —SR, —CN, —SCN, or of the formula —O(CH 2 ) e OR c1 , wherein:

e is independently 1, 2, 3, or 4; and

R c1 is independently substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R A1 is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR, —N(R b ) 2 , —SR, —CN, or —SCN;

R A2 is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR, —N(R b ) 2 , —SR, —CN, —SCN, —NO 2 , or optionally two instances of R A2 are taken together with the phenyl in Formula (I′) to form substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

a is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

b is 0, 1, or 2;

z1 and z2 indicate where two instances of R A2 are optionally taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl fused with the phenyl moiety in Formula (I′); and

R is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, oxygen protecting group, or sulfur protecting group; and

each instance of R b is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, nitrogen protecting group, or optionally two R b are taken together to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

wherein acyl is independently —C(═O)R aa , —CHO, —CO 2 R aa , —C(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , —C(═NR bb )R aa , —C(═NR bb )OR aa , or —C(═NR bb )N(R bb ) 2 ;

wherein each acyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclic ring, heteroaryl ring, aryl, and heteroaryl referred to above is substituted with one or more substituents at a carbon atom, the one or more substituents at the carbon atom are independently selected from the substituents in Group (i);

when any one of the heterocyclyl, heterocyclic ring, heteroaryl, and heteroaryl ring, referred to above is substituted with one or more substituents at a nitrogen atoms, the one or more substituents at the nitrogen atom are independently selected from the substituents in Group (ii);

Group (i) consists of halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —N 3 , —SO 2 H, —SO 3 H, —OH, —OR aa , —ON(R bb ) 2 , —N(R bb ) 2 , —N(R bb ) 3 + X − , —N(OR cc )R bb , —SH, —SR aa , —SSR cc , —C(═O)R aa , —CO 2 H, —CHO, —C(OR cc ) 2 , —CO 2 R aa , —OC(═O)R aa , —OCO 2 R aa , —C(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , —NR bb C(═O)R aa , —NR bb CO 2 R aa , —NR bb C(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , —C(═NR bb )R aa , —C(═NR bb )OR aa , —OC(═NR bb )R aa , —OC(═NR bb )OR aa , —C(═NR bb )N(R bb ) 2 , —OC(═NR bb )N(R bb ) 2 , —NR bb C(═NR bb )N(R bb ) 2 , —C(═O)NR bb SO 2 R aa , —NR bb SO 2 R aa , —SO 2 N(R bb ) 2 , —SO 2 R aa , —SO 2 OR aa , —OSO 2 R aa , —S(═O)R aa , —OS(═O)R aa , —Si(R aa ) 3 , —OSi(R aa ) 3 —C(═S)N(R bb ) 2 , —C(═O)SR aa , —C(═S)SR aa , —SC(═S)SR aa , —SC(═O)SR aa , —OC(═O)SR aa , —SC(═O)OR aa , —SC(═O)R aa , —P(═O)(R aa ) 2 , —OP(═O)(R aa ) 2 , —OP(═O)(OR cc ) 2 , —P(═O)(NR bb ) 2 , —OP(═O)(NR bb ) 2 , —NR bb P(═O)(OR cc ) 2 , —NR bb P(═O)(NR bb ) 2 , —P(R cc ) 2 , —OP(R cc ) 2 , —B(R aa ) 2 , —B(OR CC ) 2 , —BR aa (OR cc ), C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 perhaloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-14 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-14 aryl, and 5-14 membered heteroaryl, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R dd groups; or two geminal hydrogens on a carbon atom are replaced with the group ═O, ═S, ═NN(R bb ) 2 , ═NNR bb C(═O)R aa , ═NNR bb C(═O)OR aa , ═NNR bb S(═O) 2 R aa , ═NR bb , or ═NOR cc ; and

Group (ii) consists of hydrogen, —OH, —OR aa , —N(R cc ) 2 , —CN, —C(═O)R aa , —C(═O)N(R CC ) 2 , —CO 2 R aa , —SO 2 R aa , —C(═NR bb )R aa , —C(═NR cc )OR aa , —C(═NR cc )N(R cc ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R cc ) 2 , —SO 2 R cc , —SO 2 OR cc , —SOR aa , —C(═S)N(R cc ) 2 , —C(═O)SR cc , —C(═S)SR cc , —P(═O)(R aa ) 2 , —P(═O)(NR cc ) 2 , C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 perhaloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-14 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-14 aryl, and 5-14 membered heteroaryl, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R dd groups;

wherein:

each instance of R aa is, independently, selected from C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 perhaloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-14 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-14 aryl, and 5-14 membered heteroaryl, or two R aa groups are joined to form a 3-14 membered heterocyclyl or 5-14 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R dd groups;

each instance of R bb is, independently, selected from hydrogen, —OH, —OR aa , —N(R cc ) 2 , —CN, —C(═O)R aa , —C(═O)N(R cc ) 2 , —CO 2 R aa , —SO 2 R aa , —C(═NR cc )OR aa , —C(═NR cc )N(R cc ) 2 , —SO 2 N(R cc ) 2 , —SO 2 R cc , —SO 2 OR cc , —SOR aa , —C(═S)N(R cc ) 2 , —C(═O)SR cc , —C(═S)SR cc , —P(═O)(R aa ) 2 , —P(═O)(NR cc ) 2 , C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 perhaloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-14 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-14 aryl, and 5-14 membered heteroaryl, or two R bb groups are joined to form a 3-14 membered heterocyclyl or 5-14 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R dd groups;

each instance of R cc is, independently, selected from hydrogen, C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 perhaloalkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-14 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-14 aryl, and 5-14 membered heteroaryl, or two R cc groups are joined to form a 3-14 membered heterocyclyl or 5-14 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R dd groups;

each instance of R dd is, independently, selected from halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —N 3 , —SO 2 H, —SO 3 H, —OH, —OR ee , —ON(R ff ) 2 , —N(R ff ) 2 , —N(R ff ) 3 + X − , —N(OR ee )R ff , —SH, —SR ee , —SSR ee , —C(═O)R ee , —CO 2 H, —CO 2 R ee , —OC(═O)R ee , —OCO 2 R ee , —C(═O)N(R ff ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R ff ) 2 , —NR ff C(═O)R ee , —NR ff CO 2 R ee , —NR ff C(═O)N(R ff ) 2 , —C(═NR ff )OR ee , —OC(═NR ff )R ee , —OC(═NR ff )OR ee , —C(═NR ff )N(R ff ) 2 , —OC(═NR ff )N(R ff ) 2 , —NR ff C(═NR ff )N(R ff ) 2 , —NR ff SO 2 R ee , —SO 2 N(R ff ) 2 , —SO 2 R ee , —SO 2 OR ee , —OSO 2 R ee , —S(═O)R ee , —Si(R ee ) 3 , —OSi(R ee ) 3 , —C(═S)N(R ff ) 2 , —C(═O)SR ee , —C(═S)SR ee , —SC(═S)SR ee , —P(═O)(R ee ) 2 , —OP(═O)(R ee ) 2 , —OP(═O)(OR ee ) 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 perhaloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-10 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R gg groups, or two geminal R dd substituents can be joined to form ═O or ═S;

each instance of R ee is, independently, selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 perhaloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 3-10 membered heterocyclyl, and 3-10 membered heteroaryl, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R gg groups;

each instance of R ff is, independently, selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 perhaloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, 3-10 membered heterocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl and 5-10 membered heteroaryl, or two R ff groups are joined to form a 3-14 membered heterocyclyl or 5-14 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is independently substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 R gg groups;

each instance of R gg is, independently, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —N 3 , —SO 2 H, —SO 3 H, —OH, —OC 1-6 alkyl, —ON(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 3 + X − , —NH(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 + X − , —NH 2 (C 1-6 alkyl) + X − , —NH 3 + X − , —N(OC 1-6 alkyl)(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(OH)(C 1-6 alkyl), —NH(OH), —SH, —SC 1-6 alkyl, —SS(C 1-6 alkyl), —C(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl), —CO 2 H, —CO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —OC(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl), —OCO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —C(═O)NH 2 , —C(═O)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OC(═O)NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —NHC(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(C 1-6 alkyl)C(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl), —NHCO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —NHC(═O)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —NHC(═O)NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —NHC(═O)NH 2 , —C(═NH)O(C 1-6 alkyl), —OC(═NH)(C 1-6 alkyl), —OC(═NH)OC 1-6 alkyl, —C(═NH)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —C(═NH)NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —C(═NH)NH 2 , —OC(═NH)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OC(NH)NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —OC(NH)NH 2 , —NHC(NH)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —NHC(═NH)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —SO 2 N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 C 1-6 alkyl, —SO 2 OC 1-6 alkyl, —OSO 2 C 1-6 alkyl, —SOC 1-6 alkyl, —Si(C 1-6 alkyl) 3 , —OSi(C 1-6 alkyl) 3 -C(═S)N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , C(═S)NH(C 1-6 alkyl), C(═S)NH 2 , —C(═O)S(C 1-6 alkyl), —C(═S)SC 1-6 alkyl, —SC(═S)SC 1-6 alkyl, —P(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OP(═O)(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OP(═O)(OC 1-6 alkyl) 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 perhaloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 3-10 membered heterocyclyl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl; or two geminal R gg substituents can be joined to form ═O or ═S; and

X − is a counterion, wherein the counterion is a halide ion, NO 3 − , ClO 4 − , OH − , H 2 PO 4 − , HSO 4 − , a sulfonate ion, or a carboxylate ion;

wherein carbocyclyl is a monocyclic, saturated, non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms;

wherein heterocyclyl is a non-aromatic, 5- to 10-membered monocyclic or bicyclic ring, wherein one or two atoms in the heterocyclic ring are independently nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur;

wherein aryl is an aromatic, 6- to 10-membered monocyclic or bicyclic ring; and

wherein heteroaryl is an aromatic 5- to 6-membered, monocyclic ring, wherein one, two, three, or four atoms in the heteroaryl ring system are independently nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.

2. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 4 is hydrogen, C 1-6 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 6-membered heteroaryl.

3. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein two instances of R A2 are taken together with the phenyl in Formula (I′) to form substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

w is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and

each instance of R B is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR, —N(R b ) 2 , —NO 2 , —SR, —CN, or —SCN.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is of the formula: —(CH 2 ) n R a ,

wherein:

n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;

R a is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR a2 , —C(═O)OR a2 , —C(═O)N(R aa ) 2 , —N(R aa ) 2 , —NC(═O)N(R aa ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R aa ) 2 , —OC(═O)OR a2 , —SR a2 , or —SO 2 R a2 ;

each instance of R a2 is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, oxygen protecting group, or sulfur protecting group; and

each instance of R aa is independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or nitrogen protecting group.

6. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is:

wherein R a3 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

7. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is of the formula:

wherein R a3 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

8. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is of the formula:

wherein:

v is 0 or 1; and

R a5 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

9. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 2 is of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

u is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; and

each instance of R 2a is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR, —N(R b ) 2 , —NO 2 , —SR, or —CN.

10. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 2 is of the formula: —CH 2 (R 2b ), wherein:

R 2b is 5 to 8-membered substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, 5 to 10-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, 6 to 14-membered substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or 5 to 10-membered substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

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

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 6-membered heteroaryl.

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

x is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; and

each instance of R 3 is independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR, —N(R b ) 2 , —SR, —CN, or —SCN.

15. The compound of claim 14 , wherein R 4 is of the formula:

16. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is:

17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is:

18. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is of the formula:

19. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is of the formula:

20. The compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one instance of R 3 is of the formula:

wherein:

R d is independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

21. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein at least one instance of R 3 is:

22. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

23. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.